[DELI 002] Who ordered the chopped cheese?

1. Cardinals / Vatican II – Gasol
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2. De Rodillas en el Altar – Los Esplifs 
3. I Can’t Die – Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra
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4. Time Waits for No One – Lonna Kelley
5. Reunion – Meet the Sun 
6. Only Best – Dovi
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7. kollcē° – seng°
8. Satellites – Atreetalking
9. Avant Gauze – Timmy Rotary’s Godstar 
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10. Angel’s Wings – Colonel Pepper

Artwork by b bohannon

[PRIME CUTS] Ep 1: Cocoe & Grand Avenue Records

The Deli swings by Grand Avenue Records to visit Cocoe for the first iteration of our ‘PRIME CUTS’ series. He lays it down about growing up in Southern California, moving to Phoenix, and opening the record shop on historic Grand Ave.

The ‘PRIME CUTS’ series is our dive into Arizona’s gems — small businesses, mom & pop shops, galleries, eateries, and the people who make them special.

Directed & Edited by: Lucas O.M.
INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/lucasochs_/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ04Us9p5p56tJ0bFmBPTeQ

Arizona Tracks of the Year (2018)

Here’s some of the best Arizona music we heard in 2018. We included a variety of genres and tastes. It only scratches the surface, but we hope you find something you like.

If you want to know more about any of these artists, message us on Instagram @swingbythedeli – enjoy!

Lana Del Rabies – Ghost

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Tide Pools – complicated.

tide pools complicated

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Slator Blacc – Good Afternoon (feat. Wilby the Great, Lord RA)

Slator Blacc - Black Foot Ronin

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Mr. 2 Fucks Given – PLAY FAIR (feat. Lil Prada Loww)

M2FG Lil Prada Loww Play Fair Dollar Meal Records

SoundCloud

CORMAC – Sun In Your Eyes (CORMAC’S Sunset Mix)

CORMAC - Sun In Your Eyes (CORMAC’S Sunset Mix)

SoundCloud

Coffee Pot – Corridor Metaphysics

Coffee Pot - Corridor Metaphysics

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Jock Club vs. Diversion Program – Shadowboxing

Jock Club vs. Diversion Program - Shadowboxing

SoundCloud

YouTube

Bandcamp

Hyperbella – Reign

MRCH – Dizzy

MRCH - Dizzy

Spotify

Apple

Bandcamp

Breakup Shoes – Sometimes We Make Decisions

Breakup Shoes Unrequited Love & Other Clichés

Spotify

Apple

Bandcamp

Sunn Trio – Fayrus

Sunn Trio Fayrus

Bandcamp

London Hack – Milk n Honey

London Hack Milk n Honey

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Nanami Ozone – Alone Too

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Moonlight Magic – Totem Pole

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Soft Deadlines – Time To Shine

Soft Deadlines - Time To Shine

Spotify

Apple

Bandcamp

Herbert Walker – Eat Forever

Herbert Walker - Eat Forever

Spotify

Apple

Bandcamp

House of Stairs – Cartier Bresson

house of stairs cartier bresson

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Alassane – Gabriel Song (demo version)

Alasanne - Gabriel Song (demo version)

Soundcloud

Bandcamp

Gabriella Isaac – sine map 18.04.13

Gabriella Isaac - sine map 18.04.13

Soundcloud

Mute Swan – Enough Fun

Mute Swan Enough Fun

Spotify

Apple

Bandcamp

Kill Stacy ft. Lil Prada – 7017 Cypher (feat. Lil Prada)

Kill Stacy ft. Lil Prada - 7017 Cypher (feat. Lil Prada)

Spotify

Apple

Soundcloud

The Color 8 – Raw

The Color 8 - Raw

 

Spotify

Apple

GABI – Honda Civic

GABI - Honda Civic

Bandcamp

Palo Brea – Close

Palo Brea - Close

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Like Diamonds – Janus & Diana

