August 17, 2025 at 10:09 pm
AC15 THE STORY OF US
Music Discovery is Everything.
For 15 years, ALT CITIZEN, the independent music publication, live show promoter, and zine, has been a ...
May 29, 2025 at 10:00 am
Downtown Dispatch: Interpreting the Oracle Sisters’ Tea Leaves
Every so often, something entirely new can stir a faint and familiar feeling. I ‘get it’ tout de suite. Listening to the rococo ...
May 20, 2025 at 12:57 pm
No Holds Barred: In Conversation with Cleo Reed
Words by Sophie Abeles. Photos by Tosin Popoola & Matthew Schonfeld.
Self-assured and exceedingly creative, Cleo Reed is an ...
May 14, 2025 at 1:30 pm
No Holds Barred: Taking the Risk with ZEEMUFFIN
Words by Sophie Abeles. Photos by Jenna Murray.
Sitting at her desk in the marketing wing of Spotify’s New York office, a woman ...
April 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Welcome to Telescreens
Photos by Monty Hamm and Dutch Doscher.
“We don’t play, we work.”
Jim Morrison’s infamous declaration to Eve Babitz came to ...
April 2, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Charlotte Rose Benjamin’s Showgirlhood
Charlotte Rose Benjamin, photographed by Charlotte Dulany.
In girl world… There’s sentimentality, friendship, infatuation, and ...
March 18, 2025 at 11:00 am
Wilmah Took Over Baby’s All Right
Photos by Tori McGraw.
As you open the door to Baby’s All Right, on a crisp Friday night, striking, colorful lights lead you towards ...
March 17, 2025 at 2:01 pm
Test Subjects Experiment With Bigger Sound
Photos by Charlie Baker.
“Hey,” I said, turning to my neighbor at a concert on Wednesday night, “doesn’t he ...
February 19, 2025 at 2:57 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Ray Bull Unleashed
With just one listen, Ray Bull’s music sparks an immediate conversation of movement — foot tapping, finger snapping, head bobbing, ...
February 14, 2025 at 9:57 am
Premiere: Cindy Cane’s Heart Is on Fire
Faster, hotter, stronger.
Cindy Cane’s latest single, “Hearts on Fire,” is an endless dance between the peculiar and the ...
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 pm
Listen: Alex Orange Drink “Queen Victoria” featuring Conor Oberst
We have something to satisfy your sonic thirst: Alex Orange Drink’s latest single, “Queen Victoria,” featuring Conor Oberst.
The ...
February 6, 2025 at 12:07 pm
Feb. 6: Alex Hall “Drown” Opening Reception + Interview
Alex Hall is always in motion, jetting off to Los Angeles, Berlin, and beyond at a moment’s notice. For the New York-based portrait ...
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Rare DM’s “The Ring” (Official Music Video)
Grace Jones meets Santigold on the dancefloor to the tune of Rare DM’s latest single, “The Ring,” out tomorrow. With celestial ...
January 23, 2025 at 12:03 pm
No Holds Barred: On the Road with The Thing
Story and photos by Sophie Abeles.
Two years ago, The Thing, a four-piece indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, abandoned their ...
January 18, 2025 at 1:52 pm
Jan 19: Party Girls Never Die “Special Guests” Residency @ Jean’s Night 1
A new nightlife experience has arrived at Jean’s – Party Girls Never Die “Special Guests.”
Party Girls Never Die is a ...
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Dreaming With Rebounder
Noah and Dylan Chenfeld, photographed by Charlotte Dulany.
Oasis. The Kinks. Radiohead. The National. Rebounder. What ties them ...
January 3, 2025 at 11:25 am
No Holds Barred: An Interview with Wishy, the Hometown Heroes
Story by Sophie Abeles. Photos by Daniel Arnabar
It’s the year 2011. Three high schoolers, Kevin Krauter, his younger sister, Katie ...
December 31, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Interview with Veronica’s Sofia Zarzuela
photo by Aria Cabello
Sofia Zarzuela, the lead singer of NYC-based band, Veronica, jumps up and down in a Brooklyn park to stay warm ...
November 20, 2024 at 12:28 pm
Kiki Kramer: Tumblr Teen Turned Pop Provocateur
photo by Bousso Diop
Kiki Kramer proudly calls herself a “Wannabe Pop Star”, a title steeped in irony and cheeky ...
October 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm
‘Neo Nowtown’: Gun Reloads Nu Metal with a Dystopian Edge
Photos by Mary Claire McCoy
“You’ve gotta check out this band ‘Gun‘,” I tell a friend over a Wednesday afternoon ...
January 22, 2024 at 1:38 pm
Playlist: Roller Skating in Tokyo
Bright, entrancing neon lights, freshly soaked reflective asphalt, wind pulsing through your hair — There’s something about ...
June 14, 2019 at 4:19 pm
Jun 20: Computer Magic, The Muckers, Nyssa @ The Broadway ($12)
Our founder and editor-in-chief, Nasa chatted with DIY about the site, the zine, and our upcoming show with them next week! Check it ...
April 30, 2019 at 9:00 am
May show forecast
David Lynch roses
It’s the lusty month of May, kids. A lot of good shows, very little time. Shit’s gonna hit the fan at ...
February 13, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Mixtape: Spectral Heart
To celebrate the intense drear of this season of luv & St Valentine, I’ve concocted a vicious little soundtrack to a demonic ...
