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The Deli announces its 4th NYC B.E.A.F. with Zambri, Lucius, Snowmine, Caged Animals, ARMS + more

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The musical menu for The Deli's 4rd NYC B.E.A.F. (Best of Emerging Artists Fest) is right in front of you - I know, the font is a little small there (too many bands!!!) check out the details here, you'll find all the bands links under the poster). This festival is associated to our latest year end Best of NYC Emerging Artists Poll, a contest influenced by many NYC scene makers, bloggers and venue promoters, and will be heavily promoted in our Spring 2012 printed issue of The Deli, which highlights all the bands in the "Best of 2012" list.

The fest will last from May 23 to May 26 and will be hosted in 4 Williamsburg Venues, all within a few blocks (Brooklyn Bowl, Public Assembly, Cameo and Spike Hill). Hope to see you at any of these shows!

The Deli's Staff

 

Evi Antonio plays 2 Brooklyn shows in June

Evi Antonio claims he's having a tough time finding a good woman... but I'm not buying it. His music is so carefree and fun, I can't imagine he's having this much trouble attracting the right girl. In his latest EP 'China, Man,' Antonio whines and wails his way through two bouncy escapades all about the dangers of finding yourself with either no woman, or worse... the wrong woman.

But if any of this makes you think Evi's a downer, don't be alarmed. He is truly a master at the absurd, and builds his songs in a playground too full of pranks and tricks to ever allow any underlying issues of unrequited love to get him down. 'Blank' for instance, punctuates Evi's helium-filled lungs with toy piano lines and rollicking drums, while 'blank' situates his sound within an amusement park filled with plenty of blank and blank. See the man live at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge on June 8 or at Glasslands on June 18. - Mike Levine

 

Found through our music submissions: Christine Hoberg

You do not want to be on the bad side of Christine Hoberg. Her romantic reflections often turn to rage and revenge, and her lyrics rarely miss their mark. While 'J'Aime' off its eponymous record brings out an honest yearning to find love, Hoberg more often than not revels in love's less saintly modes, like the wrenching 'White Ass' and 'Nutcase.'

For her latest record, Hoberg challenges herself not in changing what worked so well over the past couple years, but in finding a space where her feelings can elevate amidst layers of haunting echoes that shimmer from her piano stretches and knife-cutting vocal delivery. 'Moonlight Never Shined So Bright' is both haunting and cutting at once, revealing depths to Hoberg that challenge any simple explanation for her wicked streak. Christine's can be a voice full of pain, but this weight gains a breathtaking outlet when expressed through the elevated tension of her music.- Mike Levine

This record was submitted digitally to The Deli here.

 

The Hairs plays Glasslands on May 18 with Big Troubles

Playful pop with a lo-fi edge by way of two minute songs is the domain of Brooklyn's The Hairs. “I Remember Alien Gonzales” serves up word play though a song title and chorus that cleverly references a headline grabbing story from a decade ago. “Duh” (streaming below, video here) is happy, foot tappin’ garage-punk, with traces of Robert Smith guitar interplay. “Ghetto Control” continues the lo-fi sonics, with lyrical references to cops and social disobedience. “Houseplant Songgg” is a compact 1:39 in length while still fulfilling the requirements one expects from a song, while the amusing (if redundantly) titled “Feeling a lot of Feelings” keeps the loose good times going. The band plays Glasslands on Friday with Big Troubles and Punks on Mars. - Dave Cromwell

 

James Levy & the Blood Red Rose - video of "Hung to Dry"

James Levy and the Blood Red Rose (aka the guy from Levy - the band - and Allison from The Pierces) just released this video for the song "Hung to Dry". The duo is splitting their time between NYC and London, and just announced a string of UK shows. James also debuted his new project with a show at Cameo on May 13.

 

Jump Into The Gospel becomes Hits + plays Mercury tonight (05.15)

We covered NYC indie-pop outfit Jump Into The Gospel a bunch of times in the past and today we found out that the band has decided to change their name to HITS after the recording of their new EP, which reportedly triggered "major changes and commitments." The band will debut the new name with a show at The Mercury Lounge tonight May 15. Check out the new electronic single "Madness" streaming below.

