December 23, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Alt Citizen holiday mixtape
Happy holidaze from our internet fam to ...
December 20, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Letter from the editor: non-seasonal and all-time favorites
The holidays don’t feel like the holidays this year so here are some non-holiday, non-seasonal, random shit I love this season ...
December 6, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Dec 8: Babes All Rock @ Trans Pecos
In it’s second iteration, Babes All Rock is back and taking over Trans Pecos this Sunday. The festival by Hi Tide features a ...
December 2, 2019 at 12:00 pm
December 6: Twin Peaks @ Webster Hall
Photo by by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
As we’re coming to the end of the decade, there’s been a definite ...
November 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm
December Show Forecast
Art by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
If you’re as emotionally and mentally ready to check out for the holiday ...
November 15, 2019 at 12:00 pm
A few of my favorite things: Kachi
I fully intended on seeing Kachi when I was in Chicago last month, but public parking and some personal deep dish pizzas had other ...
November 8, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI: The Districts, Twin Peaks, Dry Cleaning
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 ...
November 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
Octfest @ Knockdown Center
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Metz
Duster
...
October 31, 2019 at 9:00 am
Jane Church Halloween Mixtape
Halloween is here so i decided to compile a playlist of songs i associate with this mysterious time of year. You won’t find the ...
October 24, 2019 at 9:00 am
A few of our favorite things: Beechwood
In 2014, Beechwood dropped an album called Trash Glamor, which is a totally appropriate title if you’ve ever seen them live or ...
October 23, 2019 at 9:00 am
Whiner mixtape: when you’re depressed 24/7 but you’re always down to party
a lit playlist by your friendly neighborhood Whiner babies
Equal parts guilty pleasure and good time, Whiner’s music is like ...
October 18, 2019 at 9:00 am
Oct 24: Rose Cologne record release show (and going away party) with Faux Real and Lola Pistola
I’m still in denial, but our fearless leader Nasa is bidding farewell to New York and heading out to LA in November. Before she ...
October 9, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Damaged Art — a student loan restoration project — deadline extended!
Damaged Art is a student loan restoration project conceived and curated by former Alt Citizen photo editor, Cheryl Georgette. ...
October 7, 2019 at 9:00 am
Early listen: Isolation Society
Isolation Society straddles two distinctively interesting worlds — their self-titled debut (coming out 10/9 via Burger Records) ...
October 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
October show forecast
With plenty of Halloween shows going down, the Ty Segall residency, and Octfest coming through with a killer lineup — ...
September 30, 2019 at 9:00 am
Ticket giveaway! Pottery @ Union Pool
Who doesn’t like getting sick and dirty? If you missed out on the two sold out FONTAINES D.C. x Pottery shows early this month ...
September 17, 2019 at 9:00 am
Pictionary with Pottery
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
I have been hearing good things about Pottery for what feels ...
September 6, 2019 at 9:00 am
Kyle Craft: sprinkled with apocalypse
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
I remember first stumbling across Kyle Craft back in 2016 ...
September 3, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI: Surf Curse, The 1975, Squid
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 ...
August 30, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Oct 25: DIY Mag x Alt Citizen present The Wants, Beechwood, Whiner @ The Broadway
We’re headed back to The Broadway with our pals at DIY Mag to host what will no doubt be a killer evening. Brooklyn’s own ...
August 28, 2019 at 9:00 am
September show forecast
A front heavy show month with lots of competing shows (and lots of gigs already sold out *RIP*) — if you can’t make ’em ...
August 26, 2019 at 9:00 am
Beck and Cage The Elephant
Photos by Jason Sheldon
Beck
Cage The ...
August 20, 2019 at 9:00 am
Tour Diary: Beechwood Summer European Tour
Beechwood is the Brooklyn band we don’t deserve. As their own song states, they’re “sweet like heroin honey” ...
August 14, 2019 at 9:00 am
Zine preview: Kame House
Photos by Jesse Hughey
When I went back to Seattle last summer I was struck by the harsh reality that the artistic home I grew up in ...
August 13, 2019 at 9:00 am
Zine preview: To the brink and back with Yak
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here
The first time I listened to the latest Yak album, The Pursuit of ...
August 9, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Issue 8 release party @ The Broadway: Dreamcrusher, Model/Actriz, Straw Pipes
Thanks everyone who came out to the release party last night! Truly was a magical evening unlike anything I’ve ever experienced ...
