Market Hotel did a remarkable job of capturing our attention with that Sleater-Kinney show. It’s almost as if the place is run by someone who…
Governor’s Ball Announces Lineup, Wakes the Dead and Wrangles in King Diva
New York City’s very own massive music festival, Governor’s Ball just announced its epic lineup for 2016. If it wasn’t for the consistently good curation each summer…
Berlin Drag Scene Back in Williamsburg, Party by Ostbahnhof to Rage On
I had high expectations when the Party by Ostbahnhof, the performance-centric circuit rager inspired by Berlin’s “trash drag” scene, kicked off in December at Verboten. Derek Marshall,…
Week in Shows: Best Live Acts This Side of the Hudson and the Borough’s Bleakest Show
T-Rextasy, Band Practice, Doubles Friday January 8, 8 pm at Aviv: $7 Picture a femme Parquet Courts fronted by Ellen Page all hopped up on…
Punk Band Penis May Be Small, But They Have Some Huge Fans
Interviewing Samara Davis and Sophia Cleary about their punk band is an exercise in willpower. It felt like no matter the topic we discussed, it…
Berlin's 'Trash Drag' Scene Invades Brooklyn Tonight
“It resonated with me, completely,” said Derek Marshall, owner of the underground queer bar The Club. He was recalling the first time he’d seen his…
Week in Shows: ‘Creepy Crawlycore’ and M Lamar’s Radical, Black Metal Opera
PC Worship‘s EP release show is coming up this week at Palisades, as we trust you know from last week’s interview with Justin Frye. But there’s…
PC Worship’s Basement Hysteria is Out, Justin Frye Guides Us (Partway) Through the Haze
Let’s face it, this coming weekend is pretty much guaranteed to be a wash of regret and sorrow. But there’s a light at the end…
Week in Shows: DIY Venue Loses the Diapers and Ohio Punks ‘Pissed Off For a Reason’
Wow guys, big week for the DIY scene: Aviv turns a whole one year old. And actually, that’s kinda getting up there in DIY years. Though,…
Club Etiquette Zine Calls Out Dweebs and Creeps on the Scene
Whether it’s because of excessive boozing and very often drugging, lowered inhibitions or cover of night, maybe even social expectations or bro-on-bro insanity, the list goes…