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…

Concert Review: Durand Jones And The Indications Vibe At MHOW

When people look at the past, they always talk about the “glory days” when life was so much better. Now, historically, I struggle to see…

Concert Review: Sunflower Bean Show Twenty-Two In Blue At Bowery

Twenty-Two is a strange age. It kind of feels like the last few clinks before the roller-coaster drops, and you are swiveled and swerved through…

Diandra Interviews Elijah Grae: How Music Teaches You To Love

Elijah Grae sees music as more than just healing: it is the answer for him and life’s biggest questions. Every human has to figure out…

Concert Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Turn Brooklyn Steel Into Adult Swim

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) have serenaded several nights sitting on the sofa eating chips, putting on Adult Swim, and smoking away the night. They are…

Album Review: Varsity Show Everyone Has A Parallel Person

If Kali Uchis and The Shangri-Las went through time to meet each other and form an indie super-pop group, it would be Varsity. Their newest…

Concert Review: Au/Ra Makes The Simple Feel Big At Public Arts NYC

Au/Ra left me happily enlightened by her performance at Public Arts. While, at first, her music seems to be tropical infused, indie-pop rebellions, singing to…

Concert Review: ALMA TURNS UP Public Arts NYC

It is hard not to gush at my Alma concert experience. This Finnish star turns her concerts into club experiences where you are required to…

TV Review: The Handmaid’s Tale Get Scarier And Realer In Season 2

Watching the first few episodes of the The Handmaid’s Tale made me sigh with relief. With a first season that was so acclaimed, you would…

Theatre Review: Made to Dance in Burning Buildings Is Theatric Healing

In many ways, trauma can strip us of our humanity, and put us on a clear track to self-destruction. Who wants to feel after someone…

Theatre Review: Saint Joan Is Heavenly Revived By MTC

Written by George Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan reveals the humanity of divinity, and plays upon the loneliness of both. To be God is to be…