BROOKLYN BEAT: Quitzow
Quitzow restores our faith in pop with the kind of songs that get everything right: booty-shaking beats, shimmying synthesizers, sassy lyrics, and hooks that will stay in your head for days.
View ArticlePLAYLIST: NYC Popfest 2011
NYC Popfest 2011 starts today, and we've got a slew of delightful indie pop mp3s for you.
View ArticleBROOKLYN BEAT: Gross Relations
Kick off the long weekend with some hook-filled jams from Brooklyn garage-synth-poppers Gross Relations.
View ArticleThe Owl Mag’s Guide to Northside Festival 2011
Brooklyn's third annual Northside Festival starts tonight, with a great lineup of national and local bands. Check out our guide to the shows happening over the next four days.
View ArticleNorthside Festival Friday Highlights, 6/17/11
Brooklyn's Northside Festival is back for a third year, with bigger headliners, new venues, and another set of beverage and shoe companies vying for the coveted hipster demographic. Check out our...
View ArticleNorthside Festival Saturday Highlights, 6/18/11
On Saturday of Northside Fest, Guided by Voices played an epic set in McCarren Park, supported by Wavves, Surfer Blood and The Babies.
View ArticleNorthside Festival Sunday Highlights, 6/19/11
As Northside Festival wound down on Sunday, we took the chance to do what the festival was originally intended for: check out some of Brooklyn's best local bands.
View ArticleBROOKLYN BEAT: Candy Hearts
Candy Hearts plays sweet, youthful, '90s influenced pop that's perfect for blasting in your headphones on summer bike rides.
View ArticleBROOKLYN BEAT: Clinical Trials
Brooklyn electro-grunge duo Clinical Trials channels badass frontwomen of the past without sounding like a throwback act.
View ArticleBROOKLYN BEAT: Mindtroll
Wielding an accordion, a megaphone, and a wonderfully odd sense of humor, Brooklyn art-punks Mindtroll will make you dance, laugh, and sing along to each song before you've even finished hearing it.
View Article10 Bands to Watch at CMJ 2011
More than 1,000 bands are playing at CMJ 2011, which kicks off tomorrow in NYC. Here are ten fantastic acts to consider adding to your schedule.
View ArticleCMJ 2011 Highlights: Tuesday and Wednesday, 10/18-19
The first two days of CMJ brought us some old faces in new bands and the opportunity for some heartfelt sing-a-longs.
View ArticleCMJ 2011 Highlights: Thursday, 10/20
We had a busy Thursday night at CMJ, catching some of NYC's best all-female bands at the Tom Tom Magazine party and checking out some dance-worthy buzz bands.
View ArticleMore CMJ 2011 Highlights: Friday and Saturday, 10/21-22
Check out a few more of our favorites from the last two days of CMJ, including Laura Stevenson's lovely indie-folk, We Are Augustines' anthemic rock, and Dustin Wong's brilliant guitar work.
View ArticleYOU GOTTA SEE THIS: “The Problem” by Jared Saltiel & The Dirty Birds
Check out our exclusive premiere of the stunning debut video from Brooklyn singer/multi-instrumentalist Jared Saltiel. Teenage suicide, depression, plants taking over a house--"The Problem" has it all.
View ArticleFREE TICKETS: Titus Andronicus @ Webster Hall, NYC 12/2/12
Win 2 tickets to catch Titus Andronicus on the final stop of their National Business tour.
View ArticleFREE TICKETS: Japandroids @ Webster Hall, NYC 12/5/12
Japandroids are bringing their massive rock anthems back to NYC, and we’ve got two tickets to give away.
View ArticleFREE TICKETS: The Faint @ Terminal 5, NYC 12/7/12
We’ve got a free pair of tickets to The Faint’s Danse Macabre tour with TRUST and Icky Blossoms.
View ArticleFREE TICKETS: Of Montreal @ Webster Hall, NYC 12/11/12
Win 2 tickets to see Of Montreal bring their wonderfully off-kilter pop and always-impressive live show back to NYC!
View ArticleFREE TICKETS: Polyphonic Spree @ Webster Hall, NYC 12/15/12
Win 2 tickets to get happy for the holidays with the Polyphonic Spree in NYC!
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