Diandra Interviews Mirella Cesa: How Choosing Your Art Is Choosing Positivity

We all try to figure out how to best represent our community, and our clashes occur when certain people believe fear looks and acts like…

Concert Review: Kewin Cosmos Is The Leading Man At MHOW

I see it now; Kewin COSMOS HEADLINING BARCLAYS! At Music Hall of Williamsburg, Kewin Cosmos was a Bachata god. The Brooklyn native is lining up…

Concert Review: John The Martyr Give A Couples Night To Brooklyn Bowl

I always say that you know you are a good artist if I think I am a good dancer. Singing, dancing, and being artistic, in…

Concert Review: BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn Creates Magic With Anoushka Shankar

There are those that believe life is magic. I always struggled with that beauty of that perspective; as if life it this energy that can…

Diandra Interviews Ana Tijoux: The Unexpected Music Warrior

  When you think of Ana Tijoux, you think of strength; someone so in tune with her vulnerability that it no longer becomes a weapon…

Diandra Interviews Mitre: Behind The Mysticism of Music

When it comes to showmanship and spiritualism, Mitre is your ARTIST. Listening to their music is, literally, a religious experience. They are unabashedly fusing Latin…

Theatre Review: Trainspotting Is Absolutely Gross, And You Might Like It

While one woman laughed out loud at having Renton’s ass in her face, another man was completely disgusted at having a diarrhea blanket tossed at…

Artist Close-Up: Dean Lewis Will Soundtrack Your Break-Ups

If music is the food of the soul, I think breakups feed music. Most songs are about love, but are particularly focused on the most…

Concert Review: Jade Novah’s Time Is NOW At S.O.B’s

There is no argument after the release of her debut, All Blue,  Jade Novah’s time is now. From Jones to Liana Banks, beautiful, fierce ladies…

Diandra Interviews M.Rivers: From Champion Fighter To Champion Artist

Releasing his newest single, “Don’t Drink The Water”, M.Rivers is building that he is an artist living for the temptation of love. Yes, love makes…

Concert Review: The Magic Numbers Are Teddy Bears At Mercury Lounge

As lead singer, Romeo Stodart, discussed how he believes his young son might be the next Leonard Cohen, I smiled. There is a kind innocence…

Concert Review: Chastity Pummels Life’s Comfort Zone At Baby’s All Right

At Baby’s All Right, Chastity felt religious. Each chord cried like a baby being born to this earth for the first time, which is a…

Film Review: Puzzle Shows The Quiet Splendor In Everyone

Synopsis: PUZZLE is a closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit…

Film Review: Far From The Tree Shows The Fruit of Unconditional Love

Directed by Rachel Dretzin, Far From The Tree is a documentary based Andrew Solomon’s book of the same name, and follows the same families he…

Concert Review: Three Pieces of Wisdom From The LAMC Conference

The LAMC conference, Latin Alternative Music Conference,  is targeted towards the Latin American community to learn more about itself, and how to maneuver the music…