12 years ago

Sept 11: “Sometimes, There’s Only One” Photo Exhibit @ Bootleg Bar, 6PM (FREE!!)

Photographer Nick McManus has a new exhibition opening tonight at Bootleg Bar in Bushwick, titled “Sometimes, There’s Only ...

12 years ago

Band Crush: SOS @ Glasslands (9/8)

After enticing us with a few irresistible tracks on their Soundcloud in the last couple of months, Portland duo Randa Leigh and Brian ...

12 years ago

Listen: R O Z E S “Everything”

Lately, when it comes to new artists and bands, it’s all-mystery-everything and, to be honest, this musical wizardry is quite ...

12 years ago

Lifehacks: How to cure your heartbreak

I have been heart broken a few times in my life. The first real one really sucked: came by way of text message breakup. Looking back, ...

12 years ago

Listen: Ex Cops “Tragically Alright (feat. Ariel Pink)”

It’s vibe music. Easy listening and something sad you put on when your girlfriend’s over, Ex Cops’ “Tragically ...

12 years ago

ICYMI: Fool’s Gold Day Off Recap + Interviews

This past Labor Day hundreds of bright eyed twenty-somethings filled 50 Kent in Williamsburg to soak in the last festival of the ...

12 years ago

Watch: Conor Oberst “Common Knowledge”

Conor Oberst’s new video for “Common Knowledge,” a track off his recent album Upside Down Mountain, follows a simple ...

12 years ago

Interview: Slow Magic Unmasked

“Slow Magic is the sound made by an unknown imaginary friend,” reads the mysterious producer’s sparse, yet ...

12 years ago

Interview with Bluffing

BLUFFING is a scrappy Brooklyn outfit that delivers quick, charming fistfuls of indie pop with a twist of punk.  Their debut album, ...

12 years ago

Listen: Karen O “Day Go By”

Karen O delivers with a heartfelt, drug-induced love song off her debut solo album Crush Songs. Tastefully lo-fi, as if it were ...

12 years ago

Sept 6: Special Guests, Evian Christ (DJ set), Sophie, Forest Swords @ MOMA PS1 3pm ($18)

Special Guests, Evian Christ (DJ set), Sophie, Forest Swords @ MOMA PS1 3pm ($18) Mix up an afternoon of exploring modern art with ...

12 years ago

Sept 4: Friend Roulette, Raindeer, Young Rapids, Haybaby @ Silent Barn 8pm ($8)

Friend Roulette, Raindeer, Young Rapids, Haybaby @ Silent Barn 8pm ($8) Bushwick’s all-ages art space Silent Barn will be ...

12 years ago

Sept 4: Mr. Twin Sister @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($12)

Mr. Twin Sister @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($12) The recently named Twin Sister (that’s MR. Twin Sister to you) will be gracing ...

12 years ago

Listen: Haerts “Giving Up”

Brooklyn synth-pop quartet Haerts return with the gorgeous, galloping new single “Giving Up.” This cut follows 2013’s St. ...

12 years ago

Listen: Foxygen “Cosmic Vibrations”

Los Angles songwriting duo Foxygen has returned with a track off their upcoming album, …And Star Power, that is wild, strange, and ...

12 years ago

Interview with Beverly’s Drew Citron

Beverly is a brainchild of Frankie Rose (she of the solo, Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, and Crystal Stilts fame) and Drew Citron (she ...

12 years ago

A Few of Our Favorite Things: Abu Ashley

Abu Ashley may have started making a name for himself in dance halls and dives here in NYC, but he has since moved on to DJ all over ...

12 years ago

Sept 1: Fool’s Gold Day Off @ 50 Kent Avenue, 3pm ($20)

Fool’s Gold Day Off @ 50 Kent Avenue 3pm ($20)  Looking for something to do this Labor Day? Fool’s Gold Day Off returns ...

12 years ago

A Few Of Our Favorite Things: Rich Girls

Rich Girls dig reverb and cocktails (as they proudly declare on Facebook), but as a band that  has previously identified themselves ...

12 years ago

Watch: Bear In Heaven “Autumn”

Tucked away in the back room of Rough Trade, the band Bear In Heaven glowed under yellow, purple and green lights. The crowd of ...

12 years ago

ICYMI: High Waisted @ Sea Presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon (8/28)

So, this was different. We frequent all of the usual NYC haunts for music, from dive bar to stadium, but rarely do we get the chance ...

12 years ago

Aug 29: Joanna Gruesome, Big Ups @ South Street Seaport 7pm (FREE!!)

Joanna Gruesome, Big Ups @ South Street Seaport 7pm (FREE!!)  Joanna Gruesome, they of the great band name. Big Ups, they of the ...

12 years ago

Aug 28: BORDELLO @ Bizarre Bushwick

BORDELLO @ Bizarre Bushwick 10pm ($5 suggested donation for performers) Remember our issues #2 release party? Remember the insane fire ...

12 years ago

The lady behind the album art: An interview with Kim Sielbeck

Kim Sielbeck’s lush and vibrant illustrations have found their way onto album covers and been recognized by acclaimed arts ...

