January 25, 2024 at 11:02 am
Watch: Malice K ‘Radio’ + Last Call Interview
Malice K at Doc Holliday’s – Photos by Lulú Rodriguez
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask ...
December 12, 2023 at 3:36 pm
Photo Diary: Iceage in Berlin
Photos by Alex Hall
Article by Nathalie Naor
Danish post-punk band, Iceage, unleashed a storm of raw energy at Synästhesie ...
December 5, 2023 at 12:03 pm
Last Call with Matt Hitt
Matt Hitt in the East Village – Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented ...
November 28, 2023 at 12:07 pm
Last Call with Sid Simons
Sid Simons at La La Laundry – Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented ...
February 28, 2023 at 10:00 am
SHYBABY is here for a good time, not a long time on frenetic ‘For Rent’
Photo by Kelsey Wagner
SHYBABY returns with another massive, hyperkinetic wall of noise blending fast and furious punk with ...
October 21, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Wunderhorse make a striking debut with ‘Cub’
Photos by Kelsey Wagner. Find more of her work here
Shortly after interviewing Wunderhorse in the boiler room that doubles as the ...
April 29, 2022 at 10:30 am
A few of our favorite things: cumgirl8
There is nothing subtle about cumgirl8 — and that is where their beauty lies. From their costumed and choreographed performances to ...
April 13, 2022 at 9:00 am
Boy Harsher’s Lonely Hedonism
Writing and photos by Izel Villarba, find more of his work here.
I discovered Boy Harsher through an old Tinder date. She enjoyed ...
April 8, 2022 at 10:00 am
Faux Real won SXSW 2022 & ‘only believes in the afterparty’
Photos by Miriam Marlene, find more of her work on Instagram
Faux Real have been around for a minute, starting off a couple of years ...
December 16, 2021 at 2:00 am
Listen: Niña Diablo “Como Si Nada”
“Como Si Nada”, the latest from Mexico City rock group Niña Diablo struts with a casual, calculated intensity. Like a ...
September 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Geese is worth the buzz, and they want to confuse you a little: Live at Elsewhere
You know how geese (like the bird) seem like they’re pretty cute and fine and not dangerous until you get too close and they ...
July 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm
The Lazy Eyes ‘EP2’ is a psychedelic invitation to a sunny and shadowy tropical island headtrip retreat
It’s remarkable how quickly The Lazy Eyes have accumulated acclaim since releasing their first EP in mid-2020, like a tiny snowball ...
July 13, 2021 at 12:00 pm
PACKS “Clingfilm” is beautifully brutal
With every description of herself, PACKS’ vocalist Madeline Link seems to be decomposing from the inside out. ...
July 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm
A few of our favorite things: Central Heat Exchange
Coming together across many different locations, but primarily a single timezone, the collaborative project, Central Heat Exchange, ...
June 28, 2021 at 9:00 am
Heaven’s just a gig away: Caroline Kingsbury’s confident new album and triumphant return to the stage
live photos by Steph Port
“Look to your left, look to your right. We’re all friends.”
As the sun set the stage at ...
May 5, 2021 at 9:00 am
Brooklyn, there’s a new band in town. Meet Catcher.
Photo by Grace Watts
Coming in like a cool breeze, stylish new post-punk outfit Catcher have made their entry into the Brooklyn ...
April 21, 2021 at 2:49 pm
Damon Smith, Piano Man
Article by Urvija Banerji Photo by Charlie Baker
At an intimate show at Rockwood Music Hall earlier this week, Damon Smith unfurled a ...
April 7, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Sorry takes a deep dive into their own diaries with ‘Twixtustwain’
Photo by Sam Hiscox
One of North London’s most exciting offspring, Sorry – the musical brainchild of duo Asha Lorenz and Louis ...
February 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm
A few of my favorite things: Creams
Creams’ pulsating dark pop is completely hypnotic. From the first electronic whispers on her latest track, “Sleep On ...
January 4, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Zine preview: Dehd
Designed by Lucas Long. Photo by Alexa Viscius, courtesy of Dehd
Listening through Dehd’s Flower of Devotion for the first time ...
December 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Zine preview: welcome to the Automatic ChatRoom
Photos by Lucy Blumenfield. Find more of her work here.
Welcome to the Automatic ChatRoom! Remember to be respectful, and keep this ...
December 17, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Artist x Artist interview with Lupin and Samia
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here. Samia photo byJessica DiMento. Lupin photo by Graham Tolbert.
Jake ...
November 20, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Mamalarky’s self-titled debut LP, self-prescribed quarantine dancing, and loving over time
You put on any Mamalarky song and you instantly know it’s gonna be good. It’s easy to listen to but not for any lack of ...
August 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Quarantine delusions with Public Body
Photo by Chiara Gambuto
You can count the total number of releases from Brighton’s Public Body on one hand, and still, they’ve ...
