Images and Music from last week’s The Deli NYC / Sofar Sounds show!

On Thursday July 23rd, The Deli sponsored and helped book a Sofarsounds.com show in NYC. Since the Sofar Sounds shows are always secret, we couldn’t promote the participating bands, therefore we’ll take the opportunity to blog about them today.

The show was hosted in a beautiful apartment in Manhattan’s Battery City by the west river, with gorgeous view of New Jersey. NYC’s folk duo Laura & Greg – pictured above minutes before their performance – opened the show with their delicate and intimate songs, featuring a simple acoustic guitar and two way harmonies that took us back to the glorious days of Simon & Garfunkel. The band released a full length album entitled ‘Forever For Sure’ – you can stream the title track below.

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We were very familiar with the second band on the bill, since they performed at our Best of NYC Fest in June. The Cabana Kids played a stripped down set without giving up the electric guitar, a signature instrument of their dreamy, surf influenced sound. The absence of drums conveied a more folky vibe to their song, allowing their catchy melodies and harmonies to shine.

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Last on the bill, a duo we wrote about a few years ago and we recently re-discovered: Gracie and Rachel (in the top picture). After two guitar based, drumless acts, the two ladies switched things up a little, introducing the audience to their instruments: a piano, a violin, and a kick drum turned on its back, and taken care of by a (charming) dude. What followed could be described as some kind of avant-orchestral bliss: in this music, Gracie Coates’s peculiarly moody songwriting and percussive piano style feeds the imagination of Rachel Ruggles’ classically trained violin. The two also harmonized flawlessly on occasion, displaying an impressively well-rounded talent. Check out their latest single ‘Tiptoe,’ streaming below.

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