August 5, 2015 at 3:02 am
Album Stream: Night Helix ‘Guttoral EP’
Here’s a little something different.
Night Helix, the recording name of artist Ben Ross Davis, is an audio project influenced by ...
August 4, 2015 at 5:50 pm
Video Premiere: Darkwing “BARS (Human Zoo)”
You may remember Darkwing, a group of grunge enthusiasts from northern NJ, from when we premiered their DIY music video for ...
July 29, 2015 at 5:37 pm
Album Stream: BRNDA ‘Year of the Manatee’
BRNDA are a bouncy, fuzz-heavy “snackcore” band from DC, and they want you to let loose and explore your sexuality — ...
July 29, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Capitol Hill Block Party
Day 1:
Nursing a beer on the sidewalk on the first day of Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle, a friend and I watched death metal band ...
July 28, 2015 at 7:36 pm
Photo Diary: Gigawatts Fest
If you didn’t already know, this weekend was the third annual Gigawatts Fest, a Brooklyn festival that had over 50 bands perform ...
July 28, 2015 at 5:40 pm
Throwback Review: The Smashing Pumpkins ‘Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’
When Billy Corgan announced the Smashing Pumpkins third album, Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, he said it would be akin to Pink ...
July 27, 2015 at 5:31 pm
Mixtape: Alt Girl Crush
It goes without saying, but indie music is teeming with alt girls who are straight up killing the game. So, in honor of all these ...
July 22, 2015 at 5:49 pm
‘Jagged Little Pill’ 20 years later
Before supreme pop overlord Taylor Swift dominated top 40 radio with her wink-and-smile musicality, there was Alanis Morissette. At ...
July 21, 2015 at 9:39 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Sharkmuffin
Brooklyn’s own Sharkmuffin are a volatile mix of garage, pop, and punk (not to mention budding ice cream makers). Led by Tarra ...
July 21, 2015 at 8:46 am
Art Cures: Creeping through summer
Art Cures, our new series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you with a ...
July 18, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Listen: Alice Glass “Stillbirth”
Alice Glass has released her first solo project since abruptly and publicly parting ways from experimental Toronto band Crystal ...
July 16, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Listen: Dilly Dally “Desire”
Dilly Dally, a grunge-y punk outfit from Toronto, waste no time getting in your face with “Desire,” the lead single off of ...
July 15, 2015 at 6:19 pm
Listen: Lana Del Rey “Honeymoon”
LDR is back with the first taste of her new album, Honeymoon, the follow-up to last year’s surprisingly good Ultraviolence. ...
July 15, 2015 at 6:06 pm
Photo Diary: Getting Lost at Electric Forest
This is my second year attending Electric Forest. This festival is so much more than just music — in fact, I only caught a few ...
July 13, 2015 at 7:27 pm
Jul 17: Cult Citizen presents Rey Pila, Las Rosas, Tall Juan, and the Britanys @ Baby’s All Right, 8PM ($10)
We have teamed up with the fine folks of Cult Records to present a monthly music showcase at Baby’s All Right. This time, Rey ...
July 13, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Mixtape: Songs to Piss your Parents Off
I wake up, roll over, and take a sip of water to damper the dry roasting fire that built in my lungs as I slept next to my half eaten ...
July 13, 2015 at 5:11 pm
Listen: Sunflower Bean “The Stalker”
Sunflower Bean is no stranger to Alt Citizen. Closing in on a year ago, we brought you a few of their favorite things, which included ...
July 2, 2015 at 8:00 am
July 2: Whatever 21 and Moves Concept Store Present: Multitask @ Baby’s All Right, 6pm ($5)
Whatever 21 and Moves Concept Store are bringing Multitask, a lifestyle function and designer exposé, to Baby’s All Right, with ...
July 1, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Watch: Kendrick Lamar “Alright”
After catching flak from conservative news hosts for his recent BET Awards performance of “Alright” (specifically the line ...
July 1, 2015 at 6:57 pm
Mixtape: Feel Good Mix of the Summer
Summer — in all its sun-swallowing glory — inspires some of the best moods and music of the year. When else can Josh Homme saucily ...
June 28, 2015 at 7:38 pm
Listen: Palehound “Molly”
Palehound, a rowdy alt rock trio from Massachusetts, just released “Molly,” a driving, dynamic new single from their ...
June 28, 2015 at 7:35 pm
Watch: Rina Sawayama “Tunnel Vision”
Rina Sawayama, a London-based R&B singer-songwriter, just released her sparkle-heavy new video for “Tunnel Vision” ...
June 25, 2015 at 10:46 pm
Band Crush: Night Soil feat Bunny Michael, Eartheater, and more @ Baby’s All Right (5/24)
In anticipation of Alt Space‘s opening reception for Bunny Michael’s Etheric Double, her first solo ...
June 24, 2015 at 9:32 pm
Mixtape: Favorite Songs of 2015
As I get older, it feels harder and harder to stay in the loop when it comes to keeping up with new music — and that’s coming ...
June 24, 2015 at 4:31 pm
Song Premiere: Ziemba “El Paso”
Ziemba, the performance moniker of Brooklyn-based sound/performing artist and musician René Kladzyk, crafts hypnotizing, ...
