by Downtown Magazine | Dec 28, 2015 | Culture, Music
A Canadian-British actress, singer and songwriter, Karen David has been working all over the world on various projects for the past decade and a half. She has done theater work within London’s West End, had a major label record deal with BMG – generating a Top 10 hit...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 18, 2015 | Culture, Movies, Music
Released to theaters earlier this year, Lambert & Stamp tells the story of aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, who wound up discovering, mentoring and co-managing the legendary rock band The Who. Less of a rock-doc and more of a human interest story,...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 15, 2015 | Culture, Music
Since first hitting it big with Scandal’s “Goodbye To You” in 1982, Patty Smyth has steadily kept busy with high-profile projects. After Scandal disbanded in 1985, she was offered the lead singer spot in Van Halen – before Sammy Hagar – but instead embarked on a solo...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 14, 2015 | Culture, Music
Located at 15 West 4th St., The Bottom Line was a prominent music venue opened by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky in February 1974. Bruce Springsteen played there on the Born To Run tour, among other gigs. Lou Reed recorded his Live: Take No Prisoners album...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 11, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Formed nearly 25 years ago in 1991, the members of Clutch have known one another since childhood. They entered the major label world with 1993’s Transnational Speedway League and stayed around there for nearly a decade. In 2015, Clutch remains popular as ever, even...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 10, 2015 | Business, Fashion, Lifestyle, Music, News, NYC
As a life-long New Yorker, Nicholas Coblence is a brand strategist by trade and an arts administrator by training. Cords For Music, as founded by Nicholas in 2013, smartly combines his two passions as a socially-motivated fashion brand that benefits the arts. Sales of...