Portland

Prolly Knot brings poppy R&B to Portland

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It’s always fun to discover new ways in which genres can be mixed and mingled, and that’s definitely something Sam Pinkerton has tasked herself with doing. Under the moniker Prolly Knot, Pinkerton recently dropped her candid debut album It’s Not Anymore, and it’s rife with tracks that will make you feel just as emotionally vulnerable.

The album seems as if to be a series of confessionals from Pinkerton, stirred up by the process of self reflection and moving across the country from her native Nashville home. It’s Not Anymore is earnest in its sounds, blending dark pop, R&B and notes of hip-hop to create an accessible, almost brooding bedroom feel that’s warmly intimate.

Check out It’s Not Anymore below, and be on the lookout for more from Prolly Knot. – Photo credit: Colette Pomerleau

NYC

Soccer Mommy brings ’90s flavored guitar pop to Baby’s All Right on 11.14

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Soccer Mommy’s music is starkly intimate. Frontwoman Sophie Allison’s writing pairs personal stories with bedroom pop honesty, but if you ever doubted that intimacy would translate to a live setting check out the band’s recently released Audiotree Live session. It’s proof that Soccer Mommy’s music works just as well live and evidence for the band’s recent buzz, fed – among other things – by her full length released on Fat Possum Records and by Allison’s participation in a New York Times discussion on women in rock music. Experience it for yourself on November 14th when Soccer Mommy headlines at Baby’s All Right.  – Cameron Carr

Austin

The Wayne Garner Band Brings Some Texas Grit

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Raised in Oklahoma but claiming Texas as his spiritual home, Wayne Garner wears his Souther roots proudly. While much of his music reflects the struggle he saw growing up, there is nothing contrived about his songwriting- which bleeds emotion.  Signed on to the Smith Music Group label, Wayne Garner and his band have found a way to make music full-time which is a distinct rarity these days for up and coming artists. While some roots and country music can sometimes feel hokey and manufactured, Wayne strikes a chord with his gritty guitar licks and graveled voice that brings gravity to the songs he writes. The Wayne Garner Band will play in Houston on October 28th at the Armadillo Palace.

 

 

L.A.

Siren Section release video for “Ground Descending,” new album out 10/24

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Siren Section have captured the essence of electronic music and its different permutations for a variety of projects. But what hasn’t changed for the duo is their undying friendship, and on their latest offering, New Disconnect, that experience has allowed them to reach their creative peak. Their intricate beat constructions are best exemplified on "Ground Descending," a surging industrial ballad anchored by an immersive display of frostbitten synths.

New Disconnect will be self-released on October 24 via their official bandcamp page. Watch the stunning video for "Ground Descending" below. Juan Rodríguez

Philadelphia

Weekend Warrior, October 20 – 22

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Play The Songs You Like, the new full-length album from Radiator Hospital, officially comes out today via Salinas Records. In a corresponding move, the band will headline a release show this evening at First Unitarian Church. There’s a fuzzy familiarity in these songs – a bouncy enthusiasm that one can latch on to. Lyrically, one finds him/herself paging through a photo album as those sharp but ever-fading memories push back up to the surface. Even the sad points gain a luminous glow, the more time passes. The quartet continuously finds a way to tap into and trigger the communality of personal experiences, with a delicate, united, melodic touch. Tonight, they’ll be joined by the tender-rocking Baltimore trio of Outer Spaces, and capturing a kindred-comforting warmth, Emi Night-led Strawberry Runners, whose new EP In the Garden, In the Night is also now available courtesy of Salinas Records, reinforces the billing.  With a new EP on the way, local trio Eight will kick off the festivities. – Michael Colavita

More places to be this weekend…

Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Vita and the Woolf, Ellen Siberian Tiger, SAT The Healing: Lyrispect, Just Greg, Jacqueline Constance, Philly Reggae Band, Chill Moody, Lady Alma, Killiam Shakespeare, DJ Mike Nyce, SUN Cheeky

Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Petunia, Line Leader, John Dominy

Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI King Slender, To Tremble/Botis/DJ Deejay, SAT The Donuts, Maniacs On Wheels/Matthew Law, SUN Urban Resist, The Droogettes, Lowlife, Fucksake

PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) FRI Port Lucian (EP Release), Americanadian, Tulpa, Ston Jamos, Brick Nova, SUN Shy Boyz

Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Crash Course In Science (Record Release), Remote Control, Speaking Parts

The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) FRI Guns & Roses 30th Anniversary Tribute: School of Rock, Welcome To My Face, Thorazine, Northern Arms, Johnny Showcase, Stinking Lizaveta, The Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret, Misstallica, SAT The Philadelphia Monster Ball: DJ Robert Drake, The Striptease Orchestra, SUN Overtime Boyz, Working on Dying

World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) SAT (Upstairs) Transistor Rodeo

The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave. 412) FRI Knightlife, Groundwork, SAT Looseleaf, Tough Guy Soda, Elissa Janelle Velveteen, Anomie Fatale

The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Generation Empty/The Stone Eye, Femme Collective, SAT Hawk Tubley, Remory, Lisa Chosed, Emily Drinker/Mercury Radio Theater, Gringo Motel, Ghost Heron, SUN Rover Rover, Adventure Lost, The Russells

Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Tektonic, Orion Tango, SAT Moon Jellies, Juice Wax, Wack Cheddar

Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Sixteen Jackies (EP Release), The Vernes, Jo Kusy, SAT Love Killed Kurt, SUN Carroll

Century (1350 S. 29th St.) SUN Posers, Downtrodder

Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Bo Bliz, Low Budget, SAT DJ Deejay

Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Rustic Music Service, SUN Rusty Cadillac

Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Bong Hits For Jesus, The Plibmen, Dr. Beardfacé and the Spaceman, Bern and the Bastards, Lynsay Salera, SAT Solar Circuit, SUN Nipper the Band, Gracie Martin, Posture

Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI The Wretched

Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Blvd.) FRI DJ Kevin Kong, SUN Richie Baker

The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Apple Juice Jones, Static Flow, Jac Carson, Wolf Accent, SAT The Jawn, Danny Newport, The GoAround

Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI Splintered Sunlight, SAT Breakwater

Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) FRI Lamplighters, In The Pines, Steveo & the Crippling Addictions

First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut St.) FRI Radiator Hospital (Record Release), Eight

The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Resilient, Molly Rhythm, SAT Who Loves You

Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Kelsey Cork & the Swigs, Little Sister

The Inconvenience Store (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT TIOGA, Medium Rare, Shinobi

Trinity House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT My Son Bison, Soupy, Science Book

The Tusk (Please contact one of the acts or venue for info.) SAT The GTVs, The Dull Blue Lights

Nashville

Piano duo St. Dawn in Slumber debut their dreamy EP

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Nashville’s Isaac (The Arcadian Wild) and Ella Horn met through a musical conversation discussed through the voices of two pianos in adjacent practice rooms, leading to marriage a few months later and beautiful music they are now sharing with the world. As st. dawn in slumber, an instrumental piano outfit, the couple is releasing their debut EP,  My Heart Awakened in a Dream, via Vohnic Music. With this effort, and future EPs already in the works, the Horns hope to "create space for rest and reflection" through "a collection of soothing, evocative piano pieces that we could use to sweet-talk sleep and to charm ourselves awake." If you’re looking for music for late night meditation, look no further. – Chris Thiessen

Philadelphia

New The Trust Fund Kids EP Available for Streaming & Download

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As he builds toward a debut LP, Kevin Connor, a.k.a. The Trust Fund Kids, recently issued a fresh EP The Sky Looks Like A Videogame. Creating a musical compound of upbeat jangle with underlying ghostly synth/keys, these songs pleasantly haunt. Nightmarish tales of isolation gather steam, as the light fixtures in a narrative tunnel are gradually brought to full power. There’s a vibrancy that persists through the dim times.