June 23, 2015 at 6:32 pm
Video Premiere: Darkwing “Dark Hunting”
Darkwing is a grunge outfit from NJ with just the right hints of surf rock and punk. They started cobbling together DIY music videos ...
June 19, 2015 at 8:00 am
June 19: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Buscabulla @ Warsaw, 8pm ($19)
Psych veterans Unknown Mortal Orchestra are joining Buscabulla for a night at the intimate Greenpoint venue Warsaw. Between their ...
June 18, 2015 at 4:22 pm
Art Cures: Teenage Wasteland
Art Cures, our new series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you with a ...
June 17, 2015 at 6:34 pm
Listen: the Britanys “It’s What It Is”
The Britanys just dropped “It’s What It Is,” a propulsive, jump-around new single. Clocking in at just over two ...
June 17, 2015 at 5:48 pm
Watch: Mac DeMarco “Another One”
Eccentric alt rock auteur Mac DeMarco just released a lo-fi video for “Another One,” the title track off of his upcoming ...
June 17, 2015 at 5:31 pm
Northside Band Crushes
Vanity Project
In a criminally under-attended show at Black Bear Bar on a Sunday afternoon, I sipped on a Bloody Mary and watched ...
June 16, 2015 at 6:54 pm
Mixtape: Songs to Die to
I recently went several weeks without a computer after my logic board committed suicide or maybe was murdered by me; idk I’m not ...
June 11, 2015 at 4:28 pm
Mixtape: Goth Party
Put away all your bright summer clothes and put on your favorite all-black ensemble — it’s time for a goth party. Relive ...
June 11, 2015 at 12:20 pm
Navigating Northside (6/11-6/14)
Northside, one of Brooklyn’s premiere arts festivals, is kicking off its incredible musical escapades today, and with days and ...
June 10, 2015 at 10:09 pm
Watch: Björk “Black Lake”
If you didn’t make it out to Björk’s career-spanning exhibition at the MoMa, we’ve got the next best thing. Your ...
June 10, 2015 at 4:52 pm
Weird Women Fucking Rocked Governors Ball This Year
ICYMI Governors Ball 2015 was ruled by a band of alternative, eclectic butterflies — and Björk was their moth mother. The ...
June 9, 2015 at 10:04 pm
Watch: Sizzy Rocket “Bestie”
Watch out Katy Perry — Sizzy Rocket wants a little more than just a kiss. This tongue-in-cheek indie pop starlet just released a ...
June 9, 2015 at 9:33 pm
Watch: Holly Herndon “Morning Sun”
Do you dig electronic ambiance? Interstellar adventures? Vast, desolate settings? Then Holly Herndon’s new video for ...
June 9, 2015 at 6:21 pm
Band Crush: The Murder Junkies, Ho99o9, Barbaric, Dutchguts @ Meatlocker (5/28)
Last week, I set off for a punk rock show at the Meatlocker in Montclair, NJ, along with fellow photographer Walter Wlodarcyzk, video ...
June 3, 2015 at 10:41 pm
Watch: Damaged Bug “Jet In Jungle”
John Dwyer of Thee Oh See’s has started another project under the name Damaged Bug. The Cali-based garage rockers have just ...
June 3, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Watch: FIDLAR “40oz On Repeat”
FIDLAR are giving us a music video history lesson with their new video for “40oz On Repeat,” a bouncy, woe-is-me single ...
June 3, 2015 at 5:44 pm
Watch: Little Racer “Montevideo”
Our friends Little Racer are back with Foreign Tongues, the follow-up to last year’s excellent Modern Accent EP, and ...
June 2, 2015 at 11:44 pm
Listen: Beirut “No No No”
Beirut have returned with the minimalistic “No No No,” the title track off of their upcoming fourth LP. Synths and steady ...
June 2, 2015 at 5:20 pm
Band Crush: Public Access TV @ Bowery Ballroom (5/18)
Public Access TV is finally out with their latest self-titled five track EP. After spending 2014 teasing music reviewers and fans with ...
May 30, 2015 at 8:00 am
May 30: Ancient Sky, White Laces, Teen Body, DUH @ Silent Barn, 8pm ($8)
Silent Barn is hosting an awesome lineup of punk and psych acts, including Ancient Sky, White Laces, Teen Body, and DUH. Come snarl ...
May 27, 2015 at 7:15 pm
Watch: Julian Casablancas + the Voidz “Human Sadness”
Julian Casablancas + The Voidz’s have finally released the 13-minute short film for Tyranny‘s musical giant, “Human ...
May 27, 2015 at 6:38 pm
Listen: Disclosure “Holding On” featuring Gregory Porter
Electronic brother-duo Disclosure just released “Holding On,” a soulful house track featuring vocals from jazz artist ...
May 27, 2015 at 6:36 pm
Listen: Mourn “Gertrudis, Get Through This!”
Mourn, a young grunge-y quartet from Barcelona, just released the driving new single “Gertrudis, Get Through This!” The ...
May 27, 2015 at 5:02 pm
Watch: Supercrush “I Don’t Want To Be Sad Anymore”
Canadian fuzz pop trio Supercrush just released a video for “I Don’t Want To Be Sad Anymore,” their most recent ...
May 27, 2015 at 4:42 pm
Listen: Neon Indian “Annie”
Besides their kinetic contribution to GTA V, it’s been almost four years since we’ve heard new music from electronic ...