New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Divino Niño has released a new single, “Coca Cola”, from their forthcoming album Foam. The album is set to be released on June 21st via Winspear.
This is work of Camilo Medina, Javier Forero, Guillermo Rodriguez, and Pierce Codina.
You can catch Divino Niño on April 11th at Thalia Hall with Durand Jones & The Indications.
Tim Bluhm (of The Mother Hips) is set to release his new solo project, Sorta Surviving on the 29th of March. The album was recorded and mixed at the forty year old Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, TN and was produced by Widespread Panic bassist & founding member, Dave Schools. The single “Where I Parked My Mind” is a solid, warm country introduction to the album: that two-step baseline, the steel guitar, lovely harmonizing and some familiar country themes: working hard, feeling tired, loving and losing. You can feel the production quality in the song’s bones and the richness and purity in Bluhm’s vocals. Sorta Surviving introduces some new songs and reimagines some classics.
The video for the song is interesting: it’s old country meets social media, where a bunch of young ladies phone-film themselves dancing around Bluhm, who is leaning on a liquor store strumming his guitar with a Jeff Bridges vibe (bless you both). Come on down this Friday to The Chapel for this record release show. –Michelle Kicherer, Associate Editor
South Side Emo rapper Dying In Designer (aka Bobby O’Brien) has released a new single and video called “PTSD” via Hopeless Records. The track features production from Nick Mira and the video was created by Alex Zarek.
As with his previous releases, this song follows O’Brien into the darkest corner of his pain and depression. Mental Health is a huge topic of concern , especially this week, and O’Brien is bravely facing and expressing his struggles. It is our hope, as his, that this approach helps those struggling with the same issues.
Cancer is the official debut EP from punk quartet MINT. Meshing sincere observations with a snarky, sarcastic edge, the band creates a ramped-up, rowdy, infectious energy. Unapologetically in your face, the tracks push back against the status quo, while retaining a resilient, upbeat tone. The album was also recorded, mixed, and mastered by Wherever Audio’s Kyle Gilbride.
Ember Oceans has released a new single, “First Place”, from their forthcoming debut full-length album. This is the third single the Synth-Pop band has released from this project, and it is the perfect backdrop for this freshly emerging Spring weather.
You can catch Ember Oceans at HVAC Pub on May 25th with Capital Soiree, Stay Outside, and August Hotel.
Warmer weather is on the horizon, and not so coincidentally, The Tough Shits have come out of recording hibernation with a new record, Burning In Paradise, out via Burger Records. The album captures a joyful, slow-burning, late-night, spring/summer aesthetic. They are melodic, sweaty, nostalgic songs that demand one to sing along with a sense of community; however, the tracks also fire on all cylinders with the undeniable ability to stomp and shred. You now have time to learn some lyrics for the band’s upcoming performance at Johnny Brenda’s on Monday, June 24 with Daddy Long Legs.
Mom Dog, not to be confused with Deli fav Dog Mom, is the new project from the young multi-instrumentalist Kenton Kiser. He recently released his self-tiled debut album which features a contribution from Saint Bahr on "Michagain".
The album is an impressive debut blending lo-fi bedroom recordings with more polished indie rock elements.
Power pop’s deliciousness derives from its embracing of catchy tunes, bold personalities, and playful theatricality. But it’s kind of like an ice cream sundae: take an ingredient out, and it kinda sucks. Astoria’s The Hell Yeah Babies are able to serve this genre with a cherry on top through their blend of garage, glam, and Costellesque vocal melodies, taking us on a musical ride that flashes rich harmonies, intrepid guitar solos, and enough showmanship to make Broadway’s musicals blush. The Hell Yeah Babies’ 2018 record All The Things That You Believe is evidence that this group is working hard and aiming high. See them live at The Footlight Bar on March 29 in Queens, NY. – Rene Cobar
Pablo Paddy are an indie rock group which began in St.Catharines around 2011 with frontman Patrick Beedling playing solo shows around town before assembling a band to fill out his sound. They were called Barbarosa and eventually based themselves in Toronto. They released two albums and toured throughout Ontario and Eastern Canada however they have undergone a slight makeover in 2019. Now known as Pablo Paddy they will still be rockin’ the same alternative tunes with a unique Spanish flair. Their next show is at the Niagara Oast House Brewers on April 19th. – Kris Gies
Super Thing has released the intense first single, “Jimbo’s World”, from their forthcoming album, No Rest. This is the Noise Rock trio’s first new music since their self-titled debut album back in 2016. The track is five minutes of insanity filled bombing bass lines and solos, raging guitars, and an opening drum beat that will get you moving.
Super Thing is the trio of Zach Lockwood (Bass/Vocals), Julian Lesse (Drums), and Peter Norman (Guitar).
Joe Policastro Trio released their latest album, Nothing Belongs Here, back in February. This is the Alternative Jazz of bassist Joe Policastro with guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery.
Below is a live video of the trio performing “No Idea” from the new album.
The trio recently announced their full 2019 tour schedule and their next local show will be on April 3rd at Winter’s Jazz Club.
If I told you, "Hey, Anana Kaye‘s "Blueberry Fireworks" sounds a lot like a lost Kate Bush track," you’d say, "You always say that a female artist with an idiosyncratic voice and a slow art rock feel sounds like Kate Bush." But Kaye, along with musical conspirator Irakli Gabriel, mark Bush as an influence, along with other soulful artists of the past such as Bowie, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave. "Blueberry Fireworks" and its music video touch on subjects of alienation and isolation, along with a futile search for identity, with mannequins and fruit involved in the mix. Kaye’s second album Detour will drop later this year, and she and Gabriel will play The Crying Wolf on April 23rd. Take a look at the music video for "Blueberry Fireworks" below. – Will Sisskind
