San Francisco based indie electro pop band, Great American Cities is performing live at Elbo Room on May 8th. This band plays great shows including fashion inspired events. They're music is not so poppy that it alienates listeners who listen to different genres, but their music is eclectic and well produced. The band will be playing with touring international band Kallisto and Acreatures for a night of fashion and local designer showcase. This event is a great event that melds different art mediums into one event! For more info, click here.

Independent Bands and Artists,

Once again The Deli gives you the opportunity to be selected to play NYC's Rooftop Films' Summer Series 2013, which will run every weekend from May 10 until August, with special events in September.

The event couples films with live music on top of spectacular NYC roofs, and connects artists with audiences so that each event is unique and memorable. The Rooftop Film music programming staff will select some artists from those who applied through The Deli.

If interested submit here.

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Yo wonderful peoples!

The Deli's Austin 2013 issue is now online - with The Lone Bellow on the cover! They are playing City Winery tomorrow by the way (03.08).

You can read it (but you can't feel it) HERE. If you want to feel it you'll have to come to Austin during Music Week (March 12-17), we'll distribute 10k of these pocket rags between Downtown, the East Side and South Congress. 

See you there!

The Deli's Staff

Click on the posters for more info

The Deli's UN/OFF Party (Friday 3/15 at 8pm - FREE): 
The Stone Foxes (SF) - Pearl and The Beard (NYC) - The Couch (Austin) - Friend Roulette (NYC) - André Obin (Boston) - Borrisokane (Austin) -Cultfever (NYC) - Cold Blood Club (NYC) - Fan Tan (NYC) + MANY SPECIAL GUESTS!

The Deli's Hangover Hideout (a 3 day celebration of the therapeutic power of quality songwriting).

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Music fans heading South,

The Deli will be in Austin on March 15 with a two stage night party hosted at Austin's legendary gay bar Rusty's. Great lineup of artists and even greater list of Special Guests who will be announced shortly. See here for more info + band links!

Mark your calendars!

The Deli's Staff

Deli Readers heading to Austin,

This year The Deli will present in full force in Austin during the unmentionable Live Music Fest. We were asked to help book a small room in Downtown West, and this idea became our first Deli Hangover Hideout!!! Check out this outstanding lineup of (mostly) singer songwriters and acoustic bands. 

LISTEN TO THE SOUNDCLOUD PLAYLIST OF THIS SHOW

LINKS TO ARTISTS' WEBSITES HERE

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Slander's dual signal release was met with a bit of a buzz, getting coverage on a few blogs including Stereogum. Following that burst of success they've released the video for the two singles - a longform black and white video. The video, directed by Ellery Twining, does a good job of bringing the singles to life. Before seeing the video, I was already feeling the retro Fleetwood Mac vibes from the twangy guitars and take-no-prisoners drums. Magnets definitely shines in the forefront, with an especially energetic intro and catchy hooks up the wazoo; from "You wanna be alone" to "I can make you want it" yelped and wailed by frontwoman Julia Farrar. Ghosts takes it down a notch with a slower pace and a less puncuated and more drawn out feeling than Magnets, but the two singles play off each other well. - Hillary Anderson

If Providence’s Magic Man plans to follow their new single “Paris” with an equally strong set of tunes for their sophomore album, they could stage a breakout similar to a fellow New Englander playing catchy synth-pop songs: Passion Pit. Though the quartet may have found a bit of inspiration with their stateside neighbor, they are certainly holding their own style down, with bouncy piano interludes and cool synth beats woven into a simply great vocal part. Check them out live tomorrow night with Ava Luna at the Outer Space in Hamden CT. RSVP here. - Hillary Anderson

Deli Readers,

The Deli's Best of 2012 Poll for emerging New England artists is now over, thanks to all those who cast their vote in support of the emerging local bands and artists in our list of nominees.

Congrats to Boston rapper MC Kabir pictured and streaming below) for becoming The Deli Readers' Best New England Artist of 2012. Kudos also the close seconds, powerful alt folk sextet The Bridgebuilders. New Hampshire's garage soul band Gnarlemagne placed third.

Here's the New England Readers' Poll Top 10:

ARTIST VOTES   1 MC Kabir 1541 2 The Bridgebuilders 1440 3 Gnarlemagne 321 4 Cask Mouse 270 5 Ula Ruth 187 6 Bella's Bartok 174 7 A2VT 115 8 Nemes 113 9 Young Blake 96 10 Jay Psaros 83

Stay tuned for the composite chart, to be released soon, which will include the point nominees accumulated from the jurors and Deli writers' votes, and will crown The Deli's Best Emerging DC Area Artist of 2012.

The Deli's Staff