Just this past week, French musician Emma Bergmann dropped her latest single, ‘Tonnerre sous les tropiques,’ which in English translates to Tropic Thunder, and she
Maura Brennan’s Local Radar features interviews with New York based musicians about their recently released singles and more in hopes of furthering music discovery and
ALT CITIZEN invites you to join us on March 9th for an evening of community, collaboration, and cultural cross-pollination at the first ever installment of
NYC-based jazz/folk/pop priestess and singer-songwriter Joelle Bensaïd, who most recently released her debut album Dry Spells, has curated an inspiration-laden playlist, filled with the soothing
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Lowertown released the sweetest of songs. The Atlanta-based bedroom pop duo of Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg dropped “I
Truman Flyer has released the music video for her debut single, “True Love.” “Love | True love | New love,” croons Truman, barefoot and spinning under
It’s Nine Perfect Lives second performance announced only two days prior to the free show at Baby’s All Right sponsored by SON Estrella Galicia, and
Photo by Mars Alba Ali Genevich’s solo project, untitled freak, released “insincerity” February 10th via Pleasure Tapes. The final single ahead of Genevich’s debut EP
Valley Latini‘s Neo-Perreo Pick of the Week is a new ALT CITIZEN column by NYC musician and DJ Valley Latini that scans the underground for the
In 2022, I moved away from New York after having lived in the city for five years. I kept in touch with my people in
Working primarily with Polaroid and film, LA and NYC based director and photographer Mary Jane Misiti is a master of curating nostalgia. Retro, chic, and
deer park and Ivy Knight’s new single “Black Cat” via Scenic Route Records captures the essence of a mysterious feline friend. Built around one continuous
Crisis Public Relations – a NYC-based band that’s playing the Ali Forney Benefit show co-hosted by AC this Friday, 1/30, at Baby’s All Right –
Photographer/finance bro/AC columnist/friend to many Marc Giuffre has provided our ears with an inside listen into his Long-Island-emo-bred music taste. If you follow anyone in
Drummer extraordinaire of “9 local bands” and your favorite afters-participant funny guy, Harry Smith, has provided us with a heat string of songs. Harry has
Dr. Now is a physician of many artistic practices, including making music, performing, painting, and making playlists. We discovered the Doc at the most recent
Cian O’Meara is a 25 year old Dublin born, Harlem based selector with a background as a live sound engineer for rock bands. Torture, also
untitled freak’s debut EP, 7 Circles, is releasing March 13, 2026 via Pleasure Tapes. Alongside the announcement, Ali Genevich shared “birthday,” the second single from
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?”