Like Diamonds - Janus & Diana

Spotify

YouTube

Bandcamp

Harrison Fjord – Mr. Feeling

Harrison Fjord - Mr. Feeling

Spotify

Apple 

YouTube

Bandcamp

Pro Teens – Garbage Island

Pro Teens - Garbage Island

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

College Money – Alibi

College Money - Alibi

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Malaise – Dawning

Malaise - Dawning

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Aspen Sound – Sense Doors

Aspen Sound - Sense Doors

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Michael Hooker & Sean Watson – Sueño

Michael Hooker & Sean Watson - Sueño

Spotify

Apple

Soundcloud

YouTube

DOVI – Only Best

Dovi

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Gasol – Osprey

Gasol - Osprey

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

No Volcano – Sad Generator

No Valcano

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Secret Attraction – Call Me Up

Secret Attraction

Soundcloud

YouTube

Strange Lot – Such A Feeling

Strange Lot - Such A Feeling

Spotify

Apple

Soundcloud

YouTube

Blossom – Go

Blossom - Go

Spotify

Apple

Soundcloud

YouTube

Playboy Manbaby – Anxiety Attack

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Gatecreeper – War Has Begun

Gatecreeper - War Has Begun

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra – Catchu

Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra - Catchu

Spotify

Apple

Bandcamp

BURNOUT – Retcon

BURNOUT - Retcon

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

There Is Danger – Mirror Eyes

There Is Danger - Mirror Eyes

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Michelle Sparks – Harajuku

Michelle Sparks - Harajuku

Spotify

Apple

Soundcloud

YouTube

Fairy Bones – Killing Me

Fairy Bones - Killing Me

Spotify

Apple

Bandcamp

Osutin – PYT (Osutin’s Acid Flashback Mix)

OSUTIN PYT remix

Soundcloud

The Bittersweet Way – Almost Cheating

The Bittersweet Way - Almost Cheating

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Bogan Via – Chillin

Bogan Via - Chillin

Spotify

Apple

Soundcloud

YouTube

Norris Division – Voodoo Machine

Norris Division - Voodoo Machine

Spotify

Apple

Soundcloud

YouTube

Citrus Clouds – Golden Sun

Citrus Clouds - Golden Sun

Spotify

Apple

YouTube

Bandcamp

Paul West – GFunk Pt 2

Paul West - GFunk Pt 2

Bandcamp

Thank You, Full Moon Festival [GALLERY]

Thank you Full Moon Festival for providing a platform to give a glimpse into Arizona’s prolific music scene.

Thank you Jon, Colter, and AJ for supporting our vision.

Thank you WEB Art and Mark for building a massive fucking television.

Thank you Andrew’s Art Project for creating gorgeous, custom visuals to project on the massive fucking television.

Thank you Tom and Mike for being absolute studs, and running sound all night.

Thank you Like Diamonds for kicking off the psychedelic, moon-lit dance party.

Thank you Mute Swan for traveling from Tucson, blasting us with noise, and hanging around after the show.

Thank you T.O.S.O. for curing our lupophobia.

Thank you Slator Blacc for entrancing us with your superb flow.

Thank you M2FG for turnin’ the heat up a notch, and starting a mosh pit.

Thank you Lil Prada, D Rock and Lord Ra for the impromptu guest cyphers.

Thank you to The Color 8 for throwing down a cornucopia of groovy tunes.

Thank you Herbert Walker for your impeccable LP, which we can’t stop bumping.

Thank you Andrew and your drum circle team for connecting us through rhythmic symbiosis.

Thank you Katie for limbering us up with yoga before the festivities.

Thank you Omar and Michael for bringing droves of friends to the party.

Thank you Matt, Konnor, Christian and Wulf for the killer promotional designs.

Thank you Lee for making Mute Swan’s trip to Phoenix a more-than hospitable one.

Thank you Lucas for capturing the magic of Full Moon through film.

Thank you Alex for lending a helping hand, an extra pair of eyes, and kind words all night.

Thank you Sushi for help building the stage

Thank you Dak for loaning us a projector screen.

Thank you Kiah for assisting with artist communication.

Thank you to the security, bartenders, and Pressroom staff for staying up late to put on a successful event.

