February 7, 2025 at 2:45 pm
Listen: Alex Orange Drink “Queen Victoria” featuring Conor Oberst
We have something to satisfy your sonic thirst: Alex Orange Drink’s latest single, “Queen Victoria,” featuring Conor Oberst.
The ...
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Rare DM’s “The Ring” (Official Music Video)
Grace Jones meets Santigold on the dancefloor to the tune of Rare DM’s latest single, “The Ring,” out tomorrow. With celestial ...
January 24, 2025 at 12:14 pm
Listen: Kate Stein & Lord Fascinator ‘Horse House’
Of course this horse has force! It’s time to giddy on up and ride into the weekend with Kate Stein & Lord Fascinator’s ...
January 23, 2025 at 12:03 pm
No Holds Barred: On the Road with The Thing
Story and photos by Sophie Abeles.
Two years ago, The Thing, a four-piece indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, abandoned their ...
January 22, 2025 at 12:12 pm
Watch: Avalon Bloom ‘Dove Fall’ + a chat in the green room
‘Dove Fall’ the latest single by French shoegaze band Avalon Bloom is out today. This is the premiere single from their ...
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Dreaming With Rebounder
Noah and Dylan Chenfeld, photographed by Charlotte Dulany.
Oasis. The Kinks. Radiohead. The National. Rebounder. What ties them ...
January 10, 2025 at 2:28 pm
Listen: chest. “Aceta”
photo by Aileol ©
In their new single, “Aceta,” chest. doesn’t keep anything close to their own. The track, the ...
January 7, 2025 at 11:03 am
Premiere: EZ Company ‘Headphones’
No doubt a universal feeling, that moment you put on your headphones. Shutting out the world around you and turning on the movie ...
January 6, 2025 at 12:24 pm
5 Fast Questions with Fast Money Music
It’s Saturday December 7th, 2024 – a rainy night in Paris. After a packed out show and a dazzling performance, I corral ...
January 3, 2025 at 11:25 am
No Holds Barred: An Interview with Wishy, the Hometown Heroes
Story by Sophie Abeles. Photos by Daniel Arnabar
It’s the year 2011. Three high schoolers, Kevin Krauter, his younger sister, Katie ...
December 13, 2024 at 11:00 am
Premiere: Spanish Horses ‘As She Rides By’ + get to know the band
Photos + Collages by Alex Hall
Whatever happened to feel good guitar music? Obviously it still exists, but sometimes it feels like ...
November 25, 2024 at 11:17 am
Mary Shelley and Trophy Wife Take On Main Drag Music
Article by Calla Selicious. Mary Shelley photos by Carlos Ramos. Trophy Wife photos by Tori McGraw
There are a lot of good bands in ...
November 20, 2024 at 12:28 pm
Kiki Kramer: Tumblr Teen Turned Pop Provocateur
photo by Bousso Diop
Kiki Kramer proudly calls herself a “Wannabe Pop Star”, a title steeped in irony and cheeky ...
November 18, 2024 at 12:24 pm
No Holds Barred: An Interview with Tiny Gun
No Holds Barred is a new column by Sophie Abeles featuring unfiltered interviews with your favorite indie bands. Photos by Bianca ...
November 11, 2024 at 2:20 pm
Last Call with Tchotchke
Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk all about their lasts: last ...
October 31, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Chaos and Confusion, An Interview with Cab Ellis
Words by Sophie Abeles / Photos by Matt Weinberger
If I told you New York’s underground alt-rock scene is back, you might ask ...
October 30, 2024 at 12:10 pm
Watch: November Girl ‘Clover’ + A Conversation in Paris
I met up with Willa Rudolph of November Girl in a bar called The Bottle Shop in Paris to get to know a little bit more about her, ...
October 28, 2024 at 10:07 pm
Photo Diary: Fontaines D.C. x Been Stellar at Brooklyn Paramount
Fontaines D.C. and New York City’s own, Been Stellar, graced us with two incredible back to back shows at the Brooklyn ...
October 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm
‘Neo Nowtown’: Gun Reloads Nu Metal with a Dystopian Edge
Photos by Mary Claire McCoy
“You’ve gotta check out this band ‘Gun‘,” I tell a friend over a Wednesday afternoon ...
October 11, 2024 at 12:51 pm
PREMIERE: Abifrail x Fastidious “Catatonic”
Today, Abifrail (Abby Manos) and Fastidious (Sarah Roth) release the music video for “Catatonic,” a glitchy new alt-techno track ...
September 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Mixtape: Vampire of the Diskoteka + photos
Mixtape by Eddie Dark
Photos by Bimbos Against Capitalism
Dance music strictly for vampires and other nocturnal beings, keep it way ...
September 25, 2024 at 11:58 am
Last Call with Pretty Sick
Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk all about their lasts: last ...
September 13, 2024 at 8:04 am
Premiere: SUO ‘I’m Trying’
Right from the jump, SUO lets you know she’s “rough around the edges;” she’s tough and brash but at the end of ...
September 4, 2024 at 12:57 pm
A Coffee Date with HINDS!
Hinds is a band and they’re from a place called Madrid and they’re here to rock your world. The duo consisting of Carlotta ...
August 28, 2024 at 11:15 am
Premiere: The Down & Outs “2345”
Article by Lauren Dalban
For the past couple of years, the sharp, gritty sound of New York City’s The Down & Outs has lingered ...
August 27, 2024 at 10:02 am
Premiere: Le Bang ‘Wannabe’
Le Bang is one of the fastest rising and hottest bands on the NYC scene right now. They have picked up the torch lit by the Dare, ...
