by Grace Capobianco | Apr 5, 2019 | Art, Culture, Events, Music
On April 3, Downtown Magazine attended a live art performance by Nikolai Fraiture of The Strokes, and his brother Pierre, a New York City artist. It was a captivating evening. Jimmy Webb, Dara McQuillen, and David Godlis. The cool downtown crowd included leather...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Apr 12, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Singer/songwriter CAT — also known as Catherine Pierce — first turned heads as one-half of the band The Pierces. The Pierces made five full-length releases — starting with 2000’s Sony-released self-titled album — before calling a hiatus...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 16, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Nick Valensi first came into prominence as one-fifth of the downtown New York band The Strokes. Formed in 1998, The Strokes became one of the world’s top rock bands in 2002, going on to sell millions of records. While more music is in the works from The Strokes,...
by Sunny Tsao | Jun 26, 2015 | Culture, Music, Uncategorized
There’s a reason why New York City is dubbed “the greatest city in the world,” and we’re sure there’s more than one reason. But one amongst many is that it inspires people all over the world to flock to it, and never want to leave. A hub...
by Mike Hammer | Jun 13, 2014 | Culture, Music
[slideshow_deploy id=’48140′] Expectations couldn’t have been higher for this years Governors Ball. Thankfully, the music festival, taking place on Randalls Island, NY and featuring 68 live acts on four stages, didn’t disappoint. 150.000 music...
