Concert Preview: Neon Gold Celebrates 10 Years At Knockdown Center

Labels never get enough credit for the artists they bring to us. Often, when we hear the word “label” we think money, greed, and even…

Album Review: Masego Sings To The “Lady Lady” of Jazz

Sometimes, I wish life was a literal jazz song. I wish I could go outside, and walk around like I was the opening sequence to…

Album Review: Russ Unleashes The “Zoo”

R&B sounds are becoming the backdrop of rising rappers; softening the beat to elaborate the hardening of their soul. Russ’ Zoo clinches and clenches to…

Album Review: Troye Sivan Sings To Love And Lust In Bloom

Troye Sivan has blossomed as an artist, and Bloom is a perfect title/ homage to a young man that sees self-exploration as integral to his…

Concert Review: Saintseneca Build A Pillar of Na At Bowery Ballroom

I saw Saintseneca a few years at Webster Hall, and it was like watching someone build a church. Every lyric and hook was the mortar…

Album Review: The Night Game Is The Harrison Ford of Radio

The Night Game’s self-titled debut is a cross between Maroon 5 meets Peter Gabriel. It has a fun 80’s vibe that makes love feel like…

Album Review: Donna Missal Shows “This Time” Is Her Time

Donna Missal’s voice makes me clutch my pearls. She is sultry and elegant; giving a weight to her vocality that is near corporal. She shows…

Diandra Interviews XYLØ: Growing Up Through Growing Your Music

When I think of fearless, I do not think of a life without fear. I simply do not think that is possible. Instead, I think…

Concert Review: Mass Gothic Shows Love In Loathing At Elsewhere

Is love toxic or is it that even toxic people can love? This is the question!  I adore Mass Gothic in sound and style. They…

Concert Review: Saint Etienne Teach Good Humor At Bowery Ballroom

Saint Etienne celebrated twenty years of Good Humor. TWENTY YEARS, PEOPLE! I always like seeing artists celebrate their classic albums because they are so transformed…

Artist Close-Up: Jennifer Castle Embraces “Angels of Death”

Jennifer Castle is readying to play Baby’s All Right, on September 8, with the most peculiar of sounds and subject: death. To humanity, it is…

Album Review: The Blaze Bring The “Dancehall” To Your Imagination

Not be confused with the sound specific of the Jamaican genre, The Blaze’s DANCEHALL, is a tribute to the scene itself, which originated in the…

Diandra Interviews AJ Mitchell: Keeping Hopeful Through Music

I will always love and be inspired by new artists. In the beginning of any career, especially the arts, you have to be motivated by…

Film Review: Netflix Wins With Sierra Burgess Is A Loser

Synopsis: Sierra Burgess is a high school senior who is hoping to make it to Stanford and leave her high school life behind. One night, Sierra…

Diandra Interviews Hamish Anderson: Songwriting As Human Understanding

Hamish Anderson is rising because, whatever category you place his music in, there is an undeniable soul to his essence. As a man using song…