April 2, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Charlotte Rose Benjamin’s Showgirlhood
Charlotte Rose Benjamin, photographed by Charlotte Dulany.
In girl world… There’s sentimentality, friendship, infatuation, and ...
March 28, 2025 at 11:30 am
SHAGGO’s Breakout Year: From Debut Single to SXSW Stage
I first saw SHAGGO almost a year ago at The Sultan Room, and while the band’s irreverent, punkish, feminist-centric ethos has been ...
March 18, 2025 at 11:00 am
Wilmah Took Over Baby’s All Right
Photos by Tori McGraw.
As you open the door to Baby’s All Right, on a crisp Friday night, striking, colorful lights lead you towards ...
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 ...
December 31, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Interview with Veronica’s Sofia Zarzuela
photo by Aria Cabello
Sofia Zarzuela, the lead singer of NYC-based band, Veronica, jumps up and down in a Brooklyn park to stay warm ...
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 ...
July 31, 2024 at 6:08 pm
Michael Younker embraces curated chaos on brilliantly bratty ‘Sweet Things’
As neatly curated and captivatingly esoteric as his accomplished production design work for some of New York’s most fashionable ...
April 23, 2024 at 11:32 am
Listen: Bag a’ Sugar ‘Pick Your Poison’
Bag a’ Sugar is a duo from Brooklyn, NY. Formed in 2020, the husband and wife couple keep everything in house; the writing, ...
January 24, 2024 at 9:00 am
Shybaby spills their guts with rambunctious take on Olivia Rodrigo’s “bad idea right?”
Following in the recent rock-meets-pop footsteps of Slothrust’s subversive and unexpected 2023 rework of Ginuwine’s sleazy soaker ...
October 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Yard Act think the future is one that reminds us that we should have a good time
When I asked James Smith, lyricist and lead singer of Yard Act what kind of “mad shit happens when you do art” other than ...
October 7, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Big Bliss confront loss with clear eyed lucidity on “Sleep Paralysis”
Photo by Kevin Condon
Big Bliss return with the first single since the release of their lauded 2018 album, At Middle Distance, at a ...
September 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Photo diary: IDLES @ Kings Theater
Photos by Nicole Miller
I’ve never been to King’s Theatre, and so i was so elated to shoot one of the favorites at a stunning ...
April 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm
THICK headlines opening night of Coachella with a ripping set at The Echo
The stage lights of Coachella may have been 135 miles away but they didn’t shine nearly as brightly as those at The Echo in Los ...
October 14, 2021 at 9:00 am
Shybaby serves up a hot slice of personal empowerment on wildly satisfying new track “Pizza”
There are very few things as immediately gratifying as the 3am New York Slice. Hot and greasy, served up on a semi-translucent paper ...
September 2, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Geese is worth the buzz, and they want to confuse you a little: Live at Elsewhere
You know how geese (like the bird) seem like they’re pretty cute and fine and not dangerous until you get too close and they ...
August 25, 2021 at 9:00 am
Watch: Gustaf “Best Behavior”
Photo by Felipe Torres
For a few years now Gustaf has been known around the New York scene as one of the “hardest working ...
April 13, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Social distancing with The Muckers
Photos by Lucy Blumenfield. Find more of her work here.
The Muckers are Brooklyn-based rock band with a distinctly New York sound, ...
November 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Record collection tour with Chris Maestro of BierWax
If you’re a vinyl and craft beer lover who needs to escape their apartment (or their holiday plans, or…reality?) this ...
July 1, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Premiere: Gawn’s lo-fi “No Light” is the sound of summertime nostalgia
I grew up in a rural town in western New York. The closest city had maybe 3 music venues booked almost exclusively with generic post ...
May 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm
The Freewheelin’ Adam Amram delivers a folksy ode to isolation on “Overtime”
A Brooklyn staple, Adam Amram lends his musical talents to numerous bands including Tall Juan, Psychic Ills, and Champagne ...
April 3, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Premiere: Taylor Bradshaw’s award-winning “Slow Dance” video is an intense visual emotional rollercoaster
Photos by Jurate Veceraite
Hot on the heels of the release of his well-received debut LP, Twine, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter ...