NYC

Soul Pop artist Raveena unveils self-directed video

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A shiver runs down our spines every time we read the words "self-directed video," in particular when applied to artists that play musical genres that require top notch production values (like soul music). But in the case of NYC’s soul-pop artist Raveena (previously known as Raveena Aurora) our premonitions were proved wrong. With the help of director James Ronkko, the artist of Indian and American descent created a simple, but truly beautiful video that matches the breezy, lightheartedly intimate vibes of her single "Sweet Time." A woman of many talents, Raveena not only looks incredibly comfortable in front of the camera, but also supports her art with commitment to social causes rarely found in soul pop acts. A debut EP is scheduled to be released at some point soon.

Philadelphia

New Track: “LEAVE ME ALONE / LET ME LIVE / ALL BY MYSELF / REVENGE” – The HIRS Collective

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How To Stop Street Harassment, the forthcoming album from The HIRS Collective, is scheduled for release on November 20 via Get Better Records. The EP is sharply summarized as “Ten songs about wanting to be left alone while minding our business being in public.” The four song segment of "LEAVE ME ALONE / LET ME LIVE / ALL BY MYSELF / REVENGE" pulverizes and pummels with an unadulterated release of emotion. Preorders of the release (limited to 100) includes the flexi 7" with a silk screened b-side, a short comic and other art by JB Brager, a self-defense kitty keychain, and a lyrics insert.

Chicago

Otto Rollo

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Earlier this month, Otto Rollo (aka David Seeber) released Road To Blue Dream. This is a sonically beautiful album which features contributions from Quinn Tsan, Plus Sign, Sasha NoDisco, PREGNANT, Bobey, Lately Kind of Yeah, Sharyon Culberson, and members of Soddy Daisy.

Below is the Falena Balena directed video for the single “Tending a Garden”.

Portland

PREMIERE: Homies – “Time Goes By”

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There are many things lacking in Portland as a place, especially within the music scene. Despite the obvious deficiency in diversity, there are key figures and artists within the scene that continually contribute to changing that. Homies are considered some of these figures. Led by Omar Cervantes and Ralf Rodriguez, the hazy, fuzz laden Spanish dream-surf they produce is one to easily enjoy. Their newest music video provides just as much of that minimalistic pleasure.

Artistically shot, the video that accompanying their track "Time Goes By" is in all black and white, splicing in deep notes about the concept of time, and how it is essentially meaningless. Flames and a flower are an intro before displaying "nada es nuestro." Translating to "nothing is ours," it’s a perfect delineation of what the video is trying to portray.

Nothing, including time, may be truly ours, but there are still positive things that can be done with the construct. This Saturday 10.19, Homies are playing La Fuerza: a Bori-Mex Benefit, a disaster relief fundraiser meant to benefit those who suffered during the hurricanes in Mexico and Puerto Rico being held at the Portland Mercado. Sets from Brown Calculus, Cilantro, Máscaras, LuvJonez and Coast2c will also be happening, with proceeds going to the community kitchen construction project by Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo, Oregon para Puerto Rico and Jóvenes x Puerto Rico. There’s even a tampon drive for Portland Menstrual Society and Amy Nieto-Cruz‘s donation to Puerto Rico so bring new, unopened product.

Until then, enjoy Homies’ new video below.

timegoesby from LoboNahual on Vimeo.

NYC

Strawberry Runners play Trans Pecos on 10.21 + talk about pedals on Delicious Audio

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There’s a certain overarching sweetness that consumes the Denver/New York-based group, Strawberry Runners, but a close listen will reveal a far more complicated sound. The pop-driven arrangements and saccharine melodies support lyrics filled with darkness -a juxtaposition that’s at once uplifting and upsetting. The band is about to release a new EP entitled "In the Garden, In the Night," with a show at Trans Pecos on October 21st. Emi Night, the singing-songwriting force behind this project, is very much into stompboxes and our friends at Delicious Audio asked her some questions about it.

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best indie songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!