New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Woongi has released a second single, “Terry’s Cottage”, from their forthcoming LP, Rip’s Cuts. The album is set to be released on May 10th via Sooper Records. The single is accompanied by a fun, Alex Jensen directed, video.
You can catch Woongi at Schubas on April 24th with Diane Coffee and on May 13th for a free show at Empty Bottle with Liam Kazar and Blush Scars.
Photo by Natalie Escobedo
The Whips recently dropped a new single, “I Wanna Love You (All the Time)”. A rumbling, rhythm & riff combo kickstarts the track, as an admission of affection is confessed in sweaty, garage-rock glory. The raunchy, for-all-seasons, in-all-conditions adoration is expressed, punctuated by a slick guitar solo. You can catch The Whips this coming Monday, April 8 at Ortlieb’s, where they’ll be opening for Tommy And The Commies as well as France’s Les Lullies.
Angela James has released the first two singles, “Sailing” and “Hattie’s Dream”, from her forthcoming collection of lullabies called “Quiet Night”. On the album James is joined by Charles Rumback (vibraphone), Jason Stein (bass clarinet), and Katherine Young (bassoon), and has managed to create an album that will be just as enjoyable and restful for adults as it should be for children. The album’s tagline is “made for weary parents by weary parents”, but there is more of a lush peacefulness filling these tracks than a tired or weary feeling.
You can help James celebrate the new album on April 20th at Hideout (at 3pm) with Spectralina.
Ahead of its official release on April 12 via No Quarter, All Time Present, the new album from Chris Forsyth, is available for streaming, courtesy of NPR’s First Listen. Setting sail on an adventurous path, a reeled-in, ruminating, atmosphere juxtaposes the searing, soaring, psych-rock peaks with pensive, instrumental valleys. A mythical, sonic story evolves over the long haul. Jerry’s on Front will be hosting a pair of record release shows on April 27 and 28 (the first of which is sold out), with the latter being supported by Cold Hands.
Clever One has teamed up with beat maker B.B.Z Darney to release a new album called Nothin’ New Under The Sun via Seven Oddities Records.
The album has a fantastic nostalgic sound, taking the listener back to an early to Mid 00’s backpacker sound. The project features contributions from uMaNg, Tony Patagonia, DoomsDay, DreamTek, DJ PhiLogic and DJ Grazzhoppa.
Clever One is heading up to Madison, WI to perform on April 12th at The Wisco with Outside Voices, Big Lo, and Dash D.U.B.
Stello is bringing its unique brand of indie rock to Elsewhere on April 12, and the world suddenly seems like a better place to live in. Stello has been a staple of the NYC music scene for the last couple of years and their brand spanking new EP Triplet No. 3: Fountain is another grand display of sophisticated chord progressions, groovy basslines, and ascending tempos culminating in pleasant harmonies and cathartic finales. The new record showcases a costant evolution in the band’s sound that doesn’t betray their signature traits. Listen to “Sure Enough?” from the new EP below. – Rene Cobar, photo by Nick Deveau
Cinematic Rock group Varaha is preparing to release their debut full-length album, A Passage For Lost Years, on April 26th via Prosthetic Records. This is the first new music we have had from the band since their debut EP back 2016.
This is the work of Fabio Brienza (Vocals, Guitars), Joel Hollis (Guitars), David Swanson (Drums), and Bryan Gold (Bass). They recently released the epic, nearly 12 minute, title track that you can stream below.
You can catch Varaha at Reggie’s on April 26th with Dusk, Withering Soul, and Dismalimerence.
Including Travis Arterburn and Tom Anthony (both formerly of Clique), the quartet of Half Thought recently shared its self-titled debut. The track, “Script Revisted,” opens with a melancholy monologue as a delicate dusting of piano-led music plays and reinforces the mood. A rolling, exuberant tempo eventually grabs the wheel. Recognizing one’s temporary pitfalls/mistakes, the song’s protagonist appears ready to try again.
Ural Thomas made his return to the stage in 2017, when he and his backing band signed with Tender Loving Empire. Though he hadn’t performed professionally since the early 70’s, Ural never stopped loving music. This made his comeback a smooth and entertaining one. Equally as strong as his love for music is his love for people. With any music he makes, his goal is to lighten the heart of those who are listening. To quote; “If we make someone smile we’re satisfied. They’re ain’t no difference between us. It’s all love and brotherhood. If folks listen to my record and feel that I’ll feel very blessed.” We got in touch with Ural for a quick chat about his return to the music business.
The Deli Portland: After taking such a long break, what prompted you to start recording and performing again?
Well, I missed the people and I was so happy to find out the people missed me!
