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July 13, 2016 at 3:30 pm

Ladies Behind Lenses: Kelly Reichardt – Meek’s Cutoff

Ladies Behind Lenses is a column that explores films directed, produced, and written by women who are kicking ass within the ...

July 13, 2016 at 3:00 pm

Album Review: The Avalanches ‘Wildflower’

Review by William Lehrer. The musical world looked a lot different in the year 2000. Radiohead ended rock music with Kid A while it ...

July 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Faded Films: Romance Is Alive-ish

Film column by Tamim Alnuweiri. Follow her at @tamimalnuweiri. Rom Coms are horrible and I’m positive that anyone who’s made ...

July 12, 2016 at 7:32 pm

Video Premiere: Party Static “Mr Sexy Pants”

Texan dance-punk five piece Party Static are gearing up to release their 3rd EP Wasted Waster, via Ft. Worth based label Dreamy Life ...

July 11, 2016 at 6:03 pm

Sensor’s Tour Stories: Madness in Brighton

Trevor Sensor is a singer/songwriter from Illinois. He recently released his debut EP, “Texas Girls and Jesus Christ” via ...

July 7, 2016 at 8:43 pm

Stoop Sessions: Getting to know NAVY GANGS

Story & Photos by Jackie Green. Find her online at @thefinestgreen. Navy Gangs is a Brooklyn based band consisting of Matt ...

July 7, 2016 at 7:58 pm

Jul 15: High Waisted, Total Slacker, Lionlimb @ The Knitting Factory, 7pm ($10)

It’s so freakin’ hot and sweaty in NYC right now, you’d think things couldn’t possibly get any hotter, right? WRONG. High ...

June 30, 2016 at 8:13 pm

Interview with Hamed Sinno and Haig Papizan of Mashrou’ Leila

Interview by Anamika Singh and Iltimas Doha. It’s a Friday night at Le Poisson Rouge in New York. Many languages are in the air: ...

June 30, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Jul 3: Outer Spaces w/ Drawing Boards, Kino Kimono, Very Fresh @ Shea Stadium, 8pm ($8)

This solo project of Cara Beth Satalino, Outer Spaces, will strike you like a lightening bolt to sand. That’s right, it’ll turn ...

June 29, 2016 at 6:52 pm

Mixtape: bonerjamz

Happy Bump Day! I’ve felt a bit weird the last few weeks… So, I tried to fix it with one of the only ways I know how. Here’s ...

June 29, 2016 at 6:41 pm

Faded Films: Heat and Humidity

Film column by Tamim Alnuweiri. Follow her at @tamimalnuweiri. New York’s got a reputation for being real swampy and muggy during ...

June 29, 2016 at 6:10 pm

Jul 5: Ron Gallo LIVE in New York! @ Alphaville, 8pm ($8)

Review by Jackie Green. Follow her at @thefinestgreen. RG is the icing on the rock n’ roll cake. He’s a talented musician, ...

June 25, 2016 at 5:55 pm

Jun 25: Pink Mexico (Record Release), Sharkmuffin, Iyez, Chillemi @ Shea Stadium, 8pm ($10)

We’re headed to Shea Stadium tonight for Pink Mexico’s record release party! ‘Fool’ is out now on Burger ...

June 23, 2016 at 6:05 pm

Song Premiere: Nani “I Am Volcano” + Interview

Story & Interview by Brittany Marino | Photos courtesy of Cheryl Georgette Straight out of LA, meet Nani! a new ...

June 23, 2016 at 4:47 pm

Jul 14: Cult Citizen feat. Girl Band, Greys, Bambara @ Baby’s All Right, 8pm ($12)

By now, you should probably know what Cult Citizen is, and if you don’t… where the hell have you been? For July’s ...

June 23, 2016 at 4:00 pm

Film Review: Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words

In Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words, Zappa says something along the lines of “most people know who I am without ...

June 16, 2016 at 8:36 pm

Interview with Future Punx

Interview and photos by Emily Nagle. Future Punx are not worried about fitting in. The post-wave band from Brooklyn, with members ...

June 15, 2016 at 9:34 pm

Watch: The Garden “Play Your Cards Right”

Okay… I’m gonna try really hard to explain what’s going on in The Gardens new music video for “Play Your Cards ...

June 15, 2016 at 8:10 pm

Listen: GØGGS “Needle Trade Off”

Are you ready for the rad track of the day? Well – that honor goes to GØGGS most recent release “Needle Trade Off”. ...

June 15, 2016 at 7:34 pm

Mixtape: For the People 3

It’s past noon on hump day – aka the hump of the humpiest days. I saw some good bands last night and woke up feeling chill ...

June 15, 2016 at 5:00 pm

Faded Films: Three’s A Crowd

If you consistently find yourself in a group of three then I have some bad news — it means you’re a) third wheeling b) part of a ...

June 14, 2016 at 8:59 pm

Listen: Pari∀h “Humiliated and Insulted”

Miami based trio (and Alt Citizen friends) Pariuh recently shared a new song from their upcoming debut LP. It begins with the drums ...

June 14, 2016 at 4:00 pm

EP Review: Ritual Humor ‘In The Forests of the Night’

True to the mask that is the EP’s cover art, Ritual Humor’s new release “In The Forests of the Night” has a primitive vibe. ...

