6 years ago
No rest for the wicked: Cindy Cane’s relentless pursuit of the art of darkness
Photos by Michelle Lobianco
It’s the day after Halloween and the weather is unseasonably pleasant. Tom Lescovich, mastermind ...
6 years ago
ICYMI: The Districts, Twin Peaks, Dry Cleaning
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
6 years ago
Shows we went to: White Reaper, IDLES, Sunflower Bean
The Nude Party
Live photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
White ...
6 years ago
Promiseland shares video for “Personal Reflektor”
Johann Rashid, better known as Promiseland give us “Personal Reflecktor” — an atmospheric, ultra-noir, stylish and ...
6 years ago
Notes on Lina Tullgren’s newest release Free Cell
Photos and feature by Lola Pistola
Enhanced by a variety of textures and elevated sonic experimentation, Free Cell doesn’t ...
6 years ago
Black Marble’s ‘Bigger Than Life’ is a nostalgic synth dreamscape that brings the band back to earth and into the light
Black Marble’s Bigger Than Life is certainly bigger than anything they’ve put out before. This coldwave synth pop project from ...
6 years ago
Drahla and the stimulus for living
Drahla are not your typical band, rather, a collective of artists who happen to also be musicians. The trio of singer/guitarist Luciel ...
6 years ago
Octfest @ Knockdown Center
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Metz
Duster
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6 years ago
Jane Church Halloween Mixtape
Halloween is here so i decided to compile a playlist of songs i associate with this mysterious time of year. You won’t find the ...
6 years ago
November Show Forecast
Artwork by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
Halloween will soon be dead and gone and we’ll have a month of ...
6 years ago
Alt Citizen x DIY Mag present: The Wants, Beechwood, Whiner
Feature image by Sam Singh.
The second Alt Citizen x DIY Mag show happened this past Friday at The Broadway. Check out pics from the ...
6 years ago
Post Animal creates a wonderland in new single “Safe or Not”
Photo by Marie Renaud
It is little wonder as to why Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland has become such a cultural touchstone ...
6 years ago
Surf Curse and their own cinematic universe
Portraits and live photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. Feature image and select live photos by Jarett ...
6 years ago
Procession: Sunday Soul Scream
Procession is a photo column by Allen Ying.
Soul Scream is a party hosted by Jonathan Toubin every Sunday night of the summer on ...
6 years ago
ICYMI: Modern Vices, Rose Cologne, Wombo
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
6 years ago
A few of our favorite things: Beechwood
In 2014, Beechwood dropped an album called Trash Glamor, which is a totally appropriate title if you’ve ever seen them live or ...
6 years ago
Whiner mixtape: when you’re depressed 24/7 but you’re always down to party
a lit playlist by your friendly neighborhood Whiner babies
Equal parts guilty pleasure and good time, Whiner’s music is like ...
6 years ago
Yes, it is. Yes, it is? YES IT IS – MARY VISION – Video Premiere
“Blessed are the faithful, for a good part of the audience took the fiasco good-naturedly, called it a pop happening, did not even ...
6 years ago
Self-reflection with The Wants
Photos by Madison Carroll
Having been born from their musical commonality in Brooklyn’s DIY scene, it should come as no ...
6 years ago
Make War: Jenna Putnam channels her expression in a new medium
Photos by Delilah Jesinkey
Having already earned recognition as a notable photographer and published poet, multidisciplinary ...
6 years ago
ICYMI: Glove, The Murder Capital, Jeremy and the Clones
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
6 years ago
Oct 24: Rose Cologne record release show (and going away party) with Faux Real and Lola Pistola
I’m still in denial, but our fearless leader Nasa is bidding farewell to New York and heading out to LA in November. Before she ...
6 years ago
Joy Again (and again)
“Somebody give me a fender sponsorship so I can start breaking strings for free,” declares Sachi DiSerafino, guitarist and ...
6 years ago
Modern Vices share new single, “Not a Problem”
Photo by Tim Nagle
One of the many hallmarks of a high-quality song is when the artist finds a way to make opposites coexist with ...
6 years ago
Of Poets + Punks, II: Tango Del Pecado
Photos and feature by E.R. Pulgar
For someone who has two left feet compared to every Venezuelan I’ve ever met, most of my ...
6 years ago
Listen: BODEGA ‘Shiny New Model’
BODEGA is a collective that might be just as vital to the New York scene as the small corner store/market they share their name with. ...
