There is an undeniable elegance to Belle-Skinner. She feels like the Audrey Hepburn of smooth- jazz pop. She, somehow, delivers simple hits on silver platters…
Entering Irving Plaza, the first thing you felt was Dorothy’s style. I love when you go to a concert and you feel someone’s aesthetic. Leather…
Anemone prove why a live concert is so important. Like with most psychedelic artists, you need to see their show to capture how vast their…
A lot of artists sing about depression, but not many can take you to the slow, lagging epicenter of this epidemic. Still, when someone talks…
Be different! This is the term we are told as kids, but, as we grow into adults, it is our difference, as person, that is…
At Elsewhere, Hotel Garuda treated music as if it a stream of color coming from an aerosol can. Suddenly, sound styles were the equivalent of…
Beirut’s show made me feel like a marionette. As if I am simply journeying through mishaps and daydreams with a sharpening grace. At Brooklyn Steel,…
When we look at the age 30, it feels torn between those that say it is the new 20 and those that feel its the…
There is an undeniable disillusionment within America today. Sure, the world thinks less of us, but it is also that we think less of ourselves…
Churches ALWAYS fascinate me as concert venues. Every time I go to Park Church Co-Op, I can spiritually feel God saying, “Long time no see!…
From Frankie Cosmos to Tomberlin, showing your heart beats like a crazy person seems like the most normal thing in music. Lately, I have being…
At Irving Plaza, Coin proved the irony of their name is that they sing to everything that matters beyond “the coin.” Instead, they provide a…
When an artist begins their career “going viral,” it is fascinating because, in a way, you have been chosen by the people. What you do…
I’m really excited about music right now and for multiple reasons. Now, more than ever, the playing field seems a little more equal and open…
Bryce Vine was giving me Fresh Prince swag at Gramercy Theatre, and I was cruising to Bel Air. Clocking a constant smirk that said, “I…