Beast Patrol plays Glasslands on December 7
With a unique band name and their hardcore leather ensemble in tow, Beast Patrol has just about everybody fooled. The NYC band is described as a psychedelic-indie rock band at best, but we at the Deli can’t help to fall in love with their dream pop undertones. The soft delicate voice of lead singer Vanessa Bley captured Rolling Stone’s attention in 2013 (The Deli was about a year ahead)and now the band has all of NYC’s rock enthusiasts under their spell as well since the band’s inception in 2012. The band has released the Unarm Yourself EP earlier in June and will be playing one of Brooklyn’s Glasslands final shows on December 7 before the venue closes their doors by year’s end for good. It will also be the band’s last live appearance of the year. – Robert Frezza
New Track: “Saturn Pulls Me Apart (Death Of The Unconquerable Night)” – A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Ah…did you know A Sunny Day in Glasgow just put out a Christmas cassette? The adventurous group has a new release Sketch for Christmas I: New Christmas Classics, which is available via Geography North. You can take a listen to the charming single "Saturn Pulls Me Apart (Death Of The Unconquerable Night)." It’s included on the black liquorice tape (limited 300) that will also come with three other tracks. Make the soundtrack to your family get-together a lot hipper this year.
Free Download: “Rain” – Busses
Busses shared a new song called "Rain," which which will appear on their upcoming album, Wizard of the Eye, scheduled for release February 17, 2015. A dampening blend of synth, bass, percussion illustrates the sonic setting. Then, the vocals explain a mindset as horns round out the picture, and a slick fiery guitar comes through, escalating a somewhat smooth environment before calming to a resolution. Busses will performing along with Myrrias and Exit Verse on Wednesday, December 10 at Boot & Saddle.
Icky Boyfriends Open for The Oh Sees at the Chapel – 12/4 and 12/5
San Francisco/ Baltimore based garage pop rock band, Icky Boyfriends will be opening for the iconic San Francisco (now Los Angeles implants) band, Thee Oh Sees. Icky Boyfriends are an interesting band to open for Thee Oh Sees because their music is sludgy, primitive and wild. You’ll have a good time tonight and tomorrow night at The Chapel. That’s right, you’ll have two opportunities to see this interesting line up. Buy your tickets as soon as you can for this show is liable to sell out an hour or two before it starts!
Good Vibrations Music Fest
The tagline for Burger City Rock N Roll’s Good Vibrations Fest says it all…"4 Days of peace, love and punk." Kicking off today and continuing through Dec. 7, the mini fest will take place over three venues, Hotel Vegas, Gypsy Lounge and The Grand. Local Austin acts like Ghetto Ghouls and Nameless Frames are part of the twenty plus lineup. Visiting bands will take part as well and y’all know it will be one hundred percent punk rock. Get more info about tix and set times here. Good vibes = good times.
Weekend Highlights:
Friday Dec. 5
Hotel Vegas: Bad Sports
Gypsy Lounge: Annabelle Chairlegs
Sat Dec. 6
Hotel Vegas: Spray Paint
Gyspsy Lounge – Crooked Bangs
Sun Dec.7
The Grand: Beth Israel
The 11th Annual WKDU Electronic Music Marathon
The Central Standard
The Central Standard have launched an IndieGoGo campaign to help fund the recording of their debut album. They are hoping to be able to record with producer Sean O’Keefe.
You can catch The Central Standard at Lincoln Hall on Jan. 3rd with Kelroy, Steady Echo, and Jarryd Stymer.
Ambrose Way at fooBar Tonight 12.4
It’s Thursday, meaning that Palaver Records has its weekly showcase at fooBar too. We’ve come to trust in the label’s consistent ability to curate an entertaining lineup of local and touring acts week after week to the point that we will scope out the bands even if we can’t make it to the show. This has lead our attention to Nashville quartet Ambrose Way. A listen to the track "She Walks Alone" shows a keen handle on vocal harmonies rivaling The Beach Boys. Their style is wrought with acoustic guitars, their introspective meanderings puncuated by ocassional banjo or piano. Think The Shins or Dodos goofing off and channeling Simon and Garfunkel. We’re keeping these guys on deck for when the winter weather gets gnarly and we need to hear something that reminds us of spring. -Terra James-Jura
Lux Perpetua Opening for Divers at Boot & Saddle Dec. 4
IN HEAT and Bugs and Rats Tour Starts Tonight in Providence
The first time I saw Boston’s excellent Bugs and Rats, Nick from How They Light Cigarettes in Prison told me they sound like Nirvana. I’d never have thought of it, but In Utero is a pretty close comparison.
Providence’s In Heat is screaming angry metal with enough power to make even the old people in the pit move (don’t confuse them with the In Heat who have a Facebook page, though). Tour starts tonight at OE BNB in Providence, with Boston’s Abominable Skimask.
Stream: The Controversy, “Two Voices”
What happens when an unstoppable force hits immovable object? A Controversy. Laura Vall, andThomas Hjorth are the unique and talented duo that make up The Controversy, an electro pop band with psychedelic elements with influences that range from Bjork and Beck to Portishead and Massive Attack. Their newest single, "Two Voices", holds nothing back. “Two Voices is about the insecurities we all battle with everyday,” Vall says, “the doubts that we face and how these can hold you back, even if they are just in your head.” Growing up is inevitable; we begin to realize as adults that the only thing truly stopping us is ourselves. But hard work pays off, and in 2012 the band won Artist of the Year (Artists In Music Awards) and Best Alternative Song (Hollywood Music In Media Awards), but that didn’t make the room smaller for this group. “It was great validation and a pat on the back for us but we know that we need to keep pushing forward and keep fighting. We know that there is still a long way to go and this is just the beginning.”
Varying in analog and digital synths, electronic beats, and even sampling inanimate objects to create a unique sound, The Controversy stops at nothing to keep their audience captivated on their sound. Nothing is out of the question – pencils hitting a glass, bumping pots and pans together and even pieces of wood are used to create that illuminating sound that is unlike anything we hear on the radio. After not playing a live show for over a year, Vall has plans for 2015 that include an exciting light show, a full experience and a strive for greatness. The Controversy is both the immovable and the unstoppable. As Vall suggests, “Just let go and free yourself from all these demons, you’ll enjoy life more and feel better about yourself." – Kayla Hay