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 ...
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 14, 2025 at 9:57 am
Premiere: Cindy Cane’s Heart Is on Fire
Faster, hotter, stronger.
Cindy Cane’s latest single, “Hearts on Fire,” is an endless dance between the peculiar and the ...
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 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 ...
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Rare DM’s “The Ring” (Official Music Video)
Grace Jones meets Santigold on the dancefloor to the tune of Rare DM’s latest single, “The Ring,” out tomorrow. With celestial ...
January 15, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Downtown Dispatch: Dreaming With Rebounder
Noah and Dylan Chenfeld, photographed by Charlotte Dulany.
Oasis. The Kinks. Radiohead. The National. Rebounder. What ties them ...
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 ...
November 20, 2024 at 12:28 pm
Kiki Kramer: Tumblr Teen Turned Pop Provocateur
photo by Bousso Diop
Kiki Kramer proudly calls herself a “Wannabe Pop Star”, a title steeped in irony and cheeky ...
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 ...
February 23, 2024 at 10:38 am
Monobloc talks their new release ‘Where Is My Garden’, the digital age, and ASMR
Photo by Julia Tarantino.
Monobloc has just released their newest single “Where Is My Garden”, the second of seven tracks from ...
August 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Lola Pistola’s Lizard EP is precisely and wildly felt
Lola Pistola’s Lizard EP, out today, is the first thing since quarantine that really brought longing for live music back for ...
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 ...
May 6, 2019 at 9:00 am
Premiere: Hear Jesus Vio’s snappy new album ‘Dutch Science’
From Chile to Berlin and Free Pizza, now Jesus Vio has created a whole new set of snappable and feet-tappable tunes. Singing about ...
December 4, 2018 at 9:00 am
With “We Appreciate Power” Grimes sounds like a parody of herself
Last week Grimes arrived with her first single since her excellent 2015 album Art Angels, “We Appreciate Power.” Her music ...
November 21, 2018 at 12:11 pm
Premiering Ryne Ziemba’s video for “Trying Not To Try”
There must be some ounce of frustration among bands when they spend time plotting, budgeting, constructing and shooting a deep and ...
October 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
Lunacre reflect on the making of their new single “Red Sky”
“You look tired like you’ve heard this all before,” frontman Ben de Vries sings on the pre-chorus of Lunacre’s new single ...
September 21, 2018 at 11:36 am
Album Premiere: Hypoluxo ‘Running On A Fence’
Hypoluxo has come out with the perfect post-punk Fall album, Running On A Fence. Premiering below, it feels like how I imagine a tree ...
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 23, 2018 at 8:44 am
Premiere: “Castle Factory” by Telefones
Photo by Emily Hollis.
Today, Nashville-based, art rock/post-punk band Telefones is out with “Castle Factory,” the ...
August 21, 2018 at 9:00 am
Idles shares retro visuals for anthemic “GREAT”
I’m not prone to hyperbole, but Idles are one of the most crucial bands around especially considering everything going on the ...
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 2, 2018 at 7:48 am
Song premiere: The Big Wheel “Foolish”
As Leeds-based trio The Big Wheel gear up to release their self-produced debut EP1, we’re premiering the first single, ...
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 ...
July 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
INTERVIEW: Amyl and the Sniffers’ first big whiff of punk fame
Photos by Kirs Thoen aka Daggers For Eyes.
Amyl and The Sniffers are ferocious. From the speakers, their EPs are sharp, fast, and ...
July 13, 2018 at 9:24 am
Ticket giveaway & video premiere: Little Junior @ Irving Plaza w/ Calpurnia, July 14
Photo by Tamara Léger
The rad queer-fronted power pop-punk band Little Junior from Toronto is premiering with Alt Citizen their new ...
June 29, 2018 at 9:00 am
EP Premiere: Ruth Carp & The Fish Heads/Dead Brian ‘Ruth & Brian’s Unholy Matrimony’
Remember those summer nights where you end up making out with your crush while you’re on some wild wine infused adventure? Your ...
June 21, 2018 at 8:57 am
Song Premiere: Dismal Thinkings “Gone Away”
Nothing suits summer better than a melancholic rock song, and today, Seattle-based alt-rock band Dismal Thinkings has gifted us with ...
