NYC

Thirdstory releases new single ‘G Train”, plays Baby’s All Right on 12/18

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This could be the first and last time you read about NYC band Thirdstory on the pages of The Deli. It’s not like we have anything against the talented soul-folk band, rather, it’s that too many people are beginning to jam with their catchy, rugged sound. The latest of their newer legion of fans appears to be none other than critically-acclaimed emcee Pusha T. On the highlight of the trio’s recently released Searching EP, "G Train," they pair up with Pusha to deliver a hard-hitting track that embodies the gritty, resilent nature of New York and New Yorkers. Though T is from Virginia, he feels right at home on a song about the underside of The Big Apple. Thirdstory are on a world tour right now, but you can catch them back at home on 12/18 at Baby’s All Right. — Henry Solotaroff-Webber 

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best mellow songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

NYC

Thirdstory releases new single ‘G Train”, plays Baby’s All Right on 12/18

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This could be the first and last time you read about NYC band Thirdstory on the pages of The Deli. It’s not like we have anything against the talented soul-folk band, rather, it’s that too many people are beginning to jam with their catchy, rugged sound. The latest of their newer legion of fans appears to be none other than critically-acclaimed emcee Pusha T. On the highlight of the trio’s recently released Searching EP, "G Train," they pair up with Pusha to deliver a hard-hitting track that embodies the gritty, resilent nature of New York and New Yorkers. Though T is from Virginia, he feels right at home on a song about the underside of The Big Apple. Thirdstory are on a world tour right now, but you can catch them back at home on 12/18 at Baby’s All Right. — Henry Solotaroff-Webber 

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best mellow songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

NYC

Thirdstory releases new single ‘G Train”, plays Baby’s All Right on 12/18

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This could be the first and last time you read about NYC band Thirdstory on the pages of The Deli. It’s not like we have anything against the talented soul-folk band, rather, it’s that too many people are beginning to jam with their catchy, rugged sound. The latest of their newer legion of fans appears to be none other than critically-acclaimed emcee Pusha T. On the highlight of the trio’s recently released Searching EP, "G Train," they pair up with Pusha to deliver a hard-hitting track that embodies the gritty, resilent nature of New York and New Yorkers. Though T is from Virginia, he feels right at home on a song about the underside of The Big Apple. Thirdstory are on a world tour right now, but you can catch them back at home on 12/18 at Baby’s All Right. — Henry Solotaroff-Webber 

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best mellow songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

NYC

Kodacrome releases track “Oh, You Two” + plays Rough Trade on 12/3

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With their latest track "Oh, You Two", Brooklyn’s synth pop duo Kodacrome remains faithful to their name with a cinematic track that would play perfectly as a soundtrack of a noir movie. For it, they have crafted a cavernous, minimalistic soundscape bursting with sonically satisfying textures, a dreamy, steady pulse that almost beats along with our heart, while Elissa P.’s melodic, moody vocals surface only sporadically with somber strokes. You can experience Kodacrome live at Rough Trade on December 3rd. -Ashley Muniz

Philadelphia

New Track: “Rare Air” – Jon Coyle

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Jon Coyle (of Son Step) recently unearthed and completed a solo track that was actually written four years ago. Available for purchase with 100% of this month’s proceeds being donated to Planned Parenthood, “Rare Air” marries the grogginess of fuzz with the illuminating swing of percussion and keys. Son Step is set to perform next in Philly at Kung Fu Necktie on Tuesday, December 6 with Sunjacket.

Portland

Visual Vices: BCxLD – “Smokes (ft. Jay Cobb Anderson of Fruition)”

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There’s something strangely soothing about watching a cigarette burn its way out of existence. Even more, zoning out on the burn to the tune of some crisp hip hop sets the perfect mood for the situation. We spoke on the first two installments of BCxLD‘s four-part project series My, How Time Flies back in June and we’re pleased to say part three is even more promising.

Featuring guest appearances from members of Fruition, Another Exoneration and more, My, How Time Flies III touches on smoking addictions, technological dependence, seasonal love, hard work going unnoticed and many other pertinent topics. Emcee Lucas Dix (of Jellyfish Brigade and Hives Inquiry Squad) engages these topics with arrant lyricism packaged with producer Brass Clouds‘ hip hop, R&B and electronic instrumentation, for an undertaking leaving us baited for the next episode.

