December 26, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Alt Citizen’s favorite releases of 2019
Art by Charis Forrester
Because we wouldn’t leave 2019 in the dust without giving you our two cents, here’s our ...
December 19, 2019 at 9:00 am
Twin Peaks @ Webster Hall
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
I remember feeling like my ribs were gonna bust in the best way possible at ...
November 22, 2019 at 9:00 am
Photo Diary: (Sandy) Alex G @ Brooklyn Steel
Live photos by Lucy Blumenfield. Find more of her work here.
Indigo De Souza
Tomberlin
(Sandy) Alex ...
November 7, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Shows we went to: White Reaper, IDLES, Sunflower Bean
The Nude Party
Live photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
White ...
October 31, 2019 at 9:00 am
November Show Forecast
Artwork by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
Halloween will soon be dead and gone and we’ll have a month of ...
October 30, 2019 at 9:00 am
Alt Citizen x DIY Mag present: The Wants, Beechwood, Whiner
Feature image by Sam Singh.
The second Alt Citizen x DIY Mag show happened this past Friday at The Broadway. Check out pics from the ...
October 25, 2019 at 12:00 pm
ICYMI: Modern Vices, Rose Cologne, Wombo
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
October 18, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI: Glove, The Murder Capital, Jeremy and the Clones
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
September 23, 2019 at 9:00 am
Shows we went to: FONTAINES D.C., Glove, SUO
Bringing back an old classic with a new twist. Shows We Went To started it’s online incarnation as a 35mm photo series back in ...
September 16, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI: Angel Olsen, Girl Band, Rose Cologne
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
September 11, 2019 at 9:00 am
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Stonefield, ORB @ Central Park
Color photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here. Black and white photos by Allen Ying
ORB
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August 22, 2019 at 9:00 am
Zine preview: Surfbort @ Market Hotel
Photos by Allen Ying.
Arguably the coolest venue in the city hosted the release party for Surfbort’s debut EP with Muddguts ...
August 21, 2019 at 9:00 am
Zine preview: The Murlocs and Moonwalks tour diary
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
Check out some outtakes from Julia’s tour diary with The Murlocs and ...
August 8, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Staw Pipes mixtape
Straw Pipes is the collaborative vision of Chinese-born LeLe Dai and her close friend Stonie Clark. A precarious blend of 60’s ...
July 25, 2019 at 9:00 am
July 27: New York Poetry Festival (unofficial) After Party feat. CHILLEMI, Ryan Drag, + more
The only thing better than an after party is one you’re not supposed to have. Escape to your happy place (even if it’s ...
July 24, 2019 at 9:00 am
Shows we went to: CHAI, Alvvays, Black Midi
Bringing back an old classic with a new twist. Shows We Went To started it’s online incarnation as a 35mm photo series back in ...
July 8, 2019 at 9:00 am
“Messiah” by Susan Kirschbaum, an excerpt from the chapter in ‘Who Town’
Susan Kirschbaum’s released the cult classic novel, Who Town — a coming of age novel about young artists in New York in the ...
July 5, 2019 at 9:00 am
Listen: ‘ANIMA’ – Thom Yorke
Words by Sam Zimmerman
Thom Yorke is a dreamer. As the frontman of Radiohead, he and his band have made waves crafting ...
July 2, 2019 at 9:00 am
Premiere: Faux Real’s debut single “Second Sweat”
Single artwork by Maxime Imbert. Feature photos by Cheryl Georgette.
We’re thrilled to be premiering the debut single ...
July 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI: The Paranoyds, Crack Cloud, Cones
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
June 25, 2019 at 9:00 am
Jane Church summer mixtape
Photo by Michelle Gonzales
While New York is suffering in weird, week long, tropical storm madness, Jane Church has escaped for the ...
June 18, 2019 at 9:00 am
Listen: ‘Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest’ — Bill Callahan
Words by Sam Zimmerman
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest — the new album from legendary folk singer-songwriter Bill Callahan — is, ...
June 14, 2019 at 4:19 pm
Jun 20: Computer Magic, The Muckers, Nyssa @ The Broadway ($12)
Our founder and editor-in-chief, Nasa chatted with DIY about the site, the zine, and our upcoming show with them next week! Check it ...
June 13, 2019 at 9:00 am
Gov Ball memories
Words and photos by Sam Singh
Before Sunday night’s downpour turned the fields of Randall’s Island into a sodden marsh, before ...
June 11, 2019 at 9:00 am
Shows we went to: Sunflower Bean, Beach House, The Muckers
Bringing back an old classic with a new twist. Shows We Went To started it’s online incarnation as a 35mm photo series back in ...
