If you leave now, you’ll just make it! Words by Jason Lee… One thing we dig (amongst others!) ‘bout the Roulette’s latest single “Wife is Talking” (released in November) is it’s […]
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We must believe in magick! Bella Litsa brings the Drasticism on debut full-length…
Words by Jason Lee; Cover photo by Logan White Seems to us if there’s one thing we could all use right now it’d be a big hypodermic needle […]
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On “Regular Cassanova,” violinist-composer Lily Desmond fights confinement thru a dark hero’s journey…
Words by Jason Lee Seeing as most NYC’ers (the ‘C’ stands for crystallized droplets of frozen precipitation) spent the past day barricaded indoors thanks to 18 inches of […]
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Crab shell-abrates (sorry!) new single “Unlimited” with wild singles party and live show…
Words by Jason Lee Rounds of speed dating, vodka cranberries, and icebreaker games are what one typically expects to encounter at a singles-themed St. Valentine’s event all with […]
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Eat the Cake: Zaya Marz takes us inside a modern-day St. Valentine’s Day Massacre with “I’m Fed Up and You’re Full of It”
Words by Jason Lee… Zaya Marz is a Croatian rapper-singer based out of Chicago who after touring with Insane Clown Posse contributed to their joint horror-rap project Dark Lotus […]
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Firstsex get messy on debut single & music vid for “Diet Cheat Lite” w/official celebration & video-screening tonight at NYC’s Jones Bar, NE tour dates to follow
Late-night free association by Jason Lee; Photos by Firstsex & Co. unless otherwise stated “There is a HOT new new single in your area who wants to meet! […]
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DELI TAKEOVER: Daniel’s “Top 5 of ’25 Songs” from the NYC underground
By Daniel Kolm of ARKLIGHT — Introduction by Jason Lee — Arklight pictured above THE QUEENS GAMBIT: I mean, sure, Brooklyn & Manhattan get most of the shine. […]
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Meet Big Blind, Brooklyn’s newest Indie-Rock duo, show at Mercury Lounge this Thursday!
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photos by Owen Lehman Brooklyn based indie-rock duo Big Blind has just released their first two singles: “Rugby” and “The Kicker.” The Deli Mag […]
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25 for ’25: 33 records we liked in 2025 but didn’t write about (until now)…
DEAR 2025, WE AIN’T DONE WITHCHU YET!!! Words (lots of words) by Jason Lee… The way we figure it, any good list (even a belated one, but hey […]
Alt Rock / Avant-Indie / Classic indie / NYC / Singer Songwriters
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Introducing Blue*: Folk-rock beauty with a bleeding heart
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photos by Adelyn Karnacewicz Blue* is a vintage beauty, with a vintage disposition. Her persona on stage feels plucked from the wide open […]
Alt Pop / Alt Rock / Classic indie / Electronic / Grunge / Indie Rock / NYC / Uncategorized
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Willa’s fave NYC-Adjacent tracks of 2025
Words by Willa Rudolph As I write my roundup for some NYC-adjacent faves for the year 2025, I notice what these young artists have in common: Each in […]
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DELI TAKEOVER: TOPS OF ’25…Vol. 1: Borchardt’s Best — Top 10 EPs & LPs of the year
Who is Mike Borchardt? MIKE’S TOP 10 EPs IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER [Click on titles to hear ‘em]: Debbie Dopamine — Mandibles [insta] [Baby’s All Right on 1.3.26] It’s rare that […]