Beach Vacation formed after performing in a high school talent show and within two weeks of recording on GarageBand, were released by a label in the U.K. Their debut EP, Maritime , was launched via Bandcamp on the 29th of April. The colorful array of soothing vocals, surfy guitar riffs and rockabilly-esque drums has been received with open arms by summer loving crowds around the world. The young surf rockers mastered a well-rounded wave of four, happy-go-lucky tracks. Their sound can be compared to the likes of Beach Fossils, King Tuff, Dirty Beaches and of course, The Beach Boys [...]
It was only a matter of time until Imagine Dragons ' meteoric rise to the top would bring them to the Merriweather stage . On Friday, September 20th, the Las Vegas outfit will bring their monumental indie rock to the DC area. We've got a pair of tickets to give away before they go on sale to the public this Friday. What do you have to do to win? Imagine you're in Khaleesi's shoes. You have a pet dragon. What would you name it and why? The more detailed and crazy your answer, the better. Leave [...]
On Saturday, June 9th, All Things Go will be kicking off a brand new emerging artists series at Living Social 's intimate 918 F Street space. Our maiden show will feature two bands you should know in 2013: X Ambassadors and Gemini Club . New York's X Ambassadors are coming off a BIG first half of 2013, which included some big radio plays and a record deal with this little label called Interscope. Their Love Song Drugs Songs EP, produced by Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds, dropped earlier this month and is [...]
Electro-pop stalwarts CSS return to the 9:30 Club with IO on Monday, July 1st, their first DC appearance following the release of their upcoming Dave Sitek-produced LP, Planta . We've got two tickets to give away to see our favorite Brazilians. What do you have to do to win? In Portuguese, CSS stands for cansei de ser sexy ("tired of being sexy"). We want you to take a band name - an existing one is fine, but bonus points if you make one up for [...]
With all the "bad" that has been going on lately, DC based blues pop rock man Josh Urban is setting out to search for more of the "good" in his own The Search For Good Tour. He will be hitting up cities up and down the east coast via train and inviting all artists to join him on his Urban rail tour. On the docket are performances at cancer clinics, hospitals, and Vet's homes, as well as on the street and in subway terminals. 'You can catch him on Memorial Day (5/27) with a show [...]
Popular Baltimore based jazz noise rock fusion band, Whoarfrost has released their new indie documentary Community Watch: HOARNFROST . This film, which was filmed and directed by talented local filmmaker Eric Smith follows Whoarfrost's transition from performing solely as tight knit trio, to evolving into a version of themselves backed with full horn section. The complete metamorphosis of this process was appropriately renamed, HOARNFROST. The film shows Whoarfrost, over time and with coherent explanations from the original band members, Jon Lipscomb, Ethan Snyder and Tim Shaw, and the new horn section which is made up [...]
German eletro producer Kris Menace recently teamed up with DC based electropop producer Black Hills to create the single "Waiting For You" from the vocal album Features . The remixes will be dropping on May 13. Black Hills said, "When I first heard the demos, I was immediately transported to the clubs' bright lights and dark corners... Listening to it now, even, I can't wait for what's ahead!" Check it out below. - Dawn
Former War on Drugs frontman Kurt Vile will be making his way to the 9:30 Club on June 20th to make his first live appearance in DC since the release of his latest album, Wakin On A Pretty Daze . We've got a pair of tickets to give away for this special show. What do you have to do to win? Kurt said that Wakin On A Pretty Daze is "just about [his] life, without thinking too much about [...]
DC based bluegrass infused indie rock band Turtle Recall are a full on party band taking over the DMV with a ton of gigs coming up in the next few weeks (check dates below.) Fans already know the impact they bring to everything from house parties to possible art openings (hint hint!) and have voted them our Band of the Month. We got a hold of the entire crew Guido Dehoratiis (guitar), John-Currie Hester (vocals/etc), Alex Penney (bass), Matt Kupferman (fiddle), Erin Girardi (vocals), Mike Dalianis (drums) to find out more about them. Here they tell us about [...]
