by Downtown Magazine | Nov 15, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
While The Goodnight Darlings are a relatively-new band, the duo at its core – Kat Auster and Wilson Jaramillo – is not new to the New York City music scene. Kat, a graduate of Julliard, was the vocalist of Majorette. Wilson has played guitar with The Fugees, Mary J....
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 14, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Miranda Lee Richards first burst onto the scene in the late 1990s as a member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Her tenure with the Massacre was shown in the award-winning documentary DIG! and lasted three albums through 1999’s Bringing It All Back Home. In 2001,...
by Jackie Hart | Nov 13, 2015 | Culture, Music, Opinion
In a venue characteristically small for someone of McGraw’s stature, hundreds of enthusiastic fans made their way to the Pandora radio-hosted event on Wednesday night to celebrate McGraw’s latest release, Damn Country Music. In a twist, the event itself...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 12, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Pioneers of thrash metal, Exodus formed in 1979 with future Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett in tow. A revolving door of sorts over the years, Exodus vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza joined the band in 1986 for his first of three tenures with the band. Since Steve...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 11, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Like millions of other people, my first exposure to Nada Surf was through their 1996 hit “Popular.” The song dominated MTV and K-Rock and became one of the most memorable rock songs of the late 1990s. The band’s follow-up album, The Proximity Effect, got caught up...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 11, 2015 | Culture, Music
Have you heard the song “Stereo Hearts” by the Gym Class Heroes and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine? Or “Video Games” by Lana Del Rey? Or “Shame On Me” by Avicii? Or “Take Me Home” by Cash Cash? Or “Wasted Love” by Matt McAndrew? Well, then you’re familiar with the...
