August 29, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Sept 1: Fool’s Gold Day Off @ 50 Kent Avenue, 3pm ($20)
Fool’s Gold Day Off @ 50 Kent Avenue 3pm ($20)
Looking for something to do this Labor Day? Fool’s Gold Day Off returns ...
August 29, 2014 at 6:25 pm
A Few Of Our Favorite Things: Rich Girls
Rich Girls dig reverb and cocktails (as they proudly declare on Facebook), but as a band that has previously identified themselves ...
August 29, 2014 at 5:35 pm
ICYMI: High Waisted @ Sea Presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon (8/28)
So, this was different. We frequent all of the usual NYC haunts for music, from dive bar to stadium, but rarely do we get the chance ...
August 29, 2014 at 8:00 am
Aug 29: Joanna Gruesome, Big Ups @ South Street Seaport 7pm (FREE!!)
Joanna Gruesome, Big Ups @ South Street Seaport 7pm (FREE!!)
Joanna Gruesome, they of the great band name. Big Ups, they of the ...
August 28, 2014 at 4:35 pm
The lady behind the album art: An interview with Kim Sielbeck
Kim Sielbeck’s lush and vibrant illustrations have found their way onto album covers and been recognized by acclaimed arts ...
August 26, 2014 at 8:10 pm
ICYMI: AFROPUNK 2014
AFROPUNK — our beloved, diverse, (not to mention free) counterculture festival — returned to Brooklyn’s Commodore ...
August 26, 2014 at 7:38 pm
Kill the Lights and Start the Party: An Interview with Bishop Allen’s Justin Rice
Bishop Allen for years seemed to be one of the hardest working bands in New York in a very implicit sense. For example, the band ...
August 26, 2014 at 6:11 pm
Interview with LA’s King avriel
The recent prison release of Remy Ma and the controversy that follows Nicki, Bey and RiRi has left a hole in the music industry for ...
August 25, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Interview: Hannibal Buress is the Hustling King of Comedy
Comedian Hannibal Buress has been kicking around the comedy scene for what seems like forever now. He started off in his hometown of ...
August 22, 2014 at 5:18 pm
Listen: The Drums “I Can’t Pretend”
The Drums have been off the radar since 2011’s excellent Portamento, a honest and oftentimes painfully relatable album about ...
August 22, 2014 at 8:00 am
Aug 22: Arcade Fire @ Barclays Center 8pm ($30)
Arcade Fire @ Barclays Center 8pm ($30)
Look, I know you know who Arcade Fire are. How can you not. Their latest album
has some ...
August 21, 2014 at 6:26 pm
Some of the Best Americana Music Actually Comes from Canada
FPopular Canadian culture is kind of sad, and kind of hilarious, but mostly sad. Yeah, sad is the adjective I’m going to go with ...
August 21, 2014 at 9:44 am
Interview: Young Magic’s ‘Breathing Statues’ is a waking dream
Brooklyn’s Young Magic (Melati Malay and Isaac Emmanuel) released Breathing Statues in May and started their North American tour ...
August 20, 2014 at 6:45 pm
Interview: Punk sensibility with Twin Peaks
I have a fantasy. When I see kids on skateboards or sucking on cigarettes in Washington Square Park, I retreat to my manufactured ...
August 19, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Listen: Caribou “Our Love”
Dan Snaith, the mastermind behind Caribou, will be releasing a new album this October titled Our Love, coming to you via his long term ...
August 19, 2014 at 5:07 pm
Listen: ODESZA “Say My Name (feat. Zyra)”
After winning our hearts with their debut album Summer’s Gone in 2012, the American production duo is now finally giving us ...
August 19, 2014 at 8:00 am
Aug 19: Basement, Pity Sex, Superheaven, Ovlov @ Webster Hall 8pm ($13)
Basement, Pity Sex, Superheaven, Ovlov @ Webster Hall 8pm ($13)
I’m pretty sure Basement and Pity Sex should combine to create the ...
August 18, 2014 at 6:22 pm
Watch: Big Ups “Justice”
Post-punk outfit Big Ups released a video for “Justice,” a track from their debut album, Eighteen Hours of Static. The ...
August 18, 2014 at 5:39 pm
Interview: FaltyDL Wants to Cause More Damage
Since 2008, Drew Lustman has been inventing and reinventing himself and his sound, resulting in the release of three successful albums ...
August 18, 2014 at 4:49 pm
Mixtape: So Long Summer Daze
Every season boasts its own set of unique characteristics. Autumn’s warm-hued beauty is bountiful and festive. Winter brings ...
August 15, 2014 at 8:30 am
Aug 16: Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, Sean Nicholas Savage @ Central Park Summerstage 7pm (FREE!!)
Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, Sean Nicholas Savage @ Central Park Summerstage 7pm (FREE!!)
This is a free show. It’s Blood Orange. ...
August 14, 2014 at 8:00 am
Aug 14: Twin Peaks @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($12)
Twin Peaks @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($12)
There’s a lot of expectation when your band shares the same name as David ...
August 13, 2014 at 3:37 am
Recap: Out in the Streets 2014
Here’s something a little different for your usual summer festival circuit. Out in the Streets — a Brooklyn-based music ...
August 12, 2014 at 8:28 pm
A Brief Farewell, To Pure Magic: RIP Robin Williams
I never saw Mork & Mindy, and I wasn’t around to see his drug addled early days, but I did grow up wishing Robin Williams were ...
August 11, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Band Crush: Panama @ Baby’s All Right
I made a late-night stop at Baby’s All Right, a bar that is quickly becoming the hottest music venue in Brooklyn, to catch a trio of ...
