Album Review: Skating Polly Give You “The Make It All Show”

Skating Polly’s The Make It All Show LP is another step for the Oklahoma trio. Known for their sweet and sour nature, they are proving…

Album Review: Middle Kids Sing To The Lost Kids We All Can Be

Middle Kids’ debut, Lost Kids, is gorgeous, and plays like your radio is stitching static from every genre to send you messages from beyond. The…

Concert Review: Twin Shadow Is A Music Misfit At MHOW

Wearing a jacket that said, “Misfits”, felt just right for Twin Shadow’s vibe, especially because the night was dedicated to his newest album: Caer. As…

Concert Review: Kate Nash Empowers Ladies At Irving Plaza

I could write a Feminist Manifesto after seeing Kate Nash at Irving Plaza. It took awhile for her to realize her independence as an artist…

Concert Review: Middle Kids Redefine Growing Up At Public Arts

Middle Kids played Public Arts to a crowd literally their FOR THEM. Thanks to Spotify Fans First, the group was able to introduce their phenomenal…

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…