July 7, 2017 at 10:00 am
Film Review: L’important c’est d’aimer
L’important c’est d’aimer is the story of an average person living outside the mainstream and the melodrama of ...
July 6, 2017 at 10:25 am
Buster Poindexter at City Winery
Photos by Cheryl Georgette.
When I talk about dinner and a show I’m usually referring to the raccoon death cage matches that ...
July 6, 2017 at 7:48 am
Album Review: Broken Social Scene “Hug of Thunder”
The 00s indie rock scene was a true golden age. Broken Social Scene were a titan of that era, and their absence since 2010’s ...
July 3, 2017 at 10:52 am
Mixtape: Morose and Macabre
Well, occasionally you just gotta think about sad and glum shit and instead of trying to escape it just let it swallow you whole ...
June 29, 2017 at 9:56 am
Back10: 2007 series @ Nitehawk
Ahhh 2007. The year we all had flip phones, and Kim Kardashian was still Paris Hilton’s assistant. The moving image I most ...
June 28, 2017 at 11:35 am
Watch: Jakob Ogawa “You Might Be Sleeping”
Fallen Angels (1995) Wong Kar-Wai
Ambient-dream-weaver, Jakob Ogawa, just dropped a music video for his single “You Might Be ...
June 27, 2017 at 9:00 am
Meet The Nude Party
Photos by Alec Castillo (bassist for The Nude Party)
Disclaimer: some “facts” in the following article are ...
June 27, 2017 at 9:00 am
July 1: AdHoc presents RIPS (Record Release), Poppies, Dougie Poole @ Baby’s All Right, Ticket Giveaway!
Earlier this month RIPS released their self titled debut album (we reviewed it here). The band has spent the last year playing every ...
June 26, 2017 at 9:00 am
Cult Citizen Recap: Heartsrevolution, Promiseland and Alexander F
On June 7th we hosted our June Cult Citizen show at Baby’s All Right with a lineup featuring Heartsrevolution, Promiseland and ...
June 21, 2017 at 12:33 pm
Six New Tracks #7
Our picks of new music from the last few weeks. Let us know if we’ve missed your favorites.
Soccer Mommy ...
June 20, 2017 at 11:30 am
July 15: PopGun Presents Waxahatchee (Album Release Party) with Cayetana, Snail Mail @ Warsaw, Ticket Giveaway
Waxahatchee is set to release a fourth studio album Out in the Storm this July with a record release show at Warsaw. Aaaaand we are ...
June 20, 2017 at 11:00 am
July 28: AdHoc Presents Homeshake @ Warsaw, Ticket Giveaway
I remember the last time Homeshake was in town playing a three night run at across Brooklyn. Tickets sold out pretty fast and it ...
June 20, 2017 at 10:10 am
PRIDE Week Guide 2017
Hi y’all! It’s Mo again, aka @sadgayfriendx. It’s pride week herein NYC, and like Northside, there’s a high possibility ...
June 20, 2017 at 9:00 am
Album Review: RIPS Self-Titled
In my feminist-minded DIY rock circuit, it’s easy to make fun of the plethora of “dude bands” making generic rock-n-roll. The ...
June 19, 2017 at 9:00 am
Watch: Aldous Harding “Blend”
New Zealand based artist Aldous Harding has revealed her latest music video for “Blend,” in the lead up to her European ...
June 15, 2017 at 9:00 am
Northside Festival Highlights (Part 1)
Photos and words by Devon Bristol Shaw.
“System of a Down is my favorite band of all time and you can quote me on that,” said ...
June 14, 2017 at 9:00 am
Faded Films: Aesthetics and Ambience
I remember going to see Avatar with my family on New Years Eve (I was really cool in high school!) and thinking what the fuck? ...
June 13, 2017 at 9:00 am
June 17: Buster Poindexter Summer Residency @ City Winery, 8PM ($25)
There are few people that spend their entire careers moving from one pivotal and seminal musical group to another. David ...
June 9, 2017 at 9:00 am
Mixtape: sLICK
A medley of bass throbbing, riff riding songs to get stuck in your head more that your butt on a subway seat in the summer heat. We ...
June 7, 2017 at 12:11 pm
Northside Festival Show Guide
Hi! It’s Mo, known on Twitter as @sadgayfriendx. Festivals like Northside can be a mammoth to navigate, what with so many cool (and ...
June 1, 2017 at 9:00 am
Photography Files: Thomas Sarvello
I think I first came across Thomas Sarvello’s Instagram via a comment he left on a photo the Bowery Electric posted. It must ...
May 30, 2017 at 9:00 am
Mixtape: Slow Desires
It can be frustrating to feel like you are going nowhere, so I made a mix inspired by this patch from Stay At Home club. It’s a ...
May 26, 2017 at 9:00 am
Listen: Downtown Boys “A Wall”
On their new single from their upcoming Sub Pop album Cost of Living, Downtown Boys continue to wave the flag for punk’s potential ...
May 22, 2017 at 4:54 pm
Jun 7: Cult Citizen presents Alexander F, Promiseland, & Heartsrevolution @ Baby’s All Right, 10PM ($10)
Hey guys! Save the date.. this one is going to be a legendary Cult Citizen. Details and tickets ...
