Following the release of her acclaimed debut albums, Brooklyn-based ambient electro experimenter Laurel Halo will be touring with Ital (PLANET MU) starting mid-next month and into early October. The tour will start at 285 Kent Ave. on 09.21.

Planted firmly in the roots music of American folk, Mountain Man shoots up from the salt of the earth and into the high, wide atmosphere with delicate harmonies and spirits as wide as the Mississippi. Their three voices have the strange effect of sounding close enough in range to fool you into thinking their magic is issuing from a single being, not unlike another downhome female powerhouse, First Aid Kit.

The trio of Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Amelia Randall Meath recently opened for Feist, and are working on the follow up to their debut album, ‘Made the Harbor". – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

If you’re a Duran Duran fan, you may want to check out the NYC artist who is currently touring with them: MDNR’s debut record ‘Feed Me Diamonds’ is a sweat-stained roller-coaster mixing chilled electro grooves supplied by Peter Wade, alongside sultry bombshell vocalist Amanda Warner. The Chelsea loft-ready group has been releasing singles since emigrating to New York from Oakland back in 2010, and are set now to embark on their own dates, where towels and energy drinks are highly recommended.

Join them in saying goodbye to the summer for their album premiere party this Thursday the 30th at the TriBeCa Grand Hotel. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

One of the most interesting LA based artists of the new decade, Julia Hotler just announced a touring schedule which will include dates on the East Coast, the Moogfest and the Unsound Fest in Poland. She also released this interesting video created by visual artist José Wolfffor the vocoder heavy single "Goddess Eyes I".

For those of you out there who might remember the head-on post rock of Connecticut’s Apse, it’s time for something decidedly… different – from some of the same musicians, now based in Brooklyn. Where that band reveled in complicated tapestries of ambient texture, Eraas dials the textures down, preferring to slice with a fine-tipped scalpel instead. Their two latest tracks exist in the same shadows as the eerie cover art for their self-titled debut set for release on October 1st. "Fang" especially sinks its claws into a booming sub-bass and demonic vocals that swing across it’s canyon space. A stark vision in contrast to the band’s older work, it’s about time someone tried to scare the eardrums off the L train crowd. Watch it happen yourself when the band plays The Mercury Lounge on September 4. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

An artist usually known for Bossanova influenced piano-based tunes, Bird Call has now cast her spirit in an entirely new direction. Returning after a year spent exploring how artists on other planets approach music making, singer Chiara Angelicola is returning this fall with a new full-length to match this new orientation, in ‘Will we Get to Mars?”

Apparently this record was titled before Mars Curiosity touched down on the red planet earlier this week. But no matter, according to Chiara, the new record is “not about the landscape, it’s about the emotion you’re trying to get across in the song.” Nevertheless, the new landscape couldn’t be more exciting. The video from the first single ‘Miracle Man’ (streaming below) finds the singer cast as the shamanic vision of exotic dancers and cosmic hallucinations, backed by hand percussion and droning synths courtesy of producer Bryan Senti. The new direction might take you away from the world, but the emotion will pull you inwards. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Oakland-based doom rockers Weekend have decided to become…. no longer Oakland based. The trio will be abandoning their hipster wasteland satellite metropolis for the mothership. That’s right, Weekend are moving to Brooklyn!! Washing up on a wave of reverb and distortion, Weekend will take a break from craigslist furniture searchings to make their East Coast Society debut at Cameo Gallery on Tuesday, September 25th. Also taking the stage will be Woodsman (see post below) and Eraas (currently on our Artist of the Month Poll).

Brooklyn transplants from the mile high city, Woodsman, are releasing new cassingle (that’s right … a cassette single) "All Tangled Up" on October 9th.  Recorded during sessions for their upcoming 3rd LP, "All Tangled Up" is a droney instrumental with oriental sounding guitar ornaments. Denver roots shine through the twinkly waves, grounding the title track with some earthiness. Don’t miss the spacey, floaty, ambient goodness of the cassingle’s A-side, streaming below. Can’t get enough Woodsman? You’re in luck; the four-piece will be embarking on a September tour in support of the release, including 2 NYC dates – the first one is at Cake Shop on September 14. – Corinne Bagish

The independent Hip Hop scene in New York City is a dynamic and competitive array of artists striving to establish themselves as your new favorite headphone haven. The best way to experience these acts, however, is of course to see them on stage in full swagger and bravado. On Friday September 7th, the Tiger Stylez Party at Paper Box in Bushwick will deliver some of the best and the brightest emerging local hip hoppers The Deli has encountered in the past few years. As if the aural excitement weren’t enough, there will be a smattering of world-class street artists adding color to canvas while the rap groups bring the house down. From Strange Famous Records’ Metermaids (pictured + streaming) to Brooklyn Sweat-fest Deathrow Tull to the Lyrical Boom-baptivism of PremRock and Willie Green, this show is perfect for seasoned indie rap aficionados as well as the curious and uninitiated.