July 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm
A day at the beach with Aussie psych rockers Ocean Alley
Photo by The Sauce
The sun is setting behind rolling sand dunes crested with tufts of spiky beachgrass swaying gently in the salty ...
July 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Eades take the Leed with ‘Microcosmic Things’
As Leeds-based five-piece, Eades, will say themselves, there’s a load of amazing bands coming out of their homestead at the moment, ...
May 29, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Embracing the unknown with John Eatherly of Club Intl
Photo by Erik Lee Snyder
The problem with describing Club Intl‘s debut single “Crush” is that John Eatherly, who ...
March 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Digging Deeper: on Auto-Pain and moving forward
Portraits by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
The Chicago music scene is overflowing with incomparable talent from ...
March 26, 2020 at 9:00 am
When The Mystery Lights took Europe
Photos by Runa Andersen
Now, no need to introduce them, but the first time that I heard about The Mystery Light was by a friend of ...
March 6, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Freedom of choice and Febreze in the pit with The Paranoyds
Photos by Allen Ying.
Hailing from the City of Angels, The Paranoyds —Staz Lindes, Laila Hashemi, Lexi Funston, and David Ruiz ...
March 6, 2020 at 12:00 pm
P.E. is more than a happy accident
P.E. started out without any plans in mind. A project that unraveled from experimentation and the rudimentary approach of ...
March 5, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Late bloomers THICK put out ‘5 Years Behind’ tomorrow
THICK’s been laying low, at least from an outside point of view, for the last couple of months after their signing with Epitaph. ...
March 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Calculatedly manic with Mush
A recent fan myself, it seems that Mush takes every opportunity to claim that they’re just another white dude guitar band with a ...
February 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Vibing to our faults and insecurities with Poppies
Collages by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here
After “Bed Music” was released Winter 2019, I obsessively ...
February 3, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Artists to watch in 2020
2019 was a pretty golden year for music, with tons of artists emerging and quickly becoming new favorites. Here are some up and coming ...
January 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Modern Vices: a few of our favorite things
Nostalgia’s cycle is typically about 20 years. In the early ’90s growing up, bell-bottoms were it and everyone dressed up ...
January 14, 2020 at 12:00 pm
We won’t stop dropping albums until we drop dead — “Friends” and the future of Lowertown
Olivia Osby and Avshalom “Avsha” Weinberg have a once in a lifetime kind of friendship. After meeting in high school and bonding ...
January 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Taking shots with THICK: Altered States S1 E1
THICK is one of Brooklyn’s best party bands guaranteed to deliver a set you’ll remember for years to come – maybe ...
January 10, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Noir. Tarot card teens. Death. Listen to Bambara’s new single “Heat Lightning”
“Heat Lightning” is the 3rd single released by Brooklyn-based post-punk band Bambara in advance of their 4th LP, Stray. Formed in ...
December 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Liza Anne: Aquarius sun, Scorpio moon, Libra rising
Liza Anne has always nudged her way to the front of the sea of other arguably equally as talented musicians for one main reason ...
December 9, 2019 at 12:00 pm
GRLwood’s moved on from sarcasm since ‘Daddy’
GRLwood are the loudest, sweetest, weirdest, most talented, and also did I say sweetest? thing to come out of Louisville. Karen and ...
December 5, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Pseudo cults and karate kicks with Divino Niño
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Earlier this year, I stumbled upon Divino Niño’s album, Foam, released ...
December 4, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Bambara want you to know that you’re gonna die someday, so f*ck it — listen to “Sing Me to the Street”
In a body to body-to-body packed show at St. Vitus a couple of weeks back Bambara played a very loud show, very close to the dense ...
November 15, 2019 at 12:00 pm
A few of my favorite things: Kachi
I fully intended on seeing Kachi when I was in Chicago last month, but public parking and some personal deep dish pizzas had other ...
November 4, 2019 at 9:00 am
Drahla and the stimulus for living
Drahla are not your typical band, rather, a collective of artists who happen to also be musicians. The trio of singer/guitarist Luciel ...
October 29, 2019 at 9:00 am
Surf Curse and their own cinematic universe
Portraits and live photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. Feature image and select live photos by Jarett ...
October 24, 2019 at 9:00 am
A few of our favorite things: Beechwood
In 2014, Beechwood dropped an album called Trash Glamor, which is a totally appropriate title if you’ve ever seen them live or ...
October 21, 2019 at 9:00 am
Self-reflection with The Wants
Photos by Madison Carroll
Having been born from their musical commonality in Brooklyn’s DIY scene, it should come as no ...
October 17, 2019 at 9:00 am
Joy Again (and again)
“Somebody give me a fender sponsorship so I can start breaking strings for free,” declares Sachi DiSerafino, guitarist and ...
September 30, 2019 at 9:00 am
Honesty and Identity: Stuyedeyed’s personal quest
Photos by Allen Ying
Outside of Danbro Studios in Bushwick I notice Nelson Hernández-Espinal walking towards me with a smile on his ...