Three nominees for our Year End Best of Nashville Poll will be chosen through an Open Contest (the others from a jury of local "scene makers").

Submit your music for The Deli’s Best of Nashville Year End Poll HERE by 12.23.2009.

To be eligible your band needs to have music available online and have played live at least once in 2009 (and not to be signed to a major). By submitting, you will also add your band to our chart system – which will get you some exposure in the future.

The process we have implemented to choose the Best Emerging Nashville Artist of 2009 is a little complicated – if you are interested in knowing how it works please go here.

The Deli’s Staff

Musical peoples from Nashville and beyond.

A few weeks are left before the end of 2009, and the time has come for our end of year musical "summary". Yes, you got that right: The Deli’s "Best of (emerging) Nashville 2009 Poll" is upon us!

This year we’ll have an overall chart including the votes from Jury, Writers and Readers, and a Readers’ charts including only the readers’ votes. There will be prizes in vouchers, software and studio time for all the top artists in both charts.

We have a lot to tell you about this, but as this poll couldn’t happen without sponsors, we’ll start by listing them all, and by thanking them for being part of this.

 Instructions about the poll coming soon!

PREMIUM SPONSORS

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If your company is interested in sponsoring or contributing to the pool of prizes for "The Deli Year End Best of Poll" it’s not too late! Just contact us here.

The Deli Staff
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Ah Bonnaroo, you seem so far away. 2009 had possibly the best Bonnaroo yet (yeah we stand by it, this year’s line up was one of the GREATEST EVER) and now we can finally relive all those great memories…that we don’t really remember that well. Heh, what can we say? We had a great time! Check out the preview for the new DVD below! And don’t forget to pre-order your tickets for 2010 here. They even have a layaway plan!

Wow, local indie pop kings Parachute Musical are releasing more music. These guys sure have a great turn over rate; seems like every time we turn around they have a new recording available. Well here they are again with new single entitled No Comfort, which is scheduled for a January 8th 2010 release date. But wait! we heard it through the grapevine that if you pre-order you’ll receive the single before the normal release date. Consider it an early Christmas present…that comes after the holidays. You can pre-order the single here.

While we’re talking about them, make sure you check out PM’s new photo contest. Check out all the details here.

Keep up the good work guys!

 Check out the videos for Deli favorite Tristen’s songs "Matchstick Murder" and "Baby Drugs." If you pay close attention, you just might see some other members of the infamous Holly House Collective in there too!

Tristen: "Matchstick Murder" from Tristen on Vimeo.

TRISTEN: "Baby Drugs!" from Tristen on Vimeo.

Wednesday night Aaron Phipps played the debut show of his solo project, Junkyard Girls, at Bongo Java’s After Hours Theatre.  His sound is bred on the keys and occasional autoharp, but for his live performances he is supported by a full band and backup vocals.  Junkyard Girls is dark Baroque pop, add electronics, drop the pop.  

Aaron is heavy on the drama (familiar from his days in We are the Wind); his hand gestures and extravagant burst of song accentuate solid piano riffs. Aaron rolled onto stage in ripped tights and red hot pants, a little disheveled androgynous mess, and obviously annoyed at Bongo’s 10:45 curfew. He performed the first three songs under the guise of a mustard and maroon masquerade mask the likes of which are appropriate for a Carnival.  

I was expecting a six-song emotionally charged singer-song-writer set, and while I got that, he kept it diversified.  Aaron’s third song, “Tell ‘em I sent ya,” which he played with an autoharp on his lap, felt more like a sexy samba than something from a writer’s night in the attic of a coffee shop.   Two favorites songs were “Phantosmia,” a macabre tune about love, risk and doom, and its antithesis, “Nice to Know You, Sir,” a light melodic doo-wop-pop song.  

Junkyard Girls is working on a record Aaron hopes to release in the coming year.  You can catch Junkyard Girls at his next Nashville show at the Springwater on January 14 with Spider Friends. – Victoria Read

Hey everyone,

So there are a number of free dance parties in Nashville these days, and they’re all pretty great. We can’t begin to count how many Mondays we’ve stumbled out of the 5 spot at 3 AM or all the cool themed nights at 12th and Porter on Saturdays. But we just have one question: why has nobody done the obvious and put one of them free parties on Friday? Friday is the real party day, and someone needs to provide some free dance outlets for us to start our weekend right. Well apparently someone else had the same idea, because we are pleased to announce yet another FREE weekly dance party! On Friday!

That’s right, La Paz Mexican Restaurant (infamous celebrators of Cinco de Mayo)  is throwing free weekly dance parties called "Fiesta Loca: La Paz Late Nights" on Fridays now, so get ready to throw down at their new location on Elliston EVERY FRIDAY from now on. Just consider it an after-party for everything. Finally, something to do after all the shows are over at the Exit/In or The End. We like what we’re hearing…

Here are the details:

2214 Elliston Place (where that ombi place used to be)
Drink specials from nine to whenever = $3 well, draft, wine, and margaritas, plus $2 PBR tall boys.
DJ Potamus is the house DJ, and this guy rocks. He opened for MSTRKRFT and several other big names throughout the years…Definitely one to watch.

Supposedly there will be a new guest DJ each month too, which will help keep things fresh. This week is DJ Burgers (AKA Steve Cross)! 
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NO COVER

Seriously awesome, we could use another free dance party in Nashville. See you on Friday!

This is a weekly entry that highlights some of the artists who posted their upcoming shows in our show listing section (right hand side column of this page). Any band can promote their show in The Deli’s DIY Live Show Listings section for free.

