April 15, 2024 at 3:58 pm
Playlist: River Me A Cry
Playlist by Morgan Bobrow-Williams (SUM1)
“River me a cry.
I’m a river crying.
I’m crying rivers out of my eyes like ...
April 12, 2024 at 5:01 pm
Cutting the rug with Aspen Forest
Photos by Palentina Lam and Ava DeGrinis at The Moroccan Lounge
Aspen Forest is the boogie fingers meets head thrashing band ...
April 11, 2024 at 12:00 am
A Midnight Pool Party with Fcukers
Article by Urvija Banerji photos by Angelina Hazzouri
There’s nothing quite like the moment before a major turning point: the ...
April 10, 2024 at 2:40 pm
We Take Manhattan’s 1-Year Anniversary Show: Shallowhalo, Promiseland, and Jack Powers
Article and photos by Angelina Hazzouri
If you’re familiar with New York City’s downtown music scene, odds are you’ve heard of ...
April 2, 2024 at 12:03 pm
HINDS live at Baby’s All Right
Last week, after a 15-show marathon at SXSW, Hinds jetted off to NYC to grace the stage with two sold-out performances at Baby’s ...
March 29, 2024 at 4:44 pm
Harmless talks about his new album, sending old shoes to record labels and the importance of staying hydrated
Harmless Photographed at Cosmic Vinyl by Ava DeGrinis
Today, dream pop meets indie rock songwriter and producer, Harmless, released ...
March 25, 2024 at 3:23 pm
Moshing with Max Fry at the El Cid
Max Fry at the El Cid theater – Photos by Ava DeGrinis
Max Fry is the internet’s new favorite charismatic, post-punk sadboi. From ...
March 24, 2024 at 10:55 am
Last Call with Emergency Tiara
Emergency Tiara at Economy Candy – Photos by Lulú Rodriguez
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask ...
March 22, 2024 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Shallowhalo ‘Golden Thread’ + Last Call Interview
Shallowhalo at Gonzo’s – Photos by Lulú Rodriguez
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented ...
March 15, 2024 at 1:15 pm
Listen: bob junior’s ‘friends, vol. 1’ Debut Album + Interview
Photo by Nicolas Munoz
Today, indie pop artist and producer, bob junior, released his very first album titled ‘friends, vol. 1,’ ...
March 10, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Last Call with A. L. Bahta
AI Illustrated Self Portrait by A. L Bahta
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk all about ...
March 6, 2024 at 1:48 pm
Last Call with Starchild & the New Romantic
Starchild at Juliette – Photos by Lulú Rodriguez
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk ...
March 5, 2024 at 12:55 pm
Playlist: Sidewalk Strut
Rupaul by Ron Davis
Click-clack, click-clack on the city sidewalk — you’re wearing *those* new pumps and a red lip, basically ...
March 4, 2024 at 1:16 pm
Last Call with Flasyd
Flasyd at Hooters in Queens – Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented ...
March 1, 2024 at 11:05 am
Beyond borders: Ulitsa Vostok’s journey from Ukraine to LA’s post-punk music scene
Ulitsa Vostok at their recording studio in LA – Photos by Ava DeGrinis
Echoes from the East: Ulitsa Vostok (Улица ...
February 29, 2024 at 2:21 pm
Watch: Chicano Batman ‘Era Primavera’ + Last Call Interview
Photos by Josue Rivas
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk all about their lasts: last time ...
February 28, 2024 at 2:01 pm
Watch: Mazmorra Brillante & Promiseland ‘I Am Evil’ + Last Call Interview
Mazmorra Brillante at Area53 in Dumbo – Photos by Rachelyn Remz
Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask ...
February 23, 2024 at 10:38 am
Monobloc talks their new release ‘Where Is My Garden’, the digital age, and ASMR
Photo by Julia Tarantino.
Monobloc has just released their newest single “Where Is My Garden”, the second of seven tracks from ...
February 19, 2024 at 12:09 am
Feb 25: Party Girls Never Die, A Punk Show hosted by Alt Citizen @ Rabioso (Mexico City) 6PM-LATE
We’re hosting Party Girls Never Die, a Punk Show. Party Girls Never Die is a touring party series which specializes in satellite ...
February 18, 2024 at 11:36 pm
Feb 23: Treasure Club International Official After Party hosted by Alt Citizen & Cynosure @ Foro Indie Rocks (Mexico City) 10PM-Late
Our friends from Treasure Club International are throwing a 2-Day Music Festival in Mexico City Feb 23 and 24 featuring live ...
February 14, 2024 at 12:42 pm
Playlist: Nudity
Nudity isn’t always skin deep.
Sometimes words plays a more intimate role than an orgasm.
Made this playlist of some songs that ...
February 12, 2024 at 1:33 pm
Playlist: Crazy Sexy Cool
Songs to get you through the post afters and the perfect mix to get you started for the week. Playlist by the Bratt ...
February 8, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Playlist: Midnight Therapy
As the world drifts into the depths of night, there’s a subtle transcendent shift that occurs—a transformation from solitude ...
