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, ...
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 pm
Listen: Alex Orange Drink “Queen Victoria” featuring Conor Oberst
We have something to satisfy your sonic thirst: Alex Orange Drink’s latest single, “Queen Victoria,” featuring Conor Oberst.
The ...
January 23, 2025 at 12:03 pm
No Holds Barred: On the Road with The Thing
Story and photos by Sophie Abeles.
Two years ago, The Thing, a four-piece indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, abandoned their ...
July 18, 2018 at 3:26 pm
YAASSS premiere first single “Full Moon Junkies”
Photo by Rachel Cabitt.
If you haven’t been treated to the gift of a YAASSS show, I don’t know what you’re waiting ...
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 22, 2018 at 8:30 am
May 25-26: The Elsewhere Rooftop Opening with NOBUNNY & Branko ($10-$20)
Summer has (finally) fucking arrived and besides the blistering humidity and a pervasive smell of warm urine, it also means it’s ...
March 12, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: BOYTOY, Honduras, and Native Sun @ Elsewhere
Photos by Brett Myers.
BOYTOY
Honduras
Native Sun
...
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 5:37 pm
Mixtape: Thirsty IRL
Navigating the big, depressing, flaky world of dating is like taking on a second full-time job. Then, after all of your hard work ...
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 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 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 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 ...
July 22, 2015 at 6:35 pm
July 24: pari∀h & urpdurp Live @ Alt Space, 8pm (FREE!!)
Alt Space is excited to bring you a musical and visual collaboration between artists pari∀h and urpdurp. We are huge fans of this ...
July 22, 2015 at 5:49 pm
‘Jagged Little Pill’ 20 years later
Before supreme pop overlord Taylor Swift dominated top 40 radio with her wink-and-smile musicality, there was Alanis Morissette. At ...
July 21, 2015 at 9:39 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Sharkmuffin
Brooklyn’s own Sharkmuffin are a volatile mix of garage, pop, and punk (not to mention budding ice cream makers). Led by Tarra ...
July 16, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Listen: Dilly Dally “Desire”
Dilly Dally, a grunge-y punk outfit from Toronto, waste no time getting in your face with “Desire,” the lead single off of ...
July 16, 2015 at 7:29 pm
Horoscopes 7/15 – 7/22
Aries
Anger — let it go. You’re the quickest to strike the match and burn down a good thing at the first sign of trouble. Don’t ...
July 15, 2015 at 6:06 pm
Photo Diary: Getting Lost at Electric Forest
This is my second year attending Electric Forest. This festival is so much more than just music — in fact, I only caught a few ...
July 8, 2015 at 5:08 pm
July 9: Bunny Michael “Etheric Double” Closing Party: The Human Body Imagined as a Vehicle for Ascension Poetry Reading (the smells, feels, touch, and taste) @ Alt Space, 8pm
Are you ready for a transformative night of art and readings? Join us at Alt Space for the closing party for Bunny Michaels’ ...
July 7, 2015 at 8:19 am
July 8: Our Wicked Lady’s Grand Opening! @ 153 Morgan Avenue
UPDATE: Mac Demarco has announced today that he will be selling extra passes to all four of his upcoming sold out August shows outside ...
July 2, 2015 at 4:41 pm
Horoscopes 7/1-7/9
Aries
Airy aries — some things are actually materializing for you this week in a way that not only you can see, but others can ...
July 2, 2015 at 8:00 am
July 2: Whatever 21 and Moves Concept Store Present: Multitask @ Baby’s All Right, 6pm ($5)
Whatever 21 and Moves Concept Store are bringing Multitask, a lifestyle function and designer exposé, to Baby’s All Right, with ...
July 1, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Watch: Kendrick Lamar “Alright”
After catching flak from conservative news hosts for his recent BET Awards performance of “Alright” (specifically the line ...
June 28, 2015 at 7:38 pm
Listen: Palehound “Molly”
Palehound, a rowdy alt rock trio from Massachusetts, just released “Molly,” a driving, dynamic new single from their ...