Monday 11/30: Xpia, Girls on Fire, and Veesugee @ Springwater

Wednesday 12/2: Absinthe Junk @ The Rutledge

Thursday 12/3: Max Beizer, Carswell, Blessing Offor, and Denitia Odigie @ Dan McGuinness

Friday 12/4: Heartbeater @ 5 Spot

Saturday 12/5: Vermicious K’nids, H-Beam, De Novo Dahl, and Evan P Donohue @ 5 Spot

Buzz and Click VI @ The End

The folks came out early for this one, which was somewhat mislabeled as a "benefit" for WRVU…The bands all got paid and so did the club, so while donations were being accepted this was indeed much more of a regular show, just with an extremely eccentric lineup. The Vermicious K’Nids started things out, and their well honed, key-driven power pop got the whole room quite excited right off the bat. There’s no doubt the VK’s are somewhat inspired by the sounds of The Killers/Bravery and their ilk, but there’s a much more honest and less pretentious delivery that, combined with a bombastic, frenetic live show and undeniable songcraft, make their take on the genre worthwhile. Make sure to catch their cd release Dec. 5th @ the 5 Spot with a newly re-formed De Novo Dahl.

After some feel-good jams from DJ Orig, Powerbrrrd came next with a blistering set of straightforward honest-to-goodness trashy punk rock that was delivered with brazen displays of equal parts egotism and humor, and it all blended into an extremely fun set. Not modest about their roots (ranging from "Montreal, Canada" to "Phoenix, AZ" depending on when you listened), local guys-you-see-everywhere Seth Graves, Brandon Jazz, and Steve Cross played with no sense of restraint and were a pure display of no-frills, sloppy rock n roll. Following the Brrd was Westfolk(formerly Oscar Anthony and the Westfolk Band), who began and ended with a solid groove that held up their furious inter-twining of genres, from bluesy/soulful croons to 70’s rock-n-roll decadence guitar solos to jangly folk rhythms. Westfolk proved they were a band that can have quite a bit more than necessary happening on stage but still compress it all into jams that make sense and make the people move. Unlike a lot of their contemporaries, these guys play material that is not only musically relevant and a display of greater things to come, but the focus on songwriting is quite evident as well. The crowd had a superb sense of camaraderie throughout the evening, but Westfolk really brought the dancing to the table.

Closing the night out was Cheer Up Charlie Daniels who was also celebrating a vinyl release. They brought to the table solid harmonies and catchy sing-alongs, and everyone on stage made it a point to get across the fun they were having during the set. The crowd was definitely comprised mostly of friends who drunkenly cheered every aspect of the performance, and the guys cranked through their entire new albums worth of country-friendly pop rock and then some. When the clock struck 130 everyone was pretty ready to go sleep, many of them likely to have class the next morning, but the show was successful (despite an attempted boycott, more on that later) and both crowd and bands seemingly went home happy. – Jesse Baker

So you’ve probably heard of YEAH (Youth Empowerment Through Arts and Humanities) by now; it’s a promising community project that gives the youth of middle Tennessee the chance to hone their musical skills in a safe and productive environment. Basically, they’re assuring Nashville a good music scene for years to come, and that is an invaluable service.

YEAH is holding a benefit show Monday (11/23) and you should go support this great organization. Here are the details:

The fundraising party on Monday (11/23) from 7-9. The event is for Friends of YEAH!, which means the people who are 18+ (too old to attend YEAH! on a regular basis) are allowed in, they’re asking for a pledge of $20/month (that’s less than a dollar a day, you can handle it). But, if someone wants to come in and pay $20 at the door to jam with local artists, eat food, get some drink, screen print, or take an acting class, they’d definitely be cool with that too. So don’t be a bum, come on out and help support this great resource for Tennessee’s youth.

So it looks like Ex-Meemaw guitarist Daniel Pujol is in need of a new drummer, and it could be you! Want to see the nation and meet interesting people? Want to have a "real rock and roll experience"? Need to get out of town for a bit? Well this could be the break you’ve been looking for! Sounds cool to us, here’s what Daniel had to say:

"Greetings, My name is Daniel Pujol. Now you just got to let me know: Do you know any musicians who want to tour all the time but can’t in your area?

As long as they’re not crazy, violent, or drug addicts, you should send them my way to danielluccapujol@gmail.com , because I need a tour drummer really bad right now. In fact, I just put out an entire tape as a Want Ad for a drummer called Ringo, Where Art Thou? Tracks from it can be heard at myspace.com/danielluccapujol and I can send a tape if anyone expresses further interest.

Right now I’m pushing by at barely 2 weeks a month of tour, but I’d like 2 weeks to be a minimum and I can book and provide equipment as well as transportation, but it’d be really cool if I didn’t have too. They can be from here or somewhere else, or I’ll go somewhere else to practice haha. I want to tour more. Everything must go! With prices like this, math just makes things more complicated!"

Thanks for reading,

Daniel Pujol

The Royal Bangs have had a pretty exciting career lately. Their quircky blend of electronic blips and glitches layed over rough but infectious guitar riffs has attracted the attention of the music community lately, and there seem to be nothing but promising times ahead for these guys. In the past they’ve joined forces with huge names like The Black Keys, played some large festivals (including our own Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival), spent large amounts of time across the pond on their European tour, and recently just released their sophomore effort, Let It Beep–which is totally badass. Despite their hectic and exhaustive touring schedule, The Deli managed to sit down with frontman Ryan Schaefer to have a few words on the band’s past, the new album, and plans for the future. Check it out here. –Interview by Jessica Pace