April 19, 2024 at 5:00 am
Album Premiere: Lulu Van Trapp ‘LOVECITY’
Album Cover for LOVECITY – photo by Edouard Richard
‘She loves violence!’ shrieks Rebecca Baby on ‘national ...
March 4, 2024 at 1:16 pm
Last Call with Flasyd
Flasyd at Hooters in Queens – Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented ...
March 1, 2024 at 11:05 am
Beyond borders: Ulitsa Vostok’s journey from Ukraine to LA’s post-punk music scene
Ulitsa Vostok at their recording studio in LA – Photos by Ava DeGrinis
Echoes from the East: Ulitsa Vostok (Улица ...
February 23, 2024 at 10:38 am
Monobloc talks their new release ‘Where Is My Garden’, the digital age, and ASMR
Photo by Julia Tarantino.
Monobloc has just released their newest single “Where Is My Garden”, the second of seven tracks from ...
February 19, 2024 at 12:09 am
Feb 25: Party Girls Never Die, A Punk Show hosted by Alt Citizen @ Rabioso (Mexico City) 6PM-LATE
We’re hosting Party Girls Never Die, a Punk Show. Party Girls Never Die is a touring party series which specializes in satellite ...
February 18, 2024 at 11:36 pm
Feb 23: Treasure Club International Official After Party hosted by Alt Citizen & Cynosure @ Foro Indie Rocks (Mexico City) 10PM-Late
Our friends from Treasure Club International are throwing a 2-Day Music Festival in Mexico City Feb 23 and 24 featuring live ...
February 14, 2024 at 12:42 pm
Playlist: Nudity
Nudity isn’t always skin deep.
Sometimes words plays a more intimate role than an orgasm.
Made this playlist of some songs that ...
February 12, 2024 at 1:33 pm
Playlist: Crazy Sexy Cool
Songs to get you through the post afters and the perfect mix to get you started for the week. Playlist by the Bratt ...
February 8, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Playlist: Midnight Therapy
As the world drifts into the depths of night, there’s a subtle transcendent shift that occurs—a transformation from solitude ...
February 6, 2024 at 1:17 pm
How the leather jacket was stitched into the fabric of modern culture
In an ever-changing, fast-paced world, styles, fads and trends ascend and plummet so quickly that before the general public has a ...
January 31, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Playlist: 1967 Après Ski
This playlist will transport you to an era of wooden skis and vibrant nylon insulators. It’s 1967; the summer of love has come to an ...
January 23, 2024 at 9:30 am
Premiere: Slow Fiction “Apollo”
Photo by Miles Wilson
Today, New York’s own Slow Fiction are debuting their first release with UK tastemaker label, So Young ...
January 22, 2024 at 1:38 pm
Playlist: Roller Skating in Tokyo
Bright, entrancing neon lights, freshly soaked reflective asphalt, wind pulsing through your hair — There’s something about ...
December 14, 2023 at 8:00 am
Dec 16, 17: Heart Wrench Collective’s Holiday Market
🌟 THIS WEEKEND: Heart Wrench Collective’s Holiday Market!!! 🌟
This weekend, our friends at Heart Wrench ...
December 30, 2021 at 10:00 am
Alt Citizen’s favorite tracks of 2021
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here.
Not necessarily 2021 releases, but the music that got us through yet ...
December 20, 2021 at 9:00 am
Alt Citizen’s favorite albums of 2021
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here.
Our favorite releases of the past year helped us make sense of a still ...
December 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Alt Citizen’s favorite releases of 2020
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here.
2020 was not our best! But the music was pretty great at least. ...
December 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Mixtape: Alt Citizen’s 2020 trax
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here.
Not necessarily 2020 releases, but the music that got us through this ...
November 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Issue 9: Tkay Maidza, Dehd, Sloppy Jane, Show Me The Body, and more
Thrilled to finally be sharing what we’ve been working on for a minute now — Issue 9 is finally here!
We started this ...
September 16, 2020 at 12:00 pm
You started running during quarantine? Groundbreaking — vol. 2
It wasn’t a phase.
Whether you’ve been tracking those miles since March to maintain your sanity or just now are dusting ...
July 3, 2020 at 12:00 pm
More artists to support on Bandcamp Friday
Bandcamp is waving their revenue share again today (!!) so here are a few more artists we recommend you checking out and supporting. ...
July 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Soundtrack to a lost summer
I have a love/hate relationship with summer — especially in New York. On the worst days, the air reeks of piss and garbage, the ...
June 19, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Artists to support on Bandcamp: Juneteenth edition
Juneteenth is the real day of independence. It’s defined as “The holiday that commemorates the official end of ...
