Up-Close With Farruko: The Reggaeton Star That Rocked United Palace Theatre

Farruko cannot stop rising in the Reggaeton game, and I would not be surprised if he reached a level of stabilized fame like Don Omar…

Theatre Review: Growing Up Gonzales Shows Behind Every Laugh Are Tears At Actors’ Temple Theater

If there is one thing you should know about Latino culture, especially Puerto Rican culture, is that we laugh even at sadness. We treat traumas…

Concert Review: Private Island Turn Knitting Factory Into Exactly That

Private Island left me floored with a performance that modernized soul: LITERALLY! The SoCal band has made quite a buzzed name for themselves in the…

Concert Review: Future Generations Give You A Concert You Wish Were Your Routine

Is it bad that someone was a solid show? Usually, in most reviews, the option is either good or bad, but what about someone who…

Concert Review: DYLN Will Go Onto Better Things After Delancey

Back in the day, all you needed was talent, and “the machine” or a team of people would handle your image transformation. Nowadays, you need…

Song Review: The Vare Show You The “Dark Spot” Of Love

Electro R&b that is so dark it seems almost dangerous? Yes, please! The Vare’s Dark Spot is so scintillating in conception and result that you…

Artist Close-Up: Bassel And The Supernaturals Bring Chicago Soul With Syrian Heart

  I think every lover of music, like myself, has a nostalgia for “oldies”. Classic songs and vibes that make us want to grab a…

Concert Review: Elliot Root Shows Fuses Electro With Resilience At Mercury Lounge

In life, there are too many times when we feel pulled back. It is as if for the two feet we use to move forward,…

Concert Review: Izzy Bizu Electrically Meditates Upon Love At Ludlow Soho House

I have seen Izzy Bizu perform before at the Gramercy Theatre. The bigger stage held a distinct dynamic between the soft-spoken, quieter presence of this…

Album Review: It’s Jim-ee Shows A Relationship’s End Can Be A Nightlife’s Beginning

It’s Jim-ee finds the 25 year old producer, born James Harmon Stack, re-emerging with a project that transcends the dance floor and reaches beyond himself…

Album Review: Cory Chisel And Adriel Denae’s “Tell Me True” About Love And Time

Every love story has a beginning, middle, and end. The most frustrating thing about loving someone is knowing that the deeper you fall for them;…

Concert Review: Monakr Ignite A Pop Apocalypse At Bowery Ballroom

  Monakr left me in awe. While the night was headlined by Mew, this Chicago band proved why the opener is always worth the ticket.…

Concert Review: Sarah Jaffe Brings Intelligence Pop At Rockwood Music Hall

  Confession Time! I am a HUGE Sarah Jaffe fan. I have followed her career for awhile, and consider “LUV” one of the saddest, simplest…

Theatre Review: A Brimful of Asha Is All You Need In Your Life

  A Brimful of Asha had to have been one of the most delightful shows I witnessed at Soulpepper Fest in NYC, and explains why…

Concert Review: Grace Mitchell Is My Inner Rock Goddess At Mercury Lounge

There are certain performers that you watch, and release your inner fierce or, at least, push you to go get some. Grace Mitchell is undeniably…