San Francisco based avant noise band, Impuritan will be performing live at Brick and Mortar Hall on April 21st. Do your best to mosey down to the mission district after baking (we assume) all day on 4/20! Desert indie rock band, The Arabs will bring a mellow and creatively angelic style of rock to the stage after The Family Flaw play their revivalist vintage rock to open up a night of pure underground rock and roll.

Have a fun Tuesday night out at Brick and Mortar Music Hall and support independent bands!

Oakland based R&B soul pop band, Antique Naked Soul will be performing tonight at New Parish in support of the Oakland based soul band, Fantastic Negrito. You might have heard about Fantastic Negrito as he and his musical outfit recently won NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Contest, winning him a lot of media adoration and music industry attention. You can check out why Fantastic Negrito was able to beat out over 7,000 other bands and musicians for NPR’S winning title TONIGHT.

Get there early to check out the San Francisco based soul music and "chakra rock" artist, Nikki Borodi. This may be one of your last chances to see Fantastic Negrito perform in an intimate venue because his career is rising to new heights! Don’t miss this show!

The San Francisco based neo psych revivalist band, The Spiral Electric has recently released their debut EP entitled, Upon Your Shore EP. The album opens with a heavy washed out stream of sound that creates waves of low end that includes a bass line dancing around a droney intro before morphing into a new movement of music that resembles the melody style of The Small Faces and The Dandy Warhols. The album meanders into the third track, Take the Drop which draws from a Latin psych style and moves away from highlighting the lead vocals of Clay Andrews, and showcases the band’s instrumental psych rock compositional skills. Never Forget is a classic Spiral Electric song that has been played live a number of times. The slow ballad is sure to bring comfort and nostalgia to the band’s loyal music community and fans.

The album’s final song, Envy takes on the classic Paisley Underground sound mixed with Spiral Electric’s subtle flare and their uncanny Brian Jonestown Massacre influence. Upon Your Shore EP is a great debut release that opens a lot of doors for the band to build upon what is already a strong and focused musical foundation.

Oakland based avant classical folk musician, Michael Bang will be performing with his band at Awaken Café in Oakland on April 24th. Michael Bang is a unique string based musician that will surely awaken your appreciation for experimental string music. Even Taylor is much more of a traditional acoustic musician, creating beautifully written folk ballads that are drenched with a smooth melodious voice. Pelicanopolis has a bit of a laid back Lou Reed-esque acoustic style, rounding out this eclectic acoustic line up that will intrigue you if not totally inspire you to make music that is very far left from the mainstream.

Oakland based indie pop artist, Day Wave (also known as Jackson Phillips, who moon lights as one half of the popular electro pop band, Carousel) has released a new single entitled, Drag. This daydreamy modern pop ballad has a light and airy vibe to it, but its lyrical content is basically about being in a bad mood and not wanting to ruin other people’s day.

It takes a lot of talent to be able to write about gloomy subject matter and still make a song listenable and likable. Day Wave is very good at that. Take a few spare moments to listen to this new track below:

The San Francisco based psych blues band, Tumbleweed Wanderers have released a new single entitled, Into the Mines. In our humble opinion, Into the Mines is a turning point in the sound of Tumbleweed Wanderers. This crisp, ethereal track is very different from their past collection of music which has a sound that is mainly infused with heavy blues rhythms and psych folk anthems. Into the Mines takes on an experimental indie sound, touching on elemental styles that can be compared to Panda Bear and the early music of The Shins. This is not an insult. In fact, the full and potent production of this new track and the new creative take on the band’s general style is impressive and transformative.

Into the Mines is a refreshing track that’s going to cleanse your musical palette like orange sorbet on a hot summer’s day! This song is the second single from the band’s upcoming album, Realize, due out on June 9th. You can receive Into the Mines as a free track if you pre-order the full album, Realize here.

Jean Jeanie, the lead singer of the San Francisco based soul-gaze band, Future Twin will be playing an intimate solo show at Artist Television Access in the Mission District of San Francisco on April 29th. She’ll be performing a set of "aleatoric / chance-controlled music" (music in which some element of the composition is left to chance or is left to the determination of its performer) at 8 pm, so make sure you get there early!

We’re always keeping an eye out for unique events around the Bay Area, and if you love Jean Jeanie’s confident, soulful voice, you should certainly experience her in a new artistic element. This upcoming show is a charitable event and closing reception for "Better Homes and Gardens Today", an art show featuring: Megan Wilson & Christopher Statton in collaboration with the Gubbio Project and Coalition on Homelessness

If you’re completely attached to the "tried and true", Future Twin is playing TONIGHT at Rickshaw Stop. Click here for our coverage of tonight’s gig! 

Oakland based indie folk music project, Known to Collapse just released a super well done music video. Music project creator and musician, Kevin Lehner and his crew did not skimp on production value with this imaginative narrative that is the music video for his single, Circulated Undercover Ground.

Circulated Undercover Ground takes you on a trippy ride by displaying strong storytelling through great acting and clear imagery. Putting together a great music video is not as easy as it looks, but Known to Collapse makes the feat look effortless.

If you’d like to help the band realize more of their goals, you can contribute to their Indiegogo campaign.

San Francisco based psych dream pop band, Snow Angel will be releasing their debut 7 inch single, So Sick So Cool on April 22nd. Snow Angel, which features Les Claypool protégé and sitar player, Gabby La La will be celebrating the release of their album at Bottom of the Hill on April 22nd. The dynamic psych rock band, Be Calm Honcho will be supporting Snow Angel at their album release show.

Do your best to support this hard working Bay Area band. They’re self releasing their album, so buy a record and return all they’ve given to make their art and entertain the world!

The larger than life Bay Area based noise punk band, Terry Malts will be performing in support of the Chicago based Kranky Records post experimental band, Disappears at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on April 6th. We at the Deli get excited about all the shows we cover, but we’re completely buzzing over this one.

The San Francisco based Lofi punk noise band, Skate Laws will open, making the entire show an unhinged night of aggressive minimal noise music (it sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s not). Make sure you don’t get the idea that this bill is a showcase of inexperienced underground bands. These bands are seasoned, their songs are tight and well crafted, and they put on a thrilling show!

Disappears should not be missed. They’re going to create sounds and atmospheric vibes you’ve probably never heard before. Head down to Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on April 6th!

San Francisco based psych revivalist band, The Love Dimension will be headlining a night at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on April 2nd. The Love Dimension always puts on a wonderful live show. Their music shoots out vibes of peace, love and rock and roll! Neo shoegaze band, The Spiral Electric will also be performing on the BOT stage. This Brian Jonestown Massacre, paisley underground influenced ensemble creates really nice and dreamy rock soundscapes. San Francisco based rock band, Trendy Dad will be opening the night with their own brand of 60s revivalist pop rock and roll.

There’s absolutely no way you won’t be moving and shaking on the dance floor throughout this entire show! Don’t miss a great night of music at Bottom of the Hill!

Singer/songwriter, Travis Hayes is celebrating the release of his new three track album entitled, Love Songs. The album features the vocals of Emily Whitehurst (mainly known for her work in Tsunami Bomb and The Action Design) and paints a vivid picture of Hayes’ personal experiences with love. Hayes is a refreshingly traditional folk artist who doesn’t need to add too many frills to his music. He can capture an emotion or idea with his guitar and voice, but certainly takes the time to add simple elements that extenuate his overall artistic atmosphere. Love Songs features the cello and of course, Emily’s lovely voice, making the collection of songs very beautiful and very to point.

Hayes makes some classy music. You can check him out live tomorrow night at Doc’s Lab in San Francisco with Lauren O’Connell.