Film Review: Bryan Cranston’s Wakefield Is The Spiritual Journey Of Selfish Man

In Robin Swicord’s adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s short story, successful suburbanite commuter Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) takes a perverse detour from family life: He vanishes…

Album Review: Rejjie Snow Shows You The Musical Connection Between “The Moon & You”

Did you know that nearly every Disney film was based of the The Brothers Grimm tales? Our childhood memories and moral stories were, basically, fashioned…

Artist Close-Up: Joywave Show Relationships Can Be A Trip

Part fun and part confrontational, Joywave is the kind of artist that I enjoy. They make music that instrumentally spikes up and down like a…

Concert Review: Lo Moon Radiate Love At Music Hall Of Williamsburg

  Lo Moon played Music Hall of Williamsburg last night, and left me eager to find love. With music that plays to both maturity and…

Concert Review: Temples Do A Volcanic Run At Music Hall Of Williamsburg

I reviewed Temples a while back at Bowery Ballroom; just before the release of their album Volcano. What a difference a few months, a few…

Concert Review: Lewis Watson Is A Poet Of Love At Bowery Ballroom

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Johnny Flynn and was further convinced by Low Roar this weekend that a room can…

Album Review: Blond Ambition Makes Your Heart Race In “Slow All Over”

Here is why I KNOW people are going to love Blond Ambition. This debuting artist plays to the inner wonder we all have in us.…

Album Review: MisterWives “Connect The Dots” To A Successful Sophomore Album

MisterWives’ sophomore album, Connect The Dots , brings new ground to their classic “playground” style. There is a child-like playfulness to MisterWives’ music that is…

Concert Review: Tall Juan Is The Argentinian Elvis At Baby’s All Right

An Elvis impersonating Argentinian who moves around the stage and approaches his guitar like a sumo wrestler would his opponent. Who is this? Why it…

Album Review: Wavves “You’re Welcome” Is Music For Acceptance

Sometimes, you need a quick-fix of energy. Just a little shot of adrenaline to pick up your soul, and keep the body moving. Wavves newest…

ALBUM REVIEW: Los Colognes Stir A Sonic “Wave”

  How do you embody a wave? Los Colognes must have ask themselves that when they created their newest album, Wave. When you look out…

Concert Review: Low Roar Plays To Beauty Of Melancholia At Brooklyn Steel

Low Roar measured up to their album at Brooklyn Steel. The melodically pensive record, Once In a Long, Long While…, was brought to life for…

Diandra Reviews Playlist 41: Comicbook Edition

I LOVE Comic Books #comicnerd. They are like modern myth filled with a surreal version of the very real highs and lows of being human.…

Artist Close-Up: Luke Faas Asks “Why Bother”, While We Ask “Why Not?”

The irony of Luke Faas “Why Bother” as a title does not go over my head. Why? Because a song that is thematically about giving…

Album Review: Alex Napping’s Mise En Place Is Guitar- Driven Mindfulness

When the intimacy and primal nature of humanity meet, sparks fly. The struggle to accept, deny, refine, and, ultimately, elevate ourself from our animal instinct…