Concert Review: Jagwar Ma Are My New, Favorite Band At Bowery Ballroom

I have a new favorite band, and it is called Jagwar Ma. The level of “ferocities” they served in their Panorama late night edition/ concert…

Concert Review: Homeshake Shows Warsaw The Link Between Love And Sex

I have seen Homeshake before, and am surprised to see the differences between his Warsaw show and Babys All Right. The intimate space of the…

Concert Review: Giorgio Moroder Reincarnates Studio 54 At Schimanski

  I am going to get sentimental. Seeing Giorgio Moroder live, at I Feel Love 40, is like seeing a vision of the best future…

Album Review: Joywave Give Good Music And Vibes Through Content

Joywave’s Content is explores the concept of its double- meaning. On one hand, “content” is to be fine or okay with life and yourself. On…

Album Review: Katie Von Schleicher Shows “Shitty Hits” Is All We Get In Life

Katie Von Schleicher’s debut, Shitty Hits, places beauty over madness. If each mind is its own world, then to Katie, each one is bound to…

Concert Review: Sylvan Esso GIVE ME LIFE At BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

I CAN’T EVEN! That is what I feel and repeat when I watch Sylvan Esso. I simply CAN’T. They are so good that they have…

Concert Review: The Middle Kids Show Millennial Struggles At BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

The Middle Kids felt like kids in the open air festival, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!. My readers know I love this festival, and often push it…

Album Review: Noteworthy 01 Displays The Best Rising In NYC’s Punk-Pop Scene

Sometimes, you have to praise a good idea, especially when it seems so obvious. When we think of imagination, we assume it is elaborate and…

Album Review: Moonrise Nation Show Fear And Love Are What Makes A “Glamour Child”

Nowadays, everyone is discussing what this world needs. Love? Peace? Compassion? Kindness? Yet, what about magic? What if what the world needs, including these virtues,…

Artist Close-Up: Phora Will Be Yours Truly Forever

I got to listen to Rapper Phora’s upcoming album, Yours Truly Forever, and I am incredibly excited for his future. The young rapper is building…

Concert Review: Janelle Kroll Shows The Key Is Presence At Mercury Lounge

What is most remarkable about Janelle Kroll, as a performer, is that she fits onto the stage like a glove fits unto a hand. There…

Album Review: Umm’s Double Worshipper Is Slacker Pop Worth The Praise

There are certain artists that make it feel good to feel lazy. Let me explain. Umm’s Double Worshipper is fuzzed and fizzled in every chords…

Album Review: Arcade Fire Bring Joy In Everything Now

Arcade Fire’s Everything Now feels like an explosion of joy occurred in my ears, and is unlike anything the band has released before. Arcade Fire…

Album Review: Cage The Elephant Have “Unpeeled” Their Greatest Hits

I love Cage The Elephant’s Unpeeled. It is imaginative, raucous, and feels like a 70’s inspired soundtrack to a film I very much want to…

Album Review: Luke Christopher Makes A Debut For The Future In TMRWFRVR

Luke Christopher’s debut album TMRWFRVR is near perfect in encompassing the eternal problem of a every human being/ young person; we live in the future.…