
Listen & Watch: carmenesperanza “More Than Anything”
carmenesperanza, the new project of Brooklyn’s Carmen Castillo, just released her newest single, “More Than Anything,” and its accompanying music video. Carmen has been playing with local indie favorites like

Live Show Round Up 11/2 – 11/8
Mon. 11/2 Nightclub 101: Water Gun, Lava Gulls, Shearing, Forrest Philpot Rocknite returnzzz! This bill has everything: Forrest Philpot’s country rock, Lava Gull’s lofi indie pop, Water Gun’s soft indie…

For Amiture Music, Rock Is a Matter of Choreography
Bringing his background as a dance composer to rock music, Jack Whitescarver describes “choreography” as vital to Amiture Music’s methods. Defining it as “knowing exactly when something happens in time

Video Premiere: Chalk Teeth Releases “Oscillopsia”
Oscillopsia is defined as a visual disturbance in which stationary objects are perceived as shaking, bouncing, wobbling, or oscillating. Los Angeles post-punk trio Chalk Teeth are no strangers to the

Live Show Update 10/26 – 11/1
*** Not all cover band shows are included because there are so many! *** Mon. 10/26 Carnegie Hall: Mac DeMarco Keep it simple stupid. That’s the ethos behind Mac DeMarco’s

COOL KIDS: Highway Demon
COOL KIDS #13: HIGHWAY DEMON ★★★★★★★ Life should be blissful, and blissful doesn’t mean just a small happiness. It’s huge. It is profound. – David Lynch We can smile for

Grumpy releases “Unfindable Ring”
Heaven Schmitt, the artist behind Grumpy, is drawn to the absurd. Whether dressing as a clown or writing comedic lyrics, Schmitt wants “you to look and point.” Speaking with me,

Julia Pierce & Gordon Raphael on ‘Product of Society’
Julia Pierce, known in the local underground scene as the frontwoman of punk project TDA (titsdickass) and guitarist for Fine Mess, just released her debut solo record, Product of Society.

On Magic and Forever: Sitting Down with Loose Buttons
To be in a band is a powerful, heartbreaking, joyous, terrifying, beautiful thing. It’s also something that Eric Nizgretsky, lead vocalist of New York City-based indie rock band Loose Buttons,

Live Show Update 10/19 – 10/25
Mon. 10/19 Nightclub 101: Sleeper, Daisy’s Room, Celebrity Wife Swap It’s rocknite babybeeeeee. This week on the rocknite bill are a group of bands dedicated to no frills guitar music.

Release Roundup: 10/16
Happy Friday and thanks for checking out AC’s Release Roundup. Several Alt Citizen team members have contributed reviews of their favorite singles and albums that released today as well as

Live Show Update 10/12 – 10/18
Mon. 10/12: Nightclub 101: Pyrex, Conspire, Rejekts, Promise Pyrex’s sludgy hardcore is overdriven chaos. Following the release of Body last year, Pyrex put out their new single “Gargoyle.” This track

VIDEO PREMIERE: Annabel Asher Gets Serious In New Music Video for ‘ZERO’
Sometimes, you share a wall with a fabulous pop star named Annabel Asher, and Annabel Asher really likes to make you help her with her illustrious career. However, this is

The Dutch Kills debut “Boulder” at Mercury Lounge
Photo by Jenna Murray New York rock quartet The Dutch Kills are taking risks: with the recent release of single “Boulder,” they’re delving into a grungier, sludgier new sound, dodging

Live Show Update 9/28 – 10/4
Mon. 9/28: Nightclub 101: L’Rain, medium. fata morgana, the title of L’Rain’s new album, is named after an optical illusion that makes distant objects look like they are floating in

TT Fest II: Autumn Equinox + the Paper Moon Festival
By Torture Chambers A celebration of the Last Warmth of Summer, childlike wonder, a day of folk music and harmony turns into a punk celebration after dark. Hey, I’m Torture