Concert Review: Brian Dunne Puts The Rising Before Star At Rockwood

NYC! I do not know another place that has more musicians salivating over stardom. Yet, fame is not only excitement over getting your picture-taken. It…

Album Review: The Beaches Make A “Late Show” Debut!

The Beaches debut album, Late Show, feels exactly like one. You stroll onto the heavily lighted stage and make vibrant comments on society, life, and…

Concert Review: Flint Eastwood Makes Being Awesome Look Easy At Terminal 5

Flint Eastwood is everything I love about “discovering” rising “new artists”. I use quotes because I am sure I am not the first or last…

Album Review: St. Vincent’s Masseduction Is The Album of The Week

St. Vincent’s Masseduction is colorfully creepy, and my choice for album of the week. By now, most have seen the video for her track, “Los…

Concert Review: Syd Stays Present In Love At Irving Plaza

Syd, of the band The Internet, was like a sparkling, livewire of scintillating data at Irving Plaza. It was  a sensory overload that was not…

Concert Review: Hundred Waters Give A Replenishing Aesthetic At MHOW

Hundred Waters is such a gorgeous name, and represents the exact feel of their music or, at least, their performance at Music Hall of Williamsburg.…

Album Review: Alex Lahey Needs You To Know “I Love You Like A Brother”

Remember Josie And The Pussycats. The cartoon was a color splash of girl power, and the film soundtrack one of the BEST ever made. Both…

Concert Review: Craig David’s TS5 Takes Over Terminal 5

When I went to see Craig David at Terminal 5, I did not expect what I got. I think I thought I was going to…

Concert Review: The Babe Rainbow Run Carefree At Baby’s All Right

The Babe Rainbow are weird, and, in essence, that is why you love them. To go to their show is to enter a tepee and…

Concert Review: Tayler Buono Shows Young Love Isn’t Easy At Rough Trade NYC

Young love! Am I Right? I remember my first love from beginning to end, which is the point. When you are young you fall fast…

Album Review: Yumi Zouma Give You Peace By The “Willowbank”

Sometimes, it is a location that inspires a spirit. We go to people and things like, books or Oprah, in hopes that someone or something…

Artist Close- Up: Shigeto Turns Detroit City Into A Fashion Capital For Music

Combining trap, hip-hop, jazz, Detroit techno & ambient electronics, Shigeto’s The New Monday has turned the sounds of Detroit into the neon city of Tron. Basslines…

Concert Review: The Belle Game Serve Synth- Pop Self-Empowerment At Brooklyn Steel

I reviewed The Belle Game’s Fear/Nothing for its usage of synth-pop as a platform for self-empowerment. Lead singer Andrea Lo furthered proved what I already…

Album Review: Romes Show Us Why We LOVE Mainstream Pop In Happy Debut

I had the pleasure to see Romes in concert, and their self-titled debut album delivers in barrels their fun, summery energy. This band aims for…

Album Review: JP Cooper Shows We Can Live Both In Pain And Love Through “Raised In Grey Skies”

    It is a somber time in this world, which is why JP Cooper’s Raised Under Grey Skies is befitting in title and times.…