Words by Jason Lee If the recent spate of “folk horror” films like The Witch (2015), Curse of The Witching Tree (2015), The Wailing (2016), Hagazussa: A Heathen’s […]
Alt Rock / Indie Rock / NYC / Punk
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NY Punk Trio Le Bang Releases Music Video for “BANG ANTHEM” Ahead Of Debut Album ROBOT ISLAND
Album release show at Unruly Collective in Brooklyn This Friday 12/8: tickets here! Words by Willa RudolphPhoto by T Goodwin, Styled by Syd Henry, MUA by Alyssa Vitalino […]
Dreampop / Electronic / Indie Rock / NYC / Shoegaze
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††† (Crosses) make triumphant return after recent resurrection playing Bushwick, BK’s Elsewhere
Each hour a pearl, each pearl a prayerTo still a heart in absence wrungI tell each bead unto the endAnd there a cross is hung…—“The Rosary” (Ethelbert Nevin/Robert […]
Alt Rock / Dreampop / extraterrestrial psych pop / Indie Rock / NYC / Shoegaze
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Release Day: PANIK FLOWER debut EP “Dark Blue” consumes the senses with fragrant sonics and underlying disquiet
“I just wanna be / consumed by you / but I don’t wanna be / diluted by you” — “Dilute Me,” Panik Flower Dark Blue is a 5 […]
Electronic / Indie Pop / NYC / Psych Rock / Soul
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Ernest Brockenberry’s debut LP “Depression General Store…” reveals wonders on every aisle
Words by Jason Lee If singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer Ernest Brockenberry were a resident of A.A. Milne’s apocryphal Hundred Acre Wood instead of Brooklyn, New York there’s a good chance the […]
Electronic / Hip Hop / NYC / RnB / Uncategorized
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Aura & Monsta House – A Rose Grows In Brooklyn
A rose bloomed in Brooklyn earlier this month at Elsewhere where a fundraiser was held for Educated Little Monsters (ELM), a Brooklyn-based grassroots organization, est. 2013, that provides […]
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Indie Rock / NYC
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D.A. Crimson’s “Really, Really Sick Big Dog””
Words by Willa RudolphColor photo by Christian Michael Filardo Indie folk/rock artist D.A. Crimson really grabbed my attention at a recent Our Wicked Lady show. I was tired […]
Alt Rock / Grunge / Indie Rock / NYC / Uncategorized
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Shred Flintstone unveils shiny new “Toy” but what’s under the plastic skin?
You be the real one / I’ll be your toyDon’t forget to throw me out / when I’m broken and destroyedAnd I’ll just lay here / you pull […]
Alt Pop / Electronic / NYC / Uncategorized
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It’s Madge’s World, We’re Just Living In It
Words by Willa RudolphPhoto by Lanee BirdMake-up by Shea Hardy What originally hooked me to Madge was this eye-catching album cover. I thought – wow, who is this? Madge […]
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Big Moon over Williamsburg
Words by Willa Rudolph The London-based four-piece band Big Moon recently played an epic show at Music Hall of Williamsburg (on 11/15/23 with local faves May Rio and […]
Alt Rock / Dreampop / Hip Hop / NYC / Shoegaze
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Meds drop debut single on an “Unexpected Visit,” with mental health advocacy as prime directive
Words by Jason LeeAlbum artwork by Ana BeckerPhotography by Kylie Squiers Meds is a project focused on mental health advocacy and on supporting and declaring solidarity with those […]
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Sample Size delivers fun-sized yet full-blown rave-up with “Fake Our Freedom”
Words by Jason LeePhoto by Julia Travaglia Whenever we visit our local corporate-behemoth chain drugstore like Duane Reade or Walgreens (same freakin’ thing since 2010!) we always delight […]