June 12, 2018 at 9:00 am
Album Premiere: GRLwood “Daddy”
The queer revolution is here and it’s…Kentucky-fried with a side of screamo? That’s what “scream-pop” duo GRLwood have ...
May 17, 2018 at 9:00 am
EP Premiere: Kip Nelson ‘Waves After Work’
It’s hard to find any genuine sense of relaxation these days—the news makes it feel like the world is constantly on the verge ...
April 25, 2018 at 8:00 am
Premiere: Atlas Wynd “Helpless”
Rock music doesn’t need to be reinvented to be worthy. Some bands rely on nostalgia, some bands rely on experimentation, and ...
April 16, 2018 at 8:00 am
Album Review: Many Rooms “There Is A Presence Here”
Somber and neither here nor there, Many Rooms, the moniker of Houston-based singer/songwriter Briana Hunt, conceived a debut album ...
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 6, 2018 at 8:00 am
Album Premiere: The Night Screams ‘Stuck’ EP
Photo by Jeanette D. Moses/ Blood Sweat & Beers NYC
You can’t get any grittier than this. Say hello to the guttural and ...
March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am
Listen: The Muckers “This Town Will Drag Us Down”
Brooklyn’s own The Muckers are the real deal and they’re here to remind you why you first fell in love with rock and roll. ...
March 5, 2018 at 7:07 pm
April 6: McLovins @ Gramercy Theater, 7pm ($12)
Just before festival season gets started, April is a busy, busy month for live music. To get the rainy month started, McLovins are ...
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 24, 2018 at 12:16 pm
March 1: Deaf Poets & Relapse @ Arlene’s Grocery, 7pm ($10)
Attention everybody: This garage rock duo left the warm and sunny shores of Miami, FL to live the rough ‘n’ tuff gritty ...
February 23, 2018 at 11:54 am
Listen: Cutouts new EP, “Loosies”
The boys are back in town: Cutouts have a freshly minted EP out, titled Loosies. It’s swirling with grey areas and soft-toned blacks ...
February 23, 2018 at 8:22 am
Album Review: Insecure Men Self-Titled
The black sheep of pop music; Insecure Men have created the most punk rock pop album you’ll ever hear. All the synth, oohs and ...
February 21, 2018 at 8:00 am
Listen: Why Bonnie “Practice”
Why Bonnie, an Austin-based quartet, popped up seemingly out of nowhere and immediately caught my attention with their take ...
February 16, 2018 at 8:00 am
Listen: Soccer Mommy “Still Clean”
There are few that can articulate the isolation of wallowing in your bedroom after a painful rejection like Soccer Mommy’s Sophie ...
February 15, 2018 at 12:25 pm
Listen: The Voidz “Pointlessness”
What a way to go. The Voidz have a new album on the way, Virtue, and it’s closing track, the newly released “Pointlessness,” is ...
February 15, 2018 at 8:00 am
EP Premiere: Brian Merrill ‘Bliss Bunnies’
It’s not with every music release that you truly get a peak inside the head of a musician.
Brian Merrill has fully exposed ...
February 5, 2018 at 8:00 am
Video Premiere: shy kids “i was in new york”
shy kids from Canada is swinging by our quaint little town of New York City on March 25th at Baby’s All Right. In the meantime, ...
January 8, 2018 at 8:00 am
Album premiere: The Royal They ‘Foreign Being’
Close enough to hardcore to cause a riot, but far enough away for everyone to enjoy.
The bold new album Foreign Being, beginning with ...
October 27, 2017 at 8:00 am
Mixtape: HalloWIN
LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Halloween is the best holiday ’round these parts and if you get that, than you’re a winner, my ...
October 27, 2017 at 8:00 am
Premiere: Jaguarundis’ Self Titled LP
Photo by Leen Dweik, album artwork by Natasha Fortson.
While living in a windowless NYU dorm in Chinatown, NYC-native Alex Carr ...
September 22, 2017 at 8:00 am
Sep 25: Champagne Superchillin (record release), Roya, Reanimadores @ Baby’s All Right, 8pm ($10)
The amorous Champagne Superchillin will put you in a bubbly haze of romanticism through wine colored glasses.
The NYC by way of ...
September 14, 2017 at 8:00 am
Song Premiere: Hearken “Sure Shock”
Hearken is sure to shock you with their new remastered track “Sure Shock.” The Pittsburgh-based punk rock duo is dark yet ...