by Downtown Magazine | Dec 1, 2016 | Culture, Featured, Music
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just a few days behind us, there is still plenty of time for some gift-planning for this holiday season. Below are 11 deluxe album releases from classic artists for Downtown readers to consider: 1) Phil Collins Take A Look At Me Now:...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 30, 2016 | Culture, Music
Accomplished in multiple musical fields, Rob Mathes is a noted singer, songwriter, arranger, music director and producer. As an arranger, he has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Bono, and Panic! At The Disco, to name a few artists. As a...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 30, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
Internationally-renowned for a sound that is somewhere in between folk and electronica, Beth Orton first made waves in the United States with 1996’s Trailer Park album, which was nominated for BRIT Award and Mercury Prize honors. Beth’s follow-up release,...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 29, 2016 | Culture, Events, Living, Music
2016 has been a whirlwind year for singer/songwriter Grace VanderWaal. Nearly a year ago, Grace was auditioning for the NBC hit America’s Got Talent, of which she was the show’s Season 11 winner. Later this week, Grace will be releasing her debut EP,...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 25, 2016 | Culture, Music
This Black Friday, Third Man Records not only offers a Record Store Day Black Friday Exclusive from The Raconteurs, but also new standard vinyl releases by The White Stripes and Yusuf / Cat Stevens: The Raconteurs “Steady As She Goes” b/w “Store...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 18, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Whether or not you know Nathan East by name, you have heard plenty of his music. That was him playing bass on “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk. That was him playing bass on “Easy Lover” by Phil Collins, a song that he also co-wrote. That was also him...