Blake Charleton Keeps It Fresh

Blake Charleton Keeps It Fresh

By Alice Teeple Photos by Alice Teeple What sounds blare from passing cars as you walk down the street? The wham-boom of eardrum-shattering bass. Monotonous mumble rap. The prefab autotune wasteland beckoning erstwhile partygoers. The dreamy music of Blake Charleton...
Interview With Niabi Aquena of Searmanas

Interview With Niabi Aquena of Searmanas

Niabi Aquena of Searmanas in an interview with Downtown Listening to the opening strains of a Searmanas song is like falling into a murky pool of lucid dreams. The ethereal vocals of Niabi Aquena gently sprinkle cinematic fairy dust over her lush soundscapes. Her work...
Miss Eaves Is A Font of Wild Creativity

Miss Eaves Is A Font of Wild Creativity

By Alice Teeple Photos by Alice Teeple There is a tour de force coming straight out of Bed-Stuy, usually seen with some giant french fries dangling from her ears. Her name is Miss Eaves. You may have read about her in the New York Times, Jezebel, or Glamour…or perhaps...
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