4 years ago

Premiere: Boy Deluxe’s ‘Risen’ is a must listen

Photo by V Robitaille I am such a sucker for dark music, especially when its in the synth pop universe. Boy Deluxe‘s new EP ...

4 years ago

M.I.A.’s “Babylon”: a testament of the changing consumption and accessibility of modern art

Photo by Dan Marker-Moore In the age of the internet, we’ve become accustomed to instant gratification. We need click through ...

4 years ago

November 11-14th: Freakout Festival @ Ballard, WA

There are few cities who are as passionate about local music as Seattle. Whether it is the support granted from KEXP, the plethora of ...

4 years ago

Photo Diary: TOPS @ Market Hotel

Photos by Aaron Moreno ...

4 years ago

Premiere: Zilched compose a shoegaze valentine on fuzzed out re-imagining of Stevie Nicks’ “Stand Back”

Photo by Julia Koza Having been already established as a scion of the underground with the blisteringly realized shoegaze of 2020’s ...

4 years ago

Firetalk Records showcase @ Baby’s: Mamalarky, Packs, Wombo

Firetalk Records is responsible for some of the most incredibly loveable music that came out of 2020/2021. All of their artists are ...

4 years ago

November 9th: Warbly Jets album release party @ The Last (feat. Glove, Kitten/Psy Sound, and more) – FREE

Ok LA, we got some PLANS. Next Tuesday, November 9th, Warbly Jets will be celebrating the release of their new album, MONSTERHOUSE, ...

4 years ago

November show forecast

Here’s where the Alt staff and your friends will be this month in case you were interested Wednesday, November 3rd Whitney, ...

4 years ago

Horror villain of the week: Dr. Hannibal Lecter

This past month I have explored our love affair with horror movie villains ranging from ancient vampires, to ghostly urban legends, to ...

4 years ago

Final Girl of the week: Clarice Starling

A lot of my Final Girls the past few weeks have been defined by their roles as narrative foil to the villains who they defeat. I ...

4 years ago

Final Girl of the Week: Brigitte Fitzgerald

There aren’t enough female werewolves. This is a disappointment because the werewolf myth works so perfectly as a female coming ...

4 years ago

Take a wild ride with the exclusive pre-listen of Wine Lips’ LP ‘Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party’

Take a dose of whatever kind of hallucinogenic drug Wine Lips is emulating with their newest LP Mushroom Death Sex Bummer Party. LSD, ...

4 years ago

Photo diary: IDLES @ House of Blues, Boston

Photos by Erin ...

4 years ago

Pleasure Craft’s industrial revolution gathers steam on the chillingly sharp “Don’t Need A Knife”

Toronto’s Pleasure Craft have been steadily building momentum with a string of singles and EPs that highlight the skillful ...

4 years ago

Horror villain of the week: Carrie White

To make Carrie White this week’s horror villain was a difficult decision because truthfully she is not really a villain. ...

4 years ago

We finally saw Dehd at Brooklyn Made

With Dehd’s Flower of Devotion coming out mid-pandemic, we had to wait a waaay-too-long time to see them live. But it finally ...

4 years ago

Final Girl of the week: Brianna Cartwright

Content warning: police violence I should preface this article by mentioning that Helen Lyle, of the original Candyman, was a ...

4 years ago

November 6: Hipnosis 2021 @ Quarry Studios, Mexico City

It’s been a minute, but festivals are BACK. With their first iteration since the pandemic, Hipnosis in Mexico City will be ...

4 years ago

Photo diary: Nation of Language with Public Practice @ Washington Hall

photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Nation of ...

4 years ago

Horror villain of the week: Candyman

We had an urban legend in our town when I was a kid. I don’t know where or how it got started but that’s often the case ...

4 years ago

Final Girl of the week: Mina Murray Harker

Though the archetype of the final girl has existed for as long as the horror genre, the term was only coined relatively recently. In ...

4 years ago

Shybaby serves up a hot slice of personal empowerment on wildly satisfying new track “Pizza”

There are very few things as immediately gratifying as the 3am New York Slice. Hot and greasy, served up on a semi-translucent paper ...

4 years ago

Photo diary: Indigo De Souza at The Vera Project (Seattle)

photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Not to be dramatic, but Indigo De Souza reminded me why I love live music ...

4 years ago

Horror villain of the week: why Count Dracula (and vampires in general) are still so iconic

How to choose the most iconic horror movie villains, and who exactly am I to do the choosing? I’m a horror fan, clearly. I write ...

4 years ago

French power trio Faire orchestrate a gallery-ready avant-garde dance record on ‘L’Enfer’

Art by Kealan Shilling If the French are known for anything it’s a staunch refusal to be restrained by convention of any kind, be ...

