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…

Jen Reviews Theatre: Hershey Felder As Irving Berlin Is Magnificent

“I did it all for you!” During Hershey Felder As Irving Berlin, this line made me cry because it was a sincere moment. It was…

Film Review: Netflix’s City of Joy Redefines Hope

City of Joy Motto: Transforming Pain Into Power Synopsis: Directed by Madeleine Gavin, City of Joy follows the unlikely friendship that develops between Congolese doctor Dr.…

Concert Review: Farao Gifts Us With Alien Pop At Rockwood

As I watched Farao winged her fingers through chimes and pressed buttons on her keyboard that lit up like a Star Trek panel, I kept…