by Alice Teeple | Jan 16, 2020 | Culture, Featured, Music
The Brilliance Shines Brightly At Rockwood Hall in the LES The January temperatures may have dipped below freezing the other evening, but the warmth emanating from Rockwood 2 thawed many hearts as The Brilliance took the stage. The neoclassical/orchestral pop outfit,...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 15, 2020 | Art, Culture, Featured
There’s a new food pop-up in Astoria, and it’s looking downright appetizing! Dead and Berry’d appeared on 31st Street at an abandoned hot dog cart under the Ditmars stop this week. Its tasty “vegan/non-vegan fusion” offerings have certainly been tantalizing the block!...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 14, 2020 | Culture, Featured, Living, NYC, Theater
Gemma is full of laughter, love and, like any 3-year-old little girl, she is full of wonder. When Downtown had the opportunity to view Paddington Gets in a Jam, playing in New York City, December 3, 2019 – March 8, 2020, many young and old lined up for...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 14, 2020 | Featured, Music, Technology
Attention all D’Angelico Guitar fans, you’re in for a treat. The 88-year-old Manhattan guitar manufacturer is in the midst of a modern resurgence, offering new designs and a new line of gorgeous products for 2020. D’Angelico has a storied history since its 1932...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 11, 2020 | Art, Featured, News, NYC
“Look up here, I’m in heaven.” David Bowie left this dimension four years ago today, after liver cancer ravaged his mortal form. He was just 69 in Earth years, but his music and artistic legacy remain immortal. Ever productive ’til the bitter...
by Deb Martin | Jan 9, 2020 | Art, Culture, Events, Featured, Museums, NYC
On January 14, Daredevil Tattoo Museum (141 Division Street) and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum will be paying homage to the godfather of modern tattooing, Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins, on what would have been his 109th birthday. From 12pm to 10pm, Daredevil...