Podcast, NEW YORK CITY's INDIE ROCK MAGAZINE, NEW YORK CITY ROCK MAGAZINE, NEW YORK CITY ROCK SCENE, ROCK FROM nyc, ROCK FROM NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK CITY ROCK, ROCK IN NEW YORK CITY, NYC INDIE ROCK BANDS FROM NEW YORK, BEST BANDS FROM NYC
nyc Music Charts
nyc Open Blog nyc Open Blog Blog Archive
Post Shows here
Local Studios Local Mastering Other Local Services for Musicians Blog about Audio Equipment
top artists
scene blog
   
specials


TOP 20 electronic
TOP 20 hip hop
 
TOP 20 indie pop
indie pop,
britpop, lo fi

orchestral pop, lounge pop
mellow core


TOP 20 indie
avant indie, post rock
indie rock
post punk, noise rock

TOP 20 metal
TOP 20 psych
psych rock

shoegaze

TOP 20 alt rock
alt rock, power pop,
emo

garage, punk, glam + other revivals

TOP 20 rootsy
alt folk, alt soul,
rootsy pop, folk rock

songwriters


Descender plays Cake Shop March 12 with Clean Teeth

Brooklyn based post-hardcore/metal outfit Descender returns to CakeShop on Friday March 12th along with fellow local heavyweights Clean Teeth (members of legendary Detachment Kit) and Heks Orkest (members of Sparta, Avail, Denali, Kepone) for a night of explosive face-melting loud rock. While acknowledging the likes of 90s staples Unsane, Helmet, Snapcase and Quicksand, Descender has been making a name for itself by expanding upon those references to become a fresh new voice in the local heavy music scene. Their latest EP can be downloaded on their myspace page. - (as posted in The Deli's Open Blog - post your band's entries, videos, and Mp3s here).

 

-
 

Dinasty Electric and Steel Phantoms play Kidrockers show on 03.21

Kidrockers organizes shows targeted to a very specific niche: the hipster parents and their soon to be hipster children. This is why they promote their events by saying that "every adult must be accompnied by a kid between 3 and 13 years of age". Their next show will be on Sunday March 21 at 92YTribeca (11 AM) and will involve two interesting local bands - and also two comedy acts.



STEEL PHANTOMS is a recently formed, four piece band based in Brooklyn, named after a roller coaster in Pittsburgh (where they hail from). Featuring the ex drummer from Islands Steel Phantoms uses many of the same pop sounds that defined the Montreal music scene, with a punkier approach in the attitude and vocals. 

DYNASTY ELECTRIC is a electro-rock duo also based in Brooklyn, NY, with a rather sexy live show (I'm sure your 13 years old will appreciate that!). The band features vocalist/theremin player Jenny Electrik and multi-instrumentalist Seth Misterka who plays saxophone, electric guitar, and programming. The band will soon be releasing its first album on BluRoc Records, the latest venture of hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, and recently collaborated with Brian Chase of Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

-
 

Neon Indian in Your Sleep

Alan Palomo, aka Neon Indian, has unveiled his first new track since the release of the much-acclaimed Psychic Chasms: "Sleep Paralysist", recorded with Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, is now available for download at Green Label Sound. You'll also have several opportunities to check him out live if you happen to be an Austin-based or Austin-bound individual: Neon Indian is as busy as everyone else this SXSW, playing the Terrorbird/Force Field gig, the Pitchfork gig (which makes sense, since Pitchfork gets the assist in launching Neon Indian), the Friendly Fire gig at Club de Ville (excellent venue) and Mess With Texas 4, a huge hoedown on East 6th that also features Gwar, Crystal Antlers, and Billy Bragg - reason enough.  

-
 

Here We Go Magic to release "Pigeons" CD in June

Luke Temple was honored with our CD of the Month title back in 2007, when he was a solo artists singing folky tunes dressed electronically. In 2008, what appeared initially to be a side project involving a bunch of friends - called Here We Go Magic - gained momentum thanks to an ecstatic Pitchfork review (of course); since then the band has become Luke's main project. They spent much of 2009 on successive North American and European tours with bands such Department of Eagles, Grizzly Bear, and the Walkmen, before retreating to a house near East Branch, NY to record their second full length LP, which is scheduled to be released in June on Secretly Canadian. If you can't wait to get this record, we recommend you to check out Luke's solo material - it's absolutely stunning.

