by Dan Metz | Oct 8, 2019 | Culture, Featured, Movies, Music
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica. Image from Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019), picture from IMDB.com If I were writing this review in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early ‘80s, I’d be a dead man. It’s nothing...
by Downtown Magazine | Apr 17, 2017 | Culture, Events
Art Miami — the leading producer of international contemporary and modern art fairs — will present the third edition of Art New York and the second edition of CONTEXT New York at Pier 94, opening Wednesday, May 3. The two highly-anticipated fairs will...
by Downtown Magazine | Apr 6, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Music, Uncategorized
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment is partnering with The Bowery Presents — AEG Presents’ regional partner — to acquire the operating rights and assets to Webster Hall, the legendary music and entertainment venue located in Manhattan’s East Village. The...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 7, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Formed in England 40 years ago, Saxon was one of the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal. In the 1980s alone, Saxon had eight Top 40 albums in the U.K., four of which hitting the Top 10, two of which reaching the Top 5. In turn, Saxon has sold over 15...
by Downtown Magazine | Jan 12, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Yoshiki Hayashi — better known around the world under the single name Yoshiki — has been a superstar in his native Japan for decades. As the co-founder of the hard rock band X Japan, he has reportedly sold over 30 million albums. He has sold millions more...
