April 24, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Apr 25: Dangerfest! @ the Firehouse Space, 6:30pm ($20)
Dangerfest!, the annual music festival fundraiser presented by Emily Danger, celebrates their 2015 edition at the Firehouse Space in ...
April 24, 2015 at 11:00 am
Apr 25: Young, Colored & Angry: Exhibition + Magazine Debut @ Holyrad Studio, 12pm (FREE!!)
Young, Colored & Angry, an online magazine and gallery exhibition that exclusively features the work of young artists and ...
April 23, 2015 at 8:41 pm
Apr 23: Slick Rick with Special Guests @ the Wick, 8:30pm ($20)
Slick Rick, one of the iconic voices of ’80s hip-hop culture, is overtaking the Wick alongside a slew of great talent, including ...
April 20, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Premiere: Shark Week “Waste of Time”
Shark Week, a boisterous DC-based surf rock outfit, is set to release their debut album Beach Fuzz next month, and we have the ...
April 20, 2015 at 4:12 pm
Cult Citizen! Our new monthly party with Cult Records
Hey! We’re now co-hosting monthly hangs at Baby’s All Right with the fine people of Cult Records! The first party is ...
April 16, 2015 at 8:35 pm
Listen: Girlpool “Before The World Was Big”
Girlpool just released “Before The World Was Big,” the title track from their upcoming debut album. It’s a nostalgic ...
April 16, 2015 at 8:32 pm
Listen: Fraternal Twin “Skin Gets Hot”
Fraternal Twin just dropped “Skin Gets Hot,” the title track from their upcoming album. The moody guitar riffs and ...
April 16, 2015 at 7:43 pm
Watch: the Growlers “Not The Man”
They may be seasoned road dogs with a seemingly shallow bag of tricks and nugs, but Cali psych-rockers the Growlers still manage to ...
April 16, 2015 at 7:17 pm
Apr 16: Richie Quake, Sus Life, OSHUN, Budo Kiba @ Palisades, 7:30pm ($7)
Tonight, Palisades has a solid lineup of hip-hop and R&B acts, including Richie Quake, Sus Life, Oshun, and Budo Kiba. If ...
April 16, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Premiere: Joel Magid “Since You Went Away”
Portland’s Joel Magid has an ear for the ’60s. With a penchant for psychedelic whimsy, sugary pop melodies, and good ...
April 16, 2015 at 4:38 pm
Listen: Samantha Urbani “1 2 3 4”
Samantha Urbani, multi-talented musician and muse, just released “1 2 3 4,” a danceable new single from what looks likes ...
April 15, 2015 at 7:58 pm
Art Cures: Exploring Ethereal Japan
Art Cures, our new weekly series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you ...
April 15, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Listen: The Lagoonas “Color Spectrum”
The Lagoonas are a scrappy garage rock trio from Memphis, and they just released “Color Spectrum,” a new single off of ...
April 14, 2015 at 7:58 pm
Shows We Went To (I)
You may recognize Shows We Went To, our new photography series that captures the crackling energy of live shows from across the NYC ...
April 14, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Porchista Khakpour
A writer of impeccable talent and an impressive resumé, Porchista Khakpour is the author of Sons and Other Flammable ...
April 13, 2015 at 3:54 pm
Give Up The Roast: Stumptown Cold Brew vs. ‘Slip It In’ by Black Flag
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album pairing ...
April 7, 2015 at 8:00 am
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Sophia Katz
Sophia Katz is a writer and musician from Toronto, and her debut collection, The Title Of This Book Is An Inside Joke, was just ...
April 6, 2015 at 8:23 pm
Listen: Dilly Dally “Gender Role”
Toronto punk outfit Dilly Dally released “Gender Role,” a visceral new single off of their upcoming debut album.
Listen ...
April 6, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Listen: Speedy Ortiz “Puffer”
As someone who also hails from the weird hills of Western Massachusetts, I can’t help but cheer for Northampton’s own ...
April 6, 2015 at 7:34 pm
Listen: Slonk Donkerson “Painted From Memory”
Brooklyn’s own Slonk Donkerson just released “Painted From Memory,” the fuzzed-out new single from their upcoming ...
April 6, 2015 at 5:39 pm
Watch: Waxahatchee “Under A Rock”
Most careers that start in the bedroom fizzle out as quickly as they ignite, leaving barely an imprint on the pop culture ...
April 3, 2015 at 6:06 pm
Watch: TOPS “Driverless Passenger”
Montreal’s TOPS just released a strangely existential, animated music video for “Driverless Passenger,” a soft and ...
April 3, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Interview: Rey Pila
Rey Pila are a spirited synth rock group from Mexico City, and their knack for free-flowing, danceable tunes makes them immediately ...
April 3, 2015 at 8:00 am
Apr 3: Feature Shoot Presents The BlowUp @ ROOT, 6pm ($20)
Feature Shoot is presenting the inaugural edition of The BlowUp, a brand new quarterly photographic storytelling event. Featured ...
April 2, 2015 at 5:50 pm
Listen: Kid Wave “Honey”
Indie pop quartet Kid Wave just released “Honey,” a shimmering new single off their upcoming album, Wanderlust. Low vocals ...
April 1, 2015 at 10:48 pm
Watch: Metz “Nervous System”
The Canadian noise rock tour de force Metz just released a video of their live performance “Nervous System,” a new song ...
