by Downtown Magazine | Jan 6, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Derek Oliver began his A&R career with Atlantic Records in the late 1980s. He became Vice President of A&R at Atco Records shortly after and then Senior Vice President of A&R at Elektra Records. His next destination was Roadrunner Records’ A&R...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 5, 2017 | Culture, Music
Downtown is proud to premiere “Back Around,” the new single by the band Gnarly Karma. Said sax player Billy Hanley: “We always love playing New York City because the nights always end up being fun, and the response we get from the crowds at each city...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 4, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment
As an actor, writer and director, Chazz Palminteri has been working steadily since the late 1980s. Starring in his one-man show, A Bronx Tale, turned out to be his big break as Robert De Niro helped develop it into a film in the early 1990s. Since then, Chazz has been...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 4, 2017 | Culture, Dining, Entertainment
In late 2016, Seamless unveiled an interesting study as part of its “How New York Eats” campaign. The company compared the ordering habits of its regular customers versus that of Broadway casts, including Kinky Boots, The Color Purple, Hamilton, Waitress,...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 3, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Miami, Music
Tomoyasu Hotei — also known as HOTEI — is one of the most famous guitarists to hail from Japan. He has sold over 40 million albums in his 30-plus year career, and you undoubtedly know his song “Battle Without Honor Or Humanity.” But HOTEI...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 2, 2017 | Culture, Music
2016 was a great year for music, and in no particular order, here are 16 songs recommended by Downtown — more picks available at http://spoti.fi/2i2mDlj. 1) Larkin Poe “Don’t” 2) Andy Shauf “Early To The Party” 3) Lucy Woodward...
