by Alice Teeple | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, Music
“I’m a fucking legend!” Peter Murphy has been through an immense ordeal since his last appearance at Le Poisson Rouge. During the month of August, Murphy played a highly-acclaimed series of intimate residency shows at the venue. Downtown covered two of the shows,...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 20, 2020 | Art, Music, NYC
Brooklyn’s ‘Ambassadors of Love’ celebrate 30 years of Flood Scene: the deli counter at a small grocery store in Central Pennsylvania. I am seventeen and bored with the radio selection: nothing but dad rock and morose country for the next four hours....
by Deb Martin | Jan 18, 2020 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Music, NYC, Theater
Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie is writer/performer Raquel Cion’s homage to the music icon’s artistry and his humanity, and to her own lifelong Bowie “soul love.” In her 90-minute cabaret performance at Pangea (178...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 16, 2020 | Culture, Featured, Music
The Brilliance Shines Brightly At Rockwood Hall in the LES The January temperatures may have dipped below freezing the other evening, but the warmth emanating from Rockwood 2 thawed many hearts as The Brilliance took the stage. The neoclassical/orchestral pop outfit,...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 14, 2020 | Featured, Music, Technology
Attention all D’Angelico Guitar fans, you’re in for a treat. The 88-year-old Manhattan guitar manufacturer is in the midst of a modern resurgence, offering new designs and a new line of gorgeous products for 2020. D’Angelico has a storied history since its 1932...
by Alice Teeple | Jan 6, 2020 | LA, Music
Hank Fontaine is ready for revolution. On New Year’s Day, the Los Angeles musician trumpeted a public call for creative reformation: You’re a creator? Awesome. Create. This idea that you’re supposed to be a living, breathing “brand” is gross and someday it’s gonna...
