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All posts by: Lauren Khalfayan

December 14, 2018 at 3:34 pm

Listen: Blackplate “Sliding”

Feeling enslaved by and powerless to your own circumstances, including those inflicted on you by the emotional turmoil of a ...

December 11, 2018 at 11:00 am

Not So Silent Night @ Barclays Center

 Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  AJR CHVRCHES Mike Shinoda Bastille Foster the People Death ...

November 30, 2018 at 11:00 am

Shouting over soundcheck with Pale Waves

Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  I’ve heard a lot about Pale Waves over the past year ...

November 16, 2018 at 9:00 am

ICYMI: vol. 2

ICYMI is a new series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed Always Different, Always the Same ...

November 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm

Watch: Surfbort “Dope”

Staying sober never seemed so cool. In Surfbort’s latest music video, “Dope”, lead singer Dani Miller sings through ...

November 15, 2018 at 9:00 am

Pond @ Elsewhere

 Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her ...

November 9, 2018 at 4:00 pm

ICYMI vol. 1

ICYMI is a new series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed Distance is a Mirror – Public ...

November 6, 2018 at 1:30 pm

Alt Citizen x Old Blue Last @ Carmelo’s

Photos by Melvin Mescudi Our friends at Old Blue Last helped us throw a pre-Halloween rager at Carmelo’s last week with Altar ...

November 2, 2018 at 8:46 am

At middle distance with Big Bliss

 Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  As someone who is fairly new to New York, I can attest that ...

October 30, 2018 at 9:00 am

Hippo Campus @ Terminal 5

Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. ...

October 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm

Alt Citizen’s Guide to London Bands

We’re headed across the pond for some shows with our favorite UK bands. Here’s what you can look forward to from the best ...

October 16, 2018 at 9:00 am

Basement squatting with Slaves

Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Select photos by Daggers For Eyes “TELL ME YOUR ...

October 12, 2018 at 12:00 pm

Watch: Surfbort “Slushy”

Climate change is fucking with the seasons, but they’re still changing (even if it’s at a snail’s pace). Cuffing ...

October 10, 2018 at 9:00 am

Death Trax: Nuha Ruby Ra

Painting on wall by Emily Hana.  Death Trax is a mixtape series where people (somewhat obviously) curate music for their own ...

October 2, 2018 at 12:00 pm

Alt Citizen’s October Show Forecast

Arguably the best month of live music the city is going to see this year, October is going to be pretty fucking unreal. Here are the ...

October 2, 2018 at 9:00 am

Backstage with Lillie West of Lala Lala

Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  In contrast to the realm of popular music where lyrics are ...

September 19, 2018 at 9:00 am

Listen: Daisybones “Choke”

Give Daisybones two minutes of your time and they’ll prove they’re worth it. “Choke” the new single off their upcoming ...

September 10, 2018 at 12:24 pm

Premiere: Shadow Show “Glass Eye”

From the opening melodic trill, driving percussive guitars, and dreamy despite being razor sharp vocals, “Glass Eye” from Shadow ...

September 6, 2018 at 9:14 am

The great unravelling of The Orwells

“FUCK THE ORWELLS” was the phrase emphatically capitalized across the vast expanses of the internet over the past week after an ...

August 20, 2018 at 9:00 am

Entering the Void with MONSTERWATCH

Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  On stage they’re a mass of shaking heads and flailing ...

August 6, 2018 at 9:00 am

Drunk on nostalgia with Snuff Redux

Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  Snuff Redux exists in a permanent haze of youth and ...