July 11, 2017 at 10:02 am
Interview: PILL
Photos by Cheryl Georgette.
Hello all you Alt Citizens. Do you need something new to listen to? We’ve got your back. Meet PILL, ...
July 5, 2017 at 10:35 am
Interview: Palm
Photos and interview by Stasia de Tilly.
I was put onto Palm a few weeks ago by a friend and die-hard fan. When I hear they were a ...
June 27, 2017 at 10:15 am
Interview: The Vacant Lots
The Vacant Lots are usually described as being a quintessentially New York band. The sound a mixture of chaos, grit and light — ...
June 23, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Pom Pom Squad
Photos by Stasia de Tilly & Mia Jacobs. Words by Stasia de Tilly
NYC-based by way of Orlando, FL, Mia Berrin, mastermind behind ...
June 19, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Pat Keen
Pat Keen in Greenpoint. Photos by Stasia de Tilly.
Wisconsin Boy, Pat Keen, has run the indie circuit playing in bands like Gtoss and ...
June 12, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Palehound
Interview by Kat Pierro, Photos by Kevin Neal.
Ellen Kempner plays the role of lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Boston ...
June 6, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Wovoka Gentle
British experimental folk group Wovoka Gentle are taking Europe by storm through their challenging of the borders around musical ...
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 2:47 pm
Interview: Exhibition
Hammarsing Kharhmar was jittering with a pre-release high when I sat down and spoke with him in early April just days before Last ...
May 26, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Puma Blue
Puma Blue is exactly what London has been looking to showcase: young soulful vocals permeated with jazzy undertones and downtown ...
May 3, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Chain of Flowers
Photos and interview by Tamim Alnuweiri.
Reflecting on my interview with Chain of Flowers, I realize how honest and willing they were ...
April 17, 2017 at 10:00 am
Photography Files: Mona Bakht
I met Mona on the back corners of the Internet during a brief wondrous fling with teenage, semi-internet fame during the early days of ...
April 6, 2017 at 9:00 am
As Told By: The Garden
As Told By is a new series of tour stories straight from the mouths of our favorite bands. Interview by Tamim Alnuweiri, Photos by ...
March 27, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Soccer Mommy
Photos by Stasia de Tilly
Sophie Allison, better known as Soccer Mommy released a two song 7 “, Last Girl / Be Seeing You on ...
March 16, 2017 at 12:40 pm
Interview & Premiere: Panther Hollow “Jamie”
Meet Panther Hollow–a NYC based (but Pittsburgh inspired) band giving you chills with their sultry and sweet sounds. A ...
March 14, 2017 at 11:48 am
Interview: Milky Chance
Despite the way I waste my life away in this endless pit of cyberspace I somehow missed Milky Chance’s meteoric and swift rise ...
March 13, 2017 at 9:00 am
Interview: Dolly Spartans
Photos by Tino Zhang and Stasia de Tilly.
Dolly Spartans kicked off their mini-east coast tour with last Thursday’s SXSW ...
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 20, 2017 at 10:00 am
Interview: Hand Grenade Job
Photo by Sarah O’Donoghue
We’re living in incredibly trying times. Like many people, I turn to music for comfort. But ...
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 13, 2017 at 10:00 am
Interview: Tim Darcy
Coming off multiple tours supporting Ought’s Sun Coming Down, Tim Darcy is bracing for a tour of his first solo album, Saturday ...
February 2, 2017 at 12:15 pm
Premiere: Ex-Girlfriends “You’re Next”
The Ramones always told us what they we’re going to give us, then gave it to us but we were still stunned and surprised when ...
January 31, 2017 at 10:00 am
Interview: Palm Springsteen
Photos by Brittany Marino and Tamim Alnuweiri.
Palm Springsteen is Nick Hinman on vocals, Hayden Tobin on guitar, Luca Buccellati ...
January 24, 2017 at 11:12 am
Photography Files: Nick Luongo’s Portrait of South Korea
I met Nick Luongo my junior(ish) year of college. He lived across the hall from me in the basement of a college dorm building. Aside ...
January 19, 2017 at 2:55 pm
Interview and Review: Bad Brain’s HR on Finding Joseph I
Photos by Cheryl Georgette, interviews and text by Tamim Alnuweiri.
A few weeks ago a series of serendipitous events happened. Cheryl ...
January 6, 2017 at 11:05 am
Interview: BOYTOY
Cover image by Zooey Jolivet, all other images by Tamim Alnuweiri.
In 2015 BOYTOY released their first full length LP, Grackle. The ...
November 28, 2016 at 6:44 pm
Interview: Miniature Tigers
When I was in 11th grade a friend introduced me to Miniature Tigers. At the time they had just come out with their debut LP Tell It To ...
