by Downtown Magazine | Mar 15, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Troi Irons may be in her early 20s, but the Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter is far from an overnight sensation. Her EP for Def Jam Recordings, Turbulence, has already gotten plenty of attention as the video for lead single “Today” was premiered by...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 8, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Colin Hay has had a unique career, to say the least. He first hit it big as the frontman and primary songwriter of Men At Work in the early 1980s, winning Best New Artist at the 1983 Grammys, having multiple number one hits, and selling over 30 million albums. He...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 7, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
2016 was a breakout year for critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Frances in her native England. Following the success of her 2015 single “Grow,” Frances was nominated for both the BBC Sound Of 2016 and the BRITs Critic Choice Awards. She also performed...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 6, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
A five-time winner at the Danish Music Awards — including Best Album, Best Songwriter and Best Female Artist — Agnes Obel’s first two albums went platinum in several European countries. Her latest release, 2016’s Citizen Of Glass, continues...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 2, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Miami, Music
Since 1999, Raul Midón has released eight acclaimed studio albums. The latest of which — the aptly-titled Bad Ass And Blind — finds Raul showcasing himself as the guitar virtuoso he is known to be, while still genre-hopping and taking interesting risks....
by Darren Paltrowitz | Mar 2, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Every year when March rolls around, music fans in New York City know to expect a major concert benefit being presented by City Winery’s Michael Dorf. This year is no exception as Mar. 6 brings The Music Of Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall, the 14th installment...