My, How Time Flies III is out now for a pay-what-you-want download on their Bandcamp and is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Watch and listen to one of the first visual releases from the album, "Smokes," below. Harmonies from Fruition’s Jay Cobb Anderson will definitely aid the perpetual zone out.

Portland

Young Turks are Saying Goodnight, Not Goodbye.

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 This evening marks the possibly temporary, possibly permanent exit for Portland’s long standing, vegan loves Young Turks. After the last almost 7 years of supplying locals with unapologetic, true to the roots hardcore, the Turks will enter an official hibernation…for a time unknown.

News of the hiatus dropped on Halloween, where a post on the band’s Facebook page revealed some quite unfortunate news for fans:

"This will be the last one for a while. By ‘last one,’ I don’t mean forever. By ‘for a while’ I mean I don’t know how long. It’s been an incredible journey from our demo recording to now, and we’re looking forward to closing this chapter of YT on a high note with all of our associated side projects and closest friends playing along side us. See you there."

It was an obvious bummer to read, but the Turks won’t be leaving us without a lasting impression. Hardcore is taking over Alberta St.’s Post 134 this evening, where Unrestrained, Climate, Black Communion, Carrion Spring and the new project from Matt of Young Turks, Longclaw, will be playing some early sets in support of domestic violence agency the Raphael House of Portland.

This $10, all-ages show (bar with ID) sees doors opening at 5pm and music ending promptly at 9pm so hustle on down there and see Young Turks for the last time. 

Portland

Sunday Sounds: Sallie Ford – “Get Out”

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One of the city’s biggest pride and joys, Sallie Ford, has been relatively low key following her split with the Sound Outside and the release of 2014’s Slap Back. Over these last couple of years we knew deep down Ford wasn’t laying her musical abilities to rest and this month, along with the release of a new single, she announced more new material coming our way through an upcoming album.

February will see the deliverance of Soul Sick, an album of emotive reflection featuring a slew of talented Portlanders that helped bring it to life. Ford found herself at Type Foundry Studio where she solicited the help of Mike Coykendall along with his brother John, Kirk Hamilton, Garth Klippert of Old Light, Ben Nugen of Dolorean, Kris Doty of Modern Kin and helping hand to Tom Waits and the B-52’s Ralph Carney in bringing instrumental talent and production smarts to the process. 

On what Soul Sick is all about, Ford said:

This is a confessional album about struggling with my issues — some that I’ve overcome and some that I still carry around. This is an album about insecurity, anxiety and depression; it’s an album about band breakups, major life changes, and what it took to deal with those things. Growing up, I was a middle child and a homeschooler, so I’ve always felt like an outsider. In making this record, I explored what my music means to me, and how I’ve always struggled with feeling the pressure of not being good enough and wanting to quit. On these new songs, it felt good to write on one theme and from one place. All in all, Soul Sick has taught me a lot about myself and helped me to heal.

Soul Sick will be out via Vanguard Records on February 10. Give the first track from the album, "Get Out," a listen below.

L.A.

HEALTH shares new video for “L.A. Looks”

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Noise punk group HEALTH sure have come a long way since we first wrote about them during their start, and it’s great to still see them at their idiosyncratic best. Their latest video off of last year’s Death Magic, "L.A. Looks", is a stylistically retro take on public access television that equally exposes and pokes fun at the weirder side of Los Angeles. Consider it as an apt travel guide for for those who’ve yet to visit our lovely city. Proceed with caution.

 

Philadelphia

Weekend Warrior, November 25 – 27

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Thanksgiving is a time for homecoming and festivities. And that’s exactly what The Districts have in mind when they return to Philly for a little break from their fall tour. The hometown love is strong for the Lititz, PA transplants, so just one show might not be enough for their friends and fans this holiday weekend. Instead, they’ve setup a Trifecta of kick-ass, sold-out shows, with the help of some talented friends, that will be beginning this evening at Johnny Brenda’s. Tonight, the introspective beauty of Kississippi will be tugging at the heartstrings, after a dramatic, oddly spooky performance from Baltimore’s Albert Bagman. On Saturday, you’ll find The Districts joined by buzzworthy Philly newcomers Tangiers and The Dove & The Wolf. And finally, the Fat Possum artists will be hosting a very rare, all-ages show at JB’s on Sunday that also features alt-rockers Mumblr, who will be happily returning home from their own big tour. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201. N Frankford Ave., 9pm (7pm – Sunday), SOLD OUT, 21+ (All Ages – Sunday) (Photo by Sarah Rudderow) – Bill McThrill
 
