January 6, 2016 at 9:30 pm
Listen: Wild Nothing “Reichpop”
Wild Nothing premiered a new song yesterday, taken off his upcoming album Life Of Pause. The album will be released 2/19 on Bella ...
January 6, 2016 at 9:28 pm
Listen: Teen “Tokyo”
Teen just dropped an amazing new single. It’s from their upcoming album Love Yes, out of 2/19 on Carpark records. Listen to ...
January 6, 2016 at 12:45 am
Jan 5-6: Brooklyn is Berning! An Official Fundraiser for Bernie Sanders 2016 @ Baby’s All Right, 6pm
Brooklyn Is Berning! is a two night official fundraiser for Bernie Sander’s 2016 campaign with performances and appearances by: ...
December 29, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Mixtape: Daydreamer
Got your head in clouds? Me too. Escaping reality is absolutely necessary for my sanity, so I try to get away as much as possible. As ...
December 24, 2015 at 5:54 pm
Listen: The Walters “Young Men”
Yesterday, Chicago based band The Walters released a new album entitled Young Men. This is the band’s second record ...
December 23, 2015 at 6:16 pm
A Very GUTR Year
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album ...
December 22, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Mixtape: TOP 40
It’s been an amazing year for music. We recently posted our Top Releases – which highlights over 50 albums released this ...
December 17, 2015 at 9:22 pm
Staff Picks: Top Releases of 2015
Our top picks for 2015! List by Nasa, Hafi, Raf, Tim, Shea, Rich, and Brittany
All year our staff has been reviewing music, going ...
December 16, 2015 at 5:44 pm
Dec 18: Perfect Pussy, Big Ups, Guerilla Toss @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 8PM ($12)
Got plans for Friday night? Now you do. This lineup is a triple knockout featuring bands Perfect Pussy, Big Ups, and Guerilla Toss ...
December 10, 2015 at 9:10 pm
Alt Space Shop Now Online!!!
Hey internet friends!
We are proud to present our new online store, altspaceshop.com! Featuring some of our favorite artists, ...
December 10, 2015 at 7:02 pm
Dec 12: Pop up / Pop Off feat. Hairy Guppy, Something Is Happening, Sext Pixels @ Alt Space 12-7PM
Alt Space is hosting POP UP/POP OFF on December 12 from 12-7PM for a pop up market with some of our favorite designers Hairy Guppy, ...
December 10, 2015 at 6:54 pm
Mixtape: Venus Envy
A playlist highlighting some of our favorite ladies in music. For this mixtape we are sporting tunes from Downtown Boys, Hinds, Holly ...
December 10, 2015 at 6:05 pm
Dec 11: Speedy Ortiz, Downtown Boys, Eskimeaux, Very Fresh @ Silent Barn, 8pm ($14)
This wicked show with Speedy Ortiz, Downtown Boys, Eskimeaux, and Very Fresh is a fundraiser for the Girls Rock Camp Foundation. ...
December 10, 2015 at 10:30 am
Dec 12: Goddess Party III @ Bohemian Grove, 9PM ($3-$10)
Come to Bohemian Grove for performances by Bunny Michael, Greem Jellyfish, Qing Konqubine, and Brown Bread . Come hang!
Bohemian ...
December 9, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Dec 10: Opening Reception for ‘Take Me Home Tonight’ @ Alt Space 6-9PM (FREE)
Blood Bath by Laura Callaghan, part of “Take Me Home Tonight” opening December 10th
Alt Space Brooklyn presents Take Me ...
December 9, 2015 at 5:20 pm
Dec 10: Paper Cuts Zine and Panel Discussion @ ABC No Rio, 7:30PM (FREE)
Come to Paper Cuts Bookstore Tour Edition 3! A Zine Reading and Panel Discussion featuring: Jack Bratich from the ABC No Rio Zine ...