Thank you to the DJ’s, ravers, fire-spinners, breakers, and glowstick shakers.

Thank you, Arizona. Thank you for taking risks. Thank you for letting us take risks and thank you for believing in one another’s risks. Thank you for your art and your music. Thank you for your tasty grub, refreshing beers, potent cannabis, stylish clothes, relentless heat, attractive inhabitants, grid-based street system, hangout spots, refuges, and all the hidden nooks waiting to be unveiled.

We never thought we’d be where we are in year – but 7 months? Any attempt to express the overwhelming gratitude we have for you all wouldn’t scratch the surface.

The Deli started as a way to cure our boredom. To eat new food, hangout at new places, and meet new people. The brilliance blossoming within our young community is undeniable. You are all doing so much cool shit – without inhibitions, pushing boundaries, supporting one another – every day. And we thank you for that.

Arizona is amazing, and we’re excited to continue learning why.

Cheers,
The Deli

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

Like Diamonds on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Like Diamonds

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

 

The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival

 

The Color 8 on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
The Color 8

 

M2FG at The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
M2FG

 

M2FG at The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival
M2FG

 

The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival

 

M2FG on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival

 

M2FG at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
M2FG

 

M2FG at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
M2FG

 

 

The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival

 

Lil Prada & M2FG at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Lil Prada (right) & M2FG (left)

 

M2FG at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
M2FG

 

Slator Blacc on The Deli Stage at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Slator Blacc at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Slator Blacc at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Slator Blacc at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Lord Ra at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Lord Ra

 

Slator Blacc at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Lord Ra at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Lord Ra

 

Slator Blacc at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Slator Blacc at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Slator Blacc and Lord Ra at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc (Left) & Lord Ra (Right)

 

Slator Blacc and Lord Ra at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc & Lord Ra

 

Slator Blacc at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Slator Blacc

 

Drum Circle at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Drum Circle

 

Drum Circle at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Drum Circle

 

Drum Circle at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Drum Circle

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

Mute Swan at Full Moon Festival Phoenix
Mute Swan

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

 

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

Full Moon Festival Phoenix

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

 

TOSO at Full Moon Festival
T.O.S.O.

JOCK CLUB vs. DIVERSION PROGRAM – ‘Desert Storm’

*All Photos by Noah Gracia*

 

Perk-up ravers – we’ve got some new tunes for ya from Arizona producers, Jock Club and Diversion Program. The two teamed up for a joint album, Desert Storm dropped on Jock Club’s MANIC! label.

The formula was simple:

  • 10 tracks
  • 4 Diversion Program
  • 4 Jock Club
  • 2 together – one in Diversion Program’s preferred software (Ableton), and one in Jock Club’s (Renoise)

 

Download ‘Desert Storm’ Here

The pair weave crisp percussion and resonant basslines with expert precision. Each track brings a refreshing beat switch, set to the tune of glitchy blips, darting stabs, and quirky samples.

It invokes a certain nostalgia.

Of UK dub.

And Waka Flocka Beats.

And nabbing coins in a retro video game.

Which is funny, because this record makes you feel like bopping in a club with a pocket full of coin.

 

HOCO Fest at Hotel McCoy Tucson by Noah Gracia

 

While their unique, respective influences and processes are laced within the record, every track is undeniably synergistic with any of its siblings. And the camaraderie these two share becomes more obvious seeing them live. We were lucky enough to catch them two days after ‘Desert Storm’ dropped, as a literal desert storm passed overhead.

 

Jock Club and Diversion Program at HOCO Fest

 

On a day with plenty of sunshine, an eerie drizzle of rain and wall of dust set the landscape for their HOCO Fest sets at Hotel McCoy on the South side of Tucson. It felt like a resort out of Fallout New Vegas. Sweaty pool people, caked in a desert haze, nodding agreeably to the dirtiest of dubplates.

