by Darren Paltrowitz | Nov 17, 2016 | Culture, Music
As Black Friday edges closer, it is safe to assume that many people reading this are behind in their gift-planning for the upcoming holiday season. For those that refuse to give a gift card and instead prefer to give something personalized, there is no shortage of...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 16, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Nick Valensi first came into prominence as one-fifth of the downtown New York band The Strokes. Formed in 1998, The Strokes became one of the world’s top rock bands in 2002, going on to sell millions of records. While more music is in the works from The Strokes,...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 14, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Rickey Medlock is best known for his work with Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd, first getting together with the Skynyrd crew in the early 1970s. But music was a part of Rickey’s life well before the “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Freebird”...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 11, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
Downtown is proud to partner with pronoun in giving away two tickets to its Nov. 15 show at The Mercury Lounge. pronoun — the recording moniker of Alyse Vellturo — had this to tell Downtown about the upcoming event: “I’ve been going to shows at...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Nov 10, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
David Hayes is a skilled, versatile and prolific conductor. He is the Music Director of both the New York Choral Society and the Mannes Orchestra. He has also served on the conducting staff of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. David has also...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 7, 2016 | Culture, Music
As a founding guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd — a Jacksonville, Florida band formed in the 1960s — Gary Rossington had sold many millions of albums. Songs co-written by Gary (e.g. “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Don’t Ask Me No Questions,”...