 

Electronic NYC/SF bands on the rise: Kodacrome

Hear Kodacrome scream and chill out at the same time. This isn't a combination that comes naturally to most of us, but in channeling rage through rhythm, singer Elissa Pociask has carved out a unique space that'll make you wonder why no one has thought of pairing an acoustic guitar with casiotones before ('Modern Man').

When there's a limit to frustration, San Fran and Brooklyn based Kodacrome provides the perfect outlet. Tracks like the winding 'All the Ama' off their new EP 'Perla,' gives and takes in equal measure, pushing the listener through an unexpected series of events from big beat dancefloor to solo piano interlude. But whether quiet or loud, it's proportions are always epic. - Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets) - Kodacrome submitted their music to The Deli for review digitally here.

 

Matt Cranstoun ends residency at Rockwood tonight (05.15)

With his soul-infused folk, Matt Cranstoun’s music has a possessive mixture of character and earnestness. The Brooklyn-based singer released his sophomore album “The Last Drop of Color” last fall and has spent the past few months on stage set to an energetic “big band” supporting group. Complete with choral-like gospel singers and horn section, the album comes alive with the energetic backing band, showing the vulnerable but spirited singer at his best and charging his up already electric indie rock. Cranstoun and company will be performing their final show in the series at Rockwood Music Hall on May 15. - Devon Antonetti

 

Tiny Victories releases video for Mr. Bones

We blogged quite a bit about NYC's Tiny Victories in the last few months, the duo just released this stunnning video for their single "Mr. Bones," directed by Brian Bowman, check it out!

 

Rachael Sage releases "Haunted by You" at Joe's Pub on May 19

Songwriter Rachael Sage makes no secret of her scars. Her open attitude in discussing life's myriad frustrations and pains makes her music all the more real and personal: like an old friend lending a sympathetic ear. Tracks like the rootsy 'Delancey Street' discuss the hardships of the struggling artist's life, while new song cycle 'Haunted by You' finds the singer in and out of relationships and heartache.

Along with her band The Sequins, Sage takes her candid personality to the kind of roots jams only a city like New York could produce, and that's the best place to see her live too. See her when she officially releases her latest record on May 19 at Joe's Pub. - Mike Levine, photo by Laura Crosta

 
 
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Here We Go Magic
"A Different Ship"

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We've always been big fans of Luke Temple, and it's good to see that, together with the Here We Go Magic crew, the man is keeping at it with increasingly beautiful records and videos. The band's new album "A Different Ship" (stream it here) will be out on May 8, and betrays at least a partial return to Luke Temple's more intimate and melodic sound from his solo repertoire - in this regard, lend a ear to "Hard to Be Close," "Alone but Moving" and "Over the Ocean". This is welcome news for fans like us who always thought that in most HWGM material Luke's noteworthy songwriting skills seemed a little sacrificed on the altar of textural experimentation. This doesn't mean that the band's signature hypnotic, impressionistic sound is lost - it's just that these two elements work together better than they did in past records, and this is what makes this album one of the NYC highlights of the year so far. Indeed, this collection also features songs more in line with the band's past releases ("Make Up your Mind", "I Believe in Action"), which follow on the steps of brainy-pop icons like Brian Eno and The Feelies, but there's definitely a balance here, also betrayed by the almost perfect alternation of melodic songs and less traditional ones.The just released video of "How Do I Know," telling the story of a rejected dancing robot that ends up revitalizing an older man's appreciation for life, seems to reflect on this brain/heart, mechanic/organic dichotomies and somehow bring them to unity. - PDG


