Concert Review: Hiber Changes Their Chicago Sound At Pianos NYC

Hiber played Pianos NYC and showed that, sometimes, what goes wrong can prove what makes you right. Personally, I know the fear, panic, dread, and…

Theatre Review: Bandstand The Musical Honors The Reality Of War With Swinging Dazzle

SYNOPSIS: When a national contest to find America’s next music sensation offers a chance at fame and Hollywood fortune, Donny must whip his boys into fighting…

Concert Review: Jamestown Revival Give Brooklyn Steel Some Texan Pride

Yes! A Thousand Times! Jamestown Revival played the massive warehouse/ music hall of Brooklyn Steel, and made the night feel as if we were in…

Album Review: Welles Gives You Sonic “Codeine”

Codeine is a good name for Welles new EP. This pain-killing medicine can turn addictive to the point that, what was meant to numb your…

Concert Review: Matthew Logan Vasquez Turns Rough Trade NYC Into An Alamo Of Sound

  Wow! Just WOW! One of the best concert I have ever had the pleasure to see, and it all boils down to the simple…

Concert Review: Fenech-Soler Are Feel Good At Bowery Ballroom

I knew I was going to love Fenech-Soler from the moment they stepped unto the stage with fringe and glittered jackets. How could you hate…

Concert Review: Moon Duo Give A Visionary Concert At Rough Trade NYC

Imagine psychedelic rock was an old western. Guitar chords strung as if you were entering the opening sequence to a John Wayne film, meanwhile, all…

Diandra Reviews Playlist 38: Hot Air Balloon Edition

  I always wanted to take a hot air balloon, and in honor of that dream I have made a playlist of new artists that…

Song Review: Father John Misty Gives Us “Total Entertainment Forever”

I always get precocious writing about Father John Misty…. Is he an act? A Person? Both? The point is he is talented, and with a…

Film Review: Please See “Nise: The Heart Of Madness”

  SYNOPSIS: 1940’s, Brazil- Dr. Nise da Silveira (Played by award-winning actress Gloria Pires) is at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of…

Theatre Review: In The Boom Boom Room Shows Childhood Traumas Can Become Adult Ones As Well.

Chrissy, a bright young woman with a background of harshness that has robbed her of her innocence long ago, has visions of a career as…

Album Review: Feist Proves The Simplicity of Pleasure

Feist’s newest album, Pleasure, might as well be from a completely new artist. Its sound is so stripped from the “bells and whistles” of her…

CONGRATS ANNA LUNOE!! New Song, New Label, And New Baby On The Way!

  Anna Lunoe may not be having as an eventful night as the people at Fyre Festival (please look up the #fyrefestival), but she is…

Concert Review: SUSTO Bring The Alternative In Country Rock At Brooklyn Bowl

If there was one thing that fascinated me about Susto’s Brooklyn Bowl performance is that they played their country-rock like they were Nirvana or some…

Concert Review: Generationals Light Up Music Hall Of Williamsburg

Ahhh, yes ….. The 80’s! A time of shoulder-pads, big hair, laser beams, and the birth of the notion virtual reality. This era’s most famous…