January 28, 2015 at 6:21 pm
Listen: Young Rapids “What R U Saying”
Young Rapids’ “What R U Saying” is a heavy dose of East Coast artpop with synthesized swoon. This is the first song ...
January 27, 2015 at 7:12 pm
Review: Jack Name ‘Weird Moons’
Considering John Webster Adams (or hereby Jack Name) was once a member alongside the likes of Ty Segall and Tim Presley in the ...
January 27, 2015 at 7:11 pm
Band Crush: Bottoms EP Release, with JD Samson, Ryan Smith, and Cartel @ Secret Project Robot (1/23)
Photos and review by Sasha Maese
Tonight, Secret Project Robot is hosting Bottoms’ release of their Goodbye EP, released on ...
January 23, 2015 at 8:49 pm
Listen: GRRL PAL “Dare”
GRRL PAL, an electronic, synth pop duo from Perth, Washington, have just released their club-ready single “Dare.” The ...
January 23, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Jan 24: Gosh Pith, Raindeer, Young Rapids, Glvss House @ Baby’s All Right ($5)
Detroit duo Gosh Pith will be bringing their dreamy amalgam of hip-hop, pop, and electronic to Baby’s All Right for an early ...
January 23, 2015 at 8:00 am
Jan 23: Ipsum Mag Presents: The Sea Life, Foxing, Slingshot Dakota, Everyone Everywhere, What Moon Things @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar (FREE!!)
Ipsum Mag, a publication dedicated to bringing together communities of artists and designers, is throwing one helluva showcase at the ...
January 22, 2015 at 6:35 pm
Throwback Review: Nick Drake “Pink Moon”
After two albums that were financial failures, and darkness brewing from long stints of isolation, folk singer Nick Drake returned to ...
January 22, 2015 at 6:32 pm
Listen: José González “Leaf Off / The Cave”
Another track off José González’s upcoming album, Vestiges and Claws, “Leaf Off / The Cave” is both an exotic ...
January 22, 2015 at 5:28 pm
Watch: Karen O “Day Go By”
Here’s something to cure your winter blues. Karen O has just released a video for “Day Go By,” a track off of her ...
January 20, 2015 at 6:14 pm
Watch: Woman’s Hour “Devotion”
London dream pop outfit Woman’s Hour has just released a video for “Devotion,” a sleek track off of their debut ...
January 16, 2015 at 7:58 pm
Watch: Parquet Courts “Pretty Machines”
Parquet Courts have just released a video for “Pretty Machines,” a track off their most recent release, Content Nausea. ...
January 16, 2015 at 8:00 am
Jan 16: BOOKS ON FILM: “Harmony Korine: Interviews” with Editor Eric Kohn @ Videology (FREE!!)
Harmony Korine is a tour-de-force filmmaker, with a cult following that only continues to grow. Korine’s successful, ...
January 15, 2015 at 11:27 pm
Watch: FKA twigs “Pendulum”
FKA twigs continues to astonish in her new, bondage-inspired video for “Pendulum,” a track off her debut ...
January 15, 2015 at 6:20 pm
Listen: Faith Healer “Again”
Faith Healer is one of the many monikers utilized by Edmonton songwriters Jessica Jalbert and Renny Wilson. In anticipation of their ...
January 14, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Watch: Shabazz Palaces “Forerunner Foray”
If you haven’t had your daily hallucination yet, look no further. Shabazz Palace have just released a psychedelic, animated ...
January 14, 2015 at 3:33 am
Watch: Fear of Men “America”
Fear of Men’s music video for “America” is a compilation of homemade tour footage. We see the band playing small ...
January 13, 2015 at 7:53 pm
Listen: A Place To Bury Strangers “We’ve Come So Far”
“We’ve Come So Far” is the second track to emerge from A Place To Bury Strangers’ fourth studio ...
January 13, 2015 at 4:47 pm
Listen: Waxahatchee “Air”
Waxahatchee is the Philadelphia based project, and creative outlet, for singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield. “Air,” the ...
January 12, 2015 at 7:10 pm
10 Albums to Wear Out, This Winter
Oh my, winter is here — and it sucks. I mean, it really, really, sucks. I almost froze to death buying dumplings three days ...
January 12, 2015 at 5:39 pm
Song Premiere: Paperhaus “So Slow”
Paperhaus is a band that has always had serious ambition, and maybe things were moving too fast. Quitting their jobs to pursue music ...
January 11, 2015 at 8:17 am
Jan 11: Lazyeyes EP Release @ Baby’s All Right ($8-10)
Brooklyn-based shoegaze trio Lazyeyes are celebrating the release of their EP New Year at Baby’s All Right, featuring an open ...
January 9, 2015 at 6:25 pm
Watch: Jack Name “Running After Ganymede”
For those not aware, Ganymede is both a moon of Jupiter and the largest found in our solar system. More importantly, it’s the ...
January 9, 2015 at 2:55 am
Listen: Youthmemory “Dreamin'”
Youthmemory, a dreamy, indie pop band from Tokyo, just released “Dreamin’,” the title track from their recently ...
January 8, 2015 at 9:05 pm
Listen: Hooton Tennis Club “Jasper”
“Hooton Tennis Club” may sound like some exclusive, upper crust, recreational sports getaway, but this Liverpool quartet ...
January 8, 2015 at 7:34 pm
Listen: Twerps “I Don’t Mind”
Melbourne’s ‘janky-pop’ Twerps (as they like to refer to themselves as) will be releasing their full-length Range ...
