Theater Review: Smart People Does An Intelligent Play On Social Issues

Smart People is exactly as titled. This Second Stage Theatre production is about four intelligent people trying to figure out how race works in both…

Concert Review: Yael Naim Is A Thoughtful Songstress

After a ten-year hiatus, Yael Naim returned to song and stage with her album Older. The singer known for her youthful sound, like her hit…

Concert Review: Kaleo Is Icelandic Rock-Blues

If Mumford & Sons united with the Black Keys to create the ultimate band it would be Kaleo. Jökull Júlíusson, the band’s lead singer, literally…

Artist Interview: Cardiknox is A Pop Duo of Joy

If you haven’t heard of Cardiknox yet than trust me when I say, “You Will!”. Thomas Dutton and Lonnie Angle’s rise in the electro-pop scene…

Theater Review: These Paper Bullets Is The Funnest Time Warp You Will Have

Like West Side Story, These Paper Bullets is an adaptation of a Shakespearean play, Much Ado About Nothing, and like this musical classic, this mod production elevates Shakespeare into…

Concert Review: Great Good Fine Ok: Is Sex In High Notes

Great Good Fine Ok is an electro-pop band with touches of trap music and a lead vocalist that can easily fit into an R& B…

Album Review: Cardiknox’s Portrait Is A Dance- Pop Painting

Seattle born, NYC raised, and now LA- Based, Cardiknox is a synthpop band that combines the music greatness of these cities and brings them back…

Concert Review:JOHNNYSWIM Give Back In Talent And Charity

I have never been to a concert where the artists knew so many names and told warm stories about the crowd. This personal touch is…

Concert Review: Miami Horror Gives You Adrenaline Rushes

It is rare that a band could make you feel like you’re on a beach in the middle of a blizzard, but Miami Horror did…

Theater Review: Wide Awake Hearts Fails To Add Layers To Relationship Queries

Wide Awake Hearts, created by Blindspot writer Brendan Gall, is interesting in ideas, but not in execution. Despite its witty punch-lines and curiously “low-key” set, the…

Concert Review: Nadia Washington Is One of My Favorite Rising Jazz Stars

If you have not heard the vocals of Nadia Washington, then I feel bad for you. It is not that she deserves to be praised…

Concert Review: Great Caesar Is A Band of Friends United In Music

Watching Great Caesar in concert is like watching a group of talented, fun friends. The camaraderie between the band-mates, of which they begin their show by doing…

Concert Review: The Pines Are Music Poets

The Pines brightened the Rockwood Music Hall Stage with a simmering of fantastical folk music. Their set flowed like a river with little waves/ takes…

Theater Review: First Daughter Suite Questions Women’s Secondary Role In Politics

First Daughter Suite is the newest musical from Michael John LaChiusa, creator of The Wild Party and First Lady Suite. It plays as four miniature musicals interconnected by an…

La Boheme: A Review Of The Opera That Inspire Rent

For those who are fans of Rent, La Bohème is like a dream. Knowing that this masterwork from Giacomo Puccini inspired Jonathon Larson, the creator of the Rock Opera,…