 

Hotel McCoy and HOCO Fest

 

Both artists carry an air of mystery and intrigue in their music and their personalities. The tracks can lead you down a musky, stone corridor towards a dungeon lair. But their music is accessible, as well. It urges you to fist-bump with your sunnies on next to the sub. It feels natural. The beats could be repurposed seamlessly to the tempo of a grime rapper’s pengest flows. Yet they’re a glimpse into an industrial, dystopian future. It’s two-step, break-beat, bass-infused bliss.

 

Jock Club at HOCO Fest

 

One track that caught our attention early is Jock Club’s “Mohawk”. It urges you to step-up in someone’s face. Probably because it’s, aggressively, up in yours. A true standout is a collab between the two “Shadow Boxing”.

 

Jock Club and Diversion Program at HOCO Fest

 

The intros and breakdowns are ominous and reserved. Like a ghost DJ’ing in a graveyard. Then you’re smacked upside the head with bass and 808’s. Clean claps round out the track, adding sonic tingles that encourage movement. Or as one might say “Going ape.” The album’s closer, “Nutmeg”, doesn’t quit. It caps the record and the party. A sweaty night of moshing and nodding with your peers. Desert Storm. Through-and-through bangers.

 

HOCO Fest at Hotel McCoy Tucson by Noah Gracia

 

Diversion Program at HOCO Fest by Noah Gracia

 

Jock Club at HOCO Fest by Noah Gracia

 

Diversion Program at HOCO Fest by Noah Gracia

 

You can catch Jock Club at select Phoenix shows, such as this month’s “Futurists” showcase at Valley Bar. Diversion Program is heading to London join the Master’s Program of Sonic Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Follow them here:

Diversion Program
Bandcamp
Twitter
SoundCloud

Jock Club
Bandcamp
Twitter
SoundCloud

Noah Gracia
Instagram
www.noahgracia.com

Open House Festival Photo Gallery

Electricity shook us the first time we entered The Sunroom.

Was it the motley crew of fervent devotees, cast across the backyard?

 

The Sunroom shot by noah glynn
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Or the attention to detail which goes into their events – from the painstaking lineup curation to tailored visual accompaniments.

Maybe it’s because there are four incredibly-imaginative dudes who live there. And going on their third year in the Tempe house, they decide week-after-week, “Fuck it – let’s do some cool shit!”

We fed off that get-it-done mantra. So much, we came to them with the idea for an article. And in true Sunroom fashion…they asked if we’d be down to throw an event. Our first event. The Open House Festival.

 

Open House Lineup Poster by Erica Dallman
Flyer by Erica Dallman

 

 

Open House Flyer by Christa MacDonald
Flyer by Chirsta McDonald

 

Open House Flyer by Adam Zanzucchi
Flyer by Adam Zanzucchi

 

So we sat down. We sat down some more (every Saturday for about 6-weeks, actually). And we hashed it out. Side note – there was a whole lotta drama surrounding the need for a sun shade, which we purchased from Home Depot and never ended up using. Shoutout to the Depot’s satisfying return policy.

 

Open House Festival by Athena Burton
Photo by Athena Burton

 

We wanted to accomplish a few things:

  • Mesh music and art in a gorgeous, organic space.
  • Provide a platform for lesser-known Arizona acts to play amongst bonafide talent.
  • Bring friends and strangers together, to start conversations. Conversations which, we hope, make Arizona more badass than it already is.

 

Meditation with Alien Yoga by Noah Glynn
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Did we hit our mark? We thought we rocked the fuck out of it…but we’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Here’s a compilation of splendid shots by some of our good friends – Noah Glynn, Athena Burton and Konnor Buscho.

If you enjoyed these shots – please shoot us a follow on Instagram. More parties to come.

Check out our friends from The Sunroom here: Alex Gross, Andrew Robinson, Daniel Vogt & Mario Esposito.