-
 

Weekly Feature 193b: Brit and the Cavalry, live at Pianos, March 19

Calling a woman “ballsy” probably isn't going to get you anything more than a handprint on your face, but Brit Boras is just that - the confidence with which she sings and plays in her band, Brit and the Cavalry, is astounding. Clearly unafraid to fuse styles and sounds, it appears as though her one goal is to force the listener to challenge the expected. She succeeds in this mission not by forcing messages on you the way mom shoved cough medicine down your throat, but through a mix of sincerity and self-assurance. The Cavalry, Alex Beckmann on drums and Dan Krysa on bass, provide soulful grooves on nearly every track, regardless of style. Musical arrangements and accompaniments - often strings and horns - are smart and warm, never overdone. Of special note is the modern-folk tune “Cassandra,” with its undeniable Dylan “Desire” quality right down to the violins, creepy high-pitched harmonies, and calm oceanic waxing and waning of the lead vocals - hypnotic. After a productive 2009 and with a new EP in the works, Brit took some time to answer a few questions… - Read Paul Dunn's interview with Brit Boras here.

-
 

Weekly Feature 193a: The Click Clack Boom

Five men with inviting stage presence, energy, and positive attitudes believe, “It’s important to not choose influences while writing music” but rather “accept what life presents to you and use from it what you see fit.” Such sentiments are reflected in The Click Clack Boom’s songwriting which, in addition to its “charming drummer,” has attracted many fans across the eastern states. Now with a full U.S. tour in the works and a return appearance planned for the next SxSW festival, we await The Click Clack Boom’s first full length album in 2010. A successful single “Open Hands” has presented a taste of what’s to come and is available now on iTunes. Manager Luke Watson is said to advise the band, “Don't be late to shows, and don’t drink.” The Click Clack Boom admits, “We are still working on this.” - Read Gina Alioto's interview with the band here.

-
 

Suckers FINALLY announce debut CD + play Le Poisoon Rouge 03.10

While most bands use their debut full length or EP to promote their music and land deals with labels, Suckers somehow managed to build a buzz in the NYC scene without any proper releases under their belt. The band has been a Deli darling for a long time (at least 3 years) and we are glad to see them do well: they just signed to Frenchkiss Records (The Antlers, The Dodos, Local Natives) and announced the release of their debut full lenght for June 8. Suckers has a busy March schedule ahead (including several appearences at SXSW) and a tour with The Antlers coming up in May. Don't miss their show at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday March 10.

-
 

Emanuel & The Fear's release party with full Orchestra - 03.10 at Gramercy

Here is a Message left by Emanuel and the Fear on The Deli's NYC Open Blog : "A record release party is much like the ceremony associated with a Bar Mitzvah. A mature product is released into the public, people you hardly know are dancing their socks off, some drunken family member is coddled around a bathroom toilet releasing his or her own matured product, you get the point... Now, I've never been to an actual Bar Mitzvah, but if I had that's sure how I would like to envision it. Overall though, I believe the main similarity between a record release party and a Bar Mitzvah is the value and importance of having the folks you love, both friends and family, celebrating the introduction of a new stage in one's life. That being said, Emanuel and the Fear, cordially invite you to attend their record release party for the debut full-length album, Listen, on Wednesday, March 10th at The Gramercy Theater! Doors are at 8:00pm and best of all the event is ALL AGES. And what better way to celebrate a record release than with an evening at The Gramercy Theater? How about with an additional 27 members of the NYU Symphony Orchestra performing behind the Fear?! Well, that's exactly what the bands got cooked up. Oh and did we mention, Emanuel is going to be conducting a symphonic piece of his own to start the show! Over the past four months, the Fear has been patiently waiting and working on a totally revised set with all new, unheard songs and arrangements that will be showcased for the first time with a full orchestra. The night is sure to be an interesting evening, also featuring an opening set by the wonderful Elizabeth & the Catapult w/ Jeff Taylor!" - (as posted in The Deli's Open Blog - post your band's entries, videos, and Mp3s here).

