THE DELI

Now in its 11th edition, "THE REVOLUTION" concert series at National Sawdust has consistently held it down by featuring talent both top-notch and under the national radar, but always local. Which is the reason why this ver blog decided to partner with them! This month’s cream of the crop features CE of Quincy Vidal spitting and singing his solo stuff, Krychek’s bizzare electropop and the loungy hip-hop of Kala and the Lost Tribe. 

CE (pronounced "See," pictured) is 1/2 of NY indie-rap stalwart Quincy Vidal, also an established emcee/producer. His solo recordings feature sedated instrumentals and potent lyrics that are mostly rapped but often sung as well. Krychek, the only non hip hop artist on the bill, will break the funky grooves with music that sounds like a surprisingly functional marriage between Nine Inche Nails and Tears for Fears. Their punky, spacy electropop is at times unstable, at others tranquil but always transfixing.  Kala and The Lost Tribe serve the classic, never cliché, combo of poignant, clever rapping over jazzy, keys-driven backing tracks. Check out their recent single/video ‘Chill" streaming below.

You can catch these NYC artists live at The National Sawdust on 1/21 – and copies of The Deli will be there! —Henry Solotaroff-Webber

Hailing from La Verne by way of Pomona, the suburban experimental tribe Tomber Lever release their new album Furniture Pedagogue on Pacific Nature Records tomorrow, January 7. The quartet’s brand of infectious and genre-bending rock ‘n’ roll permeates with themes of family, showcasing creative efforts of the tight-knit DIY community that cultivated them. Pacific Nature Records is releasing the album on cassette tape with two different covers and tape splatters with J-card. 

Listen to "No. 12" off Furniture Pedagogue below and watch Tomber Lever perform tonight at VLHS to kickoff their tour "4,000 Miles to Graceland" with Birote the Musical, support from Judcody Limon and Harriers of Discord. Need an address? Ask a punk. – Ryan Mo

We gave NYC’s indie pop duo Satellite Mode a "Buzz Alert" back in November (yo, when we say it, we mean it!), and we are glad today to find out they are playing Irving Plaza… tonight! These guys just released a new single, entitled ‘Warm Fire Lightning’ (streaming below) that confirms their talent what good we had to say about them a couple of months ago. This is quality pop that feels timeless. If you move fast, you might still be able to grab a ticket for tonight’s show, they are opening for Great Good Fine OK. If not, well… enjoy the new single!

Orange County’s Panoramic embark on their first West Coast tour from January 7 to January 21, traveling up to the wintery forests of Washington and back following a successful trek through the Southwest last summer. The quartet kick off their tour at Orangy County’s Beatnik Bandito tomorrow at 7:30 PM, with support from dairy queen duo Talk, Tired Thanatoid, Leashes, Young Jesus, and the linguistic-noise trio Benno, VA. Download Panoramic’s debut album Not Exactly for free on Bandcamp. – Ryan Mo

Ah, the late 90’s. What a decade to be alive for true rock lurvers! A time filled with gritty, grungy, hardcore, sloppy yet wonderful alternative rock music. Formed in 1987, hardcore influenced NYC band Supertouch release three years later their debut album “The Earth is Flat”. Their musical style hinted at legends such as Mudhoney, Melvins, and Bad Brains, but with their own sonic spin and a F-You demeanor retained from the good old punk days. As it happens in rock’n’roll, they broke up after that debut, which slowly became a cult record among many rock music connoisseurs. Twenty years later, the band is reuniting, releasing a new EP entitled “Lost My Way,” which really sounded as if time had stopped. Although they haven’t released new music since “Lost My Way”, Supertouch is still killing it live, and will hit St. Vitus on January 19th. Check out their EP title-track streaming below. – Jocelyn Huggler