We are lovin’ the resurgence/rebirth of the Notekillers! Besides that they straight-up fuckin’ still rock, it goes with our belief in the “ripple effect”, and how no matter how insignificant you may feel about a body of work, its influence has the ability to affect someone else inspiring paths that might not have been taken before. We doubt that David First and crew ever thought when they dropped off free copies of their 1980 7”, The Zipper, at legendary NYC record store, 99 Records, as a last ditch effort to reach anyone that it would end up in the hands of a young Thurston Moore and friends influencing the sound of Sonic Youth and the NYC No Wave movement. We simply just love stories like this! And it’s part of why we do the things that we do here at The Deli. Well, Pitchfork just interviewed Mr. First (and we certainly used Mr. as a sign of respect, and not age by any means) for their The Out Door column which you can check out here. Or you can just come hear the Notekillers LIVE for yourself at The Deli Philly/NYC first joint showcase on Thursday, December 16 at Kung Fu Necktie w/our favorite Philly grungey dream-pop outfit Creepoid and a Deli NYC favorite to be announced. Below is a live performance video from the Notekillers’ show at the M Room for the Philly F/M Fest of the first new song written for their recent release We’re Here to Help called “Airport”. (Our Q.D. Tran and Adam G. were drunkenly hanging out next to the camera man at this performance. We’re happy that they didn’t accidently knock him over so we have this fine footage.) Enjoy! – The Deli Staff

Placid riffs and dreamy reverb cast “Resurrectionist” serene, sad and nearly romantic. Psalmships’ frontman and founder Joshua Britton vocally bridges the gap between the extremes of indifference and passion, affection or even love. Inherently moody, the song’s lyricism lends itself to shuffling backbeats reminiscent of post-rock anthems by Glasgow’s Mogwai or the less dreary Explosions in the Sky. Britton’s diction delivers itself with a slightly Cash-esque drawl, establishing an eerie basis for Psalmships’ self-descriptor. Yes, this is “ghost folk” and it will seep into your bones. A new Americana, Psalmships’ EP Black Forest Withers, released this month, hums with the underpinnings of a genre seeped in the tradition of storytelling, inventive structures, and mood altering sound. Set to sail with Psalmships tonight are Ropeadope’s local music community lovin’ crew The Spinning Leaves and NYC’s The Loom, who you should definitely catch with their big entrancing dark, brooding folk rock sound and gorgeous vocals. Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., 9pm, $5 – $10, All Ages – Dianca Potts

 

With the way the weather has been acting up recently–bouts of rain, chilly sunshine, all around annoyance–we don’t blame you if you want to spend tonight wrapped in a warm, cozy blanket of glistening pop refrains that’ll make you forget winter’s less than a month away. And the perfect local band to help with that? Buried Beds. With their delicate arrangements, sun-kissed vocals and rustic layered sways, Buried Beds’ shiny brand of sweet coastal folk-pop is absolutely adorable and one that, as I’ve said before and will say again, shows a brighter side to this sometimes murky city. It’s an insistent smile inducer, really. Add electro-folk headliners Tuung and the alt-pop sweetness of the 1990s, and you have yourself a night of barefoot-in-the-grass splendor. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave., 1201 N. Frankford Ave., $10 door/$12 adv, 21+ – Annamarya Scaccia

 

You have seen Ron Gallo deliver intimate solo performances, and you have seen him front the eclectic cavalcade of soulful folk all-stars known as Toy Soldiers. But tonight’s show at Blockley Pourhouse will give you an intimate look at Toy Soldiers start as a duo. Long before signing on to Mad Dragon Records, Toy Soldiers started out as a two-piece between Gallo and his longtime friend and drummer, Mike Baurer. But the band still delivered the traditional Americana roots rock that you know and love today, and they’re ready to get back to the basics and kick it old school once again! Joining them on this rare night at The Blockley will be The Tressels, whose 2 ½ year journey culminated into the release of their “dollar store rock” album “Bourbon Legend”. The Blockley Pourhouse, 3801 Chestnut St., 8pm, $7, 21+ – Bill McThrill

 

According to Pitchfork, Pissed Jeans will be performing at the benefit for the family (wife and baby daughter) of tragically fallen former Sub Pop Records VP Andy Kotowicz, who was in a fatal car accident on Oct. 24, 2010. The event will be on Dec. 4 at The Showbox in Seattle, and will also feature performances by Mudhoney, Shabazz Palaces, Wolf Eyes, Vetiver, Fruit Bats, A-Frames/AFCGT, and Michael Yonkers. If you’d like to make a direct donation to the Andy Kotowicz’s Family Foundation, please do so here. As you may or may not know, Kotowicz played an integral part in bringing Pissed Jeans into the Sub Pop family so this will certainly be an emotional performance for them. We wish comfort to all for their loss. – The Deli Staff