May 21, 2019 at 9:00 am
Goth strippers, a brass band, and taking over the Speedway with Shybaby
Words by Jess Catcher. Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
My most recent night with Shybaby started with ...
May 14, 2019 at 9:00 am
Listen: Big Thief – ‘U.F.O.F’
Words by Sam Zimmerman
Adrianne Lenker writes the songs that have always been with us. As a member of Big Thief, she and drummer ...
April 10, 2019 at 9:00 am
Premiere: Sipper “OMG”
Delusions of grandeur collide with the harsh reality of being a failed to launch millennial in Sipper’s “OMG”. Are ...
April 9, 2019 at 9:00 am
Listen: Weyes Blood ‘Titanic Rising’
Words by Sam Zimmerman
Since the beginning of her career, Natalie Mering has succeeded at creating soft, vibrant landscapes for her ...
April 8, 2019 at 9:00 am
Seattle sampler: the best of the local scene in 2019
Words by Christine Mitchell. Photos by Jake Hanson, you can find more of his work here.
Seattle is in a weird space musically these ...
March 26, 2019 at 9:00 am
Dilly Dally and Chastity @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Chastity photos by Jessica Gurewitz.. Dilly Dally photos by Daggers For Eyes, find her on Instagram here.
Headlining their biggest ...
March 25, 2019 at 9:00 am
Photo Diary: SXSW 2019
Photos by Daniel Jackson, find more of his work here
Blood Cultures
Amyl and The Sniffers
SASAMI
Viagra ...
March 22, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol 16: Fat White Family, Lucille Furs, Versing
“Tastes Good With The Money” – Fat White Family
The best way I could describe the theme of this video is the meme ...
March 15, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol.15: Fontaines D.C., Kirin J. Callinan, Reptaliens
“Roy’s Tune” – Fontaines D.C.
Fontaines D.C. came to town last week for two sold out dates at Union Pool, and ...
March 6, 2019 at 9:00 am
Shows We Went To: Alex Cameron, The Kooks, Vundabar
Bringing back an old classic with a new twist. Shows We Went To started it’s online incarnation as a 35mm photo series back in ...
March 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
Bayonne live in studio is the captain of an elaborate spaceship to another world
Contributors Grace Eire and Clay Pacelli saw Bayonne live in studio last week. Here’s a rundown of the otherworldly ...
February 22, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol.13: Orville Peck, Colin Caulfield, together PANGEA
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
“Turn to Hate” – Orville ...
February 15, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol 12: King Gizzard, Samia, Weyes Blood
“Raven” – The Well
Austin, TX power trio The Well reach new heights while plumbing the depths on the first single from their ...
February 8, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol 11: Sunflower Bean, The Mountain Goats, Wallows
King of the Dudes – Sunflower Bean
There was an interesting (now deleted) tweet floating around the internet in the aftershocks ...
February 7, 2019 at 9:00 am
Arthur and Amen Dunes @ Warsaw
Photos by Jingmin Ye
Arthur
Amen ...
February 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol 10: Better Oblivion Community Center, Naked Giants, Dude York
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Better Oblivion Community Center – Better ...
January 8, 2019 at 8:56 am
Photo Diary: NYE with The Nude Party and Champagne Superchillin @ City Winery
Photos by Elena Childers and James ...
January 2, 2019 at 9:00 am
Alt Citizen presents Yaasss @ Carmelo’s
Photos by Derek ...
December 27, 2018 at 11:04 am
Alt Citizen’s favorite live acts in 2018
Illustration by Cynthia Alfonso, see more of her work here and here.
2018 is almost over and these lists are kind of inane and ...
December 24, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Mixtape: Holiday Season
Listen to a Holiday sort of mix by Pazzi ...
December 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
Flasher, Public Practice, and Gong Gong Gong @ Saint Vitus
Photos by Michael Todaro. Find more of his work here.
Gong Gong Gong
Public ...
December 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Shooting the shit with Gnarcissists
Photos by Cheryl Georgette.
This October Gnarcissists (Matthew Orr, Matt Tillwick, Nazar Khamis, Jerome Peel, Eric Carney) released ...
December 3, 2018 at 9:00 am
Alt Citizen’s favorite releases of 2018
Illustration by Cynthia Alfonso, see more of her work here and here.
2018 is almost over and these lists are kind of inane and ...
November 30, 2018 at 12:30 pm
ICYMI vol. 3: Rookie, Cherry Glazerr, The Muckers and other shit
ICYMI is a new series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
“Daddi” – Cherry Glazerr
I ...
November 20, 2018 at 9:00 am
Death trax: Nick Fulton
Death Trax is a mixtape series where people (somewhat obviously) curate music for their own funerals. This week writer Nick Fulton ...