February 19, 2025 at 2:57 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Ray Bull Unleashed
With just one listen, Ray Bull’s music sparks an immediate conversation of movement — foot tapping, finger snapping, head bobbing, ...
February 13, 2025 at 12:11 pm
SUO Serves Romance and Heartbreak with “Arms of an Angel”
Photo by Mochi Robinson.
“Arms of an Angel,” the latest release from SUO, explores the fleeting nature of emotion. On Instagram, ...
February 12, 2025 at 8:00 am
No Holds Barred: Meet the New Kid, Komodos
Story by Sophie Abeles. Photos by Matt Weinberger.
Named for the word’s mouthfeel rather than the world’s largest lizard, ...
October 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm
‘Neo Nowtown’: Gun Reloads Nu Metal with a Dystopian Edge
Photos by Mary Claire McCoy
“You’ve gotta check out this band ‘Gun‘,” I tell a friend over a Wednesday afternoon ...
June 25, 2018 at 9:00 am
To the pit and back with THICK
From Craigslist to California, Brooklyn’s own THICK just don’t know when to stop. And thank God they don’t! They’re joyous, ...
May 2, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: Sunflower Bean @ Bowery Ballroom
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April 18, 2018 at 8:00 am
Live review: Cigarettes After Sex @ Brooklyn Steel
What does it mean to put on a live performance? Are musicians supposed to stay true to their original creation or provide an ...
March 12, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: BOYTOY, Honduras, and Native Sun @ Elsewhere
Photos by Brett Myers.
BOYTOY
Honduras
Native Sun
...
March 1, 2018 at 7:45 am
Listen: Honduras “Need The Sun/Water Sign”
It’s a new day in Honduras. The Brooklyn duo has no connection to the actual country, but it doesn’t matter as they’ve been ...
February 28, 2018 at 8:21 am
Live Review: Jacuzzi Boys and The Muckers @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
For concert goers, Sundays suck most of the time. One of the last ...
February 23, 2018 at 8:26 am
Feb 25: Jacuzzi Boys, The Muckers, Gnarcissists @ Baby’s All Right, 8pm ($12)
For some reason, the weather shot up to almost 70 degrees this week. Maybe it’s because Jacuzzi Boys are bringing the heat this ...
February 8, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo diary: NYC’s Hardest Working Bands @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Thick
Grim Streaker
Sic Tic
Darkwing
Fruit & ...
January 11, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo diary: Evil Jesus Band @ Mercury Lounge
Photos by Daggers For Eyes, find her on ...
January 4, 2018 at 10:22 am
Premiere: The Muckers “Suspended For A Long Time”
Photo by Michael Younker. Text by Tamim Alnuweiri.
Have you ever seen a band live, spoken to them and just been so enthralled by ...
September 26, 2017 at 8:00 am
Listen: Native Sun “Sister”
Review by Alberto Pazzi.
I went to the first ever Native Sun show a few months ago at Berlin NYC. I got there a little late and the ...
September 7, 2017 at 8:00 am
Watch: Poppies “Devin”
Like something out of a melancholic Arthur episode, New York based Poppies are back with their music video for the quaint, cheeky ...
August 23, 2017 at 8:00 am
Video Premiere: Sloppy Jane “Mindy”
Premiere by Mandy Brownholtz. Photo by Daniel Topete.
Sloppy Jane is the brainchild of artist Haley Dahl, newly relocated from L.A. ...
August 12, 2017 at 9:00 am
Wanna Meet The Wants?
Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw.
Yeaaaaah, you do.
In the words of Cheap Trick, “I want you to want me. I need you to need ...
April 5, 2017 at 12:12 pm
Premiere: Monograms “OK Promises”
This dreamy, yet chaotic psych-garage band will get your mind wondering and your blood pumping. Monograms is a Brooklyn-based band ...
September 29, 2015 at 7:41 pm
Mixtape: Metal at Heart
Do you <3 the metal? Yeah you do! The headbanging, the hair, the pits — metal can be a little intimidating at first. But ...
September 11, 2015 at 8:00 am
Sep 11: South Pole Parties Presents: Celestial Shore, Ritual Humor, Long Nails, Fruit and Flowers @ Santos Party House, 7pm ($12)
South Pole Parties is bringing a punchy lineup of lo-fi acts to Santos Party House tonight, including Celestial Shore, Ritual Humor, ...
August 31, 2015 at 5:50 pm
Give Up The Roast: Heart Roasters’ Guatemala Santa Isabel vs. ‘Murder The Mountains’ by Red Fang
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album pairing ...
August 28, 2015 at 5:44 pm
Listen: Varsity “Cult of Personality”
Varsity, an endlessly fun garage-pop troupe from Chicago, just dropped”Cult of Personality,” the super bouncy and ...
August 28, 2015 at 5:35 pm
Horoscopes 8/28 – 9/4
Horoscopes and collage by Lucy
Aries
You can take care of yourself… and everybody else for that matter. Your amazing spirit flows ...
August 27, 2015 at 6:37 pm
Listen: You Are Number Six “Summer Ends”
The crazy heat here in NYC may not agree, but summer is coming to a close, and French electronic outfit You Are Number Six is making ...
