September 6, 2018 at 9:14 am
The great unravelling of The Orwells
“FUCK THE ORWELLS” was the phrase emphatically capitalized across the vast expanses of the internet over the past week after an ...
September 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Album Review: Trevor Powers ‘Mulberry Violence’
Trevor Powers, FKA Youth Lagoon, dismantles everything on his new debut solo album Mulberry Violence. The gentle and wiry voice that ...
September 5, 2018 at 9:00 am
GRLWood: Hopeful Music To Mosh To
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov.
Karen and Rej of the Kentucky based duo GRLWood don’t consider their music to be punk. On first ...
September 5, 2018 at 9:00 am
Lemon Twigs perform with MGMT in Montauk
Lemon Twigs played a special show in Montauk with Will Berman and James Richardson of MGMT on drums and bass.
Photos by Jason ...
September 4, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Listen: Bernadette – Shadow Paint EP
photos by Paul Isgard
Recently, I’ve found myself bouncing around a new term in my head, one that I think really encapsulates a ...
August 30, 2018 at 9:00 am
Video premiere: Outer Limit Lotus “Everything Ends Too Soon”
A European goth rock band writing about death can easily become trite and tedious. The truth is, it’s just not that easy to ...
August 30, 2018 at 9:00 am
Ogikubo Station, together PANGEA, and Alkaline Trio @ Brooklyn Steel
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Ogikubo Station
together PANGEA
Alkaline Trio
...
August 29, 2018 at 11:00 am
Video Premiere: Boogarins’s “Natureza Morta/Alma Fertil”
Boogarins’s 14 minute music video for “Natureza Morta/Alma Fertil” is not your average tour doc. The Brazilian band used ...
August 28, 2018 at 9:00 am
I listen to this album a lot: Marina and the Diamonds “The Family Jewels”
2010, like every other year I spent in high school, was rough for me. I was a 300 pound 15 year in old 11th grade and being the ahead ...
August 27, 2018 at 9:00 am
Two nights of Glove in New York City
Photos by Jessica Gurewitz.
Saturday August 18th at El Cortez
Gnarcissists
Glove
Chorizo
Sixteen Jackies
Sunday ...
August 24, 2018 at 9:00 am
Guided by Voices at Bell House
Photos by Jessica ...
August 23, 2018 at 8:44 am
Premiere: “Castle Factory” by Telefones
Photo by Emily Hollis.
Today, Nashville-based, art rock/post-punk band Telefones is out with “Castle Factory,” the ...
August 22, 2018 at 9:00 am
Brooke Candy makes a play at redemption with the video for “My Sex”
Photo by Alis Pelleschi.
When Brooke Candy jumped on the scene in 2012 she seemed shockingly transgressive. From her otherworldly ...
August 21, 2018 at 9:00 am
Idles shares retro visuals for anthemic “GREAT”
I’m not prone to hyperbole, but Idles are one of the most crucial bands around especially considering everything going on the ...
August 20, 2018 at 9:00 am
Entering the Void with MONSTERWATCH
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
On stage they’re a mass of shaking heads and flailing ...
August 17, 2018 at 10:21 am
Two photographers, one fest: A scrapbook from Coney Island Music Festival
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan and Jessica Gurewitz.
The Muckers
LK
Navy Gangs
Beechwood
Juan Waters
Public ...
August 17, 2018 at 9:49 am
Listen: Cat Power “Woman” ft. Lana Del Rey
For those of you here because of the mention of Lana Del Rey, I have some bad news for you, Lana is only here doing backup vocals. If ...
August 17, 2018 at 9:46 am
Watch: Colin Caulfield “Looking for Revenge”
DIIV’s Colin Caulfield falls in love with a truck in his new video for “Looking for Revenge,” and things get pretty ...
August 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
Song Premiere: Justin Dean Thomas “Staring At A Wall”
Photos and Album art by Ana Cristina.
If you’re anything like the rockers and punks that prowl the gritty streets of NYC at ...
August 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: CCTV and existentialism with Warmduscher
Jack Everett (ex-Fat White Family) was in town, so I jumped at the opportunity to meet him. We talked about the after Fat White ...
August 15, 2018 at 9:00 am
Listen: “Grey Area” by Jerry Paper ft. Weyes Blood
Jerry Paper may or may not be a real person. I mean, Lucas Nathan is a real person, but whether Jerry Paper is just a stage name for ...
August 14, 2018 at 9:00 am
Death trax: Champagne Superchillin’s “tongues, pastis et SPF”
Photo by Noelle Duquette.
Death Trax is a new mixtape series where people (somewhat obviously) curate music for their own funerals. ...
August 14, 2018 at 9:00 am
Listen: Conduit “To The Tower”
Have you ever thought about what you would do if the car you were in was about to fall off a cliff? Would your flight or fight ...
August 13, 2018 at 2:05 pm
Video Premiere: Poliça and s t a r g a z e sessions
Photo by Graham Tolbert
The Wild Honey Pie and director Emmett Kerr-Perkinson have teamed up to create a haunting and intimate ...
August 13, 2018 at 9:00 am
Video Premeire: Elijah Wolf “Wilson State Park”
Photo by Zosha Warpeha
The wonderfully tranquil experience of Elijah Wolf’s “Wilson State Park” video is both a meditation and ...
