This Friday, July 12 Brooklyn’s Black Taxi will be putting on a heck of a homecoming show – as riveting, energetic, and raucous as they got us used to. After a tour that took them down the east coast, through the south and back, the dance-groove driven rock quartet headlines Bowery Ballroom. Earlier this year, the band spent two months in Austin writing and recording new material and emerged with their newest single, “House on Fire” (streming below). Also joining Friday’s party are Albany’s soul-tinged rock ‘n rollers, The Wild Adriatic, and Austin’s folksy-pop trio, Marmalakes. – Meijin Bruttomesso

Originally from Minneapolis, MN but now firmly based in NYC after graduating from NYU this past spring, Nina Yasmineh‘s new material reflects her growth as a musician over the past few years. Drawing on inspiration from artists like Florence + the Machine and Lorde, the self-produced ‘Seven Years’ EP is a seductive stylistic departure from Yasmineh’s previous work and "showcases the warmth and range of Nina as a vocalist and performer" (HillyDilly.com). – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here). The Deli’s NYC Open Blog is powered by The Music Building.

We are not entirely sure where these Oh My Goodness guys popped out from – ok, Brooklyn, but… well, we weren’t aware of them, and this song/video combo streaming below is pretty impressive. The product of two multi-instrumentalists/producers originally from Maine, the band mixes funk, pop and soul with what we call "avant-indie" elements (i.e. creative, electronic production techniques) to forge a sound that’s as unique as it is edgy. The song is included in a self titled EP released in late May 2013. I think we’ll be there next time they play live – only problem, it doesn’t look like they have a show scheduled right now.

Ex Titus Andronicus guitarist Andrew Cedermark has recently released his second solo album, which is currently available for streaming on NPR. Set in New York, New Jersey and Virginia, the record develops along a pensive pace and an electric, at times even dissonant, folk sound, and deals with coming of age – in particular realizing that growing up happens, even if you don’t really want it to. You can see Andrew Cedermark live at Shea Stadium on July 7.

In a city with buzz bands aplenty, The Young Things have found a way to stand out. Fresh off a tour with Har Mar Superstar and a run at Brooklyn’s Northside Festival, they play rockn’nroll with an old-school mindset but modern tendencies. Now they’ve got a full-length under their belts, called “Hello Love//Goodbye Sexual,” which was released aa few weeks ago via Battle Worldwide (Frenchkiss Label Group). It might be the answer the city’s been needing to the increasingly heady indie of yesteryear. Although still young (things), they’re mainstays around these parts, so check them out when they play Bowery Electric on July 18, and listen to this Beatlesesque rock’n’roller called ‘Hello Love’ from their latest album. – Zack Karimer

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For any fan of the dream pop of Local Natives and Caveman, Modern Merchant brings the best of those bands’ harmonic bliss to a carefully composed new EP, ‘For The Fields.’

From weighty topics of marriage (‘Marry Me Annie’), to the gentle crashing of the waves in the partially intimate/partially epic ‘Necessary Evil,’ the band’s sweeping harmonies and dreamy guitar lines cast a meditative spell that will linger for hours after a listen. The band takes a simple approach to tugging at the heartstrings, and is all the more effective at it for playing it that way. See them live when they play Bowery Electric on July 17. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

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Though they might not have to get out of their pajamas to write their groovy, level-headed music, Pajama People sound very awake. The group synthesizes (literally and figuratively) chillwave and more pyschedelic influences into a smooth sound that will leave with you no choice but to bust a move. Think Wild Nothing meets Washed Out meets Air meets a bunch of old disco records. – Jack McGovern

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Kiwi transplants Streets of Laredo was one of the highlight of our B.E.A.F. 2013 Alt Folk Stage in early June – they packed Spike Hill and put up a truly entertaining show. The trio flew back to their home country earlier this year to finalize a full length album we are looking forward to listening to. While waiting, enjoy once again their single from last year ‘Girlfriend’ (streaming below) and this recent Mike Levine’s interview with the band here.

NYC avant-pop band Salt Cathedral (previously known as Il Albanico) just divulged the single "Move Along" (streaming below) from the upcoming self titled EP, scheduled for a July 30 release. Incorporating influences as disparate as dub and jungle in a song that sounds like pop but (unlike all pop tunes) doesn’t resolve, the track features sparser and more peculiar arrangements compared to the musicians’ previous incarnation, leaving a lot of space for Juliana Ronderos’ vocals to shine. 

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Wandering around New York City and feeling lost is a recurring theme that permeates all sorts of depictions of the city. Despite the fact that you’re surrounded by millions of people, you feel lonely, and so on. But notwithstanding the slightly conventional subject – and a sound that often betrays a passion for Bob Dylan – Tim Garrigan displays those desperate, lost feelings with courage and a remarkable ability to convey a wide range of emotions, showing that the archetype of the lonely city dweller, when rendered with depth and complexity, can still be a well of lyrical inspiration. – Jack McGovern

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Founded in 2009 by Malcolm Ford and Jack Byrne, quartet The Dough Rollers has bi-coastal roots in L.A. and New York, where the band is currently based. The group’s self-titled debut, released as a trio, is a country affair with instrumental eclecticism through the employment of mandolin, kazoo, washboards, and even a fiddle at times. But the band (who made it in The Deli’s Best Emerging NYC Artists of 2012 list) just unveiled the single ‘Little Lily,’ which seems to reveal a blues-rock turn – out soon in 7" format under Third Man records – Devon Antonetti

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If Panda Bear was just a little more like Stephen Malkmus and was on a weird spiritual journey, you might end up with The Post Nobles. A band that loves slacking in good weather as much as daydreaming, they put out a self-titled E.P. that carries a joy for the summer over wavy odes to good times (‘Happy Song’) and also offers the unexpected waves of ‘March of the Mutants (Sunlight in the Sky),’ a psychedelic trip that encapsulates a lot of surprises.

Of course, you can’t really get the whole picture about the Long Island quartet without first digging their popular leading track ‘Summer Toons’ (streaming below), an ode to… well… summer and toons. This is sun-worshipping pop bliss. Bring a beach towel and get busy with the suntan lotion. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

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