December 8, 2015 at 10:04 pm
Mixtape: Heavy Fuzz
For the psych rock stoners at heart here is a playlist for your fuzz drenched souls. Rock out in your bedroom and give into the head ...
December 8, 2015 at 8:18 pm
Watch: Bliscord “Kream” feat. Bunny Michael
Bliscord is out with their new video “Kream” featuring Brooklyn based artist Bunny Michael. This video and musical ...
December 7, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Making the Video: Sizzy Rocket’s “Bad Kids”
Interview by Meghan O’Connor. Photos by Hafalia Yackel.
I knew the name Sizzy Rocket long before I ever met Sabrina. In New ...
December 3, 2015 at 4:32 pm
Interview: Rob and Nelson of DIY venue The Gateway
The Gateway is hosting the Bernie Sanders benefit show December 10. All funds will be donated to the Bernie Sanders campaign and/or ...
December 2, 2015 at 11:04 pm
Some Of Our New Favorite Moody Music Videos
The last couple of weeks have been filled with awesomely dark music videos we want to share with you. Between lyrical content and ...
December 2, 2015 at 5:39 pm
Watch: Emmieshouse Slumber Party Series with Kate Nash
Slumber Party is a new web series hosted by Beats1 Radio Host and DJ Emmie Lichtenberg. Emmie talks to some of her favorite artists ...
December 1, 2015 at 2:50 am
Mixtape: Dancing Alone In My Room
With winter approaching, motivation to leave the house grows smaller and smaller everyday. Why leave the warmth and comfort of your ...
November 24, 2015 at 7:25 pm
Throwback Review: Tricky ‘Pre-Millennium Tension’
The 90’s trip-hop scene is a strange place to revisit. A lot of people like to fetishize the 90’s; it’s culture, fashion, and ...
November 23, 2015 at 6:51 pm
5 Albums To Stream This Week
Here are 5 albums for you to stream curated by the folks here at Alt Citizen. Whether you are listening at work or studying for your ...
November 19, 2015 at 6:17 pm
Cult Citizen: Interview with Froth
Interview by Brittany. You can find her online @brittanyamarino.
If you’re not already familiar with Cult Citizen, ...
November 17, 2015 at 5:03 am
TCPS2.0 X Alt Citizen presents ‘Future Pi’ group show on view @ Alt Space Nov 19-Dec 6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alt Space Presents:
Future Pi
A group exhibition featuring interactive work from new media artists
Exhibition ...
November 13, 2015 at 9:32 pm
Nov 13: Alt Space Pop-Up Market @ Alt Space, 4-9PM
Join us at Alt Space for a Pop-Up Market featuring cool items by artists like Adam Jk, Art Baby Girl, Big Bud Press, Daniel Zender, ...
November 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Interview with Photographer Marie Tomanova
Brooklyn based photographer Marie Tomanova takes self-portraits in the likes of Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman. Her work has been ...
November 11, 2015 at 7:13 pm
Give Up The Roast: Metric Coffee’s Bon Vivant Blend vs. ‘Caution’ by Hot Water Music
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album ...
November 10, 2015 at 8:15 pm
Interview with Photographer Ashley Armitage
Ashley Armitage is a photographer based in Seattle whose images communicate riot grrrl attitudes to millennial minds. Using ...
November 10, 2015 at 7:25 pm
Listen: The Prettiots “Stabler” (An Ode to SVU)
The Prettiots are known for their cute lo-fi pop and recently dropped their new jam, “Stabler,” an ode to their favorite ...
November 9, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Sad Girl Cinema Club: My BFF Left Me
My best friend cut ties with me this year. She completely snipped me out of her life with the explanation, ‘I just cant be there for ...
November 9, 2015 at 7:49 pm
Nov 11: Cult Citizen presents Moving Units, Cheatahs, Acid Dad @ Baby’s All Right 8PM ($15)
This month for Cult Citizen we present LA based dance punks Moving Units, British shoegaze Cheatahs, and local psych boys Acid Dad. ...