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MAY
05.16Glasslands Gallery
8pm Telephoned
8pm Cookies
8pm Make Out
8pm Open Ocean
05.16Pianos
8pm My Goodness
9pm Desert Noises
10pm The Dough Rollers
11pm Wailin Storms
05.17Alphabet Lounge
9pm Dots Confuse Minds
05.17Fat Baby
11pm Fiona Silver
05.17Local 269 (ex-Meow MiX)
10pm Some Awful Bridge
05.17Rockwood Music Hall
11pm Bern & The Brights
05.17The Trash Bar
9pm Candidate
05.18 Red Hook Bait & Tackle
9pm Fro
05.18Bitter End
9pm Brokedown Boozehound
05.18Path Café
8pm Cordelia Stephens
05.18Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
10pm Hurrah!aboltoflight!
12am The Uptown Party Down
05.18Union Hall
8pm Tall Tall Trees
8pm Wyatt
8pm Jeff Tayloir
05.19Bowery Electric
10pm Maynard And The Mustie
05.19Cameo Gallery
8pm La Sera
8pm The New Lines
8pm Life Size Maps
05.19Fat Baby
9pm Stuyvesant
10pm The Brixton Riot
05.19Kaplan Farm
9pm Argotec
05.19Pier A Park
7pm Mercury Morning
05.20Mercury Lounge
6pm Bridget And The Square
7pm Anna Haas
05.20Pianos (upstairs lounge)
8pm Cordelia Stephens
05.20The Ace Hotel
10pm Lacrymosa
05.21Arlene's Grocery
7pm Angel Ocana
05.22Bowery Electric
9pm The Record Summer
05.22Glasslands Gallery
8pm Passenger Peru
05.24Alphabet Lounge
9pm Dots Confuse Minds
05.24Pianos (upstairs lounge)
8pm Bern & The Brights
05.24Spike Hill
9pm The Bottom Dollars
05.24Union Hall
8pm Girls In Trouble
8pm Eli Valley
8pm Toby Goodshank
05.25Glasslands Gallery
8pm The Dig
8pm Taurus
05.25Rock Bottom
10pm Argotec
05.25Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
10pm Hurrah!aboltoflight!
05.25The Grand Victory
9pm Fro
05.26Arlene's Grocery
10pm Pink Jesus
05.26Ella Lounge
9pm Canvas Radio
05.26Glasslands Gallery
8pm Ps I Love You
8pm Cuff The Duke
8pm Army Girls
05.26Union Hall
8pm The Due Diligence
8pm Shivering Timbers
8pm Uncles
8pm Relatives
05.27Pianos
10pm Infinien
05.27The Ace Hotel
10pm Shenandoah & The Night
05.29GLASSLANDS
8pm Beca
05.29Glasslands Gallery
8pm Evy Jane
8pm No Glow
8pm Gracie
05.30Glasslands Gallery
8pm Parlovr
8pm Mainland
8pm We Run
8pm The Drowners
05.30Pianos
8pm The Can't Tells
8pm Coastgaard
05.31Alphabet Lounge
8pm Dots Confuse Minds
05.31Arlene's Grocery
9pm Vice Count
05.31The Living Room
11pm Ihateyoujustkidding
05.31The Trash Bar
11pm Uhnellys
12pm The Girl
JUNE
06.01Arlene's Grocery
8pm Kara Ali
06.01BOWERY ELECTRIC
7pm Uhnellys
8pm The Girl
06.01Knitting Factory
11pm Future Twin
06.01The Paper Box
8pm El Pueblo
06.02Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
12am Pinegrove
06.03Ace Hotel
10pm Fiona Silver
06.06Irving Plaza
7pm The Cribs
06.08Glasslands Gallery
8pm Umo (unknown Mortal...
8pm Doldrums
06.08The Living Room
7pm The Rosewood Girl
06.08The Shrine
9pm El Pueblo
06.09Public Assembly (back)
8pm How To Dress Well
8pm Babe Rainbow
06.10Ace Hotel
10pm Fiona Silver
10pm Fiona Silver
06.10Webster Hall
6pm Jeanne Marie Boes
06.11Pianos
8pm Go Go Ghost
06.13Glasslands Gallery
8pm Ramona Falls
8pm The Darcys
8pm Dru Cutler
06.14Half Moon Cruise Ship
8pm The Folkadelics
06.16Pianos
10pm Modern Rivals
06.17Ace Hotel
10pm Fiona Silver
06.20Bowery Electric
9pm Delusions Of Grand St
9pm Delusions Of Grand St
06.20Joe's Pub
7pm Nova Social
06.21Glasslands Gallery
8pm The Deer Tracks
8pm Nouela
06.21Sheridan Playground
5pm Calls
6pm Zvoov
7pm Escape Time
8pm You Bred Raptors?
06.21Union Pool
9pm Mitten
06.22Arlene's Grocery
10pm Dots Confuse Minds
06.22Glasslands Gallery
8pm Religious To Damn
06.23Spike Hill
9pm U Say Usa
06.24Ace Hotel
10pm Fiona Silver
06.25Spike Hill
8pm The Rosewood Girl
06.26Brooklyn Bowl
9pm The Hollows
10pm The Nuclears
11pm The Bottom Dollars