December 18, 2017 at 8:00 am
Premiere: Moonwalks “Sequins”
If you’ve ever come across Moonwalks then it will only seem fitting and on the nose obvious that their singles carry names like ...
December 14, 2017 at 8:00 am
Interview: Beach Fossils
Photos by Tamim Alnuweiri.
I’ve loved Beach Fossils for a really long time, so the chance to interview them before their Dr. ...
December 13, 2017 at 8:00 am
Review: Parquet Courts @ Elsewhere
Photo by Luis Nieto Dickens, courtesy of Elsewhere.
I’ve been listening to Parquet Courts on a daily basis until very recently, I ...
December 12, 2017 at 8:00 am
BOUNDERS BOUNCE BACK: Total Control ‘Laughing at the System’
Hot sounds! Though creaking in at only 20 minutes, Total Control’s first release in three years Laughing at the ...
December 12, 2017 at 8:00 am
Editors Picks: Best live acts of 2017
Illustration by Cynthia Alfonso, see more of her work here and here.
2017 is almost over—both a blessing and a curse (we all ...
December 11, 2017 at 8:00 am
Watch: The Voidz “initiate” Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz are back with some fresh new digs for you to check out—Julian Casablancas has officially been ...
December 10, 2017 at 12:59 pm
Dec 28: Cult Citizen presents: UNI, Wooing, Twin Guns @ Elsewhere Zone One, 8PM ($10)
We’re in love with Brooklyn’s new venue Elsewhere and stoked to bring our Cult Citizen series to Zone 1. Our next show ...
December 7, 2017 at 3:02 pm
Photo diary: James Chance @ Elsewhere
Photos by Daggers For Eyes, find her on Instagram ...
December 6, 2017 at 8:00 am
Nightcrawler: King Krule at Warsaw
Photos by Luis Lucio, text by Tamim Alnuweiri. Nightcrawler is a series documenting Luis journey through the abyss of an ...
December 5, 2017 at 8:00 am
Editors Picks: Best music videos of 2017
Illustration by Cynthia Alfonso, see more of her work here and here.
2017 is almost over—both a blessing and a curse (we all ...
December 5, 2017 at 8:00 am
EP Review: Operator Music Band’s “Coördination”
I’m here for any band that sounds like they could soundtrack an 80s class video about the wonders of science, so I was pumped at ...
December 4, 2017 at 8:00 am
Mixtape: Gold Sounds
This is a playlist for when you’re walking home in the late afternoon (which is like, 3 p.m. now if we’re being real) of ...
November 30, 2017 at 8:00 am
Nightcrawler: Chicano Batman
Luis Lucio‘s Nightcrawler series is a documentation of his nights in New York City, the shows he sees and the people he meets. Below ...
November 29, 2017 at 8:00 am
Review: Soccer Mommy, Emily Yacina, Yohuna @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by M0.
In many ways, this show felt like a showcase of sorts. Emily Yacina, Yohuna, and Soccer Mommy are all solo projects ...
November 27, 2017 at 8:00 am
Photography Files: George Nebieridze
Hailing from Georgia, George Nebieridze has exposed European youth culture through photographs which reveal the state of limbo that ...
November 24, 2017 at 8:00 am
Listen: POLICA + s t a r g a z e “How Is This Happening”
Polica and Stargaze’s first single for their upcoming collaborative album was written the day after Trump’s election. Its title ...
November 24, 2017 at 8:00 am
Watch: Yaeji “Raingurl”
Normally house music is super boring to me. It’s monotonous thump regularly fails to be interesting enough to get me dancing. ...
November 22, 2017 at 8:00 am
Nightcrawler: Diet Choke, The Nude Party and Black Lips
Luis Lucio‘s Nightcrawler series is a documentation of his nights in New York City, the shows he sees and the people he ...
November 22, 2017 at 8:00 am
My Friend Dahmer: The feel-good serial killer movie of the year
Review by Sean Kennerly.
Nothing brings a room full of strangers together like a psychotic misanthrope. As I sat alone in the third ...
November 21, 2017 at 8:00 am
Faded Films: All men are trash
Film column by Tamim Alnuweiri.
Honestly sometimes this column feels like a postcard I’m writing to an abyss in the Internet ...
November 16, 2017 at 8:04 am
Interview: Native Sun
Photos and text by Luis Lucio.
I’ve known Native Sun for a year now. I met Danny because he was in another band around that ...
November 16, 2017 at 8:00 am
Mixtape: Heavy Comforter
Sometimes I think I don’t wanna date someone as much as just have someone to snuggle. There’s nothing more sublime then ...
November 15, 2017 at 8:00 am
Album Premiere: Arc Waves ‘The Sound The Circle’
I feel a strong urge to write off anything described in a combination of incoherent and randomly strung together adjectives. Although ...
November 10, 2017 at 8:00 am
Watch: National Sins “All That Hurt”
I’m writing this on a rainy Sunday in early November, and LA duo National Sins have captured that vibe perfectly—that ...
November 9, 2017 at 8:00 am
A night at Jonathan Toubin’s Haunted Hop Halloween party
The night of October 31st I was feeling a little under the weather. My friends and I were sitting on my couch watching TV and I ...
November 8, 2017 at 8:30 am
Nov 8: Cult Citizen presents Arrows of Love, Daisy Glaze and Moonwalks @ Baby’s All Right, *1130PM* ($5)
Cult Citizen took a little break but we’re back! November 8th come hang out with Arrows of Love who are coming all the way from ...
