by Downtown Magazine | Mar 1, 2016 | Coming Up, Culture
Wildly-popular for decades, Styx is in rare company as one of the world’s top rock bands. In addition to their 16 U.S. Top 40 hit singles, the Illinois band released five consecutive multi-platinum albums between 1977 and 1981. Hits continued into the 1980s and...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 29, 2016 | Business, Culture
Eileen Koch is a well-known PR executive with a client base spread all around the entertainment world. She has provided publicity and other marketing services for athletes (e.g. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Derek Fisher), restaurants (e.g. Jay Z’s 40/40 Club), actors (e.g....
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 26, 2016 | Coming Up, Culture, Music
A Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter by way of Detroit (and later Chicago), Victoria Reed has earned rave reviews from outlets as diverse as AM New York, Paste, and Hello Giggles. Her debut album, Chariot, was helmed with producer Jeff Hill and is a pleasant mix of...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 25, 2016 | Coming Up, Entertainment
Now into its eighth year as a band, The Kickback is a Chicago-based quartet with fans at Nerdist, The Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, and Consequence Of Sound. In spite of the group’s extensive press clippings and its strong reputation as a touring band, The Kickback...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 24, 2016 | Coming Up, Culture, Entertainment
U2, Clutch and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are all examples of rock bands whose founding members began playing together before adulthood. In the case of I the Mighty, vocalist/guitarist Brent Walsh and guitarist Ian Pedigo were initially an acoustic duo, bassist Chris...