by Downtown Magazine | Jan 15, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
Formed 20 years ago in 1996, rock quartet The Trews has been steadily successful in their native Canada. Beyond having multiple gold albums and more than a dozen charting singles, The Trews has been nominated five Juno awards – think Canadian Grammys – beyond some...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 14, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
Having been a conceptual rock album, a Broadway show, and a touring production in multiple incarnations, many people would assume that The Who’s Tommy has been done to death. After all, in selling over 20 million copies, it’s questionable as to how fresh air can be...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 13, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Music
For well over 30 years, Stewart Copeland has been known all around the world as one-third of The Police, a band with six Grammys, two Brit Awards, one VMA and sales of over 75 million records to its credit. As a drummer, he is renowned as one of the most influential...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 10, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
Regularly employed as a composer, orchestrator, musician, engraver and copyist, Jeremy Borum has carved out a distinct niche for himself in the music world. Author of Guerrilla Film Scoring, Jeremy is the rare musician that can put creative musical ideas onto a page...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 6, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
In their 18 years as a band, Bobaflex founders Shaun and Marty McCoy have been through plenty of things that would break up a weaker band. They’ve experienced record label bankruptcies. They’ve dealt with lineup changes. They’ve also watched rock being declared “dead”...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 30, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
On the strength of first single “To Be With You,” tracks from the New York City-based Gary Douglas Band’s 2015 album Keepin’ Faith have been added to dozens of radio stations around the country. With a sound that is part-Americana and part-Springsteen, The Gary...