 

-
 

The Theatre Shows' Report - Black Taxi, The Shake, Apollo Run + more

On March 4, Greenwich Village’s Players Theatre bustled with feathers and glitter for the “Masquerade Ball,” the first of CitizenMusic’s Theatre Shows. Verona, NJ’s Old Wives, a jazzy, soulful quintet, brought sway to the sold-out venue with swanky sass. Although seating was available, the audience was uncontainable, especially when The Shake appeared. Masked and made-up, the quartet blasted through an explosive set, accompanied by confetti cannons, noise-makers, and a slinky dancer, armed with flashlights for their final “Got No Soul.” Brooklyn’s Black Taxi energized the audience to a climax, as masqueraders formed a fire-hazard in the aisles, dancing to new tunes and released favorites. Despite some first-night sound jitters, the music set the bar high for the subsequent shows.

 “Prohibition Night” commenced copacetically with the bees’ knees, Black Taxi. The joint encouraged viewers to stay put, but rules at a rock show proved baloney as flappers and bootleggers moved stage front. Apollo Run, donning fedoras and suspenders, captivated with nuanced vocal range and powerful lead keyboard.  Finishing their set, the trio mingled and serenaded admirers from atop the arms of the theater seats. Milo and the Fuzz (in the picture), another band of three cool cats, played with mature confidence and put on the Ritz, wrapping with a swell performance.

The finale, “PoMo Night,” featured an anything-goes theme with outfits that would normally not leave the house. New Madrid cleverly fused Spanish and English lyrics, engaged the bizarrely dressed with adrenaline-infused rock, and flung souvenir spiders during “La Araña.” Toy Soldiers, out-of-towners from Philadelphia, brought a classic, rootsy vibe that left listeners swooning. Still standing, Black Taxi amped up the pace with perfected sound and were cheered on for multiple encores. As the imaginary curtain closed and reopened, the leading men from the entire production reunited for a celebratory bow before an exeunt omnes.  The Theatre Shows' all-around success promises a repeat of the event and proves that New York is home to pre-eminent music. - Meijin Bruttomesso

-
 

The Hundred in the Hands sign to Warp + release debut CD

Admittedly, The Deli hasn't given much love to The Hundred in the Hands this far. But the Brooklyn based electro-rock duo was obviously on the radar of super awesome British label Warp, that recently signed them. Their debut single, entitled "Dressed in Dresden" will be released in early April - followed by an EP and later on by a full length album. Don't miss their show at Santos Party House on April 6 with James Fucking Friedman, Max Pask, Jacques Renault and The Rapture (DJ set).

-
 
sponsored by
Which of these acts should be the next NYC Artist of the Month?
pic
Brit and the Cavalry
redhead's army
by Paul Dunn - MORE
The Click Clack Boom
foundations, fans, and photoshoots
by Gina Alioto - MORE
Acrylics
molly and jason’s vertigo
by Toney Palumbo - MORE
Motel Motel
roots and boots
by Lauren Piper - MORE

Inlets
Inter Arbiter

mp3

Sebastian Krueger's Inlets will please the hoards of music fans who have grown to love the floral and somewhat progressive folk championed by Grizzly Bear and Beach House. Less grandiose than the first and sunnier than the latter, Inlets' songs are instantly gratifying and more soothing. Their tamed vocals resonate in a very intimate way, like it often happens with one man/woman band projects, and the melodies are not as convoluted as you may expect. Krueger finds trendy help in the backing vocals department, where Dirty Projectors' Angel Deradoorian leads a team of beautiful voiced ladies whose subtle vocal counterpoint contributes in the texture and melodic departments. Acoustic guitars, clarinets, pianos, strings, percussion, the unmissable ukulele but also synths and other keyboard sounds contribute to the band's tastefully layered orchestrations. The album Inter Arbiter is due out in April - we predict that this record will be one of the soundtracks of hipster love this summer. - PDG

 

The 60's
The 70's
Patti Smith

The Ramones

The Talking Heads
Richard Hell
The Dead Boys
Blondie
Suicide
Lydia Lunch
DNA
Mars
The Contortions
The 80's
The 90's
The Magnetic Fields
The 00's
 


