Indie dream pop trio, Mammoth Life will be playing their album release show tonight at the Brick & Mortar Music Hall for their self-titled LP off of Satisfying Records. This is definitely a long awaited release from Mammoth Life, and will be available at the show and can already be purchased and streamed on their BandCamp page. Other local bands involved in this show are spazzy pop Giggle Party, electronic funk band Animal Friend, and psych-synth trio Li Xi with DJ Neil Martinson (SMiLE!) filling in between with some glam, psych rock, and soul tunes.

Be sure to head on out to Brick & Mortar to catch these SF rising bands in action. Doors open at 9PM!  –Victor Casillas Valle

Popular Bay Area based lyricist, singer and producer, Ricky Reed – better known as Wallpaper. has released his anticipated debut album. On July 23rd, Reed released Ricky Reed is Real, which is a collection of songs that were produced after he obained a major label record deal. Wallpaper. emerged from cult success and popularity by releasing an independent EP, #STUPIDFACEDD and grabbed the attention of massive amounts of fans and social media followers.

This self proclaimed "blue collar pop record" is an exciting, humorous and well produced album that should be obtained immediately. To order Ricky Reed is Real, click here.

The monthly alternative indie rock event, Major Leagues is presenting a new line up for the month of July! The upcoming installment of this Monday night event will showcase Jesus Dude Mom, Great American Cities, Date Nite and Kitten Grenade at the Knockout in San Francisco. This is a strong and flowing line up, and all of these bands are staking their claims in the current indie electronic pop scene in SF, so it’s going to be an exciting night of music. Neil Martinson will be DJing between bands nothing but the best psych rock and post punk tracks of the era. 

We definitely recommend you spend your otherwise uneventful Monday night at The Knockout next week on July 29th. You won’t regret it!

The first annual Girls Rock! Baltimore – Baltimore Rock and Roll Camp for Girls will take place at the Baltimore School of Rock to house a five day extensive rock and roll camp for girls between the ages of 10-14 on August 5-9th. Tonight, seven of Baltimore best and brightest female fronted musical outfits will perform to raise money for the camp so the girls can be provided with official camp tee shirts, string and picks for their guitars and boxed lunches. The event’s line up includes: Blood Horses, Dead Whale Ramblers, Jordannah Elizabeth, Silence Kid, The Evokatones, Rabbit and the Hare (NYC), and Neutron Bomb is set to headline!

This benefit is for an amazing cause, so make sure you make it out to support Girls Rock! Baltimore! The show takes place at 5th Dimension on 405 W. Franklin St. in Baltimore City on the 5th floor of the historic H&H building. Doors open at 6:30 pm. First band goes on at 7:00 pm. $5-10 donations are suggested. If you’d like to donate to Girls Rock! Baltimore, click here.

The Baltimore based hard psych rock and roll band, The Flying Eyes are celebrating the release of their latest studio full length album, Lowlands. This heavy and dark LP is a true testament to the evolution of the band’s long running musical career. After raising several thousand dollars from the support of their fans on kickstarter, The Flying Eyes were able to record their first non DIY album at Lord Baltimore Studios in Baltimore, MD, and commissioned the mixing of the record to veteran Austin, Texas psych engineer, Dave McNair (The Black Angels, Scorpion Child). -Jordannah Elizabeth

You can order the record on the band’s European record label Nois Solution here.

The fans have spoken! We’d like to congratulate the ultra talented folk art rock band, Growwler for winning The Deli Magazine San Francisco’s Artist of the Month Poll for this month! Growwler is a unique and sonically ecclectic San Francisco based group who rocks! We really enjoy there confidence in their music, and are very excited that there fans deem them the winner of this month’s poll! The Deli would like to extend our congratulations, and we wish Growwler the best and a long and prosperous musical future!

We’re premiering the brand new music video from San Francisco based heavy indie rock band, Ghost Parade. The new track and music video are entitled Low, and explodes in your ear drums as this heavy power rock track holds no pretences of being mellow from the very first notes. In the video, Justin Bonifacio and George Woods jam with the rest of their talented band,in a sterile white room, giving the new song even more emphasis and forcing listeners to take notice to every word and riff the band performs.

Low is another single from the band’s full length LP, Foundation. Do yourself a favor and get into Ghost Parade and their new music. We have, and we’re into it. Check out the new music video for Low, below!

San Francisco based electro- pop band, Breakdown Valentine will performing with the popular and influential electro experimental solo project of musician Jonathan Bates of Mellowdrone called Big Black Delta TONIGHT at the Independent in San Francisco. This is going to be an intensely powerful show, as both bands create music that is heavy experimental electro and ambient soundscapes, laced with sultry vocals and searing beats that make for highly charged musical ambiance. Breakdown Valentine and Big Black Delta are super competent and great sounding bands.

Make sure you make it down to The Independent in San Francisco TONIGHT. You can RSVP here.

