New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Get tipsy off pumpkin beer? Check.
Watch Hocus Pocus and re-realize how awesome it is? Check.
Stress over the whole couples-costume thing? Check.
Create a totally badass Halloween playlist featuring some of my favorite local bands? CHECK.
Get in the spirit and give it a listen! -Caroline Bowman
Remember the 90s? Drive-in movie theaters, cassette tapes, and Al Gore have faded, but the music has persisted most. Richmond’s own Sideways Orange has cultivated their sound from such influences, with a bedrock of punk, alternative, and garage rock, dressed sensibly in postmodern lo-fi and indie. It’s the kind of soundtrack kids would use for skateboarding videos, but is mature and high-energy enough for the underground venue of your choice. Get yourself a copy of their latest album, We Are The Moon Dogs, and check them out when they play a Halloween show at OUR House on 10/31.
Capturing experience from a youth inspired, playful perspective, Laser Background dishes out a marshmallow pillow of airy psych-pop. With some new material on the docket, the Andy Molholt-led group puts a Willy Wonka spin on their songs. The shapes and atmosphere of the resulting cathartically twisted sound doesn’t play by standard rules. In this sonic space, imagination reigns supreme. Tonight, at Johnny Brenda’s, Laser Background lays the groundwork for the distinctively funky art-R&B of Brooklyn’s Ava Luna, whose jubilant tones are continuously in motion, while the vocally rich, soothing sounds of Teen headline. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $12, 21+ – Michael Colavita
At the intersection of blues-rock, Americana, and folk, you’ll find Baltimore’s Red Sammy rambling along, thumb out for a ride. These guys have concocted an effective and relatable sound from life’s tumbles, love, loss, and pain, reaching deep into their roots and pulling out blue-collar gold. If your heart has an ache or need to wave your lighter in the air, look no further than Red Sammy and their spare yet poetic new album Creeps and Cheaters. -Jonathan Goodwin
DIY keeps it tight this weekend of Beach Goth: Po’Me Zine and curator Meg González (aka Killer Couch) transform Santa Ana’s Top Acid into the Land of Ooo for a special Adventure Time-themed event. "Wizards Only, Fools!" features works from over 30 artists and a BMO-inspired lineup with Famitracker pleasantries, as well as local vendors selling artisanal goods. But remember: the event is for wizards only. (looking at you, Ice King) ((jk come with your Adventure Time outfits, it’s gonna be lit)) Soak up good vibes from the afternoon til night — doors open at 3 PM. (Update: Pocket Fox will not be performing)
$3 admission to help out the space and the bands. Jump on it. – Ryan Mo, flyer by Andrew Albright
Line-up below:
Paladin Shield — 4:00 – 4:45 PM
Chip Monk (8-bit set) — 5:00 – 5:45 PM
Stay Cool Forever — 6:00 – 6:45 PM
Sugar Mittens — 7:00 – 7:45 PM
Sacred Destinies — 8:00 – 8:45 PM
astroskeleton — 9:00 – 9:45 PM
Slime Girls — 10:00 – 10:45 PM
The psych-pop matador James Supercave came out with a new single yesterday, and by the first line we’ve already lost the game. From the wheezing synth riffs to Joaquin Pastor’s choked falsetto, "Better Strange" unravels with a bass thump, shuffling around with anxiety like the most invisible wallflower at a house party. It’s moody, yes, and sounds uncompromisingly honest. Uncompromisingly weird. And it’s glorious.
"Better Strange" is our first glimpse and title-track to James Supercave’s debut album. It’s available to stream on Soundcloud and for purchase on iTunes. See the band live with VS Colour and Miya Folick at the Echo on November 11. – Ryan Mo
Tall Tales & the Silver Lining is a music project led by singwriter Trevor Beld Jimenez, whose Americana-tinged folk rock songs are informed by that rich 70s California soft rock sound. While there’s a staunch traditionalism to his songwriting approach, Trevor also takes from the heartland rock movement of the turn of the century; tracks like "Let It Go" have that twangy uptempo groove reminiscent of Heartbreaker-era Ryan Adams, and earlier single "Something to Believe In" – also from his full-length debut Tightropes, lends a low-key groove that Patterson Hood would be proud of.
Trevor just released a free download of a new track, entitled "Burning Out", from his upcoming digital EP Unknown Forces. The EP will also be released in a mobile-web format, which will feature new live tracks, a new video for "Unknown Forces", a band interview, liner notes, and even an integrated Spotify playlist for the full Tightropes LP.
Unknown Forces is out on October 30th through Other Music Recording Co, and don’t miss their show at the Bootleg on November 7.
Almost a year ago, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Joni Fatora released her latest EP, ‘Navigator.’ Featuring mural-like cover art pleasantly reminiscent to that of Fleet Foxes’ ‘Helplessness Blues,’ the five-song effort also has one of the most beautifully-rendered songs of recent memory: the pretty yet serious "Blueless Bird" (streaming below). A tropicalia-sunned piece of folk, the guitar-curled track has the early-twenties Fatora impressively employing the image of a forlorn winged creature to convey larger themes of solitude and longing, her patient voice almost coddling the listener to a kind of calm acceptance of life’s more melancholic moments. Following performances during CMJ this past week, Joni Fatora plays on a Sofar Sounds Secret Show and on 11.8 at Pete’s Candy Store. – Zach Weg
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Mellow Songs by Emerging NYC artists – check it out!
If you haven´t already heard, we regret to report that the San Francisco Bay Area based band, Whirr shared disrespectful hate speech towards the trans-feminist punk band, G.L.O.S.S. Read the full story here.
Because of the band´s insensitive transphobic twitter comments about G.L.O.S.S, their record label, Run For Cover Records dropped Whirr from the label and issued a statement expressing their plans to donate $3,000 to an LGTBQ organization. Upon G.L.O.S.S´ request, the label donated their funds to Interfaith Works Emergency Overnight Shelter, Sylvia Rivera Law Project and Black and Pink. Read Run For Cover Record´s full statement and learn more information about these organizations here.
Editor´s Note: We at The Deli Magazine San Francisco do not condone any exclusion of human beings due to their creed, race, sexuality or lifestyle preferences. We promote openness, tolerance and love for the environment and every living being on this planet. For more information on how you can support San Francisco´s Transgender community, check out Transgender San Francisco´s website here. Make love and don´t hate! –jordannah elizabeth
