International director and artist Noaz Deshe directed and drew IMA ROBOT’s video for ‘Ruthless’, the first single off their forthcoming album. With EDC and Warped Tour fresh in the minds of some of you, this may be what you need to wind down after a hectic weekend.

If you happen to be in Italy right now, you’re in luck!  Local Natives is playing Ravenna.  The rest of us will have to settle with this video and perhaps a slice of pizza. 

Do yourselves a favor and usher in the weekend with this video.  letlive‘s latest in the way of videos is entitled "Casino Columbus" and will leave you reeling.  Stop reading and push play!

Jenny and Johnny is the new project from Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice. You can now download a free song “Scissor Runner” from the upcoming album We’re Having Fun Now here: www.jennyandjohnnymusic.com. Since you are in LA, be the first to get a very limited ‘Scissor Runner’ 7” available for free only at Rudy’s Barbershop in Silverlake this Saturday, June 26th from 3pm to 5pm. Rudy’s is located on 4451 West Sunset Boulevard. They go on a national tour in September and arrive back in LA to open for Belle & Sebastian Oct. 3 at the Palladium. 

Here at the Deli, sometimes it’s good to change the menu around. I’m excited to announce a yummy little experiment called The Weekly Special.

What is it? Simple! Each week we’ll be showcasing some of the tastiest tunes from the LA scene downloadable for FREE right here on The Deli LA’s blog.

Bands, submit your stuff to deli.la.submissions@gmail.com to be featured when we roll out the menu next week. Attach an mp3 (192kbps or better) along with a sentence or two and a link to your website.

If you’re hungry now, you can snack on a few of the tunes in the Open Blog

If you’ve played Rock Band, chances are you’ve come across the downloadable song "Moving To Seattle" by The Material. These unsigned rockers, who hail from LA and San Diego, are in the studio hard at work on their upcoming album full of well crafted rock tunes. If their previous work is any indication, they may just be the be the best band you’ve never heard of. They’ll be touring all summer but you can catch them Thursday, June 24th at the The Troubadour with headliners Every Avenue.

I wish I were the first to report that The Like are pretty terrific and worthy of your discerning ears.  Alas, I am not.  Z Berg, an Edie Sedgewick doppleganger fronts the band and plays guitar.  Tennessee Thomas plays the drums, Laena Geronimo plays bass and Annie Morgan holds it down on the organ.  Their latest video for "He’s Not A Boy" is a testament to enviable mod styling and lighthearted pop music.  I think you should give it a listen.

Seriously, no one is looking at you, it’s okay to dance in your chair when you watch this video. French transplants and LA natives come together in De Signer to make killer electropop with an international flair. The group is poised to release their third LP, Nous Nous, this summer.

VOICEs VOICEs use of pedals, loops, spellbinding vocals, and heartrending drumming results in hauntingly beautiful music that will awaken even your most subconscious dreams and fears. This summer will be the re-release of their first EP "Sounds Outside" on the venerable Lefse Records.

White Lights return home to play the Roxy this Saturday at 8pm after pimping their Ponzi Scheme video to the indie heads in NYC. Congrats to the locals as the video won H&M’s Battle of the Bands. They open for the Danish Kashmir and The Memorials which comprises members of The Mars Volta.

Helen Stellar is back tonight! They are making their headlining return to Spaceland in Silverlake after they ended their residency back in April. They promise an extra long set filled with their new work and some old favorites. Doors at 8:30pm with Pink Noise and 22-20’s

Looking forward to the tail end of summer is a sentiment that is not shared by most.  However, with Funeral Party‘s new album "Golden Age of Nowhere" releasing on August 30th, I have a feeling that quite a few of us will be counting down the days.