Album Review: Tame Impala Confront Time In The Slow Rush

It has been 5 years since Kevin Parker created the masterpiece, Currents, and I am shook by the route he took with The Slow Rush.…

Diandra Interviews Kaye: Finding The Sensuality In Her Power

Charlene Kaye is one of the smartest women I have ever interviewed. She is a visionary that sees her music as the equivalent to her…

Concert Review: Saint Motel Turn Webster Into Jurassic Park

I was shocked by the level of showmanship at Saint Motel’s show. Of course, I expected a fun one. Have you heard their music? They…

Concert Review: Spencer Ludwig Is The Show At Mercury Lounge

There are two things I noticed entering Spencer Ludwig’s show at Mercury Lounge. The first was that it was PACKED and filled with people that…

TV Review: Gentefied Confronts Gentrification With Humor & Heart

Gentefied premieres on Netflix on February 21. Created by Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, the seriesfocuses on The Morales’ cousins determination to save their…

Concert Review: iLe Makes Beautiful Music Out of Anger

At the Appel Room, as iLe sang from her albums, Ilevitable and Almadura, I noted that before most her songs she talked about their inspiration…

Diandra Interviews Calloway Circus: Music Is Entropy

Sometimes, life goes from bad to worse. Not every dream comes true, and, unfortunately, you can’t send a text to Jesus saying, “Hey, Big Guy!…

Concert Review: Maggie Miles Builds A Road of Sound At Mercury

Maggie Miles is arising in the perfect era right now. Between Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers, there seems to be a plethora of rock n’…

Concert Review: Griff Can Riff At Baby’s All Right

As Griff belted new songs, I can surmise my reaction into this giphy: I was shooketh to see the power of Griff voice and how…

Diandra Interviews Brother Moses: Kings of Desperation Pop

Most artists agree that an album reflects “where they are” in life and thus as musicians. It is like a melody carries the weight of…

Film Review: Downhill Skis Down The Slopes of Marital Woes

I am, actually, surprised by Downhill. The minute you say Julia Louis Dreyfus and Will Ferrell, you have me giggling. They are two of the…

Concert Review: Hollow Coves Show Beauty In The Light To BK

I remember in an interview Billie Eilish said how she just writes sad songs but she feels happy. With that in mind, Hollow Coves took…

Concert Review: J.I. Prince Of New York Continues His Rule

Within five minutes of seeing J.I., I was like “Yup, he is a prince all right!” This kid is felt straight from my BX block,…

TV Review: High Fidelity Is My New Fave Show

To be frank, I didn’t know what to expect from High Fidelity. Yes, I saw the movie and even read the book by Nick Hornby.…

Film Review: Olympic Dreams Achieves Its Winning Goal

I loved Olympic Dreams because it is a plot-twist to both athletic films and the stories we tell on what it is to make a…