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Music

August 28, 2019 at 9:00 am

September show forecast

A front heavy show month with lots of competing shows (and lots of gigs already sold out *RIP*) — if you can’t make ’em ...

August 27, 2019 at 9:00 am

Beau: A few of our favorite things

The music of Beau (Heather Golden and Emma Jenney) might have the breezy strumming of an acoustic guitar and soulful vocal stylings, ...

August 22, 2019 at 9:00 am

Zine preview: Surfbort @ Market Hotel

Photos by  Allen Ying. Arguably the coolest venue in the city hosted the release party for Surfbort’s debut EP with Muddguts ...

August 15, 2019 at 9:00 am

Steele: A few of my favorite things

Photo by Cal Mcrae I totally credit Steele with introducing me to the New York music scene. When I first moved here several years ...

August 12, 2019 at 9:00 am

Meltasia 2019

Feature and photos by Allen Ying. Meltasia is a small, DIY music festival up in the Catskills. You see the bands play, you go for a ...

August 8, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Staw Pipes mixtape

Straw Pipes is the collaborative vision of Chinese-born LeLe Dai and her close friend Stonie Clark. A precarious blend of 60’s ...

August 8, 2019 at 9:00 am

Zine preview: Mattiel

Photos and feature by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here. Check out an excerpt and some outtakes from our upcoming zine ...

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 30, 2019 at 9:00 am

August show forecast

Thursday, August 1st Kyle Craft — Baby’s All Right ($12) Blood Orange, Kelsey Lu — Damrosch Park (FREE) Gymshorts, ...

July 24, 2019 at 5:00 pm

July 26-28: Beach Jam 3 @ the Rockaways

It’s that time of year again! Time for all NY-city dwellers to take over the beaches of Rockaway. Beloved Brooklyn indie rockers ...

July 23, 2019 at 9:00 am

Blonde Redhead at Industry City

Feature and photos by Allen Ying. Blonde Redhead went on a short northeast tour in June, ending with an outdoor show at Industry ...

July 18, 2019 at 9:00 am

Procession: Budardy

Procession is a photo column by Allen Ying.   Zach Butler of The Mystery Lights, and Brandon McHugh.   Max Pain and the ...

July 5, 2019 at 9:00 am

Listen: ‘ANIMA’ – Thom Yorke

Words by Sam Zimmerman Thom Yorke is a dreamer. As the frontman of Radiohead, he and his band have made waves crafting ...

July 5, 2019 at 9:00 am

20 questions with The Beaches

Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  The Canadian outfit The Beaches feels like a mashup of your ...

July 4, 2019 at 9:00 am

Anti 4th mixtape

Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here It feels weird to be “celebrating” our country, so ...

July 1, 2019 at 9:00 am

Launder @ Market Hotel

Feature and photos by Allen Ying. I first heard about Launder when they played our Cult Citizen showcase in LA, but their 16mm music ...

June 28, 2019 at 9:00 am

Night Moves @ Rough Trade

Photos by  Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Ahead of the release of their latest album, Can You Really Find Me (out ...

June 27, 2019 at 9:00 am

July show forecast

New York in the summer can be a little hellish, but hopefully these shows (and their controlled AC environments) will provide somewhat ...

June 25, 2019 at 9:00 am

Listen: Tampa ‘C’est la Vista’

Following the 2018 release of their charismatic debut EP Quad Americano, rocking Los Angeles-based five-piece Tampa returns with ...

June 25, 2019 at 9:00 am

Jane Church summer mixtape

Photo by Michelle Gonzales While New York is suffering in weird, week long, tropical storm madness, Jane Church has escaped for the ...