Words by Willa Rudolph The night, Sunday, August 10th, the venue, Night Club 101. I arrived at 8pm to see Gertie, Epoxy, and headliner Veronica at one of […]
Summer kisses, winter tears: The sonic universe of Alana Markel’s debut EP, Winter Starlet
Words by Veronica Anaya / Cover image by Meghan Hancock As someone who listens to music as a sound-first listener, who thrives on the ambience created by instruments […]
Love and loneliness on Sex Week’s indie-expanding new EP, Upper Mezzanine
Words by Willa Rudolph On Friday, August 1st, New York based indie rock band Sex Week released a dream-world of a new EP, Upper Mezzanine, via Grand Jury. […]
All My Friends: Thesaurus Rex x Sony Hall x The Deli on 8/26 [INTERVIEW]
Interview by Marisa Whitaker For the first time in New York City Theater District musical history, a very special once-in-a-lifetime concert called All My Friends Vol. 1 (the […]
NYC dreamy shoegazers Whisper Doll’s west coast Tour Diary & scrapbook
Curated by Willa Rudolph / Words by Fiona Tagami Willa’s note: Yeah, we’re New Yorker’s but everyone needs a lil’ Cali in their life now and again. Check […]
Torch singer in the truest sense: The Lael Project lights the way forward, fighting the good fight by keeping the music and the memory of Lael Summer alive and vital
“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 […]