 

Open House Festival Set-up
Photo by Konnor Buscho

 

Open House Festival Art by Caroline Ivy
Work by @thelostalleycat, Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Nick Zawisa at Open House Festival
Photo by Konnor Buscho

 

Steffi Bellamy at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

James Band at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Thackary Sphinx at Open House Festival
Photo by Konnor Buscho

 

Steffi Bellamy at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Work by@alisonsmolnarphoto, Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Exxxtra Crispy at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Exxxtra Crispy at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Open House Festival shot by Konnor Buscho
Photo by Konnor Buscho

 

James Band at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Open House Festival Art by William Bryant
Work by @webartphx, Photo by Noah Glynn

 

 

Mojave Nomads at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Sensible at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

@FadedChinos displaying work
Work by @fadedchinos, Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Hero Dose at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Hero Dose at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Hero Dose at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Work by @miccull, Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Matt Seiner at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

James Band at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Mario Esposito at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Open House Festival Art by Alexander Heart
Work by @cvrlyfvck_, Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Nanami Ozone at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

James Band at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Open House Festival shot by Noah Glynn
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

DJ Randy's Johnson at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Photo by Noah Glynn

 

James Band at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Nanami Ozone at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Nanami Ozone at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Open House Festival shot by Noah Glynn
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Exxxtra Crispy at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Mojave Nomads at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Exxxtra Crispy at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Nanami Ozone at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Nick Zawisa at Open House Festival
Photo by Konnor Buscho

 

Exxxtra Crispy at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Open House Festival shot by Noah Glynn
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Mojave Nomads at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Mojave Nomads at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Nanami Ozone at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Photo by Konnor Buscho

 

Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Steffi Bellamy at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

James Band at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Photo by Noah Glynn

 

DJ Randy's Johnson at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Exxxtra Crispy at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Nick Zawisa at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Mojave Nomads at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Exxxtra Crispy at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Photo by Noah Glynn

 

James Band at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Steffi Bellamy at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Nick Zawisa at Open House Festival
Photo by Konnor Buscho

 

Photo by Noah Glynn

 

Sensible at Open House Festival
Photo by Athena Burton

 

Nanami Ozone at Open House Festival
Photo by Noah Glynn

Stoneypie Syncs House & PC Music for an All-Night Bash

Prepare for a night of hackin’ and jackin’ in the heart of Phoenix, Saturday June 30th.

Stoneypie – avid digger, relentless performer and human advocate – linked with Repose for a sweaty, underground, House & PC Music love function:

Repose b2b Retnuh
Stoneypie b2b Le Idiom
Dungeon Destroyah
Paul West
Courtn.eu
Ultraslut

This one’s gonna fry your circuits, kiddos.

Lace up your rug-cutters and pause your ad-blockers – we’re dancing deep into the Dark Net until the sun peeks through the blinds. Or the Mountain Dew Code Red wears off. Right… 😉

Stoneypie and Repose both graciously wired lil teaser mixes to The Deli.

They’ll get your mind right for this sexy night. Listen now:

 

https://soundcloud.com/repose-2/pc-house-9000-ultra-mini-teeny-smoll-sneak-peak-mix

 

“We honestly wanted to showcase two specific genres, and provide a space for everyone to have a good time until sunrise. No other motives, just a little fun and proper music for everyone” – Stoneypie <3

 

PC HOUSE 9000 Flyer

 

And don’t forget to stay hydrated, loves. Just don’t spill on the hardware.

Ping us on Instagram for the address.

TTFN,

~*~*Xx TH3 D3L1 xX*~*~

Herbert Walker Video Premiere & “On Flat Earth” Album Review

On their sophomore album, “On Flat Earth”, Phoenix band Herbert Walker encapsulates the claustrophobia of a torrid Arizona summer.

Peep their brand new music video for ‘Eat Forever’, premiering exclusively – right here at The Deli.

 

 

“Summer’s here,” perks lead singer Francis Bartolomeo on ‘Digging Up Worms’. The optimism in his voice is palpable. Visions of cold ones enjoyed in lawn chairs out back, and courting cuties at the community pool.

“…and this house is a balloon!” His intonation quickly backpedals, seeming to crumple his latest list of shining ideas, tossing it to the overflowing waste bin in the corner.

 

Herbert Walker band

 

Phoenix band Herbert Walker

 

Anyone who’s from suffered from June to September in Arizona knows temperature and ambition share an inverse relationship.

So it’s refreshing that Francis, the band’s sole lyricist, is able to rival the desert’s dry heat with his parched perspectives.