"If you know me, you know that I like nothing more than a high energy hip hop song that I can blare in my car with the windows rolled down. A-Class ' newest song "Polarcaps" (an unreleased track from his Deathsuit EP) is an excellent addition to the portfolio of this Baltimore based hip-hop artist. Turn it up; blow your speakers out." -Karl Dobias Polarc aps by A-Class
The Sweetlife Festival will cement itself as a District music tradition this Saturday as it returns to Merriweather Post Pavilion for its third annual run. To get you excited we've teamed up with the fine folks at Sweetlife to bring you the official kick-off party this Thursday, May 10th at U Street Music Hall. Headlining the night will be MS MR - who will also be playing on Saturday - along with support from Sir Sly and Magic Man . Three of our favorite artists together in one place - it doesn't get [...]
Deli Readers, Last week, due to a sudden server emergency, we had to abruptly transfer our site to a new server, and because of this many features and pages are still not working properly. We hope you can excuse us while our programmers try to fix them - it ain't always so easy! The Deli's Staff
Baltimore based electronic musician Dan Deacon has just released a new music video! The video for "Konono Ripoff Nº1" was released 4/29 and features members of the Baltimore art community with objects that are meaningful to them. This video is awesome! It's equal parts trippy, imaginative, and ingenious. Deacon's energetic, fast paced song provides the perfect backing track to experience the images that are placed in front of you. (For the interactive experience download Dan Deacon's app here .) Dan Deacon will be at the 930 Club on June [...]
Last April we outdid ourselves and pulled off two New Noises in one month at the always-amazing Gibson Guitars DC Showroom . Our second show featured amazing sets from All Things Gold alums Black Light Dinner Party and DC's own Honest Haloway . After the jump you'll find a bunch of amazing photos from the show, courtesy of Alexandra Friendly . Big thanks to Gibson Guitars, ASCAP and Palm Beer for help out with yet another amazing New Noise . Stay tuned for news on our next one. [...]
Bone Sickness From: Olympia, Washington, USA Lazy equation: Old school death metal + a soupcon of extreme hardcore URL: Facebook Thrash Hits verdict: When we first heard Bone Sickness via a couple of crummy YouTubings of a house show, we knew that they were a great prospect. Once we got in touch and did this interview it was clear that their no-nonsense death metal is as influenced by not wanting to do certain things as [...]
Deli Readers, We've been having problems with our web server and are about to transition to a new one, things might look sketchy and content lacking on the site for a few hours - or days? We are in the hands of our lovely server support staff - may they give us our site back in shape asap!!! The Deli's Staff
Beach House returns to the 9:30 Club here in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 6th. We've got a pair of tickets to give away before they go on sale to the general public. We know you want them. What do you have to do to win? Beach House is one of Baltimore's finest exports. Aside from these guys, we want to know what your favorite thing about Charm City is. Please, surprise us (so no, not Joe Flacco). We'll pick a winner on Friday morning. Have at it! STREAM: Beach House - "Myth"
In collaboration with the underground independent artist collective, Undead Music Festival, 5th Dimension at H&H building in downtown Baltimore is hosting an intimate night of experimental jazz on May 5th. Local bands Talking Points, Leap and Bombshelter are all ensembles of jazz aficionados who congregate as a multifaceted community of enthusiastic and talented musicians. Band members Chris Pumphy and Dan Ryan play in two out of three bands on the bill. If you've never experienced downtown Baltimore's buzzing young jazz community, the 5 dimension loft space is a tucked away venue that will allow you to experience a [...]
We had the chance to ask Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. some questions before they tore things up at the Rock and Roll Hotel here in DC last Thursday. Read what the Detroit duo had to say - including their thoughts on the new EP, 2013 so far and the lost art of trying a bow tie - after the jump. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.'s Patterns EP is out now on Warner Bros . STREAM: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - "If You Didn't See [...]
Deli Readers, We are experiencing some problems with our web server, and we need to run some tests to resolve them permanently. The site might be randomly on and off today, sorry for the inconvenience! The Deli's Staff
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