(Photo by Todd Zimmer)

The Quivers are one of the hardest working bands in Kansas City. Having only been together for over a year, they’ve released 2 EPs with plans for a full-length next year. They bring high energy to their live shows and a Motown flavor that most original bands in Kansas City lack. Our editor Michelle got to sit down with The Quivers while they were getting ready to release their latest EP Gots To Have It! and got to listen to their answers to Zach’s questions in this week’s Artists on Trial. Find out what secrets we were able to uncover below.

The Deli: Gun to your head, 1 sentence to describe your music. What is it?

The Quivers: Take my wallet, take my watch…please don’t kill me.

The Deli: Tell us about your latest release or upcoming shows. What can we expect?

The Quivers: We have just released out second EP, Gots To Have It!. (See our review of the album here!) We’ll also be headlining Greaserama on Sunday, September 2. There is this show that we are excited to go see, The Deli’s Music Showcase on November 9. We aren’t playing, but we’ll be there.

The Deli: What does "supporting local music" mean to you?

The Quivers: We live it. We love it. We love all our friends’ bands.

The Deli: Who are your favorite "local" musicians right now?

The Quivers: We love all our friends’ bands and Big Joe Turner.

The Deli: What is your ultimate fantasy concert bill to play on?

The Quivers: Thee Oh Sees, Tom Jones, Public Enemy, My Life With the Thrill Kill Cult.

The Deli: Would you rather spend the rest of your life on stage or in the recording studio?

The Quivers: Yes.

The Deli: A music-themed Mount Rushmore. What four faces are you putting up there and why?

The Quivers: Abe Haddad, Terra Peal, Bernie Dugan, and Todd Grantham. Because we are THE FUCKING QUIVERS!

The Deli: All right, give us the rundown. Where all on this big crazy web can you be found?

The Quivers: www.facebook.com/thequiversband
www.reverbnation.com/thequiverskc
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheQuivers1
itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-quivers/id338441795

The Deli: Always go out on a high note. Any last words of wisdom for The Deli audience?

The Quivers: When eating onion rings, don’t settle for something that came off the back of a Sysco truck.

If they’re not too busy eating onion rings, The Quivers will be headlining Greaserama on Sunday, September 2 at 7:00 pm at Boulevard Drive-in Theatre. They’ll also be playing at Davey’s Uptown on Friday, September 14 with Deco Auto and Urges from Elsewhere (Minneapolis).  

–Zach Hodson

Zach is a lifetime Kansas City resident who plays multiple instruments and sings in Dolls on Fire and Drew Black and Dirty Electric, as well as contributing to many other Kansas City music, art, and comedy projects.  He is very fond of edamame, treats his cat Wiley better than he treats himself, and doesn’t want to see pictures of your newborn child (seriously, it looks like a potato).

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Somewhere, creeping through scattered reverberations of vocals and guitars, Total Slacker’s sonic beauty splinters through their sarcastic lyrics and lethargic lo-fi vibe. Tucker Rountree and Emily Jane belt out undeniable, neck-tingling harmonies atop steady drum grooves and searing guitar solos, leaving little to the imagination of the vast range of talents this band possesses. Total Slacker brings all the warmth and charisma of Summer of Love surf music, with a witty side that was all too ironic to rear its stylized head in the 60s. See them live at Public Assembly on 09.21.- Read Ed Guardaro’s interview with the band here.

Annie Lynch has a lot of traveling in her background, so she finds it easy to stir America’s pot with her music. Hailing from Cape Cod, studying at Berklee School of Music, and finally landing with her band The Beekeepers in Brooklyn, she’s made good use of her Bonneville, a car dear to her that has also made it on to her new record’s cover photo. Lynch’s music takes you through coffeehouse blues, extended folk jams, and torch songs that show off a confident, affecting voice. Annie’s been to a lot of places, and seen a lot of transformations, but her upcoming record, "My Bonneville," is her most ambitious yet. – Read Mike Levine’s Q&A with Annie here.