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Band Crush: LVL UP and Cloud Nothings @ Webster Hall (2/1)
Story and photos by Devon Bristol Shaw Music for me is based on how it makes me feel in the moment I’m present to it. Sure, I have a very specific preference as far as musical tastes are concerned...
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BRIAN’S LIST: WEEK OF 2/5/17
BRIAN’S LIST: SHOWCASING THE BEST DEALS AND INTERESTING FINDS IN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT IN NEW YORK CITY. Ok folks this week I got lots of little amps with BIG TONE for ya! Don’t under estimate the value...
View ArticleCult Citizen Recap: Palm Springsteen, The Wedge, The Pizza Boys @ Baby’s (2/2)
A crowd of fresh faces and repeat offenders to the locally-coveted spot “Baby’s All Right” rounded up on a chill Thursday night to have a peek at Cult-Citizen’s first show of 2017. The crowd of college...
View ArticleWatch: The Modern Savage Drop Your Winter Cure in “Pull Me”
Anchorage based post-punk band, The Modern Savage have dropped an antidote for anyone feeling lonely this Valentine’s Day in their video for “Pull Me.” Amorous Alaskans are posed the question, “How do...
View ArticleInterview: Tim Darcy
Coming off multiple tours supporting Ought’s Sun Coming Down, Tim Darcy is bracing for a tour of his first solo album, Saturday Night. The album was recorded at the same time as Sun Coming Down, but...
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BRIAN’S LIST: WEEK OF 2/13/2017
BRIAN’S LIST: SHOWCASING THE BEST DEALS AND INTERESTING FINDS IN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT IN NEW YORK CITY. With Valentines Day upon us what better way to love your partner they buy them SOME RAD MUSICAL...
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Premiere: Sun Abduction “Acid Pyramid”
Since forming in 2015 Sun Abduction has become a staple of the New York rock circuit, gone through several live changes, and finally buckled down to release a new single, video and go on their first...
View ArticleMixtape: Buck Up
Everything seems kind of horrible and it quite possibly is but ya can’t spend all your time moping around and feeling sorry for yourself over it. Spend some quality time with yourself and this playlist...
View ArticleMixtape: Wise Up
Some things are better left unsaid. Sometimes songs make more sense. Here’s a moody mix full of chaos, sweet nothings, and simple truths. The post Mixtape: Wise Up appeared first on Brooklyn based...
View ArticleInterview: Hand Grenade Job
Photo by Sarah O’Donoghue We’re living in incredibly trying times. Like many people, I turn to music for comfort. But the best music finds comfort in discomfort: it reminds us of the constant struggle...
View ArticleWatch: Parquet Courts “Captive of the Sun”
Parquet Courts track “Captive of the Sun,” from their 2016 album Human Performance, received a nice little remix on Colbert last year: the Texas-via-Brooklyn band brought Houston rapper Bun B to...
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Interview: The Cutouts
Album cover by Madison Carroll, photos and feature by Tamim Alnuweiri. Sometimes you get in on the ground floor while a band is still new and “undiscovered.” That’s what happened a couple of weeks ago...
View ArticleSix New Tracks
New tracks from the corners of the internet handpicked by yours truly at Alt Citizen. Canadian band Mise en Scene released “Show Me You’re Real” last week to celebrate being signed to Light Organ...
View ArticleMixtape: Eternal Nihilism
Some mornings I wake up and remember that we are all human garbage with no real purpose! This is the playlist for the aforementioned mood — the sounds of our benevolent miscreants and unaffected...
View ArticlePremiere: Mustardmind “Glitch”
What’s the opposite of a mastermind? According to these Brooklyn-based musicians it’s a Mustardmind, and that’s exactly what they call themselves. Mustardmind is devious, experimental, and touching all...
View ArticleListen: WALL “High Ratings”
It feels like WALL went into hiding just as they were getting ready to unleash the full potential of their brand of noise into the New York music scene. We’ve sorely missed their presence in the last...
View ArticleListen: Stream Strange Lot’s New Album “Gods & Clods” Out Today!
A combination of haunting melodies, agile beats, and catchy lyrics take you on a psychedelic journey with Strange Lot‘s newest album Gods & Clods. Comprised of Dominic Mena (guitar/vocals), Tim...
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Premiere: Stuyedeyed “Funeral”
You’d think someone so obsessed with chicken nuggets would be some kind of freak you’d try avoiding on the streets at night, but Nelson Espinal is a whole other kind of freak. Though, yes, he is...
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BRIAN’S LIST: WEEK OF 3/6/17
BRIAN’S LIST: SHOWCASING THE BEST DEALS AND INTERESTING FINDS IN MUSICAL EQUIPMENT IN NEW YORK CITY. Hey Folks! Apologies I been keeping you good people hanging. Been having a pretty busy week or two...
View ArticleWatch: HMLTD “To The Door”
One of the best music videos I’ve seen this year, “To The Door” is Rocky Horror Picture Show meets John Waters. It’s absurd, campy, gory and beautiful. Beyond the great visuals the track from British...
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