Diandra Interviews Jeffrey James: Looking To The City For A Creative Muse

For creatives, writer’s block is a spiritual nightmare. We live for our muse, and when she decides to take an abrupt vacation, it can feel…

Film Review: The Rhythm Section Finds Its Heartbeat In Blake Lively

Before seeing The Rhythm Section, I had read this fantastic article on Variety, which discussed female spies and where they fit in a world of…

Concert Review: Ali Gatie Has Devout Fans At Bowery Ballroom

From fake tickets to fake I.D.’s, Bowery Ballroom was packed with tweens and young adults eager to see “The Gatie” or rather Ali Gatie. I…

Concert Review:Your Smith Is Her Truth At Rough Trade

You ever have a weirdly, bad day? It just feels like the entire universe is off on its energy, and every little thing goes wrong:…

Concert Review: Remezcla & Popgun Unite For A Powerful Concert Series

If Remezcla and Pop Gun are planning to marry to create the Holy Grail of concert series…… well…… I’M IN! The two provided a night…

Concert Review: Loyal Lobos Is So Dreamy At Elsewhere

Loyal Lobos was PHENOMENAL at Elsewhere; providing songs so delicate that even a lion would feel tamed. She is so calm and effortless as a…

Diandra Interviews Rauw Alejandro: Staying Solid As Your Career Rises

Good People Matter! Especially, when you are entering an industry that could, honestly, not care if you are good to your mom, your people, or…

Film Review: The Assistant Is A Quiet Reflection On Power’s Perverseness

Epstein, Trump, Weinstein….. etc! The list goes on of men from wealthy, white backgrounds that avoided the justice system either entirely or for decades while…

Concert Review: Run River North Make Me Wiser At Rough Trade

There is a beauty in noises that feel like silence talking; as if Heaven cracked open to speak, into your soul, that it is time…

Concert Review: Winona Oak Gets A Pop Queen’s Approval

Winona Oak is helming Swedish Pop with synth waves and lush vocals that make you feel like music can do snow angels within your ears.…

Concert Review: Nightly Are Pop Ambition At Baby’s All Right

If you read me, often, you know I am fascinated by how pop stars become pop stars. I live for music documentaries and am genuinely…

Album Review: Ekali Is Taking Nightlife “A World Away”

I said it with my Temples review; there seems to be a clamor within people for a music trip; for sounds and songs that take…

Album Review: Okay Kaya Will “Watch The Liquid Pour Itself”

Not gonna lie! I fell in love with Kaya Wilkins when I watched one of my favorite “horror” films: Thelma. There was a quiet elegance…

Album Review: Ethan Gruska Is En Garde

En Garde is a fencing term, which means to be in defense. As a singer for the perplexities of love, from a divorcing household to…

Concert Review: Temples Create A Time Warp At Webster

  Frankly, I was surprised by Temples performance at Webster Hall because it felt incredibly fluid and even commercial. I KNOW! Some artists put vampire…