If there were a spirit animal for October 11th, it would have to be some sort of neon-colored panda riding a cigar-smoking dolphin, because thinking of that trips us out and makes us happy in the same way catching a Chalaxy show does. However, this Saturday’s show at the East Room is one better than those tape-crazy psych-rockers: Friendship is a 9-piece supergroup conceived and executed by Chalaxy frontman Taylor Cole. With members from The Subnovas, Mesmer Tea, Girls and Money, Creature Comfort and Dotcom, it’s a riot of talent that will be squinting in the stagelights as a collective for the first time this weekend. Considering that Friendship is so new and barely-formed, we can’t even be sure of what they are going to sound like, but we have faith that the evening will be entertaining and include some left-of-center leanings. Also, since Friendship is only in its budding stages, we leave you with this video from Knoxville’s "Trop ‘N’ Roll" outfit Marina Orchestra, who will be supporting the evening of the strange and wonderful along with Dr. Jungle Cat and Girls and Money. -Terra James-Jura
Womb
I got the chance to catch these guys by accident….best accident ever! Hello Womb! Incredible live, extremely tight! Womb is badass rock & roll, with blues and garage influences, the entire arrangement of the EP is right on! Check it out on bandcamp! Listen below to ‘Baby Don’t Love Me’, it’s a raw mixture of a garage vocals, heavy bluezy bass and drums and swinging guitar riffs that take off flying. See them Halloween @ the Bovine Sex Club, check FB for more details.
Nothing Goes Acoustic for Last Philly Show of the Year at Ortlieb’s Oct. 5
This evening a small crowd will gather at Ortlieb’s to witness Nothing’s last Philly show of the calendar year. This performance offers an opportunity to capture the group’s songs from a rare point of view as an acoustic set (a glimpse of the bonus material that will be featured on A389 Records reissue of Downward Years to Come V2.0). The band will be taking its solemn yet joyous songs and reimagining them through a different instrumental lens. Joining in on this Sunday special will be the emotive-fueled rock of Sad Actor and the acoustic singer/songwriter stylings of Mark Lanky. Ortlieb’s, 847 N. Third St. 8pm, $15, 21+ – Michael Colavita
Mash Bash Philly w/Banned Books, Needle Points, Drone Ranger & Delicate Steve at Underground Arts Oct. 4
Tonight, Bonfire and Brooklyn Brewery present a FREE evening of music featuring a foursome of bands that push sonic boundaries in a fun exciting manner. Noise rock with delightful illuminating pop bursts, providing various evolving textures conjoining odd ends together in a manner that has one’s ears on a high–alert and maintains an accessible path, this is the mode of Banned Books. With a fresh 7” Cripple Street due out via PaperCup Music next week and a full-length album on the way, Needle Points is a band that you want to keep on your radar. The group has a knack for nestling a down-home, bass-thumping groove smack dab in the middle of their unfiltered psych-rock journey, swaying you into submission with thick raunchy guitar riffs that naturally extend the threshold and vocals that etch out a pathway to the space boogie. While your on the intergalactic trail, Drone Ranger weaves in and out of the cosmic with moments of acceleration amid relaxing lower end lulls of relaxing cruise-control jams. Headlining the show with a premium blend of experimental tasty guitar notes and ironed pop sensibility will be Deli NYC favorite Delicate Steve. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St., 8pm, FREE, 21+ – Michael Colavita
CORRAL @ Quechers (Tonight!)
CORRAL is a fairly new band that released their first single, "It Started Over You", last month.
You can catch CORRAL at Quenchers tonight, Oct. 4th with Gunner’s Daughter, Boss Fight, The Cheap Dates, and Otto Man.
Weekend Waves releases new EP just in time for “Fall”
Released on September 30, Weekend Waves’ Space Sounds is a great listen for a relaxing evening or a road trip with friends. Across four instrumental tracks, the band explores sounds from post-rock and metal (“Halloween”) to poppier indie rock on the EP opener “Fall.” It’s time to switch your playlist up from carefree summer anthems to songs that mirror the crisp new air of fall, and Space Sounds is the perfect place to start. – Jake Reed (@jakejreed)
NYC rapper Rabbi Darkside drops video for “You and I and The Moon”
Master rhyme blaster Rabbi Darkside drops a new video for his collaboration with DJ Rob Swift entitled “You and I and The Moon” from his 2013 album Prospect Avenue. Directed, produced, and edited by Tafadzwa M. Chiriga, the video is a noir-ish throwback to Weimar Cinema. Low light, high grain, and a minimal spooky performance by Darkside make for a luminary experience. The track is an interesting departure from the classic boom bap for which Rabbi D is known. Its solitary extended verse is more of a narrative meditation. As it progressively escalates, harmonious overdubs add an unsettling urgency to this hip hop haunt of dark self-discovery. DJ Rob Swift’s virtuosic scratches conjure a chilling winter wind to perfectly conclude this quixotic escapade. – BrokeMc
J Fernandez @ Township
J Fernandez will release his new EP, Memorize Now on October 14th via Atelier Ciseaux. The first single from the EP is called "Close Your Eyes" and is right on par with Fernandez’s lo-fi dream-pop sound.
You can catch J Fernandez on October 14th at Township with Krill and Yeesh.
Congratulations to Brave Town, Our New Artist of the Month!
Brave Town’s Artist of the Month Win falls in with their month of solid successes. They started September with a show at 3rd and Lindsley, had some spins of their first single "Jubilee" on Lightning 100, and then put out this gem in the middle of the month.
Yes, it’s so good that we f*cked up our usual formatting just to drive the point home. This track scratches that itch that (reaching back a few years here) Cold War Kids left after “Loyalty to Loyalty” left us a little underwhelmed, with it’s sharp piano backbone and just-unhinged waver in Jay Ragsdale’s vocals. It’s a promising chaser to last year’s EP “Flavor,” and we can’t wait for more. –Terra James-Jura
NYC duo Milk Carton Kids bring an old timey aura to 92Y on October 18th
Milk Carton Kids have always been the kind of band you haven’t heard right until you’ve seen them live. Known as much for their banter between their songs, as for the banter between Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan’s harmonious voices and flat-picking steel guitars, the duo were nominated for a Grammy last year for their record ‘The Ash & Clay’ because of this crazy ability to make you laugh one moment and tear up unexpectedly the next. Now with fellow folk artist and Grammy nominee Sarah Jarosz, the two groups are mixing contemporary folk, Americana and roots music together into a frothy new concoction, and they’re serving it to you live at the historic 92Y on October 18th. Join them there so you don’t have to sit through the Grammies again next year. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets), photo Matthew Shelter
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best rootsy songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
