by Downtown Magazine | Feb 16, 2016 | Coming Up, Culture, Music
Every now and then, you encounter an ensemble that changes how you think about classical music. In the case of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and its Artistic Director, Richard Tognetti, there’s their upcoming event called The Reef, which comes to the 92Y’s Kauffman...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 15, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment
P.J. Byrne turned a lot of heads as Nicky “Rugrat” Koskoff in The Wolf Of Wall Street, yet that role followed more than a decade of appearances in big movies and television shows. With previous credits including Horrible Bosses, Final Destination 5, The Legend Of...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Feb 12, 2016 | Coming Up, Culture, Music
Amel Larrieux first came into the spotlight as one-half of Groove Theory, who helmed the mid-90s R&B hits, “Tell Me,” “Keep Tryin’” and “Baby Luv.” Amel went solo in 1999, releasing Infinite Possibilities in 2000 via Epic Records with husband Laru Larrieux at the...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 11, 2016 | Book Club, Culture, Music
My first exposure to Shemane Nugent was her appearance on her husband Ted’s episode of VH1’s Behind The Music. But as it turns out, when that program had first aired, Shemane had already been an established media personality. She started as a radio newscaster in the...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 10, 2016 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment
Although Kyle Cease is only in his late 30s, he has been a headlining comic for over two decades. Having started in comedy at 12 years of age, Kyle has had two highly-rated Comedy Central specials – both of which released as albums through Comedy Central Records...
