Post punk rockers The Yellow Dogs will be releasing the EP "Upper Class Complexity" on May 8th. Although punk is quite commonplace in Brooklyn, the band’s home since 2010, it’s quite the opposite in Iran where the trio hails from. After The Yellow Dogs appeared in a 2009 documentary about Tehran’s underground music scene, they faced potential arrest. But that may have been good for their music career: Koory, Looloosh, and Obaash have recently been granted asylum status – so hopefully they are in the States to stay. Vocals are injected with vintage attitude — slightly warbling drawn out notes pack individual retro-punk punches. Fierce keys add a dancey touch at times, and yowling guitar keeps the edges sharp. – Corinne Bagish – photo: Danny Krug

A noteworthy 2 stages bill of great emerging NYC bands tonight (04.19) at Public Assembly, for Tiny Victories‘ CD release party. Highly recommended, here’s the lineup:

8 — New Moods
8:30 — The Forms
9 — Evi Antonio
10 — North Highlands
10:30 — Slam Donahue
11 — Tiny Victories
11:30 — Dinowalrus
12 — NewVillager

And here’s some new material by Tiny Victories:

Feisty and fun, New Jersey-based alt rockers The Static Jacks have an exciting Spring coming up as they embark on tour with The Wombats. Beginning next Monday, April 23, the two bands begin at the nation’s capitol and head West. In conjunction with their tour, NYC’s The Static Jacks have made their new single, “Young Guns” (streaming below) available as a sample of their forthcoming EP, “Spray Tan.” Channeling their recognizable New Wave-Indie rock energy, the track gives listeners a taste of anticipated new material. Be sure to check out their tour schedule to catch them with The Wombats this April/May. – Meijin Bruttomesso

Atmospheric, electronic shoegazy NYC duo The Hundred In The Hands has announced the upcoming release of the “Keep It Low” single from their upcoming album, "RED NIGHT," uner Warp records’ wing. Fans can download the track here for free in exchange for your email address.

Born from the ashes of historic NYC band Pela, earthy alt rock group We Are Augustines got a big boost in notoriety in 2011, when iTunes named their record "Rewind" as the year’s "Best Alternative Album". The band just premiered this video of the song "Suarez," streaming below.

May is the month of The Deli’s NYC B.E.A.F. – our Best of Emerging Artist Fest! (Check out lat year’s poter here).

As usual, we have scheduled several genre related stages in a few different Williamsburg venues (full schedule and art coming soon) and we are glad to inform you that the Rootsy Stage show will be at Spike Hill on Thursday 05.24, and will be headlined by Tall Tall Trees (pictured), and feature other awesome NYC rootsy bands that made our Best of NYC Emerging Artists Year End Poll in January: Food Will Win the War, Big Wilson River, The Bottom Dollars, Reverend John Delore, Fredericks Brown, and The Due Diligence.

We’ll also take this opportunity to show you this remarkable DIY video Tall Tall Trees premiered a few weeks ago, filmed entirely in the bands’ Bed-Stuy home base and consisting in one long shot conceived and choreographed by the band. The band’s entire latest album "Moment" can be streamed here.

Tatiana Kochkareva discusses regrets and mistakes with the haunting assurance of someone who knows what she’s talking about. On her debut ‘Infinity,’ out April 19th on Moscow Native Records, a baroque-style barroom piano echoes through chambers of shadowy echoes and filtered textures, reminding me a bit of the kind of magic you hear on Antony and the Johnsons’ records. Hailing from Moscow, the artist channels distant lands in songs like ‘Winter’ and ‘Roses’ (streaming below)

See her at the album’s release show at The Living Room on April 19th. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Cleverly drawing in both new and longstanding fans, Diane Cluck is in full force with her project, “Song of the Week.” For six months she’ll be writing, recording, and distributing a new song each week, bringing a plethora of new music to her catalog and keeping things fresh for listeners and music enthusiasts. Her original folkloric tunes have been featured on BreakThru Radio and her haunting, smooth lyrics keep loyal listeners excited about her running project since it’s inception in March. -CM