Congratulations to Don Bellenger for winning a copy of The Frail‘s new album, LoveDeathLegend! Don’t you love winning free stuff?! Well, we love giving it it away. Look out for more album givaways, but for now, you should totally be jealous of Don for winning this one!

Oakland based indie folk band, Empty Moon has dropped a new single entitled, 75 Degrees. This new single is from their upcoming album, The Shark. This simple, lyric based song maintains a fluid music style and is reminiscent of 90s bands like The Shins and Bright Eyes.

If you’re old enough to remember the music of the 90s this band will bring you nostalgia for sure. Look out for Empty Moon’s new full length album which is due out on November 4th on High Dive Records. For now, check out the free track and new single, 75 Degrees via Soundcloud.

An awesome free event is going down TODAY in the Mission. The Noise Pop 20th Street Block Party will take place from noon to 6 pm. Located on 20th street between Bryant and Harrison, there’s going to be a number of cool things to check out. Bands like Melted Toys, The Mattson 2 featuring Tommy Guerrero, Myron & E and 8th Grader will be playing among others!

You can also hangout out at the Mutiny Radio Station for a fun time on Florida street, and The Box Factory will be hosting local music from Down Dirty Shake, Jordannah Elizabeth, a solo set from Luke Sweeney, Spider Heart and more.

Don’t miss this event!!! It is totally FREE and such a wonderful community based gathering!! We’ll see you there!

The City: SF Sounds is hosting a night of music at DNA Lounge on August 28th. San Francisco based Indie Rock bands, Fritz Montana, SunRunners and The Lillies will be the showcased performers of the night. If you’re into indie pop rock and roll, this is a great show to attend.

Free appetizers, Jack Daniels drink samplers, a ton of JD swag and the chance to win a guitar or Beats headphones are all great additions to this live music event. Entry to the show is totally free as well. What is there to lose? Nothing, there is only room to gain.

Make your way out to DNA Lounge on August 28th. You’ll have a good time!

Congratulations to Scary Little Friends for winning The Deli Magazine San Francisco Artist of the Month Poll! Our readers have spoken and they’ve chosen this hardworking band as their top choice! Scary Little Friends is a fantastic San Francisco folk band and we hope they experience as much success as possible!

You can catch the final week of Scary Little Friend’s August Tuesday Residency at Amnesia in San Francisco on August 26th with Go By Ocean and The Rock Wolfz

Band crush. Genuis is a San Francisco based experimental electronic duo that makes incredibly classy darkwave outer space tracks that holds your attention for every second their music is emitting from your speakers. These young musicians are sonically versatile and have an understanding of sound and layering that many musicians don’t possess. Genuis’ music has an intense amout of depth to it, but the music doesn’t overwhelm you with layers that are dissonant, misplaced or out of key. Also, there can be one moment where you’ll hear an intense intergalactic song and the next you’ll find yourself listening to a minimal acoustic anti folk track. Nonetheless, by the time you get through their album, whether your ear catches a lofi or heavily produced song won’t matter. 

&thony (Anthony Michael Leedom) and Elfboi (Lien Bao Do) make a great duo, and Bao Do’s voice is incredibly charming and brings a lot of enchantment to the songs. We’re totally into it. The songs have layered and atmospheric personality and you should get into Genuis for sure. –je

The Acid Test is a series of psychedelic throwback parties that take place at the all ages music and arts venue, SUB/MISSION in San Francisco. For the third Summer edition of this event, DJ Al Lover will join the line up of DJs who will spin for the what could be called a 60s costume and dance party. Everyone will be dressed in their best throwback threads and ready to hit the dance floor!

If you’re looking for a cool all ages event, The Acid Test Summer Edition is a really fun one!

AL LOVER (AUSTIN PSYCH FEST official DJ)
DARRAGH SKELTON (PAPERHOUSE PRESENTS)
MAE DELIA (BARCELONA. PAPERHOUSE)
STEVE ( ONDON, UK)

Liquid light performance by Mad Alchemy

And a special visit from Salt Lake City! Michael Walton will be exhibiting his Black Light Posters!!

