Concert Review: NOTD ARE THE BEST AT MERCURY LOUNGE

It is genuinely hard to describe a good time. They feel too euphoric for words to cheapen them. At NOTD’s Mercury Lounge show, euphoria was…

Concert Review: Sam Fender Releases His Inner Rocker At Bowery

  I have said that Sam Fender is one of the most thoughtful artists, you will ever see. His verses are incredibly but casually intelligent;…

Concert Review: Travis Thompson Is My Boy At Knitting Factory

Travis Thompson has thrived and will continue to do so on the fact that he loves his fans. He treats his shows like a fan…

Concert Review: Molly Sarlé Is Feeling Human At Baby’s All Right

With a high side pony and her quick wit, Molly Sarlé represented the extroverted introvert. The shy person who is not so shy inside. I…

Diandra Interviews Louis York: From Weirdos To American Griots

Louis York’s American Griots is fun, funkadelic, and also introspective. Griots is the name for “storytellers” in West Africa; a group of people meant to…

Concert Review: Marika Hackman Finds Human Friends At Elsewhere

When I reviewed Any Human Friend, I noted how it felt like an expansion of Marika Hackman’s sound, soul, and style. If in her previous…

Film Review: Jojo Rabbit Proves No One Wins In War

Directed, written, and starring Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit completely furthers that he is awesome. It is his masterpiece because  Waititi’s ability to bring light to…

Concert Review: Jake Troth Is The Man In A Suit At Rockwood

When Jake Troth came out in a suit for his first NYC show, I had to smile. He did not have to dress up for…

Concert Review: Miss June Coronates Rough Trade

You ever want to let it all out. I am not talking “let loose” as much as just lay every feeling on the table. If…

Film Review: #FEMALE PLEASURE Should Be Cherished

It is always hard for me to watch documentaries about racism, classism, and sexism or any prejudice and discrimination. I have suffered these things and…

Film Review: Philophobia Is Natural For Adolescence

SYNOPSIS: Set in the rolling hills of the English countryside, Guy Davies’ Philophobia is a picture of small town adolescence. One week of high school remains for Kai, an…

Concert Review: Muna Is Spectacular At MHOW

Talk about a fun show! The Muna gals are everything we love about pop and the rising acceptance that women are strong and fierce. Like…

Concert Review: Yoshi Flower Blossoms At Webster Hall.

Yoshi Flower is one of MY FAVE artists, especially after our interview, because he is a ripe blend of crazy, intelligent, glamorous, isolated, and eager…

Concert Review: Bülow Is Rocking My World At Terminal 5

I am such a fan of Bülow, in part, because, when I met her, she was one of those people that could strike a sincere…

Concert Review: Big Thief Are Like A Cup of Tea At Webster

  At Webster Hall, Big Thief played a quiet show that felt like the spiritual equivalent of a warm tea in the dead of winter.…