The Boston-native, Washington DC based alt-country, singer-songwriter Tom McBride is touring in support of his release "A Brief Head Spin" (Humpback Records), his full-length debut that displays the artists sweet baritone voice & lyrical dexterity, weaving through a diverse style of Americana song-scape. McBride teamed-up with drummer from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sean Greenhalgh, to co-produce the record and help lend its stark, dream-like atmosphere. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).
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Interview with The Dirty Jacks: DC Deli’s Band of the Month (April)
Rockville MD’s alt. rock band The Dirty Jacks were crowned the champions at the Mid-Atlantic Band Battle 6 held at Jammin Java this year. And they also just so happened to get the title of Band of the Month via our last poll. So collectivelly, we got a hold of Colin Ball (Lead Vocals/Guitar,) Billy Rommel (Lead Guitar,) Bobby Scott (Bass/Vocals,) Erik Hildebrant (Drums,) and Ian Hildebrant (Keyboard/Vocals.) They filled us in on everything from poker, weekend tours throughout the summer, and kevlar drumsticks. Now onto the interview…
Their debut album Rufus is available now, and you can catch them live next at Sonoma’s in Columbia, MD on 4/28.
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The Grey Area @ Red Palace 4/20
DC’s blues rock duo The Grey Area (who repped DC at SxSW this year) are gonna make big noise this Friday, 4/20 at the Red Palace with tracks from their debut EP 508, featuring doses of Inspector Gadget and twangy Kiss-like licks. Check out the video for "Ourselves" below, also found on the EP. And sharing the stage with them is Brooklyn’s indie rock band Midnight Spin who were NYC Deli’s Best Emerging Artist of 2009! Therefore a night of full on rock noise will ensue!
4/20 @ Red Palace, Doors @ 8 PM, $10.
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East Ghost and Teen Mom @ Red Palace 4/19
This Thursday, head to H St. for some genuine melodic indie rock via DC locals East Ghost, who are hitting the Red Palace stage to play tracks off their early 2012 release St. Elizabeths. They’ll also be revealing some new material, and merch (they’ve got some adorable coasters!)
Joining them is DC’s own indie pop Teen Mom, who’ve got a beachy vibe that’ll amp you up for the summery weekend.
4/19 @ Red Palace. Doors @ 8, $8.
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Dance for the Dying, The Silver Liners, We Were Pirates, Tomio 4/20 Rock & Roll Hotel
If local indie pop/rock and post-punk is what you crave on 4/20, then get ready to get your ears’ munchies on at the Rock & Roll Hotel this Friday. The quadruple line-up features Dance for the Dying, who are about to set out on tour in May (this is their last hometown headliner before taking off.) The Silver Liners will be there too, who are currently in the studio working on new material. Also check out We Were Pirates who’ve recently released their second album Change. And Tomio will be kicking it all off, who are expecting their debut EP to be out this Fall.
It’s all going down 4/20 @ Rock & Roll Hotel, Doors at 8 PM, $10.
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Album of the Month: Caustic Casanova “Someday You Will Be Proven Correct”
The Onion AV Club nailed it when they described DC’s indie psyche sludge post-punk trio Caustic Casanova as "uniquely brainy hard rock, heavy yet clever in a Torche meets Dismemberment Plan kind of way." That sound clearly eminates on their recent release Someday You Will Be Proven Correct (Mad Love Records) with 12 tracks drawing in numerous elements of rock.
If Jackass comes back around with another sequel, then "Hail Fellow Well Met" should be included on the soundtrack as it sounds like the lovechild of CKY and H.I.M. at times, and kinda makes me want to ride a shopping cart through Occupy K St.
"Bulwark", the stand-out track in my opinion, has a tinge of 90’s alt and a darker undertone compared to the other tracks. Then the breakdowns kick in fuck-yeah style as the lyrics "whether coming or going, I want to be where you are, sleep safe tonight" are crooned and echoed over the piles of scuzz and fuzz.
"17:59", a superb instrumental, is the pivotal sludge build-up track that when played live will most likely get you visiting the merch table, or walking out of the venue post show with a new local favorite on your mind and a download waiting to happen at home… –Dawn
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Interview with Pet Parade: DC Deli’s Band of the Month (April)
Arlington VA’s indie rockers Pet Parade are a name we here at the Deli have seen listed on nearly every venue around the DMV lately, so it’s no wonder they were voted as our Band of the Month. We wanted to find out more about the guys that make up Pet Parade (Patrick Jones, Marco Morales, Mark AC, and Blaine Misner) so we got a hold of Patrick who filled us in on their upcoming recording, synth pop roots, and the love for local supporting venues. Now onto the interview…
Catch them live at a free show on Sunday 4/8 at CD Cellar in Arlington @ 6 PM. They will be shooting a video for one of their tracks off Unleash the Furry so be there!