June 13, 2016 at 9:30 pm

Listen: Modern Vices “Sacrifice”

Great news guys, Modern Vices recently dropped a rad new track entitled “Sacrifice”. The song is just over 2 minutes long ...

June 13, 2016 at 8:22 pm

Watch: WALL “Milk”

Brooklyn post-punk band WALL have shared a disturbing new video for their track “Milk”. Watch as the band gets poisoned by ...

June 13, 2016 at 6:48 pm

6 New Albums to Stream

It’s about that time again when I let you guys know what new albums you should absolutely be listening to this week. So here is ...

June 10, 2016 at 7:12 pm

Photo Diary: Future Punx @ Baby’s All Right (6/1)

Last week we shared with you live shots of Rey Pila from our June Cult Citizen. Now we bring you shots of Brooklyn’s own Future ...

June 10, 2016 at 6:51 pm

Watch: The Growlers “Going Gets Tough”

Beach goth band (and Alt Citizen favs) The Growlers have recently shared a new music video for the track “Going Gets ...

June 10, 2016 at 6:19 pm

Best of Governors Ball 2016

It’s now officially been a week since this years Governors Ball, and I’m still trying to recuperate from it. For a few ...

June 10, 2016 at 4:50 pm

Jun 23-25: PIZZAFEST III ($18)

Hey! Did you know that this weekend is the 3rd annual PIZZAFEST – hosted by independent label King Pizza records?? Well, get ...

June 9, 2016 at 8:31 pm

Watch: Pill “Medicine”

Brooklyn post-punk band Pill have shared a trippy new video for the lead single off of their upcoming debut LP Convenience. Animated ...

June 9, 2016 at 6:49 pm

Watch: Angel Olsen “Intern”

Just two years after her last album – Burn Your Fire For No Witness, Angel Olsen makes a strong return with a new song and ...

June 9, 2016 at 5:59 pm

Stoop Sessions: getting super up-close and personal with The Britanys

Story by Jackie Green | Photos by Cheryl Georgette Over here at Alt Citizen we’ve shown The Britanys a lot of love. From ...

June 9, 2016 at 4:02 pm

Give Up The Roast: Barista Parlor’s Night Rider vs. ‘Midnight Boom’ by The Kills

Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with auditory revelry a la a bi-monthly coffee and album pairing—the ...

June 8, 2016 at 3:16 pm

Mixtape: For the People 2

I’m back! It’s hump day again and I’ve been on a post-punk kick this week. This mix is much shorter… Best ...

June 2, 2016 at 8:57 pm

Premiere: Brandon Flowers “Lonely Town” (Rey Pila Remix)

Rey Pila, Cult Records’ synthrock quartet from Mexico City, have shared with us their sweet new remix of Brandon Flowers’ ...

June 1, 2016 at 5:09 pm

Mixtape: For the People

Happy hump day! I have a hard time keeping things concise – so here’s an almost 8 hour playlist! That’s ...

May 27, 2016 at 12:30 pm

Listen: NAO “Girlfriend”

London singer/songwriter NAO just blessed us with a new single and it’s as good as you think it is. She’s previously ...

May 27, 2016 at 12:00 pm

Listen: BRONCHO “I Know You”

We’ve got a sweet new track from Oklahoma band BRONCHO. And it arrived just in time for the streak of beautiful weather. The ...

May 26, 2016 at 5:20 pm

Listen: The Strokes “OBLIVIUS”

Holy shit guys, The Strokes just dropped their first single from their upcoming EP Future, Present, Past – which will be ...

May 26, 2016 at 1:30 pm

Photo Diary: Fat White Family & Dilly Dally @ (le) Poisson Rouge (5/3)

Earlier this month, Fat White Family played (le) Poisson Rouge along with Dilly Dally and Roya. It was fucking awesome. If you ...

May 26, 2016 at 1:00 pm

Listen: Thee Oh Sees “Plastic Plant”

I’m very excited to say that Thee Oh Sees have shared a new song AND also announced their next studio album: A Weird ...

May 26, 2016 at 12:30 pm

Listen: Leapling “You Lemme Know”

Brooklyn trio Leapling have just shared a new single from their sophomore album Suspended Animation. “You Lemme Know” is ...

May 26, 2016 at 12:00 pm

May 26: The Nude Party, Ron Gallo, Savants, Stuyedeyed @ Baby’s All Right, 8pm ($10)

Need some Thursday night plans? Go see North Carolina rock band The Nude Party play tonight at Baby’s All Right! Also on the ...

May 25, 2016 at 1:30 pm

Watch: Ty Segall “Candy Sam”

Aw! What a cute video of a bunch of babies….. wait no, actually – its just another one of Ty Segall’s weird videos. ...

May 25, 2016 at 12:30 pm

Watch: Fat White Family “Tinfoil Deathstar”

Fat White Family just shared their video for “Tinfoil Deathstar” – a track from their sophomore album Songs for Our ...

May 25, 2016 at 11:30 am

Give Up The Roast: Ipsento Coffee’s Ipsento Latte vs. ‘Sorry’ by White Lung