 

Well, it looks like Philly artists are experiencing a bit of a British Invasion this week. The Black Cab Sessions is an interesting video series definitely worth checking out where you get to see some of your favorite artists stuff themselves in the back of the mobile studio and pull off a tune through the bumpy streets of the city, which is usually London. Looks like they wrapped-up their session with Reading Rainbow yesterday before the couple headed out on tour, and are currently in NYC/Brooklyn recording Grandchildren before our much beloved West Philly crew performs at ultra-cool Brooklyn DIY space Glasslands Gallery for the first installment of a monthly showcase by Tell All Your Friends PR. – The Deli Staff

 

Update: The Black Cab Sessions also picked up Spank Rock, Plastic Little and Strand of Oaks w/Chris Ward from Pattern Is Movement.

Philly’s lo-fi queen of mean is back on the scene. Nah, we know that Christine Griffis is an absolute sweetheart, but her stage persona ‘tine-‘tine will cut any bitch that crosses her and make ex-lovers rue the day they hit that shit with a drop of a verse! She’ll be takin’ some time off from, in her own words, “dick suckin’, grad schoolin’, full-time-workin’, ‘tine-‘tinein’…mostly dick suckin’ though” to grace the stage at JR’s. Well, I guess that you really can’t call it a stage because there is no physical stage. How about that designated carpeted area in the corner where bands go to rock balls!?! But tonight you’ll be gettin’ down to some old school beats and plenty of laughs. Hopefully the potty-mouthed Northeaster wrote some new tunes for us over the summer in between fellatios. Also, if you plan on making the trip into deep South Philly, make sure to catch Negative Department. Admittedly, I haven’t seen them perform live yet, but I’m lovin’ tracks like “Throw a Rock, Hit an Artist” and “Dark and Stormy”. JR’s, 2327 S. Croskey St., 9pm, $5, 21+ – Q.D. Tran

 

Ha…thanks to R5’s tweet for turning us on to Kurt Vile’s track “He’s Alright” closing out the finale for Season 2 of “Eastbound & Down”. Unfortunately, we are poor so such luxuries are not always at our fingertips and some of us just steal cable, but HBO is definitely not one of the channels that we get. Sorry, if you still haven’t had a chance to watch this from your DVR recording (you rich bastards – just kidding) and this ruins the ending for you, just look away and mute the first few seconds. – The Deli Staff

The video below recently surfaced this week from a sick lineup of Philly hip hop at The Troc on Oct. 29 to kickoff this past Halloween weekend. Jedi Mind Tricks were headlining the bill with plenty of support from local buddies Freeway, Reef the Lost Cauze, Peedi Crakk, Jakk Frost, Outerspace, Army of the Pharaohs and Burke. But the star of the video is certainly Freeway and his mask. Now, we know already what we’ll be for next year’s Halloween festivities. Look out for an army of Freeways sporting Deli tees! The video was filmed and edited by Jimmy Giambrone. BTW: What’s up with the sausage fest and all the moshing at a hip hop show? Does someone need a hug? Enjoy! – The Deli Staff

We just learned from Phrequency that Silk City’s “Mo Money, No Problems” hosted by Tu Phace will be extra special this Thursday, Nov. 11 with a DJ set from hometown homie Spank Rock as well as a live performance from Brooklyn’s Ninjasonik. Shit folks, get ready for a crowded, sweaty night of ass shaking beats at Spring Garden’s fine dinery. – The Deli Staff

 

Dave Hartley’s solo project Nightlands releases Forget the Mantra on vinyl today via Secretly Canadian! Keep snatching up our artists, record labels. We love it! It’s nice to see our man who keeps it tight on the low-end for one of our faves The War on Drugs getting his time in the spotlight. Building hypnotic soundscapes with collages of sampled conversations, glorious beats, delicately layered computer generated sounds, and angelic choir-like vocals, Hartley creates an experimental album that you can easily lose yourself in. Still refusing to dust off that old record player? What’s wrong with you? Lucky Forget the Mantra is digitally available here for a super reasonable five bucks! Just grab your copy already and crank it up to eleven with that special nug you’ve been saving. – The Deli Staff

Back with the second installment of “Philly Sings Philly”, one of our absolute favorite folk artists Hezekiah Jones, a.k.a. Raph Cutrufello, will be headlining this evening. Now, I’m one of those people who’d rather hear only Cutrufello’s originals, but I’m sure it’ll be interesting to hear which local acts have touched him to the core. He has plenty of material to be inspired by from his many door duty nights at The Fire. And I’m guessing there will be a number of Hezekiah Jones covers and other local favorites tonight from buddies Suzie Brown, Marc Silver, Mason Porter and many more. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave., $8, 8pm, 21+ (Photo by Lisa Schaffer) – H.M. Kauffman