The yearly tech, film and music conference, South By Southwest begins its music conference tomorrow! We’ll be sharing some Bay Area labels and artists to watch while you’re running around in Austin this week! We totally think you should make it to the Riot Act Media + Father/Daughter Records Official Showcase as the Bay Area based record label, Father/Daughter Records has been signing some really great bands and becoming influential in the national independent music community.

Riot Act Media + Father/Daughter Records Present:
PURR MOODS
An Official SXSW Showcase

Tuesday, March 14th — 7pm-2am
The Sidewinder (715 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701)
Free entry with badge / $12 tickets at the door
ALL AGES

The showcase will feature two San Francisco based bands among a line up of national acts:

PLUSH and Never Young

The San Francisco based band, BT‘s (which in includes members of NOBUNNY, Elvis Christ, Apache and Slick) will be playing at The Milk Bar on Friday night along side the Gijón, Spain based ensemble, Las Munjitas del Fuzz aka “THE Nuns” of Fuzz! Las Mujitas will be performing with the Oakland band, The Dukes of Hamburg  (featuring Russell Quan of the The Mummies) on Saturday night The Night Light in Oakland! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see this line up, so you won’t want to miss these shows! Guest DJs Maicol (Tuzz Records) and Jodie Artichoke (Rock n’ Roll Workshop) will be spinning music all night! Visuals will be courtesy of MK Ultra. 

Kymberli’s Music Box Presents

Las Munjitas del Fuzz- aka the Nuns of Fuzz (Gijón, Spain)
BT’s – Members of Apache, NOBUNNY & Slick (San Francisco)

PLUS DJ’s Maicol (Tuzz Records) and Jodie Artichoke (Rock n’ Roll Workshop)
Visuals by: MK Ultra

Friday, March 10th
Milk Bar, San Francisco
8:00pm/21+
$10 at the door

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Kymberli Music Box Presents
The Dukes of Hamburg (Oakland, CA. Featuring Russell Quan of the The Mummies)
Las Munjitas del Fuzz (Madrid, Spain)

Plus DJ’s Russell Quan & Maicol (Tuzz Records)

Saturday, March 11th
8pm/21+
The Night Light
$10

We’re excited to premiere the new music from the Bay Area based sister duo, King Willow. Their new single, Galapagos is an addictive acoustic pop track that tells a story of love relationships and the need for freedom.

Sisters, Amanda and Julianna Salguero make up the twin chambers of King Willow’s wistfully beating heart. With a sound some have likened to The Head and the Heart and First Aid Kit, their original music shows a range from slower huskier numbers to upbeat and clever pop anthems. East Coast natives and current San Franciscans, these two bicoastal babes bring humor and grace to indie folk/pop.

"Galapagos" is the story of a love gone stale – that point in a relationship where staying together is simply easier than breaking up. Two lovers with the opposite problem fight it out in the music video – their passion takes a comically dark turn as the two seek their revenge." – King Willow

King Willow is celebrating their EP release on March 23rd at Amnesia in San Francisco.
8:30pm, $7

We’re excited for you to check out San Francisco-based trio Rara Replica! They are releasing their very first EP entitled Feral Heart, due out on March 1, 2017. You can see their first ever music video for "Fever Dream" – which takes the viewer through a psychedelic, cautionary tale of how Santa Vanidad came to be.

At the forefront, Katya Lopez paints a dramatic narrative with her powerful vocals and experienced instrumental performance. On guitar, Chris Palmer seamlessly glides between rhythm and lead. His delivery weaves together dreamy soundscapes and gritty solos. On drums, Steve Hinan, adds the solid backdrop whether it be for a driving psychedelic guitar solo or a rock beat with a punch.

Looking to escape a life of factory-made songs and shrinking creative space, Rara Replica takes risks and takes names. Collectively, this power trio fuses carefully crafts songs with the soul of jazz artists and heart of metal musicians.

Rara Replica attributes its name as an adaptation of a Bikini Kill song title, revamped to “strange replica” in Spanish. Staying true to their mission, Rara Replica aims to push the listener and challenge the world of plastic music to embrace the beautifully unconventional.

Guest writer, San Francisco based Michelle Robertson has written and conducted a great interview with Bay Area harpest, Amelia Romano.

