Diandra Previews: Ruidofest Is Readying To Bring Latin Heat To Chicago

This July the Windy City is going to receive a  serious heat wave with some of the best latin artists of THE WORLD heading to…

Concert Review: Seth Walker Brings The Blues To Iridium

Sometimes, you just get the blues, and there is not always a reason. That moody feel strikes your heart, and you put on a song…

Book Review: Kevin Kwan Makes Me Want To Have “Rich People Problems”

SYNOPSIS: When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside–but he’s not alone. It…

Song Review: DJ Cassidy Makes A Club Track For Ladies’ Honor

A club track about women’s honor? Can we all just clap about that notion, and revel in its reality thanks to the iconic DJ Cassidy.…

Diandra Reviews Playlist 42: Flower Power Edition

It has been a crazy May of rain and sunshine BUT the flowers re coming! So in honor of flower power, enjoy these blooming artists!

Artist Close-Up: As Chet Faker Exits, Nich Murphy Enters In “Missing Link”

You may know Chet Faker, but have you met Nick Murphy? Releasing Missing Link, Murphy completely sides his Chet Faker persona to show Nick Murphy…

Artist Close-Up: Terence Ryan Brings Middle Class Soul

Terence Ryan brings the soul to the average man. When you think of Soul, it is a genre born rather from the pain of being…

Album Review/ Artist Close-Up: LOOM

When you take four years to make a self-titled debut, you better make it grand. Loom being a band that is not about grandeur as…

Concert Review: Thurston Moore Shows Legends Have A Rock N’ Roll Consciousness At MHOW

Thurston Moore is a legend. The Sonic Youth founder is a pioneer furthering the union between indie and rock. His penchant for the strangeness of…

Album Review: Missio Play For the Future “Loner”

  Picture yourself in a future dystopia. You are a young, lonely kid with ambitions beyond the grey cyber walls and propaganda banner waving around…

Song Review: Danger Mouse Dares You To Chase Him

  Award-winning producer and artist, Danger Mouse, will release the soundtrack for Edgar Wright’s highly anticipated film, Baby Driver, on his Columbia Records imprint 30th…

Album Review: !!! (Chk Chk Chk) “Shake The Shudder”

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Shake The Shudder is hard album to review because it is a simple pleasure. I cannot fluff or deny the its…

Concert Review: Skating Polly Gives Ugly Pop To St. Vitus

Part of the fun of bubblegum is that you can stretch it, chew it, break it, and mold it according to your whim. All while,…

Song Review: Billy Raffoul Is A “Driver” Of Hearts

I am in love with Billy Raffoul’s voice. His new single “Driver” is a sough-hewn, low-timbered rock and roll anthem. The song feels born from…

Artist Close-Up: Let Kiiara Leave You “Whippin”

Kiiara is lighting UP! From “Feels” to “Gold”, and the rising songstress has not even released her debut. It could be that her soft, almost…