May 1, 2018 at 8:00 am
Watch: Phil and The Osophers “Third World American”
It’s nothing new, but the United States kinda suck. And I don’t mean that in a racist, “Make America Great ...
April 25, 2018 at 8:00 am
Premiere: Atlas Wynd “Helpless”
Rock music doesn’t need to be reinvented to be worthy. Some bands rely on nostalgia, some bands rely on experimentation, and ...
April 23, 2018 at 8:00 am
Live Review: U.S. Girls and Gold Dime @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Going to a lot of shows in New York, you can easily get wrapped up in ...
April 18, 2018 at 8:00 am
Live review: Cigarettes After Sex @ Brooklyn Steel
What does it mean to put on a live performance? Are musicians supposed to stay true to their original creation or provide an ...
April 16, 2018 at 8:00 am
Album Review: Many Rooms “There Is A Presence Here”
Somber and neither here nor there, Many Rooms, the moniker of Houston-based singer/songwriter Briana Hunt, conceived a debut album ...
April 12, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: Caroline Rose @ Rough Trade
Photos by Brett Myers.
Caroline Rose
“I do believe we might be the most grateful band in the world.”
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April 9, 2018 at 8:00 am
Live Review: Nobunny @ Diviera Drive
I don’t know what happened to me as a kid but I’m only satisfied at shows if I’m deaf and sweaty by the end of it—and if the ...
March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am
Throwback Review: The Kills ‘Midnight Boom’
I know it’s annoying when people talk about how great past generations were as if there weren’t always problems that made people ...
March 12, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: BOYTOY, Honduras, and Native Sun @ Elsewhere
Photos by Brett Myers.
BOYTOY
Honduras
Native Sun
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March 8, 2018 at 8:00 am
Interview: Big White
Interview by Brett Myers.
Big White, a five-piece Australian band, is a shit ton of fun. At least, to listen to. I didn’t get ...
March 5, 2018 at 7:07 pm
April 6: McLovins @ Gramercy Theater, 7pm ($12)
Just before festival season gets started, April is a busy, busy month for live music. To get the rainy month started, McLovins are ...
March 1, 2018 at 7:45 am
Listen: Honduras “Need The Sun/Water Sign”
It’s a new day in Honduras. The Brooklyn duo has no connection to the actual country, but it doesn’t matter as they’ve been ...
February 28, 2018 at 8:21 am
Live Review: Jacuzzi Boys and The Muckers @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
For concert goers, Sundays suck most of the time. One of the last ...
February 28, 2018 at 8:00 am
Mixtape: Pisces season
Mixtape by Julie-Anna George.
Pisces, I know you well, as my sister, brother and father, you are born between February 20th and ...
February 26, 2018 at 8:00 am
Revisiting Palma Violets ‘180’ five years later
One night in 2015 my roommate Courtney came home very drunk slurring about hanging out with a band in a bathroom and watching them ...
February 26, 2018 at 8:00 am
Watch: Promiseland “My Shadow”
Promiseland has taken New York City. The solo project of Australian artist Johann Rashid has cultivated a reputation for destroying ...
February 23, 2018 at 8:26 am
Feb 25: Jacuzzi Boys, The Muckers, Gnarcissists @ Baby’s All Right, 8pm ($12)
For some reason, the weather shot up to almost 70 degrees this week. Maybe it’s because Jacuzzi Boys are bringing the heat this ...
February 21, 2018 at 8:00 am
Listen: Why Bonnie “Practice”
Why Bonnie, an Austin-based quartet, popped up seemingly out of nowhere and immediately caught my attention with their take ...
February 16, 2018 at 8:00 am
Listen: Soccer Mommy “Still Clean”
There are few that can articulate the isolation of wallowing in your bedroom after a painful rejection like Soccer Mommy’s Sophie ...
February 15, 2018 at 12:25 pm
Listen: The Voidz “Pointlessness”
What a way to go. The Voidz have a new album on the way, Virtue, and it’s closing track, the newly released “Pointlessness,” is ...
December 10, 2017 at 12:59 pm
Dec 28: Cult Citizen presents: UNI, Wooing, Twin Guns @ Elsewhere Zone One, 8PM ($10)
We’re in love with Brooklyn’s new venue Elsewhere and stoked to bring our Cult Citizen series to Zone 1. Our next show ...
December 4, 2017 at 8:00 am
Premiere: Jane Church “This Here City”
Jane Church’s latest track, “This Here City” is a nostalgic ode to New York City. A refreshing break from my habitually moody ...
August 15, 2017 at 12:19 pm
The Shush Series: Dougie Poole and Casey Hopkins Trio
Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw.
Hey party people. Wait, wrong crowd? Well, anyways, I’m going to assume regardless that ...
August 13, 2017 at 5:40 pm
Aug 29: Cult Citizen presents Puzzle, Junk Boys, YAASSS @ Baby’s All Right ($10)
The next Cult Citizen is happening Aug 29 and features headliner Puzzle (1/2 of The Garden) with support from local favorites Junk ...
July 10, 2017 at 12:38 pm
Jul 25: Cult Citizen presents Weeknight, Blond Ambition, Kyle Avallone @ Baby’s All Right ($10)
Our summer Cult Citizen series are here! Next one is July 25 and features pop sensations Weeknight, Blond Ambition, and Kyle Avallone. ...
June 26, 2017 at 9:00 am
Cult Citizen Recap: Heartsrevolution, Promiseland and Alexander F
On June 7th we hosted our June Cult Citizen show at Baby’s All Right with a lineup featuring Heartsrevolution, Promiseland and ...
