Amy Shark opened up for her fellow Aussie Vance Joy, and filled Brooklyn steel with her heartfelt, humorous takes on love. From her affirmed proclamation…
I knew I would enjoy Hope Sandoval’s And The Warm Inventions’ show when it was clearly declared NO PHOTOGRAPHY! My reaction could pretty much be…
If The Cure decided to do a music festival with Vampire Weekend, what would it be called? Wold Parade! Alright, I am officially withdrawing my…
I first learned of the magic of Ayokay through Quinn XCII. Their track “Kings of Summer” was probably my fave from the latter artist and…
Yes, I called Deva Mahal a witch, but like Broad City she far from minds it. In history, strong women have always been labeled…
Good things do not change, but they do grow. How that works or, at least does so clearly, is a mystery to me, but I…
Kali Uchis was giving Selena vibes in her Bowery Ballroom show, and left hearts singing “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” with her bridging of American and…
Snow Culture made their debut in NYC, and it was EPIC! The Stockholm duo had a lot to prove. I always say that New York…
In the laundry list of indie-pop vocalists rising to take thrones and crowns, Demar rises as gold and jewels in and of itself. It is…
Your reaction to Snoh Aalegra’s debut album, Feels, can be surmised in two giphys: via GIPHY via GIPHY Yes, you will feel all those emotions…
Judah & The Lion roared through Irving Plaza. (PUN INTENDED!) The indie rock group is quickly rising in the industry because true talent cannot settle.…
Nai Palm’s Needle Paw is one of the MUST HAVE albums of the week. This woman is MORE than R&B music, she is R&B mysticism.…
Nowadays there seems to be and “indie” or “alternative” version of everything. Even lies are running with a new title, “alternative facts”, just to sound…
As people entered the rows to do their own melodic, interpretive dances and First Aid Kit fell to their knees in guitar riffs, I thought…
It is too easy to make the Willie Nelson comparison with Twain. He shares the icon’s lax persona as he vocally chills through emotional rough…