May 9, 2017 at 9:00 am
Mixtape: Power Hour
Sometimes you gotta find a way to get yourself hyped up for the day, the weekend or just going grocery shopping. This is for when you ...
April 27, 2017 at 10:20 am
Watch: Junk Boys “Walk With Me”
Break out the shag rugs and suede fringe vests, Junk Boys are throwing a party. The cumulative effort of Brooklyn indie veterans, ...
April 27, 2017 at 9:00 am
Album Review: Sylvan Esso “What Now”
When a friend first showed me Sylvan Esso, I wrote them off as a lesser continuation of the male producer/female vocalist trend ...
April 25, 2017 at 9:00 am
Faded Films: Post-Bildungsroman
A few weeks ago I watched the Trainspotting sequel which left me with a few thoughts. First, out of every movie from the ...
April 19, 2017 at 11:22 am
April 30: A Benefit for Shea Stadium @ Baby’s All Right, 5PM ($12)
I started writing this post before the new and horrible news from Shea Stadium regarding their current location. According to the post ...
April 12, 2017 at 9:00 am
Six New Tracks #6
New music, six new tracks found in the cyberspace. Let us know what we’ve missed!
“Hey Boy” the new track from ...
April 11, 2017 at 9:00 am
Faded Films: Hell is Other People
I haven’t read Sartre’s No Exit since 11th grade when I discovered Hemingway and decided that existentialism was the most profound ...
April 11, 2017 at 9:00 am
Contributors Wanted
Photo by Cheryl Georgette.
We’re looking for new talent here at Alt Citizen. If you’re a writer, photographer, ...
April 6, 2017 at 11:19 am
Listen: Exhibition “No One There”
Exhibition is the super new project of musician Hammarsing Kharhmar. If you feel like you’ve seen him before it’s probably ...
March 28, 2017 at 12:08 pm
Mixtape: Hard Sounds
Basically a playlist of songs people have asked me to turn off at one point or another. They don’t have that much in common ...
March 24, 2017 at 1:42 pm
Six New Tracks #4
This week has been a little slow in terms of stellar musical releases but we still managed to fix a few gems and one meh track. These ...
March 22, 2017 at 1:40 pm
Save Shea Stadium
Before the end of 2016 we went over how many venues we lost in the city. Now comes another turning point where you can help prevent ...
March 21, 2017 at 10:25 am
Listen: Junk Boys “Walk With Me”
Junk Boys are back with their first release since 2015’s self titled LP. The new track “Walk With Me” expands on ...
March 8, 2017 at 4:35 pm
Apr 28: Psychic Ills, Junk Boys @ Baby’s, 8PM ($13)
We’re co-presenting a killer line up with our buds at Flat Box. Stay tuned for full line up. Tix and more info ...
March 8, 2017 at 4:34 pm
Apr 18: Cult Citizen presents Exhibition (Release Party), High Water, Wild Pink @ Baby’s, 8PM ($12)
The next Cult Citizen is happening April 18th. Save the date! This is gonna be a special one. More info ...
March 8, 2017 at 4:11 pm
Mar 15: SXSW Showcase @ The Morelos House, 12-8PM (FREE)
We’re co-hosting this year’s SXSW showcase with Siren Sounds & Soft Junk. Sweet bands and free beer courtesy of ...
March 7, 2017 at 11:19 am
Watch: HMLTD “To The Door”
One of the best music videos I’ve seen this year, “To The Door” is Rocky Horror Picture Show meets John Waters. ...
March 2, 2017 at 1:12 pm
Listen: WALL “High Ratings”
It feels like WALL went into hiding just as they were getting ready to unleash the full potential of their brand of noise into the New ...
February 28, 2017 at 12:49 pm
Mixtape: Eternal Nihilism
Some mornings I wake up and remember that we are all human garbage with no real purpose! This is the playlist for the aforementioned ...
February 22, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: The Cutouts
Album cover by Madison Carroll, photos and feature by Tamim Alnuweiri.
Sometimes you get in on the ground floor while a band is ...
February 21, 2017 at 10:00 am
Film Review: XX
In the horror genre, burgeoning directors & big league names alike tamper with a format that allows for crisp, original shorts to ...
February 21, 2017 at 10:00 am
Faded Films: Geriatrics
Oh man. Time for some unnecessary and bizarre insights into my psyche. When I was a child, I spent a lot of time visiting my ...
February 17, 2017 at 3:28 pm
Throwback Review: Urban Legend
I spent a lot of time with my grandparents growing up, and on both sides there was a general adoration of scary movies. One ...
February 15, 2017 at 10:00 am
Photography Files: Taylor Bonin
Taylor Bonin is a renaissance man. When he comes up at Alt, it’s almost never about the same thing. He’s spent the last few ...
February 14, 2017 at 2:55 pm
Premiere: Sun Abduction “Acid Pyramid”
Since forming in 2015 Sun Abduction has become a staple of the New York rock circuit, gone through several live changes, and finally ...
February 8, 2017 at 11:52 am
Faded Films: National Nightmares
This column is late and I want to have a good excuse, like I was backpacking through Guam, but I don’t I’ve just been so horribly ...