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Re-TROS Announces First US Tour In Four Years
You can’t really be a cool contemporary post-punk if you don’t know Re-TROS. The band that combines the robotic sounds of Devo, desperation of Ian Curtis and intimidation of Gang of Four is coming to...
View ArticleSummer Mixtape: 100 Songs
Here’s 100 songs to play at your summer digs. Party like there’s no tomorrow or chill harder than ever before. And don’t worry about hiring a DJ for your party, this playlist is almost five and a half...
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Cult Citizen Recap: Heartsrevolution, Promiseland and Alexander F
On June 7th we hosted our June Cult Citizen show at Baby’s All Right with a lineup featuring Heartsrevolution, Promiseland and Alexander F. It was one of our best (my personal favorite) Cult Citizen...
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Meet The Nude Party
Photos by Alec Castillo (bassist for The Nude Party) Disclaimer: some “facts” in the following article are non-factual. Meet The Nude Party, a traveling band of merrymakers who met on a Carnival “no,...
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Watch: Jakob Ogawa “You Might Be Sleeping”
Fallen Angels (1995) Wong Kar-Wai Ambient-dream-weaver, Jakob Ogawa, just dropped a music video for his single “You Might Be Sleeping” from his 2017 Bedroom Tapes EP. With the help of editors Anders...
View ArticleMixtape: Morose and Macabre
Well, occasionally you just gotta think about sad and glum shit and instead of trying to escape it just let it swallow you whole (otherwise it’ll attack you via what I call “memory pangs”). This...
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Interview: Palm
Photos and interview by Stasia de Tilly. I was put onto Palm a few weeks ago by a friend and die-hard fan. When I hear they were a Bard band my mind jumped to the likes of Palberta and I wasn’t far off...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Broken Social Scene “Hug of Thunder”
The 00s indie rock scene was a true golden age. Broken Social Scene were a titan of that era, and their absence since 2010’s Forgiveness Rock Record has been palpable. Since then, indie rock has veered...
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Buster Poindexter at City Winery
Photos by Cheryl Georgette. When I talk about dinner and a show I’m usually referring to the raccoon death cage matches that happens on my fire escape while I eat ramen out of a shoe. But Buster...
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Listen: SPINN “Notice Me”
Just over the pond the Brits are reminding us they know what dream-pops are made of. The Liverpool janglers, SPINN, are amassing some attention with their newest sad-boy single, Notice Me. The track...
View ArticleListen: Pomona Dream “Tropicana”
Pomona Dream’s “Tropicana” is like a pleasant dream where you can’t quite tell where you are, or who you’re with, but you’re happy there, and you want to bask inside of it for as long as possible....
View ArticleJul 25: Cult Citizen presents Weeknight, Blond Ambition, Kyle Avallone @...
Our summer Cult Citizen series are here! Next one is July 25 and features pop sensations Weeknight, Blond Ambition, and Kyle Avallone. Join the fb event and get your tickets here. The post Jul 25: Cult...
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Interview: PILL
Photos by Cheryl Georgette. Hello all you Alt Citizens. Do you need something new to listen to? We’ve got your back. Meet PILL, that’s with two L’s (not to be confused with Public Image Limited because...
View ArticleJuly 22: Burger Records Beach Bash 2 @ Coney Art Walls 2PM ($15)
It’s that time of the year again! Burger Records and Modern Sky USA have gotten together to throw an epic banger on Coney Island. This year we’ve got rockers such as Sunflower Bean, No Bunny, and after...
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Cool Shit: Proto-Punk
It’s completely cliche to be obsessed with punk and the 70’s but!!!!! That is who I am — cliche and uninteresting. Anyways I’ve been in enough situations where I talk mindlessly about this before...
View ArticleWatch: The Velvet Underground & Nico in “A Symphony of Sound”
I got sucked into a whole on YouTube trying to find a video of a complete Richard Hell & the Voidoids performance at CBGB. Anyways, I didn’t find one (if you know where one is drop me a line) but...
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The Shush Series: Holy Tunics and Max Pain and the Groovies
Photos by Devon Bristol Shaw. The inaugural ‘Shush Series’ at Drexler’s kicked off last week and will be happening every single Tuesday from now on until forever and ever or until the apocalypse...
View ArticleListen: Common Holly “If After All”
There (hopefully) comes a time in every 20-something’s life when they look around at the way they are living and think “this has to change.” Living in a sweaty basement with no windows isn’t fun and...
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Interview: Kyle Avallone
Photos by Christopher Wozniak. Kyle Avallone is one of those staples of the New York music scene. A sign you’re in the right place whether it’s because he’s performing or just part of the crowd....
View ArticleSharkmuffin & The Off White Announce Tour Dates and Release New Split EP
Sharkmuffin kicks ass with fast punk rock tempos and hi-hat heavy songs—it makes you wonder how any drum set or sound system can survive their ultimate rawness. The Off White is a fellow kicker of...
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