 

arizona cacti

 

herbert walker band

 

Arizona desert

 

Francis admits he dug deeper, emotionally, on this record compared to their first.

His anecdotes are teeming with very personal details – about change, complacency, and navigating the stormy torrents which flow between an innocent lust and a deep love.

Luckily, his musings are abstract enough to safeguard their true intrinsic code. Each line is hieroglyphic. But if we crudely trace the edges of his painstaking etchings, we decipher a story that’s oddly reflective. Uniquely our own.

The record invades our neural hard drive, digging through our most sensitive folders, and extracting melancholies we filed away long ago.

 

merry-go-round

 

ash tray

 

Buffalo Chip Cave Creek

 

Herbert Walker On Flat Earth

 

Where Francis’ words ground us, facing the humility of our realities, the brilliant instrumentation of this record sends our imagination soaring towards the cosmos.

The sounds of “On Flat Earth” are immaculate. Every member of the band flourishes on this album.

 

arizona flower

 

Greg Lloyd lays the trumpet down with silky precision. He also mastered the record. Francis says he’s the “most adult of the bunch”.

Vance Nowe’s hefty bass lines assert a serious tone on the tracks, while heading groove duties. He jumps in on keys in a couple songs, cementing his presence in the deepest layers of the tunes.

Sam Lekander, the second founding member of Herbert Walker, shoulders tempos with thoughtful precision. His percussion isn’t bombastic. It doesn’t need to be. He conducts the drums with care, weaving in and out of tracks with expert touch. Sam’s influence blossoms on ‘Balcony’, ‘Doggo’, and especially on ‘Long Arms’ – the album’s lengthiest track.

JJ Hernandez (guitar and keys) contorts vibrations, ensnaring you in sonic bliss. His sounds are sandy feet dangling off a creaky boardwalk. Time spent scouring the flowers for friendly critters. And snuggling with your pup in the grass. All packaged into a gorgeous, psychedelic parcel.

 

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doggo by Herbert Walker

 

Herbert Walker’s “On Flat Earth” sprouted from incessant jam sessions, contagious camaraderie, and an apt towards trying new things.

This album is the score to our vivid daydreams, projected in technicolor behind our eyelids.

Enough droning. Give the record a listen. We highly suggest it.

 

 

Find Herbert Walker On:

Instagram | Facebook

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*all photos taken by The Deli, inspired by Herbert Walker’s album ‘On Flat Earth’

 

Cave creek

Cave Creek Arizona

 

 

Meet Nick Zawisa – Breakup Shoes Frontman

When you walk into the eclectic home of Nick Zawisa, you can sense there’s more going on here than four dudes living in a quaint, Tempe neighborhood.

The walls are dressed with old cigarette boxes, bourbon bottles, and antique items – all with their own, unique story. As I enter the backyard, I find the Breakup Shoes frontman sipping coffee and enjoying none other than his favorite cigarette, an American Spirit Turquoise. Organic and full-bodied, perhaps like the music he creates.

The Stratocaster strumming lead singer formed Breakup Shoes with three friends after playing in church together. The four-piece is comprised of drummer Matthew Witsoe, Derek Lafforthun on bass, lead guitarist John Macleod, and frontman/songwriter Nick Zawisa.

 

 

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Lafforthun, Witsoe, Macleod & Zawsia – photo by Lindsay Roberts

 

Zawisa started his musical journey by learning how to play guitar at 16, and soon after performing at his church in front of various peers and churchgoers. When the group determined religion wasn’t for them, but the music needed to continue, Breakup Shoes began.  

Their discography is the soundtrack of a revolting youth, that’s just too stoned or lazy to do anything right now… but maybe tomorrow. Harmonious melodies alongside jovial drums keep a smile on your face while Zawisa captivates you with tales of heartbreak and solitude. “The best part of the whole band thing isn’t playing shows or whatever else, it’s just writing,” Zawisa describes as his cigarette lingers, “that’s my thing.”

