Mutual Benefit @ Knitting Factory (2/08) On a subfreezing, black-iced February night in New York, Mutual Benefit was imagining a more forgiving natural world. Opening
Mutual Benefit, Leapling, Norwegian Arms @ Knitting Factory 8pm ($12) Mutual Benefit, whose Love Crushing Diamond, released back in October, crushes you with lovely baroque folk
New York based HASINA released As We Are last summer (remember warmth?). She just shared the video for “Feel You” from that record this week.
Big Ups, Ovlov, Frankie Cosmos, LVL UP @ Silent Barn 8pm, $7 You already know that we love Big Ups but the rest of this
Anamanaguchi’s Endless Fantasy has been on repeat with us — which makes sense as Anamanaguchi are headlining our showcase at Brooklyn Night Bazaar. The chiptuners
Nobunny, The Hussy @ Baby’s All Right 8pm, $12 Nobunny! This show is going to rule. Tickets here.
Bass Drum of Death @ Union Pool 9pm ($10) This is Bass Drum of Death’s first night of a two night stand at Union Pool.
The Act of Killing on Netflix We’ve already reviewed the Oscar-nominated “The Act of Killing,” calling it “the ultimate funhouse of mirrors, and it’s all
Our favorite PBS-inspired lo-fi quartet just released a video for the darkly catchy “So You Know,” a track off of their upcoming album, Interrupt. Following
Nancy Whang (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl 11:30pm ($10) Why wouldn’t you want to shake yr ass to some tunes provided by Miss Whang (of
Drowners, Ski Lodge, Honduras @ Bowery Ballroom 8pm ($13) Drowners and Ski Lodge on the same bill? Dreams do come true! Tickets here.
Habibi, The Mystery Lights, Hector’s Pets, Jonathan Toubin @ Baby’s All Right 8pm ($10) Come celebrate Habibi’s record release with them! Read our interview, where
Picture a kaleidoscopic, lazy Sunday. There’s an abundance of friends, sun, time. Responsibility is a concept left intentionally undefined. Simple becomes spectacular, swirling, and all-encompassing.
Cloud Nothings cut loose the surprisingly perky single “I’m Not Part of Me” today, the first offering from their highly anticipated upcoming album Here and
Brooklyn’s Big Ups, who recently released Eighteen Hours of Static, were more than game to share some of their favorite, hilarious, kind of weird, or
Lo-Fang @ The Mercury Lounge 9:30pm ($10) Catch Lo-Fang’s smooth crooning over tinkling electronics and strings at Mercury Lounge tonight. Watch the trippy video for
The psychedelic indie veterans Portugal. The Man have just received a makeover a la Charli XCX for their single “Modern Jesus,” which comes off of
Review: Shy Hunters @ Baby’s All Right (1/10) A soft launch in more ways than one, last Friday gave Brooklyn a taste of an emergent
Butter The Children, Mannequin Pussy, Desert Sharks, Gym Shorts @ Shea Stadium 8pm ($8) We love Butter The Children. Now, when the fuck are they
Jan 13: Watch – ‘In Bloom’ @ Angelika Film Center 7:45pm ($14) This Georgian film about two young girls is already getting a ton of
Yellowbirds, Lapland @ Mercury Lounge 7:30pm ($10) Yellowbirds put out Songs from the Vanished Frontier last year. It’s a collection of bittersweet pop that would have
Boy Toy @ Mercury Lounge 9:30pm ($10) Playful rock n roll that matches the playfulness of the band’s name. Tickets here.
Perhaps grateful for coming out on top in 2013, Vampire Weekend is ushering the new year in with a “wintertime remix” of “Step” from Modern Vampires of
Avan Lava, Juan Maclean (DJ), JDH (FIXED), Justin Strauss, Mondo, Evan Michael, and Andrew + Alan Blancato @ Cameo Still struggling to figure out what
Affordable Arts & Crafts Fair @ The Living Gallery 11am (FREE) No excuse to further put off your Christmas shopping with this cheap and awesome
The Breeders, Speedy Ortiz @ Webster Hall 7pm ($30) Um, Last Splash in full and one of our favorite bands of 2013? Yes. Tickets here.
Last year, I carried the lone task of rounding up 50 of my favorite albums for Alt Citizen. This year, we’ve narrowed it down to
Field Mouse, The Box Tiger, Tancred, and Mount Sharp @ Pianos 8pm ($8) Field Mouse’s “You Guys Are Gonna Wake Up My Mom” is not
Brazos, Ski Lodge @ Mercury Lounge 9:30pm ($10) “Long Shot” by Brazos is a beautifully rendered mix of folk and indie rock. Ski Lodge, who
“Young Once” is the moody return by +/- (Plus/Minus), a band we haven’t heard anything new from in more than five years. In this click-driven
Who knew that quitting your job and completely disconnecting from the internet could be so destructive?
Although the majority of 2013’s most popular music videos might have been catered to teenage boys with zero appreciation for creativity or artistic integrity, there
