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9 years ago

Interview: Exhibition

Hammarsing Kharhmar was jittering with a pre-release high when I sat down and spoke with him in early April just days before Last ...

9 years ago

Mixtape: Slow Desires

It can be frustrating to feel like you are going nowhere, so I made a mix inspired by this patch from Stay At Home club. It’s a ...

9 years ago

Listen: Downtown Boys “A Wall”

On their new single from their upcoming Sub Pop album Cost of Living, Downtown Boys continue to wave the flag for punk’s potential ...

9 years ago

Interview: Puma Blue

Puma Blue is exactly what London has been looking to showcase: young soulful vocals permeated with jazzy undertones and downtown ...

9 years ago

Song Premiere: RFA “Suzie Lee”

Everyone should be jealous of whoever Suzie Lee is. The brand new track by RFA, the strapping young Philadelphian rock ‘n’ ...

9 years ago

Watch: HMLTD “Music!”

HMLTD have created yet another beautifully chaotic music video; this time for their new track “Music!”. In keeping with ...

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9 years ago

Father John Misty at Brooklyn Steel

Photos and review by Kat Pierro. I am a true devoted follower of Father John Misty and his gospel. There is no one more adept at ...

9 years ago

The Garden at Knitting Factory

Photos by Cheryl Georgette. At this point I’ve seen The Garden three or four times but this time their already explosive energy had ...

9 years ago

Mixtape: Power Hour

Sometimes you gotta find a way to get yourself hyped up for the day, the weekend or just going grocery shopping. This is for when you ...

9 years ago

Interview: Chain of Flowers

Photos and interview by Tamim Alnuweiri. Reflecting on my interview with Chain of Flowers, I realize how honest and willing they were ...

9 years ago

Listen: Palehound “Room”

Within the light airy vocals and bass heavy hook of Palehound’s newest single, there is something quintessential and borderline ...

9 years ago

Watch: Junk Boys “Walk With Me”

Break out the shag rugs and suede fringe vests, Junk Boys are throwing a party. The cumulative effort of Brooklyn indie veterans, ...

9 years ago

Faded Films: Post-Bildungsroman

A few weeks ago I watched the Trainspotting sequel which left me with a few thoughts. First, out of every movie from the ...

9 years ago

Photography Files: Mona Bakht

I met Mona on the back corners of the Internet during a brief wondrous fling with teenage, semi-internet fame during the early days of ...

9 years ago

Six New Tracks #6

New music, six new tracks found in the cyberspace. Let us know what we’ve missed! “Hey Boy” the new track from ...

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9 years ago

Faded Films: Hell is Other People

I haven’t read Sartre’s No Exit since 11th grade when I discovered Hemingway and decided that existentialism was the most profound ...

9 years ago

Contributors Wanted

Photo by Cheryl Georgette. We’re looking for new talent here at Alt Citizen. If you’re a writer, photographer, ...

9 years ago

As Told By: The Garden

As Told By is a new series of tour stories straight from the mouths of our favorite bands. Interview by Tamim Alnuweiri, Photos by ...

9 years ago

Premiere: Monograms “OK Promises”

This dreamy, yet chaotic psych-garage band will get your mind wondering and your blood pumping. Monograms is a Brooklyn-based band ...

9 years ago

Web Series Premiere: #BRANDSTORMERS

#BRANDSTORMERS, a new web series somewhere between an all-out war on and a loving embrace of start-up visionaries & brand ...

9 years ago

Mixtape: Hard Sounds

Basically a playlist of songs people have asked me to turn off at one point or another. They don’t have that much in common ...

9 years ago

Interview: Soccer Mommy

Photos by Stasia de Tilly Sophie Allison, better known as Soccer Mommy released a two song 7 “, Last Girl / Be Seeing You on ...

9 years ago

Six New Tracks #4

This week has been a little slow in terms of stellar musical releases but we still managed to fix a few gems and one meh track. These ...

9 years ago

Save Shea Stadium

Before the end of 2016 we went over how many venues we lost in the city. Now comes another turning point where you can help prevent ...

9 years ago

BRIAN’S LIST: WEEK OF 3/20/17

BRIAN’S LIST: SHOWCASING THE BEST DEALS AND INTERESTING FINDS IN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.  1966 FT-30 Epiphone ...