January 7, 2015 at 8:59 pm
Listen: Ty Segall “Mr. Face”
Ty Segall is a mix of early Beatles and ’90s garage rock. “Mr. Face” is the type of song that jives. It emits ...
January 7, 2015 at 8:34 pm
Watch: Sia “Elastic Heart”
It seems that Sia can do no wrong. After her infectious (aren’t they all, though?) chart topper “Chandelier,” the ...
January 7, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Watch: Soko “Who Wears The Pants ??”
Along with posing some burning, existential questions, Soko’s newest single, “Who Wear The Pants ??”, is a dreamy, ...
January 7, 2015 at 8:05 pm
Jan 7: Silk Rhodes, Ava Luna, Macula Dog, 999Reversus, Cal Fish @ Trans-Pecos, 7PM ($10)
Silk Rhodes are going to be some pumping soulful R&B jams at Trans-Pecos, alongside Ava Luna, Macula Dog, 999Reversus, and Cal ...
January 7, 2015 at 2:10 am
Listen: Young Ejecta “Into Your Heart”
Just over a year ago, vocalist Leanne Macomber and producer Joel Ford released Dominae — their first offering as Brooklyn-based ...
January 6, 2015 at 6:57 pm
10 New Acts We’re Excited About
Every December and January the blogosphere bursts with the best songs, albums, artists, tracks, etc. and it’s really, sort of, ...
January 6, 2015 at 6:56 pm
Mixtape: Clean Slate
The new year is well underway, and as the first real snowfall of 2015 washes everything clean (relatively speaking), you can’t ...
January 6, 2015 at 6:55 pm
Throwback Review: Gravediggaz ‘6 Feet Deep’
It’s been 20 years since one of hip hop’s greatest albums was released. It’s an album a lot of people have never ...
December 30, 2014 at 8:15 pm
Dec 31: “_NEPOTISM” @ Babycastles ($9)
We first told you about Katie Rush when she dropped her single “Dangerous Luv” from her summer EP Law of Attraction. ...
December 30, 2014 at 8:13 pm
Dec 30: QUARTET, The Flag, Bevy, Gardens, DJ: Words + Dreams @ Cake Shop
See 2014 off right at the Cake Shop with our friends in Bevy, a gritty psychedelic pop group that’s sure to keep you both spaced ...
December 30, 2014 at 8:12 pm
Dec 30: Sunflower Bean, Life Size Maps, BLUFFING, Haybaby, DJ Slackgaze @ Baby’s All Right (FREE!!)
By now, Sunflower Bean, Life Size Maps, and BLUFFING have found a nice, snug spot in your music library, but you can catch all of them ...
December 30, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Band Crush: Boys Noize, Ratchett Traxxx, and Lauren Flax @ Output (12/28)
Review by Sasha
Outside, it’s a quiet Sunday night in Williamsburg. It’s that no-man’s-land between Christmas and ...
December 30, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Watch: Broken Social Scene “Golden Facelift”
The video for Broken Social Scene’s “Golden Facelift” is a horrific and enlightening ‘year in review.’ ...
December 29, 2014 at 9:06 pm
Throwback Review: ‘Blue Velvet’
I’d first heard of Lynch during my freshman year of college when a friend of mine, who was really big into “cult ...
December 26, 2014 at 8:00 am
Dec 28: Boys Noize, Ratchett Traxxx, Lauren Flax @ Output ($15-25)
German DJ and producer Boys Noize is going to hit up Output in Williamsburg alongside Ratchett Traxxx and Lauren Flax. Boys ...
December 22, 2014 at 5:59 pm
Top Ten Independent Films of 2014
Curated by Tim
I have watched a lot of movies this year. Probably too many. Especially for someone who is basically broke (my mother ...
December 21, 2014 at 8:16 pm
Listen: Deep Purple “Highway Star” #TBT (1972)
Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” is the opening track of the band’s sixth studio album Machine Head, and ...
December 20, 2014 at 8:27 pm
Watch: Slink “Pink Christmas”
Tired of traditional Christmas songs? Need something a little more alternative this holiday season? Well, look no further. Slink ...
December 19, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Listen: the Julie Ruin “Blueberry Island”
Kathleen Hanna, a pioneer to the riot grrrl movement and the subject of IFC’s biopic The Punk Singer, just released ...
December 18, 2014 at 8:05 am
Dec 18: Delicate Steve, Celestial Shore, Jason of Fang Island @ Glasslands, 7PM ($12)
Here’s another final show at Glasslands that you shouldn’t miss. Tremendous multi-instrumentalist Delicate Steve is ...
December 18, 2014 at 2:02 am
Dec 18: Visuals, Life Size Maps, Maxo, Limited @ Baby’s All Right, 10PM ($8)
Maxo and Life Size Maps, two innovative artists rocking the electronic / chiptunes spheres, are sharing the stage with Visuals and ...
December 17, 2014 at 7:16 pm
Watch: St. Vincent “Birth In Reverse”
St. Vincent is an enigma, of style and sound and everything in between. Her most recent self-titled LP made our top albums of the ...
December 17, 2014 at 6:25 pm
Listen: Grand Lake Islands “Song From Far”
A melancholic collective based in Portland, OR, Grand Lake Islands’ sound is something like a midnight drive under the bay of ...
December 17, 2014 at 8:00 am
Dec 17: Beach Fossils, PC Worship, Jerry Paper, Red Sea @ Glasslands, 8PM ($20)
Get tickets for a dreamy night at Glasslands ...
December 16, 2014 at 7:23 pm
Listen: The Slits “FM” #TBT (1978)
The Slits were a gritty, British punk from the ’70s, now recognized as one of the foremother’s of the riot grrl movement. ...