Artist Close-Up: New City Are “Getting Closer” To Their Dreams

Any creative person knows what it is to be on the cusp of your own genius. To know you are so close to embodying your…

Artist Close-Up: Men I Trust Are Playing Strawberry Fest

In a time of Phoebe Bridgers and Middle Kids, Men I Trust are rising to give tenderness to stressfulness. It seems a recurring theme, in…

Concert Review: Morgxn Shows Love Is A Protest At The Box

I have seen Morgxn a few times, and each time he outdoes himself. For a man that sings to learning to love yourself and others,…

Concert Review: Bobi Andonov Soars The Highest Notes At The BOX

You ever meet somebody too talented? From Michael Jackson to Prince, there have been certain artists that seemed too good to be true when it…

Album Review: Mat Kearney Shows The CRAZYTALK of Intimacy

Mat Kearney’s CRAZYTALK is sonically seductive by highlighting the “hidden” power of intimacy. When we think of a lover’s closeness, we, immediately, think of lust.…

Album Review: RF Shannon’s Trickster Blues Mellows You Awake

My favorite quality of RF Shannon’s Trickster Blues is that is sounds so tired. Let me explain. There are moments when we feel so exhausted…

Album Review: Palace Winter Embrace Adulthood And Authenticity “Nowadays”

How do you combat distraction? Maybe, with another distraction? Palace Winter’s Nowadays is an album dealing with the human condition, mortality, and the challenges of…

Concert Review: The Breeders Are Powerful At Brooklyn Steel

The Breeders have been through a lot in life and music. Yet, when you can say you have been in the “industry” for three decades,…

Album Review: Iceage Show Doom Is Beyondless

Music is reflective. The artist you pick says something about what you are feeling and what you are needing. The foreboding, sophisticatedly dreary sounds of…

Artist Close-Up: Rainsford Is Here For Your Emotional Support

I am 100% vibing to Rainsford’s new record: Emotional Support Animal. While when you think of such a creature, you picture a cuddly puppy or…

Artists Close-Up: Caitlin Canty Offers You A “Motel Bouquet”

There is something tragically beautiful about a Motel Bouquet: a splash of roses in a room ,made to look generic in aesthetic, but hold some…

Artist Close-Up: Vexxed Thank You Sooo Much For Religion

It is befitting that the trio, known as Vexxed, met at Hebrew School because often it is our religious upbringing, which makes us feel lifted,…

Concert Review: Echosmith Made You Feel Alive At Irving Plaza

It is always weird to go to a concert where adults who cannot imagine having kids are drinking beers and watching adults who now live…

Concert Review: Juanes Takes Us To Outer Space At MSG

Starting with steam blowing forward and a video of Juanes as an astronaut looking at a picture of his beloved, the mood was set at…

Concert Review: The Score Go Wild At Irving Plaza

The Score are the perfect band to “score” a wild night. They create the tracks you play when you want to feel or “Higher” or…