Album Review: Chloe X Halle Prove The Kids Are Alright

Chloe X Halle give a choral aesthetic that surrounds you with beautiful voices harmonizing oaths of self-beauty and genuine love. The sisters do not create…

Theatre Review: Phoebe Legere’s Speed Queen Is A Hug To A Great Life

I never heard of Joe Carstairs, and that is a problem. A fabulous life like hers should not be so silenced in history, but LGBT…

Concert Review: Lydia Balances At Irving Plaza

At Irving Plaza, Lydia’s melodies had a way of softening both stress and adrenaline. From “Riverman” to “Goodside”, they embraced both; using their guitars like…

Artist Close-Up: Saweetie Is High Maintenance

“Saweetie” is not just a fabulously spun term on “sweetness”, but also an added edge to those that believe sugar cannot burn. The artist known…

Concert Review: Tall Heights Give Humor And Sad Songs At Rough Trade

Tall Heights always give a good show, and their triumphant return to Rough Trade was no different. They are blessed with the most irreverent humor,…

Concert Review: Nightmares On Wax Shapes The Future At Bowery

Going to see Nightmares On Wax (NOW), I kind of expected a typical “DJ” show. Maybe, a flashy back-drop that showed zooming images of the…

Concert Review: Good Old War Inspire Peace At LPR

When you hear the name Good Old War, you seeming hear a paradox. There is seemingly nothing good to war, and, unfortunately, it does not…

Concert Review: Justin Nozuka Is Vocal Opulence At LPR

Justin Nozuka’s voice is so opulent in sound that you are stunned by his simplicity. From the minute he starts singing, your souls knows it…

Diandra Interviews Claire McKeown: Chamber Pop To Save Your Soul!

I always say, In someone else’s story, we can toss between the roles of heroines and villains. The true struggle is when we recognize such…

Concert Review: Towne Build A Country-Pop Road To Rockwood

I reviewed Towne before, and was asked to do a bio which started like this, “Sometimes, you have take a few roads, to find and…

Album Review: PRhyme 2 Is Rock N’ Roll Swag With Rap Finesse

 The beauty of PRhyme 2 comes from its sample source: DJ Premier chooses only one artist to flip their sound into his signature soul-infused beats and…

Album Review: The Decemberists Sings To The End In I’ll Be Your Girl

Welp, the whole world has gone to hell, but that does not mean you cannot act like its hasn’t! This seems to be central in…

Concert Review: Amy Shark Is Loved By New Yorkers At Bowery Ballroom

On my way to Amy Shark’s concert, I was on the train trying to comfort a randomly crying young woman. Trapped in a job she…

Theatre Review: Dogs of Rwanda Howls With The Pains of Trauma

Synopsis: 16-year-old David finds himself in Uganda as a church missionary. He follows the girl of his dreams into the woods as the Rwandan genocide erupts.…

Book Review: Laura & Emma Empowers Mother-Daughter Bonding

Laura & Emma is like Gilmore Girls in NYC during the 80’s/90’s. Witty, heart-warming, and a nose-dive into how bare it is to be a…