Theatre Review: Randy Writes A Novel Confronts Our Addiction To Fame

Heath McIvor’s Randy Writes A Novel is raunchy, rowdy, rambunctious, and revealing. Randy Feltface is one of the top comedians in Austrailia, and he is…

Concert Review: Lily Allen Gets Real At Music Hall of Williamsburg

“Wow, you guys are the most supportive crowd,” Lily Allen laughed at her her sold out concert in Music Hall of Williamsburg. We really were!…

Theatre Review: Summer- The Donna Summer Musical Is A Disco Extravaganza

I have to admit I was curious about Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. How would the life of The Queen of Disco translate to Broadway?…

Theatre Review: Dress of Fire Burns With The Fabric of Human Greed

Austin Pendleton’s Dress of Fire is one of the most surprisingly poignant plays I have seen. In a nook, historical theater, 13 Street Theatre, a…

Concert Review: GUM Shows Genius Stands Alone At Baby’s All Right

Seeing GUM, at Baby’s All Right, alone on stage to become a one-man orchestra made me feel like I was watching the most talented, coolest…

Concert Review: Animal Years Release Their Inner Child At MHOW

“Thanks for the nice tambourine tap in the ass,” joked Mike McFadden to bassist Anthony Saldino. Animal Years’ brotherly banter and vibes were infectious throughout…

Concert Review: Mating Ritual Provide Fun For Music Hall of Williamsburg

I am a perfectionist, which is why when I saw Ryan Lawhon redo a new song because the audio was off, I completely understood. There…

Artist Close-Up: Alex Kostka Sings For The Motions of Life

Seasons really do manipulate our feelings. During the winter, I cry like I am the ending of Forrest Gump, but during the summer I am…

Concert Review: The Preoccupations Are Dark-Art Punk At Rough Trade

Similar to The Afghan Whigs, Preoccupations build a dark, concert atmosphere that enthralls its crowd. Yet, The Preoccupations might be one of the few bands…

Album Review: Cloud Castle Lakes Make A Picasso Debut In Malingerer

Cloud Castle Lakes’ debut, Malingerer, feels like the Picasso of debuts. It is abstract and completely morphed in human shaped to make your emotions reveal…

Concert Review: The Afghan Whigs Embody Rage Rock At Brooklyn Steel

I have often said that music is a culture, and a song can be a world. I grew up on Hector Lavoe and Lauryn Hill,…

Album Review: Ashley Monroe Is The “Sparrow” of Country Music

Ashley Monroe is a Sparrow. Her new album, of the same title, seemingly embodies the animals’ spirit. The most common species of bird known to…

Album Review: Post Animal Is Trippy In When I Think Of You In A Castle

Post Animal’s When I Think Of You In A Castle feels like the quintessential album of “Dude Rock”. This is what I call rock records that…

Concert Review: Courtship Survive Bad Luck To Give Fun Times At Bowery

Courtship ended their tour at Bowery Ballroom as if they were the leading band at a wedding. That night they were marrying life after a…

Concert Review: Charlotte Cardin Gives That Empire Love At Rough Trade

Charlotte Cardin is currently headIining her first tour, and it should be called the “Do you have a Bae? Tour”. With the wonderful NIIA and…