by Downtown Magazine | Nov 22, 2015 | Book Club, Culture, Music
Josh Rosenthal founded the record label Tompkins Square in 2005, not only going on to release acclaimed titles by Charlie Louvin, Tim Buckley and Bessie Jones, but earning a Grammy nomination as a producer. Originally from Long Island, Josh went to high school...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 21, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Laura Stevenson first found notoriety as the keyboardist of Bomb The Music Industry!, a band which she joined in 2005. 10 years later in 2015, Laura has released her fourth full-length album Cocksure through Don Giovanni Records. Things having come full circle,...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 19, 2015 | Culture, Music
As the owner of Engine Room Audio, Mark B. Christensen is renowned as one of the top mastering engineers in music today. Based in 42 Broadway, Engine Room Audio offers more than just audio mastering, including recording sessions and album duplication. And the...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 18, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
I first discovered Pearl & The Beard while working at Engine Room Recordings, which shared office space with the group’s original management and label, Family Records. I was amazed how such a barebones, folk-inspired trio – usually performing in the form of...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 17, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Colin Hay first became a household name in the early 1980s as the frontman and songwriter of Men At Work. With hits like “Down Under,” “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Overkill” to their credit, Men At Work was internationally-known, but once the band broke up in 1985, very...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 16, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
I first discovered Aaron Lee Tasjan when our mutual friend Kelly Jones introduced us at The Living Room. That friend had told me that Aaron – then in his early 20s – had played guitar with The New York Dolls, Marc Cohn, Ben Kweller and Semi-Precious Weapons, among...
