Festival Review #2: Afropunk Makes Me Sonically/ Socially Conscious

Let Me Just Dive Right Into My Sunday FAVES! Shall we? Gallant First, let me thank Afropunk for having signs like these! It is as…

Festival Review #1: Afropunk Turns Commodore Barry Park Into A Music Haven

Afropunk had to have been one of coolest festivals I have been to, and I have been to several. Its ability to turn Commodore Barry…

Concert Review: Flume Brings The Beat To Forest Hills Stadium

I have reviewed the Madison House Presents Concert Series before, and can proudly proclaim that Forest Hills Stadium, is an epic outlet for an amazing…

Diandra Reviews Good Music For The Week Playlist #17

Have a FABULOUS FANTASTIC WEEK!!! You deserve it! Check out my playlist with some awesome new artists that will assure you do!

Concert Review: Half Waif Is A Bleeding Heart At Le Poisson Rouge

First Kelly Zutrau at National Sawdust and now Half Waif at Le Poisson Rouge, my week has been like a giant MTV Unplugged concert fest,…

Diandra Reviews Good Music For The Weekend Playlist #17

Elements Fest was a #AMAZING time, and in honor of their achievement, I have made an Elements inspired playlist. I hope you #Enjoy…. alright, enough…

Concert Review: Kelly Zutrau Gets Unplugged At National Sawdust

On August 24, 2016, Kelly Zutrau, from the band Wet, provided an intimately gorgeous set that reminded me how bare music can make a soul…

Album Review: Heidi Lynne Gluck Brings Kansas City Blues In Pony Show

When you think of Kansas, you think of pretty terrains and golden fields. Yet, beyond the landscapes are people that carry stories, and some of…

Artist Close- UP: James Franco & Timothy O’ Keefe Continue To Push Social Boundaries With “Daddy”

Call him weird, random, and spontaneous, and you would not be wrong, but the point is that James Franco does what he feels right and…

Congrats Elements Music & Arts Festival!!!!!!

For the third year running, ELEMENTS Music & Arts Festival presented by BangOn!NYC, returned to the Red Hook Grain Silo on the Brooklyn Industrial Waterfront.…

Film Review: Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre Will Make You Appreciate Your Mom

Mia Madre is acclaimed Italian auteur/actor Nanni Moretti’s quasi-autobiographical film about a filmmaker struggling to find balance between work and family. The Italian film was…

Album Review: Cass McCombs Mangy Love Is Beautifully Exhibits Love’s Tangled Web

Love is sporadic, spontaneous, and, in truth, CRAZY! Yes, love is what the world needs now and what every human being desires, but Cass McCombs…

Song Review: LANY’s “You Are Fire Lights Up” The Dream Pop World

If you have not heard of LANY yet then you are missing out on some really, great dream pop. Yes. this band aims straight for…

Film Review: Clea Duvall’s The Intervention Asks “Can We Judge Our Friends’ Relationships?”

We have all made comments and even used a group hangout as a public discussion for a friend’s relationship. I have always believed that our…

Artist Close-Ups: Full Moon Festival Brings The Stars

As you read in my review,  I admired the eccentric selection of artists Full Moon Festival provided. Each one was both sonically different from the…