August 7, 2024 at 2:27 pm
“Sometimes” Premiere + A Few of My Favorite Things with Shari Page
photo by Justin Buschardt
Shari Page, the charming former drummer of Thick who we know and love, is currently working on new solo ...
August 5, 2024 at 7:21 am
The Summer Of Love Series- “Lewis OfMan, and the night a frenchman made San Francisco feel cool again.”
In 2024 all we have are shows in San Francisco. It really does feel like the last saving grace of culture and art left in city ...
July 31, 2024 at 6:08 pm
Michael Younker embraces curated chaos on brilliantly bratty ‘Sweet Things’
As neatly curated and captivatingly esoteric as his accomplished production design work for some of New York’s most fashionable ...
July 30, 2024 at 11:57 am
Small Talk: Romain Barry
Photo by Eliot Leblanc-Hartmann
Parisian born musician Romain Barry recently dropped his newest (and first!) single ...
July 22, 2024 at 12:57 pm
Last Call with Sloppy Jane
Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk all about their lasts: last ...
July 21, 2024 at 1:11 pm
Watch: Homade ‘Blue Fish’
Words by Aria Cabello
Photos by Liliet Reyes
Born and bred on the debaucherous streets of New York City, HOMADE invites you into ...
July 20, 2024 at 12:07 pm
Watch: Abby Manos ‘Runnin x2’
Words by Noah Berghammer
Featured Photo and Photo 4 by Madeleine Thomas (@madthomas_)
Photo 2 by Matt Weinberger (@mweinbergerr)
Photo ...
June 27, 2024 at 12:36 pm
Interview: Summer of Savoia
Story by Izzy Capulong. Photo by Matt Weinberger
It’s hot. Con Ed sent out their annual “don’t use electricity” text. It’s ...
June 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Us, Then: Nu metal, nostalgia and the 90s with Drughoney
Interview with Eric Cabello of Drughoney by Aria Cabello
Flyers by Jason Sandbach
Videos by Danny Monzon
Photos courtesy of Jaime ...
June 14, 2024 at 9:14 am
Interview: Laurel Canyon
Article by Angelina Hazzouri Photos by Michelle Paradis
When I first saw the band name “Laurel Canyon” on an event flier in ...
June 13, 2024 at 10:15 am
Chanel Beads Release Show at TV Eye
Article by Angelina Hazzouri. Photos by Christopher Petrus
The first time I saw Chanel Beads live was at Sundownstairs in January 2023 ...
June 12, 2024 at 1:02 pm
Encerrados en el bano con Grito Exclamac!ón | Locked in the bathroom with Grito Exclamac!ón
@gritoexclamacion
Interview by Angélica Victoria (@angelicodiablo) / Entrevista por Angélica Victoria @angelicodiablo)
Photos 1 ...
May 20, 2024 at 12:39 pm
Royel Otis LIVE at Racket NYC
Royel Otis took on NYC’s Racket with back-to-back sold out shows. Their magnetic presence left an incredible mark on the ...
May 17, 2024 at 9:57 am
Premiere: 95 Bulls ‘Shady’
95 Bulls, one of NYC’s hardest live acts just dropped a music video for their latest single, ‘Shady’. Directed ...
May 8, 2024 at 1:59 pm
The low down from worldwide bass icon, Blu DeTiger
Photos by Ava DeGrinis
Blu DeTiger is a bold, blonde, bass baron, bringing funk back to pop. Step aside guitars, Blu’s on a mission ...
April 30, 2024 at 11:58 am
For the Record: Pynkie
Article by Theo Thimo
Hi alt citizen community! Me, again. I got to see Pynkie play a set on a rooftop in midtown which was super ...
April 26, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Watch: Ringo Starr – ‘Gonna Need Someone’
Johann Rashid (AKA Promiseland) has directed the new music video for Ringo Starr and we need this right now. A sincere message of ...
April 24, 2024 at 9:00 am
Premiere: dust drops hypnotizing new single “Trust U See”
Photo by Nikola Jokanovic
Today, Australian band, dust, drop their new single “Trust U See”, a brilliantly relentless post-punk ...
April 23, 2024 at 2:05 pm
Mixtape: Icelandic Pönk
I went to Iceland recently and had the absolute time of my life, so now I’ve decided to make it my entire personality. On our ...
April 23, 2024 at 11:32 am
Listen: Bag a’ Sugar ‘Pick Your Poison’
Bag a’ Sugar is a duo from Brooklyn, NY. Formed in 2020, the husband and wife couple keep everything in house; the writing, ...
April 22, 2024 at 10:43 am
For the Record: Father Koi
Article by Theo Thimo, Photo by Isaac Kau
I got to see Father Koi perform at Gonzo’s the other night. It was sooooo cool. ...
April 20, 2024 at 7:16 pm
Playlist: 4/20 in the city
It’s 4/20 in the city and 60 degrees out… so if there’s a time to get outside and lay on some grass (or smoke some??) ...
April 19, 2024 at 5:00 am
Album Premiere: Lulu Van Trapp ‘LOVECITY’
Album Cover for LOVECITY – photo by Edouard Richard
‘She loves violence!’ shrieks Rebecca Baby on ‘national ...
April 16, 2024 at 10:00 am
BODEGA puts their message first with ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’
A so-called remake of their 2015 album of the same name, Our Brand Could Be Yr Life provides a scathing critique of consumerism to the ...