Indiscipline: A Tribute to King Crimson, the best King Crimson experience the Midwest has to offer. The musicians, led by Eric Butler, started out as massive fans of […]
NYC’s indie-rock Quarters new double single “STAR / PLUMMET” (plus hella US tour dates in March)
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photo by Amyas Ryan Today, Quarters releases a double-sided single, giving the people a first sneak-peak of their upcoming third album in the […]
Adding it up on The Planes’ new EP, “Motel for Lightning Bug”
I try to keep my impact small / Don’t we all? — “Cliff Diver”, The Planes (2025) Words by Jason Lee Let’s talk numbers. On The Planes’ Motel […]
Sad House Guest “it’s just money”
Sad House Guest recently released a surprisingly beautiful and earnest song called “it’s just money“. This is the project lead by the songwriting and vocals of Samuel Stein […]
Love and loneliness on Sex Week’s indie-expanding new EP, Upper Mezzanine
Words by Willa Rudolph On Friday, August 1st, New York based indie rock band Sex Week released a dream-world of a new EP, Upper Mezzanine, via Grand Jury. […]
Laveda mix up pungent, sweet & strong musical elixir at recent live show and on latest single, “Heaven”
Words by Ariya Arshadi-Cunningham / Cover photo & live photos by Elizabeth Acosta / Band portraits by Julia Tarantino On Friday night, New York City based band LAVEDA […]
DELI DEBUT: Comet’s sharp and soft EP Quitter, out today
Words by Willa Rudolph; Cover photo by a perfect drowning A perfect day for Comet’s new EP Quitter, cloudy and humid, air thick. Produced alongside Richard Orofino (Sexweek), […]
Um, Jennifer? Brooklyn’s unhinged rock band drops debut album
Words by Willa Rudolph Have you been wishing for a more playful, unassuming, unhinged indie rock band? Enter Um, Jennifer? The NYC-based duo of Elijah Scarpati and Fig […]
Ginger Winn tames the wolfdog: Anxiety and fear in new single and music video “Escape”
Photos by Brooklyn Zeh / Words by Willa Rudolph Today, May 1st, Kingston, New York-based artist Ginger Winn has released a new single and video called “Escape,” off […]
Darla Dean Lewis’ new sparkling indie-pop single “Bred To Be”
Words by Willa Rudolph; Photos by Cameron Littell Hello fair readers, Spring is upon us! I am done wearing pants for the season. As we feel the rebirth of […]
The Deli Mag Delivers: Mag Fair & Live Show on 4/20 at Baby’s All Right feat. Cynosure Mag & many others w/quotes from participants!
Words by Marisa Whitaker & Willa Rudolph Howdy, The Deli readers! We’d be shocked if you haven’t heard about it already (and if you haven’t, you must be […]
No Jersey share the secret for “How To Make It In America,” a fittingly sweeping gesture for their first new release since 2022’s debut EP
Nobody taught us how to make it in America. Where’s the people stepping up and taking care of ya? […]We’re all alone together wondering what the fuss is […]