June 15, 2017 at 10:00 am
Franz Ferdinand at Warsaw
Photos on expired film by Alatz Ortega.
The last time Franz Ferdinand played NYC was back in 2013 for their Right Thoughts, Right ...
May 22, 2017 at 4:54 pm
Jun 7: Cult Citizen presents Alexander F, Promiseland, & Heartsrevolution @ Baby’s All Right, 10PM ($10)
Hey guys! Save the date.. this one is going to be a legendary Cult Citizen. Details and tickets ...
May 16, 2017 at 1:05 pm
Video Premiere: Joey Agresta “Don’t Be Sad”
We are excited to premiere the music video for Joey Agresta’s “Don’t Be Sad,” created by John J. Andrews. ...
March 9, 2017 at 12:53 pm
Film Review: Get Out
In theory, a horror movie may seem like a stretch for Jordan Peele but with Get Out he’s brilliantly crafted a poignant social ...
March 8, 2017 at 4:34 pm
Apr 18: Cult Citizen presents Exhibition (Release Party), High Water, Wild Pink @ Baby’s, 8PM ($12)
The next Cult Citizen is happening April 18th. Save the date! This is gonna be a special one. More info ...
February 28, 2017 at 1:35 pm
Premiere: Mustardmind “Glitch”
What’s the opposite of a mastermind? According to these Brooklyn-based musicians it’s a Mustardmind, and that’s ...
February 21, 2017 at 10:00 am
Faded Films: Geriatrics
Oh man. Time for some unnecessary and bizarre insights into my psyche. When I was a child, I spent a lot of time visiting my ...
February 19, 2017 at 8:33 pm
Mixtape: Wise Up
Some things are better left unsaid. Sometimes songs make more sense. Here’s a moody mix full of chaos, sweet nothings, and ...
February 9, 2017 at 10:30 am
Watch: The Modern Savage Drop Your Winter Cure in “Pull Me”
Anchorage based post-punk band, The Modern Savage have dropped an antidote for anyone feeling lonely this Valentine’s Day in their ...
February 8, 2017 at 11:52 am
Faded Films: National Nightmares
This column is late and I want to have a good excuse, like I was backpacking through Guam, but I don’t I’ve just been so horribly ...
February 6, 2017 at 1:19 pm
Film Review: 20th Century Women
It’s 1979 and the world seems to be at a precipice; Vietnam, Watergate and the Iran Hostage Crisis are behind us and we are at a ...
February 6, 2017 at 1:04 pm
Band Crush: LVL UP and Cloud Nothings @ Webster Hall (2/1)
Story and photos by Devon Bristol Shaw
Music for me is based on how it makes me feel in the moment I’m present to it. Sure, I have ...
February 4, 2017 at 3:28 pm
Cult Citizen Recap: Palm Springsteen, The Wedge, The Pizza Boys @ Baby’s (2/2)
A crowd of fresh faces and repeat offenders to the locally-coveted spot “Baby’s All Right” rounded up on a chill Thursday night ...
February 3, 2017 at 3:25 pm
Listen: Bunny Michael Unleashes Spiritual Demons in “They”
Brooklyn rapper turned sexual mystic, Bunny Michael teases fans with an intimate low-key banger to briefly distract us from whatever ...
February 1, 2017 at 2:19 pm
Premiere: Alien Kisses “Galaxy Love”
Jenny Wong from Brooklyn shoegaze project Vivienne Eastwood paired up with actress and humble-creator, Julia Morrison, on their ...
January 31, 2017 at 9:50 pm
Feb 2: Cult Citizen presents Palm Springsteen, The Wedge, Pizza Boys @ Babys, 8PM ($10)
Cult Citizen is back! And it’s going to be an exciting year of shows curated by us and the budz at Cult Records. This Thursday ...
January 31, 2017 at 1:49 pm
Jan 31: Charting Kala Pani @ The Cooper Union, 6PM (FREE)
Head on over to Cooper Union tonight to see Charting Kala Pani, a presentation of work by Alt Citizen designer Sarah Schmitt and ...
January 31, 2017 at 10:00 am
Interview: Palm Springsteen
Photos by Brittany Marino and Tamim Alnuweiri.
Palm Springsteen is Nick Hinman on vocals, Hayden Tobin on guitar, Luca Buccellati ...
January 27, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Watch: The Cutouts — “Phone Sex”
I first put on the Cutouts track as background music while I went about my day. Hours later I found myself humming “you got a hold ...
January 26, 2017 at 12:04 pm
Cool Shit: Jack Kerouac in Oedipus Rex
Eleventh grade was literal hell for me but that statement is true for all of high school. I was 14, going through puberty and ...
January 23, 2017 at 1:33 pm
Mixtape: Metal Monday x Rosey & Jackie
Meet my favorite bartender on this side of the Brooklyn Bridge – Lauren Rosey. We met at a Brooklyn DIY venue over a mutual love ...
January 23, 2017 at 10:30 am
Listen: The Britanys – “In Yer Time”
The Britanys are Pop Rocks, they are the crackle and fuzz on vinyl records, they are the white noise of old basement televisions. ...
January 16, 2017 at 3:13 pm
Ladies Behind Lenses: Emily Kai Bock
Ladies Behind Lenses is a column that explores films directed, produced, and written by women who are kicking ass within the ...
January 13, 2017 at 3:26 pm
Faded Films: Purge Your Friends
Last halloween my best friend and I got really obsessed with the idea of the Purge, as in that horrible Ethan Hawke horror movie. We ...