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 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 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 ...
May 30, 2014 at 9:00 am
May 31: BookCon @ The Javits Center ($30)
BookCon @ The Javits Center ($30)
Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York and Ann M. Martin (author of the Babysitter’s Club) in ...
May 30, 2014 at 8:30 am
May 31: Yellow Ostrich, Fort Lean, Cruiser, Sun Club @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 6pm (FREE!!)
Yellow Ostrich, Fort Lean, Cruiser, Sun Club @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar 6pm (FREE!!)
Yellow Ostrich’s Cosmos is one of my favorite ...
May 30, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 30: Zero Øne @ POWRPLNT 6pm (FREE!!)
Zero Øne @ POWRPLNT 6pm (FREE!!)
You know what the kids need? A course called “The REAL You: Creating an Authentic Web ...
May 29, 2014 at 2:31 pm
Listen: Woods “Tambourine Light”
Brooklyn psych-folk outfit Woods recently released their excellent seventh full-length With Light and With Love — their first ...
May 29, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Bishop Allen “Start Again”
Not to make this post about me, but (BUT) Bishop Allen was one of the first bands I really got into as a younger person when I was ...
May 29, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 29: Le1f @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 9pm ($17)
Le1f @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 9pm ($17)
One of our favorite (and probably HBIC) alt citizens is performing tonight. Don’t ...
May 28, 2014 at 4:05 pm
Watch: Weeknight “Honey”
Coming to you straight from our beloved little borough, self-proclaimed dark pop duo Weeknight have just shared a video for ...
May 28, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 28: ‘The Princess Bride’ @ South Street Seaport 8pm (FREE!!)
The Princess Bride @ South Street Seaport 8pm (FREE!!)
Okay, this is my favorite movie of all time. If it doesn’t make you ...
May 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
Review: Sharon Van Etten ‘Are We There’
Sharon Van Etten is not new to writing about relationships. In fact, songs around that theme have made up the majority of her ...
May 27, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 27: Wagmag Benefit Party @ Kunsthalle Galapagos 7pm ($20)
Wagmag Benefit Party @ Kunsthalle Galapagos 7pm ($20)
The Brooklyn art guide is throwing its annual benefit party in Dumbo. Come and ...
May 26, 2014 at 8:03 am
May 26: Spend the day at Governors Island
Spend the day at Governors Island
Happy Memorial Day! Governors Island is officially open. Spend your day off there, c’mon you ...
May 23, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Six Things We Learned From Louis CK’s Appearance on Charlie Rose
On my first day of journalism school, my professor, the late Jerry Gladman, said something like, “If you want to see someone ...
May 23, 2014 at 11:52 am
Listen: Circulatory System “Stars And Molecules”
For those of you who only know Elephant 6 through Jeff Mangum, allow me to introduce you to Will Cullen Hart, the main force behind ...
May 23, 2014 at 8:30 am
May 24: The Biennial @ Whitney Museum 12pm ($20)
The Biennial @ Whitney Museum 12pm ($20)
Spend a day at the Whitney’s biennial exhibit before it’s too late. Tickets and ...
May 23, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 23: ‘Psycho’ @ Nitehawk Cinema 12:10am ($11)
Psycho @ Nitehawk Cinema 12:10am ($11)
Hitchcock’s Psycho is screening as part of Nitehawk’s Ask Me About My Mother ...
May 22, 2014 at 12:26 pm
Watch: The Front Bottoms “Jim Bogart”
Jersey locals The Front Bottoms have just released a lyric video for “Jim Bogart,” a track from their upcoming EP Rose. ...
May 22, 2014 at 11:42 am
May 22: Apogee Journal and MoCADA Benefit Party 7pm ($20)
Apogee Journal and MoCADA Benefit Party 7pm ($20)
We love a good benefit party and this one, for Apogee Journal and MoCADA (Museum of ...
May 22, 2014 at 9:36 am
Listen: Lust For Youth “Armida”
This isn’t your grandparent’s Lust For Youth. No, this is something completely new. Hannes Norrvide, who was originally ...
May 22, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 22: Cass McCombs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm ($16)
Cass McCombs @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm ($16)
The folk troubadour with the quietly disarming sound (and music videos to match) ...
May 21, 2014 at 10:00 am
Listen: Banks “Drowning”
Banks is on a serious trend of going at the male gender. Similar to her song “Brain,” which mocked the intelligence of ...
May 21, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 21: Streams by Jonathan Smith @ Curator Gallery 4pm (FREE!!)
Streams by Jonathan Smith @ Curator Gallery 4pm (FREE!!)
Jonathan Smith’s streams are a beautiful contrast to the concrete ...
May 20, 2014 at 4:13 pm
Watch: M.I.A. “Double Bubble Trouble”
“1984 is now” seems to be the prevailing sentiment throughout M.I.A.’s self-directed video for “Double Bubble ...
May 20, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Watch: Röyksopp & Robyn “Sayit”
It mostly goes without saying that electronic producers Röyksopp and pop queen Robyn are amazing artists in their own right. So ...
May 20, 2014 at 11:47 am
Listen: Parquet Courts “Instant Disassembly”
The unmistakable one-two punch of a Parquet Courts‘ riff has the ability to transcend genre. The skittish punk of last ...
May 20, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 20: Watch ‘Blank City’ on Netflix
Blank City on Netflix
This documentary of New York’s underground film movement features artists, actors, musicians that are now ...
May 19, 2014 at 8:00 am
May 19: Blondie @ Rough Trade 7pm (FREE!!)
Blondie @ Rough Trade 7pm (FREE!!)
Look, man, before you get all stoked — you gotta buy the new Blondie record at Rough Trade ...
May 16, 2014 at 1:16 pm
May 17: SONYA Art Walk (FREE!)
SONYA Art Walk (FREE!)
This long-running (15 years!) art walk leads you through some of my favorite Brooklyn neighborhoods: Fort ...