April 1, 2015 at 8:47 am
Premiere: Yardlets “Baby Deer”
Sam Goldberg (Uncut/Broken Social Scene/Hawaii) and Jeff Edwards (Shot While Hunting) are the accomplished musicians behind Yardlets, ...
April 1, 2015 at 8:00 am
Apr 1: Jerry Paper Release Party w/ Helado Negro, Trabajo, Macula Dog @ Silent Barn, 8pm ($10)
Jerry Paper, the psychedelic alter ego of Lucas Nathan, will be having his release party for his new album Carousel at Silent Barn ...
March 31, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Listen: Warm Soda “I Wanna Go Fast”
Warm Soda craft head-bobbing, bubblegum sweet pop tunes, and their most recent single, “I Wanna Go Fast,” couldn’t ...
March 31, 2015 at 9:44 am
Watch: Young Guv “Ripe 4 Luv”
Following his previous music video for “Crushing Sensation,” Young Guv seems to be continuing on with the theme of ...
March 30, 2015 at 10:39 pm
Watch: Show Me The Body “Bone Soup”
Queens punk outfit Show Me The Body just released a visceral video for “Bone Soup,” a track off their upcoming EP SMTB. ...
March 30, 2015 at 8:36 pm
Album Review: Sufjan Stevens ‘Carrie & Lowell’
Often known for his lush orchestras and eccentric electronic freakouts, Sufjan Stevens has stripped away excess in order to deliver an ...
March 30, 2015 at 6:16 pm
Listen: Earl Sweatshirt & Action Bronson “Warlord Leather”
Both Earl Sweatshirt and Queens rapper Action Bronson recently released new full-lengths: Earl’s fractious I Don’t Like ...
March 28, 2015 at 6:48 pm
Watch: Salomon Faye “W.T.F.”
Coming out of Brooklyn by way of Paris and Harlem (now that’s an interesting trajectory), rapper Salomon Faye just released a ...
March 27, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Mar 28: Island Eyes, Babes, Scully @ Baby’s All Right, 10:30pm ($12)
Island Eyes (formerly WAND) will be bringing their minimalist electronic pop to Baby’s All right for a late show with Babes and ...
March 27, 2015 at 8:37 pm
Mar 28: ‘The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari’ @ Nitehawk Cinema, 12pm ($16)
Nitehawk Cinema will be screening The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, a silent horror film and one of the very first in the genre, with a ...
March 27, 2015 at 8:00 am
Mar 27: Baked, Bueno, Leapling, Weed Hounds, Pupppy @ Shea Stadium, 8pm ($8)
Local psych band Baked is going to be leading the charge at Shea Stadium tonight alongside fellow Brooklynites Bueno, Leapling, Weed ...
March 26, 2015 at 6:09 pm
Throwback Review: ‘Grey Gardens’
“You know, they’ll get you in East Hampton for wearing red shoes on a Thursday,” we hear an unknown voice declare as the Maysles ...
March 25, 2015 at 9:38 pm
Listen: Astronauts, etc. “I Know”
Astronauts, etc. is an ambient, dream pop outfit led Anthony Ferraro (touring keyboardist for Toro Y Moi), and the group just released ...
March 25, 2015 at 5:22 pm
Listen: Damaged Bug “The Mirror”
We just had news detailing the return of psyche rock moguls Thee Oh Sees in May with what’s set to be the band’s sixth ...
March 25, 2015 at 4:52 pm
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Mira Gonzalez
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz, our new weekly interview series, gets the skinny on independent writers, from their creative process and views on ...
March 24, 2015 at 10:00 am
Mar 25: ‘Spring Breakers’ @ Nitehawk Cinema, 9:30pm ($15)
Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine’s 2012 exploration of young decadence, is screening tonight at Nitehawk Cinema. In addition to ...
March 24, 2015 at 8:27 am
Watch: FKA twigs “Glass & Patron”
R&B enigma FKA twigs just released a video for “Glass & Patron” (a track off her upcoming third EP) in ...
March 24, 2015 at 8:00 am
Listen: Turn To Crime “Without a Care”
Detroit’s Turn To Crime just released “Without A Care,” the third single from their upcoming sophomore album, Action. The ...
March 23, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Watch: Soko “Lovetrap” feat. Ariel Pink
Soko takes on LA night life in her new music video for “Lovetrap” featuring Ariel Pink, a dark electronic track from her ...
March 23, 2015 at 3:21 pm
Review: Kendrick Lamar ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’
“When shit hits the fan is you still a fan?” blurts Kendrick Lamar on the final track of his 2015 opus To Pimp A ...
March 19, 2015 at 5:42 pm
Band Crush: Cerebral Ballzy, Palma Violets @ Baby’s All Right (3/16)
Cerebral Ballzy took over Baby’s All Right this past Monday with a frenzy of grinding distortion, concussive drum work, and ...
March 19, 2015 at 5:18 pm
Transcending The Ego & Conceptual Limitations: An Interview with Bunny Michael
Bunny’s feature from Issue #3 — copies are still available, get yours here.
Photographed by Cheryl Georgette ...
March 19, 2015 at 8:59 am
Mar 19: ‘Dust’ @ Nitehawk Cinema, 9:30pm ($15)
As part of their signature series Art Seen, Nitehawk cinema will be screening Dust, a familial tragicomedy that explores the emotional ...
March 18, 2015 at 8:00 am
Watch: Earl Sweatshirt “Grief”
Earl Sweatshirt just released an over-exposed video for “Grief,” a sedate, minimalist track off of his upcoming album, I ...
