Long Island up-and-comers Haverford are a Long Island band to keep an eye on. Formed only last year, the quartet has already created some buzz in the LI scene, recently contributing to a split EP with State Lines via Meadowbrook Records (although the band is currently unsigned). For the most part, their sound is mellow and nostalgic, with some electric energy. The Emo-esque quintet are set to play at The Wood Shop out in Copiague with Dikembe, State Lines, Those Hated Hearts, and Scout on Monday the 24th. Listen to their two songs from the split with State Lines here. – Michael Haskoor (@Tweetskoor)

We blogged about Oakland/Brooklyn based Futurebrite a few weeks ago – it’s the new project of singer Karen Corrêa (already involved in the NYC scene with now dissolved rock trio Demander) and producer Josh Grant. Industrial music has had a rather negligible role in pop music’s history so far, and it’s interesting to see a decidedly pop project introducing mechanical elements reminiscent of NIN and Ministry, while filtering out those bands’ rougher edges. Futurebrite will celebrate the release of their debut EP “Futurebrite Part 1” with a show at Glasslands on Friday 06.21 – also on the bill The Canon Logic.

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

An unsettling sense of foreboding runs throughout “Wild Like Us,” the A-side single from Brooklyn’s Courtship Ritual, who recently played their label GODMODE’s show at the Northside Fest. Evoking the spirit of 90’s era 4AD artists like His Name Is Alive and their disquieting “Can’t Go Wrong Without You,” ominous overtones emerge from within the spaces surrounding the song’s sparse arrangement. B-side “Biesenbach on the Beach (Klaus)” maintains a similar level of spaciousness, driven along a singular bassline and minimal slap percussion as vocals repeat the lines “grey fox grey – beach day.” Recorded by Colin Alexander and mastered by Joe Lambert, the tracks are available digitally worldwide and as a limited edition cassette on the GODMODE imprint. – Dave Cromwell

Here’s Small Black‘s new video for single "No Stranger" – is this nu new romanticism? The band will be hitting Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 30, at the end of a US tour that started a few days ago..

We are long time fans of The Dig – we booked them at one of our CMJ shows a few years ago before they started touring – and it’s great to see them back with a new track that challenges their established sound. ‘Angeline’ (streaming below), from the new EP "Tired Hearts," in the production department is vaguely reminiscent of The Pixies’ slower tracks from their mature period – think ‘Velouria’ or ‘This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven,’ with big, open, surfy guitar chords drenched in reverb and almost whispered melody lines… except, this tune switches pace (but not necessarily atmosphere) around three quarters of the way. The other track from the EP, "Without your Love" confirms a conversion to a sound more open and psych. The band, currently touring the US, will be at The Knit on July 12.

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

Indie rockers Raccoon Fighter are set to hit the stage at Cake Shop for a 2 day residency dubbed "Summer Soulstice" that begins this Thursday, 6.20. Formed in 2010, the Brooklyn-based trio is propelled by a raw yet coercing sound that we experienced and enjoyed live in more than one occasion. Their songs range anywhere from Nirvana-esque grungy material to underground Indie fusion to upbeat, alternative rock, making for an entertaining and versatile listen. Mount Carmel, The Teen Age, and Punks On Mars will open for them on the 20th and The Denzels, Aloud, and Dead Stars on the 21st. Listen to the song “Dear Big City” below and check them out at the Cake Shop this week! – Michael Haskoor (@Tweetskoor)We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Alt Rock songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

Brooklyn rockers Nude Beach shared today the a-side from their upcoming 7" on Other Music, a rock and roll burner entitled "What Can Ya Do". They are also hitting the road this week for a string of dates ending with a show at The Knit on July 5th, and after that will be working on a new album.

It’s time to celebrate America! A person with such refined taste in music such as you has to celebrate America with some real live Americana. You want that stripped down sound of clean analog devices on reel to reel tape because the band doesn’t need all the digital trickery; an energetic band with perfect harmonies and intricately woven guitars on the album and live. But where can you watch well done (yet oh so rare) American music while eating American burgers (well done or rare) and see old American buildings (well worn and rare) that encourage you to appreciate America’s history all at the same time? I was wondering the same thing, and I found an answer.

On July 6th (the Saturday after July 4th, after which your head will be full of patriotic Russian tunes for some reason), you can go to historic Savage Mill, Maryland (between DC and Baltimore, so all of our local readership can join in peace, love and music), where the guys from Rams Head have set up a frontier post/tavern by the old mill they call the Rams Head Tavern Savage (rawr). There, the night time will be the right time to watch the Bleaker Street Cowboys (featuring a super group of old country souls from Baltimore and beyond) play selections from their new album candidly titled New Songs for the Old Country Soul. The album “pays tribute to traditional C&W and to both American and British influenced early rock & roll. Borrowing from the great classic artists Johnny Cash, Elvis, Roy Orbison and The Beatles 65, this new release is packed with big solid beats, tight vocal harmonies and stellar guitar picking that even James Burton and Scotty Moore would tip their hats to.” These guys are tight. Don’t miss it. The show is FREE! America! –Natan

We rarely get excited about bands devoted to classic rock or blues standards, but when we stumble upon a really good NYC act flirting with these genres we don’t shy away from highlighting it – and such is Sylvana Joyce & the Moment. Much more than a revival act, the band feeds itself with a wide variety of musical influences ranging from gypsy music to reggae and funk, allowing its charismatic front lady to showcase her remarkably versatile and expressive voice. Check out the video for single "The Break" here (although our favorite song from their latest album is ‘Life is Funny,’ streaming below) and see them live tonight (06.18) at The Cutting Room.

We are getting mixed information about where Foxygen is currently based – many blogs were saying they are now an LA band, and the line "You’re not in Brooklyn anymore" from one of the band’s latest single seemed to confirm that notion, but from this insightful comment to a recent post it sounds like the band is always on the road but keeps coming back to NYC, Rado in particular (his Facebook’s location is set to Manhattan). The 23 year old California native – lead guitarist and production guru in the band – just announced a solo album on Woodsis – check out the preview track ‘Faces,’ streaming below. Rado a couple of weeks ago also released on Bandcamp some kind of unfinished bedroom pop demo which can be heard in its entirety here.

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