April 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm
The Wants deliver individualistic post punk electroclash on the dancefloor-ready ‘Container’
The Wants describe themselves as inspired by the minimal structures of punk-punk and while that may be true Container feels more ...
January 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Taking shots with THICK: Altered States S1 E1
THICK is one of Brooklyn’s best party bands guaranteed to deliver a set you’ll remember for years to come – maybe ...
May 8, 2019 at 9:00 am
Yaasss caused absolute debauchery for their record release show
Photos by Allen Ying
Last month the falafel punk rockers Yaasss created a world of mayhem in the concrete walls of Brooklyn’s ...
April 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
THICK graduates to Epitaph Records with an epic show at The Glove
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
I arrived at The Glove at 8pm, just in time for doors, but rather than a ...
February 28, 2019 at 9:00 am
Album Premiere: Pink Mexico ‘DUMP’
Sometimes, on the edge of a cold winter where Brexit is never ending and Donald Trump’s stint in the White House feels like it’s ...
November 2, 2018 at 1:32 pm
A night at Jonathan Toubin’s annual Haunted Hop
All photos are from the 13th NY Night Train/Jonathan Toubin’s Halloween Haunted Hop taken by Devon Bristol Shaw—follow her ...
September 26, 2018 at 9:00 am
Listen: Native Sun “Big Succ(ess)”
Photo by Rachel Cabitt
To fully grasp this new track by the handsome boys of Native Sun, you gotta understand the band a little too. ...
September 20, 2018 at 9:35 am
Video Premiere: Dad “Road Soda”
There’s nothing better than a new single paired with a music video to help you stick it to the man. NYC-based punk rockers Dad ...
August 7, 2018 at 12:39 pm
Album Premiere: SIGNAL Self-Titled
Photo by Leia Jospe.
This band needs to be ticketed for disturbing the peace. SIGNAL is a NYC-based group that’s going back to ...
August 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Aug 18: Gnarcissists, Chorizo, Glove, Sixteen Jackies @ El Cortez ($8)
Welcome to the second installment of 3rd Party—the newest monthly show featuring Brooklyn’s psychs, punks, grungers, ...
July 31, 2018 at 2:55 pm
Aug 2: Animal Show, Max Pain & The Groovies, Menjuje, Julep @ Secret Project Robot ($10)
Poster by Nazar Khamis
If you wanna see a killer line up of NYC bands (& one band from Boston: Julep) that play from the heart and ...
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 24, 2018 at 8:48 am
Meet The People of Tanlines: a Latinx Party/Pop-Up Mall
Last summer, Tanlines was the best day party around. The queer Latinx-centered party happened in the backyard of popular Brooklyn gay ...
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 ...
May 17, 2018 at 9:25 am
Sweet and creamy: Fever Ray @ Brooklyn Hangar
Nine years after unleashing their pitch-black eponymous debut album, Fever Ray is back in the States again with a quake full of dark ...
May 2, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: Sunflower Bean @ Bowery Ballroom
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May 1, 2018 at 8:00 am
Watch: Phil and The Osophers “Third World American”
It’s nothing new, but the United States kinda suck. And I don’t mean that in a racist, “Make America Great ...
April 23, 2018 at 8:00 am
Live Review: U.S. Girls and Gold Dime @ Baby’s All Right
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Going to a lot of shows in New York, you can easily get wrapped up in ...
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 ...
April 12, 2018 at 8:00 am
Video Premiere: Ackerman “Mission Control”
A hazy song that’ll take you out of this world—Ackerman is a NYC-based band that brings you trippy indie beats that create a ...
April 12, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: Caroline Rose @ Rough Trade
Photos by Brett Myers.
Caroline Rose
“I do believe we might be the most grateful band in the world.”
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April 9, 2018 at 8:00 am
Live Review: Nobunny @ Diviera Drive
I don’t know what happened to me as a kid but I’m only satisfied at shows if I’m deaf and sweaty by the end of it—and if the ...
March 30, 2018 at 8:00 am
Live Review: Son Lux @ Brooklyn Steel
Photos and review by Brett Myers.
Halfway through Son Lux’s set at Brooklyn Steel last week, one song, “You Don’t Know Me,” ...
March 28, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photo Diary: MGMT @ Brooklyn Steel
Photos by Brett Myers.
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