April 1, 2015 at 10:46 pm
Listen: Turbo Fruits “No Reason To Stay”
Nashville’s Turbo Fruits are set to release their fourth full-length next month, No Control, continuing what’s been a ...
April 1, 2015 at 10:29 am
Listen: Tanlines “Invisible Ways”
Brooklyn’s experimental pop duo Tanlines just released a video for “Invisible Ways,” a single from their upcoming ...
April 1, 2015 at 8:47 am
Premiere: Yardlets “Baby Deer”
Sam Goldberg (Uncut/Broken Social Scene/Hawaii) and Jeff Edwards (Shot While Hunting) are the accomplished musicians behind Yardlets, ...
April 1, 2015 at 8:00 am
Apr 1: Jerry Paper Release Party w/ Helado Negro, Trabajo, Macula Dog @ Silent Barn, 8pm ($10)
Jerry Paper, the psychedelic alter ego of Lucas Nathan, will be having his release party for his new album Carousel at Silent Barn ...
March 31, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Listen: Warm Soda “I Wanna Go Fast”
Warm Soda craft head-bobbing, bubblegum sweet pop tunes, and their most recent single, “I Wanna Go Fast,” couldn’t ...
March 31, 2015 at 9:44 am
Watch: Young Guv “Ripe 4 Luv”
Following his previous music video for “Crushing Sensation,” Young Guv seems to be continuing on with the theme of ...
March 30, 2015 at 10:39 pm
Watch: Show Me The Body “Bone Soup”
Queens punk outfit Show Me The Body just released a visceral video for “Bone Soup,” a track off their upcoming EP SMTB. ...
March 30, 2015 at 8:36 pm
Album Review: Sufjan Stevens ‘Carrie & Lowell’
Often known for his lush orchestras and eccentric electronic freakouts, Sufjan Stevens has stripped away excess in order to deliver an ...
March 30, 2015 at 6:16 pm
Listen: Earl Sweatshirt & Action Bronson “Warlord Leather”
Both Earl Sweatshirt and Queens rapper Action Bronson recently released new full-lengths: Earl’s fractious I Don’t Like ...
March 28, 2015 at 6:48 pm
Watch: Salomon Faye “W.T.F.”
Coming out of Brooklyn by way of Paris and Harlem (now that’s an interesting trajectory), rapper Salomon Faye just released a ...
March 27, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Mar 28: Island Eyes, Babes, Scully @ Baby’s All Right, 10:30pm ($12)
Island Eyes (formerly WAND) will be bringing their minimalist electronic pop to Baby’s All right for a late show with Babes and ...
March 27, 2015 at 8:37 pm
Mar 28: ‘The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari’ @ Nitehawk Cinema, 12pm ($16)
Nitehawk Cinema will be screening The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, a silent horror film and one of the very first in the genre, with a ...
March 27, 2015 at 6:26 pm
Mixtape: Hurting on the Inside
“I’m packed with broken glass and memories and it all hurts.”
Few could capture emotional pain with the unapologetic ...
March 27, 2015 at 8:00 am
Mar 27: Baked, Bueno, Leapling, Weed Hounds, Pupppy @ Shea Stadium, 8pm ($8)
Local psych band Baked is going to be leading the charge at Shea Stadium tonight alongside fellow Brooklynites Bueno, Leapling, Weed ...
March 26, 2015 at 6:09 pm
Throwback Review: ‘Grey Gardens’
“You know, they’ll get you in East Hampton for wearing red shoes on a Thursday,” we hear an unknown voice declare as the Maysles ...
March 25, 2015 at 9:38 pm
Listen: Astronauts, etc. “I Know”
Astronauts, etc. is an ambient, dream pop outfit led Anthony Ferraro (touring keyboardist for Toro Y Moi), and the group just released ...
March 25, 2015 at 5:22 pm
Listen: Damaged Bug “The Mirror”
We just had news detailing the return of psyche rock moguls Thee Oh Sees in May with what’s set to be the band’s sixth ...
March 25, 2015 at 4:52 pm
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Mira Gonzalez
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz, our new weekly interview series, gets the skinny on independent writers, from their creative process and views on ...
March 24, 2015 at 10:00 am
Mar 25: ‘Spring Breakers’ @ Nitehawk Cinema, 9:30pm ($15)
Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine’s 2012 exploration of young decadence, is screening tonight at Nitehawk Cinema. In addition to ...
March 24, 2015 at 8:27 am
Watch: FKA twigs “Glass & Patron”
R&B enigma FKA twigs just released a video for “Glass & Patron” (a track off her upcoming third EP) in ...
March 24, 2015 at 8:24 am
Watch: Action Bronson “Baby Blue” feat. Chance the Rapper
Rapper, food aficionado, and Queens native Action Bronson just released a video for “Baby Blue,” a song off of his ...
March 24, 2015 at 8:00 am
Listen: Turn To Crime “Without a Care”
Detroit’s Turn To Crime just released “Without A Care,” the third single from their upcoming sophomore album, Action. The ...
March 23, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Watch: Soko “Lovetrap” feat. Ariel Pink
Soko takes on LA night life in her new music video for “Lovetrap” featuring Ariel Pink, a dark electronic track from her ...
March 23, 2015 at 3:21 pm
Review: Kendrick Lamar ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’
“When shit hits the fan is you still a fan?” blurts Kendrick Lamar on the final track of his 2015 opus To Pimp A ...