Local Radar with Maura Brennan features interviews with New York based musicians about their recently released singles as well as their interests and skillsets in
Love and work: the two tenants of your 20s. To Lucie Lozinski of Ski Team, these values are inseparable. “There’s a magic in love that
Ezri Appel is a NYC-based filmmaker and photographer drawn to the unclean and unresolved. Working across directing, editing, cinematography, and photography, Appel moves instinct-first —
Article by Jerid Gooding It all started in Rockaway. For my new music and arts discovery app (in—yc), I partnered with Max Power Presents for
NYC-born multidisciplinary artist and vocalist, Nate Livingston, is fresh off the release of his third single “Respond,” which dropped Dec. 6th, 2025, ahead of a
Nothing’s wrong. In fact, the kids are more than all right. This past Saturday, Party Girls Never Die staged “Nothing’s Wrong” inside Tom Fruin’s legendary
Hailing from Orange County, CA, The Flytraps have crash-landed in NYC with a freshly sharpened lineup: Kristin Cooper’s wailing, feral vocals and bass front and
Ali Genevich of the NYC-based band Laveda starts her solo career on a striking note with the release of “untitled freak” via Pleasure Tapes. The
I pulled up to Baby’s All Right ten minutes after doors. As I fiddled with my wallet to show ID at the door, I noticed
The hyper-digital world we live in is impossible to ignore. On Factory Reset, the new album from Retail Drugs, Jake Brooks interrogates our dystopian technological
When I was 24 I worked as an assistant in a small gallery on Orchard Street. On display, during my first month as a downtown
Dancing under neon lights, Cut Copy electrified the stage at Brooklyn Steel on Friday, Nov. 21, for their North American tour celebrating the release of
Kyra Tantou has the most beautiful bark. As frontwoman of NYC-based Monica Bang, she teeters on a thin, volatile border where playfulness begins to resemble danger. A dog racing behind a chain-link fence, shadowing a passerby.
Friend or foe? To bite, or not to bite?
Article by Alex Arthur Photos by Matt Licari As the breakout bands of 2025 played their final shows before fielding, “How’s that music thing going?”
Stranded in Los Angeles during COVID with a broken heart and only two new friends, I decided to split and head to Mexico City. I
At the beginning of the month, SZA expressed to GQ that modern music is suffering due to the youth’s lack of yearning resulting in fearful,
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Natalia Mantini is a self taught photographer with an exciting photography career born in the pit of LA punk
Rising New York City chanteuse Chloé French got our attention with her debut single “Angels,” introducing her as a hot-on-the-scene artist with equal parts grit
Rock ‘n’ roll hero Ben Arauz and guitarist of local acts Gnarcissist, Taraneh, Clovis and Pretty Sick has created a playlist of songs he loves
Introducing It’s Giving — a new column dedicated to keeping you inspired and your senses well fed. This week we’re spotlighting the songs and artists
Brooklyn based darkwave artist Erin Hoagg better known as Rare DM (and one of AC15’s stand out live acts!) just released a new music video
Photos and review by Kate Cassise. On Saturday, October 25th, Osees began a two night run of sold-out shows at Warsaw. Following opening performances by
Monday: 10/20 Le Poisson Rouge: Lebanon Hanover, Silent EM, Jim E. Brown Everybody who had a goth phase knows Lebanon Hanover. The Swiss–British music duo
NYC screamo trio Epoxy’s new album CIVILIANS! is out now. Reminiscent of late ’90s and early 2000s emo, Alec Publicover (guitar, vocals), Ben Leach (drums),
In September, ALT CITIZEN hosted an electric run of 6 live shows throughout New York City to celebrate our 15th anniversary as a publication. At
Wolf Alice stormed the Brooklyn Paramount Friday night, Sept. 19, their fifth stop on The Clearing tour. The room felt like it had slipped back
Listen to New York based indie-rock trio The Down & Outs new release HALF-LOVE. The pop-centric single is just one of the songs that will
Hi, been a minute 🙂 Working on AC15 has sent me down memory lane and I have been reconnecting with many old friends. Recently caught
New York City and Liverpool-bred post-punk-rock trio Torture and The Desert Spiders have released a new single, “Working On Myself.” The pop-laced, garage-rock track is
15 years of ALT CITIZEN. In case you need a refresher, ALT CITIZEN is an independent music publication, live show promoter, and zine – and
The Shangri-Las are back in 2025 and have taken over the bodies and 60s-dream-girl souls of Tchotchke! The New York-based trio has released its newest
Photo: La Traac – Athens, Greece This year, Promiseland has taken his visceral live show across borders, with performances at Noche De Primavera in Mexico,
