The fans have spoken! We would like to congratulate Vela Eyes for winning The Deli Magazine San Francisco’s Artist of the Month Poll! Vela Eyes is a talented indie rock band whose recordings are sensual, well written and high quality.

With so many music groups emerging every day, Vela Eyes stands out with their impressive recordings and dignified style. Make sure you check out their debut EP, the Pleasure Sunrise. We wish them a long and prosperous future!

San Francisco based electro pop band, Date Nite has released a new music video for their single, In the Light. The track is an upbeat space dance track that gels perfectly with their neon-delic music video. In The Light is visually dynamic, campy, delightfully imaginative and humorous to watch. If you like what you see, do your best to make your way to Date Nite’s upcoming show in San Francisco!

Date Nite Local Shows:

06.22.2013 – Monarch –  San Francisco, CA

This Saturday is your chance to check out a solid electro-pop-rock local line up in San Francisco. The Tenderloins, Bears! Bears! Bears! and All Your Sisters are sharing a bill on June 22, 2013 at Cafe Du Nord.

This line up will make for an enthralling show, as the bands will flow together well. All Your Sisters includes a member of Teenage Sweater, which is a Bay Area band of the moment. The show will be produced by Bourgeois Productions Presents, filmed by Squire Films and photographed by Anna Larina of Skeleton Key Photography. It’s always a great idea to go out and support your favorite bands, and local shows that have well curated line ups!

San Francisco based singer songwriters Megan Keely and Jessie Bridges are set to celebrate the release of their upcoming albums during their duel record release party at The Chapel in San Fran on July 12, 2013.

Keely, who is releasing her sophomore album entitled, Deciduous, spent the winter recording her tasteful and well produced album in Nashville and Bridges is releasing her first full length album, which is an endearing folk rock effort called Let it Breath. Both of these musicians are bright and write well crafted folk, country ballads.

Make sure you make it out to their album release at The Chapel to support independent local music!

Popular San Francisco based duo, Painted Palms has released a new EP entitled, "Nothing Lasts Long" via Soundcloud. You can listen to the entire 6 track EP which is available for download on the band’s Bandcamp. This electronic psych EP sounds like a cool lofi bedroom recording that is out of the box and enjoyable to listen to.

San Francisco based garage soul band, Solwave has released a new single entitled, I Won’t Wait.  This new invigorrating single was produced by Gordon Raphael (The Strokes) and mastered by Richard Dodd (Kings Of Leon), and highlights the high energy soulful style of this rock and roll outfit. Solwave is a veteran band with over 100 songs under their belt, but the music doesn’t stop coming! So you shouldn’t stop listening!

Six piece, San Francisco based indie gypsy rock band, Stages of Sleep is releasing debut album after a tedious and drawn out musicial process of completing their 2013 effort, Carousel. Stages of Sleep’s new album is well produced and creatively pop oriented. The music is touching and the band’s compositional talent and musicianship is admirable.

You can listen to Carousel’s title track below.

We’re excited to announce that San Francisco based folk/country record label, Secret Sevens Records is releasing a new album from the late country hero, Blaze Foley. Foley, who died in 1989 and influnced iconic musicians like Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams, recorded this forthcoming album entitled, Cold Cold World with his band The Beaver Valley Band between 1979 and 1980.

Secret Sevens Records will be releasing this album in July 2013. In the meantime, you can hear the title track Cold Cold World right here at The Deli San Francisco!

San Francisco, indie pop band, Vela Eyes is celebrating the release of their new EP tomorrow at the Elbo Room. This show’s bill embodies an amazing line up including: French Cassettes, The Trims, DJ Omar (Popscene) and Jacob Fury (Leisure SF). Make sure you make it out tomorrow night to experience this auspicious event, and to here a great group of bands all in one night.

Bay Area based experimental avant rock band, Makeunder has released a new music video for their single, "To the Ladder". This highly imaginitive and unique musical outfit is made up of six core members who create artistically off kilter music that exudes tonal influences from experimental composer Bela Bartok and new wave geniuses The Talking Heads. Because of Makeunder’s unique musical influences they create music that stands on its own as pure avant art music. 

Congratulations to the San Francisco based avant folk psych rock band, The Visibles for winning The Deli Magazine San Francisco‘s Artist of the Month Poll. This band’s loyal followers have voted them the cream of the crop this month, and with good reason! This band’s self titled full length album is a mellow and groovy 60’s throwback album that possesses musical soundscapes similar to The Beatles and 60’s Brit Pop.

We’re happy to highlight such a great band! Congratulations again from The Deli Magazine San Francisco.

Bay Area based indie band, The Mantles release a new single called Shadow of Your Step. This is a softly beautiful indie pop track that make the band’s upcoming full length album, Long Enough to Leave an appealing future release. The new LP is due out on Slumberland Records on June 18th, but until then, enjoy Shadow of Your Step which is posted below!