Album Review: Tunde Olaniran Is Avant-Garde Activism In Stranger

Tunde Olaniran might be the King of Avant-Garde Trap. In a time when artists are confounding the term “genre” to build fusions and new paths…

Album Review: Morgan Saint Shows How Love Makes Us “Alien”

Morgan Saint’s Alien sounds beautifully out of this world. It is a cross between The Brunettes and Lorde; combining starry vocals with the delusions, divulges,…

Film Review: The Hate U Give Asks Us To Love More

T.H.U.G. L.I.F.E – The Hate U Give Little Infants F—ks Everybody -Tupac Shakur  SYNOPSIS: Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black,…

Concert Review: Weathers Are Punk Elvis At Bowery Ballroom

Imagine Elvis Presley as the alternating lead singer of The Clash or Sum 41, and you have Weathers. The band gives a pop punk vibe…

Concert Review: Dreamers Are Abound At Bowery Ballroom

In some ways, it is true that our style choices are reflections on our spiritual functions. What we choose to wear, even if not of…

Festival Review: Neon Gold Celebrates Their 10 Year Anniversary!

From The Knocks invitation of the entire audience to jump on stage with them, giving security guards a heart attack, to MARINA & THE DIAMONDS…

Concert Review: Hudson Taylor Spark Marriages At The Loft

There is an undeniable earthiness to Hudson Taylor that makes their concert feel like a fresh cup of water after a long run through a…

Concert Review: SG Lewis Is A Weekend Must See At Elsewhere

As an artist, you know that you are hitting the people in the feels when they are, literally, “Mmmmming.” At Elsewhere, SG Lewis was equal…

Concert Review: Bülow Makes Vulnerability Cool At Bowery

Leaving Bowery, I got to meet Bülow, and like anyone that meets a star, I told her how “amazing” she was, which was true. “Great”…

Diandra Interviews Mai Lan: Self-Assurance Is Vital To Artists

Performing at The Standard Hotel on September 28, Mai Lan believes self-assurance is VITAL for an artist, and I could not agree more. If you…

Film Review: MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A. Is An Immigrant’s Tale

When you are displaced from your country, you do not just lose a territory; you lose family, culture, and the ability to have a solo…

Concert Review: BØRNS Is FAME At Radio City Music Hall

Watching BØRNS at Radio City Music Hall, FAME, as an energy, leapt from the stage. With silver pants, red, floral shoes, and a sheer, blue…

Film Review: All About Nina Confronts How We Ask Women To Grow Up

When you are a woman, like any member of an oppressed group, you carry double consciousness. There is the “you” in front of men, and…

Concert Review: Fickle Friends Are Your Real Friends At Bowery

Rambunctious, vivacious, and definitely creative, Fickle Friends felt like your real friends at Bowery Ballroom. Their entire show is a set between cracking jokes on…

Concert Review: Gabriella Cohen Is A Jazzy Queen In NYC

    With a quick set, Gabriella Cohen set up to prove she is a quirky, jazzy queen. She is witty and random, which explains…