Concert Review: Jen Cloher Is A Strong Woman At Rough Trade NYC

Jen Cloher showed a Rough Trade NYC crowd how a wild heart grows tough skin. Her badass, “rock n’ roll chick” vibes amplify any crowd’s…

Film Review: Before We Vanish Is A Horror Film For Humanity

SYNOPSIS: In his twentieth film, acclaimed horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) reinvents the alien movie as a unique and profoundly human tale of love and…

Artist Close-Up: SYML Aims For The Simple Spirit In “In My Body”

Bon Iver and Father John Misty are known for their capacity to orchestrate emotion. From depression to love, they make music feel like a platform…

Artists of 2018: Sam Fischer Gives Music Purpose In Not A Hobby

Berklee trained and world domination aimed, I really like Sam Fishcher. His sound pulses with R&B grooves that could revive even the deadest of nights,…

Artist Close-Up: Priest Makes Pop Feel Sacred

Pop is the most beloved and judged genre. It has the tendency to be celebrated for the same reason it is berated; it is happy.…

Artists To Watch 2018: Ravyn Lenae Gives You Vibe Music

Vibe Music! That is what I call artists from Jhene Aiko to Kali Uchis that aim for music frequencies rather than sound. It is as…

Concert Review: The Chordaes Play To City Lights At The Standard

The Standard has quickly become a premiere spot for rising artists. Entering the 23rd floor, you get one of the most beautiful views of NYC…

Artist Close- Up: The Suzan Say “Konichiwa” To Creating Joy

The Suzan’s Konichiwa glitters like its literal meaning: with welcome. In three bright tracks, The Suzan have created the sonic version of a 5-hour energy.…

Concert Review: Typhoon Give Offerings To Music Hall of Williamsburg

It was Grammy weekend, and NYC sparkled with artists like, Typhoon, who proved music is as diverse with options as ever. The Oregon band filled…

Concert Review: Introducing August Greene At The Highline Ballroom

Going to see August Greene was like going to see The Big Three of Jazz/ Music; Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins, and Common. The crowd was…

Concert Review: JP Cooper Makes Rough Trade NYC His Living Room

JP Cooper is The Man From Manchester that can sing like Missouri. From his first song, he had more riffs than a Christina Aguilera Gospel…

Film Review: American Folk Shows The Kindness of Strangers

The hardest thing for an artist is to be uninspired. There whole definition of creativity derives from inspiration, and an idea that how you see…

Concert Review: The Belle Game Free You From Fear At Elsewhere

When I saw The Belle Game at Brooklyn Steel, I noted their eagerness to bring positivity and openness to their crowd. They did not lose…

Album Review: Jesse Marchant’s Illusion of Love Gets Political

Jesse Marchant’s Illusion of Love plays exactly like that, an illusion. Songs spume upward with the images we thought about love, and the reality we…

Album Review: The Time Is Now For Craig David

“EXCUSE YOU, CRAIG DAVID”, I said as I clutched my pearls in awe of David’s pure, sonic transformation. From my concert review, there is no…