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Torture and the Desert Spiders: From Liverpool’s underground to New York’s Lower East Side
NYC

Torture and the Desert Spiders: From Liverpool’s underground to New York’s Lower East Side

Posted on: September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

Words by Willa Rudolph A few days ago, NYC based singer / indie pop rock artist Torture and The Desert Spiders released a new single “Working on Myself.” […]

“Indie depends on community”: Alt Citizen celebrates 15 years w/a run of shows starting Tue. night at Night Club 101 (w/SUO interview)
NYC

“Indie depends on community”: Alt Citizen celebrates 15 years w/a run of shows starting Tue. night at Night Club 101 (w/SUO interview)

Posted on: September 7, 2025October 6, 2025

Words by Jason Lee CALLING ALL ALT-GIRLS AND ALT-BOYS! ALT-ROCKERS AND ALT-POPPERS AND ALT-HIP HOPPERS! READERS OF ALT-LIT AND LAUGHERS AT ALT-COMEDY! LIVERS OF ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES AND LOVERS […]

END OF SUMMER ROUNDUP: 69 sentences about 69 songs (Part 1)
NYC

END OF SUMMER ROUNDUP: 69 sentences about 69 songs (Part 1)

Posted on: September 4, 2025September 17, 2025

Words by Jason Lee who writes really long sentences (n.b. the songs below are arranged in totally random order and not numbered acc. to any kind of ranking […]

INTERVIEW: Meyru wish to make the pleasure of your acquaintance at All Our Friends, Vol. 1–tomorrow night (Tue. 8/26) at Sony Hall
Alt Pop / Indie Rock / NYC

INTERVIEW: Meyru wish to make the pleasure of your acquaintance at All Our Friends, Vol. 1–tomorrow night (Tue. 8/26) at Sony Hall

Posted on: August 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Interview by Marisa Whitaker. Cover image by Deanie Chen. Editor’s introduction: It’s a good time to be Meyru seeing as the band just released their fourth album this […]

Glom are a band: See them with All My Friends at Sony Hall x The Deli on 8/26 [INTERVIEW]
NYC

Glom are a band: See them with All My Friends at Sony Hall x The Deli on 8/26 [INTERVIEW]

Posted on: August 20, 2025August 26, 2025

Interview by Marisa Whitaker Glom are a self-described NYC slowcore shoegaze indie rock band and if you even know what that means the secret police will be dropping […]

All My Friends: Sid Simons x Sony Hall x The Deli on 8/26 [INTERVIEW]
NYC

All My Friends: Sid Simons x Sony Hall x The Deli on 8/26 [INTERVIEW]

Posted on: August 14, 2025August 26, 2025

Interview by Marisa Whitaker Editor’s intro: Sid Simons may not be your garden variety Brooklynite-by-way-of-Portland-via-Sydney-via-New-York-City-via-Shanghai singer-songwriter but then who is (?!?) and even if this were a more […]

Sunday screams: Veronica, Epoxy & Gertie at Night Club 101
NYC

Sunday screams: Veronica, Epoxy & Gertie at Night Club 101

Posted on: August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Words by Willa Rudolph The night, Sunday, August 10th, the venue, Night Club 101. I arrived at 8pm to see Gertie, Epoxy, and headliner Veronica at one of […]

Summer kisses, winter tears: The sonic universe of Alana Markel’s debut EP, Winter Starlet
Dreampop / NYC

Summer kisses, winter tears: The sonic universe of Alana Markel’s debut EP, Winter Starlet

Posted on: August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

Words by Veronica Anaya / Cover image by Meghan Hancock As someone who listens to music as a sound-first listener, who thrives on the ambience created by instruments […]

Love and loneliness on Sex Week’s indie-expanding new EP, Upper Mezzanine
Alt Rock / Avant-Indie / Classic indie / Indie Rock / NYC / Uncategorized

Love and loneliness on Sex Week’s indie-expanding new EP, Upper Mezzanine

Posted on: August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Words by Willa Rudolph On Friday, August 1st, New York based indie rock band Sex Week released a dream-world of a new EP, Upper Mezzanine, via Grand Jury. […]

All My Friends: Thesaurus Rex x Sony Hall x The Deli on 8/26 [INTERVIEW]
Alt Pop / Alt Rock / Avant-Indie / Dreampop / mud wrestling / NYC / riot grrrl

All My Friends: Thesaurus Rex x Sony Hall x The Deli on 8/26 [INTERVIEW]

Posted on: August 5, 2025August 26, 2025

Interview by Marisa Whitaker For the first time in New York City Theater District musical history, a very special once-in-a-lifetime concert called All My Friends Vol. 1 (the […]

NYC dreamy shoegazers Whisper Doll’s west coast Tour Diary & scrapbook
NYC

NYC dreamy shoegazers Whisper Doll’s west coast Tour Diary & scrapbook

Posted on: July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

Curated by Willa Rudolph / Words by Fiona Tagami Willa’s note: Yeah, we’re New Yorker’s but everyone needs a lil’ Cali in their life now and again. Check […]

Torch singer in the truest sense: The Lael Project lights the way forward, fighting the good fight by keeping the music and the memory of Lael Summer alive and vital
NYC

Torch singer in the truest sense: The Lael Project lights the way forward, fighting the good fight by keeping the music and the memory of Lael Summer alive and vital

Posted on: July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

“I am a firm believer in the power of storytelling. It is a path, I am sure, out of the darkness.” — Marla Mase (mother of Lael Summer; […]

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