CMJ 2012 Issue! - The Deli

ootsy @ the Delancey (upstairs)
Plume Giant
jP and The Gilberts
1. Regina Spektor
2. Cat Power
3. Devendra Banhart
4. Theophilus London
5. Norah Jones
6. Ingrid Michaelson
7. Jenny Owen Youngs
8. Titus Andronicus
9. Antony and
the Johnsons
10. CocoRosie
11. Ron Pope
12. A.A. Bondy
13. Citizen Cope
14. Sharon Van Etten
15. Adam Green
16. Khaled
17. Warren Haynes
18. Punch Brothers
19. Deer Tick
20. Daniel Merriweather
Rootsy
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7:00pm
Union Street
Preservation
Society
A
dopted by many music fans and
musicians as some kind of antidote
to the “pretentiousness”
of Brooklyn’s “Hipster Rock,” roots
music is slowly but surely invading the
NYC scene. Union Street Preservation
Society is an emerging Americana
string band from Brooklyn, mixing folk
with bluegrass and blues with early
jazz. Their music is full of spirited
harmonies, fresh new melodies and an
authentic energy, combining to create
the ideal soundtrack to your wildest
old timey day dream. (Leah Tribbett)
7:45pm
Dust Engineers
D
ust Engineers started as a figment
of leader Zachary Meyer’s
imagination, an early idea to
record a life soundtrack as a westwardbound
South Dakota teenager. Not
wanting to end up exposed like the
infamous writer James Frey, caught
up in lies and fantasy, Meyer decided
instead to “keep it real,” and reveal
Dust Engineers as a hard-working,
’90s-influenced folk outfit. The band
is part of the No Horse Town collective,
giving musicians and visual artists
an avenue to collaborate on live
performances and multimedia events.
In between side projects like books
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of poetry and the occasional acoustic
shows around the city, Dust Engineers
are back at work recording their next
set of country rock tunes.
(Devon Antonetti)
8:30pm
Shakey Graves
(Austin)
hakey Graves, a.k.a. Alejandro
Jose-Garcia, delivers an intimate
Sguitar-and-vocal performance punctuated
by subtle harmony and precious
silence - lo-fi folk candy.
9:15pm
Plume Giant
P
lume Giant is a trio of multiinstrumentalists/vocalists
who
recently relocated to the city
after graduating from Yale. From their
theatrical grace to their retro-fitted
instrumentals and rich vocal harmonies,
they’re not really like anyone else
in the city. They bring a refreshing
finesse to the table and a lot of fun
to the stage. With Calithump and its
magnetic a capellas and swaying ways
of a ’60s summer daydream, Plume
Giant easily charmed their way into
the hearts of the NYC music scene.
Probably the most endearing act to
join the local folk parade this year,
they’ve earned themselves a warm
welcome to their new home.
(Tracy Mamoun)
10:00pm
JP &
The Gilberts
T
he Brooklyn trio JP & the Gilberts
sound like a mixture of intoxicating
bluegrass and rousing folk
melodies. Frontman JP Gilbert, with his
distinctive drawl, also performs with
the metal band J.A.C.K. and experimental
math rockers Abacus, but finds traditional
Americana melodies with the
Gilberts. The band released their debut
album “Introducing…” last December,
which pays homage to a broken marriage
and the heavy drinking that often
follows. For a band steeped in metal
and progressive influences, JP & the
Gilberts have a firm grasp on the bluegrass
aesthetic. (Devon Antonetti)
10:45pm
XNY
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ust about every young urbanite
has those loud next-door neigh-
who host band practices way Jbors
too often throughout all hours of the
night. Fortunately for the duo in XNY,
the music on the other side of the wall
worked more as an audition, bringing
together singer-songwriter Pam Autuori
and drummer Jacob Schreiber. The two
started playing their reflective garage
rock in their native Boston before heading
to Brooklyn. The group’s appropriately
titled full-length debut Through
The Wall was released in June, drawing
favorable comparisons to The Kills and
Broken Social Scene, falling somewhere
in-between the art rock groups.
(Devon Antonetti)