Ethan Ames: Copywriter and Editor

Ethan Ames is a versatile marketing and editorial copywriter. He's highly proficient in generating and editing diverse, high-quality content. Ames works with exceptional organizational skills to produce engaging and authoritative projects. He possesses an extensive vocabulary and strong executive skills, with an ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams. 



Ames believes that creating effective web copy is equal parts strategy and creativity. He approaches content creation with a methodology of clarity, one that allows for analysis, artistry and humor.


In addition to being a copywriter and editor, Ames is also a creative writer and a musician, with a lifelong love of all things artistic and intellectual.

Music reviews for The Deli Magazine

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Rivergazer plays Rough Trade NYC 03.15

Rivergazer, the solo project of New York guitarist and songwriter Kevin Farrant, is playing at Rough Trade NYC on 03.15, with Tall Heights. Farrant, also known for his work as lead guitarist in Porches, is a contemplative and versatile songwriter. His most recent release, 2017's Giver, showcases his ability to find his own unique groove across a broad palette of musical styles. Though the album is an inviting blend of indie pop, funk and R&B sensibilities, Farrant's smooth, polished arrangements
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Native Sun plays Baby's All Right 03.18 with Yaasss and Coco Verde

"I Don't Mind," off New York's Native Sun's 2017 EP, Songs Born From Love and Hate, is eminently danceable, particularly for fans of '70s punk and the moody, '90s alt-rock of The Pixies. With their unrelentingly heavy drums, growling power chord-laden guitars, and in your face vocals, the band wears their punk influences on their sleeve, but enjoys occasional drifts into unsettling, psychedelic territory. For Native Sun, however, brevity is an asset, and they don't wade too long in the muddy wat
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Buzz Alert: Cool Company plays Elsewhere 03.10

Cool Company's 2016 album, Slice of Paradise, is a salient and smooth piece of R&B/neo soul and hip-hop fusion. Each song is rife with enticing percussion, hypnotic melodies and deceptively intricate, jazz-like chord progressions. The album is appealing and original, a testament to Cool Company's potential for greatness. The band will be bringing their smooth sound to at Elsewhere on 03.18, alongside Argonaut & Wasp and Miles Francis. Check out "Slice of Paradise" below! - Ethan Ames
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Stevie Wolf plays Baby's All Right 03.18 with Cautious Clay, April + VISTA

New York indie-pop artist Stevie Wolf is playing at Baby's All Right on 03.18, alongside April + VISTA and headliner Cautious Clay. Wolf blends a wide array of musical influences toward a product that's uniquely his own. On the song "Who," a Jeff Buckley-esque voice floats over lush but sparse electro-pop instrumentation reminiscent of Tame Impala's 2015 album "Currents" and modern R&B. While the feel of the song is laid-back and radio-friendly, Wolf's lyrics subtly demand more than a cursory gl
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Common Jack brings political folk songs to Mercury Lounge on 03.30

NYC folkster Common Jack is playing at Mercury Lounge on March 30th, in support of Giant Stone. The Virginia-bred, New York-based guitar picker is a master of the sweet and the morally dissonant. On his most recent release from August of 2017, a song entitled "One Too Many Days," Common Jack laments the violent travesty that was the protests in Charlottesville, VA. Channelling The Avett Brothers, Conor Oberst and early Bob Dylan with gentle finger-picking and mournful harmonica, Common Jack's se
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Brooklyn folk duo Skout plays Rockwood Music Hall 03.20

Skout, the New York indie-folk duo consisting of Laura Valk and Connor Gladney, is playing Rockwood Music Hall on March 20th, as part of a tour in support of their latest single, "These Bones." A raw and moving song, its arrangement is alternatingly thunderous and intimate, a portrait of vulnerability and its accompanying ambivalence. Valk sings, "Please don't touch me/I know you're only here to help/But I'm so scared." She seems to know that salvation lies in her opening up to another person, y
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Buzz Bulletin: Akinyemi plays Mercury Lounge 03.28

Akinyemi, the hip-hop sensation out of Queens, is playing at Mercury Lounge on March 28th, in support of Sylvan LaCue. Akinyemi's music is a captivating blend of R&B and hip hop that hearkens to the likes of Drake and Frank Ocean. On "Dust Calling," the opening track and first single off his 2017 EP, Summers, Akinyemi opens the door to a lush soundscape of longing and ambition. "Dust calling, waiting for the wind/Doors unopened, hopefully they let me in/Scribble this thought down, patented with
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Trace Mountains brings hypnotic indie-pop to Alphaville 03.30

Trace Mountains, fronted by LVL UP's Dave Benton, is a local act you want to keep your ears on: just listen to "Cary's Dreams" off their forthcoming LP, A Partner to Lean On, dropping March 30th on Figure 2 RC. "Cary's Dreams" is at once subtle and upfront, humming with muted emotion and the crackling-yet-contained energy of a thundercloud. Benton's lyrics have a quality of magical realism, infusing mundane social observations (by an unreliable narrator) with a sense of profound clarity, all the
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Operator Music Band brings punchy, new wave pop to Alphaville 03.30

NYC's alternative songsmiths Operator Music Band are an innovative bunch, blending krautrock-esque new wave with chorus-laden indie tones and textures. On their most recent EP, Coördination, released last December, Operator Music Band makes much use of relatively spare songwriting technique, managing to entice their listeners with tightly controlled instrumentation amid synthy droning dissonance, harmonies reminiscent of Portishead (with Dara Hirsch and Jared Hiller exchanging lead vocal duties)
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Mustardmind brings moody alt-rock to Trans-Pecos 03.21