Unrequited Love (& other clichés), Breakup Shoes’ new album, is the ensemble’s first full-length release following up two EPs – Nicotine Dream (2016) & Tuba (2017). The new record chronicles Zawisa’s year leading up to when it was finished last May. When we asked about where he’s at in life compared to when the record was completed, he responded: “I think all of the sentiments of the album hold true lyrically. I do think musically I’ve moved into a different space. I’ve been wanting to incorporate a lot more electronic sounds into what we do, but this album is very guitar driven. Lyrically though, the title-track was about a girl I was seeing at the beginning of 2017 and I ended up heartbroken. Somehow I was talking to her again at the beginning of this year – same shit happened. I listened to the track again afterwards and thought ‘wow, two years in a row,’ so the lyrics definitely hold true, for me at least, on that track.”

 

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But there’s more to the seemingly impersonal singer than heartache and some catchy riffs. His psychology degree hangs above the desk where he concentrates on his true passion, music. The lyrics he pens are melancholic with a dash of hope. Some melodies he formulates have you daydreaming about the beach. Others will make you wish you were grooving at a sweaty house party in Tempe. “Obviously, it’s all pretty personal to me,” he says, “but I always want to write in a way that anyone can paste their situation into it.”

While Breakup Shoes hasn’t gained heavy traction yet locally, their presence on streaming services certainly has. Australian Youtuber Cartia Mallan featured Nicotine Dream, the title-track off their first EP, in a video last year that gave the group fans around the globe. This year, Breakup Shoes will be playing with Hate Drugs, an indie rock band from California who happens to be their top related artist on Spotify. Because of this connection, Zawisa and the gang will play their first shows outside of Arizona, specifically Los Angeles and El Paso. “I have no idea what El Paso will be like,” Zawisa says accompanied by anxious laughter.

As the sun maintained its glow, Zawisa welcomed The Deli on his secluded back patio and gave us tremendous insight on his work, and what’s in store for Breakup Shoes moving forward.

 

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Do you think there’s irony in the fact that y’all formed Breakup Shoes from playing at church together?

Totally. It’s funny ‘cause when you play at church, and I was even working there at the time, everything is for the glory of God. You don’t play instruments for yourself – but then we all stopped going and were playing very much for our own… glory haha, that’s a weird word.

Is there a song you are more attached to than others?

On the new record it’s the title-track of the album, “Unrequited Love (& other clichés)”. That song is the one I’m most attached too. It’s probably the saddest song we’ve done, but I mean, I’ve written some real sad songs that will never see the light of day – those are just for me. Even though it was a dark time writing Unrequited Love specifically, I think it is something most people can relate to.

What’s your mindset when it comes to deciding the album artwork?

The first EP Nicotine Dream is a picture of me smoking a cigarette that someone blew a vape cloud in front of, ‘cause you know this thing isn’t putting out clouds. No idea were the influence came for that, just thought that was a cool photo. We haven’t done anything ourselves since then. Christa MacDonald, who does some great design work, did the second EP Tuba.

For the new record, I don’t know if I had a vision. I just saw Adam Zanzucchi’s Hall of Lame work and I love his collage stuff, I think it’s so cool. I mean, I love all of his work, but the collage stuff especially. For whatever reason it really resonated with me.

He’s a good friend of mine, so it’s cool to know that I have people in the circles I walk in that can create incredible art for us. So it’s not that I necessarily have had visions for the artwork, but more so friends that did.

 

 

 

I feel like a lot of us in our generation grew up, hit middle school, and got into a hardcore/emo/punk phase. Is that something that holds true for you?

It’s kinda weird, I hit that phase really late. Middle school and early high school I just listened to rap. I don’t think I got sad until my senior year of high school, and then I was like oh shit – emo music. This is good. This is what I need right now.

You mentioned listening to lots of hip-hop & rap back in the day, who are some artists that are completely unrelated to your sound that you draw a heavy influence from?

Let’s think… well, it’s hard to say someone who isn’t related at all. One of my favorite albums of the last few years is Sour Soul, the Ghostface Killah & BadBadNotGood record. That sort of jazz BadBadNotGood plays has heavily influenced me. I’m not sure how many straight major chords I actually play in songs, I typically prefer using jazz chords. I would say jazz in general has influenced me a lot. That even tends to be the type of hip-hop I gravitate towards.

