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Music

May 21, 2015 at 8:00 am

Shows We Went To (II)

Our 35 mm film photography series covering live shows happening on the NYC circuit continues. Our staff photographers have been busy ...

May 20, 2015 at 5:39 pm

Watch: Weed “Thousand Pounds”

Weed, a grunge-y, shoegaze-y pop band from Vancouver, just dropped an artsy black and white video for “Thousand Pounds,” a ...

May 20, 2015 at 12:15 am

Listen: Magic Potion “Booored”

Swedish lo-fi pop outfit Magic Potion just released “Booored,” a track off of their upcoming debut EP Melt. This one is ...

May 20, 2015 at 12:05 am

Mixtape: Open Your Doors

Alt Space is officially open! Last Friday, Brooklyn packed out our gallery and store, and we couldn’t have asked for a more ...

May 19, 2015 at 8:18 pm

Art Cures: City Life

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 ...

May 13, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Listen: Bad Meds “Hoax Apocalypse”

Bad Meds, a post-punk outfit from Liverpool, just dropped “Hoax Apocalypse,” the grinding, anthemic first track off of ...

May 13, 2015 at 5:35 pm

Listen: Metoux “Neighbor”

French music and fashion label Kitsuné is set to release their fourth “America Compilation” later this month, and in ...

April 30, 2015 at 7:07 pm

Watch: TOPS “Destination”

Our friends TOPS have a knack for awesome music videos, and their latest release for the single “Destination” follows ...

April 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Listen: Earl Sweatshirt “solace”

Earl Sweatshirt just dropped an extended, experimental track titled “solace,” with a description that reads as ...

April 27, 2015 at 4:42 pm

Watch: Jamie xx “Gosh”

Jamie xx‘s In Colour is out in June and he’s continuing to ramp up for the release by dropping the official video for ...

April 24, 2015 at 3:46 pm

Interview: Turbo Fruits

Popping into Baby’s All Right in the early evening, before the mustachioed and leather-draped crowds bustled in to see Nashville ...

April 20, 2015 at 5:21 pm

Premiere: Shark Week “Waste of Time”

Shark Week, a boisterous DC-based surf rock outfit, is set to release their debut album Beach Fuzz next month, and we have the ...

April 16, 2015 at 8:59 pm

ISSUE 3 OUT NOW!

Issue #3 — our biggest publication to date — is out now! Limited free copies will be sent to the following locations, but ...
http://altcitizen.bigcartel.com/product/issue-3

April 16, 2015 at 7:43 pm

Watch: the Growlers “Not The Man”

They may be seasoned road dogs with a seemingly shallow bag of tricks and nugs, but Cali psych-rockers the Growlers still manage to ...

April 16, 2015 at 4:38 pm

Listen: Samantha Urbani “1 2 3 4”

Samantha Urbani, multi-talented musician and muse, just released “1 2 3 4,” a danceable new single from what looks likes ...

April 15, 2015 at 7:58 pm

Art Cures: Exploring Ethereal Japan

Art Cures, our new weekly series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you ...

April 15, 2015 at 6:04 pm

Listen: J. Fernandez “Read My Mind”

J. Fernandez‘s music has a wonderfully hazy lo-fi allure, as exhibited on his earlier EPs. Now, the sluggish “Read My ...

April 14, 2015 at 7:58 pm

Shows We Went To (I)

You may recognize Shows We Went To, our new photography series that captures the crackling energy of live shows from across the NYC ...

April 14, 2015 at 8:00 am

Listen: Ratatat “Cream on Chrome”

Brooklyn’s Ratatat made their triumphant return at Coachella this past weekend after a nearly five-year hiatus. The pair appears ...

April 13, 2015 at 8:40 pm

Watch: The Britanys “Want To Be”

We love The Britanys here at Alt Citizen. In fact, we premiered their It’s Alright single, “Blow,” back in August ...

April 6, 2015 at 8:23 pm

Listen: Dilly Dally “Gender Role”

Toronto punk outfit Dilly Dally released “Gender Role,” a visceral new single off of their upcoming debut album. Listen ...

April 6, 2015 at 8:16 pm

Listen: Speedy Ortiz “Puffer”

As someone who also hails from the weird hills of Western Massachusetts, I can’t help but cheer for Northampton’s own ...