Diandra Interviews Emma Frank: What’s Next

I am a firm believer that music is a drub, but not every drug makes you feel better. Sometimes, picking a song is like choosing…

Concert Review/ Artist Close-Up: Mark Diamond Is Love’s “Hummingbird”

Mark Diamond played from his new EP, Hummingbird, and I was surprised. Ones To Watch is a high honor, and they invited him over to…

Album Review/ Concert Preview: Seratones Want POWER

On September 13, Seratones are coming to Baby’s All Right, and promise a show of Power. Their new record is a groovy Lexus into what…

Artist Close-Up/ Concert Review: Alexander 23 Shares His Anxieties

“Stardom” is a weird balance because the lines between generosity and narcissism can feel blurred. Some people want to be seen while others want to…

Concert Review: Fatherdude Is Breakdowns And Breakthroughs In BK

Fatherdude, in performance, reminds me of a breakdown, but, if you read me often, breakdowns and breakthroughs are bound. People are terrified of “the bottom;”…

Concert Review: Ess See Summons NYC’s Glammers In Bowery

Ess See was MADE for the NYC music scene. Well, let me be clear that the NYC music scene  is kind of like that Cafeteria…

Concert Review: Pearla Glistens At Rough Trade

Sometimes, I look at the world, and feel like it is moving without me. Yes, technically, it is, but do you ever look at life…

Concert Review: La India Trae La Salsa En Summerstage

If Selena Quintanilla taught us how to love, La India taught us how to handle a break-up. There is NOT ONE FIERCE LATINA that has…

Album/Concert Review: Velvet Negroni Debuts Neon Brown

Frank Ocean Alert! Frank Ocean Alert! There are many artists that are either compared to or compare themselves to Frank Ocean because that latter has…

Artist Close-Up: AJ Mitchell Is A “Slow Dance” Pop Star

As I get older, I appreciate pop’s ability to feel uncomplicated. Of course, I am not 100 years old, although, being in my twenties or…

Concert Review: Lina Tullgren Turns Rough Trade Into A Free Cell

With a long, green overcoat, Elton John glasses, and her periwinkle guitar, Lina Tullgren felt like The Riddler of sound. She was a cartooned embodiment…

Concert Review: Spencer Sutherland Brings His Sweater To BK

GIIIIIRRRRLLLLL! I clutched my pearls watching Spencer Sutherland hit the HIGHEST NOTES! Everytime he jumped an octave, I grabbed my throat in protection. This man will…

Concert Review: Beast Coast Tear Up Pier 17

It is not without irony that the same day David Koch died, Beast Coast performed an EPIC show at the Rooftop At Pier 17. I…

Concert Review: Bishop Briggs Sings To The Shame of Toxic Love

As Bishop Briggs introduced new music to a packed crowd of fans, I think I speak for everyone that remembered 2 or 3 exes they would…

A Night In Review: Clubbing With What So Not And Tourist

Lyfting my way between Webster Hall and Brooklyn Mirage, I was able to catch What So Not and Tourist. The result were two shows that…