Mercury Lounge

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Fri 5/23

$10

http://www.myspace.com/harleydinardomusic
You may remember Harley from White Light Motorcade, a band that had a worthy buzz on the New York scene a few years back. Today, Harley has come into his own, on his own with his debut solo release “Side A”. Side B will follow as a throwback idea from the seventies having 2 sides to an album. It seems as if Harley has taken what he’s learned throughout his life and transformed it all into an interesting mood-driven catchy piece of music. At certain times it sounds as if John Lennon wrote a song for Mazzy Star. “These are the things I have always heard and loved in music, it’s just now that I can experiment and express myself however way I like”. The album will be released on Shampoo Records, a label that Harley has started through his art gallery/hair salon on the lower east side of Manhattan. He opened Shampoo Avenue B in late 2006. “We have this crazy staff that loves art and music. So when it was time to release my new record, I chose to bring it all together”. The album’s release will coincide with a handful of shows in NYC in Spring/Summer of 2008. “Dandelion,” the first single off the debut is very palatable as well as smart. There are so many different influences, yet it sounds unique. Harley DiNardo continues to write his story in 2008 so keep an ear to the ground.

http://www.myspace.com/deadbeatdarlingmusic
Imagine the early Police and Massive Attack collaborating to write a Quentin Tarantino movie soundtrack. Add the energy of a late 60's feel good anthem, some modern day indie-rock soundscapism, and you have the ingredients of Brooklyn-based Deadbeat Darling. The group was founded by singer/guitarist Joseph King who, after 7 years as a respected songwriter and frontman in the Austin music scene, moved to New York City in October of 2005 to begin work in a new musical direction. He found himself writing songs that reflected his love for dub and electronica within a rock/pop setting, and inside of 6 months teamed up with bassist/keyboardist Sanjay Jain, drummer/vocalist Alex Wong and guitarist Mohit Bhansali to form Deadbeat Darling. Characterized by heavily effected drums, an array of eerie homegrown electronica sounds, skank guitars and King's gravely vocals, they create a sound that is sensual, moody and pulsing with positive vibration. Live, the energy and charisma of the band is nothing short of contagious, and continues to draw an increasingly diverse fanbase that defies genre or stereotype.