by Downtown Magazine | Oct 20, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
If you ask five people what they are doing on Halloween, you are likely to get five different sorts of answers. One person may be staying in give out candy to the local trick-or-treaters. Another person may be hosting or attending a costume party. Another person may...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
Formed in Manhattan Beach, California nearly 40 years ago, the Descendents have evolved into being one of punk’s most influential bands of all time. Blink-182, Sublime, FIDLAR, Mike Watt and YACHT are just a few of the artists that have recorded Descendents...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Sep 30, 2016 | Culture, Music
One of the biggest dance-oriented indie-rock bands out there for over 15 years, The Faint has a long-standing history with New York. The Omaha-based group makes its long-awaited return to our area with an Oct. 6 performance at Webster Hall. Co-headlining with the...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 16, 2016 | Book Club, Culture, Music
As authors of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk, Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil influenced a lot of people on several levels. Now regarded as the best-selling book on punk rock of all time, Please Kill Me first and foremost described what the heyday...
