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Indiscipline: The music of King Crimson at Reggie’s (12.6.25)
Chicago / Classic indie

Indiscipline: The music of King Crimson at Reggie’s (12.6.25)

Posted on: December 4, 2025December 4, 2025

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)
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / NYC

NYC’s indie-rock Quarters new double single “STAR / PLUMMET” (plus hella US tour dates in March)

Posted on: November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

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”
Classic indie / NYC

Adding it up on The Planes’ new EP, “Motel for Lightning Bug”

Posted on: November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

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”
Chicago / Classic indie

Sad House Guest “it’s just money”

Posted on: September 23, 2025September 22, 2025

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
Alt Rock / Avant-Indie / Classic indie / Indie Rock / NYC / Uncategorized

Love and loneliness on Sex Week’s indie-expanding new EP, Upper Mezzanine

Posted on: August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

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”
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Grunge / Indie Rock / NYC

Laveda mix up pungent, sweet & strong musical elixir at recent live show and on latest single, “Heaven”

Posted on: June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

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
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Indie Rock / NYC / Shoegaze

DELI DEBUT: Comet’s sharp and soft EP Quitter, out today

Posted on: May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

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
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Grunge / Indie Rock / Noise Rock / NYC

Um, Jennifer? Brooklyn’s unhinged rock band drops debut album

Posted on: May 6, 2025May 7, 2025

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”
Classic indie / NYC / Singer Songwriters

Ginger Winn tames the wolfdog: Anxiety and fear in new single and music video “Escape”

Posted on: May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

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”
Alt Pop / Classic indie / Dreampop / Electronic / Indie Rock / NYC

Darla Dean Lewis’ new sparkling indie-pop single “Bred To Be”

Posted on: April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

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!
Alt Rock / Avant-Indie / Classic indie / Electronic / Grunge / NYC / Punk / Shoegaze / Uncategorized

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!

Posted on: April 16, 2025April 17, 2025

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
Classic indie / NYC

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

Posted on: April 3, 2025April 25, 2025

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 […]

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