by Linda Sheridan | Mar 27, 2023 | Culture, Music
Q&A with Linda Sheridan Photography by Johnathan Mannion (Reprinted from DOWNTOWN Magazine, Winter 2023 issue) DARRYL MCDANIELS, cofounder of the legendary group Run-D.M.C., was just a studious teenager from Queens with a gift for writing poetry when he befriended...
by Linda Sheridan | Mar 15, 2023 | Dining, Downtown Eats Guides, Restaurants
Looking for a cozy new brunch spot in LES that’s as tasty, as it is necessary? Because let’s face it, we all need to get together with our friends and brunch sometimes. On a recent visit to Bar Lula, where they just launched a brunch menu, my best friend...
by Linda Sheridan | Mar 13, 2023 | Culture, Music
Singer/songwriter Stella Rose Gahan is readying a debut album with her band The Dead Language for release this year, and hitting the road. by Linda Sheridan photography by Matt Licari Style and concept by Mimi Fisher SINGER/SONGWRITER STELLA ROSE GAHAN’S career is...
by Linda Sheridan | Feb 26, 2023 | Art, Culture, LA, Museums
Walking the line between risk and stability, telling history and imagining the future, art historian Johanna Burton embraces her role as MOCA’s first woman director. Photo by Alex Welsh From DOWNTOWN’s Fall 2022 issue JUST ABOUT TO COMPLETE HER FIRST YEAR...
by Linda Sheridan | Feb 17, 2023 | Art, Culture
Now open at the Center for Italian Modern Art in SoHo is a new exhibition, From Depero to Rotella: Italian Commercial Posters Between Advertising and Art. The show examines the merge between avant garde artwork and commercial posters in Italy, focusing on the interwar...
