On Friday(9.28), Bushwick’s Meadow Street spot Paper Box will be lending its stage to a showcase of six local distillers of rock/hip hop blends, with as headliners colourburst party-makers Shinobi Ninja . Just like Wordspit, also on the bill, they’ve been in the studio for a while – that is to say… new music to be expected here. The evening, hosted by comedy/hip hop act We Stole The Show, will also be the opportunity to cacth Xombie, self-defined "hood metal" five-piece, just back from the first stretch of their ‘Apocalyopse’ tour, who’ll be back on the roads from the following week. OXYMORRONS (whose collaboration with Wynter Gordon was released last week) & Small Axe will be completing the line-up; loads to celebrate, and apparently, free beer from 8-9! You can find all the details here. 

Split between Austin and Greenpoint (Brooklyn), Captured Tracks’ signees Heavenly Beat (led by Beach Fossil’s John Peña) show this geographical dichotomy in their sound. The band’s serene and spacious melodies are rendered in a semi-claustrophobic way in their electro-orchestral arrangements. There’s definitely something heavenly at work here, but the heaven in question, rather than an angelic explosion of fanfare, is crammed in a small Greenpoint bedroom where a few musicians (or maybe just one) quietly record their imaginative songs. Heavenly Beat have a few singles under their belt, the latest – entitled "Messiah," is streaming below. They’ll be playing at Webster’s Marlin Room on 10.16 with Teen Daze and Delicate Steve. 

D.T.Rotbot’s latest single “Lily” (streaming below) opens like a Zappa or Captain Beefheart classic that never was. Going through more changes in its first two minutes than many bands’ entire records, it’s exciting to hear an artist exploring this oft-ignored nether region of pop music’s experiments – spoken word and sound collage come together in one backyard. For those fans looking to find a cheap way to ascend to Mars without the aid of too many dangerous drugs, D.T.Rotbot should be all you need. The duo will be opening a night of post rock and "prog-chestral" bands headlined by Cuddle Magic and You Bred Raptors? on Octover 17 at The Living Room. – ML

Chainwave (formerly indie rock duo and Deli Magazine artist of the Month The Wicked Tomorrow) has just released a music video for new single “Bloodhounds”. Shot entirely with iPhone camera’s, the video was directed and edited by frontman Ian Jacobs. “Bloodhounds” and it’s accompanying B-side “Both Hands” sees the band (Ian Jacobs – vocals/guitar and Michelle Feliciano – vocals/drums), now a trio with the recent addition of longtime producer Ben Rice on bass, expand upon their brand of dark and melodic rock and roll, infusing it with surfy undertones and psychedelia. The new material has garnered early comparisons to Primal Scream, Deerhunter and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Chainwave plays The Rock Shop on Friday 9.28, as well as Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg on 10.4 (with Jangula). Check out the new video below. (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here). The Deli NYC Open Blog is powered by The Music Building. 

Conveyor is one of the most intriguing emerging Brooklyn bands – pulling off their intricate sound on record obviously requires a good knowledge of the music production process. We asked them a few questions about their latest record and their favorite pieces of audio equipment here. 

To experience the next wave of Brooklyn music full blast and to grasp its weird complexities, one can’t do much better than Cultfever’s first single, “Knewyouwell.” The swelling of electronic chaos, motorik rhythm and shoegaze-y backing vocals wrap Tamara Jafar’s lusty soul leads in a kind of gothic disco whole that is greater than the sum of its many influences. Their self-titled debut album (released November 2011) sticks pretty close to this formula throughout; only towards the end do Cultfever break out of the club-like feel with the closers “Boys, Girls” and “Collector,” each boasting a more aspirational tone, replete with big choruses and fist-pumping declarations like “Hey darlin’, sticks and stones would make our homes if we were anyone, anyone else!” – See Cultfever at Mercury Lounge on Friday September 28 with Emanuel & the FEar, and at The Deli’s CMJ Electronic Stage at The Delancey on 10.18 with Dynasty Electric, Lushlife, Maus Haus, Anomie Belle, Railbird and a few more. – Brian Chidester

Dear Mister Manager are playing the Ground Zero in Bellevue, WA this Saturday, September 29th with Postmadonna, Special Explosion, and Chung Antique.

The band has a motley bunch of demos streaming right now…from the future! It is a pretty exhilerating venture into the year 2017, too. The four piece’s scrutiny for detail reveals itself from the get-go, most vividly in their dynamic construction of songs. They know when to go low, and when to swing the curtains high and push passionately with soaring choruses.

"The Big Easy" summons, among other comparisons, the names of post-hardcore darlings like The Fall of Troy and Circa Survive. The vocals pulse powerfully and cleanly, foregoing the sheer aggression and muscle of screaming for emotionally-potent wailing.

"the Id and the Ego" features some technically adept stop/start segments whose math rock origins tango comfortably with their sound’s nexus: heartfelt rock music with musical iterations that flirt with progressive rock and post-rock.

Dear Mister Manager’s music works equally well for pumping you up or spinning your inclinations inward; energetic and bombastic, or pensive and reflective. Check them out this weekend at Ground Zero, the lineup is a compatible group of inspiring live bands. Doors at 7:30pm with a $6 entrance fee. Listen to "The Big Easy" below and move along to their bandcamp to hear the whole set of demos available.

– Cameron LaFlam

We wrote so often about People Get Ready in the last couple of month we won’t even bother singing their praises again – you can find it all here anyway. What you want to know though is that the NYC band/performance collective has just posted a new track from their upcoming full length debut on The Nationals’ label Brassland – to be released on 10.23. Also, they announced a series of performances entitled "Specific Ocean," scheduled during the CMJ Music Marathon at the New York Live Arts.

The saying ‘always the bridesmaid, never the bride’ doesn’t apply to songwriter/producer/trumpeter/Awesomeface Eric Biondo. Not content to back up musicians from bands including TV on the Radio and Passion Pit, Biondo has carved a unique alias for himself with his ongoing project Beyondo. From towering vocalist and cornetist, Eric reveals himself a master of merging divergent genres from Baroque classical to Ivory Coast afrobeat.

Now coming off his unexpectedly ambitious full-length ‘Siren Science’ from earlier this year, he returned early August with a new single ‘Come Around’ that leaps off a walking bassline, showcasing a round of vocals suitable for any cookout/fireside jamboree. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Anyone wondering what’s coming next for Brooklyn might take a look at the kids from Sins of the Loose Buttons. A high-energy quartet able to bring the party with them from Santos Party House down to last year’s Miami Music Festival, Loose Buttons wants nothing from their career but to give some of this energy back to anyone out there looking to bounce a beach ball the next show you head out to. Their debut ‘Silent Snow’ has all the potential of a group of dudes barely twenty, already tackling enormous harmonies and in some cases, complicated choreography.

The group should be announcing new dates soon. Download their record from iTunes in the meantime, and check out the band take the city by music and bicycle in their video for ‘Retrobox’ below. – Mike Levine (@goldnuggets)