MARCH
03.12Ars Nova
7pm The Fancy
03.12Bar Matchless
8pm The Courtesy Tier
03.12Bar Saints & Sinners
11pm Can't Hang
03.12Brooklyn Fire Proof East
9pm Tayisha Busay
03.12Bruar Falls
8pm Talk Normal, Hard Nips
03.12Cake Shop
9pm Descender
03.12Lit Lounge
9pm Woody Creek Kids
10pm Hans Chew
11pm Devin Therriault
03.12Marfa
9pm Ultraviolet Astronomy
03.12Maxwell\'s
9pm The Embracers
03.12Pianos
8pm Letting Up Despite Gre
03.12Spike Hill
12am Brit & The Cavalry
03.12Water Grill
8pm Attheendoftheworld
03.13Arlene's Grocery
10pm Stark Cd Release
03.13Crash Mansion
8pm Stephanie Cuomo
8pm Dr. Mary
8pm Black Chardonnay
8pm West Gate
03.13Fat Baby
8pm Eagle & Prey
03.13Fontana's
8pm Mancie
03.13Goodbye Blue Monday
9pm Affected Affections
10pm The Restrictor
10pm Act Iv
11pm Sk Orchestra
03.13Mehanata
10pm Magges
03.13Vaudeville Park
8pm Dead Leaf Echo
03.14The Studio (Webster)
7pm Girls Rock Festival
03.14Webster Hall
8pm Ellina Graypel
03.15Public Assembly (back)
10pm Mag
03.15Santos Party House
7pm Megaphonic Thrift
7pm Pirate Love
7pm The Deprication Guild
03.16Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza
8pm The Dirty Pearls
03.16Knitting Factory
8pm Low Water
03.16Lit Lounge
9pm The City Skyscape
03.16National Underground
9pm Seann Branchfield
03.16Pianos
8pm Pika From Afrirampo Et
03.16Santos Party House
10pm Aeroplane
03.17Bitter End
8pm Drive Texas
03.17Death By Audio
10pm Ishmael
03.17Le Poisson Rouge
11pm Kindergarten
03.17Mercury Lounge
9pm Audio Fiction
03.17National Underground
8pm Charlene Kaye
03.17The Bowery Electric
10pm The Young Things
03.18Arlene's Grocery
8pm Aqua Cherry
03.18Knitting Factory
8pm Tyburn Saints
03.18Le Poisson Rouge
8pm King Missile (dfr)
03.18Purchase College SUNY
8pm Devin Therriault
03.18Spike Hill
10pm Lowry
03.18The Studio (Webster)
10pm Autodrone
03.19Banjo Jims
11pm Homeboy Steve Sew Low
03.19Body & Soul
10pm Kalae All Day
10pm Kalae All Day
03.19Bowery Poetry Club
9pm Bearquarium
03.19Pete's Candy Store
11pm Proud Simon
03.19Pianos
9pm Brit & The Cavalry
10pm Dancefight
11pm Hank And Cupcakes
12am Belikos
03.19Spike Hill
8pm Kagero
03.19The Bell House
9pm Devries
03.19Tommy's Tavern
9pm Psychedelicdiscoangels
03.19Uncle Mike's
9pm Mongrel Mix
10pm Infinien
12am Infinien
03.19Zebulon
7pm Alex Terrier
03.20Bowery Ballroom
10pm Stand
03.20Crash Mansion
9pm Angelspit
9pm God Module
03.20Delancey
9pm Rockstellar
03.20Numu Loft
8pm Heavy Birds
03.20Santos Party House
7pm Black Dahlia Murder
8pm Augury
8pm Obscura
03.20The Living Room
9pm Chris Riffle
03.20The Production Lounge
9pm Eleanor
10pm The Barrens
11pm The Monumints
03.22Delancey
8pm Kava Kava
03.23Crash Mansion
7pm Leggins
7pm Mobley
03.23Lit Lounge
9pm Soleil
03.23Pete's Candy Store
10pm Dead Heart Bloom
03.23Spike Hill
10pm Kava Kava
03.24Glasslands Gallery
9pm Devries
03.25CSV Theater
