Concert Review: !!! (CHK CHK CHK) Shake Bowery Ballroom

  There are certain artists that do not just make music but an atmosphere.  To buy a ticket to their show is to buy into…

Concert Review: City And Colour Keep Me Bright At Manhattan Hammerstein

When I went to see City And Colour, I was expecting a good show. There album,  If I Should Go Before You, was good, which…

Concert Review: BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn Festival Is Where You Should Be

I am finding it hard to describe the awesomeness and the laxness of BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn. So I will do so with a story. As…

Concert Review: Big Thief Steal Hearts And My Tears At Rough Trade NYC

Big Thief played Rough Trade NYC, and in between my stint of Grey Gersten 9- hour concert, I journeyed to Rough Trade to see an…

Concert Review: Grey Gersten’s Gives A 9 Hour Show To Heal The Soul

I begin my review with an analogy on vapor rub. When you think of vapor rub it is an icy medicine that seemingly cools into…

Concert Review: She-Devils Show Sadness And Angers Are Sisters At Union Pool

Performing is important to me. I like to think, even in writing, that I give a performance, which is why certain “acting” decisions standout to…

Concert Review: Hoops Turn Baby’s All Right Into A Concert For Friends

  When you go see a band, you never know what you are going to get. The success of live concerts rides on the fact…

Diandra Reviews The Future: City And Colour To Play Manhattan Hammerstein

City And Colour may be from Australia but they sure muster an Americana vibe. Their folk-country rock feels like a drive through the meadows and…

Album Review: Kamikaze Girls’ Show The “Seafoam” Of Spiritually Crashing

In life, we can take some dark roads that for however far we steer from them, the memory of their shadows imprint on us like…

Album Review: Grey Gersten Experiments With Naked Light

There are those that see music as a giant, social experiment. It is not secret that music moves the soul, but for some musicians like,…

Album Review: Katie Buchanan Asks “Who We Are When We’re Standing?”

Katie Buchanan brings a grassroots vibe to her new album, Who We Are When We’re Standing, and such an aura is needed when asking that…

Concert Review: Lake Street Dive Bring Summer Jams To BRIC! Celebrate Brooklyn Festival Series

Lake Street Dive’s feel-good blend of country-rock and blue-grass came off like a tasty iced tea/ lemonade concoction; you just drank their songs into the…

Concert Review: Hand Habits Brings Honesty To Church

Hand habits is so cool. Done! Made my point! Good Night! No, but in all seriousness, I loved her album, Wildly Idle (Humble Before The…

Album Review: Ala.Ni Is The New Billie Holiday For “You & I”

  Did you know Billie Holiday reincarnated? Ala.Ni, literally, invokes and emotes like this legend in her new album, You & I , which simmers and shimmers…

Song Review: NVDES Show “Turning Heads” Roll In Punk- Pop Sugar

A creepy video for a cooky artist. NVDES “Turning Heads” brings their distinct pop sugar punk to another summer jam. Frenetic guitars and sporadic drums…