Album Review: Thurston Moore Gives Me A “Rock N’ Roll Consciousness”

How do you encompass three decades of innovation into a singular conscious? Thurston Moore founded the legendary Sonic Youth, and branched out into a successful…

Album Review: Elliot Moss Is A “Boomerang” Of Electro Pop

  I am 100% feeling Elliot Moss. His EP Boomerang might as well be literally, with how it ricochets in your mind both rhythmically and…

Album Review: Imaginary People Bring “October Alice” For Catharsis

In life, there are moments that standout like snapshots. They are the instances that, for some reason, change us, and of which we can say…

Album Review: Sylvan Esso Asks “What Now?” After 2016

  Fresh, wild, and completely modern, are three terms to describe Sylvan Esso’s What Now , This sophomoric album feels hand-picked by Amelia Meath &…

Film Review: Newton Confronts The “Democracy” Of Elections

Newton is a stickler for principles – whether with respect to his unusual name or the not entirely orthodox way in which his arranged marriage…

Film Review: Rainer Sarnet Creeps The Crowd In “November”

Synopsis: NOVEMBER is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and the spirits roam. The villagers’ main problem is how to survive…

Album Review: Amy Shark Makes You A Night Thinker

Amy Shark’s The Night Thinker gives off the vibe that this is an album to be played in the darkness of your room and thoughts.…

Concert Review: Lydia Ainsworth Build A Music Coven At Baby’s All Right

Lydia Ainsworth turned Baby’s All Right into her American Coven, of which Ryan Murphy should have been filming. Nothing like a slow building synth, a…

Album Review: Incubus 8 Is Metal Rock Therapy

  In honor and celebration of their 20 years signed with a major label, and releasing their eighth studio album, titled 8, Incubus is gearing…

Concert Review: Ra Ra Riot Celebrate Ten Years Of Great Music At Music Hall Of Williamsburg

Ra Ra Riot played Music Hall Of Williamsburg in what seemed to be a giant celebration of “The First Step”. Just three doors down, in…

Concert Review: Lewis Del Mar ARE BROOKLYN In Music Hall Of Williamsburg

  Is it weird to say, “Lewis Del Mar is so Millennial Brooklyn”. Playing a hometown gig, the duo embodied everything of recent relevance to…

Concert Review: Johnny Flynn Observes Humanity At Le Poisson Rouge NYC

I love this shot of Johnny Flynn. For some reason, to me, it encapsulates the essence of his music and style. There he was on…

Diandra Reviews Playlist 37: BIG IDEAS EDITION

Music is born from and births many big ideas. So this playlist is dedicated the the idea that a good song, from creation to cause,…

Album Review: Charly Bliss Prove Being Young Is Like Being A “Guppy”

Ahhhh…yesss! Youth! A time where no matter what you have to offer and receive, you oddly feel rootless and restless. I, often, wonder whether age…

Concert Review: KAIYDO Turns SOB’s NYC Into His Hip Hop Arcade

  Kaiydo performed his first show EVER in SOB’s NYC, and like a pack of proud mamas and papas, the crowd was living for him.…