Au/Ra left me happily enlightened by her performance at Public Arts. While, at first, her music seems to be tropical infused, indie-pop rebellions, singing to…
It is hard not to gush at my Alma concert experience. This Finnish star turns her concerts into club experiences where you are required to…
I have often spoken about how life can be divided between the “givers” and the “takers”. As Ashley Monroe thanked her crowd, again, for receiving…
I firmly believe that every artist write according to the lessons they have learned, and the ones they can never seem to figure out. We…
“Wow, you guys are the most supportive crowd,” Lily Allen laughed at her her sold out concert in Music Hall of Williamsburg. We really were!…
Seeing GUM, at Baby’s All Right, alone on stage to become a one-man orchestra made me feel like I was watching the most talented, coolest…
I am a perfectionist, which is why when I saw Ryan Lawhon redo a new song because the audio was off, I completely understood. There…
Similar to The Afghan Whigs, Preoccupations build a dark, concert atmosphere that enthralls its crowd. Yet, The Preoccupations might be one of the few bands…
I have often said that music is a culture, and a song can be a world. I grew up on Hector Lavoe and Lauryn Hill,…
Miles Francis has to be one of the best performers I have ever seen. He gave Madison Square Garden to Mercury Lounge, and turned an…
If Tom Misch’s Geography made you feel like you were traveling across land, Fakear All Glows makes you travel across seas. Fakear is bringing oceanic…
On the cusp of their debut, Hollow Coves played an intimate show at Rockwood Music Hall. Hailing their inspirations and talking about their traveling adventures…
Mallrat made me feel like a fossil. At 18 years old, she is rising to be the Generation Z version of Lily Allen. Waltzing the…
At Mercury Lounge , it was easy to compare Welles to Kurt Cobain. Both share a very dry, sadistic humor like, a joke on striking…
Led by Alyssa Coco, Roses And Revolutions reminded me why I love new artists; they are as excited as they are exciting. Between her belts,…