April 16, 2015 at 8:35 pm
Listen: Girlpool “Before The World Was Big”
Girlpool just released “Before The World Was Big,” the title track from their upcoming debut album. It’s a nostalgic ...
April 16, 2015 at 8:32 pm
Listen: Fraternal Twin “Skin Gets Hot”
Fraternal Twin just dropped “Skin Gets Hot,” the title track from their upcoming album. The moody guitar riffs and ...
April 16, 2015 at 7:17 pm
Apr 16: Richie Quake, Sus Life, OSHUN, Budo Kiba @ Palisades, 7:30pm ($7)
Tonight, Palisades has a solid lineup of hip-hop and R&B acts, including Richie Quake, Sus Life, Oshun, and Budo Kiba. If ...
April 16, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Premiere: Joel Magid “Since You Went Away”
Portland’s Joel Magid has an ear for the ’60s. With a penchant for psychedelic whimsy, sugary pop melodies, and good ...
April 16, 2015 at 4:38 pm
Listen: Samantha Urbani “1 2 3 4”
Samantha Urbani, multi-talented musician and muse, just released “1 2 3 4,” a danceable new single from what looks likes ...
April 15, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Listen: The Lagoonas “Color Spectrum”
The Lagoonas are a scrappy garage rock trio from Memphis, and they just released “Color Spectrum,” a new single off of ...
April 14, 2015 at 7:58 pm
Shows We Went To (I)
You may recognize Shows We Went To, our new photography series that captures the crackling energy of live shows from across the NYC ...
April 14, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Porchista Khakpour
A writer of impeccable talent and an impressive resumé, Porchista Khakpour is the author of Sons and Other Flammable ...
April 14, 2015 at 8:00 am
Listen: Ratatat “Cream on Chrome”
Brooklyn’s Ratatat made their triumphant return at Coachella this past weekend after a nearly five-year hiatus. The pair appears ...
April 13, 2015 at 8:40 pm
Watch: The Britanys “Want To Be”
We love The Britanys here at Alt Citizen. In fact, we premiered their It’s Alright single, “Blow,” back in August ...
April 13, 2015 at 3:54 pm
Give Up The Roast: Stumptown Cold Brew vs. ‘Slip It In’ by Black Flag
Give Up The Roast is a column that collides delicious caffeine with wild thrashing a la a bi-monthly coffee and punk album pairing ...
April 13, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Interview: Whitewash
Fresh Meet is our bi-monthly interview series that spotlights young, hungry bands — both NYC locals and those just passing through ...
April 7, 2015 at 8:00 am
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Sophia Katz
Sophia Katz is a writer and musician from Toronto, and her debut collection, The Title Of This Book Is An Inside Joke, was just ...
April 6, 2015 at 8:23 pm
Listen: Dilly Dally “Gender Role”
Toronto punk outfit Dilly Dally released “Gender Role,” a visceral new single off of their upcoming debut album.
Listen ...
April 6, 2015 at 7:34 pm
Listen: Slonk Donkerson “Painted From Memory”
Brooklyn’s own Slonk Donkerson just released “Painted From Memory,” the fuzzed-out new single from their upcoming ...
April 3, 2015 at 6:06 pm
Watch: TOPS “Driverless Passenger”
Montreal’s TOPS just released a strangely existential, animated music video for “Driverless Passenger,” a soft and ...
April 3, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Interview: Rey Pila
Rey Pila are a spirited synth rock group from Mexico City, and their knack for free-flowing, danceable tunes makes them immediately ...
April 3, 2015 at 8:00 am
Apr 3: Feature Shoot Presents The BlowUp @ ROOT, 6pm ($20)
Feature Shoot is presenting the inaugural edition of The BlowUp, a brand new quarterly photographic storytelling event. Featured ...
April 2, 2015 at 5:50 pm
Listen: Kid Wave “Honey”
Indie pop quartet Kid Wave just released “Honey,” a shimmering new single off their upcoming album, Wanderlust. Low vocals ...
April 1, 2015 at 10:48 pm
Watch: Metz “Nervous System”
The Canadian noise rock tour de force Metz just released a video of their live performance “Nervous System,” a new song ...
April 1, 2015 at 10:46 pm
Listen: Turbo Fruits “No Reason To Stay”
Nashville’s Turbo Fruits are set to release their fourth full-length next month, No Control, continuing what’s been a ...
April 1, 2015 at 10:29 am
Listen: Tanlines “Invisible Ways”
Brooklyn’s experimental pop duo Tanlines just released a video for “Invisible Ways,” a single from their upcoming ...
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 6:13 pm
Album Review: Lost Boy ? ‘Canned’
The next time my dad reminisces about his adventures in a grainy 1980s LES, Lost Boy ?‘s Canned will be playing in the background. ...
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 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 6:01 pm
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz: Michael J. Seidlinger
Indie-Lit Pop Quiz, our new weekly interview series, gets the skinny on independent writers, from their creative process and views on ...
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 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 ...