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Windian Records 3rd Anniversary This Weekend
This weekend is DC’s awesome label Windian Records 3rd Anniversary and just about all the labelmates will be playing live at the Montserrat House on both April 6th & 7th!
Repping DC tonight are stoner garage punks Suns of Guns (who have a 4 track 7" EP coming soon,) and garage/indie rockers Foul Swoops who are currently working on a new release. They’re all joined by Windian Records’ The Penetrators, the Bizarros, and Paint Fumes- so a good night of garage and punk all around!
Tomorrow on the same stage the DC garage punk continues with The Shirks (who’s 3 Songs 7" is available now, and check out a track below,) Thee Lolitas (7" out on Arnold Records,) and some lo-fi action from the Doozies. Also from Windian that night will be The Psyched and Static Eyes, so be there!
Doors @ 8:30 4/6 & 4/7 @ Montserrat House (2016 9th St.NW.)
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Dot Dash Release New Video
DC’s post punk pop band Dot Dash have unleashed a new video for the track "Learn How To Fly" from their album Spark Flame Ember Ash. They’ve also made the track available for free download here.
Check them out live this Friday 4/6 at the Artisphere for the Chickfactor Magazine 20th Anniversary show with Stevie Jackson (Belle & Sebastian), Frankie Rose (Slumberland), and Honeybunch (ex-Velvet Crush.)
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Interview with Watering Color: DC Deli’s Band of the Month (March)
The DC based experimental psych rock duo Watering Color may have officially launched only a month ago, but the brothers that are WC, Ted and Jason Gilman, have been jamming since the summer of 2009. Their genre blending has caught the ears of many, as they recently peaked the charts of our band of the month poll! So we wanted to find out more about this super up and coming act. We got a hold of Jason Gilman who tells us about psychedelic influences, their upcoming album, and more. Now onto the interview…
You can listen to tracks as they come in from Watering Color via their Facebook page.
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Friday Night: Alex Vans & The Hideaway + The Makes
Hi there Deli readers! I thought you all should know that there’s a seriously great show happening this Friday night at The Dunes!
Local indie-roots rock group, Alex Vans & The Hideaway will be sharing the stage with Philly’s The Makes. If you haven’t heard The Makes yet, then what you’ve been missing is a face-melting rock and roll band that will be fusing attitude-heavy guitar solos (somehow I want to say Pink Floyd meets Tool meets Radiohead) from frontman Chris Weyh with the saxophone stylings of Rick Tate (of the Roots) (yeah, seriously!).
Rick Tate will also be jamming with Alex Vans on Friday night which should make that set extra special. It’s also worth noting that Alex Vans & The Hideaways will be previewing a bunch of new songs from their upcoming release which feature a fuller, more plugged-n sound than Alex’s self titled EP.
Finally, if all of this wasn’t already enough for you to stop drooling over cherry blossoms and fleeting glances of freshly exposed summer skin and get down to The Dunes on Friday, you should know that this will be Alex Vans & The Hideaway’s last show in DC for the next several months. The band is currently scheduled to play several months of shows in Australia. When you come out this Friday, be sure to wish them well on their tour – but, be a good sport and don’t remind them that it’s actually going to be winter in Australia…Tough break!
Show info:
The Dunes (1402 Meridian PL, NW)
Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM $10
RSVP here.
–Jarrett
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Charm City Devils Upcoming Release
To give the already-growing mass of fans what they want now, SINS, the second album from Baltimore rock band Charm City Devils, will be released exclusively via iTunes on April 1 via Fat Lady Music. The first single from SINS, a cover of “Man Of Constant Sorrow” (from the Grammy®-winning soundtrack of the George Clooney Oscar®-nominated film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”), is quickly making a name for itself on the Rock radio airwaves. Fans have been burning up the request lines on such radio outlets as SiriusXM’s “Octane” channel, 98 Rock (Baltimore), KILO (Colorado Springs), WZBH (Ocean City), KHTQ (Spokane), KQXR (Boise), WJXQ (Lansing) and KTUX (Shreveport). “Man Of Constant Sorry” recently debuted on Billboard’s “Active Rock” chart at #36. A lyric video for the song was recently released and can be seen below. –(Courtesy ABC PR Amanda C.)
CCD’s album release show will be at the Recher Theatre on 4/21.