Diandra Interviews Close Talker: Music As A Time Capsule

For Close Talker, part of growing up was analyzing their time, and how music sparked memory. When you are a kid you have wants, but…

Concert Review: Aldous Harding Turns Rough Trade Into A Singing Library

With her eyes widening and her face and body contorting, Aldous Harding took me aback. She played her soft songs on life’s wonder and whims…

Concert Review: Tow’rs Build Philosophies In NYC

There is an idea that suffering comes with a purpose; as if our tragedies are destined because they carry lessons. The truth is that purpose…

Concert Review: A Place To Bury Strangers At Brooklyn Bazaar

I have to say something! I am a chill person. I meditate with scented candles, put on some Jhene Aiko to destress, and, often, nap…

Concert Review: Old Sea Brigade Turns Mercury Lounge Into A Sonic Garden

Old Sea Brigade is a fascinating artist because he treats sound as important as a verse. At Mercury Lounge, his performance was like a seesaw,…

Concert Review: Lauren Aquilina Creates A Stoner Ballad At Bowery Ballroom

Never in my life did I think I would hear a most gorgeous ballad on revealing to your mother that you are a pot-head (Tobacco…

Artist Close-Up: Maya B Turns Us Into “Selenas”

I had the privilege to meet and see Maya B perform at a party, of which the walls were adorned with her own painted self-portraits.…

Concert Review: Methyl Ethel Make Elsewhere Dance To Darkness

Methyl Ethel’s Jake Webb has a voice that leaves you floored. Similar to Thom Yorke of Radiohead or William Butler of Arcade Fire, he stops…

Concert Review: Teen Experiment With Pop At Elsewhere

Watching Teen is exciting because they understand that details solidify the connection between an artist and a crowd. No audience is too small or venue…

Concert Review: Conan Gray Is Self- Love At Bowery

When you think of viral sensations, it may leave you torn as to whether they are “worth” their fame. Are they fabulous or a fad?…

TV Review: Cobra Kai Season 2 Returns For Another Win

Disclaimer: I had the opportunity to see Season 2, but I cannot get into it. Sorry NO SPOILERS! Instead, I’ll focus more on the gist…

Concert Review: J.S Ondara Sings Tales Of His Life At Rough Trade

J.S Ondara has a voice that spreads on your soul like butter does unto warm bread. Its richness sinks in to remind you the sole…

Album Review: Emily Wells’ This World Is Too ____ For You

Emily Wells’ This World Is Too ____ For You is a gorgeous orchestration of how “too much” we can feel the world, life, or a…

Album Review: Shawn James Fights The Dark & The Light

As sad as it is, darkness lives in every human being, but, luckily, so does light. Our life is, literally, an internal battle to decipher…

Artist Close Up: Yves Jarvis Offers The Same But By Different Means

I am a firm believer that mood is as integral to sound as sonics. Where you are or want to be as a person will…