August 10, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Oct 28: Alt Citizen and Rose Gold presents Lunacre, Rose Cologne, and The Big Wheel @ DIY Space for London
Continuing Alt Citizen’s stint across the pond, we’ll be hosting a show at DIY Space for London featuring some of our ...
August 10, 2018 at 1:32 pm
Pre-order Issue 7 now
You can now pre-order this issue of the Alt Citizen zine with special guest editor Julian ...
August 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
Bass Drum of Death @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Jessica ...
August 9, 2018 at 9:00 am
Mixtape: Leo season
Dear Leo, as a solar and fire sign you are a passionate and extroverted being. You’re also theatrical, creative and very ...
August 9, 2018 at 9:00 am
Listen: Lunacre “Love Being Lost”
Lunacre’s blissfully numb new single “Love Being Lost” is here to ease the feeling of summer coming to a close. The ...
August 8, 2018 at 9:00 am
Death Heaven with Deafheaven, Drab Majesty and Uniform @ Brooklyn Steel
Photos by Daggers For Eyes, find her on Instagram here.
Uniform
Drab Majesty
Deafheaven
...
August 7, 2018 at 12:39 pm
Album Premiere: SIGNAL Self-Titled
Photo by Leia Jospe.
This band needs to be ticketed for disturbing the peace. SIGNAL is a NYC-based group that’s going back to ...
August 7, 2018 at 9:00 am
Mini Mansions @ Mercury Lounge
Photos by Jessica ...
August 7, 2018 at 9:00 am
Watch: Arthur Moon’s queer pop video for “Wait A Minute”
Our generation is going through the most public sexual revolution since the 60’s and 70’s free love movement. It’s ...
August 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Drunk on nostalgia with Snuff Redux
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Snuff Redux exists in a permanent haze of youth and ...
August 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Aug 18: Gnarcissists, Chorizo, Glove, Sixteen Jackies @ El Cortez ($8)
Welcome to the second installment of 3rd Party—the newest monthly show featuring Brooklyn’s psychs, punks, grungers, ...
August 2, 2018 at 7:48 am
Song premiere: The Big Wheel “Foolish”
As Leeds-based trio The Big Wheel gear up to release their self-produced debut EP1, we’re premiering the first single, ...
August 1, 2018 at 9:00 am
Letter from the editor: Some shit I’m into right now
Photo by Tamim Alnuweiri.
Being involved in the music and culture “scene” (I know, sorry) in New York is one of those ...
August 1, 2018 at 9:00 am
Dances premiere “Washed Up on the Shore” from new record
Dances is back with their sophomore album Venus Figurine, out October 12, as well as a music video for the lead single “Washed Up On ...
July 31, 2018 at 2:55 pm
Aug 2: Animal Show, Max Pain & The Groovies, Menjuje, Julep @ Secret Project Robot ($10)
Poster by Nazar Khamis
If you wanna see a killer line up of NYC bands (& one band from Boston: Julep) that play from the heart and ...
July 31, 2018 at 9:00 am
Lauren Ruth Ward @ Elsewhere Space
The death of real, head bobbing, ear-splitting, balls to the walls rock music has been talked about ad nauseam over the past 20 years ...
July 31, 2018 at 9:00 am
Billie Eilish Releases Live Video for Vevo Lift
Trying to keep up with 16-year-old Billie Eilish is an impossible and surprisingly exhausting task. Surprising because the majority of ...
July 30, 2018 at 9:24 am
Yaasss, The Muckers and Rose Cologne @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Jessica Gurewitz.
Yaasss
The Muckers
Rose ...
July 30, 2018 at 9:00 am
All the Kids Are Playing Drum Machines: CHBP 2018
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
The year is 2018 and grunge in Seattle is dead. In it’s place is an ...
July 27, 2018 at 10:17 am
Photo diary: Tall Juan @ Our Wicked Lady
Photos by Jessica Gurewitz.
...
July 27, 2018 at 9:00 am
Spotlight: Nation of Language
Photos by Ryan Layne, see more here.
The enigmatic Brooklyn trio Nation of Language is the sound of something more. Bringing a real ...
July 26, 2018 at 10:56 am
Premiere: Eyes of Love “Elevator”
If you don’t yet know the Brooklyn band Eyes of Love, the single “Elevator” is a good introduction to their post-punk ...
July 26, 2018 at 9:00 am
Watch: Princess Nokia Stages a Cyber Goth Dance Party With her Friends in “Morphine”
Princess Nokia is living her best life this summer. A few weeks ago, the East Harlem latinx rapper gave everyone Orchard Beach dreams ...
July 25, 2018 at 9:00 am
Watch: DENA shares vhs visuals for “So Wrong”
Berlin rapper, DENA has released visuals for her latest track, “So Wrong” off her upcoming album, If It’s Written. The low-fi, ...
July 24, 2018 at 1:41 pm
David Johansen and Leah Hennessey (of Hennessey) Interview Each Other
photo by Mara Hennessey
In anticipation of their show tomorrow night at Berlin (also the last night of CHILLEMI’s summer ...