New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
James & Evander Presents: Peter Stanley, The Waste Band, & Silian Rail at Book Zoo.
All bands will be playing acoustic sets and there will be a reading by Andrew Macy. The best part is that it’s free! Now that it’s the holiday time, free is a good thing.
Saturday, December 5th. Book Zoo [6395 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, California 94609]. Free!
Just in time for the holidays, Bay Area Girls Rock Camp will host its first ever silent auction featuring art, handmade crafts, and seasonal treasures donated by local artists and popular Bay Area institutions such as Pixar, Oaklandish, and more. All proceeds will go towards our programs that serve girls all over the Bay Area.
The night will be an exciting evening of art, music, and festivities and is open to the whole family. Do all of your holiday shopping while raising money for BAGRC! Camper alumni band Poison Apple Pie will play an enchanting set of original and cover songs and the female-owned and operated Local 123 Cafe will provide snacks and beverages.
Friday, December 4th, 7-10pm Local 123 Cafe [2049 San Pablo Ave, Oakland].
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The third full-length offering from British born songwriter Southway was recorded in a variety of hotel rooms and bedrooms in South Korea whilst touring Asia. On Suitcase, Southway, a seasoned multi-instrumentalist/producer and longtime San Francisco resident, exposes his powerful voice and songwriting expertise from a palette of raucous guitars reminiscent of the glory days of Brit-pop before Radiohead discovered drum machines and the Gallagher brothers Oasis had bank accounts. The resulting 11 tracks are modern rock fueled by the road and lost love, but with Southway’s perpetual optimism, there’s always a chance that good times are right round the corner.
Watch Nikki Lynette flow on que. Is she the best in the world? Perhaps. Last month Nikki shot the video for her single “Don’t Say No” and she should be releasing the results any day now. Don’t forget to check out Nikki’s blog at Chicago Now.
The Deli of course will also contribute to the pool of prizes for the Year End Best of LA Poll, for both the Overall and Readers’ charts.
Here’s the list:
Overall Chart Prize (winner only)
Cover of The Deli’s Spring issue (out in Arpil 2010)
Overall Chart Prize for 2nd and 3rd place
Smaller Picture on The Deli’s Spring issue’s cover
Readers’ Chart Prize (winner only)
Interview on a Deli issue
The Deli’s Staff
www.thedelimagazine.com
Wakey!Wakey! released a single featuring an acoustic version of "Brooklyn" on Monday December 7th. That same day the song was played on the TV show One Tree Hill. The single contains "Clinton St. Girl" as a B-Side, which you can download here. The Digital 7" debuted Top 20 on Itunes Alternative Albums & Singles Charts. Lookout for a Wakey!Wakey! full album in 2010.
Our friends at Bloodshot Records certainly seem to be in the holiday spirit. And lucky for us, they are celebrating the holidays with a massive sale at Bloodshot Records.com.
Albums by such Bloodshot artists as Ryan Adams, the Detroit Cobras, the Blacks, and the Old 97s are on sale right now—some as low as $5—making them perfect ideas for this season’s gift exchange.
The label is also holding a festive contest, the 15 Days of Bloodshot. When you order any Bloodshot merch between now and December 21, you will be entered to win 1 of 15 awesome prize-packs from SPIN, the AV Club, KEXP, No Depression, and others.
BloodshotRecords.com will once again be featuring Dex Romweber’s “Dark Christmas” as a free download, to help ring in the holiday cheer, Bloodshot style. Visit their giveaways sections to collect your free download, and while you’re at it, visit their online store to finish some Christmas shopping—and snag your chance at winning one of those coveted prize-packs. – Neph Basedow
The Beatards are a rather over the top multi ethnic electro-hip hop NYC band comprised of 3 DJs of Indian, Jewish and Korean descent (how cosmopolitan of them!) The band, which already had over 20 of their songs licensed to multiple shows on MTV and HBO, is going to release their debut album in 2010. Their newest single "Don’t Step On My Sneakers" is due out January 12. The Beatards are scheduled to perform at the next Mixtape Riot! Party with Ninjasonic on December 16 at Sutra Lounge on 1st ave and 1st Street in Manhattan.
Steel Phantoms is a very new band from Brooklyn, their sound spans from noise to new wave to crisp, riff-heavy pop. They have two lead vocalists. Check them out live at Glasslands on Dec. 12 with Calypso, No Place, and The Chairs. Free Williamsburg says about them: "Billy Joel quits chasing Uptown Girls, moves in w/ Jonathan Richman" – Earfarm says "Actually Pretty Good." – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).
Homesick Elephant | "Hold Me Close"
One of The Deli LA’s favorite folk outfits Homesick Elephant are playing a free set tonight (Thursday) at Hyperion Tavern. Their live sets are so damn fun and cute that we just want to pinch their figurative cheek, so check out the melodic-laden duo when they hit the stage at 9. Did we mention it’s free?
Sara Tan
The last thing you’d expect from a big-eyed, porcelain-faced indie-pop princess would be a curse word or a dirty joke, let alone a song about going deep (emotionally, that is) or being the "other" woman—but it was obvious from the get-go that Meiko felt right at home. Maybe that’s the reason why fans flooded the Hotel Cafe Tuesday night for her impromptu set filled with her melancholy tunes about love, heartbreak, and frustrations, complete with personal anecdotes about breaking her nose and wanting to murder Santa (kidding, of course). Meiko, fresh from her tour with Jewel, stood solo sans her band for a charming acoustic performance of old and new songs including “Reasons to Love You” and her own seductive Christmas carol “Maybe Next Year (X-mas Song).” It was a warm homecoming for the once-upon-a-time Hotel Cafe waitress whose deeply rich, yet sweet sounding voice continues to reel us in. -Sara Tan