Editor’s Intro: We’ve long found partygirl to be fine, fine, fine: easily our fave Brooklyn-based imaginative, maximalist, feminist rock band selling their own line of booty shorts on […]
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SOUNDBITES: Marisa’s Picks for October ’25
Words by Marisa Whitaker I’m BACK with my new lil’ regular column here rounding up my favvv music picks from outta NYC every month. Welcome to installment #2… […]
Noise Rock / NYC / Punk / Uncategorized
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SECRET’S Weapon of Choice: Punk, noise, revenge, and fantasy
Words by Willa Rudolph / Header image by Anthony Inguil Today, on All Hallows Eve, noise-punk band SECRET is releasing their debut album, Weapon of Choice. SECRET is […]
Alt Pop / Dreampop / Indie Pop / NYC / SynthPop / Uncategorized
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An artist to know: Bella Litsa’s new singles and upcoming LP
Words by Willa Rudolph Following a mesmerizing performance at Night Club 101 earlier this month, Bella Litsa’s singles–teasing her upcoming LP Drasticism (February 20 via Records, Man, Records)–are […]
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We’re getting “cuteness aggression” from Wetsuit’s new LP, Yarn For Future Scarves (plus Tiger Beat-style personality quiz!)
Words by Cristi Barco; Cover photo by Michelle LoBianco Fun fact: I binge-listen to all the bands I cover for the Deli with Wetsuit being no exception. The […]
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PREMIERE: Tomás Tomás’ “9th Life”–The veiled sonic and visual world of his newest single and video
Words by Veronica Anaya / Photos by Jess Farran Music is an art form that welcomes the idea of multiple media to enhance the story and feelings embedded […]
Alt Pop / Dreampop / Grunge / Indie Rock / NYC / Punk / Singer Songwriters / SynthPop
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SOUNDBITES: New NYC September 2025 (Marisa’s Picks)
Words by Marisa Whitaker Marisa here xoxo I’m gonna start doing this cute lil’ thing via the Deli (my OG team) at the end of every month, when […]
Alt Pop / Dreampop / extraterrestrial psych pop / NYC / SynthPop
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“Dodger” by Darla Dean Lewis – a new music video, early YouTube culture, and burlesque dancing tigers
Words by Willa Rudolph / Photos by Joey Cannizzaro NYC’s Darla Dean Lewis is the indie pop girl of our dreams! Her new song “Dodger,” released September 12, […]
Chicago / Dreampop / NYC
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Devin Shaffer “All My Dreams Are Coming True”
Devin Shaffer, the Chicago native now based in Brooklyn, recently released the lead single, “All My Dreams Are Coming True”, from her forthcoming sophomore album, Patience, which is […]
Alt Rock / Grunge / NYC
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Folk and grunge married in Malice K’s heartfelt Unplugged set
Words by Willa Rudolph A few months ago, NY based artist Malice K performed an unplugged set of his album Avanti that was recorded and released Friday, September […]
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Torture and the Desert Spiders: From Liverpool’s underground to New York’s Lower East Side
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.” […]
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“Indie depends on community”: Alt Citizen celebrates 15 years w/a run of shows starting Tue. night at Night Club 101 (w/SUO interview)
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 […]