by Downtown Magazine | Dec 13, 2016 | Culture, Music
SSHH may be a relatively-new band, but its members — guitarist Zak Starkey and vocalist Sshh Liguz — are not so new to the music scene. Sshh began recording with Zak around a decade ago under the name PENGUINS. Beyond that collaborating with Sshh, Zak has...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 12, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
As a successful musician for decades, Steve Stevens has a lot of claims to fame. As Billy Idol’s long-time guitarist, he co-wrote most of the Idol anthems still regularly heard around the world. He won a Grammy for his work on the “Top Gun Anthem”...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 9, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Living, Music
Downtown had the pleasure of interviewing Guitar Mash’s musical director Mark Stewart to preview last year’s event at City Winery. After hearing how well the event did, and that the 5th Annual edition of Guitar Mash was booked for a Dec. 11 return to City...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 8, 2016 | Book Club, Culture, Movies
Formed by award-winning producers Tonya Lewis Lee and Nikki Silver, the New York City-based ToniK Productions creates, develops and produces films and television programming. ToniK’s 2013 production The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963 was adapted from the...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 7, 2016 | Book Club, Culture, Music
A singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan, Andy Shauf began his solo career with 2009’s Darker Days. 2015 was Andy’s break-out year as he signed with Epitaph Records off-shoot ANTI- and his single “Jenny Come Home” charted well in his native...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 6, 2016 | Culture, Music
Originally from Cincinnati, Steven Reineke is not only an in-demand conductor, composer and arranger, but also the Music Director of The New York Pops. Steven joined The New York Pops as Music Director during the 2009-2010 season, conducting the Pops’ annual...
