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 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...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 30, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Undoubtedly one of the most versatile American bands of the last 50 years, NRBQ — short for the “New Rhythm & Blues Quartet” — formed in 1966. While NRBQ never had a Top 10 hit in the U.S., the band has always had friends in high places....
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 29, 2016 | Culture, Music
20 years is a long time for anything, especially a rock band. Red Wanting Blue celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year, commemorating it with RWB20, a live album/DVD filmed at the Lincoln Theater. Further to its credit, Red Wanting Blue has released 10...
