June 19, 2014 at 1:02 pm
Listen: Kevin Morby “My Name”
Late last year, the Brooklyn-via-Texas singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Morby released his excellent solo ...
June 19, 2014 at 11:45 am
Listen: Jessie Ware “Tough Love”
Jessie Ware burst onto the scene in 2012 with her brilliant debut album Devotion, not to mention her appearances on SBTRKT’s ...
June 19, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 19: ‘Daisies’ @ Nitehawk Cinema 9:30pm ($11/FREE w/ Northside Film Badge)
Daisies @ Nitehawk Cinema 9:30pm ($11/FREE w/ Northside Film Badge)
As Nicole pointed out in her Northside film recommendations round ...
June 18, 2014 at 1:57 pm
Watch: Lana Del Rey “Shades of Cool”
Our ears hear Lana Del Rey’s hushed voice coo “My baby lives in shades of blue” but our eyes see an older gentleman with good ...
June 18, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Review: Young Liars ‘Tidal Wave’
I don’t think I could even be mad if I were hit by a car while listening to Young Liars. Their debut, Tidal Wave, opens by ...
June 18, 2014 at 10:49 am
Watch: Yuna “Mountains”
Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna has just released a video for “Mountains,” from her 2013 release Nocturnal. ...
June 18, 2014 at 10:23 am
Listen: Beverly “Planet Birthday”
Beverly, Frankie Rose’s new project with Drew Citron, made a pretty strong impression on us with its debut song, “Honey ...
June 18, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 18: Sterling Ruby’s ‘SUNRISE SUNSET’ @ Hauser & Wirth 5pm (FREE!!)
Sterling Ruby’s SUNRISE SUNSET @ Hauser & Wirth 5pm (FREE!!)
The LA based artist is bringing his paintings, cardboard ...
June 17, 2014 at 5:59 pm
5 Films To Check Out During Northside Festival
The live music might have ended on Sunday, but there are still plenty of awesome films to enjoy before the Northside Festival ...
June 17, 2014 at 2:40 pm
Northside Crush: The Range @ McCarren Park (6/15)
Electronic producer James Hinton — aka The Range — kind of blew up out of nowhere. His first full-length ...
June 17, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Review: The Antlers ‘Familiars’
The Antlers have been around long enough that we know what we can expect from them. Their albums carry a narrative arc, spurred on by ...
June 17, 2014 at 11:00 am
Northside Crush: Sharon Van Etten @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (6/12)
Review: Sharon Van Etten @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (6/12)
Last Thursday night, Northside badge holders and fans alike lined up ...
June 17, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 17: Robert Heinecken’s “I Am Involved in Learning to Perceive and Use Light” @ Petzel Gallery 5pm (FREE!!)
Robert Heinecken’s “I Am Involved in Learning to Perceive and Use Light” @ Petzel Gallery 5pm (FREE!!)
See this ...
June 16, 2014 at 8:17 pm
Review: Death Grips ‘N***** on the Moon’
Industrial hip hop group Death Grips just released another free LP, N***** on the Moon, which is only the first half from their ...
June 16, 2014 at 7:23 pm
Listen: Spider Bags “Japanese Vacation”
Spider Bags are back! In 2012, they brought us the excellent Shake My Head, an album where they struggled to find a label that would ...
June 13, 2014 at 10:48 am
June 13th & 14th: Scream @ Sunshine Cinema
Wes Craven’s classic, Scream, is playing this weekend for two midnight showings at Sunshine Cinema (134 E Houston st – F ...
June 13, 2014 at 9:00 am
June 15: Fuck Buttons, Lichens, Odonis Odonis @ Warsaw 7pm ($18)
Fuck Buttons, Lichens, Odonis Odonis @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 7pm ($18)
Have you read our interview with Odonis Odonis yet? Read it ...
June 13, 2014 at 8:30 am
June 14: Thee Oh Sees, The Blind Shake, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ McCarren Park 2pm (FREE!!)
Thee Oh Sees, The Blind Shake, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ McCarren Park 2pm (FREE!!)
If you have a Music or Premium ...
June 13, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 13: The Goodnight Darlings, Dead Leaf Echo, Tyburn Saints, Tiers @ The Trash Bar 8pm ($8)
The Goodnight Darlings, Dead Leaf Echo, Tyburn Saints, Tiers @ The Trash Bar 7:30pm ($6)
Spend Friday the 13th at The Trash Bar like ...
June 12, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Bishop Allen “Start Again”
Bishop Allen are back after a relatively quiet time as we first chronicled here. Now, the band has released an accompanying video for ...
June 12, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 12: Big Ups @ Baby’s All Right 8:30pm ($10)
Big Ups @ Baby’s All Right 8:30pm ($10)
Do you have a Northside Fest badge? Good, you won’t have any trouble getting into ...
June 11, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Bear In Heaven “Time Between”
Brooklyn’s Bear In Heaven last graced the music scene with 2012’s dance oriented I Love You, It’s Cool. In the ...
June 11, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 11: ‘Weekend’ on Netflix
Weekend on Netflix
What’s this? Another night of movie watching?! I know, but trust me, you want to stay in tonight to prepare ...
June 10, 2014 at 12:04 pm
Life in the age of anxiety & browser tabs with alt lit writer Guillaume Morissette
Alt Lit authors Guillaume Morissette and Ashley Opheim are good friends. They both live in Montreal, where they co-curate the reading ...
June 10, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 10: Tyvek, Sleepies, Red Dawn II, Mr. Transylvania @ Death By Audio 8pm ($8)
Tyvek, Sleepies, Red Dawn II, Mr. Transylvania @ Death By Audio 8pm ($8)
Sleepies is one of our favorite bands and it should be yours ...
