Hair, girls, money, (partial) nudity, and parties. That’s rock n’ roll, and that’s The VeeVees and their debut video for single “Dog Day Revel.” Garret Cillo (guitar/vocals) and Andrea Belifiore (drums) create a volatile blues-rock sound embodying the attitude and power of many. “Dog Day Revel” offers a sample of what The VeeVees are all about, no-apologies, 70’s-inspired, riff-ridden rock ‘n roll. The track opens with a recurring guitar lick that drives the song forward and is amplified by crashing cymbals, explosive snare hits, and howling vocals. The accompanying music video is just as captivating, imagining dreamlike scenes of rock stardom, featuring the band shirtless with adoring women surrounding the band and money swirling through the air in a chic-looking club. The VeeVees take the stage at Arlene’s Grocery this Wednesday, March 27 at 10pm. – Meijin Bruttomesso

The Guggenheim Grotto, the Dublin, Ireland band that’s (thankfully) now situated here in Brooklyn, have just finished recording their latest record and are set to play a couple shows around town to celebrate. After completing national tours with everyone from Ani DiFranco to They Might Be Giants, it’ll be exciting to hear what’s next for the folksy indie pop group.

For any fan of The Pogues or Glen Hansard, listen to the band’s airy approach to love’s lessons hard learned) in latest single ‘Her Beautiful Ideas.’ The video (below) complains about how hard it is to get out of bed, while exhibiting a highly ambitious set of rotating colors and toys in a stop-motion bonanza… so I guess something’s got him out of bed.

Catch the quintet live when they play Rockwood Stage 2, 8 pm tomorrow night (March 26). – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

At SXSW 2013 we caught live Austin based songwriter Rob Baird during BMI’s Howdy Texas  event. Wearing his Tennessee roots on his sleeves, Rob plays quality Alt Country that winks at the obvious but un-celebrated fathers of the genre (Tom Petty and Neil Young among others). He enterteined the crowd with a flawless performance of his intense songs about redemption and personal journeys – check out one of our favorite "Same Damn Thing" streaming below. 

Brooklyn dream-pop quartet Lazyeyes show a lot of promise, even if they haven’t put out a full-length album yet. With a freshly released debut EP under their belt and a 13th place in The Deli’s list of the best NYC Emerging Artists of 2012, this year could be one of growth for the band. Their music calls for the long summer days ahead even more than the Manhattan wind tunnels, and as warm weather approaches their songs will resonate more and more with the many dreamers out there (and in here). Lucy Sherman had the chance to ask Abrishami a few questions about Lazyeyes and their music.

The work of Morgan Z. Whirledge, an architect of dense, multi-layered instrumental soundscapes who releases music under the moniker Chrome Canyon, is often said to resonate as though it was intended to soundtrack a piece of cinema – his soaring arrangements boasting the grand sweep of a Hollywood epic. A surprising addition to the Stones Throw family, Morgan not only offers the great soul, funk and hip-hop label something different, but even in the multi-tiered world of the NYC music scene, Chrome Canyon is a wholly unique entity. – Read Dean Van Nguyen’s interview with Chrome Canyon here, see it live at Cameo Gallery on March 28 with Brother Tiger, Pictureplane, and Psychic Twin.

Brooklynites Amelia Bushell and Thomas Servidone offer a seductive siren call with their band Belle Mare. Imploring you to travel back in time with them, their debut EP “The Boat Of The Fragile Mind” is set for release on April 9th. The title track shares a sonic kinship with the hushed and otherworldly soundscapes of other artists like Lia Ices and Cowboy Junkies, a band they manage to beat in the sparseness department. While Amelia’s deep, crooning vocals range between Widowspeak’s sleepy dreampop melodies and Beth Gibbon’s intense retro stylings, her lyrics toy with mysterious themes, like in the refrain of  “we hope we might make it out alive,” delivered over deep, distant percussive booms and ominous, icy synth textures – hope ultimately wins out as the refrain evolves to “we could make it out alive”. 

This is a truly talented band belonging to an expanding genre here at The Deli we call "Mellow Core" (i.e. soft and slow dream pop), see them live at Silent Barn on March 28. – Dave Cromwell

This song was added to our curated SoundCloud playlist of emerging Mellow Core NYC artists here – check it out!

There’s this amazing mac and cheese place in Greenpoint that serves a variety of dishes, each named for a different Brooklyn borough. Some are spicy and burn going down, others are meaty and full of flavor. Well, stretching this analogy as far as humanly possible… electro pop group Bridges and Powerlines is a little bit like that mac and cheese. With every track of new LP "Better" named for a different BK hood, singer Andrew Wood moves through synths and dials to cover a range of dissonant, highly personal stories particular to his favorite borough. 

The band has a new EP coming out later in the Spring, while below you’ll find a recent demo. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

What happens when you bring the blues of the deep south to the urban jungles of Manhattan? Passport issues? For Graveyard Lovers, there’s an instant connection between Zach Reynolds’ roots from Louisiana, and the city backdrop to drummer Tricia Purvis’ rock roots. Think Deertick’s angst with the rock posturing of arena bands like My Chemical Romance, and you’ve come close to the sound of their debut EP ‘Manifesto."

The video to "Ripe to Misbehave" is ripe with the tortured thoughts of anyone who’s grown to hate Brooks Brothers. Watch it here, stream the song below. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

A true indie pop overload, The Henry Millers incorporate all the signature sounds of the genre into one band: heavy melodic guitars, playful synths, and harmonizing male and female vocals find their place in the band’s upbeat music. Check out their new video for the song "Hop" below, and see them live at Websters Hall’s Studio on April 1st. – Lucy Sherman

Made up mostly of NYU grads, Teen Girl Scientist Monthly compensate deficiencies in the band name department (we haven’t managed to say it without stumbling on our tongue yet – but we are foreign) with their contagiously upbeat power pop and sassy front woman Morgan Lynch’s presence. The band is playing Cameo tonight, it should be fun.

This song was added to our SoundCloud playlist of emerging Alt Rock NYC based artists here.

A spanking new rock’n’roll band out of NYC (so new they don’t even have press shots!), The Motor Tom is for people who: take the subway; played videogames in the 90s; don’t get The Lumineers; like underpants (sic). They recently recorded some tracks with Gregory Lattimer (Albert Hammond Jr’s "Yours to Keep") at The Rumpus Room, which will be released on NowRecords in the late summer. You can catch The Motor Tom at Pianos on Sat, Mar 30, joined by New Beard, Hey Anna and Sky-Pony. – (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.