Check out Laura Cole– Dirty Cheat!!! The CD release party was on Thursday 8/21 at Porcelain Records. What a badass display of raw rock n roll!!! The entire album is sexy, seductive and makes you jive. Laura’s vocals take complete control over you, almost like a magic spell. Every track tells a story with a band of modern day Funk Brothers . Let this Voodoo, 50’s inspired rock record seduce you. Listen to Dirty Cheat below! If you missed Laura Cole at the Harvest Picnic this weekend go to Laura Cole’s FB page to see when she is playing again.
Nashville
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Sweaters, “Beggars”
Let this track kick off your week. Sweaters was founded by brothers Adam Sweaters and Jason Lankford, who went on to add four more members, resulting in a big rich sound and small army of voices to harmonize with. “Beggars” has a meaty, 60’s pop slant to it. Its infectious creep in no way sets you up for “Good Ghost,” the b-side of their EP. It’s a soft, sighing riff on du-wop, with a chorus culminating with the line “I’m dead-“ that could be perfectly fitting on this Monday morning, especially if those fluorescent office lights are a little too bright for your hangover. Sweaters are having a tour kickoff show at The 5 Spot on September 3rd with The Sudonistas, Saturday Night Special, and David Ohney. –Terra James-Jura
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Podcast Festival – Going to Hell w/Cookie Rabinowitz at Tattooed Mom Aug. 24
Deli contributor and all around rad gal Brandi Lukas will be bringing her show Going to Hell to Tattooed Mom today, from 6pm – 7pm, for a live recording as part of this year’s Philadelphia Podcast Festival. Come out and watch Brandi awkwardly interact with her guest-host Big Tom (of JamminOldiesRadio.com) and musical guest Cookie Rabinowitz (whom we invited to join her), tackling important topics like exes that write songs about you, bathroom rules when it comes to transgenders, a different take on the Ferguson riots, and much more! Admission is free, and there will be a half-off drafts special. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St., 6pm – 7pm, Free, 21+ – Q.D. Tran
San Francisco
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Noise Pop 20th Street Block Party Happens TODAY!
An awesome free event is going down TODAY in the Mission. The Noise Pop 20th Street Block Party will take place from noon to 6 pm. Located on 20th street between Bryant and Harrison, there’s going to be a number of cool things to check out. Bands like Melted Toys, The Mattson 2 featuring Tommy Guerrero, Myron & E and 8th Grader will be playing among others!
You can also hangout out at the Mutiny Radio Station for a fun time on Florida street, and The Box Factory will be hosting local music from Down Dirty Shake, Jordannah Elizabeth, a solo set from Luke Sweeney, Spider Heart and more.
Don’t miss this event!!! It is totally FREE and such a wonderful community based gathering!! We’ll see you there!
Philadelphia
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Myrrias Opening for Dead Gaze at The Boot & Saddle Aug. 23
The ladies of Myrrias have been steadily building noise ever since their live debut at Ortlieb’s at the tail end of 2013. Each of their members are part of well-respected Philly acts like Arc In Round, Lantern, Downtown Club, and Break It Up, so they’re no strangers to the local music scene. The four-piece is currently working on new material with Uniform Recording’s Jeff Zeigler. They’ll be making their Boot & Saddle debut tonight opening for North Mississippi’s Dead Gaze, and will be joined by garage-rock outfit Sheer Mag, who are getting ready to release their debut 7” next month. Half of Myrrias (Mikele Edwards and April Harkanson) just celebrated their birthdays last week so wish them well and buy them plenty of drinks! The Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 6pm, $10, 21+ – Bill McThrill
L.A.
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Video: LA Font, “Onshore”
Slacker rock foursome LA Font continue their prolific streak with the video for the track "Onshore", a ramchackle lo-fi romp that finds them echoing the straightforward hooks of Robert Pollard. As for the visuals that accompany the track, well, imagine if the band takes the concept of "loose lips sink ships" into literal terms; the band members play guitar heroes as they fend off a flying army of vicious, computer animated lips causing havoc around Echo Park, Hitchock style. LA Font is currently touring the East Coast, but they’ll be back soon enough. I mean, seriously, haven’t you seen them yet?
