by Kari Sonde | Dec 8, 2015 | Book Club, Culture
Classically trained pastry chef/cookbook author/instructor Abby Dodge has just released her new book, The Everyday Baker. The book, a culmination of four years of work, is a technique driven approach to tackling everyday baking needs. “We felt it was very...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 22, 2015 | Book Club, Culture, Music
Josh Rosenthal founded the record label Tompkins Square in 2005, not only going on to release acclaimed titles by Charlie Louvin, Tim Buckley and Bessie Jones, but earning a Grammy nomination as a producer. Originally from Long Island, Josh went to high school...
by Kari Sonde | Nov 19, 2015 | Book Club, Culture, Entertainment
This week, popular celebrity tattoo artist Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy celebrated the launch of his brand new book at his recently opened Lower East Side shop. Bang Bang: My Life in Ink chronicles the artist’s rise from humble beginnings tattooing in...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 15, 2015 | Book Club, Culture, Music
As the bassist of Alice Cooper from the band’s founding through 1974, Dennis Dunaway was around for a lot of amazing times. A co-writer of Alice Cooper classics like “I’m Eighteen,” “School’s Out,” “Elected” and “Under My Wheels,” Dennis is arguably one of the only...
by Kari Sonde | Oct 3, 2015 | Book Club, Culture, Events
Starting this weeked and ending Sunday, the Designers & Books Fair will be showcasing the world of design literature. Designers & Books, a group that advocates for books as a source of creative inspiration, is partnering with the Fashion Institute of...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 24, 2015 | Book Club, Culture, Events, Music
For me, the most exciting part of the article-writing process is sending the finished piece to the subject and seeing what they thought of it. After writing my article about Bob Forrest and his upcoming Joe’s Pub show a week or so back, I was pleased to get some great...