Have you had any awkward interactions with fans?

I’m not great socially, so almost every interaction with a stranger that’s stoked on our music is awkward. I don’t really know what to say after “Oh man, you guys were so good,” and I respond thanks so much. That’s really all I’ve got going for that. It’s the most awkward when I’m talking to someone noticeably younger than me from the 21 & Under sections. I just don’t know what to say – am I supposed to ask about your life? Maybe? I just don’t know what’s happening in those situations.

 

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What are you hoping listeners takeaway from the new album?

I tried to structure the songs on the album in a way that starts happy and ends happy, but the middle majority of songs are a bit of a downer lyrically. If you listen to it in its entirety, it’s essentially a journal of my year, and I feel that a lot of people can relate to the sentiments I share. I guess I’m hoping people takeaway that yes, life is pretty shit a lot of the time, but there are still things worth enjoying – which is what my last year has tried to be.

From previous conversations we’ve had, someone referred to what you create as “guitar music,” what other random negativity have you faced?

Well, especially with the first stuff we put out, we heard “You guys sound like Mac Demarco,” all the time, which is NOT an insult by any means. Typically it’s never in a negative way, but there are some people who have formed strong opinions on Mac Demarco. I’m not sure why, he’s a great man.

I don’t really like being in a space where you are only compared to one artist, but I will say our first stuff was heavily influenced by Mac. It doesn’t feel good to feel like you’re creating something novel and being pigeon-holed into another artist’s sound, not your own.

Opposite of that – what are the positive experiences that have kept you motivated to keep making music?

I’ve gotten some messages from strangers on social media saying how much they appreciate what we are doing, how excited they are for new music, and how they see themselves in the lyrics I’m writing.

More recent stuff centers around a theme of loneliness. Even though I talk about relationships with other people, it’s from the point of view of a fairly lonely, pessimistic person, so it’s cool to know people see themselves in the same position.

The highest compliment I’ve been paid at a show was when some stranger came up to me afterwards and complimented my banter. The music thing we practice all the time and I’d like to think we have it locked down, but the banter and interacting on stage isn’t something you can just practice so I really digged that.

 

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How are you so infatuated with Brian Wilson?

When most people think of the Beach Boys they think Surfin’ USA and their first stuff, the popular tracks. My infatuation with Brian Wilson started when I watched his movie Love & Mercy, the story of him creating Pet Sounds. That’s a top 5 favorite album of mine. Listening through that portion of his career is really gnarly. He had a vision in his head for Pet Sounds that he was trying to get out, and he uses ridiculous sounds throughout his music to get there. It’s really cool to see he created exactly what he envisioned. Even though the song is super popular, if you listen intently to Good Vibrations, that track is fucking crazy.

Do you think you’ll name your first born child Mac Demarco or Brian Wilson?

I’m gonna have to go with Brian Wilson. Little Brian.

What are you hoping Phoenix grows into in the future?

It would be great if Phoenix became on of those places that every band played a show, they don’t skip it on their way to California. I think it’s a goal to create an environment that’s welcoming to every artist. People want to play here, rather than it being another stop on the way. It’s happening already, and the art scene is growing a lot. There’s cool shit happening, it’s just not everyone knows about it yet.

 

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As the crowd congregated in Crescent Ballroom Thursday night, Breakup Shoes cultivated a funky and whimsical atmosphere. Elated headbangers grasped the energy flowing from the stage, making for one memorable night. As the show proceeded, Breakup Shoes ended on their rendition of George Michael’s Careless Whisper and Nicotine Dream. To say the least, it was euphoric and poignant all at the same time.

Breakup Shoes released Unrequited Love (& other clichés) March 1st. Take a gander at any streaming service, or even better, buy a copy from the man himself. Might as well snag a shirt while you’re at it. To us, the album is an anecdote you can get lost in at any moment…

How do we know?

We’ve been blaring it in the car all week (thanks for the advanced copy Nick).

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