by Alice Teeple | Nov 29, 2019 | Culture, Featured, Music
By Alice Teeple Photos by Alice Teeple Christine Smith takes a drag from her well-deserved cigarette outside the Bowery Electric. She’s just wrapped a spectacular solo performance for her sophomore album release, Meet Me On The Far Side Of A Star. It’s fitting this...
by Alice Teeple | Oct 9, 2019 | Culture, Featured, Music
By Alice Teeple Photos by Alice Teeple Jimmy Dudding of Jimmy and the Band The final act of the night at Bowery Electric opens with a Greek chorus, asking the crowd what art means to them. Suddenly two statuesque dancers in mesh shirts and hot pants part the crowd,...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Bob Gruen is not only one of the most famous rock photographers, but one of its most prolific as well. If you’ve seen a photo of John Lennon wearing a “New York City” t-shirt, Bob took it. If you’ve seen a photo of Led Zeppelin standing in front of an...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 4, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
When October comes around in New York City each year, fans of independent and alternative music know to anticipate the annual CMJ Music Marathon. Only this year, no CMJ announcement has emerged. Rather than sitting around and wallowing about the lack of live music,...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 14, 2016 | Culture, Music
In advance of her Sept. 22 headlining show at Bowery Electric, Anna Rose has exclusively shared her recording of “Downtown Train” with Downtown. The singer/songwriter — who notable blog Diffuser recently described as “pure American rock &...