by Downtown Magazine | Aug 4, 2016 | Culture, Music
Roan Yellowthorn debuted earlier this year with a self-titled EP. Recorded in Upstate New York at Nada Recording Studio, the EP was a collaboration with husband Shawn Strack. While the music falls somewhere between the folk, Americana and indie singer/songwriter...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 3, 2016 | Business, Featured, Music
When the average person hears “BMI,” they likely cringe because they start thinking about their “body mass index” and the need to get into better shape. When the average songwriter hears “BMI,” they likely smile, thinking of the...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 2, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
“We Got The Beat,” “Vacation,” “Head Over Heels,” “Our Lips Are Sealed”…It’s been close to 40 years since The Go-Go’s first formed, yet the music remains popular as ever. Unfortunately, 2016 brings the...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 28, 2016 | Music
Within three years of forming in 1993, Garbage had sold millions of albums on the strength of hits including “Stupid Girl,” “Vow,” “Queer” and “Only Happy When it Rains.” The group’s second album yielded more...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Jul 27, 2016 | Business, Fashion, Music
There are a lot of reasons why Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin is one of the more interesting people that one may encounter. One reason would be that she has excelled in several fields that are entirely unrelated; those fields would be music, fashion, and...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 26, 2016 | Featured, Music
The New York-based rock trio known as Ruth Ruth formed in the early 1990s, having evolved from the Mercury Records-signed band Janata. The group’s regular gigs at East Village venue The Continental helped bring a lot of attention, leading to a record deal under...