6 years ago
What’s in the van? with Death Valley Girls
No matter where I’ve lived, no matter what city I’ve visited for work or for pleasure, I’ve never missed a Death Valley Girls ...
6 years ago
Before we’re born. Before we die: An interview with Jared Artaud of The Vacant Lots
Polaroids by Luz Gallardo
“Spin the eddies of the sky inside these black petals. Shadows have covered the earth that bears us. ...
7 years ago
Starcrawler’s Arrow De Wilde: Once a weirdo always a weirdo
Photos by Kevin Condon
A lot of time has passed since the last time I interviewed Starcrawler, and from what I can see, they ...
7 years ago
Damaged Art — a student loan restoration project — deadline extended!
Damaged Art is a student loan restoration project conceived and curated by former Alt Citizen photo editor, Cheryl Georgette. ...
7 years ago
Live review: Girl Band in Boston
Feature by Erin Christie
Riding on the coattails of releasing their sophomore record The Talkies (released September 27 via Rough ...
7 years ago
Hi Hatchie — musings on touring, nostalgia, technology, and vegan food
Photos and feature by Monica Kurowski
Summer in New York is nearly coming to an end. But by the looks of the weather my trek to ...
7 years ago
Early listen: Isolation Society
Isolation Society straddles two distinctively interesting worlds — their self-titled debut (coming out 10/9 via Burger Records) ...
7 years ago
Native Sun and the making of an Oedipus Race
Feature by Izel Villarba, find more of his work here. Photos by Henry Archer find more of his work here.
“It’s about ...
7 years ago
Backstage and in the Crowd at Bushwig 2019
Photos by Katya
If you don’t know what Bushwig is, firstly read my post on it last year, but the TL:DR is that 8 years ago queens ...
7 years ago
The Growlers and The Nude Party @ Central Park
Photos by Allen Ying.
The Growlers
The Nude ...
7 years ago
October show forecast
With plenty of Halloween shows going down, the Ty Segall residency, and Octfest coming through with a killer lineup — ...
7 years ago
Honesty and Identity: Stuyedeyed’s personal quest
Photos by Allen Ying
Outside of Danbro Studios in Bushwick I notice Nelson Hernández-Espinal walking towards me with a smile on his ...
7 years ago
Ticket giveaway! Pottery @ Union Pool
Who doesn’t like getting sick and dirty? If you missed out on the two sold out FONTAINES D.C. x Pottery shows early this month ...
7 years ago
Kirsten Izer’s ‘One Year’ meanders through it all
There’s a balance between storytelling and poetry when it comes to writing lyrics to a song. It’s not the same thing, ...
7 years ago
Girl Band becomes a creepy screaming mansion for ‘The Talkies’
Since the beginning of Girl Band, these guys have been eerily spectacular at creating worlds within their own universe in each of ...
7 years ago
Calm before the storm: Chelsea Wolfe returns to her most elemental on ‘Birth Of Violence’
Two years after her most punishingly heavy album to date, Chelsea Wolfe returns with a sparse and stripped-down album of mostly ...
7 years ago
Procession: Baby’s to Broadway
Procession is a photo column by Allen Ying.
Gnarcissists, at Baby’s All Right.
Jess Danger, Jenna, ...
7 years ago
Gaitas from The Castro: Devendra Banhart’s Immigrant Song
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The folk goddess Maria Lionza is said to live on top of Montaña Sorte in the Yaracuy region of Venezuela. Artistic ...
7 years ago
Shows we went to: FONTAINES D.C., Glove, SUO
Bringing back an old classic with a new twist. Shows We Went To started it’s online incarnation as a 35mm photo series back in ...
7 years ago
Twen’s serious about having fun: ‘Awestruck’ out now
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
It’s usually pretty apparent what a band’s off-stage life ...
7 years ago
Pictionary with Pottery
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
I have been hearing good things about Pottery for what feels ...
7 years ago
ICYMI: Angel Olsen, Girl Band, Rose Cologne
ICYMI is a series featuring new and notable releases you (and we) may have missed
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their ...
7 years ago
Twin Peaks, Loose with Intention
Interview by Izel Villarba, find more of his work here. Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Chicago’s rock ...
7 years ago
Crippled Swirling Dome — Is Jesus, cross? A few words on vinyl records with those who make them with Mark of Muddguts, Mike of Mystery Lights, Lia of Heavy Birds, Harry of Greenway
Interest in anything is the first step towards waking among floating Goddesses, who sip tea (verbatim). This is a fact. So what ...