The Brooklyn alt-rock trio Mustardmind makes for a compelling listen, particularly for fans of cerebral music. Echoes of Talking Heads, Brian Eno and even glimmers of Radiohead shine through their latest EP, 2016's Peep. "Working For The Bad Guys," the last track on the EP, is a meaty and variegated piece of music, rife with a driving rhythm section, alternatingly crunchy and shimmering guitars, and unexpected yet effective melodies by lead vocalist Bobby Lewis. Mustardmind are playing at Trans-
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DJ Silky Smooth brings self-effacing indie pop to Trans-Pecos 03.22

DJ Silky Smooth is an enigma: a serious musician, he loathes to take himself too seriously. From the beginning of "Loser," the opening track off his 2017 LP Smoothie, DJ Silky Smooth (real name Jacob Schwartz) fearlessly and refreshingly deflates any air of pretentiousness all too commonly felt among musicians. He intones over bright, jaunty synths and chorus-laden guitars: "Have you heard there's this kid at our school who calls himself DJ Silky Smooth? What a fucking loser." The song is tight
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Late Slip delivers rollicking country-punk at Hank's Saloon 04.12

NYC's Late Slip is best categorized as country-punk, though the band's genre-bending makes for a unique, if not undefinable, listen. Their 2016 EP, Other Men, is a rollicking four-song romp that grapples with the theme of love lost, without descending into tones of bitterness or self-pity. The tempestuous content of frontwoman Chelsea Nenni's lyrics is counterbalanced by uptempo, crunchy, roots-rock arrangements. Nenni's vocals are remarkably strong and versatile, carrying each song along with i
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Plain Dog brings ambient indie to Elsewhere 04.09

On their new album, All My Friends, released this past February, New York's Plain Dog carries the DIY/indie torch while also managing to inject something fresh into their material. The seven-track album is at once buoyant and crackling with angst, with driving percussion and fuzzed-out guitars reminiscent of Modest Mouse and hints of Nirvana. With this release, Plain Dog delivers in droves and promises great things to come. You can catch them at Elsewhere on April 9th. Listen to "Cherry Cola" be
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Vlad Holiday brings thoughtful indie-pop to Elsewhere 04.03

New York's indie-pop sensation Vlad Holiday is a force to be reckoned with. Just take his latest single, the ambient and melancholy "Children" - channeling the likes of M. Ward and The National; Holiday waxes nostaglic for simpler days and laments a certain loss of innocence that comes with the territory of growing up. Moreover, Holiday seems to long for the kind of blind optimism that drives so many of us to plunge headlong into life and love, for better or worse. "Lie to me and say goodnight/I
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Rosehardt plays vulnerable alt R&B at Baby's All Right 04.06

New York's Rosehardt (real name Caleb Eberhardt) has a unique musical aesthetic that would be hard to categorize as any one genre. It's a little bit nu-soul, a little bit R&B, a little bit hip-hop, and a lot of heart. On his forthcoming LP, Songs in the Key of Solitude, dropping April 6th, Eberhardt throws caution to the wind and embraces myriad influences to the utmost effectiveness. Of the three tracks available for preview on his bandcamp - all varying wildly in style - "Fall Into You" is a s
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Aerial East brings retro indie-pop to Mercury Lounge 04.05

Aerial East's indie/alt-pop is an exercise in subtlety: the Texas-born, NYC-based artist's smooth, retro instrumentation belies themes typically reserved for the most irreverant of artists. At a glance, one might think they're listening to pre-British invasion pop from the early '60s. Strings, tinkling pianos, whistling and low-key jazz drums abound on "Crazy Now," in which East quietly bemoans her own attempts at radical, if not frantic, attempts at self-transformation, which ultimately leave h
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Detroit Rising plays energetic future-funk at Rough Trade NYC 04.08

Detroit Rising, part of the Down Jazz record label, is a funk-fusion act that shatters conventions and boldly explores new musical territory. Comprised of Detroit-hailing, NYC-based musicians who have played with Parliament Funkadelic, Lady Gaga and Mary J. Blige, Detroit Rising is a three-piece that exhibits undeniable musical expertise. Their new album, A Cosmic Jazz Funk Adventure - released March 30th via Light in the Attic & Down Jazz Records - is startling and compelling, harnessing many d
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Blank Spaces brings retro indie-pop to Mercury Lounge 04.02

New York's indie-pop trio Blank Spaces makes good use of their familiarity with '80s new wave to create a sound that's at once recognizable and unique. On their 2016 single, "Note to Self," Blank Spaces embarks on a three-and-a-half-minute journey into anxious ambivalence, with the kind of punchy urgency reminiscent of Talking Heads. "Note to self/Staring at the wall/Wait for something to happen/Won't make a change, won't make a difference/Let's lose these shackles/Let's leave this house." It's
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Dan Abraham brings melancholy indie-folk to Mercury Lounge 04.11

New York-based songwriter Dan Abraham puts a new spin on indie-folk. It's evident that he's first and foremost a pop songwriter: on "Golden," with vocal inflections reminiscent of The Black Keys, Abraham reminisces on lost love with bitter clarity and 20/20 hindsight, over warbling, chorus-drenched guitars and a punchy rhythm section. However, on "As Things Move" and "Alive," Abraham's approach is much more steeped in the folk tradition, with delicate, fingerpicked acoustic guitar and lyrics rif
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Buzz Bulletin: LUECK brings atmospheric indie-folk to Mercury Lounge 04.11

LUECK, the five-piece indie-folk band fronted by Katy Lueck, is a hybrid of musical influences that resounds with emotion. With hints of '90s alternative and West Coast '70s folk rock evident in the band's instrumentation, LUECK creates an atmosphere of longing and introspection without being too esoteric. As a songwriter, Katy Lueck has a pop sensibility, and her songs take enough interesting turns to further augment the appeal of her virtuosic vocals and shimmering guitar lines. LUECK is playi
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