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Ysabella Monton

Music journalist and poet who once had a dream she was the sixth member of The Strokes. Lover of Kaufman films, light wash denim, and perfectly cooked bacon. Marginally serious tweets @YsabellaMonton.

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Interviews

Fanclubwallet Finds the Bright Side on Debut EP Hurt Is Boring

The punchy blend of indie rock and bedroom pop, helmed by Hannah Judge, brims with bouncy, high octave...

Reviews · Interviews

Cehryl Builds Worlds Out of Distant Memories on Her New Ep, Time Machine

Breathy vocals glide over...

Interviews

That Brunette Is No Longer Afraid to Reveal Her "Secret Crush"

Having to acknowledge your feelings is always a bit daunting; risk is already high, and only intensified when a burgeoning discovery of one's...

Interviews · Live Review

Evelyn Frances Plants the Seeds of Her Upcoming Record

It’s a basement lounge filled with candlelit two-person tables and a trapezoidal stage that looks...

OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

Sophie Meiers @ Baby's All Right

In the bar prior to the start of the show, I notice a girl behind me by her soft laugh that contrasted the sad clown makeup dripping down her eyes. Heavy BDSM-inspired leather jewelry, fishnet fingerless gloves, and torn-up knee-high socks weigh down her 5'3" stature. Commanding attention in the...

AF 2018 IN Review: How a Wave of Queer Hitmakers Helped Me Assert My Identity

illustration and words by Ysabella Monton Drunk on $2 strawberry margaritas during my very first visit to Cubbyhole, my 19-year-old self and a friend struck up a conversation with two women who led with, “Aww, how cute, two straight girls at the gay bar!” We looked at each other, confused. She was...

OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

Devotchka @ Rough Trade

Four-piece ensemble DeVotchKa returned to a packed house to premiere a handful of new songs at their album release show at Rough Trade. I found myself surrounded by fans of all ages in the dimly lit venue, though not too dark to notice a few people around me clad in the band’s tees. Chatter of the...

MUSING · Live Review

Honduras @ Rough Trade

Honduras at Rough Trade. Photo by Ysabella Monton When I make it to Rough Trade well past 9, people are still lingering around for the end of the shop’s day-long event full of performances and DJ sets. At the end of this year’s Record Store Day, Honduras closed out their tour with a hometown show...

Video Premiere

Mizuna "and I Do"

New York-by-way-of-Maine-based duo Mizuna invite you to escape your hectic week in their new music video for the single "And I Do" off of their debut album, From Away, From Here. Despite spending their childhood together in Maine, Genviève Beaudoin and Mackenzie Leighton aptly...

Album Review

Skaters “Rock and Roll Bye Bye”

Following their departure from Warner Brothers, New York-based SKATERS are back with the release of Rock and Roll Bye Bye, out on March 24 via their very own Yonks Records. Undeniably, tracks from 2014’s debut, Manhattan, have held up their refreshing vibrancy three years later, but this supernal...

Interviews

Loose Buttons on Sundays EP + Pianos Residency

Eric Nizgretsky, frontman of Loose Buttons, oozes satire. The quartet's Facebook bio proclaims they're "New York's very first indie band," and he jokes about Loose Buttons' formation when we meet at the first night of their Pianos residency. "It was a Sunday night," he quips,...

Interviews · Profiles

Artist Profile: Peter Bjorn and John

From "Young Folks" to "Domino", Peter Bjorn and John have cultivated the indie pop landscape with a sound that is unapologetically theirs.

Live Review

Peter Bjorn and John @ Webster Hall

Peter Bjorn and John, three revered names in indie music, get the crowd moving at Webster Hall.

Interviews

Artist Interview: Faulkner

Intimidatingly tall and sarcastic, yet sweet, Asher, Scullin, and Farougias opened up on topics like the recording process, working with the RZA, and nudism just before their show as a part of Mondo NYC.

Track Review

Braeves "Bitter Sea"

Equal parts love letter and break-up song, the track illustrates a bittersweet goodbye to a personified New York City.

Live Review

Festival Review: Highlights of Governor's Ball 2016

At Governors Ball, New Yorkers prove that rain goes hand in hand with rock and roll. Highlights from Beck, Christine and the Queens, the Strokes and more.

Track Premiere

Atlas Engine "Everest"

Celebrate Friday with a track premiere from Atlas Engine, "Everest," from his upcoming EP "After the End."

Live Review

The Griswolds @ Warsaw

Tim John of The Griswolds When Australian indie-pop quartet The Griswolds took the stage to Shania Twain's "Man, I Feel Like A Woman," I knew we'd be in for a fun night. Opening with high-energy tracks like "Down and Out" and "If You Wanna Stay," they set the stage for a high-energy performance....

Track Review

Kikagaku Moyo "Kogarashi"

Japanese ensemble Kikagaku Moyo have released a new single "Kogarashi" leading up up to their record House In The Tall Grass. In the new track, the band takes a more idyllic approach in production without straying far from their psychotropic sound. Swirling harmonies soften up the disciplined...