"The blue harp is jarring. It punctuates the cityscape of San Francisco, refusing to blend in with the clear sky above. Just as out of place as the azure harp are the melodies emanating from it. We’ve seen this instrument before, in orchestral halls and mythological tales, but the music Amelia Romano’s harp creates is hardly classical nor folkloric.

Gazing upon the skyline captured in Romano’s “Legacy” video, one of the singles off her album New Perspectives, one begins to understand the tapestry of influences that compose the work. In this city, cultures and worlds collide, yet a humble cohesiveness emerges from such disparity…"

You can read the interview in its entirety here.

San Jose’s Xiu Xiu performs live at the Chapel on March 19th. This legendary Bay Area will be playing all over the country in support of their new album, FORGET.

FORGET was recorded during a period of epic productivity for Xiu Xiu. While writing FORGET, they released the lauded Plays the Music of Twin Peaks, collaborated with Mitski on a song for an upcoming John Cameron Mitchell film, composed music for art installations by Danh Vo, recorded an album with Merzbow and scored an experimental reworking of the Mozart opera, The Magic Flute. All of this frantic, external activity lead to a softly damaged dreaminess and broadened intent that has not been heard before in other Xiu Xiu works. The album was produced by John Congleton (Blondie, Sigur Ros), Greg Saunier of Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu’s own Angela Seo.

​Make sure you don’t miss this show!

​We were super excited to learn about the line up going down in Oakland at ​The Octopus Literary Salon on March 10th!

Bay Area based bands, Real Real Talk and ​Horrible/Adorable will share a bill with Southern Califorian music outfits, ​Tristan Puig and the legendary, Globelamp. All of these peoples perform emotive, indie pop and we think this line up is well curated and certainly worth checking out!

We’re always pleased to premiere new Bay Area music! The Bay Area based band, Nine Pound Shadow has released a brand music video entitled, Tell Me Why. The band is comprised of brothers, Breandain and Christopher Langlois who create a very California sort of sound, one whose lineage and mythology goes as far back as, well, a family tree. Tell Me Why hinges on orchestral piano chords before building into a chantable refrain. This track is haunting and touching to no end.

Nine Pound Shadow will perform live in San Francisco at The Independent on February 21st.

Take a listen and make sure you support local artists!

Our selected jurors and The Deli Magazine readers have spoken! The Oakland based band, Mall Walk have officially won The Deli SF Artist of the Year Composite Chart (readers+jurors) Poll for the Indie Rock/Pop Category!

I know that sounds like a mouthful, but it just means it’s the chart that considers both the votes of our jury of "local scene experts" (who nominated all the bands in the list) AND our readers! These guys are acutally a personal fave band of mine.  

Congratulations to this talented band of beings. Well done and Godspeed! Enjoy this victory! Soak it in!

Associate Editor, The Deli SF
Jordannah Elizabeth

Congratulations to Doctor Striker for winning the The Deli Magazine San Francisco Artist of the Year Readers Poll (Indie Rock/Pop)! The Deli SF’s readers have casted their votes and Doctor Striker has come out on top as their favorite band of the year! We’re happy to extend this honor and I sincerely hope this band continues to make music long into the future.

Associate Editor, The Deli SF
Jordannah Elizabeth

Congratulations to The Pleasure Routine for winning the The Deli Magazine San Francisco Artist of the Year Readers Poll (Rock/Pop)! The Deli SF’s readers have casted their votes and The Pleasure Routine has come out on top as their favorite band of the year!

We’re happy to extend this honor and I sincerely hope this band continues to make music long into the future.

Associate Editor, The Deli SF
Jordannah Elizabeth

Our selected jurors and The Deli Magazine readers have spoken! The San Francisco based band, Tino Drima have officially won The Deli SF Artist of the Year Composite Chart (readers+jurors) Poll for the Revival Rock/Pop Category!

I know that sounds like a mouthful, but it just means it’s the chart that considers both the votes of our jury of "local scene experts" (who nominated all the bands in the list) AND our readers!

Congratulations to this talented band of beings. Well done and Godspeed! Enjoy this victory!
Soak it in!

Associate Editor, The Deli SF

Jordannah Elizabeth