DC’s psych rockers Paperhaus have announced that their 2nd EP Lo Hi Lo will be coming out May 28. In the meantime, NPR has shared their first single off it on the show All Songs Considered. The track "Helicopters" (below) is a glimmering example of the sweet tinge of lo-fi shoegaze tones layered with indie rock elements that reminds of a clash between Longwave and the Strokes. Love it. –Dawn

Catch them in Richmond at Bauhaus on 3/22 and Charlotesville at Random Row Books on 3/23.

DC indie rockers Deleted Scenes (pictured) will be going into the studio extremely soon to begin recording their new LP.  They’ve just announced that they will be playing the new tracks at CD Cellar in Arlington on Thurs. 3/21.  Also on the bill are DC’s Les Rhinoceros who’s second album is due out this May. Check out the track "Bea Spiders" from it below.

3/21 @ CD Cellar (2607 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA). Starts @ 9:30, $Free! 

DC’s Bobbie Allen met Nashville’s Trent Dabbs at a gig in DC in 2011. Her beautiful voice and his songwriting skills came together in Young Summer, and the forthcoming synth-pop EP Ready or Not. The lead single "Fever Dream" (currently available on iTunes), full of seductive vocals and bubbling synths, promises an experience familiar to adventurous ‘80s pop fans, without being purely retro. Along with Baltimore’s Lovers and Reflections, Young Summer foretells a new movement in the Mid-Atlantic, yearning for impressive female vocals over prog-pop synths. –Natan Press

Ki Oni (roughly translates to Thurs. Demon) the northern VA based electronic artist got his name while sifting through a Toho Studio Monster site, and when not remixing 90’s cartoon theme songs and Grimes tracks, he is busy helping run Joy Pop Records and creating dope electronic atmospheres as heard on Tiny Elephants.

The chillwave beats are clean, tight, and invigorating and in the same realm as Funki Porcini and Four Tet. Each track is another highly creative soundscape that inspires. "Cruise" belongs on some runway at Fashion Week London. "Clouds" sombre tones make me envision some rainforest tribal musician taking on indie elements. And hip-hop inspired beats pop in occasionally throughout the LP, including the well layered "Trees."

Hailing from Annapolis is the indie rock band Cole Cash who are putting the finishing touches on their first music video and are working on their second LP (check out their first LP Radio, What Radio? below.) With gigs lined up til July, it’s no wonder their fans voted them as our Band of the Month. We wanted find out more about Thom Beall (Guitar, Lap Steel, Banjo, Vocals), Marcus Turner (Drums, Percussion, Keys, and Vocals), Bri Ong (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Percussion) and Aaron Lahey (Bass) so we touched base with them. Here they tell us about comic book inspiration, getting mobbed at a Candlebox concert, and connecting with their audience. Now onto the interview…

This Saturday March 9th, the Fillmore will be host to the Idobi Meltdown fest with an incredible line-up of indie rock, punk, and alt acts including Circa Survive, Minus the Bear and tons more. Amongst the line-up are Baltimore/Richmond/Chicago based alt rockers Diamond Youth. The members reside all over so keeping up to speed with each other via iChat and GarageBand to record are all part of the norm. They just released their EP Orange and just put out a video in support of it (check it out below.)

One of the fests awesome sponsers Vita Coco is eager to make sure you get out to this fest. So they’ve provided a couple passes to giveaway to one lucky Deli reader! All you have to do is email us by 3 PM on 3/7 and let us know your favorite Diamond Youth song. The winner will be emailed back to confirm. Please include your first and last name for guest list requirements.

You may remember the bombardment of year end lists and polls that dominated the social media stratosphere a couple months ago. Of course we at the DC Deli were a part of the chaos, and in that time, more than several local scene experts (mostly venue bookers and journalists) came to us with similar praise for the band that would become our Best Emerging Band of 2012. And that band is the surf garage rockers Shark Week. We wanted to find out more about the quartet comprised of Ryan, Danielle, Dan and Al. We got a hold of singer/guitarist Ryan Hunter Mitchell who tells us about fooseball tournament prizes, recording in Puerto Rico, and performing at Sweetlife Festival this year! Click here for the interview…

Shark Week will be headed off to SxSW in the coming days, so catch them at their send off show this Friday March 8th at the Rock and Roll Hotel. They will be shooting a live video and premiering a new single! Joining them are DC’s dance rock outfit Dance For the Dying, Balitmore’s psyche rockers The Flying Eyes, and new DC punk band Joy Buttons. Doors are at 8 PM and it’s only $10. –Dawn

Check out this awesome video for their song "Baby Maybe" released just this week.

DC indie band Lorelei have just released a new video and will be all over the DMV this weekend capping off a short east coast tour. Check out this video for the amazingly melodic track "Hole Punch" off their Fall 2012 release Enterprising Sidewalks, and then check them out live on these dates/venues:

3/1 Baltimore- Club K w/ Dead Leaf Echo & Bad Liquor Pond.  

3/2  DC- Velvet Lounge w/Dead Leaf Echo & Royal Shoals.  

4/5  DC – Comet Ping Pong w/Sea Lions and Golden Grrrls

Lorelei – Hole Punch from Slumberland Records on Vimeo.

The DC rock scene has helped unit bands like More Humans, who have ushered in a new identity as not only being the home to our country’s capital city, but also developing some serious music talent. The three-piece band has created many daunting moments balanced by some somberness situations. Their album Demon Station invokes a single-mindedness theme to their tone and harmonies, giving their attention the importance of vocals and the realness of clean-driven guitars. –Tina Aita

Thrash metal-heads Warchild help fuel all those craves associated with bashing the hell out of your head. You’ve got your tight-knit mosh pit, your heavy erupting guitar solos, and you’ve got your extremely intense vocalist. The DC locals Warchild help conjure up those essential metal recipes to earn their spot as the new-school of the old-school metal bands much of the likes of Metallica and, you guessed it, Jethro Tull. Their lethal sounds and violent noises will surely amp up any sweaty and anxious crowd. –Tina Aita (photo by Metal Chris)

Maryland based hard indie rockers Rude Cab Driver came together in early 2012 under an unusual/unique situation- a show was booked by their now drummer, but the rest of the band didn’t exist yet. Now, the punk-tinged trio has a plethora of tracks under their belt, and an evergrowing fanbase that pushed them to the top of our recent poll making them our Band of the Month. We wanted to find out more about Jeremy Sigel (guitar/vocals,) John Mayhew (bass/backup vocals,) and Francisco Leonard Estrada (drums,) so we got a hold of couple of them. Here they tell us about group house band practices, DC pride, and German nuns. Now onto the interview…

This Sunday 2/24, Springfield VA’s Empire will be hosting Localpalooza that will showcase an array of alt entertainment. The all ages mini fest will consist of 7 bands including Arkestry (self-described as a blues rock band that doesn’t suck), Take This To Heart (metalcore from Stafford), Bachs of Rock (NoVA heavy metal), The Richie Ray Project (melodic hip hop from Woodbridge), Geppettos Wood, The Carter Louthian Band, Were Only Livin Free, and End Of Silence (NoVA alt metal.)

Show starts @ 6 PM at the Empire and is $10. For tickets, email Julian Earle.