August 11, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Song Premiere: The Britanys “Blow”
We have the pleasure of premiering the newest single from The Britanys, a young trio straight from Brooklyn touting a brand of lo-fi ...
August 10, 2014 at 8:12 pm
Lifehacks: How to cure your hangover
How to cure a hangover
That’s me again. Woke up pretty hungover after this…
Oh Lawd Jesus, why do you never answer my ...
August 8, 2014 at 8:30 am
Aug 9: St. Vincent, San Fermin @ Prospect Park Bandshell 7:30pm (FREE!!)
St. Vincent, San Fermin @ Prospect Park Bandshell 7:30pm (FREE!!)
Mourn the culmination of BRIC’s Celebrate Brooklyn concert ...
August 6, 2014 at 8:00 am
Aug 6: The Presidents Of The United States Of America @ Irving Plaza 7pm ($25)
The Presidents Of The United States Of America @ Irving Plaza 7pm ($25)
Millions of peaches, peaches for me. Millions of peaches, ...
August 5, 2014 at 4:42 pm
Watch: Deers “Trippy Gum”
Deers, a garage pop duo hailing from Madrid, released a video for “Trippy Gum,” which is exactly one half off of their ...
August 5, 2014 at 11:57 am
5 Podcasts To Listen To This Week
So, we figured at Alt Citizen that it was time to make a list of our favorite podcasts. Now, these are my own favorites, and I have ...
August 4, 2014 at 2:06 pm
Listen: Lil Silva feat. BANKS “Don’t You Love”
TJ Carter, known to most as Lil Silva, created a masterpiece with his latest release “Don’t You Love.” The track starts off ...
August 1, 2014 at 2:32 pm
Watch: Mac DeMarco “Chamber Of Reflection”
In his new video, Bedstuy’s own Mac DeMarco has taken his song “Chamber Of Reflection,” slowed it down to a hazy ...
August 1, 2014 at 1:50 pm
Mixtape: Lazy Days of Summer
Ah, yes, summertime — the euphoric and magical, highly anticipated three-month vacation from having to double-up on socks and ...
July 31, 2014 at 12:34 pm
Listen: NehruvianDOOM “OM”
A beat that is a throwback to vintage Wu Tang, hardcore flow and lyrics that could narrate an urban Kung Fu movie all come together to ...
July 30, 2014 at 4:04 pm
Watch: Banks “Beggin For Thread”
Black and white? Check. Dark, mysterious, strange? Check, check, and check. Beautiful bodies touching and/or grinding up on ...
July 30, 2014 at 8:00 am
July 30: Larry Clark’s “they thought i were but i aren’t anymore…” @ Luhring Augustine 5pm (FREE!!)
Larry Clark’s “they thought i were but i aren’t anymore…” @ Luhring Augustine 5pm (FREE!!)
Larry ...
July 29, 2014 at 7:50 pm
Listen: SOPHIE “Lemonade”
Sophie makes weird electronic music with names like “Bipp” and “Elle,” and most recently “Lemonade.” His music ...
July 29, 2014 at 6:50 pm
Watch: Karen O “Rapt”
Front woman extraordinaire Karen O has just released “Rapt,” the first single from her upcoming solo album Crush Songs, a ...
July 29, 2014 at 1:22 pm
Interview: Fiona Burgess of Woman’s Hour
In early 2013, a confident four-piece emerged from London with an arsenal of haunting, skeletal dream-pop. In less than a year, they ...
July 29, 2014 at 12:38 pm
Throwback Review: Plastics ‘Welcome Plastics’
I have a recurring dream where I am a Rōnin Samurai: traveling through the countryside of ancient Japan, usually drunk, dressed ...
July 29, 2014 at 8:30 am
July 29: Conor Oberst, Dawes @ Central Park Summerstage 6pm ($39.50)
Conor Oberst, Dawes @ Central Park Summerstage 6pm ($39.50)
Look, I know this is pretty dad rock of me to recommend. But dad rock in ...
July 28, 2014 at 2:02 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Silent Kid
As the DIY story goes, Sebastian Nehen recorded, mixed, and mastered Silent Kid’s recently released, self-titled debut ten ...
July 28, 2014 at 1:02 pm
5 Films to Watch When Things Are Getting Weird
Sometimes life is boring. Sometimes things get weird and you need a fresh new perspective. So I have compiled a list of films that ...
July 28, 2014 at 12:15 pm
Listen: Rustie feat. Danny Brown “Attack”
Scottish DJ Rustie AKA Russell Whyte – not to be confused with the fictional drug kingpin Walter White – teamed up with Detroit ...
July 28, 2014 at 12:01 pm
Review: Michel Gondry ‘Mood Indigo’
I’m starting to get that itch of obsession that comes after watching an irrationally beautiful Gondry film, and ends with me ...
July 28, 2014 at 8:00 am
July 28: Louis C.K.’s ‘Chewed Up’ on Netflix
Louis C.K.’s Chewed Up on Netflix
It’s hot as hell outside. We recommended staying in with ice cream, Netflix, and more ...
July 25, 2014 at 7:01 pm
Watch: Chance The Rapper “I Am Very Very Lonely”
Last week Chance The Rapper dropped a teaser video for his latest single “I Am Very Very Lonely.” The video covers barely a third ...
July 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm
July 26: The Antlers @ Webster Hall 7pm ($20)
The Antlers @ Webster Hall 7pm ($20)
These Brooklyn boys grace Webster Hall on what will surely be the positive vibes of
the ...
July 25, 2014 at 1:17 pm
July 27: Boytoy, Pizza Time, Original Sin, All Blood @ Cake Shop 8pm ($6)
BOYTOY, Pizza Time, Original Sin, All Blood @ Cake Shop 8pm ($6)
All of these band names are fucking amazing, therefore it’s ...