October 23, 2018 at 9:00 am
Amyl & The Sniffers tear through Brooklyn
Photos by Allen ...
October 23, 2018 at 9:00 am
Nighttime’s ‘Hand in the Dark’ cured my breakup blues
Eva Louise Goodman’s new album, Hand in the Dark, is absolutely ideal for sipping a heavily CBD infused almond milk latte after a ...
October 22, 2018 at 9:00 am
Death Trax: Den-Mate
Death Trax is a mixtape series where people (somewhat obviously) curate music for their own funerals. This week Den-Mate shares their ...
October 19, 2018 at 9:00 am
The lightspeed fury of Surfbort’s “Friendship Music”
Only Surfbort could have an album title as innocent as Friendship Music yet fill it with tracks that exude an infectiously gritty, ...
October 18, 2018 at 9:57 am
Two nights of Shame @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Night one photos by Jason Sheldon and Lauren Khalfayan. Night two photos by Allen Ying.
Night One
Jason Sheldon
Lauren ...
October 17, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Dispelling the tortured artist complex with Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser
Photo by Ben Trimble
We all know the type: The sad musician who sings about heartbreak, but is currently ghosting like three different ...
October 17, 2018 at 9:00 am
Sleeping with bed bugs and becoming mythic with The Damned
Artwork by Ava East.
Captain Sensible, co-founder of the legendary UK Punk band The Damned thinks that 11-12 albums in a 40 year ...
October 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
Basement squatting with Slaves
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Select photos by Daggers For Eyes
“TELL ME YOUR ...
October 15, 2018 at 8:40 am
Song premiere: YAASSS “$Money$”
Artwork by Alberto Pazzi.
There’s a couple of key descriptors that Brooklyn-based, retro-inspired rock outfit YAASSS (two As, ...
October 13, 2018 at 12:36 pm
Watch: Daisy Glaze “Little Baby”
Photo by Georgia Mitropoulos.
The retro soaked sounds of Daisy Glaze get a fitting visual companion for their latest track ...
October 12, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Surfbort “Slushy”
Climate change is fucking with the seasons, but they’re still changing (even if it’s at a snail’s pace). Cuffing ...
October 12, 2018 at 9:00 am
White Reaper @ Bowery Ballroom
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her ...
October 11, 2018 at 11:37 am
Listen: Mark Sultan – Let Me Out
Mark Sultan is clearly a man who likes to take his time. Sultan first got into punk music at only 12, moving on to garage rock at 16. ...
October 11, 2018 at 9:00 am
Video Premiere: Ghost King “Slither”
Listen up y’all – there’s a million things that we’d all rather do than work the 9-5. It’s a feeling shared by most of ...
October 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
Death Trax: Nuha Ruby Ra
Painting on wall by Emily Hana.
Death Trax is a mixtape series where people (somewhat obviously) curate music for their own ...
October 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
Lunacre reflect on the making of their new single “Red Sky”
“You look tired like you’ve heard this all before,” frontman Ben de Vries sings on the pre-chorus of Lunacre’s new single ...
October 9, 2018 at 11:47 am
Bambara and IDLES @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Photos by Jessica ...
October 9, 2018 at 11:43 am
Shakey Graves @ Terminal 5
Photos by Ryan Layne – see more here
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October 8, 2018 at 10:00 am
Album Review: Black Honey, “Black Honey”
It was four years ago now that the UK’s Black Honey first serenaded listeners with their debut EP. With tracks full of fuzzy ...
October 5, 2018 at 12:23 pm
Listen: Fiona Silver “Nightclubbing”
Somewhere inbetween Marina & The Diamonds, Chvrches and Lily Allen is Fiona Silver. Ahead of her upcoming tour dates with Gary ...
October 5, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Listen: The Entire Universe “Beyond Me”
“Beyond Me,” the latest single from LA-based rock outfit The Entire Universe, offers up sonic layering and lyrical depth as ...
October 5, 2018 at 12:00 pm
“The Closing Door” – A Farewell to LVL UP
When I meet people who are as enamored by the music of LVL UP as I am, they usually fall into two categories: individuals involved in ...
October 5, 2018 at 9:30 am
Two nights with The Growlers @ Brooklyn Steel
Night one photos by Jessica Gurewitz. Night two photos by Lauren Khalfayan
Night One
Surfbort
The Growlers
Night ...
October 4, 2018 at 9:00 am
Grapetooth @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
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October 2, 2018 at 9:00 am
Backstage with Lillie West of Lala Lala
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
In contrast to the realm of popular music where lyrics are ...
October 1, 2018 at 9:47 am
Cult Citizen presents Gnarcissists, Den-Mate and Native Sun @ Elsewhere
Photos by Daggers For Eyes, Allen Ying, and Lauren Khalfayan
Native Sun
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September 28, 2018 at 1:01 pm
Oct 27: Alt Citizen presents First Ever Halloween Show in East London @ Old Blue Last (FREE!)