February 8, 2024 at 9:00 am
The Last Dinner Party Get It Right the First Time With ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’
Photo by Cal McIntyre
No band has had as much hype this past year as The Last Dinner Party. Having gained a dedicated and zealous ...
January 31, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Playlist: 1967 Après Ski
This playlist will transport you to an era of wooden skis and vibrant nylon insulators. It’s 1967; the summer of love has come to an ...
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 ...
January 24, 2024 at 9:00 am
Shybaby spills their guts with rambunctious take on Olivia Rodrigo’s “bad idea right?”
Following in the recent rock-meets-pop footsteps of Slothrust’s subversive and unexpected 2023 rework of Ginuwine’s sleazy soaker ...
January 23, 2024 at 9:30 am
Premiere: Slow Fiction “Apollo”
Photo by Miles Wilson
Today, New York’s own Slow Fiction are debuting their first release with UK tastemaker label, So Young ...
January 22, 2024 at 1:38 pm
Playlist: Roller Skating in Tokyo
Bright, entrancing neon lights, freshly soaked reflective asphalt, wind pulsing through your hair — There’s something about ...
January 15, 2024 at 2:13 pm
Jan 18: “Sex Drugs and Alex Hall” Opening Reception @ Gonzos 7-10PM + Interview
Interview with Alex Hall, Resident Photographer at Gonzo’s Jan 18-31
Yesterday, Gonzo’s announced Alex Hall as their first-ever ...
December 31, 2023 at 12:40 pm
Alt Citizen’s Best of 2023
Best Albums of 2023
Greg Mendez – Greg Mendez
To me, this is a perfect record. The way Greg Mendez crafts lyrics and melodies ...
December 28, 2023 at 1:34 pm
Playlist: Low in Heart
Painting by Alexandria Tarver
Dedicated to the low in heart is a playlist series by New York-based painter Alexandria Tarver. It’s a ...
December 14, 2023 at 8:00 am
Dec 16, 17: Heart Wrench Collective’s Holiday Market
🌟 THIS WEEKEND: Heart Wrench Collective’s Holiday Market!!! 🌟
This weekend, our friends at Heart Wrench ...
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 29, 2023 at 10:00 am
nostalgic, romantic, vengeful: a fall playlist
As we enter a period of incessant Christmas music, lest we not forget the fall playlist.
This is what I’ve been listening to for ...
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 ...
November 27, 2023 at 10:00 am
The Hazy World of bar italia: Live at Glasgow’s Room 2
On a November Saturday, Glasgow’s indie kids flocked to Room 2 to see bar italia, the UK’s favorite up and coming post-punk ...
October 25, 2023 at 10:00 am
Listen: Gently Tender “Country Folk”
Photo by Rosie Carne
Today, Gently Tender share “Country Folk” — a song that is somehow both grounded and ...
October 23, 2023 at 10:00 am
Photo diary: Crack Cloud in the round @ LPR
Photos by Nicole Miller
Crack Cloud’s “in-the-round” show was everything you would want from an intimate experience. They had ...
October 10, 2023 at 10:00 am
Slow Pulp dives deeper on sophomore album, ‘Yard’
Slow Pulp’s sophomore album, Yard, is the perfect soundtrack for the true beginning of fall, when summer flings have died and ...
August 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm
The Lore of Fat Dog: King of the Slugs
Photo by Dylan Coates
I first saw Fat Dog at The Great Escape in 2022. They played a 2AM set at The Green Door store — the ...
July 5, 2023 at 9:00 am
Oscar Browne leaves nothing left unsaid in “Cut Me Off”
Photo by Inigo Blake
London-based singer Oscar Browne has released his latest single “Cut Me Off”, the follow up to his 2022 ...
June 1, 2023 at 3:51 pm
Nunchuck-wielding Haiku Hands want you to just ‘enjoy your life’
Australian electro-punk trio Haiku Hands have evolved over the years to reach this new high point in their journey as a group putting ...
April 14, 2023 at 10:06 am
Frost Children (supposedly) reel it in on SPEED RUN, a 200mph album
Photo by Lauren Davis
“It’s Frost Children’s world and we’re just living in it” — a claim boldly stated by the ...
April 13, 2023 at 10:00 am
Album review: Wednesday ‘Rat Saw God’
Wednesday’s newest release shows the group at their strongest. I remember listening to “Bull Believer” last year, and knowing ...
April 12, 2023 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Iguana Death Cult disrupt the status quo on psych-punk outburst “Oh No”
Photo by Tom van Huisstede
When your band name goes as hard as Iguana Death Cult you’d better damn well have the chops to back it ...
March 28, 2023 at 9:00 am
hella new sh*t vol.2
so much music, so little time.
Lauren Early – “Good Girl Bad Boy”
Lauren Early is back with her first new ...
March 2, 2023 at 10:30 am
Death Valley Girls celebrate the power of self-love at the new-age cathedral of ‘Islands In The Sky’
Death Valley Girls have built a reputation on the power of community, from their earliest leather studded girl-gang stylings to ...
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 ...