August 5, 2019 at 8:00 am
August 8: Issue 8 zine release party feat. Dreamcrusher, Model/Actriz, Straw Pipes, Minty Boi
Come celebrate the release of Issue 8 with some of our favorite acts at The Broadway! After taking some time off of print, we’re ...
August 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
Shows we went to: Amyl and The Sniffers, Conor Oberst, The Marías
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 30, 2019 at 9:00 am
August show forecast
Thursday, August 1st
Kyle Craft — Baby’s All Right ($12)
Blood Orange, Kelsey Lu — Damrosch Park (FREE)
Gymshorts, ...
July 29, 2019 at 2:47 pm
Issue 8: Viagra Boys, Dreamcrusher, SASAMI, Yak, and more
We’re releasing another zine! It’s been a labor of love and logistics, but we’re stoked to be back in print and ...
July 26, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI: Kills Birds, Allah Las, DIIV
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 ...
July 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm
ICYMI: Black Midi, Hippo Campus, Kyle Craft
ICYMI is a new series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of ...
July 18, 2019 at 12:00 pm
July 24: Wavves, Surfbort @ Industry City
Nothing says summer like your San Diego skate punk alter ego jumping out and biting you in the ass for ignoring that deep-seeded part ...
July 15, 2019 at 9:00 am
July 19: Luke Rathborne, SUO, Hennessey @ The Broadway ($12)
After a nearly two year hiatus, Luke Rathborne is back with a brand new track “Depending” just in time for his return back ...
July 5, 2019 at 9:00 am
20 questions with The Beaches
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
The Canadian outfit The Beaches feels like a mashup of your ...
July 4, 2019 at 9:00 am
Anti 4th mixtape
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here
It feels weird to be “celebrating” our country, so ...
June 28, 2019 at 9:00 am
Night Moves @ Rough Trade
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Ahead of the release of their latest album, Can You Really Find Me (out ...
June 27, 2019 at 9:00 am
July show forecast
New York in the summer can be a little hellish, but hopefully these shows (and their controlled AC environments) will provide somewhat ...
June 20, 2019 at 9:00 am
Computer Magic: A few of my favorite things
Sci-fi synth artist/producer Computer Magic (aka Danz) was bringing spine-tingling pop to New York, Japan, and beyond way before ...
June 12, 2019 at 12:00 pm
June 20: DIY Mag x Alt Citizen presents Computer Magic, The Muckers, Nyssa @ The Broadway
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder. Beyond stoked to announce that our friends across the pond at DIY Magazine and are ...
June 4, 2019 at 9:00 am
June show forecast
In a post-gov ball, post-apocalyptic haze, one might ask themselves, “Should I ever go to an outdoor show in New York ever again ...
May 27, 2019 at 9:00 am
Gov Ball Mixtape 2019
Here’s hoping you don’t have to work today, can drink on someone’s roof in Brooklyn, and get ready for the festival ...
May 24, 2019 at 9:00 am
Cult Records 10 year anniversary pop up shop
If you didn’t know, Nasa and I also work at Cult Records! We’ll be celebrating the label’s 10 year anniversary with ...
May 20, 2019 at 12:00 pm
May 24: Promiseland, Sahd Wyte Guyz, Fascinator @ The Broadway
Brooklyn’s newest venue is hosting some of our favorite acts this Thursday and it’s going to be one of those dance like ...
May 20, 2019 at 9:00 am
Gov Ball After Dark
If big mainstream festivals aren’t your thing (or you want to avoid going to Randall’s Island), Gov Ball After Dark is ...
May 17, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol. 23: IDLES, Hatchie, Cutouts, Silverbacks
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of her ...
May 16, 2019 at 9:00 am
Premiere: “Hey Jackie” – Nyssa
Photo by Colin Medley
There are few artists that when you see them live you feel like you’re in the presence of someone truly ...
May 13, 2019 at 9:00 am
IDLES + FONTAINES D.C. @ Brooklyn Steel
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
FONTAINES ...
May 10, 2019 at 9:00 am
ICYMI vol 22: NE-HI, Vampire Weekend, Yak
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of her work here
XYZ – NE-HI
Extremely bittersweet (but a strangely badass move), ...
May 9, 2019 at 9:00 am
Backstage with Bruno Major
The first time I listened to Bruno Major was after a pretty depressing date walking through the east village in the rain. This is the ...