June 9, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Watch: Blood Orange “You’re Not Good Enough”
Blood Orange, decked out in sleek, blinding white, gets down with his band and an all-female dance crew inside a daytime television ...
June 9, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: SBTRKT “Temporary View (feat. Sampha)”
Back in 2011, electronic artist SBTRKT released his self titled album. It was his first, and to date his only. But maybe we are ...
June 6, 2014 at 8:59 am
June 7: Angel Haze @ House of Vans 7pm (FREE!!)
Angel Haze @ House of Vans 7pm (FREE!!)
Catch one of our favorite rappers around for free — just RSVP here! ...
June 6, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 6: Eddie Martinez’s “Neanderthal Jeans” @ Half Gallery 4pm (FREE!!)
Eddie Martinez’s “Neanderthal Jeans” @ Half Gallery 4pm (FREE!!)
Eddie Martinez’s work has always been De ...
June 5, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Listen: Tennis “Never Work For Free”
Tennis, Denver’s chillest indie pop group, are returning with their third album in September. The album is titled Ritual In ...
June 5, 2014 at 2:10 pm
7 Quotes that Explain Stoner’s Popular Resurgence
In sensible circles, 4Chan is dismissed for its racism, its porn of dubious legality, its gore- and furry-oriented content. But it ...
June 5, 2014 at 10:05 am
June 5: Kurt Vile and the Violators @ Brooklyn Bowl 6pm ($20)
Kurt Vile and the Violators @ Brooklyn Bowl 6pm ($20)
Kurt Vile’s Wakin On A Pretty Daze was one of our favorite albums last ...
June 4, 2014 at 5:22 pm
Listen: TEEN “Not For Long” (Saint Pepsi Remix)
We brought you a few of TEEN’s favorite things back in April, but now were stoked to bring one of ours. Check it: Saint Pepsi ...
June 4, 2014 at 12:13 pm
Listen: Sia “Eye of the Needle”
As Sia’s resident hype man, I’d be remiss if Alt Citizen missed anything new from her. As you know, her new album 1000 ...
June 4, 2014 at 12:03 pm
Contest: Win Tickets to See Morrissey @ Barclays Center 6/21
King Moz is coming to Brooklyn and we’ve got tickets for you! All you have to do is tweet us your favorite lyrics to ...
June 4, 2014 at 10:44 am
Listen: Caribou “Can’t Do Without You”
Dan Snaith has many musical faces. Most recently, he recorded under the name Daphni, but is probably best known for his work as ...
June 4, 2014 at 10:39 am
Listen: Avi Buffalo “So What”
It’s been over four years since we last heard from Long Beach’s Avi Buffalo. Apart from a brief 7″ single release ...
June 4, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 4: Ryan McGinness: Figure Drawings @ Pace Prints 5pm (FREE!!)
Ryan McGinness: Figure Drawings @ Pace Prints 5pm (FREE!!)
From the press release: Ryan McGinness: Figure Drawings is a ...
June 3, 2014 at 11:33 am
A Few of Our Favorite Things: The Teen Age
When we ask some of our favorite bands to share some of their favorite things with us, it allows all of us to get a glimpse (not to ...
June 3, 2014 at 10:30 am
Listen: Drake “0 to 100 / The Catch Up”
I realize people’s opinions on Drake are mixed, but there is one thing you can’t deny: when he is feeling confidant, ...
June 3, 2014 at 10:00 am
Review: Fucked Up ‘Glass Boys’
Let’s get this out of the way now: Fucked Up is a band that really shouldn’t exist anymore. Their sound evolved beyond hardcore ...
June 3, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 3: Priests, In School, Sediment Club @ Cake Shop 8pm ($10)
Priests, In School, Sediment Club @ Cake Shop 8pm ($10)
I fell in love with Priests after listening to “USA ...
June 2, 2014 at 4:19 pm
Watch: Disclosure and Friend Within “The Mechanism”
The brothers in Disclosure collaborated a little while back with the quietly mysterious producer Friend Within on a stellar UK garage ...
June 2, 2014 at 4:17 pm
A Few Of Our Favorite Things: PUJOL
PUJOL fuses the ferocity of punk rock with tender yet gritty lyricism and sonic traces of Americana, garage, and rock and roll. His ...
June 2, 2014 at 10:00 am
Watch: Miguel “Simplethings”
Whether you’ve heard Miguel’s heart-stopping song “Simplethings” ’cause you’re a fan of HBO’s Girls (he wrote it ...
June 2, 2014 at 8:00 am
June 2: ‘Faces’ on Hulu
Faces on Hulu
Bless the Hulu gods for having most of the Criterion Collection on their site. This includes Cassavetes’s ...
May 30, 2014 at 4:49 pm
Interview: Behind the Scenes of ASTR’s “Blue Hawaii”
ASTR are a two person dance party that fuses together electro, pop, and soul into grinding, moody jams. They’ve amassed a ...
May 30, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Listen: FaltyDL “Do Me”
FaltyDL is back with a subtle yet wildly infectious track titled “Do Me,” coming straight off of his upcoming summer ...
May 30, 2014 at 3:31 pm
May 30 – June 1: Bushwick Open Studios 12pm (FREE!!)
Bushwick Open Studios 12pm (FREE!!)
This is exactly what it sounds like — a bunch of art studios and galleries (and ...
May 30, 2014 at 1:42 pm
Watch: Mykki Blanco “She Gutta”
Mykki Blanco just dropped a new EP entitled Spring/Summer 2014, along with a video for its single “She Gutta.” Set in a ...