When a friend first showed me Sylvan Esso, I wrote them off as a lesser continuation of the male producer/female vocalist trend (Sleigh Bells, Phantogram, Chairlift).
A few weeks ago I watched the Trainspotting sequel which left me with a few thoughts. First, out of every movie from the ’90’s, who thought
I started writing this post before the new and horrible news from Shea Stadium regarding their current location. According to the post after getting through
New music, six new tracks found in the cyberspace. Let us know what we’ve missed! “Hey Boy” the new track from She-Devils is like bare
I haven’t read Sartre’s No Exit since 11th grade when I discovered Hemingway and decided that existentialism was the most profound ideology I could commit
Photo by Cheryl Georgette. We’re looking for new talent here at Alt Citizen. If you’re a writer, photographer, illustrator or anything in between and are
Exhibition is the super new project of musician Hammarsing Kharhmar. If you feel like you’ve seen him before it’s probably because for years he’s been
Basically a playlist of songs people have asked me to turn off at one point or another. They don’t have that much in common aside from the
This week has been a little slow in terms of stellar musical releases but we still managed to fix a few gems and one meh
Before the end of 2016 we went over how many venues we lost in the city. Now comes another turning point where you can help
Junk Boys are back with their first release since 2015’s self titled LP. The new track “Walk With Me” expands on what we’ve already seen from
We’re co-presenting a killer line up with our buds at Flat Box. Stay tuned for full line up. Tix and more info here.
The next Cult Citizen is happening April 18th. Save the date! This is gonna be a special one. More info here.
We’re co-hosting this year’s SXSW showcase with Siren Sounds & Soft Junk. Sweet bands and free beer courtesy of Pabst Blue Ribbon @ The Morelos
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
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
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 —
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
In the horror genre, burgeoning directors & big league names alike tamper with a format that allows for crisp, original shorts to contribute to an expanded
Oh man. Time for some unnecessary and bizarre insights into my psyche. When I was a child, I spent a lot of time visiting my
I spent a lot of time with my grandparents growing up, and on both sides there was a general adoration of scary movies. One grandmother
Taylor Bonin is a renaissance man. When he comes up at Alt, it’s almost never about the same thing. He’s spent the last few years
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
This column is late and I want to have a good excuse, like I was backpacking through Guam, but I don’t I’ve just been so
In literary theory, post-modernism is full of high-anxiety themes, multiple media formats invading daily life and a general remittance of grand narratives & classical structures.
“I want to feel the universe in your hands” CHILLEMI croons as “Child of the Earth” opens before the track continues it’s stroll through the serene
Aaaaand The Garden is back! After spending 2016 touring and releasing a trio of one off singles, they’ve announced a new EP, U Want The Scoop? set
Eleventh grade was literal hell for me but that statement is true for all of high school. I was 14, going through puberty and struggling
I met Nick Luongo my junior(ish) year of college. He lived across the hall from me in the basement of a college dorm building. Aside from
The Britanys are Pop Rocks, they are the crackle and fuzz on vinyl records, they are the white noise of old basement televisions. After what seems
“From the moment we met / I was destined to feel your pain.” The first words from Tropical Skin Byrds heavy new EP, S/T, drag
Last halloween my best friend and I got really obsessed with the idea of the Purge, as in that horrible Ethan Hawke horror movie. We