12 years ago

ICYMI: AFROPUNK 2014

AFROPUNK — our beloved, diverse, (not to mention free) counterculture festival — returned to Brooklyn’s Commodore ...

12 years ago

Kill the Lights and Start the Party: An Interview with Bishop Allen’s Justin Rice

Bishop Allen for years seemed to be one of the hardest working bands in New York in a very implicit sense. For example, the band ...

12 years ago

Interview with LA’s King avriel

The recent prison release of Remy Ma and the controversy that follows Nicki, Bey and RiRi has left a hole in the music industry for ...

12 years ago

Interview with everyone’s favorite: Maxo

When we were rounding out the final lineup for our spring showcase at Brooklyn Night Bazaar last March, the guys in Anamanaguchi ...

12 years ago

Interview: Hannibal Buress is the Hustling King of Comedy

Comedian Hannibal Buress has been kicking around the comedy scene for what seems like forever now. He started off in his hometown of ...

12 years ago

Listen: The Drums “I Can’t Pretend”

The Drums have been off the radar since 2011’s excellent Portamento, a honest and oftentimes painfully relatable album about ...

12 years ago

Aug 22: Arcade Fire @ Barclays Center 8pm ($30)

Arcade Fire @ Barclays Center 8pm ($30)  Look, I know you know who Arcade Fire are. How can you not. Their latest album has some ...

12 years ago

Some of the Best Americana Music Actually Comes from Canada

FPopular Canadian culture is kind of sad, and kind of hilarious, but mostly sad. Yeah, sad  is the adjective I’m going to go with ...

12 years ago

Interview: Young Magic’s ‘Breathing Statues’ is a waking dream

Brooklyn’s Young Magic (Melati Malay and Isaac Emmanuel) released Breathing Statues in May and started their North American tour ...

12 years ago

Interview: Punk sensibility with Twin Peaks

I have a fantasy. When I see kids on skateboards or sucking on cigarettes in Washington Square Park, I retreat to my manufactured ...

12 years ago

Interview: Banoffee Wants Spotty Apples

I’ve never tried Banoffee cake, but I’m pretty sure that digging your teeth into the creamy banana-and-toffee-flavored fluff must ...

12 years ago

Listen: Caribou “Our Love”

Dan Snaith, the mastermind behind Caribou, will be releasing a new album this October titled Our Love, coming to you via his long term ...

12 years ago

7 Powerful Music Videos With A Social Message

Since Ferguson, Missouri has recently turned into what would appear to be an actual war-zone, a good amount of our current dialogue ...

12 years ago

Listen: ODESZA “Say My Name (feat. Zyra)”

After winning our hearts with their debut album Summer’s Gone in 2012, the American production duo is now finally giving us ...

12 years ago

Aug 19: Basement, Pity Sex, Superheaven, Ovlov @ Webster Hall 8pm ($13)

Basement, Pity Sex, Superheaven, Ovlov @ Webster Hall 8pm ($13) I’m pretty sure Basement and Pity Sex should combine to create the ...

12 years ago

Listen: DARKSIDE “Gone Too Soon”

After releasing their mind-blowing debut full-length, Psychic, late last year, Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington’s ...

12 years ago

Watch: Big Ups “Justice”

Post-punk outfit Big Ups released a video for “Justice,” a track from their debut album, Eighteen Hours of Static. The ...

12 years ago

Interview: FaltyDL Wants to Cause More Damage

Since 2008, Drew Lustman has been inventing and reinventing himself and his sound, resulting in the release of three successful albums ...

12 years ago

Mixtape: So Long Summer Daze

Every season boasts its own set of unique characteristics. Autumn’s warm-hued beauty is bountiful and festive. Winter brings ...

12 years ago

Watch: Vince Staples “Blue Suede”

  Vince Staples may lay his claim to the Long Beach, Calif. rap thrown left unoccupied after Snoop Dog turned into Snoop Lion and ...

12 years ago

We Checked Out ME&YOU’s Pop-Up Shop At The Dossier Outpost

The South Street Seaport upped its cool factor by adding a colorful and ultimately adorable pop-up shop at the Dossier Outpost. The ...

12 years ago

Aug 16: Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, Sean Nicholas Savage @ Central Park Summerstage 7pm (FREE!!)

Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, Sean Nicholas Savage @ Central Park Summerstage 7pm (FREE!!)  This is a free show. It’s Blood Orange. ...

12 years ago

Aug 14: Twin Peaks @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($12)

Twin Peaks @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($12) There’s a lot of expectation when your band shares the same name as David ...

12 years ago

Album Review: Porter Robinson ‘Worlds’

Versatile is the only way to describe Porter Robinson’s debut album Worlds. The size. The sound. Everything from the orchestral ...

12 years ago

Recap: Out in the Streets 2014

Here’s something a little different for your usual summer festival circuit. Out in the Streets — a Brooklyn-based music ...

12 years ago

A Brief Farewell, To Pure Magic: RIP Robin Williams

I never saw Mork & Mindy, and I wasn’t around to see his drug addled early days, but I did grow up wishing Robin Williams were ...