Other places to enjoy this Thanksgiving weekend…
 
Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI Pleezer, Psychic Caramel, Profits Off Rage
 
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Creepoid, Body Spray, Dark Web, Birth Worms, SAT Crazy Bull, The Company Corvette, SUN Bituminous Pit, L.M.I., Faking
 
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) SUN Dark MTNS
 
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SUN Lifeless, Varials
 
Bourbon & Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Midnight Flyer
 
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Eloise Sharkey, Catching Wasps, Peyote Cathedral, We Are One, Agents of Aggression, CJ Dunleavy/(Balcony) PnB Rock  
 
Electric Factory (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Octane, Mach22
 
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) The Chris Paterno Band/(Downstairs) Beru Revue, SAT (Upstairs) Superfive (CD Release), Super Bonanza/(Downstairs) 10th Annual Box Social Benefitting Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia: Flightschool, Lightning Jones, SUN (Upstairs) 3pm Katherine Rondeau (CD Release)/(Downstairs) Bilal, Johnny Popcorn
 
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Grimace Federation, Air is Human, Jason Fraticelli Band, Crouse, SAT Attic Tapes, Joey Stix Experiment, LYVE Harmon, SUN Beach Bod, Blueroom, Ringtail Howitzer, Burned Out Still Glowing/Dirty Soap Blues Band, A Ship Named Beagle, Brianna Judge
 
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Mother Moses, Ellen Siberian-Tiger, SAT Kingsnake, Brain Candle, The Sideshow Prophets, Workhorse III
 
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St) FRI Chords For A Cure 3: Alright Junior Resilient, The Loud Company, SAT Suburban Living (DJ Set)/Sugarquief
 
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Francisco Collazo, SAT DJ Deejay
 
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SUN Rusty Cadillac 
 
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) SAT Francis Dunnery
 
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI Loafass, 3 Chord Money, Decontrol, The Prisoners, SAT The Wonder Bars, E-Dubble, DJ Sean Smove
 
Voltage Lounge (421 N. 7th St.) FRI Violent Society, Thunder & Glory, Dive In The Box, SAT The Virus, Duffy’s Cut, Legion 76, The Up! Up! Ups!
 
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI DJ Chris Urban
 
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI Stealing From Thieves, Tiny Vices, Crossed Keys, Tom Mackell, SAT Winchester Treaty, Steve Oakley Band, Cookie Rabinowitz
 
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.)  FRI Splintered Sunlight, SAT The Core (Eric Clapton Tribute), Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones Tribute), SUN Whiskeyhickon Boys, No Good Sister
 
All Night Diner (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more information.) SAT The Great Swamps (Record Release), Addie Pray
 
Toronto

The Nursery release postmodern video from their forthcoming LP

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The Nursery have called their music “freak pop,” which is a good way to characterize their off-kilter sound. Their music is definitely catchy, but it’s punctuated by noisy outbursts and sudden dynamic shifts. The new video for “Everybody’s Famous,” a track from their forthcoming LP, fits their style perfectly.  It features numerous Canadian impersonator artists acting as celebrities, screaming to be heard from a kitschy stage. It’s an idea that raises questions about originality and the need to be noticed in an oversaturated social world, with an appropriate musical twist. – David Levy

San Francisco

​Oakland’s Kamaiyah Supports YG at Fox Theater Tonight

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​If you’re looking to dance off those calories you gained from loads of Turkey and stuffing, head to the Fox Theater in Oakland to see Oakland’s own hip hop phenomenon, Kamaiyah support YG TONIGHT.

One of rap’s most promising emerging talents, Kamaiyah is injecting a fresh perspective and an unyielding passion into the genre. She’s been on a mission since she was a foster kid sneaking into the local Boys & Girls club to watch 106 & Park. “Most artists from the Bay rap like they’re talking to each other,” Kamaiyah explains. “I’m talking from a Bay Area perspective but to the world!”

“I had been working as a security officer, doing a 12-hour graveyard shift, and wanted to write something that would make it cool to be broke again,” she recalls. “Once I heard the beat, ‘How Does It Feel’ was done in 15 minutes. I felt something in the studio that day…” Kaimayah proceeded to go all out, spending “car note and rent money” on videos to promote the song. “You have to take a risk and believe something is possible,” she says simply.

​Don’t miss this rising star open for YG at Fox Theater tonight. Support Bay Area independent music.​

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