Tonight is the final night of our NYC B.E.A.F. (Best of Emerging Artists Fest). If you like alt rawk, don’t miss the show at Spike Hill!

Spike Hill – $5
ALT ROCK STAGE

12:45 Ellis Ashbrook
12:00 Bugs in the Dark
11:10 Apollo Run (pictured)
10:20 Dead Exs
9:30 Brothers
8:40 Thinning the Herd
7:50  Nico Blues

Fort Lean conceptualizes sonic escape in a parallel utopian world where you can still see the skyline but not hear any cars, and the weather is always perfect. Isn’t that Portlandia? The band just announced that they will join Deli NYC favorite Bear Hands on a summer west coast tour – they’ll be playing The Knit on July 20. – Read Dave Cromwell‘s interview with the band here.

It was great to see ohnomoon live again last night at our B.E.A.F. Psych Rock stage at Public Assembly. Hit hard by the sudden death of their bassist Raymond Blanco towards the end of the year, OhNoMoon’s 2011 was bittersweet at best. Until then, this Astoria-based psych rock band had released the single “Sleeping Limbs” and an outstanding cover of Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes” (streaming below) laying a fast path around town, which culminated in a sold out Deli show at CMJ. Hopefully they’ll give us some new recordings soon. Their somnambulant dream-rock, whose pace is dictated by Kat Lee’s softly pedaling, is rich in hooks and well structured. – Read Ed Guardaro and Dave Cromwell interview with the band here.

Tonight is the third night of our NYC B.E.A.F. (Best of Emerging Artists Fest). If you like indie rawk, this is your nite!

Spike Hill – $6 – 21+

INDIE ROCK STAGE

12:00 Big Ups
11:10 The Can’t Tells
10:20 The Denzels (in the picture)
9:30 Deathrow Tull
8:40 Twitchers
7:50 Kung Fu Crimewave

See you there!
The Deli’s Staff

LISTEN TO THIS SHOW’S PLAYLIST HERE

Spike Hill – $6
ROOTSY STAGE

12:15 Food Will Win the War
11:30 Tall Tall Trees
10:45 Hurrah! A Bolt of Light!
10:00 Big Wilson River
9:15 The Bottom Dollars
8:30 John Delore
7:45 Oh Whitney
7:00 The Due Diligence

————- FRONT ROOM ————

PLAY THIS SHOW’S PLAYLIST HERE

AVANT POP
12:00 Steel Phantoms
11:15 In One Wind
10:30 Xenia Rubinos

INDIE POP
9:45 Futurist (in the picture)
9:00 Clementine & the Galaxy
8:15 Pass Kontrol
7:30 Late Guest at the Party

————- BACK ROOM ————

PSYCH ROCK STAGE
11:30 Wazu
10:45 Ohnomoon
10:00 Illumntr
9:15 Himalaya
8:30 Young Boys
7:45 Idgy Dean
7:00 Indyns

XNY have the kind of chemistry that has to make other bands jealous. It isn’t every day that you hear something so large and well thought out, channeled through such piecemeal instrumentation. On the surface, it’s very simple. Singer Pam Autuori sings her tensions and releases over Jacob Schrieiber’s booms and grooves… but really, these are some heroic jams that carve out an enormous territory with each song. On their new record ‘Through the Wall,’ the band’s production has increased in scope, but the songs maintain a deeply felt relationship between these old friends. Songs ‘Another Way’ and ‘Make Me’ especially have a searing edge that tears you open with lyrics that come crashing through Jacob’s kit, and grooves that belie the band’s supposed limitations. Make no mistake. With just two members, XNY have managed to build a world larger than most ensembles plenty times their size. – See them when they play May 31 at Rockwood Music Hall. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Brooklyn bass/drum wizards Hank and Cupcakes have a lot to celebrate. Besides achieving status as official Brooklynites – since they moved from Tel Aviv three years ago – the pair is about to release their first full length album, “Naked,” due out on June 1. In keeping with their passion for inventive music that moves bodies, “Naked” features eleven tracks of vibrant vocals, danceable rhythms, crazy bass-generated effects, and a fusion of electronic, rap, rock, and techno elements, binding the multifaceted sounds of the Brooklyn music scene into one record, while adding a fresh, funky edge of their own. The entire album is streaming here on Soundcloud – check out the new single, “Liquid Mercury,” and highlight tracks, ultra-dancey “Born Again,” hip-hop/ electro-fusion track, “Aint’ Not Love” (streaming below) sassy and grooving “HIT,” hypnotic “Sweet Potion,” and bass-centric “Pleasure Town.” The duo begins their release tour next week. Check www.hankandcupcakes.com for show dates. – Meijin Bruttomesso

Body Language, who graced the cover of our Deli SXSW 2012 issue, just released the video for their sensual single "You Can". Enjoy!

"Hey. This is Matt Roth, from Schwervon!, and the guy that was quoted in the "NYC: State of the Industry" article that starts on page 7 (here). There is a sentence in the article that is bugging me a bit and I feel like it’s an inaccurate portrait of what I’m all about. It’s in the second paragraph of the section entitled "Olive Juice…." The phrase that I "single handedly" did all of these things couldn’t be further the truth. I had a great deal of help from my partner Nan (also in the picture) and many, many others. I could never have done any of the the things I have done, musically, without a great deal of support and volunteer help from friends, family, fans and fellow artists. I really want to make that clear. Okay other than this I found the article very interesting. Thanks." – Matt Roth