by Alice Teeple | Jan 29, 2020 | Featured, Music
“Motorcycle, there’s no god tonight. Only streetlights.” Staten Island’s Lucky Witch and the Righteous Ghost is an eclectic group of erstwhile poltergeists. LWRG formed in 2016 when vocalist/guitarist E. Niveous Rayside sought electronic sounds...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, Music
“I’m a fucking legend!” Peter Murphy has been through an immense ordeal since his last appearance at Le Poisson Rouge. During the month of August, Murphy played a highly-acclaimed series of intimate residency shows at the venue. Downtown covered two of the shows,...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 21, 2020 | Culture, Events, Movies, NYC
Attention all silent film aficionados! Arts Brookfield brings back the acclaimed “Silent Film/Live Music” series, curated by John Schaefer. Experience three unforgettable evenings of classic silent film screenings accompanied by live music! The event is January 22,...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 20, 2020 | Art, Music, NYC
Brooklyn’s ‘Ambassadors of Love’ celebrate 30 years of Flood Scene: the deli counter at a small grocery store in Central Pennsylvania. I am seventeen and bored with the radio selection: nothing but dad rock and morose country for the next four hours....
by Alice Teeple | Jan 16, 2020 | Culture, Featured, Music
The Brilliance Shines Brightly At Rockwood Hall in the LES The January temperatures may have dipped below freezing the other evening, but the warmth emanating from Rockwood 2 thawed many hearts as The Brilliance took the stage. The neoclassical/orchestral pop outfit,...
