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Photo diary: Parquet Courts @ Public Arts

Lauren Khalfayan June 15, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. 

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Photography Files: PJ Couture

Nikki Barnhart June 6, 2018

Boston based photographer PJ Couture tells me that he’s a sucker for being put in strange situations with his camera. His mostly black and white

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To Philly and back to see The Kills @ Union Transfer

Brett Myers May 31, 2018

There’s a reason The Kills and their crunchy blues-rock continue to make the rounds and blow out speakers. Their most recent LP, 2016’s Ash &

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Hinds: Behind the scenes of a sold out Warsaw show

Grace Eire May 29, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, polaroids by Grace Eire. At 2:30 on Thursday afternoon, Hinds is recovering from a night off in Brooklyn. They’re sprawled out

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Meet The People of Tanlines: a Latinx Party/Pop-Up Mall

Mo Wilson May 24, 2018

Last summer, Tanlines was the best day party around. The queer Latinx-centered party happened in the backyard of popular Brooklyn gay bar The Rosemont, and

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Tour diary: On the road with Glove

altcitizen May 23, 2018

Find Glove on Bandcamp, Spotify, and Instagram. My band Glove is a new wave rock n’ roll band hailing from Tampa, Florida and we recently

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Sweet and creamy: Fever Ray @ Brooklyn Hangar

Brett Myers May 17, 2018

Nine years after unleashing their pitch-black eponymous debut album, Fever Ray is back in the States again with a quake full of dark textures and

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Photo Diary: Sedona, RFA, and Ceramic Animal @ Baby’s All Right

Lauren Khalfayan May 11, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  Sedona RFA     Ceramic Animal

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We survived SXSW: Quit Your Day Job and everything else

Tamim Alnuweiri May 10, 2018

Text by Tamim Alnuweiri. Videos and photos by Cheryl Georgette except where noted, gifs by Luis Lucio. Quit Your Day Job Luis and I took a

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Photo Diary: Gold Connections and Car Seat Headrest @ Market Hotel

Lauren Khalfayan May 9, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  Gold Connections Car Seat Headrest        

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Throwback review: After Hours

Nikki Barnhart May 9, 2018

The plot of Scorsese’s After Hours consists almost entirely of a guy just trying to make it back home one night in New York City.

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Throwback Review: X Ray Spex “Germfree Adolescents”

Grace Eire May 4, 2018

I’m constantly stunned by my tendency to obsess and fixate on what I know I love. It’s easy to fall into a routine and to

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Photo Diary: The Coathangers and Minus the Bear @ Warsaw

Lauren Khalfayan May 4, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  The Coathangers Minus The Bear SaveSave SaveSave

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Photography files: Zackery Michael

Lallie Doyle May 3, 2018

Fashion and portrait photographer Zackery Micheal’s images have a wistful quality to them that reveal a deep intimacy between the subject and photographer. He is the

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Another one bites the dust: RIP Silent Barn

Nikki Barnhart May 2, 2018

So as of Sunday, April 29th, another one bites the dust, and by that I mean New York is losing another DIY venue with Bushwick’s

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Photo Diary: Sunflower Bean @ Bowery Ballroom

Brett Myers May 2, 2018
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Photo Diary: Franz Ferdinand @ Brooklyn Steel

Lauren Khalfayan April 25, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. 

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Live Review: U.S. Girls and Gold Dime @ Baby’s All Right

Brett Myers April 23, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  Going to a lot of shows in New York, you can easily get wrapped up in style

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Live review: Cigarettes After Sex @ Brooklyn Steel

Brett Myers April 18, 2018

What does it mean to put on a live performance? Are musicians supposed to stay true to their original creation or provide an unforgettable experience

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Photo diary: Honduras and Public Access TV @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Lauren Khalfayan April 17, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  Honduras Public Access TV

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Faded films: Back from the brink

Tamim Alnuweiri April 13, 2018

So I guess a few weeks ago now I had a semi public meltdown which I used this increasingly bizarre “””column””” to advertise. But I

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Photo Diary: Caroline Rose @ Rough Trade

Brett Myers April 12, 2018

Photos by Brett Myers. Caroline Rose “I do believe we might be the most grateful band in the world.”

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Photo Diary: Lucille Furs, Fruit and Flowers, and The Nude Party @ Elsewhere

Lauren Khalfayan April 11, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  Lucille Furs Fruit and Flowers The Nude Party

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We survived SXSW: A recap of Cult Citizen presents

Tamim Alnuweiri April 10, 2018

Text by Tamim Alnuweiri, photos by Luis Lucio. It doesn’t exactly make sense to start here since this was actually the last thing we did

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Live Review: Nobunny @ Diviera Drive

Brett Myers April 9, 2018

I don’t know what happened to me as a kid but I’m only satisfied at shows if I’m deaf and sweaty by the end of

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Photo Diary: Zuli @ Baby’s All Right

Lauren Khalfayan April 6, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. 

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Diaries from Treefort Fest: Part 2

Lauren Khalfayan April 6, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  After a killer weekday startup, Treefort fest was in full swing come Friday with the main stage

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Photo Diary: Dr. Martens Presents Kyle Craft @ Baby’s All Right

Lauren Khalfayan April 5, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. 

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Photo diary: Wolfmanhattan Project, Art Gray Noizz Quintet, Robert Kennedy Assassination @ The Safari Room

Kirsten Kay Thoen April 4, 2018

Photos by Daggers For Eyes, find her on Instagram here.  Wolfmanhattan Project Art Gray Noizz Quintet Robert Kennedy Assassination

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Diaries from Treefort Fest: Part 1

Lauren Khalfayan April 2, 2018

Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.  When you think of hubs of arts and culture in America, or even just on the west coast, I

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Live Review: Son Lux @ Brooklyn Steel

Brett Myers March 30, 2018

Photos and review by Brett Myers. Halfway through Son Lux’s set at Brooklyn Steel last week, one song, “You Don’t Know Me,” came to a

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Photo Diary: MGMT @ Brooklyn Steel

Brett Myers March 28, 2018

Photos by Brett Myers.

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