Long Island bad boys Nude Beach don’t care (among many other things) that the clock has ticked about a gazillion times since 1977, and obstinately keep putting out records inspired by the music of those golden years, although bypassing entirely what was happening in NYC at the time – not sure whether to call that refreshing or outrageous! You won’t hear Television, Lou Reed, Blondie or The Talking Heads in their songs, but you will find at once The Clash, Buzzcocks, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and even Elvis Costello. From the two singles available for streaming, the band seems to have matured musically – athough we are pretty sure they’ll deny that: "mature" is a dirty word in punk/DIY circles they dwell in. Maybe that’s why they asked kids to help them create this video for single "For You." See them live tomorrow (11/05) at Mercury for the release party of their third album entitled "LP 77."

Cantina‘s debut EP was The Deli NYC’s Record of the Month in September 2014 so we were very excited to see the band live at CMJ – that’s why we booked them for our Indie Pop CMJ Stage. We weren’t disappointed. Talented chanteuse Renata Zeiguer gracefully and confidently led her band through her beautifully dreamy set of songs. Check out one of her best, "Do You See," streaming below.

From JP’s report of Day 2 of the CMJ Music Marathon 2014. " By the time Celestial Shore played, I was drunk again. Goddamnit. But my ears were reinvigorated with fuzz. Finally. It was about time. I was nervous I’d drown in all this clean delay and organized keys. A clean channel came through the set, but their haze and grit made it so that I couldn’t attentively hear anything else. Guitar parts were sporadic, yet cohesive—a chaos that made sense, almost like a grunge-pop. Soft vocals offset the sludge tones, breathing life into the room. It was fun to watch, if only to see their drummer have himself a time on that crash cymbal. It seemed like every time he hit it, a smile would grow on his face. Some of the songs may very well have been written solely around an insane drum solo, but who cared? There was a slow jam thrown in there (maybe the streaming "Die For Us"?), which had a sudden, jolting tempo change. The last song was bluesy and cool, fading out real nice with the singer/guitarist noisily riffing his guitar frets on his mic stand, which was neat. Yeah, neat. " – Celestial Shore plays Shea Stadium on 11.12 with Leapling and Cave Cricket.