San Francisco based singer/songwriter, Jared Cohen has released a new collection of songs this summer. His album is called Change of Shapes and has been released under his full musical moniker, Jared Cohen and the Future Proof. Cohen’s new album is calming, well produced and possesses a very natural electro acoustic feel. We recommend you check out this new album if you’re into clear cut and well written singer/songwriter music.

Baltimore’s Ratscape is going to hit the town with a massive three-day music fest that will include many of Baltimore’s best, loudest and up and coming local bands. This is the second annual event that emerged as an answer to Baltimore’s legendary citywide arts and culture festival, Artscape. Ratscape is an alternative festival for true lovers of the local underground music scene, and will be held in Baltimore’s Station North Arts District at The Hour Haus, a music venue located next door to Joe Squared restaurant and bar. With local headliners like The Sterling Sisters, Baklavaa and Noisem wrapping up each night, Ratscape is definitely an anticipated summer live music showcase.

The event spans from July 19th through July 21st and the first bands start ripping up the stage at 2 pm. Each day showcases live music until 2 am! This is going to be an epic weekend of music. Make sure you make it out to The Hour Haus to support Baltimore’s inspiring, young local music community! Tickets are only $5! -jordannah elizabeth

RATSCAPE 2013 LINEUP!

2pm – 2:30pm———- Eze Jackson
2:45 – 3:15pm———- Something Complex
3:30 – 4:00pm———- Seaglass
4:15 – 4:45pm———- Expert Alterations
5:00 – 5:30pm———- Matrimonials
5:45 – 6:15———- Choke Motel
6:30 – 7pm ———-Special People
7:15 – 7:45pm———-Nice Guys
8:00 – 8:30 ———-Pleasant livers
8:45 – 9:15 ———-USSA Pleasuredome
9:30 – 10:00pm———- Hot God
10:15 – 10:45pm ———-Shining Mirrors
11:00 – 11:30pm ———-Raindeer
11:45 – 12:15am ———-Arboretum
12:30 – 1:00am ———-Flying Eyes
1:15 – 1:45am ———-Sterling Sisters

Saturday, July 20th

2pm – 2:30pm———- Dead Whale Ramblers
2:45 – 3:15pm———- Blood Horses
3:30 – 4pm ———-Et Al
4:15 – 4:45pm ———-Voodoo Pharmacology
5:00 – 5:30pm ———-Gutterhooks
5:45 – 6:15pm———- Foghound
6:30 – 7pm ———-Lazlo Lee
7:15 – 7:45pm———- Bobby E. Lee & The Sympathizers
8:00 – 8:30pm ———-Wet Brain
8:45 – 9:15pm ———-Hollywood
9:30 – 10:00pm ———-Ravagers
10:15 – 10:45pm———-Advlts
11:00 – 11:30 ———-Christopher Nobody & The Nothing
11:45 – 12:15 ———- Slow Jerks
12:30 – 1:00am ———-Hard Dads
1:15am – 1:45am———-Baklavaa

Sunday, July 21st

2:pm – 2:30pm ———-Neverthought
2:45 – 3:15pm ———- Last of the Vallorians
3:30 – 4:00pm ———- Disorder
4:15 – 4:45pm ———- Pallid
5:00 – 5:30pm ———-Phantom Lanterns
5:45 – 6:15pm ———- Mountainwolf
6:30 – 7:00pm ———-Big Mouth
7:15 – 7:45pm ———-Nude Massacre
8:00 – 8:30pm ———- Urine
8:45 – 9:15pm ———-Sexgender
9:30 – 10:00pm ———-Barbelith
10:15 – 10:45pm———-Melungeon
11:00 – 11:30pm———-Cemetery Piss
11:45 – 12:15pm———-Rukut
12:30 – 1:00pm———- Noisem

San Francisco based fuzz post punk band, Terry Malts has released an awesome sounding new single entitled, I Was Not There. This seemingly mysterious band does a great job of letting their music speak volumes for them as I Was Not There is a well produced punk track that needs no introduction or explanation. We love clear cut great sounding punk music here at The Deli and Terry Malts delivers.

The band has also announced the release date of their upcoming second full length album, Nobody Realizes This is Nowhere, which is due out on September 10, 2013 through Slumberland Records. Make sure you get your hands on a copy.

San Francisco based indie acoustic rock band, Owl Paws has released an honest and reflective EP entitled, Lead Cold Bath. Lead Cold Bath a collection of experimental folk ballads that are accentuated by the heartfelt, somberly attractive voice of Derek Schultz who sings songs that tell stories of heartbreak and quiet sorrow on this new album.

We highly recommend you attend Owl Paws’s Record Release show at the Elbo Room in San Francisco on July 17th with Cold Eskimo, Dogcatcher and The Crux. 

You can listen to Owl Paw’s title track, Cold Led Bath below via Soundcloud: