Krust Toons: "Is That Your Halloween Costume?" by Tedd 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.
NYC
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Rodes Rollins plays up her spaghetti western influences on “Mystery Man”
There aren’t too many country singers that wax-poetic about the larger than life figures of our world. It seems like the cultural focus of the genre has shifted toward different stories with different motifs. Yet artists like Rodes Rollins are trying to change that with songs like "Mystery Man." Appearing like a country-pop mirage on the horizon, Rollins’ vocals are watery and obscure, detailing a man in a "forsaken land" that cannot be shot dead. The track is less about a character’s arc and more about this legendary figure’s reputation, and it plays out over haunting instrumentals that border on psychedelic with twangy guitars that become surprisingly soothing. With its soft sonic palette, "Mystery Man" could fool listeners into thinking it’s a lullaby, but there’s a sense of unease and tension in the air, like a standoff between two gunslingers is imminent. – Tucker Pennington
Chicago
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Big’n “Knife of Sin”
Noise Rock band Big’n has released the first single, “Snake Eater”, from their forthcoming EP, “Knife of Sin”, which will be released via Computer Students on November 16th. This will be mark the first release from this highly artistic new label which is an imprint of North of The Internet.
Philadelphia
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Debut Juice EP Available for Streaming & Download
The post-punk quartet of Juice (which features members of Ursula, Dark Web, and Louie Louie), are freshly releasing its debut EP, 100%, via Get Better Records. With vocals beamed in a calm, clairvoyant manner, juxtaposing the immediate grit of the instrumental backdrop, there’s a welcomed unpolished, combative push that takes on a psych edge. It’s both jarring and catchy, fuzzy and fun. So allow your freak flag to fly freely!
Chicago
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Cofresi “CODA”
Cofresi has released a new EP called “CODA” via the Austin label Gravitas. This is futuristic electronic music from the DJ, drummer, and producer blending elements of Hip Hop, EDM, and more. The EP features a standout contribution from Calib. Over the five sample-laden tracks you will float between beats, synths, and chopped up vocals into a world of Cofresi’s creation.
Philadelphia
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New The Bul Bey EP Available for Streaming & Purchase
A new self-titled EP from The Bul Bey recently arrived via Illvibe Media. Over the span of five tracks, the emcee covers a lot of ground. There’s an authoritative air on display – a conversational tone that exudes confidence, striking with hard-hitting, personal topics. A through line of perseverance and persistence reigns, as if any obstacle that stands in the way is just another opportunity to shine. As the EP closes with “Deep Down In My Heart,” the artist addresses his demons and coming out on the other side, exhibiting a reaffirmed conviction to succeed/move forward, punctuated by a blistering guitar solo from Anthony DeCarlo of Ill Doots.
NYC
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Monte, Fern Mayo and The Values play Women That Rock Halloween show on 10.30 at BK Bazaar
Women That Rock is hosting its first-annual Halloween concert event Tuesday October 30th at beloved NY venue Brooklyn Bazaar, 150. This festival-style evening showcase will feature performances by six amazing femme-fronted artists, including Mrs. Smith, Ruby The Hatchet, Fern Mayo, MONTE, Clever Girls and The Values. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
In addition to the incredible artist lineup, guests will enjoy live Halloween tattoos, tarot readings, a Women That Rock Halloween photo booth experience and more spooky surprises! The evening will be MC’ed by popular Brooklyn-based artist Mima Good disguised as a surprise Halloween alter-ego. The event is being sponsored by Austin Eastciders, Fender & Guitar Center.
Women That Rock is a community of music curators and tastemakers dedicated to promoting and supporting the best up-and-coming women and gender-nonconforming artists. In addition to daily artist profiles and regular articles and promotion on their website, Women That Rock hosts 1-3 events a month in New York City, including a special NYC PRIDE event at Coney Island Baby in collaboration with Jess Jouise Dye (lead singer of popular Brooklyn band High Waisted), and a special summer showcase at Brooklyn Bazaar featuring GYMSHORTS, Sharkmuffin, MONTE, Lady Bits & Sister Munch, just to name a few of their previous events.
Portland
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B.R.U.C.E’s Halloween Special
Halloweekend is finally upon us, and it’s important you start your wicked weekend off on the right foot. Luckily the Deli is around to hook you up with the creepiest content around. Awhile back B.R.U.C.E. played a show at the Peculiarium Oddities Shop. They’ve released a video just in time for all the monsters and creeps looking for something freaky to entertain themselves with! Filmed by Nathan Backous, it shows the band in all their grungey glory.
True to form, each member completely throws themselves into the music. It’s impressive that B.R.U.C.E. can become the most entertaining spectacle in the midst of a shop literally dedicated to freaky things that are fun to look at. As they thrash around with their instruments and howl in agony, the intensity of the music is almost overwhelming. The rumbling, synthesized vocals are even more sinister than the voice of the ghoul sitting on your chest when you get hit with sleep paralysis. It’s viscerally disturbing, which makes it incredibly delightful.
Make sure you watch the video below. Bruce will be playing next at The Firkin Tavern November 4th, along with Adult School and Dead Coyote.
-By Avril Carrillo, Photo by @glittertrash (ig)
Chicago
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Zigtebra “Major Crush”
Zigtebra released a new LP called Major Crush today, October 26th. This is indie pop duo of Emily Rose and Joe Zeph, this will be their first album since 2017’s “Sparkle Tip”.
The album was written while the duo were on the road in 2017 and they are back on the road now.
You can catch Zigtebra on Nov. 28th at The Whistler with Andy Pratt Trio.
NYC
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Pronoun unveils new track, plays Bowery on November 6th
Alyse Vellturo has been releasing a steady stream of singles from her solo project, pronoun, this year. We’ve already heard “run” and “wrong,” in the lead up to pronoun’s debut album–which is due out later this year via Rhyme & Reason. Today we’re getting a new track called “you didn’t even make the bed.” Despite its dreamy quality, “you didn’t even make the bed” is written out of spite, and specifically, out of an all-too-familiar bitterness towards an ex.
Vellturo details, “I wrote this when I got home after an ex had just moved out and left it kind of a mess, when I just wanted to scream at the sky, when it was the final straw. It transitions from the sad, defeated phase of a break up in to the angry one. This whole record addresses that phase, the one where you’re like "really…REALLY?!"
The upcoming album is shaping up to be something spectacular, and you can catch pronoun this November when she hits the road with Justin Courtney Pierre (of Motion City Soundtrack) on tour. Listen to “you didn’t even make the bed” below, and see pronoun live at Bowery Ballroom on November 6th.
Nashville
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Kelly Hoppenjans releases indie pop digital single “Every Which Way”
Those who know indie pop songstress Kelly Hoppenjans from her 2017 release Dreaming Is Easy will love her new digital single Every Which Way, which The Deli premieres today. The two new songs on the release — which drop officially on November 2nd — showcase Hoppenjans’s sound, with which fans of Ingrid Michaelson and Cat Power will fall in love. Both tracks on Every Which Way come from collaborations with other Nashville singer-songwriters: Hoppenjans worked on the title track with indie artist Natalie Royal, and the B-side "From Where I Stand" enlists the pop-folk lyrical skills of Jilian Linklater. Every Which Way precedes what’s to come next for Hoppenjans, which includes a full-length album in 2019. Listen to "Every Which Way" below. – Will Sisskind
Philadelphia
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Weekend Warrior, October 26 – 28