8pm X:thc
03.25Delancey
10pm The Courtesy Tier
03.25Lua Restaurant
8pm Blisserine
03.25Party Expo
10pm The Twees
03.25Pete's Candy Store
10pm Private Income
03.25Pianos
11pm Proud Simon
03.25Spike Hill
10pm Lowry
10pm Lowry
03.25The Studio (Webster)
6pm Reckless Sons
03.26Bar Saints & Sinners
10pm Jack Brag
03.26Connolly's Klub
9pm Lily Sparks
03.26Glasslands Gallery
8pm Pocketknife
8pm Lissy Trullie
8pm Bear Hands
9pm Holy Ghost! (dj)
03.26National Underground
8pm Illicitizen
03.26Sunny's Bar
10pm Mattison
03.26The Bitter End
11pm Bern & The Brights
03.26The Studio (Webster)
8pm Reni Lane
03.27Bushwick Music Studios
7pm The Twees
03.27Crash Mansion
8pm King For A Day
9pm Bronze Radio Return
10pm Frank Viele & The M P
11pm New York Funk Exchange
12pm The Dirty Birds
03.27Mulcahys Centereach
10pm Postcard Secrets
03.27Santos Party House
8pm  The Pack A.d.
03.29Banjo Jims
8pm Homeboy Steve Solo
03.29Delancey
8pm Mike Rimbaud
03.29Goodbye Blue Monday
8pm Full Moon A-v Series
03.30Generation Records
7pm Descender
03.31Crash Mansion
7pm Jenny Aspinwall
8pm Downward Architect
9pm Pants Velour
10pm Maybe The Welders
11pm Noshirt Noshoes Nodice
APRIL
04.01Sullivan Hall
10pm Mongrel Mix
04.02Charleston
8pm Devries
04.02Europa
7pm Sister Anne
04.02Santos Party House
7pm Love Of Diagrams
04.02Yippie Museum Cafe
8pm Chrome Tongues
04.03Crash Mansion
10pm Haakon's Fault
04.03Local 269 (ex-Meow MiX)
10pm Some Awful Bridge
04.03Matchless
8pm The Press
04.03Parkside Lounge
10pm Love Camp 7
04.03Pianos
8pm Bartholomew
04.06Santos Party House
7pm The Hundred In Hands
04.07Santos Party House
8pm Dead Leaf Echo
04.08Banjo Jims
7pm Drina & Deep Blue Sea
04.08Sullivan Hall
10pm Uspreservation Society
04.09Hill Country BBQ
9pm Dirty Water Dogs
04.09National Underground
9pm Sam And The Sea
04.10Santos Party House
8pm Baby Dee
04.10Shea Stadium
8pm Devin Therriault
04.11Otto's Shrunken Head
6pm Illicitizen
04.13Rockwood Music Hall
6pm Bartholomew
04.14The Red Lion
9pm Bern & The Brights
04.15Crash Mansion
10pm Charlene Kaye
04.15Googies Lounge
9pm Sarah Blacker
04.15Sycamore
8pm The Twees
04.17Santos Party House
8pm Trans Am
04.20Pianos (upstairs lounge)
8pm The Twees
9pm Devin Therriault
04.20Rockwood Music Hall
9pm Andrew Vladeck
04.23The Chance
8pm Assault Fyc
04.24Mehanata
10pm Magges
04.24Otto's Shrunken Head
9pm Resistor
04.24Santos Party House
8pm Anti-mechanism
8pm Assemblage 23
04.30Banjo Jims
11pm Homeboy Steve So-lo
04.30Gizzi's Coffee Shop
8pm Marc Barnhill
MAY
05.05Ceol
9pm Bern & The Brights
05.06Santos Party House
6pm Black Breath
6pm Lewd Acts
6pm Touche Amore
6pm Converge
05.08VoxPop
8pm The Twees
05.22Don Pedro's
8pm The Twees
05.24Santos Party House
8pm Pontiak
8pm Arbouretum
05.28s.o.b.'s
6pm Alex Terrier
JUNE
06.12Arlene's Grocery
10pm Stewart
JULY
07.10Uncle Mike's
8pm Eagle & Prey