DELA on playing Long Beach's Junction on December 15th & more

Nov 5

Nov 5 DELA on playing Long Beach's Junction on December 15th & more

Artists, Music, Nassau County, Manhattan

Thanks to Raised Fist Propaganda — which recently brought Bad Brains frontman HR to Long Beach and has an upcoming LAW show featuring the aforementioned Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob — DELA will be playing a rare Long Island gig at Long Beach’s Junction on December 15th. To learn more about that gig, I did Q&A with DELA himself, who can be followed on both Instagram and Twitter via the @DELASaxMusic handle.

Advance tickets for the Junction show can be purchased via Raised Fist’s Eventbrite page.

You have an upcoming show at the Junction in Long Beach. Have you ever been to Long Beach, New York before?

DELA: Although I lived in New York City for many years, I hadn’t ever been to Long Beach until a recent recording session I did with The Zebulonites there.

Long Beach is generally regarded as a "beach town." What do you think it is that makes your music so beach-friendly?

DELA: I think that live music is great for any beach town, but in particular because my music is so heavily rooted in reggae, it lends itself even more to the beach vibe.

For someone who hasn't seen your band live before, what should be expect from your set?

DELA: Expect hard-hitting, danceable reggae rhythms and an all-star musical cast from some of your favorite bands in the american reggae scene!

Upcoming tour dates aside, what is coming up for you and your band?

DELA: This is just the beginning. Lots more shows all over the northeast to come!

Do you have a favorite album of 2018?

DELA: I’ve been really into Mac Miller’s album Swimming. He’s great and we miss him a lot.

Finally, any last words for the kids?

DELA: Stay tuned to @delasaxmusic for all the upcoming shows in a town near you, and get your copy of DELA and the Aggrolites’ Opening Night anywhere you get your music!

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Darren Paltrowitz

Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident and licensed Private Investigator with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on 40+ television stations weekly, plus key podcast and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast." His third book is slated for a 2023 release via Backbeat Books.

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