New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
At the time that we crowned Constellations as our current album of the month we had no news of a release party – but news has now arrived: Balmorhea will celebrate their upcoming release at the Central Presbyterian Church downtown on February 19th, doors at 8 pm. Singer-songwriter Damien Jurado – who happens to be a favorite with the Deli editor – will be there to open.
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The Deli Portland would like to thank all of the readers who went hog wild in the Readers Poll voting of your favorite emerging Portland artist for 2009. We had over 800 votes in just a little under two weeks, and after a neck-and-neck sprint on the final lap, garage-rock debutantes Bodhi emerged the victors! Congratulations to Bodhi (also a former Deli Portland band of the month in September 2009), and a special shout-out to ALL of the bands, fans, and readers who helped us with the voting!!!!
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As always, make The Deli Portland your daily potion for local show previews, live reviews, album reviews, and whatever other gossip enters our surly, brow-beaten craniums. – The Deli Portland Staff |
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Sad news for the boys of Jonny Rumble. According to their Twitter account, the band’s van was stolen today, and they are asking for your help. If you spot a 1994 green Dodge Caravan with the license plate number 804 0214, please report it to the police. Good luck, JR! – Neph Basedow
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The results of the reader’s poll are in and the winner by a slim margin was the superhero tee sporting, NES freaks, I Fight Dragons. In fact, the margin was so close that we have decided to let the second place winner, King Sparrow, share our top banner. The final results of all the polls, jury, open poll, reader’s poll, and so on will be released on Wednesday win the overall winner is announced, so stay tuned! – The Deli’s Staff
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Reinventing your sound is exciting, scary, adventurous, and a sign of a spectacular artist…that is, as long as it works. And yes, it did for Miss Stephanie Schneiderman.
Artists that evolve, break their personal mold and creative boundaries – that explore – are the elite musicians. Reinventing your sound is "risky business," according to Stephanie Schneiderman, but the risk factor is decimated when you have producer/beat-extraordinaire Keith Schreiner (Auditory Sculpture) on your team.
Stephanie’s also kept her songwriting and voice, which smoothly floats over Keith’s soothing trip-hop ambiance. It’s sexy. It’s relaxed. It’s lovely.
The two bring their down-tempo, electro-beats and sensual vocal bliss along with James Beaton (Storm and the Balls) on keys to Jimmy Mak’s on Saturday, January 23rd with Come Gather Around Us at 8:00 p.m. for $10.
And this girl is setting up and knocking down cocktail hours at Jimmy Mak’s every first and third Thursdays starting in February through April. These shows will feature the keyboardist/singer Jade Vanacore, and Stephanie says, "I’ve been working on a more stripped down version of the trip-hop show involving beats, loops, keys, electric guitar and harmonies, so this residency will give me a chance to get really comfortable with all my new toys. Also, I’m going to try out a bunch of new songs!"
– Chris Young
Smashing Pumpkins have released another track from the 44-song project, Teargarden By Kaleidyscope. The track is called "Widow Wake My Mind". This is the second release from the album and will be available for download through the bands myspace for the next 24 hours.
Keep the love and the funds flowing out to Haiti on this MLK eve while rocking out in Allston.
The music venue Great Scott is partnering with the online arts mag, Boston Tea Party and the Boston-based charity Partners in Health to present a rockin’ Haiti Earthquake Release Benefit.
The $10 cover goes entirely to Partners in Health to support their ongoing efforts to provide quality health care to the people of Haiti.
Emceed by Foxy Action Group, (Featuring members of Mystery Roar), the night’s entertaininment includes music from The New Collisions, D.J. Die Young, Southern Belle, E-603, and Key Brook. The music kicks off at 8PM. Get tickets here.
With all of the tragic reports of the devastating earthquake is Haiti many people around the world have stepped up to help. I am sure many of you reading this have already contributed in some way, but even if you have you should consider stopping by The Hideout tonight. Local bands Waco Brothers and Eleventh Dream Day play this special show benefiting Partners in Health, which has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years. That’s right, two great Chicago bands, a soild and reputable charity, and you stepping and helping the people of Haiti… You really can’t lose. Tickets are $20 and the event begins at 8:00pm.
The results of the reader’s poll are in and the winner by a slim margin was the superhero tee sporting, NES freaks, I Fight Dragons. In fact, the margin was so close that we have decided to let the second place winner, King Sparrow, share the banner.
The final results of all the polls, jury, open poll, reader’s poll, and so on will be released on Wednesday win the overall winner is announced, so stay tuned!
It was a long and complicated process, but our Best of Nashville Poll has finally come to an end. We have gathered all the data from jurors, writers, and readers, and we have indeed the first verdict: Alt Rockers The Protomen (once again) are The Deli Readers’ Best Emerging Nashville Artist of 2009 – they took our Fans’ poll by storm with more than 400 votes. Congrats to them! The results of our Composite Chart (the one including the votes from the jury and the writers which will elect the Deli’s Best Emerging Nashville Artist of 2009) will be announced on Wednesday, as we need a few days to organize it and add up the votes (yeah, we suck at math).
Congrats also to PUJOL and Bad Cop – who placed 2nd and 3rd in the Fans’ Poll.
It’s an addictive formula, tight electro synths, big beats, and smooth vocals, but it’s not that easy to achieve. That is unless you are a savant, Kid Savant that is. Kid Savant consists of Ryan Weisberger, John Sullivan, Kevin Pariso, and Andrew Wendahl. Last year the band released their second ep called Second Servings, and already have begun to put up new tracks on their myspace page. Their sound is densely layered, highly electronic, and heavily danceable. Keep and eye out for this up and coming band.
It was a long and complicated process, but our Best of NYC Poll has finally come to an end. We have gathered all the data from jurors, writers, and readers, and we have indeed the first verdict: Alt Rockers Midnight Spin are The Deli Readers’ Best Emerging Artist of 2009 – they took our Fans’ poll by storm with more than 1k votes. Congrats to them! The results of our Composite Chart (the one including the votes from the jury and the writers which will elect the artist that will grace the cover of our spring printed issue) will be announced on Wednesday, as we need a few days to organize it and add up the votes (yeah, we suck at math).
Congrats also to Cavalier Rose and The Shake – who placed 2nd and 3rd in the Fans’ Poll. These 3 bands will win some prizes offered by our sponsors, and Midnight Spin also a full feature in a future issue of The Deli.
