Miracle & Sippin’ Santa’s Surf Shack — beloved Holiday Pop-Up Bars — launch today

by Downtown Magazine | Nov 25, 2016 | Events

Today, Nov. 25, brings the launch of two holiday pop-up bars, Miracle and Sippin’ Santa’s Surf Shack. The launch of these two spots — which will both be open through Dec. 24 — is not the only thing special about this news story, as both bars...

Crowbar’s Kirk Windstein on the band’s Sept. 26 show at Saint Vitus, new album “The Serpent Only Lies,” New York and more

by Downtown Magazine | Sep 23, 2016 | Music

Having formed from the roots of the band Shell Shock, Crowbar debuted in 1991 with the album Obedience Thru Suffering. The New Orleans band’s 1993 self-titled album was produced by Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo and two of its videos achieved airplay via Beavis...

Dr. John to headline Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World Festival on Jul. 16, set for other NYC appearances

by Downtown Magazine | Jul 6, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Music

Since getting his start as a studio musician in the 1950s, Dr. John has been one of the most definitive and influential pianists out there. Six decades into his one-of-a-kind career, the New Orleans native has six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock &...

Sean Yseult on new White Zombie box set “It Came From N.Y.C.,” her next NYC exhibition, studying at The New School, and more

by Downtown Magazine | Jun 15, 2016 | Entertainment, Featured, Music

With mega-hits like “More Human Than Human” and “Thunderkiss ’65,” White Zombie was one of the definitive hard rock bands of the 1990s. But one thing that many fans of White Zombie do not realize is that the band had formed in 1985, and...