Putting a new spin on chicken soup for the soul, Carmine’s Ital­ian Deli and Cafe, pro­vid­ing de­li­cious fare in Elms­ford for more than 20 years, now dou­bles as a live mu­sic venue — spot­light­ing es­tab­lished bands as well as giv­ing breaks to up-and-com­ing per­form­ers.

“I know it sounds crazy — a deli with mu­sic but it’s very dif­fer­ent and some­thing not hap­pen­ing any­where in Westch­ester,” Mu­sic At THE DELI Pro­moter Joe Palombo told The Hud­son In­de­pen­dent.