San Francisco based peace and lovecentric psychedelic rock band, The Love Dimension is preparing to release their new full length album entitled, Create and Consume. This long running local band will be celebrating their album release show at The Chapel in San Francisco on September 4th with Trainwreck Riders and Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah. Make sure you don’t miss this event!

The Love Dimension deserves all of the positivity and support a local band can receive as they write and perform songs with a loving spiritually conscious vibe. Create and Consume will be available on 12 inch vinyl and we know the album is going to sound radiant. Pick up a copy on September 4th and support local independent bands!!

San Francisco based legendary musician, Joel Gion is embarking on an independent music journey as he prepares to release his debut full length album, Apple Bonkers later this month. "Apple Bonkers will be out on August 19th in the U.S and on the 18th in Europe on VINYL / CD and DIGITAL formats via The Reverberation Appreciation Society and The Committee to Keep Music Evil. Apple Bonkers will also be released on cassette via a co-release with Burger Records."

He is splitting his time between performing as the beloved tambourine and percussion player for the wildly successful 60s revivalist rock band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and this personal musical endeavor, which is proving to be successful in its own right as he continues to be embraced by his long time fans, and gleefully discovered by young listeners.

If you did not attend the string of local shows Joel and his band, Joel Gion & the Primary Colours played earlier this year, you will have a chance to see him perform live at Amoeba Music in San Francisco on August 20th. This in-store performance is absolutely FREE!!!!! –je

​San Francisco experimental post punk band, Buzzmutt will be releasing a new ​EP next month. Today, we have an exclusive first single from their upcoming album entitled, Strange Planes of ​​Surveillance​.

This new single, Stumble Forward is a strange grungy collage of urban drenched tribal instrumentation mixed with​ a catchy vocal melody. A cool thing about Buzzmutt is that they sound just as grungy, raw and intense live. It’s hard to find a live band that keeps the integrity of their recordings, but they do.

​Stumble Forward and Buzzmutt are a breath of fresh air because this band obliterates the laid back, washed out Cali garage rock style that we know and love. They bring a gritty east coast underground sound that derives from Baltimore/DC punk and experimental vintage rock like, CAN. Get into it. The music may be a bit of an acquired taste, but it goes down easy.

You can catch Buzzmutt live on September 11th at their album release show at the Hemlock Tavern. ​

Oh yes, we’re giving away a copy of The Frail’s brand new album, LoveDeathLegend which isn’t due for release until August 26th!

On top of that awesome gift, The Frail wants to give the lucky winner of the album a spot on their guestlist for their album release show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco on August 29th. Which one of you will be the winner? Shoot us an email – sfeditor@thedelimagazine.com and we’ll announce the winner next Monday! Good luck!

He brings to you the power of his slithering eel voice, drenched in teenage bravado and sensitivity. He slinks along, gathers steam, strikes, and retreats. Wicked Man makes his silent appearance. Though a simple person, Berkeley-based songwriter Yonatan Tietz’s uniqueness lies in the subtle tease, the unselfconsciousness of both listener and musician that speaks to a suburban, midnight-hour insomnia that many have indeed felt before. Completing the ensemble are Matt Fisher-Keller playing bass and keyboards and Nick Blossom playing drums.

The musicianship is not virtuosic by any means, nor does this record intend for it to be. It is an open letter, written on the paper rolls of a traveller, a quiet beckoning towards the unattainable. The three songs on The Fingership EP give exactly what they should. “Solitude” introduces a conflicted introvert shunning the disdain of domestic routine in favor of something larger than himself.

Cautious though he may be, he is driven by the will to continue. “We Are Near” is an intimate trap-door that turns uncertainty into something worth fighting for. Shades of turquoise fall into the cracks between his words. He finds comfort in leaving the mundane. “Selfish Indeed” sets itself apart both in tempo and intensity from the surrounding material. He breaks from the traditional method of self-deprecating lyrics, instead choosing to let his words flow like a stream of consciousness declaration. He turns on the listener, confides, then chides-himself included. Slippery eel has done his job, turned you on. –Justin Kohlberg

The band is currently on a tour of the Pacific Northwest through September, and their EP is available through www.wicked-man.com and wickedman.bandcamp.com.