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Procession: Baby’s to Broadway
Procession is a photo column by Allen Ying. Gnarcissists, at Baby’s All Right. Jess Danger, Jenna, outside Baby’s All Right. Ariel King. Fans at Baby’s All Right. Danielle and Natasha...
View ArticleCalm before the storm: Chelsea Wolfe returns to her most elemental on ‘Birth...
Two years after her most punishingly heavy album to date, Chelsea Wolfe returns with a sparse and stripped-down album of mostly acoustic compositions highlighting her skill as a songwriter and uncanny...
View ArticleGirl Band becomes a creepy screaming mansion for ‘The Talkies’
Since the beginning of Girl Band, these guys have been eerily spectacular at creating worlds within their own universe in each of their songs. The atmospheres that emerge from the bent chords and...
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Kirsten Izer’s ‘One Year’ meanders through it all
There’s a balance between storytelling and poetry when it comes to writing lyrics to a song. It’s not the same thing, necessarily. An overly-poetic verse can feel gross or childish. Too many words of...
View ArticleTicket giveaway! Pottery @ Union Pool
Who doesn’t like getting sick and dirty? If you missed out on the two sold out FONTAINES D.C. x Pottery shows early this month (or just couldn’t get enough), catch the grooviest dudes in rock n’ roll...
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Honesty and Identity: Stuyedeyed’s personal quest
Photos by Allen Ying Outside of Danbro Studios in Bushwick I notice Nelson Hernández-Espinal walking towards me with a smile on his face. Hernández-Espinal, the lead singer and guitar player of the New...
View ArticleOctober show forecast
With plenty of Halloween shows going down, the Ty Segall residency, and Octfest coming through with a killer lineup — October’s shaping up to be a pretty solid month. Here are the shows we’re planning...
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The Growlers and The Nude Party @ Central Park
Photos by Allen Ying. The Growlers The Nude Party
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Native Sun and the making of an Oedipus Race
Feature by Izel Villarba, find more of his work here. Photos by Henry Archer find more of his work here. “It’s about generational racism,” Danny Gomez tells me and Solomon Bennett before taking a...
View ArticleEarly listen: Isolation Society
Isolation Society straddles two distinctively interesting worlds — their self-titled debut (coming out 10/9 via Burger Records) would be equally appropriate on a post-punk bill as it would be blasting...
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Hi Hatchie — musings on touring, nostalgia, technology, and vegan food
Photos and feature by Monica Kurowski Summer in New York is nearly coming to an end. But by the looks of the weather my trek to Bushwick Inlet Park with Harriette Pilbeam, you wouldn’t even know it....
View ArticleLive review: Girl Band in Boston
Photo and feature by Erin Christie Riding on the coattails of releasing their sophomore record The Talkies (released September 27 via Rough Trade Records), post-punk trailblazers Girl Band headed out...
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Starcrawler’s Arrow De Wilde: Once a weirdo always a weirdo
Photos by Kevin Condon A lot of time has passed since the last time I interviewed Starcrawler, and from what I can see, they really have been living their best lives. Between completing their sophomore...
View ArticleWhat’s in the van? with Death Valley Girls
No matter where I’ve lived, no matter what city I’ve visited for work or for pleasure, I’ve never missed a Death Valley Girls show if they’re in town. The enthusiastically occult four-piece with a...
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Of Poets + Punks, II: Tango Del Pecado
Photos and feature by E.R. Pulgar For someone who has two left feet compared to every Venezuelan I’ve ever met, most of my formative memories—and, later, some of my most important adult...
View ArticleModern Vices share new single, “Not a Problem”
Photo by Tim Nagle One of the many hallmarks of a high-quality song is when the artist finds a way to make opposites coexist with ease. Led Zeppelin’s “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” provides an easily...
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Joy Again (and again)
“Somebody give me a fender sponsorship so I can start breaking strings for free,” declares Sachi DiSerafino, guitarist and vocalist of Philly based Joy Again, in the midst of soundcheck. The band is...
View ArticleOct 24: Rose Cologne record release show (and going away party) with Faux...
I’m still in denial, but our fearless leader Nasa is bidding farewell to New York and heading out to LA in November. Before she heads out, her band, Rose Cologne, who’s been making waves all the way...
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Make War: Jenna Putnam channels her expression in a new medium
Photos by Delilah Jesinkey Having already earned recognition as a notable photographer and published poet, multidisciplinary creative talent Jenna Putnam prepares to make her mark as a...
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Self-reflection with The Wants
Photos by Madison Carroll Having been born from their musical commonality in Brooklyn’s DIY scene, it should come as no surprise that The Wants don’t feel the need to conform to the expectations that...
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