Words by Jason Lee When it comes to rock ’n’ roll coupledom, Alex and Tess Demir, who together form the core of Marvelle Oaks—who last Friday released an […]
Alt Pop / Classic indie / Dreampop / Indie Rock / NYC
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NAVEL GRAZR’s new EP “Elegies” vibrates with maximum impact tension-and-release
Words by Jason Lee. Cover photo by Rita Iovine. READER’S NOTE #1: If you prefer interviews with Cool Brooklyn Musicians complete with song-by-song breakdowns of thier latest recorded […]
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Dreampop / Grunge / Noise Rock / NYC / Shoegaze
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Sophomore LP by Phantom Wave “Bonfire Secrets” sets high-water mark for oceanic shoegaze fusion
Words by Jason Lee On their second full-length release, namely Bonfire Secrets which came out this past Friday on Shore Dive Records, Brooklyn-based shoegazers Phantom Wave live up […]
Classic indie / extraterrestrial psych pop / NYC / riot grrrl
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Dylan Mars Greenberg drops “Glow in the Dark” single & vid from latest psychotronic feature film project, premiering at Museum of the Moving Image on 3/30/24
A neon-hued polka-dotted Slenderman type monster floats around stalking people in their homes. A log cabin explodes. Abductors wearing inflatable carrot heads menace the innocent. A young woman […]
Alt Pop / Classic indie / Dreampop / NYC
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Dealing with shame and a split self: “False Front” by indie-pop darling Olive Bernard, out today (exclusive interview & video sneak peak)
Words by Willa Rudolph Today sees the release of NYC-based independent singer-songwriter Olive Bernard‘s first single, “False Front”, from her forthcoming EP The Box Beneath My Bed with […]
Alt Pop / Classic indie / Indie Rock / NYC / power trios / Psych Rock / riot grrrl
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People’s Pop Pajama Party: Theophobia, Cope, Willis Willis, Skye Matlock & more at Rubulad tonight (SAT. 3.9.24)
Photo of Theophobia by @ward8studios from @wavyawards THE PEOPLES POP PAJAMA PARTY: Come in your pajamas and “jammy” out to all kinds of live rock music. But that’s not all cuz […]
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Indie Pop / NYC
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Welcome in New Beginnings With Indie-Rockers Hipsy Gap’s Anthemic Springtime Single, “Shellshocked”
Photo by Lauren Redmond / Words by Willa Rudolph Hipsy Gap, a Brooklyn-based 5-piece alternative rock band, released a new song today, March 1st. Well, “Shellshocked” isn’t quite new […]
Alt Rock / Avant-Indie / Classic indie / Dreampop / NYC / Uncategorized
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Cor De Lux release nervy gem of an LP outtake in advance of tour and it’s a real “Nail Biter”
Words by Jason Lee; Photo of Cor De Lux in the wild by GrayDaughter; tour dates below… Cor De Lux are a self-described post-punk dream-pop band whose name […]
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Dreampop / extraterrestrial psych pop / NYC / Singer Songwriters
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Songwriters’ salon meets herb-enhanced community-building at launch of “Harmonic Ontology” live music series
The philosophical concept of ontology is all about how we relate to one another as social animals on the most fundamental of levels, and the very nature of […]
Alt Rock / Classic indie / NYC / Punk / Uncategorized
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Rob Lanterman drops 2 unlikely-to-be-forgotten tracks from upcoming Knock on Wood EP
“I’ve been trying not to dream / trying just to sleep (enough)”“It’s like a dream / but I can’t go back to sleep” — Rob Lanterman Words by […]
Chicago / Classic indie
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Friend of a Friend “HOS”
Friend of a Friend recently released the latest single, “HOS”, from their forthcoming sophomore album, Facilities. This is the duo of Claire Molek and Jason Savsani who have […]
Chicago / Classic indie
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Toadvine at Empty Bottle (1.15.24)
Alt-Country group Toadvine has released their second EP, Toadvine II, the follow-up to their 2020 self-titled debut EP. You can help Toadvine celebrate the release of their EP […]