Alt Citizen is doing it’s first ever Halloween show in East London and the lineup is fully stacked. Nuha Ruby Ra (of Arrows of ...
September 28, 2018 at 9:00 am
Winter x Triptides “Estrela Magica”
Photo by Gabe Fernandez
Winter (Samira Winter) and Triptides (Glenn Brigman) didn’t intend to record an album together, but ...
September 27, 2018 at 12:13 pm
Photo Diary: Behind the Scenes of Surfbort’s Trashworld
Story by Surfbort, Polaroids by Amanda Adam, Pics by Renee Parkhurst
By all accounts it was a stupid idea: shoot a no budget music ...
September 26, 2018 at 9:00 am
Listen: Native Sun “Big Succ(ess)”
Photo by Rachel Cabitt
To fully grasp this new track by the handsome boys of Native Sun, you gotta understand the band a little too. ...
September 25, 2018 at 9:00 am
Dilly Dally and FIDLAR @ Terminal 5
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Dilly Dally
FIDLAR
...
September 25, 2018 at 9:00 am
Mixtape: 10 years of Neon Gold
Neon Gold Records is commemorating its ten year anniversary by presenting Neon Gold X: 10 Year Anniversary Celebration. The concert, ...
September 24, 2018 at 9:00 am
Album Review: Sextile ‘3’
This new album from Sextile, 3, just makes whatever you’re doing so much better. While working on something else that I hate a lot ...
September 24, 2018 at 9:00 am
Track Premiere: Jane Church “New England”
You know that feeling of being comfortable where you are but really not being cool with the societal norms around you? Jane Church’s ...
September 21, 2018 at 11:36 am
Album Premiere: Hypoluxo ‘Running On A Fence’
Hypoluxo has come out with the perfect post-punk Fall album, Running On A Fence. Premiering below, it feels like how I imagine a tree ...
September 21, 2018 at 8:43 am
David Byrne @ King’s Theatre
Photos by Jason ...
September 21, 2018 at 8:31 am
Listen: “Pretty Little Fucker” Surfbort
Surfbort offers up some serious punk attitude and a whole lot of noise. This is demonstrated quite well in their latest single, ...
September 20, 2018 at 9:35 am
Video Premiere: Dad “Road Soda”
There’s nothing better than a new single paired with a music video to help you stick it to the man. NYC-based punk rockers Dad ...
September 19, 2018 at 9:00 am
Listen: Daisybones “Choke”
Give Daisybones two minutes of your time and they’ll prove they’re worth it. “Choke” the new single off their upcoming ...
September 17, 2018 at 9:00 am
Death Trax: Ava East
Death Trax is a new mixtape series where people (somewhat obviously) curate music for their own funerals. This week artist and ...
September 14, 2018 at 11:00 am
Issue 7: Julian Casablancas interviews The Voidz
We always kinda get asked the same things so I decided I’d interview the band and ask them questions that interested me ...
September 14, 2018 at 9:00 am
Album Review: Pale Waves, “My Mind Makes Noises”
From the first line of their debut record, My Mind Makes Noises, Pale Waves encapsulates what has made their music ...
September 14, 2018 at 9:00 am
Gnarcissists and Dead Boys @ The Bowery Electric
Photos by Jessica Gurewitz.
Gnarcissists
Dead ...
September 13, 2018 at 9:23 am
Watch: Max Pain & the Groovies “Checkin’ Out Late”
Hitchhiking, crystal balls, garden gnomes, armed robbery, and beer… self-described “Grease Troll Rock ’N’ Roll” band Max ...
September 13, 2018 at 9:00 am
The Drums @ The Roxy
Photos by Jason ...
September 13, 2018 at 9:00 am
Talking community, identity, and synesthesia with MOURN
Photos by Nazar Khamis.
MOURN released their third album, Sopressa Familia, earlier this summer. Almost the entire album speaks to ...
September 11, 2018 at 9:00 am
Machine Gum at Baby’s All Right
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September 10, 2018 at 12:24 pm
Premiere: Shadow Show “Glass Eye”
From the opening melodic trill, driving percussive guitars, and dreamy despite being razor sharp vocals, “Glass Eye” from Shadow ...
September 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
Oct 6: Martin Rev (Suicide), Escape-Ism (The Make-Up) & Roya @ Murmrr ($20)
You know that uncontrollable feeling when something so absurd happens to you that your eyes just start twitching and you’re ...
September 7, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Vera Sola “The Colony”
A ghost stalks across a barren landscape of skeletal trees and gushing, brackish fluid. It’s oil. She scoops it up in her ...