“I am a firm believer in the power of storytelling. It is a path, I am sure, out of the darkness.” — Marla Mase (mother of Lael Summer; […]
“Pride should be a protest”: Girl Dick’s new single “Arm The Dolls” at Twinks Vs. Dolls IV: Total Carnage
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photos by Nigel Mackenzie In a warehouse in Sunset Park on July 28th, 2025, beloved bar Singers put on their annual Twinks vs. […]
SHAGGO’s debut album Chores: An anthology of messes and adolescent house-arrest
Words by Cristi Barco, photography by Evi Fokas Messes: Do you clean them, leave them on the floor, or give them to somebody else? Brooklyn’s best-kept queer-femme-punk-group secret, […]
The return of Soundbites: Thirteen songs of summer just in time for your summertime listening needs…
Words by Jason Lee In late-breaking, history-in-the-making news over the weekend it was leaked that we, The Deli, are officially reviving our “Soundbites” columns from back in the […]
Laveda mix up pungent, sweet & strong musical elixir at recent live show and on latest single, “Heaven”
Words by Ariya Arshadi-Cunningham / Cover photo & live photos by Elizabeth Acosta / Band portraits by Julia Tarantino On Friday night, New York City based band LAVEDA […]
Doom and gloom brings love and light: King Woman and Stella Rose at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC (June 2025)
Words by Willa Rudolph Seeing a show “in the round” is sooooooo special. Le Poisson Rouge offers this, and I saw an incredible show there the other day–King […]
Upstate Melancholia: A trip w/ Ginger Winn at her record release show in Woodstock!
Words by Willa Rudolph / Header photo by Brooklyn Zeh Just a hop, skip, and/or jump from NYC, Woodstock, New York is a delightful place to visit during […]
Music for ambitious slackers: Shadow Monster’s DOG LP continues to resonate two months after release (gig at The Broadway tonight) proving its bite as potent as its bark
At one time a synod of the Catholic Church was held in which the question of whether or not animals had a soul was discussed very seriously: would […]
Year of the Komodos: Brooklyn-based purveyors of ‘garage rock to dance to’ newest single, “Icarus”
Words by Veronica Anaya / Cover art by Kabir Dugal 2025 is the year of the Komodos. In just five months, the New York City garage rock outfit has […]
“Great American Band”: Dallas Wax on hitting the ground running, tour essentials & debut album
Interview by Marisa Whitaker. Photography by Sydney Frost. Dallas Wax is a five-piece psych-Southern-rock band from Brooklyn. It consists of vocalist and namesake Ryan Dallas Wax, guitarist Matt […]
A BLACK TIE NITE OF NOIZZ & WORDS feat. Genre Is Death, Eugene Hütz, The Art Gray Noizz Quintet & much more–a strange and erotic happening at Madame X this Sunday night (May 18)
Words by Jason Lee; Images of G.I.D. by longtime Deli graphic designer/photographer Kaz Yabe “The kids are alright” as a still highly regarded rock dinosaur once said (who?!?) […]
DELI DEBUT: Comet’s sharp and soft EP Quitter, out today
Words by Willa Rudolph; Cover photo by a perfect drowning A perfect day for Comet’s new EP Quitter, cloudy and humid, air thick. Produced alongside Richard Orofino (Sexweek), […]