Interviews

Chris Chu of POP ETC

org The dimly-lit green room at Music Hall of Williamsburg smells of cigarettes, but in an unassuming way, perhaps because Chris Chu of POP ETC kindly apologizes to my plus one, Caroline, and I in advance. I hardly noticed what he meant once we got up there,...

MUSING · Album Review

POP ETC "Souvenirs"

Berkeley-born and Brooklyn-based trio POP ETC are back with Souvenir, a follow up to 2012's eponymous release. In the last three years, the band has traversed in an even poppier direction, almost a little cheesy. But in a time when "pop" is considered an obscenity, a genre to be left for the...

MUSING · Video · EYE CANDY · Video of the Week

Monogold "Pink Lemonade"

The boys of Monogold are in with the perfect fuel for that little dance party we all find ourselves needing this week, a new pop culture-infused music video for "Pink Lemonade." The sugar-sweet single was released this past summer ahead of the September release of their album Good Heavens, which...

MUSING · OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

Honduras @ the Knitting Factory

Minutes before the band gets on stage, I watch the crowd come together. For some reason at Knitting Factory, it's always a mix of people you wouldn't imagine listening to the artists playing that night, trickling in from the bar or stumbling upon a cheap show with nothing else to do. Brooklyn's own...

MUSING · EYE CANDY · OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

POP ETC @ Terminal 5

POP ETC got the night started right at Terminal 5, opening for The Wombats. The band, formerly known as The Morning Benders, consists of brothers Chris (vocals, guitar), Jon Chu (synth), and Julian Harmon (drums). After playing a new track called "Vice" off their upcoming album, Chris thanked New...

MUSING · Live Review

Lolo, the Griswolds, New Politics, Andrew Mcmahon in the Wilderness @ Terminal 5

Any show at Terminal 5 is always a big one, so when I came to see the four-artist, co-headlined Wilderness Politics tour, I knew I was in for one hell of a party. First up was LOLO, a young Brooklyn native with a lot of soul. Getting on her knees with passion, it was clear she was having the time...

Reviews · Video · EYE CANDY · Video of the Week

Cassandra Violet "Lady"

CassandraViolet.com Folk pop singer Cassandra Violet came out with a new music video for the track "Lady" from her upcoming Body and Mind EP, to be released this coming January. Inspired by the infamous cat-calling video documenting the verbal and sexual harassment we femmes in the city know all too...

MUSING · Video · EYE CANDY · Video Review

Braids "Bunny Rose"

Canadian art rock trio BRAIDS collaborated with animator Stephen McNally on a music video for their track "Bunny Rose", off their record Deep in the Iris, released in April. It's impossible not to be entranced while watching the veins of a person gradually metamorphosing from dust to water. The...

OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

The Harpoons @ the Delancey

Bec Rigby of The Harpoons In the basement of The Delancey in the heart of LES, The Harpoons quickly got the groove going late on a Saturday night. Music export initiative Sounds Australia put together an edition of their Aussie BBQ, a showcase of Australian bands, right here in New York City. Funk...

Interviews

A Drink With Braeves

Having a chat with Derek Tramont (left) and Ryan Levy (right) of BRAEVES. Photo by Tim Toda. Late Friday night at The West, my good friend Tim and I sat waiting for Ryan Levy and Derek Tramont of BRAEVES to show up for our interview. When they walked in, I realized I'd missed the leather jacket...

Track Review

Braeves "Silver Streets"

Cover art by Danielle Guelbart This summer, New York's own BRAEVES released a new single called "Silver Streets" as a follow up to 2014's Drifting by Design EP. The band bid their farewell to New York last weekend at The Studio at Webster Hall, rounding out a busy year of stellar shows at other...

Interviews

The Intelligence

Imagine that aliens have invaded; they're taking control, except instead of ruling the planet, what they really want is to jam in your garage. What you've got then is The Intelligence, an LA-based post-punk band that grows more and more with each new album (and they've had eight great ones, it's...

MUSING · OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

Atlas Genius @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Australian duo Atlas Genius liven up the night at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Live review by AudioFemme.

MUSING · OUT AND ABOUT · Live Review

Albert Hammond, Jr. @ Bowery Ballroom

Ysabella Monton for AudioFemme. Any fans of The Strokes can recognize early on that Albert Hammond, Jr.'s rhythm guitar was a heavy influence on driving the band's distinct garage rock sound, so it's great to see him have room to shine on his own. Since he last performed in New York City two years...

Interviews

Allie X

Allie X - BB Gun Press Little is known about the enigmatic pop singer Allie X. When she comes on the stage at Baby’s All Right, I find it hard to believe that, even after speaking with her one-on-one only days ago, she’s standing before me in the flesh, donning an ecru tulle number, mod sunglasses,...

Interviews

Albert Hammond Jr.

Seven years since his last full-length release, Albert Hammond, Jr. has returned with more introspective lyrics, not lacking in memorable guitar riffs he might be best known for in both his solo efforts and his work with The Strokes. As the band takes the back burner, Momentary Masters brings a...

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