January 14, 2019 at 10:00 am
Premiere: ‘BOBBY LEE’ by The Bobby Lees (Video)
We’re super excited to premiere the new video for “BOBBY LEE” from upstate NY-based blues/punk band The Bobby Lees. ...
January 2, 2019 at 9:00 am
Alt Citizen presents Yaasss @ Carmelo’s
Photos by Derek ...
December 24, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Mixtape: Holiday Season
Listen to a Holiday sort of mix by Pazzi ...
December 4, 2018 at 9:00 am
With “We Appreciate Power” Grimes sounds like a parody of herself
Last week Grimes arrived with her first single since her excellent 2015 album Art Angels, “We Appreciate Power.” Her music ...
November 13, 2018 at 11:00 am
Band Crush: Peeping Drexels bring honky tonk sleaze to South London
South London’s Peeping Drexels ooze a sleaziness once only fabricated in poorly insulated basements in the Lower East Side circa ...
September 21, 2018 at 8:31 am
Listen: “Pretty Little Fucker” Surfbort
Surfbort offers up some serious punk attitude and a whole lot of noise. This is demonstrated quite well in their latest single, ...
September 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Join Alt Citizen!
Photo by Cheryl Georgette.
We’re always looking for people to help out in any shape or form. Below are some of the specific ...
August 23, 2018 at 8:44 am
Premiere: “Castle Factory” by Telefones
Photo by Emily Hollis.
Today, Nashville-based, art rock/post-punk band Telefones is out with “Castle Factory,” the ...
August 21, 2018 at 9:00 am
Idles shares retro visuals for anthemic “GREAT”
I’m not prone to hyperbole, but Idles are one of the most crucial bands around especially considering everything going on the ...
August 2, 2018 at 7:48 am
Song premiere: The Big Wheel “Foolish”
As Leeds-based trio The Big Wheel gear up to release their self-produced debut EP1, we’re premiering the first single, ...
July 18, 2018 at 3:26 pm
YAASSS premiere first single “Full Moon Junkies”
Photo by Rachel Cabitt.
If you haven’t been treated to the gift of a YAASSS show, I don’t know what you’re waiting ...
July 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
INTERVIEW: Amyl and the Sniffers’ first big whiff of punk fame
Photos by Kirs Thoen aka Daggers For Eyes.
Amyl and The Sniffers are ferocious. From the speakers, their EPs are sharp, fast, and ...
July 11, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: Rey Pila and the journey into no man’s land
Caught in a downpour during a bus ride to Philadelphia a few months ago, I wanted to take the storm in from the safety of my seat, to ...
July 9, 2018 at 7:25 pm
July: Summer with CHILLEMI Residency, Every Wednesday @ Berlin, 21+ ($10-$25)
Think Alan Vega style beats over Neil Young guitars. For his upcoming residency at Berlin, CHILLEMI will have a full backing band to ...
June 25, 2018 at 9:00 am
To the pit and back with THICK
From Craigslist to California, Brooklyn’s own THICK just don’t know when to stop. And thank God they don’t! They’re joyous, ...
June 22, 2018 at 9:00 am
EP Premiere: War Violet ‘Getaway’
The hot and sticky summer calls for War Violet’s whimsical escapism of psychedelic folk rock. Multi-instrumentalist Jummy Aremu ...
June 21, 2018 at 8:57 am
Song Premiere: Dismal Thinkings “Gone Away”
Nothing suits summer better than a melancholic rock song, and today, Seattle-based alt-rock band Dismal Thinkings has gifted us with ...
June 13, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: The emotional labyrinth of Exitmusic
Exitmusic’s latest release, The Recognitions, may very well be its last. The 12-year relationship and musical collaboration between ...
June 12, 2018 at 9:00 am
Album Premiere: GRLwood “Daddy”
The queer revolution is here and it’s…Kentucky-fried with a side of screamo? That’s what “scream-pop” duo GRLwood have ...
June 4, 2018 at 9:00 am
June 5th: Alt Citizen’s Altered States with Alex Carapetis @ Night of Joy
It’s been really beautiful to watch Alt Citizen grow and mutate into its current incarnation for the last two years. It feels ...
May 31, 2018 at 9:00 am
To Philly and back to see The Kills @ Union Transfer
There’s a reason The Kills and their crunchy blues-rock continue to make the rounds and blow out speakers. Their most recent LP, ...
May 23, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: Spitting blood with Starcrawler
Photos by Noelle Duquette at Elsewhere’s Loft, styling by Cait Durra for Worship. Interview by Amanda Lang.
Everything about ...
May 22, 2018 at 8:30 am
May 25-26: The Elsewhere Rooftop Opening with NOBUNNY & Branko ($10-$20)
Summer has (finally) fucking arrived and besides the blistering humidity and a pervasive smell of warm urine, it also means it’s ...
May 17, 2018 at 9:25 am
Sweet and creamy: Fever Ray @ Brooklyn Hangar
Nine years after unleashing their pitch-black eponymous debut album, Fever Ray is back in the States again with a quake full of dark ...
May 16, 2018 at 1:54 pm
Album review: Courtney Barnett ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel’
Courtney Barnett is among the most observational of contemporary songwriters. 2014’s The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas and the ...
May 2, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: Sunflower Bean @ Bowery Ballroom
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