5 years ago

Watch: Legss “Hollywood”

Photo by Will Reid The visual representation of a musical release is often lacking at the most generous, and uninspired at the least. ...

5 years ago

Let there be light: ‘Midnight Mass’ shows the horror genre at its absolute best

*the following contains spoilers for Midnight Mass* What the fuck happens next? That question asked by Kate Seigel‘s ...

5 years ago

Watch: Sloppy Jane “Jesus and Your Living Room Floor”

Photo by Sara Cath Sloppy Jane (aka Haley Dahl) is back with the haunting ballad “Jesus and Your Living Room Floor” off ...

5 years ago

Listen: Habibi “Somewhere They Can’t Find Us”

Photo by Bailey Robb I have never thought of disco as both danceable and effortlessly understated, but Habibi seems to have ...

5 years ago

Behind the scenes of Kate Clover’s “Crimewave”

Kate Clover toes the line between fiction and reality with her latest music video “Crimewave”, directed by Ambar Navarro. ...

5 years ago

Watch: cumgirl8 “Pluck Me”

Photo by Rebekah Campbell From the first time seeing them live, cumgirl8 has always felt part-punk rock, part-performance art. ...

5 years ago

Watch: Wet Leg “Wet Dream”

Art by Hester Chambers After coming out of the gate with a certified HIT like “Chaise Longue” there were high ...

5 years ago

Death Valley Girls embrace the wonder of existence on the kaleidoscopic “It’s All Really Kind Of Amazing”

Photo by The Little Ghost/Kelsey Hart Death Valley Girls’ latest release is saturated in psychedelic nostalgia and brimming with ...

5 years ago

October Show Forecast

Maybe the scariest thing about this month is how many shows are already sold out. Fingers crossed you have good friends with an extra ...

5 years ago

Watch: Constant Smiles “Run to Stay”

Photo by Lauren Davis Creating a sense of uneasiness, restlessness, and dissatisfaction with their present reality, Constant Smiles, ...

5 years ago

Watch: Black Marble “Preoccupation”

We are all experiencing such an oddly specific moment in time right now. At the crossroads of despair and hopelessness and optimism ...

5 years ago

Photo diary: Divino Niño @ Baby’s All Right

Photos by Aaron ...

5 years ago

Amyl and The Sniffers’ ‘Comfort to Me’ is an explosive resolution

Photo by Jamie Wdziekonski  From bushfires to a pandemic, protected and hiding behind masks, but more visible than ever through the ...

5 years ago

A few of my favorite things: Carwash

Photo by Athena Merry I will never, NEVER be sick of emo music. Not side bangs, skinny jeans, eyeliner emo, but Elliot Smith, Bright ...

5 years ago

The Coathangers and L.A. Witch team up to celebrate two of punk’s most influential tracks on split single ‘One Way or the Highway’

The Coathangers and L.A. Witch are two of modern alternative rock’s most exciting bands, consistently pushing the envelope in ...

5 years ago

Magdalena Bay’s otherworldly “You Lose”

Photo by Lissyelle Laricchia When someone goes hard for an artist, I try to take note. And I mean really go hard. Making bold claims ...

5 years ago

Watch: Ducks Ltd. “Under the Rolling Moon”

Photo by Rob Carmichael, Chritiane Johnson, and Laura Hermiston There’s an intimacy in simplicity. To watch someone simply be ...

5 years ago

Gustaf’s “The Motions” is best when it gives in to the chaos

Photo by Juan Blanco Garcia Gustaf’s new single “The Motions” has a wonderfully chaotic hook. The song is a ...

5 years ago

Mixtape: sad girl autumn

Get in loser, we’re crying.   I don’t what it is, but as soon as it dips below 70 degrees I want that sad shit. Like ...

5 years ago

Watch: Silverbacks “Wear My Medals”

Silverbacks have been hard at work since the release of their debut record, Fad, in 2020. The first offering since the release is the ...

5 years ago

Day In Day Out beats expectations in the midst of chaos

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Seattle’s latest festival, Day In Day Out, serves as a replacement ...

5 years ago

Listen: Turnstile ‘Glow On’

Baltimore band Turnstile has been revolutionizing hardcore the last decade, mastering the art of genre fusion and creating a sound ...

5 years ago

Geese is worth the buzz, and they want to confuse you a little: Live at Elsewhere

You know how geese (like the bird) seem like they’re pretty cute and fine and not dangerous until you get too close and they ...

5 years ago

Watch: Divino Niño “Drive”

Photo by Alec Basse Building and expanding upon the dreamy, psych-pop sound they established on their debut Foam, Divino Niño ...

5 years ago

Watch: Namesake “Sleepwalker”

Patrick Phillips has been a familiar face in the Brooklyn music scene, but never has he been as vulnerable and raw as with his latest ...