May 19, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Letter from the editor: quarantine edition
So shit is pretty wild right now. We’re in a confusing time and place. A lot is uncertain. A lot has been taken away or forever ...
April 28, 2020 at 12:00 pm
You started running during quarantine? Groundbreaking.
Like florals for spring.
Not an original thought/activity, but running has become an escape for many of us during this time of ...
March 17, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Support your favorite bands — what merch to buy to help artists in the midst of tour cancellations
Graphic by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
So the past week has been more or less a shit-storm nightmare. As someone ...
December 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Mixtape: Alt Citizen’s 2019 trax
Art by Charis Forrester
Not necessarily 2019 releases, but shit in general we’ve been digging this past year. Put this baby on ...
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 ...
August 6, 2019 at 9:00 am
Zine preview: Viagra Boys
Photos and feature by Lola Pistola
Check out an excerpt and some outtakes from our upcoming zine feature on Viagra Boys
Viagra Boys ...
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 ...
June 19, 2019 at 9:00 am
Watch: Charly Bliss toys with time in “Young Enough” and I can’t stop thinking about it
It’s been about a week or so since Charly Bliss released the first video since their new album Young Enough has been in our ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
September 27, 2018 at 12:13 pm
Photo Diary: Behind the Scenes of Surfbort’s Trashworld
Story by Surfbort, Polaroids by Amanda Adam, Pics by Renee Parkhurst
By all accounts it was a stupid idea: shoot a no budget music ...
September 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Join Alt Citizen!
Photo by Cheryl Georgette.
We’re always looking for people to help out in any shape or form. Below are some of the specific ...
August 1, 2018 at 9:00 am
Letter from the editor: Some shit I’m into right now
Photo by Tamim Alnuweiri.
Being involved in the music and culture “scene” (I know, sorry) in New York is one of those ...
July 10, 2018 at 11:26 am
Gnarcissists premiere first single “We All Just Wanna”
Photo by Jin Kay Lee.
The sounds of New York punk’s past feel instilled into the gritty garage jams of the Gnarcissists, the ...
July 9, 2018 at 7:25 pm
July: Summer with CHILLEMI Residency, Every Wednesday @ Berlin, 21+ ($10-$25)
Think Alan Vega style beats over Neil Young guitars. For his upcoming residency at Berlin, CHILLEMI will have a full backing band to ...
June 4, 2018 at 9:00 am
June 5th: Alt Citizen’s Altered States with Alex Carapetis @ Night of Joy
It’s been really beautiful to watch Alt Citizen grow and mutate into its current incarnation for the last two years. It feels ...
May 18, 2018 at 12:15 pm
May 27: Sally Can’t Dance-Tribute to The Talking Heads @ The Bowery Electric, 8:30PM ($15)
Memorial Day Weekend is one of those horrible moments in life where the thought of finding something to do is almost enough to make ...
May 10, 2018 at 8:00 am
We survived SXSW: Quit Your Day Job and everything else
Text by Tamim Alnuweiri. Videos and photos by Cheryl Georgette except where noted, gifs by Luis Lucio.
Quit Your Day Job
Luis and I ...
April 26, 2018 at 8:00 am
Watch: MOURN “Barcelona City Tour”
Although shockingly young, MOURN has been through more in their short existence than many bands encounter in their entire careers. ...
April 24, 2018 at 8:48 am
Video premiere: PILL “Side Eye”
In some fever dream you wake up and it’s the 80s. You turn on your TV and scramble through public access channels until you land ...
April 21, 2018 at 8:00 am
Issue 6.5 is here!
For the few that care—at one point we were working on an issue 6. It actually featured these interviews with The Growlers, The ...
April 20, 2018 at 8:00 am
Shows we’re going to on 4/20
4/20 is mostly funny because I spend all year saying 4/20 blaze even though the honest to god thought of marijuana send me into an ...
April 19, 2018 at 8:36 am
Listen: Palberta “Roach Goin’ Down”
Listening to the new Palberta track “Roach Goin’ Down,” the thing that strikes me the most is that it feels kind of ...
April 14, 2018 at 8:00 am
An interview with New York’s post punk icons Bush Tetras
Interview by Lola Pistola, illustration by Ava East.
Pat Place, Cynthia Sley and Dee Pop are still making the rounds. Yesterday New ...
April 14, 2018 at 8:00 am
Ticket giveaway! Nick Cave @ Murmrr, May 5th
Who’s never cried listening to “Into my Arms” after a bad break up? Who’s never felt bad as fuck walking down the ...
April 13, 2018 at 8:00 am
Faded films: Back from the brink
So I guess a few weeks ago now I had a semi public meltdown which I used this increasingly bizarre ...