November 8, 2017 at 8:00 am
Review: Shannon and the Clams and Andy Animal @ Baby’s All Right
Text by Sean Kennerly. Photos by Daggers For Eyes.
Shannon’s voice is so many things – it cracks at just the right moments, ...
November 7, 2017 at 8:00 am
Listen: Public Access TV “MetroTech”
Public Access TV have announced their highly awaited second album Street Safari, which is due out in early 2018. With this news the ...
November 6, 2017 at 8:00 am
Saara Untracht-Oakner on her first solo exhibition “KITSCHIN”
Saara Untracht-Oakner is likely known to you as the Mia Farrow-esque vocalist of Brooklyn outfit BOYTOY. Like most artists however, ...
November 3, 2017 at 1:06 pm
Listen: Sunflower Bean “I Was a Fool”
Wow, it feels like forever (3 years!) since Sunflower Bean put out their debut album Human Ceremony and were dubbed “The #1 ...
November 2, 2017 at 8:00 am
Nightcrawler: Liars, Yvette, Idgy Dean
Luis Lucio‘s Nightcrawler series is a documentation of his nights in New York City, the shows he sees and the people he ...
November 1, 2017 at 8:00 am
Album Review: A. Savage ‘Thawing Dawn’
October arrived with an autumn treat, the fresh out the oven Thawing Dawn by A. Savage (Parquet Courts frontman Andrew Savage). An ...
November 1, 2017 at 8:00 am
Listen: Jared Saltiel “Wayward Queen”
Bringing a fresh perspective to the singer-songwriter world, Jared Saltiel proves his capability on his latest single, “Wayward ...
October 30, 2017 at 8:00 am
Album Review: Common Holly ‘Playing House’
I have to let you in on a secret: no one knows what the fuck they’re doing when it comes to love! We’re all stumbling blindly ...
October 27, 2017 at 8:00 am
Mixtape: HalloWIN
LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Halloween is the best holiday ’round these parts and if you get that, than you’re a winner, my ...
October 27, 2017 at 8:00 am
Beyond Earshot: the forgotten gender politics of Lil’ Kim
Beyond Earshot is a new series by Jacob Seferian examining the cultural impact of music, past and present. Follow him ...
October 27, 2017 at 8:00 am
Premiere: Jaguarundis’ Self Titled LP
Photo by Leen Dweik, album artwork by Natasha Fortson.
While living in a windowless NYU dorm in Chinatown, NYC-native Alex Carr ...
October 26, 2017 at 8:00 am
Nightcrawler: Kyle Avallone, Bodega and Shilpa Ray
Editor’s Note: After first coming across Luis Lucio‘s work on the people’s platform, Instagram, we got in touch with him ...
October 25, 2017 at 8:00 am
Faded Films: shit yourself this Halloween
Film column by Tamim Alnuweiri.
Halloween aka THE PURGE is coming up. I never fully “got” Halloween (and still ...
October 23, 2017 at 8:00 am
Watch: SOPHIE “It’s Ok To Cry”
SOPHIE, a loose associate of the PC music crew and producer for pop stars like Charli XCX and Madonna, has been secretive since her ...
October 20, 2017 at 8:00 am
Oct 27: La Femme @ Warsaw, Ticket Giveaway
La Femme, the French post-punk/psych rock/whatever other rock derivative band is playing in New York on October 27th . We are giving ...
October 19, 2017 at 8:00 am
Five British bands you should be listening to
Editor’s Note: Lallie Doyle is Alt Citizen’s new European Features Editor! We asked her to compile a list of British ...
October 18, 2017 at 8:00 am
Nightcrawler: Insecure Men, Roya, Triathalon and Cutouts
Editor’s Note: After first coming across Luis Lucio‘s work on the people’s platform, Instagram, we got in touch ...
October 17, 2017 at 8:00 am
Death Drive: Final week of Ice Balloons Tour
Ice Balloons is back from tour! See the last installment of their tour diary below.
THE QUEEN OF THE PLAINS:
An old man sat down ...
October 17, 2017 at 8:00 am
Beyond Earshot: the invalidation of Lauryn Hill
Beyond Earshot is a new series by Jacob Seferian examining the cultural impact of music, past and present. Follow him ...
October 12, 2017 at 8:00 am
5 questions with Kasabian
Photos and Interview by Kevin Neal.
Obviously the new record is a recall back to the raw guitar centered sound of your earlier ...
October 12, 2017 at 8:00 am
Throwback Review: Iggy Pop ‘The Idiot’
Review and illustration by Alberto Pazzi.
Good Rock’n’Roll is like comedy. When I see old videos of Iggy Pop bouncing around the ...
October 11, 2017 at 8:00 am
Watch: King Krule “Half Man Half Shark”
King Krule debuts his third single “Half Man Half Shark” in a compilation of lo-fi footage taken from recent shows in New ...
October 6, 2017 at 8:00 am
Mixtape: Don’t text him
Tunes to accompany crappy drip coffee or nighttime bike-rides over the wind tunnels of the Williamsburg Bridge. Here’s your ...
October 6, 2017 at 8:00 am
Nightcrawler: Portraits from South Street Seaport
Editor’s Note: After first coming across Luis Lucio‘s work on the people’s platform, Instagram, we got in touch ...