Album Review: GIGI ROWE Invites your to Stardust Motel

Gigi Rowe’s Stardust Motel is an entrance into what seems to be Sailor Moon’s home. It glitters and glams with a feminine mystique that can…

Album Review: Julien Baker’s Turn Out The Lights Asks For Life’s Meaning

What is the meaning of life? This question has plagued every single human being, and seems to be the quintessential challenge for every artist to…

Artist Close – Up: Leah Abramson Offers Human/Animal Exploration

Leah Abramson’s Songs For A Lost Pod feels like the audio from a classic, sci-fi fantasy film. You hearing the narration and literal scenic explorations…

Album Review: Ria Hall Discusses Indigenous Rights And “Rules of Engagement”

Ria Hall’s debut album, Rules Of Engagement (ROE), draws on the themes of not only love and war, but also revolution and change, the album…

Concert Review: Twain Is Biblical Meekness In Voice At Union Pool

I am in love with Twain’s lead singer Mt. Davidson.. I cry when I hear his voice (I am being serious!). It is so genuinely…

Concert Review: Hope Sandoval Is A Haunting Beauty With NO PHOTOGRAPHY!

I knew I would enjoy Hope Sandoval’s And The Warm Inventions’ show when it was clearly declared NO PHOTOGRAPHY! My reaction could pretty much be…

Concert Close-Up: Ayokay Makes Music To Enjoy Life For The Moment At Terminal 5

I first learned of the magic of Ayokay through Quinn XCII. Their track “Kings of Summer” was probably my fave from the latter artist and…

Concert Review: Deva Mahal Is A Fierce Witch At LPR

  Yes, I called Deva Mahal a witch, but like Broad City she far from minds it. In history, strong women have always been labeled…

Concert Review: Snow Culture Turn Public Arts Into A Pop Winter For Their Debut

Snow Culture made their debut in NYC, and it was EPIC! The Stockholm duo had a lot to prove. I always say that New York…

Artist Close-Up: Demar’s “Rebels” Is A Call To Own Your Voice

In the laundry list of indie-pop vocalists rising to take thrones and crowns, Demar rises as gold and jewels in and of itself. It is…

Album Review: Snoh Aalegra Brings All The “Feels” of Heartbreak In Debut

Your reaction to Snoh Aalegra’s debut album, Feels, can be surmised in two giphys: via GIPHY via GIPHY Yes, you will feel all those emotions…

Concert Review: Judah & The Lion Roar At Irving Plaza

Judah & The Lion roared through Irving Plaza. (PUN INTENDED!) The indie rock group is quickly rising in the industry because true talent cannot settle.…

Album Review: Nai Palm Sews R&B’s Future With A “Needle Paw”

Nai Palm’s Needle Paw is one of the MUST HAVE albums of the week. This woman is MORE than R&B music, she is R&B mysticism.…

Concert Review: First Aid Kit Comes To Heal Broken Hearts At Town Hall

As people entered the rows to do their own melodic, interpretive dances and First Aid Kit fell to their knees in guitar riffs, I thought…

Album Review: Twain Shows Life Is Filled With A “Rare Feeling”

It is too easy to make the Willie Nelson comparison with Twain. He shares the icon’s lax persona as he vocally chills through emotional rough…