The Raconteurs “Help Us Stranger” is largely lacking in Jack White — and...
I always preferred The Raconteurs to The White Stripes, and if I’m being honest here, I actually prefer The Dead Weather to either of those. Jack White reminds me of Johnny Depp. He might be talented,...
View ArticleJuly show forecast
New York in the summer can be a little hellish, but hopefully these shows (and their controlled AC environments) will provide somewhat of a haven this month. Monday, July 1st Cindy Cane, Whiner,...
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Alt Citizen + DIY Magazine @ The Broadway: Computer Magic, The Muckers, Nyssa
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov (find more of her work here) and Lauren Khalfayan (find more of her work here). Video by Molly Mary O’Brien. This past Thursday night Alt Citizen teamed up with DIY...
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Night Moves @ Rough Trade
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Ahead of the release of their latest album, Can You Really Find Me (out today via Domino Records), Night Moves hit Rough Trade last week for a...
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Launder @ Market Hotel
Feature and photos by Allen Ying. I first heard about Launder when they played our Cult Citizen showcase in LA, but their 16mm music video for Chew, in which you, the viewer, are a cat, definitely...
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Premiere: Faux Real’s debut single “Second Sweat”
Single artwork by Maxime Imbert. Feature photos by Cheryl Georgette. We’re thrilled to be premiering the debut single “Second Sweat” from avant-garde, anti-rockers Faux Real. The accompanying music...
View ArticleOn “Let’s Rock”, The Black Keys don’t do an awful lot of rockin’
We all have at least one of those bands. The bands which we listen to and enjoy, and yet if we were to enter a bar filled with their most devoted fans, we’d be charged out of the room before we can...
View ArticleAnti 4th mixtape
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here It feels weird to be “celebrating” our country, so here’s a mix to fight the system, light your fire, and collectively commiserate on the...
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20 questions with The Beaches
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. The Canadian outfit The Beaches feels like a mashup of your favorite music from the 2000s — there’s a healthy garage rock sound...
View ArticleListen: ‘ANIMA’– Thom Yorke
Words by Sam Zimmerman Thom Yorke is a dreamer. As the frontman of Radiohead, he and his band have made waves crafting dream-sequences through song for almost three decades. On ANIMA, Yorke’s third...
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Premiere: In Total Heat’s “On The FM”, joy supersedes fame
Remember what it was like to listen to the radio? It’s crazy to think that there will (probably very soon) come a time when the closest thing we have to the radio are Spotify Podcasts. Unlike a certain...
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I missed out on Miss June and I’m really sad about it
I’d left my camera at home and had to run around in the rain to snatch it up, making me late for another interview and also kind of momentarily manic. I couldn’t even stay for the show to see them...
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First Impressions: Whitney’s new record is more acoustic, more lush
I’m incredibly thirsty for new Whitney music (dare I say, even parched). Their 2016 breakout Light Upon the Lake resonates with me today almost as much as it did three years ago; its muted brass...
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Cowgirl Clue’s music is the real icebreaker
Photos and feature by Lola Pistola The first time I saw Cowgirl Clue live, it was sort of a happy accident. Her song “Utopia” was already part of my Spotify summer repertoire, and after hearing we’d be...
View ArticlePremiere: watch Antoine Diligent’s “Nobody Loves U (WYL)”
Photo by Wiljou If you’ve ever come across the beautifully curated archive of enticing imagery and psychedelic artwork that is Antoine Diligent’s Instagram feed, the music video for “Nobody Loves U...
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Procession: Budardy
Procession is a photo column by Allen Ying. Zach Butler of The Mystery Lights, and Brandon McHugh. Max Pain and the Groovies at Carmelo’s during The Advertisers’ residency. The Advertisers at...
View ArticleNo guilt in Dräger’s guilty pleasure: listen to his new single, “Wolf”
“I don’t wanna be a sucker/But sometimes I am,” a relatable opening line for a song that’s comfortably 80s in its synth sounds and electric drums. For someone who comes from a psych-rock past, Dräger...
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Blonde Redhead at Industry City
Feature and photos by Allen Ying. Blonde Redhead went on a short northeast tour in June, ending with an outdoor show at Industry City’s Summer Series in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. As of now it was their...
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Shows we went to: CHAI, Alvvays, Black Midi
Bringing back an old classic with a new twist. Shows We Went To started it’s online incarnation as a 35mm photo series back in 2015. Some of us may have adopted digital devices, but our ethos is still...
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July 26-28: Beach Jam 3 @ the Rockaways
It’s that time of year again! Time for all NY-city dwellers to take over the beaches of Rockaway. Beloved Brooklyn indie rockers Las Rosas and funky DJ Carlos are throwing their third annual Beach Jam...
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