Concert Review: Tomasa Del Real Trae El Perreo Pa’ Elsewhere.

I LOOOOOOOOOVEEEEEE TOMASA DEL REAL! I love her new album, TDR. I LOVED her mind in our interview. I love her personality, and how, somehow, she…

Concert Review: Nilüfer Yanya Is The Future At BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn

  Nilüfer Yanya is quickly rising to international notice because she feels like she is from Brooklyn, Turkey. The Chelsea Londoner combines her father’s Turkish’s…

Concert Review: Jamie N’ Commons Is “The Guy” At Mercury Lounge

Jamie N’ Commons is “the guy” you leave in a room for 5 minutes, and, when you come back, proceeds to tell you a millions…

Concert Review: Ibibio Sound Machine Are Music’s Spirit At Brooklyn Bowl

At Brooklyn Bowl, Ibibio Sound Machine (ISM) were a dance-fest; showing that rhythm is a global force. What wowed me about their performance is that…

Concert Review: Motel Radio Tune In A Spanish Reggae Vibe

  People were surprised by Motel Radio, except their fans, of course. For their newest listeners, Motel Radio was exuberantly relaxed. Striking a chord that…

Diandra Interviews Motel Radio: Learning From Songwriting

Playing at Gramercy Theatre on July 24, Motel Radio are quickly rising in attention. Their ability to make depth seem readily accessible makes listeners feel…

Concert Review: City Farm Presents Summer Series Packs The Heat And Poetry

Nick Hakim, Zenizen, and Duendita played City Farm Presents Summer Series, at Industry City, and set up a mood that was vastly introspective. Each artist…

Concert Review: Phoebe Ryan Is Brand New At Baby’s All Right

Phoebe Ryan introduced several new songs at Baby’s All Right, including a new track called, “Heart Attack,”  with Tove Lo there to help her premiere.…

Concert Review: Together Pangea Mosh Through Feelings At Elsewhere

It always amazes me how some people’s euphoria is another person’s nightmare. I was, immediately, forewarned by a friend that Together Pangea go wild. I…

Concert Review: Twin XL Are Your Friends At Mercury Lounge

Oh…..yea! TWIN XL totally hit that pop-rock market that believe a good pop song can be as riotous and anthemic as a rock n’ roll…

Concert Review: Josie Dunne Brings The EDM To Pop At Baby’s All Right

Josie Dunne is everyone. She approaches the crowd with high-energy, a sweet sense of humor, and a shock that she is the one on stage.…

Concert Review: Repeat Repeat Laughingly Repeat Themselves At Rough Trade

I love awkward. I am all about that Modern Family, “cringe” moment when you want to bury yourself in a blanket because of the humorous,…

Concert Review: Not Even The Good Things Confront Shame

Is she a ghost? Or the mystical embodiment of Billy’s inner turmoil (Sea Mchale)? Joseph Scott Ford’s Not Even The Good Things is 80 minutes…

Concert Review: Cayucas Blow The Roof Off of Elsewhere

Get it! Blow the roof! Because their show was on the rooftop! Okay, well, Cayucas performed at Elsewhere’s Rooftop, and it was a moment when…

Concert Review: Heart Bones Go Full Eighties At LPR

The eighties were a strange time in defining romance because in being about excess, it was not about balance. Yet, that is why a lot…