NYC
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Bands’ Gear and Recordings: Lodro
Brooklyn trio Lodro sounds like a band with dangerous, dark intentions. On top of that, bassist and lead singer Lesley Hann (formerly of Friends) has the looks of one of those irresistible, Pulp Fiction-style, not to be trusted female characters, while Jeremy Cox’s guitar does whatever it takes to sound as sharp and out of control as a rusty knife in the hands of a psychopath. Since he recorded all the band’s material (so far) in total DIY fashion, our friends at Delicious Audio asked him to shed light on the band’s recording habits – see link below.
Portland
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Ghost Frog at Habesha Lounge 8.24
Very little information about local “space punk” outfit Ghost Frog has been documented on the internet since their initial descent from outer space, although one aspect of their mission seems clear: they came here to share their “space drugs” with Portland scenesters and relieve us of our intact eardrums. For all appearances, it seems they come in peace and the subsequent loss in hearing can be seen as a necessary oblation to the many-headed grungy space-psychgaze hybrid creatures that make up Ghost Frog. To describe “Made in Mars,” the band’s only song on bandcamp, imagine Tame Impala’s airy, other-worldly sound with the steady, driving rhythm cut out. Instead, the song seeps forward like liquid through fabric until it explodes into a fuzzy wall of feakout.
Come to Habesha Lounge (801 NE Broadway St, Portland, Oregon 97232) this Sunday, August 24 to point and stare at these plenipotentiaries from Pluto as they rock out alongside Dedere–whose genre tag “lit rock” and following Sylvia Plath reference in their album title should give you an idea of what they’re about–and Ghetto Hexes, whose loopy synth pop and dispassionate (yet garnished) boy-girl vocal stylings are evocative of The xx.
– Bryce Woodcock
Philadelphia
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Weekend Warrior, August 22 – 24
Tonight, fittingly The Bad Doctors kick off a run of tour dates at The Pharmacy. In support of their latest LP Burning City (FDH Records), The Bad Doctors perform dance-inspiring electro-synth foundational tunes, pulled from the poorly lit shadowy corners of the mind, giving the racing-through-the-side-streets vibe an added heart-thumping appeal to urgency. While you’re prone to cautiously look over your shoulder, post-punk trio Psychic Teens is hard at work on their next full-length LP, the follow-up to COME, and will be playing some new tunes this evening. Psychic Teens ooze an authoritative, agitated, buzz-saw sound that demands one’s full attention. The duo of Wes Russell and Shari Vari (Void Vision) team up as Hot Guts, comfortably fitting on this bill with their menacing brand of post industrial-wave and a new record Wilds set for release this fall via Avant! Records. The Pharmacy (1300/02 S. 18th St.), 7pm, $7, All Ages – Michael Colavita
Other places to escape the eventual end of summer this weekend…
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI Tinmouth
The Boot & Saddle (1131 S. Broad St.) FRI The Grand Nationals, SAT Myrrias, Sheer Mag
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI It’s A King Thing, Joy Riding, SAT Air is Human, Nick Millevoi & Brandon Lopez/Radiator Hospital, QUIT SUN Science Club. Corporate Hearts
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) FRI Son Little
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT (Balcony) Native Frequencies
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) Beta Hi-Fi Emerging Music Festival 2014:Problem Solving, RFA/ (Downstairs) Levee Drivers, SAT (Upstairs) Beta Hi-Fi Emerging Music Festival 2014: Allie Carroll, The Mellowells, Static Mountain, Crucial/The Better Half, Zymotic Flow, Red Rising, 46 Reasons
The Barbary (951 N. Frankford Ave.) SAT TWOB Fest: Marietta, Leaky Soups, Eureka Driver, SUN TWOB Fest: Kite Party, Broken Beak, Address, Carved Up
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Trevor Felix (Release Show), The Inconsiderate Bastards, Get ‘Em Wet, SAT Carl Kavorkian, ialive, Zah Garner, Cornelius the Third, SUN Tribute, Hyper Inc., The Basement Boys/(Late) Jonas Oesterle
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) FRI Screaming Rattler
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI Commonwealth Choir
North Star Bar (2639 Poplar St.) FRI The Pretty Greens, The Silence Kit, Dressed LikeStolen Cars, SAT Wilbur, La Overtoner, Tiny Cities, SUN Major Van Winkle
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) Sun DEL, Lee Jones
Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd St.) Richard Bush & The Peace Creeps
