San Francisco

The Deli SF’s Weekend Highlights For 5/7-5/8

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With another relatively sparse weekend ahead, looks as though we’re settling nicely into the city’s summer musical slow down. Irregardless there are still a few shows worth checking out on the horizon.

This Friday the 7th, head to the Hemlock for the oddly compelling indie rock sounds of Control-R who will be sharing the stage with Victory and Associates and Here Come the Saviours, 9pm.

If you’re out in the East Bay on Saturday head over to Berkeley to catch Stomacher playing at Blakes on Telegraph, 8pm.

Of course, if Berkeley is too far for you (or too full of hippies as it is for me) then you could always head over to Thee Parkside on Saturday for the most adorable band in all the land (… of indie pop) The Ian Fayes. They’ll be playing with Ash Reiter and The Dead Westerns, 9pm.

 

–Ada Lann

L.A.

Mississippi Man Rumbles

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Thursday night @ 3 Clubs in Hollywood it’s the May version of The Rumble: Los Angeles with three more acts performing that should be on your radar. Mississippi Man headlines, backed by the Bay Area’s Ferocious Few, and L.A.’s Dirt Dress. Thursday’s party is going to be a whiskey-infused mess after these three acts drop their delta blues meets 2010 rock n roll on all of us.

Austin

The Rocketboys @ Waterloo Thurs. 5/6

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Hailing originally from Abilene but residing now in your hometown, The Rocketboys kick off a Western tour this Thursday with an instore at Waterloo – cocktail hour, 5 pm. Their debut 20,000 Ghosts made critics happy, with Paste calling their songs "rich anthems that are as infectious as they are sincere." Head on down to hear their infectious sincerity for your own self. 

NYC

From LA to NYC: Broken Bells play Irving Plaza on June 5

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Featuring artist–producer Danger Mouse (real name, Brian Burton) and James Mercer (lead vocalist and guitarist of The Shins), Broken Bells started at Burton’s Los Angeles-based studio, and recently moved to NYC. The dou is about to embark on a tour which will see them perform at Irving Plaza on June 5. Yeah, no, we don’t call it "Fillmore" here…

Chicago

Last Minute Plans: Leaves @ The Whistler

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Leaves have been championing Chicago’s post jazz scene for four years now, but tonight they will perform their last show. Tyler Beach, Charles Gorczynski, Charles Rumback, & Daniel Thatcher will take the stage at The Whistler tonight at 10pm, but they are leaving one last recording in their wake. Plustapes announced last week that they have released a self-titled cassettes of some of the bands unreleased material. The actual approached the label and asked for the tape to be released before tonight’s show. Plustapes agreed and those in attendance will be the first people with the chance to buy it.

The tape is limited to 100 so fans should make their way to The Whistler tonight, and as always there is no cover at The Whistler.

NYC

Best of NYC #52: Hawk and Dove play Deli Fest on 05.15, Cameo, 3.40pm

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We continue our "Best of NYC Countdown", covering every day one of the artists that made our Year End Best of NYC list (a chart compiled by a jury comprised of local bloggers, music writers, promoters, record sotre personnel and DJs). Many of the bands in this list will play The Deli’s Best of NYC Fest in Williamsburg in May (6 shows in 3 different venues between the 13 and the 15).


Quiet and contained, Hawk and Dove, New York’s quintet, blend folk, country, and psychedelic roots on their four-track “Rocking Chair EP.” Elijah Miller’s gruff but soothing vocals often reach the level of an almost-whisper and are complimented by hushed violin melodies and crackling snares. Guitar-driven “Furious Armies” and waltzy “Stain” meld with the lullaby-like “Muscle Breaks” and plaintive “Boy and the Moon.” Undulating and swaying, the EP is appropriately titled for its calming and lax tempo. – Meijin Bruttomesso

NYC

Phosphorescent is back with original CD – live at Other Music on 05.10

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Matthew Houck, aka Phosphorescent, whose last album was a tribute to the great Willie Nelson, is back to original material with a May 11th release of Here’s to Taking It Easy. Fans can get a taste of the album with the new Mp3 of the bittersweet ballad, “The Mermaid Parade.” The tribute to the half naked women that parade annually at Coney Island makes for an amusing country blues number, and Houck’s sorrowful lyrics blend well with the delicate piano and melancholy guitar. The last time I spoke to Houck he was working on this album and said at the time, “So far it’s my favorite thing Phosphorescent has ever done, so I’m really itching to get back to work on it.” Phosphorescent will be playing a free show at Other Music on May 10th, a day before a at Union Pool. The band will also play Mercury Lounge on May 13. -Chloe Schildhause

Philadelphia

Pony Pants Make Me Sweat at DDG May 4

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Does anyone else think that we need a new album from Pony Pants already? Well, I guess that I’ll have to settle for a raucous live performance tonight at their home away from home Danger Danger Gallery. Dress appropriately or wear nothing at all because with The Ellis Brothers’ monster guitar riffs and Emily J.K.’s adrenaline-filled lyrical wit and wisdom over plenty of seriously hot beats, they’re bound to leave you a sweaty mess (and this fuckin’ humidity certainly doesn’t help)! Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., 8pm, $5 – $10 donation, All Ages (Photo by Brad Quartuccio) – H.M. Kauffman