March 17, 2015 at 8:36 pm
Watch: The Zoltars “16-17-18 Living”
The Zoltars just released a nostalgic, ’60s-inspired video for “16-17-18 Living,” a charming lo-fi track off of ...
March 17, 2015 at 5:49 pm
Watch: Death Grips “On GP”
Ceasing their guerilla attack of an existence with a string of cancelled tour dates and a cryptic open letter dubbing the band ...
March 17, 2015 at 5:47 pm
Art Cures: Revisiting High School
Art Cures, our new weekly series, offers a themed list of music, films, books, events and other cool stuff in hopes of supplying you ...
March 17, 2015 at 8:00 am
Heart Beats: An Interview with Liphemra
Liphemra’s feature from Issue #3 — copies are still available, get yours here.
Photgraphed by Cheryl Georgette ...
March 16, 2015 at 9:09 pm
Listen: Bent Denim “Caitlin”
Bent Denim create their music by way of email, with the exchange of respective sounds between a Ben Littlejohn in Nashville and Dennis ...
March 14, 2015 at 8:27 pm
Listen: Bully “I Remember”
Bully, a punk quartet from Nashville, just released “I Remember,” the first single off of their upcoming album. Quick, ...
March 12, 2015 at 7:17 pm
Mar 12: ‘A View To a Kill’ @ Nitehawk Cinema, 9:30pm ($15)
As a part of Nitehawk Cinema’s monthly film series THE DEUCE (which focuses on 42nd Street’s theaters of yesteryear), the ...
March 11, 2015 at 9:21 pm
Desert-Town Arts Festival ‘Marfa Myths’ Kicks Off Sophomore Festival
Music, art, and culture collide in the second installment of the collaborative, desert-town festival Marfa Myths. This unique cultural ...
March 10, 2015 at 10:39 pm
Listen: Tame Impala “Let It Happen”
It’s been nearly three years since Lonerism and Perth’s Tame Impala make their return with an ever-enthralling psyche ...
March 10, 2015 at 6:10 pm
Review: Armory Week’s ‘Spring/Break’
Review by Sasha Maese. Follow her on Twitter @Sasha_Dove.
You’ve probably walked past the James Farley Post Office a million ...
March 10, 2015 at 5:02 pm
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Beach Sloth
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz, our new weekly interview series, gets the skinny on independent writers, from their creative process and views on ...
March 9, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Listen: M.I.A. “Can See Can Do”
M.I.A. just released “Can See Can Do,” her first single since the her 2013 album Matangi. M.I.A’s new track serves ...
March 6, 2015 at 4:54 pm
Listen: Blood Orange “Delancey” (Demo)
Dev Hynes has been on somewhat of a hiatus since the release of 2013’s Cupid Deluxe, the second full-length under his Blood ...
March 5, 2015 at 8:47 pm
Snowed in with The Growlers
The Growlers have taken up something of a residency at Baby’s All Right this week. Their West Coast vibes are taking over the ...
March 5, 2015 at 6:52 pm
Mar 5: Hundred Waters, Mitski @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, 8pm ($17)
Electronic art rock outfit Hundred Waters is bringing their ambient experimentation to Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight alongside ...
March 4, 2015 at 8:00 am
Video Premiere: bed. “Fremm”
Besides spearheading Breakup Records, a boutique music label based in Portland, multi-talented power couple Alex and Sierra Haager ...
March 3, 2015 at 10:10 pm
Mar 3: Trash Talk, Ratking, Lee Bannon @ Palisades ($15)
Head over to Palisades for some thrash-core, punk, and hip hop vibes from Trash Talk, Ratking, and Lee Bannon tonight. We got to see ...
March 3, 2015 at 6:24 pm
Mar 3: ONWE, The Britanys, ACID DAD, Nicholas Nicholas @ Bowery Electric, 7pm ($10)
Tonight, cyberpunks ONWE are storming Bowery Electric alongside Britanys (for a taste of their sound, check out our in-depth feature ...
March 2, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Mixtape: Dreamboat
A dream boat is an ideal: they’re almost untouchable, unlovable, unreal. Which is kind of how a break up feels — longing ...
February 25, 2015 at 3:53 pm
Feb 25: Issue #3 Release Party @ Night of Joy, 7pm (FREE!!)
Tonight, we celebrate! All of our love and hard work has paid off with Issue #3, and we’re hosting a release party tonight at ...
February 24, 2015 at 5:29 am
Listen: Heems “Home” feat. Dev Hynes
Himanshu Suri from Das Racist has embarked upon his solo project, Heems, with his debut album, Eat Pray Thug, coming out in March. ...
February 24, 2015 at 5:14 am
Watch: Lower Dens “To Die In L.A.”
Lower Dens just released a video for “To Die In L.A.,” a driving synth-led jam from their upcoming third album, Escape ...
February 20, 2015 at 1:17 am
Watch: Buscabulla “Métele”
Coming off their self-titled EP (produced by none other than electronic maestro Dev Hynes), Buscabulla has just released a video for ...
February 18, 2015 at 7:21 pm
Listen: Sufjan Stevens “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross”
Sufjan Stevens has returned with a harrowing single off his upcoming album, Carrie & Lowell. “No Shade in the Shadow of the ...
February 17, 2015 at 9:03 pm
Listen: Metz “Acetate”
Brace for impact: noise rock outfit Metz has just released “Acetate,” the opening track to their upcoming sophomore album ...
February 17, 2015 at 9:01 pm
Listen: Guantanamo Baywatch “Too Late”
Guantanamo Baywatch, a Portland garage outfit with a fondness for surf rock tropes and clever wordplay, just released “Too ...