November 1, 2016 at 7:01 pm
Interview: Heyrocco
Heyrocco spent the last few months touring with So Pitted and the Garden on the Big Shot Jackpot Tour. Before hitting the road the ...
September 19, 2016 at 6:10 pm
Jae Kim Photographer Extraordinaire
Jae Kim is an ALT CITIZEN. I know him from my hometown of Leonia, NJ – but he’s done a lot of traveling. He is a ...
July 7, 2016 at 8:43 pm
Stoop Sessions: Getting to know NAVY GANGS
Story & Photos by Jackie Green. Find her online at @thefinestgreen.
Navy Gangs is a Brooklyn based band consisting of Matt ...
June 30, 2016 at 8:13 pm
Interview with Hamed Sinno and Haig Papizan of Mashrou’ Leila
Interview by Anamika Singh and Iltimas Doha.
It’s a Friday night at Le Poisson Rouge in New York. Many languages are in the air: ...
June 23, 2016 at 6:05 pm
Song Premiere: Nani “I Am Volcano” + Interview
Story & Interview by Brittany Marino | Photos courtesy of Cheryl Georgette
Straight out of LA, meet Nani! a new ...
June 16, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Interview with Future Punx
Interview and photos by Emily Nagle.
Future Punx are not worried about fitting in. The post-wave band from Brooklyn, with members ...
June 9, 2016 at 5:59 pm
Stoop Sessions: getting super up-close and personal with The Britanys
Story by Jackie Green | Photos by Cheryl Georgette
Over here at Alt Citizen we’ve shown The Britanys a lot of love. From ...
January 20, 2016 at 9:51 pm
Interview with KB Cabala of La Hell Gang and Chicos de Nazca
Interview by Jackie Green
It’s no secret that Chile is a gold mine for psych music. Demonstrating this properly are bands such as ...
January 13, 2016 at 6:13 pm
Interview: The Personal Chaos of Sara Sutterlin
I’ve been noticing more and more that something really terrible and really wonderful seem to happen around the same time. This was ...
December 7, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Making the Video: Sizzy Rocket’s “Bad Kids”
Interview by Meghan O’Connor. Photos by Hafalia Yackel.
I knew the name Sizzy Rocket long before I ever met Sabrina. In New ...
December 3, 2015 at 4:32 pm
Interview: Rob and Nelson of DIY venue The Gateway
The Gateway is hosting the Bernie Sanders benefit show December 10. All funds will be donated to the Bernie Sanders campaign and/or ...
November 19, 2015 at 6:17 pm
Cult Citizen: Interview with Froth
Interview by Brittany. You can find her online @brittanyamarino.
If you’re not already familiar with Cult Citizen, ...
November 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Interview with Photographer Marie Tomanova
Brooklyn based photographer Marie Tomanova takes self-portraits in the likes of Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman. Her work has been ...
November 10, 2015 at 8:15 pm
Interview with Photographer Ashley Armitage
Ashley Armitage is a photographer based in Seattle whose images communicate riot grrrl attitudes to millennial minds. Using ...
November 3, 2015 at 7:09 pm
Stoop Sessions: Public Access TV
Our new column Stoop Sessions invites NYC local bands to Alt Space to highlight local heroes and spotlights conversations about music ...
November 2, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Interview with Sam Brouse of Papadosio @ Suwannee Hulaween
Photo by Matthew Dwyer
Life is good for Papadosio. The North Carolina experimental rock band recently released their fourth studio ...
October 21, 2015 at 8:15 am
Interview with Dan Rivas of Dutchguts and the Meatlocker
Interview by Rich Gold
Dan Rivas is an Alt Citizen. The mastermind behind the stoner metal band Dutchguts, acting manager of the ...
October 14, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Mac DeMarco: Growing Pains
Photographed by Cheryl Georgette and interviewed by Raffaela Kenny-Cincotta for Issue #4
Everybody has their vices. For some it’s ...
September 11, 2015 at 9:41 pm
Interview: Meet the Girls At Night On The Internet
When Grace from Art Baby hit us up about doing a show at Alt Space, I was pretty stoked considering that I’ve been a fan of ...
August 26, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Interview: Potty Mouth
Interview by Hennesy Sanchez
There is a resurgence and revitalization of girl power in the indie music scene — and Potty Mouth ...
June 23, 2015 at 6:50 pm
On Cloud Nine: An Interview with Kate Durbin
Cam4 users were in for quite the surprise when logging onto Cloud9k’s stream. Unbeknownst to them, their usual flood of sexual ...
May 12, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Lisa Marie Basile
Lisa Marie Basile is a fierce, unapologetic poet, fascinated by gender politics, beauty, and the labyrinthine mysteries of the body. ...
May 1, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Tribeca Film Festival Review: ‘Necktie Youth,’ another set of Millennials (rich, self-destructive teenagers from South Africa)
If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your teenage self? Presumably to not waste your formative years acting ...