Bands To Watch: Annuals, Delta Spirit, Melee

FEATURED ARTIST: DELTA SPIRIT official site myspace [MP3] Delta Spirit - Motivation [MP3] Delta Spirit - Time All You People I had a friend recently tell me that San Diego Rock/Soul band Delta Spirit were "the effin' shit." Who could say no to that. I went on "zee mya-spaca" and listened to their tunage. Um yeah. I concur, THEY ARE THE SHIT. Delta Spirit recently played the Trouabdour with The Colour and have toured before with Cold War Kids. The band will be releasing an EP on Monarchy Music (Home to Cold War Kids Two EPs). Yeah, you really MUST download the two tracks above to hear for yourself. "Time All You People" sounds like a long lost Neil Young track - course EVERYTHING sounds like a lost Neil Young song to me. Oy! What a great band. THE ANNUALS [MP3] Annuals - Dry Clothes [MP3] Annuals - Brother Annuals. Me likey. The band will be going on tour this fall with Art Brut and Tapes n' Tapes. Look for a record out on AceFu this fall. MELEE I have been friends with these gents since their first album, Everyday Behavior, was released on Hopeless Records in 2004. The band recently signed with Warner Brothers and have been hauled up in the studio with Howard Benson recording a new album. I love it when good things happen to good people. This Thursday Melee will be doing an exlusive performance in the Apple Store in Santa Monica presented by Absolutepunk.net. The band will also be playing a at the Hotel Cafe Sept. 7th. --------- Very Happy Birthday To JIMMY!!!! The entire Little Radio crew are out in Las Vegas for some big party with some big bands at some big hotel with lots of free booze. TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: Takota, Dynamite Walls, The Fold, The Kax @ Troubadour - $8 Kiev, Western States Motel, Acute, Sunday Drivers @ Silverlake Lounge - $7 The Good Cheer @ Spaceland Dub Club @ The Echo - $5 Limbeck, Narwhal @ Knitting Factory, Alterknit Pete Yorn @ The Viper Room Radio Birdman, The Bellrays @ The Wiltern LG Eric Penny, Howard Brownstone, Matthew Moon @ Hotel Cafe Sarah Kellerman, Joan Jones, Libby Lavella @ Genghis Cohen JAX - The Rock Insider