What has it been like working with Tender Loving Empire?
We love em, and look forward to developing the friendship further.
Can you tell us more about why you decided to name your debut album The Right Time?
Because it is just that, it is the right time. All moments in life are the right time because tomorrow is not promised to any of us.
What do you enjoy most about performing?
Connection to the people.
What do you think your next goal is as an artist?
We have discovered a love of touring in Europe and we’d like to go back.
You can see Ural Thomas & The Pain live April 19th at Revolution Hall, alongside Federale, and Orquestra Pacifico Tropical.
-By Avril Carrillo, photo by Robert Delahanty
If it seems like it’s been a while since you heard from Oginalii, you might want to clean out your ears. They’ve stormed across the Rust Belt over the past few months playing shows in support of their upcoming album Cause and Affection. To mark the release, they’ll play The Basement on April 5th, which is when the album will drop wherever you get your music. Back in November, The Deli wrote about "Forgotten Kindness", a single from the album which highlighted the intense sound that main shredder Emma Hoeflinger crafted to complement the call to empathy in her lyrics. Just last month, the band released "Light As A Feather", a darker track about managing and struggling to cope with anxiety in a healthy way. Take a listen to "Light As A Feather" below, and catch Oginalii and Cause and Affection at The Basement on April 5th. – Will Sisskind
Amyl and the Sniffers Doing Drugs Onstage
Lead singer, Amy Taylor, smashed her mouth on her mic at the Thrasher showcase, so she was already bleeding midway through her raucous set when she announced onstage “I heard there was a guy in Austin who makes his own poppers and calls it Double Scorpion” On cue, a guy in the front row holds up a bottle of poppers and invites her to sniff, and then the entire band proceeds to put down their instruments to line up and do poppers, delaying their set until they got a whiff, and then returned to said instruments and launched into the next song.
City Morgue Causes Bizarro Mayhem
Zillakami, one half of City Morgue, was arrested when he landed in Austin on an outstanding warrant. However, he also nearly incited a riot revving up the crowd at City Morgue’s Thrasher showcase. Moshing and stage diving left numerous fans bleeding, yet still smiling, while a dystopian crowd slammed into each other gleefully raging to the morbid trap-metal. When a fan is moshing around while holding a chucky doll, you know the scene is apocalyptic.
Otoboke Beaver Bull Rides A Fan
An all-female punk band from Kyoto that attacks the crowd with their music, literally attacked a crowd member at their showcase at the Main. Their aggressive music stylings and fast-paced delivery bubbled over to where guitarist, Yoyoyoshie, jumped on to a large fan in the front row and literally rode the fan around while shredding her guitar. The fan who had the guitarist’s legs wrapped around his head seemed to be more than fine with what had happened to him.
Band Survivor at Dozen St.
Some cringe worthy band turmoil took place at the unofficial showcases at Dozen St. bar on the East side. Band names will be withheld to save them the embarrassment but midway through a set, a bandleader informed his guitarist that his guitar was out of tune and instructed him to tune it. The guitarist was unable to tune his own guitar and literally walked out of the venue trying to find someone to tune his guitar. Upon not being able to tune it, the lead singer told the poor guitarist to leave the stage and that he was fired. Ouch! I was also informed by a house bartender of another firing, where a guitarist who had been playing out of key their entire show was given a lesson onstage by the lead singer, guiding his hands to the appropriate frets, until he gave up and fired the guitarist. SXSW-harshed on two counts!
David Fricke Makes An Appearance
If you are a music journalist, a Rolling Stone magazine fan, or just haven’t had your head in the sand for the last fifty years – you would know the name David Fricke. The former Rolling Stone editor and music review god suddenly materialized at the Brazilian music showcase at Lucille and jammed out to psychedelic vibes of Boogarins. The absolute legend was hanging out with Austin Chronicle cronys, Raoul Hernandez and Michael Toland. The guy who gave Cobain’s last interview, shined a light on 70’s punk and guided the world’s best rock magazine through its golden years was head nodding to the music just like the rest of us.
Tara Terra is indie rock group fronted by genre shifting multi-instrumentalist Emily Blue. Along with Evan Opitz (Guitar and Synth), Nick Soria (Bass and Vocals), Mariel Fechik (Vocals), and Joey Buttlar (Drums), Tara Terra is preparing to release their latest EP, "Couch Surfer, Lover”, on April 7th. This is the first new music we have received from the band since 2017’s LP, Where’s Your Light?.
The band recently released the EP’s first single, “ithaca”, which can be streamed below.
You can help the band celebrate the release of their new EP on April 7th at Sleeping Village with Fay Ray and Ryan Hadarah.
