
Two Hearts Beat as One: A Conversation with Lou Salome
Lou Salome orbits around the act of yearning: romance with shades of sincerity. Adopting their name from the renowned psychoanalyst Lou Salome, the NYC based

Lou Salome orbits around the act of yearning: romance with shades of sincerity. Adopting their name from the renowned psychoanalyst Lou Salome, the NYC based

We’re teaming up with the cool kids of sweetychat to deliver an unusual Halloween party in the city. That’s all the info you get for

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

Monday: Oct. 13th Baby’s All Right: Alien Boy, Empath In 2018, I begged my mom to let me see Empath play at a house show.

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

Monday: Oct. 6th Night Club 101: Skullcrusher Ethereal, yearning, indie folk. Skullcrusher’s latest EP Living is dreamy and warm. This show is for fans of

Monday Sept. 29th: Elsewhere: Junglepussy, DJ Cowriiie Misguided Spirits is out here performing utilitarian acts of service. Junglepussy and DJ Cowriiie are playing a free

Mon. Sept 22nd: TV EYE: Nihilistic Easyrider, On Being an Angel, Dream Fatigue Nihilistic Easyrider’s new album DELUXE EDITION is solid 2000s inspired rock. A

Monday Sept. 15th: Night Club 101: Ada Lea, Molly Murphy Ada Lea’s newest album is titled “when i paint my masterpiece.” Drop the “when,” because

Hi, been a minute 🙂 Working on AC15 has sent me down memory lane and I have been reconnecting with many old friends. Recently caught

Monday Sept. 8th: Central Park SummerStage: Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley closes their run of NYC shows at SummerStage this Monday. Throughout these columns I’ve unapologetically

15 years of ALT CITIZEN. In case you need a refresher, ALT CITIZEN is an independent music publication, live show promoter, and zine – and

Monday: 9/01 MetLife Stadium: Oasis, Cage the Elephant Call me basic, but I love Oasis. I wish I had $250 to drop on a nosebleed

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

New York City-bred post-hardcore rockers Show Me The Body have released a new single, “One Train,” accompanied by a blistering music video. The two-minute-and-a-half-long track

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Truman Flyer has released her debut solo single, “True Love.” The glittering and eloquently layered production sounds like a lost track out of

Rough Trade Below: Greg Freeman Performance + Signing Following his critically acclaimed debut I Looked Out, Burlington based alt-country artist Greg Freeman released his new

Paris-born four-piece, Lulu Van Trapp, will be taking the stage at Nightclub 101 on Sept. 9, 2025 at ALT CITIZEN’s AC15 Music Discovery is Everything

Monday August 18th: Gold Sounds: What Counts, Self Interest, The Tarrys, Comeuppance Cut a sour Monday with hardcore: Bored Friends x Barely Cultured presents a

Monday August 11th: Elsewhere: voyeur, Holidays in United States, Chanel Beads (DJ), Cina (DJ) NYC’s beloved Sonic Youth wanna-be’s are playing a free show at

Monday August 4th: Night Club 101: Lust Orchid, waaxgiirl, Blums, Paris Archives I have Lust Orchid’s song White Knuckle Tight on repeat. It’s reminiscent of

Monday July 21st: Our Wicked Lady: ***Special Guests*** After ten years, Our Wicked Lady is closing its doors. A big thank you to Keith for

Monday July 14th: Trans Pecos: Stalled, Plastic, Dream Network Drench Monday in a pool of distortion, reverb, and delay. Stalled’s shoegaze sounds similar to bdrmm’s

Monday July 7th: The Broadway: Rat Palace w/ Pat Faking and Browsing Rat Palace’s album Dust Free Home is “post punk for people that

New York-based theatre company Utopia for Losers will debut its newest production by María Irene Fornés, “MUD,” on June 26 at the American Theatre of

The Nino Mier Gallery in Soho is slated to host the Strata group collection opening, which will be held from 6-8 p.m. on June 26.

Do you live in NYC, love music, and want to see a cool show this week? Look no further – Music journalist Maddie is bringing

Photo by dancefloormurder LA-born and NYC-bred rock band LYNSEY released its first single, “Worse – demo,” on June 15. The five-minute-long track is bold for

Do you live in NYC, love music, and want to see a cool show this week? Look no further – Music journalist Maddie is bringing

The live variety show, The Thing Is…!, at Jean’s “a restaurant with a farm in New Hope, PA”, is back on June 16. The event

25 years since winning two awards at the Brooklyn Film Festival, Mexican director Adolfo Dávila is returning to the NYC fest with his newest film,

The locally renowned Jean’s, “a restaurant with a farm in New Hope, PA,” with a Lynchian-inspired club down below on Lafayette St. in SoHo, has