Slacking noise lovers shouldn’t miss this show at Shea Stadium on 05.05, since it features threee NYC bands with a noisy sound and a slacking attitude. Post-hardcore quartet Big Ups – our Best NYC Emerging Band of 2014 – will headline the bill and kick off a three date north east tour in support of their recent release ‘Before a Million Universes.’ Their label mates, slacker rockers Washer will be one of the opening acts; after releasing a split EP with Big Ups in 2014, this past January released their debut album ‘Here Comes Washer.’ on the bill also noise rock purveyors Dirty Dishes, who recently expanded to a trio (picture) and released a new single in February entitled "All of Me" (streaming) and spent the early spring touring the East coast.
Krust Toons: “Doors Only” by Teddy Hazard
Krust Toons: "Doors Only" by Teddy Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations and animation shorts HERE.
New Track: “Winter Grey” – Psychic Teens
Below is the latest track from Psychic Teens forthcoming album NERVE, called "Winter Grey". A thick, murky undercurrent rolls over the band’s new single with Larry Ragone’s signature baritone vocals digging away below the surface. NERVE is due out on May 13 via SRA Records, and Psychic Teens will be performing next in Philly on Saturday, May 28 at Johnny Brenda’s with Mt. Billions.
Visuals releases ‘The State of Things’ EP at The Good Room on 05.04
Visuals is the brainchild of Brooklyn born producer. musician and vocalist Andrew Fox, who has been spending a fair amount of his recent time in Berlin. The project’s debut EP was released back in 2013 and featured the well received single Slowed Down, a mid tempo track that flirted heavily with the decadent atmospheres and ‘romantic’ melodicism of the European electronic new wave of the ’80s. Fox will be celebrating the release of his sophomore EP ‘The State of Things‘ on May 4th at the Good Room. The record showcases a more polished production, confirming the propension for intensely melodic songwriting that’s at once textured and atmospheric. Check out the title track below.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best electronic songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
10th Annual St. Johns Bizarre announces stacked lineup
The 10th annual St. Johns Bizarre is coming up with a pretty stacked lineup of varied Portland acts. The nine hour neighborhood festival will be headlined by old school Portlanders Quasi, on their only West Coast appearance for their upcoming tour in support of the repressing of three of their classic LPs. Best new artist Chanti Darling will also soulfully take the stage, along with pop rockers Minden, a nice bit of indie-folk with the Domestics, and the lighthearted garage pop of Patsy’s Rats.
The St. Johns Bizarre will also feature over 100 local vendors for their expanded craft fair, the first appearance of Circus Cascadia teaching circus skills like tightrope walking, stilting and clowning, and of course, their locally sponsored beer (and cider!) garden.
Downtown St. Johns will be blocked off from 10am-7pm on May 14th for the free event, in conjuncture with the St. Johns Parade.
New(YC) Releases: O Mer, Overcoats, The Everymen, VÉRITÉ
Here’s our usual appointment with new tracks released by NYC area artists that are a little more than just "emerging." This week we have soul pop duo Overcoats, Israeli electronic musician O Mer (pictured), electro pop diva VÉRITÉ, and New Jersey’s Pop and Rollers The Everymen.
Chill Witch gets wild and wonderful on debut
Chill Witch is a group made up of people who sure know how to put together an album, and it shows on the collective’s debut full-length. Primitive in its use of modern instrumentation, the mood is like one day we all bombed our civilizations out and the descendants of the few survivors found our synthesizers buried in the dirt. You can dance to it, sure, but any dance to Chill Witch has to involve some sudden shaking and convulsing, so you’d best commit to it. –Austin Phy
Thin Veil’s self-titled EP is a foreboding offering
Thin Veil, the new moniker for the music of James Vincent Oblon, is as close as an album can be to metal without being metal. Make no mistake: despite a lack of roaring solos and crash cymbal freakouts, the album is heavy and foreboding in the most laid-back way, like a wise old demon lounging on a throne of skulls. Oblon chugs and drones, hisses and wails, and creates a pervasive atmosphere of unease from start to finish. –Austin Phy
The Deli Philly’s May Record of the Month: Love Songs – Residuels
The same could be said for “You’re Gonna Miss Me.” Opening with a guttural scream, the group’s tribute to psych-rock icons The 13th Floor Elevators is perfectly executed, with each chord and clash of cymbal adding to the instrumented intensity of the already well-loved garage classic. “You’re Gonna Miss Me” feels like a stubborn tantrum, the sonic manifestation of the sort of longing that is borne of desperation and pure desire that is mirrored in the album’s closer “It Girl.” Residuels’ jangly styling of one the most lovelorn (and heart-wrenching) tracks on The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s fifth LP is equally captivating, despite being one of Love Song’s quietest tracks, leaving listeners smitten. For die-hard fans of garage rock and newcomers alike, Love Songs doesn’t just pay homage to the genre’s past; it celebrates its vibrant present. – Dianca London
Marie & The Moans Opening for No Joy at KFN May 1
Marie & The Moans are bringing their eccentric songwriting to Kung Fu Necktie this Sunday, opening for No Joy and Creepers, and prodding your eardrums with a little musical unconventionality. The group exhibits an almost willful rejection of traditional or intuitive melody structure, yet make no concessions in accessibility. Percussion clatters and stumbles, while an innumerable amount of electronic tones bump and fall across each other, giving an overall impression of narrowly maintained order, as if the very compositions can’t be contained by their recordings. Singer Bridget Boylan’s stoic voice stitches at the seams of disorder, and lends a contrasting elegance to the music, which also serves as an orientating force that guides you through each manically tangled tune. Show up early to catch these Philly locals before ‘gazing out on the ethereal wings of No Joy. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Bryce Woodcock