"CoCo Beware", the debut release of psych-pop quintet Caveman – who graced the cover of The Deli’s summer issue – is today available in stores through their own label Magic Man! Records / ORG Music. We have a hard time believing these guys had to self-release this fantastic record. The good folks at Other Music invited the band to perform an in-store show on November 22 – we’ll be there! In December Caveman will be embarking on their first West Coast tour. – Read the 27th issue of The Deli NYC (with Caveman on the cover) in pdf format here. Read the html feature about the band here.

Congrats to Many Arms for recently signing a deal with John Zorn’s Tzadik Records! Composed by some seriously skilled musicians who have toured and played with the likes of Marnie Stern, Nat Baldwin and Tera Melos among others, the Philly/NYC-based power trio plays a loud, aggressive blend of punk and free jazz, tied together with compositions that twist and turn through angular unison melodies and complex rhythmic patterns. The band has been around since 2007, and just announced that they will be releasing their 3rd full-length album in March 2012. Cheers!

New York-based garage/punk rockers Wyldlife exhibit their wild side on their recently released self-titled album. However, opening track, newly adapted into a music video, “City of Inbreds” demonstrates a more subdued and sweet side to the band, while maintaining outbursts of their characteristic rambunctiousness. “Dangerous" Dave Feldman sings and snarls, narrating the scenes of the band performing amidst mild debauchery, backstage shenanigans, and everything rock ‘n roll-related, from tattoos and alcohol, to girls (of course!) The quartet will be out and about in the coming months, playing the East Village’s Lit Lounge on December 2. http://www.myspace.com/wyldlife7 –Meijin Bruttomesso

Fast paced, progressive and a little punk rock, Brooklyn’s Old Monk is a sweet reminder of what indie rock should be. Josh Carrafa’s lyrics and guitar work are reminiscent of Julian Casablancas, minus the major record label drama. They do however have the potential to cross over to an enormous audience thanks to their organic infusion of progressive time changes and transitions. Ian Burns holds down the rhythm section with mathematic precision, making their tunes tighter than your jeans from way back in 1999. Old Monk has the fantastic ability to make you want to cry and thrash around the mosh pit at the same time — make sure to check them out live, they’ll have a record release in mid January and a Cake Shop residency in February. – Ed Guardaro

We’ve been waiting for this for a couple of years now… Model/rocker Lissy Trullie created quite some buzz in 2008 with her self-released debut EP "Self-Taught Learner", which helped her land on the Downtown Records roster. But then the first official release under the new label didn’t materialize as soon as we had hoped. Today her name finally reappeared in our inbox, accompanied by news of her debut album, scheduled for release in March 2012. Produced by John Hill (Santigold, M.I.A., Shakira) and David Sitek (TV On the Radios, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars), the record was entirely produced in LA, but from the velvety first single "Madeleine" her sound seems to retain a very NYC quality. Beside the obvious improvement in the production and songwriting departmentd, this song displays a more confident vocal performance compared to the EP – definitely an important sign.

Schocholautte is not a new cocoa-flavored serving from your favorite coffee shop, but a rather mysterious band from Brooklyn whose name we are not exactly sure how to pronounce. The band is aware that their name is kind of problematic (they bought the domain worstbandnameever.com) but here at The Deli we actually tend to like bands with hideous names – let us remind you that Buke & Gass was on our mag’s cover back in 2008… Schocholautte just released its debut full length "I Hate You", a lo-fi record about "coming of age in a time of emotional and economic unrest." Recorded in the band’s rehearsal studio in Gowanus on a laptop with an 8-channel mixer, the album features songs that have been buzzing around in the beer soaked basements and crappy venues of New York since 2007, when the project was formed. A gritty cloud of fuzz is the band’s common denominator here, dressing poppier tunes like "Panther Tattoo" and "Orange County" and more bluesy or folky episodes like "Spilled Milk" and "An Unpleasant Surprised". Schocholautte borrowed Violent Femmes’ upbeat enthusiasm, Guided By Voices’ casual melodies and Dinosaur Junior’s explosive guitar parts to concoct one of the most fun NYC records of the year so far. A band like this should play live every day at Brooklyn’s DIY parties – no shows scheduled???

It’s apparent when listening to self-proclaimed pop-revival band, The Well-Informed – who just opened for Crystal Antlers at Pianos on Wednesday – that they draw more than just inspiration from the 60’s and 70’s. Their sound is familiar, yes, but it is also inherently something altogether unique and evocative of the DUMBO art and cultural scene – which tends to shy away from the more experimental and often contrived sound generated in the Williamsburg area. Even if you’ve never been to Brooklyn, songs like “New York, We Love Her” are sure to take you there. But not peering through thick-lensed windows from the tail end of a coach — in a dream state on the threshold of consciousness, hovering just under the Manhattan Bridge, so slowly that you can’t help but take in the day-to-day essence of life “down under.”  If you missed The Well Informed at the Pianos this past Wednesday, don’t fret, you can catch them on December 20 at the Living Room. – Tuesday Phillips

Telekinesis recently released a new video for "Country Lane" from their latest album 12 Desperate Straight Lines, featuring footage of hi-jinks on their March tour, as well as live performance clips.  Telekinesis are wrapping up their year of touring including dates with the Love Language, Portugal. The Man, Deathcab for Cutie, and The New Pornographers. 

Telekinesis Tour (the end of):
Dec 6 Vancouver, BC  The Commodore Ballroom
Dec 8 Portland, OR  Crystal Ballroom

What’s in a name? Don’t ask me. There’s no such thing as a yellow ostrich, but that doesn’t stop Alex Schaaf from insisting it’s alive anyway. And in songs like ‘Whale’ and ‘In The Past I Was an Astronaut’, Yellow Ostrich is making the abstract discernible, and getting a lot of attention for it. This guy raised enough money through his kickstarter two years back to self-release the outstanding album “The Mistress” last year, only to get picked up by Barsuk Records and have the album re-released this year. Things are moving fast! We asked Alex a few questsions about the recording process – read the interview here.

What better way to celebrate tonight’s monumental astrological equation than with the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival! Although this is not an event restricted to NYC artists, there will be many involved. Famed comedian turned electronic guru Reggie Watts (in the picture) stops in at Cameo tonight for a live set of full on electronic bombast meets vocal percussion. Heavyweights Diamond Rings (in the video) and Matthew Dear will also perform. Full lineup here.
P.S. Those interested in browsing electronic artists organized by web buzz and region should check out THIS LINK.

Exploring the dimensions of New York City band Indian Rebound transports you to a world of timeless music. Drawing on influences that point towards the original 1960’s English invasion, these super young musicians somehow manage to confer a classic, yet still modern feel to their tunes. The band is now working on a new collection of songs, we’ll definitely keep an ear out. – Read Dave Cromwell’s Q&A with the band here here.

Remember that Weird Al parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" where he has all the marbles in his mouth? That thought couldn’t help but spring to mind as "Funeral Song" by MINKS was on rotation. The mumbling is endearing, though, as if lead singer/songwriter Sean Kilfoyle is almost too shy to enunciate what he wrote. Instead, under swirling fuzz, chugging bass and melodic guitar strums, he weaves tales about summer and alcohol that only the most developed translator can fully interpret. Their record label (Captured Tracks) compares MINKS to a cassette of Cure demos birthed by Robert Smith. Most reviewers would describe MINKS, if required to peg them to a genre, to be kind of "shoegazey". But, to be quite honest, MINKS is beyond shoegaze. Their music is gazing past your shoes and through the floor. This is earthcoregaze. And again, to be quite honest, it’s kind of glorious. – Read alison levin’s interview with the bands here.