Kicking off their tour with Viva Brother on Oct. 13, glitch folk band Motopony will have their song "Seer" make its TV debut on  HBO’s "How To Make It In America" this Sunday at 10:30pm.  The Seattle-based group has quickly gained momentum since they debuted their self-titled LP in May,  which is available now on tinyOGRE Entertainment.

MOTOPONY TOUR DATES

October 13        The Horseshoe Tavern          Toronto, ON*
October 14        Le Petit Campus                    Montreal, QC*
October 15        DeLuna Fest                          Pensacola Beach, FL
October 16        Johnny Brenda’s (21+)          Philadelphia, PA*
October 17        The Middle East (21+)           Cambridge, MA*
October 18        The Met                                 Pawtucket, RI*
October 19         Bowery Ballroom (19+)         New York, NY*
October 21         Rock and Roll Hotel               Washington, DC
October 22         The Club at Water Street       Rochester, NY*
October 24          The Basement                       Columbus, OH*
October 25          Lincoln Hall                           Chicago, IL*
October 26          Triple Rock                           Minneapolis, MN*
October 31          Turner Hall Ballroom             Milwaukee, WI?
November 9         Marquis Theatre                   Denver, CO?
November 10       The Black Sheep                 Colorado Springs, CO?
November 14       Café du Nord                        San Francisco, CA?
November 15        Belly Up Tavern                   Solana Beach, CA?
November 16        Bootleg Theater                     Los Angeles, CA?
November 19        Aladdin Theater                      Portland, OR?

Next week many attendees of the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC will suddenly realize that they developed a desperate need for hand claps and wave balloons along the coast of San Francisco – and for Silver Swans’ delicately melancholic music. This video was selected to be projected in between bands at The Deli/INDMUSIC CMJ Music Marathon Shows with 35 others.

Rock at heart, NYC’s Outernational reaches out to reggae, ska, punk, dub, polka, mariachi, hip-hop, and world music, much like their forward-thinking predecessors and audacious musical idols of the 60s to the present. Outspoken and outstanding, this revolutionary ensemble comprised of Miles Solay (vocals), Leo Mintek (guitar/back vocals), Jesse Williams (bass/back vocals), and “Dr.” Jesse Blum (trumpet/keyboard/electric organ/harmonium/accordion/clavinet), have been hard at work on their first full length record, “Welcome To The Revolution” and “Todos Somos Ilegales" EP – recording with Chad Smith behind the kit.” The group’s passion for their mission is even more apparent when they perform with an impassioned and fiery force. Outernational stands by their hopes and dreams for a “ radical vision for the future of a world without borders,” a stance that has continued to blossom since their first EP, “Eyes on Fire” and only becomes stronger as the band’s grabbing music and message recruit fans and followers. The band will be headlining The Deli’s Alt Rock Stage official CMJ show on Tuesday October 18 at The Delancey with Lily and The Parlour Tricks, Raccoon Fighter, The Nico Blues, and The Suicide Dolls (Boston). More info here.

Turkuaz – who placed 4th in our Best of NYC emerging artists 2010 poll – has again successfully ventured into the dark heart of the jungle of funk with their latest release “Zerbert.” In this mesmerizing chronicle, horns clash and scamper, wah-guitars chirp and flutter, harmonies howl, and bass grooves snarl and snort like warthogs in heat. Renowned for their raucous dance-party shows, their signature stampede of sonic fury is elegantly captured and preserved like an elk head on your study wall. Funk is a genre all but extinct in the aural wilderness of modern indie-tedium. However, this band of rare specimens are giving the dodo a fresh chance at flight. Their rhythms are primal, their melodies relentless, and their weirdness charming. They celebrate Zerbert’s release this coming Saturday October 15th at the Mercury Lounge— animal print is encouraged.  -=brokeMC

In the video of their single "Antihero", Brooklyn Folk Poppers Futurist make the most convincing argument for "So You Think You Can Dance: Williamsburg" we’ve ever seen. The band released their debut album "War Is Yesterday" in June, with a party involving over 50 (fifty!) interdisciplinary artists. This video was selected to be projected in between bands at The Deli/INDMUSIC CMJ Music Marathon Shows. 

In Whiskey Shivers’ "Gimme All YourLovin" video, Brad Pitt good looks and a bow tattoo totally forgive the dead bodies under the floorboards. This video was selected to be projected in between bands at The Deli/INDMUSIC CMJ Music Marathon Shows

A few weeks ago The Deli teamed up with INDMUSIC to find the best unsigned and independent music videos to be featured between sets during some of The Deli’s CMJ showcases at this year’s Music Marathon. After hours and hours of "music-vision", The INDMUSIC staff finally delivered the list of winners – here’s a playlist of all the selected videos. Starting today we’ll slowly upload the ones we like in our local blogs. INDMUSIC is a Youtube Network designed to help bands monetize their video content without sacrificing creative control.

On October 12, Brooklyn’s rock quartet, Blackbells, is welcoming their new EP, “IxI” into the music world with an early show (6:45pm doors) at Mercury Lounge. Accompanying the release (it is officially out digitally today.), the EP’s seductive, opening title track is a music video available on Baeblemusic. “IxI” features tracks that fans have been hearing and enjoying live for months, including sultry, hooking, and psych-rock-riff-ridden “The Shelf,” “Shoestring Lolita,” “Testify,” and “Bad Bones.” Tickets for tomorrow’s show are available for purchase here. –Meijin Bruttomesso