Restoring the power to those affected by mass incarceration, flipping the script on systematic racism and violence, Reclaim Philadelphia’s Mass Liberation Campaign aims to promote change focused on unjust policing and in-prisoning practices in Philadelphia, via organization and education developing leaders. Tonight, Everybody Hits hosts a benefit for the MLC – one which showcases artists whose music coincides and reinforces those messages. Sammus articulates a wide spectrum of pertinent issues addressing things from a personal perspective, infusing nerdcore with an unyielding tenacity that will not be denied. Pinkwash cultivates a brutal, melodic punk, in a smash-and-sear framework – one etched in earnest vocal delivery and the release of emotion in cathartic waves of heavy, while Soul Glo unleashes internalized thoughts over the top of potent, instrumental blitzes. And on New Pedal, the recent release from Likes, an experimental, warped, sonic world is on full display. Please come out & show your support for much-needed change! – Michael Colavita
Other places to hit this Halloween weekend…
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) Sammus, Pinkwash, Soul Glo, Likes
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT Olivia Neutron-John, Evil Sword, DJ Silverado, Dj Burner Phone, SUN Slomo Sapiens
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) SUN Serene Green
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Conversations/DJSC, SAT Bastion’s Wake, URD/Fame Lust
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) TJ Kong Halloween Murdershow IX: TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, Sixteen Jackies, Scantron
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT UPenn SAS Halloween After Party: Jai Matt, Dr. Srimix, SUN Fright Night: Millennials, Surreal Nation, Shock Value, The Hook
TLA (334 South St.) SAT The Dead Milkmen, Decontrol
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) SUN Resting
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) David Falcone/Mark Schultz & The Wayne Rangers, Beaufort, SAT (Upstairs) Ladies First Showcase (A Benefit for Unite For Her): Danielle and Jennifer , Mixed People, Gemtarra , Roxy Rollz, Sylvia Platypus, SUN Rico & Rachel
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Blasphemous, Gross, SAT Punk Hands, Pajent (Solo), Knightlife, SUN Arcane Way, Bone Hive, Snake Charmer
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI John Gilbride (Album Release), Lullanas, Sophie Coran, SAT You Do You, Bazmati Vice, Somethin’ Divine, The Side Chicks
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Sad Actor, SAT Green Meteor, SUN Drums Like Machine Guns, Forgotten Bottom, Night Raids
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) FRI Necrosexual, S.T.A.R.W.O.O.D., Basilysk, Family Vacation, SUN The Bad Luck 13, YDI, Sugar Daddie, Gloves Off, Wolves Attack, Urban Resist
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Vasey Hall, St. Brendan, Here/Now, SAT Great Time, Lauren Scott
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI DJ Aktive, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN DJ Hank McCoy
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT You Go No You: Songwriter Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Gozer, Too doGs, SAT Mad Hatter’s Tea Party: A Halloween Extravaganza: Pat Pharari
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI The Big 80’s Halloween Party: DJ Marco
The Tusk (430 South St.) FRI Fell Into Yesterday (Farewell Show), Sex With Rollercoasters, The Good Mess
Century (1350 S 29th St.) FRI Control Top, TVO, SAT Static Brothers, The Magnificent Shithawks, Vulturepeaks, Manikineater, Decap Attack, SUN Decarcerate PA Benefit: Pushin’ it 2 the Limit, Westboro Baptist Choir
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Philly’s Foxes/DJ Chris Urban, SAT Lush Puppies: A Night for Charity/DJ Brian Toll, SUN Murder’s A Drag: A True Crime Drag Show
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Naps Past Noon, SAT Deadfellow, Andorra
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) FRI PhillyBloco
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Danger Club, Primatives, Adventure Lost, Knightlife, The Stone Eye
No Face Studios (5213 Grays Ave.) FRI Halloween Cover Show: Coping Skills, Absinthe Father, Ready Now, SAT No Thank You, Decent, Queen Jesus (solo)
Creep Records (1050 N. Hancock St.) SUN Goalkeeper, Median, Dune Puma
Vox Populi (319 N. 11th St., 3rd FL) SUN Meridian
Jerry’s On Front (2341 N. Front St.) FRI MH/MB
Tralfamadore (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Halloween Show: Broke Body, (The Pixies), Overwinter (Phantogram), Puppy Angst (The Killers), Rebecca Zimnmerman (Amy Winehouse), Missy Pidgeon (Patsy Cline)