New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Local punk legends The Bollweevils have returned with their first album in twelve years, Essential.
The album’s lead single and opening track, "Predisposition", is accompanied by the video below.
You can help The Bollweevils celebrate the release of their album on May 27th at Chop Shop with The Reaganomics, Rad Payoff, and Butchered.
Power Pop trio xyzxyz recently released their self-titled debut album. With the release of the album the group also released a video for the album’s second single, "Distant Circles".
This is the work of Sam Fadness, Krystal Rosenbrock and Karen Mooney.
Brian McSweeney of MIIRRORS has released a new solo single called "Go To Pieces". This is the first follow-up to his 2016 solo album, As The Bluebird.
McSweeney will be kicking off a three date residency (May 13th, July 15th, and Sept. 15th) at Uncommon Ground on May 13th with Bird x Butterfly and Laura Glyda.
Slow Haste has released a new album of Dance Pop music called Cinnamon via the label Mystery Circles. This is the work of producer Daniel Juergens, and this is his first album for the Las Vegas based label.
The Poison Arrows have released the first single, "Mercurial Moments Erased", from their forthcoming fifth album, Crime and Soda, which is due out on June 16th via Solid Brass Records.
This is the trio of Patrick Morris (bass), Adam Reach (drums, percussion), and Justin Sinkovich (guitars, vocals, keyboards).
You can help The Poison Arrows celebrate the release of their album on June 10th at Empty Bottle with Products Band.
Pinksqueeze has released the third single, "I’m Thinking of Ending Things", from their forthcoming album, Be Gay Have Fun, which is due out on May 12th.
You can help Pinksqueeze celebrate the released of their new album on May 20th at Cobra Lounge with Abject Horror and Cloud Houses.
Ok imagine a modern day Lilith Fair except instead of Lilith it’s more like a Kali meets Persephone meets Yewa meets Chang’e meets Courtney Motherf*cking Love Fair and that’ll give you some idea of what to expect this weekend at the Rights of Spring Fest taking place from 3pm until late late late both Sat/Sun at Our Wicked Lady in Bushwick, Brooklyn…
…BUT WAIT THAT’S NOT ALL cuz it’s also a fundraiser with 100% of the door and partial bar proceeds going to the New York Abortion Access Fund (est. 2001) which pays clinics directly for low-income patients’ abortions including a growing number of out-of-state abortion patients for the obvious, troubling reasons…
…plus they’ll be vendors, DJs downstairs (including the legendary Jonathan Toubin closing out the fest upstairs on Sunday), flash tattoos by Shannon Virginia & Reba a.k.a. Flowers For All Occasions, and booze by Slow & Low and yes free ice cream for everyone in attendance…
…well ok maybe no free ice cream but The Deli will be “livesteaming” (as the kids say) the event all over your face and hands on IG Live and shooting a mini-doc for Deli Mag Films and oh yeah the bitchin’ flyer is by Sean Urie with festival co-producer Alexandra Blair from the Silk War (also performing at the fest!) hangin’ around for the duration conducting impromptu interviews (see above for a sneak peek!) so get ready to get crazeeeee yo…
…and yeah your heard us right "DELI frickin’ TV" is an actual thing–check us out on YouTube–cuz the Deli is going full-on multimedia with livestreams, video interviews like the ones seen above, and producing our own good ol’ fashioned music videos, it’s a whole new chapter y’all whoop whoop!–so join us on this journey won’t you please and in the meantime enjoy the music and vids below by the featured artists at Rights of Spring… (Jason Lee)
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Gia Margaret has released visuals for the first single, "Hinoki Wood", from her forthcoming album, Romantic Piano, which is due out on May 26th via Jagjaguwar. The video is beautifully animated by Gaia Alari.
This is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2020 album, Mia Gargaret.
Wrong War will be releasing a new EP called "On Further Reflection" tomorrow, May 5th, via Council Records. This is the first new music from the hardcore group, fronted by Matt Weeks since their early 2022 album, Once Upon a Weapon.
The group also has a new single, "Who’s Hiding Now?", coming out tomorrow as part of the compilation, "Err02", along side songs from Grey Cell (Philly), Kirkby Kiss (Jersey Shore) and Hundreds of AU (New Jersey/Upstate NY).
It was almost a year to the day that the band took the stage at Liar’s Club and you can watch that performance below.
femdot. has released the first single, "Bobby Portis", from his forthcoming album "Free Samples Vol. 1". This first single features production from local producer Gold Haze.
Take the Reigns recently released a new single and video called "Last Stop Motel". The band is also releasing an extended version of the video this Friday, May 5th.
You can catch Take The Reigns at Metro on May 6th with Lucky Boys Confusion, The Dog and Everything, and Night Spice.