August 26, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Interview: Potty Mouth
Interview by Hennesy Sanchez
There is a resurgence and revitalization of girl power in the indie music scene — and Potty Mouth ...
August 26, 2015 at 6:36 pm
Watch: Tei Shi “See Me”
Tei Shi just dropped a visually stunning video for “See Me,” a swirling, atmospheric track off of her recently released EP ...
August 26, 2015 at 6:13 pm
Watch: Kali Uchis “Loner”
Kali Uchis, a soulful Colombian singer/songwriter making waves in the indie pop scene, just released a hypnotically colorful video for ...
August 25, 2015 at 5:56 pm
Film Files: ‘Pierrot le Fou’ and the Pop Art Movement
Our latest column, Film Files, explores the world of cinema and the culture that surrounds it. From dissecting the work of acclaimed ...
August 22, 2015 at 9:25 pm
Aug 22: Cult Citizen Presents NO PARENTS, Honduras, Surfbort, Bass Drum Of Death (DJ Set) @ Baby’s All Right, 7pm ($12)
In celebration of issue #4, we’re hosting a release party at Baby’s All Right in conjunction with this month’s Cult ...
August 21, 2015 at 5:31 pm
Watch: Palehound “Healthier Folk”
Palehound artfully dissect modern beauty standards and hygiene in their new video for “Healthier Folk,” a song off of ...
August 20, 2015 at 9:41 pm
Horoscopes 8/20 – 8/27
Aries
TBH your fire has been blazing on the crazy train this past month and we’re all a little worried about you. We know you just ...
August 19, 2015 at 5:27 pm
Listen: Surf Rock is Dead “Anymore”
Brooklyn duo Surf Rock is Dead just released “Anymore,” a dense, shimmering new single from their upcoming (and currently ...
August 19, 2015 at 2:16 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Day Wave
Day Wave is the solo project of Jackson Phillips, a singer-songwriter from Oakland who’s been getting lots of love for his ...
August 18, 2015 at 6:58 pm
Art Cures: Tripping Along The Open Road
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 ...
August 15, 2015 at 6:41 pm
Listen: Shabazz Palaces “The Mystery of Lonnie The Døn”
Shabazz Palaces make some of the trippiest beats we’ve ever had the pleasure of swimming in, and they’ve just dropped a ...
August 15, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Watch: The Growlers “Chinese Fountain”
We’ve thought we had a handle on The Growlers‘ mystique in issue #3, but they’ve managed to send us reeling again ...
August 14, 2015 at 7:29 pm
Listen: Majical Cloudz “Silver Car Crash”
Montreal’s minimalist electronic/pop duo Majical Cloudz just dropped “Silver Car Crash,” the first single off of ...
August 13, 2015 at 5:29 pm
Watch: Dilly Dally “Desire”
By now you know we’re huge fans of brash Toronto punk outfit Dilly Dally. They throw frustration in your face one minute and ...
August 13, 2015 at 8:00 am
Aug 14: SUMMER FOREVER @ Desert Island, 7PM
Desert Island, your favorite publication and comic book store here in Brooklyn, is hosting a party in celebration of new paintings ...
August 12, 2015 at 4:40 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Sui Zhen
Sui Zhen is a dreamy electro-pop artist from Australia who blends bubblegum sweet vocals and melodies with thumping dance beats, ...
August 5, 2015 at 3:08 am
Aug 6: MoMA Nights Presents: PopRally @ MoMA, 5:30pm ($25)
MoMA Nights presents the first night of PopRally, a weekly program of artist collaborations, performances, film screenings, and ...
August 5, 2015 at 3:02 am
Album Stream: Night Helix ‘Guttoral EP’
Here’s a little something different.
Night Helix, the recording name of artist Ben Ross Davis, is an audio project influenced by ...
August 4, 2015 at 5:50 pm
Video Premiere: Darkwing “BARS (Human Zoo)”
You may remember Darkwing, a group of grunge enthusiasts from northern NJ, from when we premiered their DIY music video for ...
August 3, 2015 at 4:35 pm
Review: Tangerine And The New Film Heroine
“Merry Christmas Eve, Bitch.” The first line in Sean Bakers latest indie flick, Tangerine, grabs you by your shirt and doesn’t ...
July 29, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Horoscopes 7/31 — 8/07
Aries
A full moon in your house of friendships is exactly what you need right now to forget that professional struggles and romantic ...
July 29, 2015 at 5:37 pm
Album Stream: BRNDA ‘Year of the Manatee’
BRNDA are a bouncy, fuzz-heavy “snackcore” band from DC, and they want you to let loose and explore your sexuality — ...
July 29, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Capitol Hill Block Party
Day 1:
Nursing a beer on the sidewalk on the first day of Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle, a friend and I watched death metal band ...
July 27, 2015 at 5:31 pm
Mixtape: Alt Girl Crush
It goes without saying, but indie music is teeming with alt girls who are straight up killing the game. So, in honor of all these ...
July 23, 2015 at 8:00 am
Horoscopes 7/23 — 7/30
Aries
This week focus on your daily health. You brush your teeth. You wear your bike helmet. Now do something every day this week to ...