We've been waiting for some "proper" recordings from Brooklyn vintage pop quartet High Waisted since we booked them for our 40th NYC issue launch party back in 2014. The band only had these uber lo-fi recordings available online, until, finally, this week they announced the upcoming release of a full length album entitled "On Ludlow," unveiling this fun video for single "Party in the Back." A true and tried party band, High Waisted blends the classic NYC garage rock sound with pop melodies reminiscent of the early '60s' lightharted pop. Don't miss their show on February 4 at Baby's All Right celebrating the finale of their "Winter Whatever" Tour.

What do you get when you combine surf rock and dream pop with the spirit of improvisational freedom? New York City’s High Waisted appears to be hitting those three measurements with an increasingly electrifying energy. Their "Acid Tape Vol. 1" recordings resulted from a single take directly on reel-to-reel tape (in a haunted house down in Nashville no less). A somewhat refreshing approach in this often over-processed digital age. What emerged is a psyched out version of surf rock enhanced by fuzzed-out bass, reverberated guitars and catchy vocal melodies.

Read Dave Cromwell's interview with High Waisted.

Nobody can underestimate the importance of CBGB's for the NYC music scene, and this year The Deli decided to take part in the festival that carries the venerable club's name with a bill of bands that rock in vintage ways. This show will also be our 40th issue's launch party!!

Check this out and do not miss! Here's the link to the CBGB's Festival, and here are the details of our show.

THE DELI’s 1st CBGB’S FEST SHOW!
Friday 10.10, Pianos, $10, 21+  

11:10 THE VEEVEES

10:20 JEREMY & THE HARLEQUINS

9:30 IMMIGRANT UNION (Brent from the Dandy Wharols)

8:40 HEAVY GLOW (Album Release)

7:50 HIGH WAISTED

7:00 BABY ACID