November 5, 2015 at 10:49 pm
Issue #4 + Alt Space!
Issue #4 includes features on Mac DeMarco, John Cooper Clarke, Cory Kennedy, Mira Gonzalez, Hundred Waters, Modern Vices, The ...
November 5, 2015 at 10:36 pm
Nov 6: Dolores Haze Zine Release + Capsule Collection Debut @ 272 Seigel Street, 8PM (FREE)
Cool local designer Dolores Haze is launching a new collection described as “60’s melded with a hint of grunge and school ...
November 2, 2015 at 10:22 pm
Nov 6: Space : Face Opening Reception @ IDIO Gallery, 6-10PM (FREE)
For their final show of 2015 our friends at IDIO Gallery will be hosting Space Face, an exhibition with works by Thomas Delaney, Jack ...
November 2, 2015 at 6:29 pm
Interview with Sam Brouse of Papadosio @ Suwannee Hulaween
Photo by Matthew Dwyer
Life is good for Papadosio. The North Carolina experimental rock band recently released their fourth studio ...
October 31, 2015 at 5:58 am
Art Cures: Halloween Edition
Art Cures, our new series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you with a ...
October 30, 2015 at 7:07 pm
Oct 31: Halloween @ The Gateway (New DIY Spot), 7PM (FREE)
I’ve checked out a few new DIY music venues lately, but I was so stoked upon visiting The Gateway (1272 Broadway, ...
October 30, 2015 at 5:15 pm
Listen: Blood Orange “Sandra Smiles”
Following Dev Hynes’ participation in multiple rally’s urging for the justice of Trayvon Martin among others, NYC’s ...
October 27, 2015 at 8:12 pm
Oct 28: WORKING TITLE // First Edition: Creeps Annual – Posture Magazine – Alt Citizen @ IDIO Gallery, 7-9:30PM
Creeps Annual presents their first edition of WORKING TITLE at IDIO gallery on October 28 from 7-9:30PM. This series will be monthly ...
October 27, 2015 at 5:17 pm
Give Up The Roast: Barrington Coffee’s Ketiara Roast vs. ‘We’re Down Til We’re Underground’ by American Nightmare
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album ...
October 27, 2015 at 5:09 pm
The Sexual Existentialist: One Woman’s Attempt at Artistic and Sexual Freedom
Sex and art. Art and sex. Two words that sum up all of my happiness and all of my pain. They are both my pleasure and my unrelenting ...
October 26, 2015 at 10:39 pm
Oct 27: Cult Citizen presents The Drums + Froth @ Baby’s All Right, 7PM ($20)
Cult Citizen presents the summer inspired garage indie-pop jams of The Drums and Froth tomorrow night at Baby’s All Right. ...
October 26, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Mixtape: End of Summer Bummer
It is an endless bummer now that summer has winded down. Say goodbye to cut off shorts and band tees and become besties with your ...
October 21, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Oct 24: The Bettys 1st Social @ Alt Space, 6-9pm (FREE)
Join us at Alt Space on October 24 from 6-9 to celebrate the new zine #BETTYICON by female art collective The Bettys. There will be ...
October 20, 2015 at 10:38 pm
CMJ Photo Diary: Sleepy Kitty, Tyrants, Hockey Dad
35mm CMJ memories featuring Sleepy Kitty, Tyrants, and Hockey Dad. Courtesy of Brett Rosenfeld.
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October 20, 2015 at 8:36 pm
Oct 20: Darkwing, Fruit and Flowers, Large Human, and Vancouver Riots @ Saint Vitus, 8pm ($10)
Our buddies Darkwing and Fruit&Flowers play Saint Vitus tonight with Large Human, and Vancouver Riots. Doors at 8, show ...
October 20, 2015 at 7:36 pm
OPEN CALL: Calling all Record Shop Grrrls
New zine series Record Shop Grrrl will feature record shop girls with their favorite albums and record shop stories. We’re ...