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) FRI Ross Bellenoit, SAT Silvia Platypus, Upholstery, SUN (Early) Rustic Music Service, (Late) Rusty Cadillac
The Legendary Dobbs (304 South St.) FRI (Upstairs) The Wooden Hez, The Madeleine Haze, Andrew & The Rhythm Hounds/StarSkream, SAT Woofstock 2014: Sinners Saints, Syrrah, Robbing Noll, Scars of Bourbon/Aniqatia, Big Stall, Lightning Arms
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) SAT GASH, Sparklefight
Bourbon and Branch (705 N. 2nd St.) FRI Field Mouse
The Station (1550 McKean St.) SAT Line Leader, Time Hitler and the Assholes From Space
Greys Ferry Skatepark (3600 Greys Ferry Ave.) FRI Ma Jolie, Mumblr, Community Service, Ted Ngyuent, Sic Bacchus, Blankbook, Starving The Tsunami
City Tap House (3925 Walnut St.) SAT Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Illinois, Mo Lowda & The Humble
The Grape Room (105 Grape St) FRI Dry Reef, Matt Gauss, SAT The Aponic Blue, Charles Noo
Ardmore Music Hall SAT Pure Jerry, The Happy Dog
1427 Frankford Ave. SUN Up the Chain
Golden Tea House (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI John Galm, Good Crime, The City and I, SAT Kids
Moonbase Nix (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI TWOB Fest: Grower, Disinterest, Limits
Cha-Cha’Razzi (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Bad Braids, Kerosene, HELP, Raw kale
Rogue’s Tavern (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT The Stone Furs, Vita and the Woolf, The Yetis, Twosies
The Nest (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SAT Andorra, Krispy Kareem, Forever Lesbians, Shrink
NYC
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Dannie’s “Girls Time”
Sultry singer-songwriter, Dannie has found her way into my Soundcloud playlist with her debut single. Smooth vocals coupled with a down tempo feel track prove that Girls Time is reminiscent of feel good R&B seemingly from an era past. The track features a strong Hip-Hop collaboration by D.u.b.b., and together Dannie and D.u.b.b. bring the art of story telling in music to the forefront. Vocal melodies similar to 702 and Aaliyah draw the listener in to experience a new brand of R&B that is unafraid to stay true to the roots of the genre. In a time where pure R&B (in my opinion) is virtually non-existent on the airwaves, this singer-songwriter delivers a fresh perspective. She gained a fan out of me, and I look forward to watching her evolve as an artist.
Want to hear more? On September 16, the singer-songwriter plans to drop a new single entitled "Wait 4 It."
Catch Dannie live on September 5th at 9:30pm at Box Seats Sports Bar & Grill in Fredericksburg, VA. –Opal Rose
Philadelphia
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Field Mouse Warm-up at Bourbon & Branch Aug. 22
Philadelphia/Brooklyn four-piece Field Mouse roll into Bourbon & Branch for a pre-tour show tonight with Heavy Lights. And it’s sure to be good warm-up for the band, who is still riding high from the release of their debut full-length Hold Still Life (Tope Shelf Records), which has recently climbed up to the 12th spot on the latest CMJ Music Poll. It was co-produced by band members Andrew Futral and Rachel Browne, and channels fond memories of Juliana Hatfield with a shoegaze element. So tonight will be a good time to familiarize yourself with the group before they play the Barbary on September 19th as part of the Topshelf Records tour. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St., 8pm, $10, 21+ – Bill McThrill
NYC
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Delicious Electronic Psychedelia from NYC: Fascinator
If you haven’t heard the name Fascinator before, don’t feel clueless: with a barely there online presence and their last musical offering released late last year, the band has been cruising along under the radar – but this may change soon. The side-project of Australian, now NYC based, Children Collide‘s frontman Johnny Mackay, the band debuted in 2012 with the track ‘Sexuality Mystery.’ Mackay initially kept his name off the project, but revealed his involvement with the release of his second video ‘Mr Caterpillar’. Released in October 2013, Fascinator’s second five song EP ‘Earth’ is a collection of dancy, dark, exotic psych-rock tunes, with lo-fi reverby vocals woven through it. Influences by Ariel Pink, early Beck and Connan Mockasin (refreshingly acknowledged by the band in their Facebook page) trickle through tracks like ‘Girl I Want’ (streaming) and ‘River Legs’. Having opened for Australian bands Tame Impala and Jagwar Ma earlier this year, Fascinator is set to play Burning Man next week. Their wild, fully costumed show is a must see, keep an eye out for upcoming show dates and fresh material dropping later this year – Brescia Mascheretti
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!