Yes, it is. Yes, it is? YES IT IS – MARY VISION – Video Premiere
“Blessed are the faithful, for a good part of the audience took the fiasco good-naturedly, called it a pop happening, did not even ask for their money back, and went away thoughtfully.” – Ronald Tavel...
View ArticleWhiner mixtape: when you’re depressed 24/7 but you’re always down to party
a lit playlist by your friendly neighborhood Whiner babies Equal parts guilty pleasure and good time, Whiner’s music is like an amalgamation of what the different sectors of your brain would sound like...
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A few of our favorite things: Beechwood
In 2014, Beechwood dropped an album called Trash Glamor, which is a totally appropriate title if you’ve ever seen them live or are familiar with how the band came to be. While they tote stylish vintage...
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Surf Curse and their own cinematic universe
Portraits and live photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. Feature image and select live photos by Jarett Loeffler Inspiration finds people in the strangest ways. But for Surf Curse, the...
View ArticlePost Animal creates a wonderland in new single “Safe or Not”
Photo by Marie Renaud It is little wonder as to why Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland has become such a cultural touchstone globally. The novel and its subsequent film and stage adaptations play upon...
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Alt Citizen x DIY Mag present: The Wants, Beechwood, Whiner
Feature image by Sam Singh. The second Alt Citizen x DIY Mag show happened this past Friday at The Broadway. Check out pics from the night below. Whiner Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her...
View ArticleNovember Show Forecast
Artwork by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. Halloween will soon be dead and gone and we’ll have a month of semi-normalized bliss before we heading into full on, out of town, holiday season....
View ArticleJane Church Halloween Mixtape
Halloween is here so i decided to compile a playlist of songs i associate with this mysterious time of year. You won’t find the obvious stuff like the misfits or the purple people eater song on here...
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Octfest @ Knockdown Center
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Metz Duster Iceage Mogwai Parquet Courts
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Drahla and the stimulus for living
Drahla are not your typical band, rather, a collective of artists who happen to also be musicians. The trio of singer/guitarist Luciel Brown, Bassist Rob Riggs, and drummer Mike Ainsley firmly believe...
View ArticleBlack Marble’s ‘Bigger Than Life’ is a nostalgic synth dreamscape that brings...
Black Marble’s Bigger Than Life is certainly bigger than anything they’ve put out before. This coldwave synth pop project from Christ Stewart has been known for their 80’s influenced nostalgia and...
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Notes on Lina Tullgren’s newest release Free Cell
Photos and feature by Lola Pistola Enhanced by a variety of textures and elevated sonic experimentation, Free Cell doesn’t built up by suit, instead Lina Tullgren’s sophomore effort responds to the...
View ArticlePromiseland shares video for “Personal Reflektor”
Johann Rashid, better known as Promiseland give us “Personal Reflecktor” — an atmospheric, ultra-noir, stylish and synth-heavy throwback to a defiant present and a mysterious future. The visuals for...
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Shows we went to: White Reaper, IDLES, Sunflower Bean
The Nude Party Live photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. White Reaper Live photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. IDLES Live photos by Lucy Blumenfield. Find more of...
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No rest for the wicked: Cindy Cane’s relentless pursuit of the art of darkness
Photos by Michelle Lobianco It’s the day after Halloween and the weather is unseasonably pleasant. Tom Lescovich, mastermind behind buzzworthy Brooklyn goth rockers Cindy Cane, glides into Alphaville...
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Beach Fossils @ The Dance
Photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here. On a dark and stormy night, rain hits the streets of Manhattan. A red lights glows against the darkness, and following it leads you straight into...
View ArticleListen: Russian Baths ‘Deepfake’
On their debut album, Deepfake, Brooklyn’s rock band Russian Baths conjures a ritualistic battle between soft and heavy, a glam stride of noises through calculated and distorted riffs; a classic combo...
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Catch on fire: 5 extreme nights at Ty Segall’s New York residency
Artwork by Jake Pflum. Photos by Coen Rees, Julia Khoroshilov, and Lauren Khalfayan Ty Segall deals primarily in extremes. The volume of his live show, the magnitude of releases in his catalog,...
View ArticleA few of my favorite things: Kachi
I fully intended on seeing Kachi when I was in Chicago last month, but public parking and some personal deep dish pizzas had other plans. Proving that the Chicago DIY scene is far superior than New...
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Cerebral corpse walking on brass horns : an interview with Johnny Scuotto
Photos by Felicia Wolfe As a Star is forming in harsh abyss, collecting particles, sucking blank matter, heating, expelling colors and bizarre life forms – does it conceive metamorphosis? Does it...
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