by Downtown Magazine | Oct 26, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
When The Darkness first hit the United States in 2003, rock radio fans were excited. Here was an English band with guitar solos, sing-along choruses, falsetto vocals, and yes, catsuits. They were sonically somewhere between Queen, AC/DC and The Strokes. “I Believe In...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 23, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Although he is a recent signee of Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz’s record label DCD2, MAX has been doing big things for most of his life. He acted on Broadway as a teenager and had songs and acting roles within the Disney and Nickelodeon worlds over the years....
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 22, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
As a musician, actor, songwriter and poet, John Doe does not have the easiest career to define. Many people know him as the co-founder of seminal L.A. punk band X; a band that was “punk” before the concept of “punk” existed as a mainstream concept. Other people know...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 22, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
To most people, a band is a band. They tour, do interviews and make music, leaving the business to the businesspeople. However, there are plenty of notable exceptions to this thinking, and The String Cheese Incident is one of them. Not only one of the most popular...
by Jackie Hart | Oct 21, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Dutch dance and house DJ Maarten Hoogstraten (Bingo Players) will be playing at Marquee NYC at 11 p.m. on Oct. 24 as part of his U.S. tour. With hits like “Cry (Just A Little),” “Rattle,” and the updated version, “Get Up (Rattle),”...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 21, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
One of the biggest compliments for me as a writer is when someone reads one of my “Really Busy People” columns and offers a suggestion of a great interview subject. This is how I found out about Jen Lyon, and after hearing about her career, I was disappointed in...
