by Downtown Magazine | Oct 7, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Having recorded and toured for more of his life than not, Richie Kotzen has had a multi-faceted career like no other. Prior to his joining the band Poison at 21 years of age, Richie had released solo recordings and put out a guitar instruction video. After his run...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 6, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
For nearly every weeknight over the past two decades, Jimmy Vivino has been on network television as Conan O’Brien’s guitarist. For much of those 20-plus years, Jimmy has also been Conan’s bandleader and chief arranger. For many performers, that...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 5, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
As noted below within one of my questions, I first encountered Mal Blum a few years ago as the opener for Mike Doughty at City Winery. Mal won over an audience that primarily seemed to be there to hear Soul Coughing songs, which Mike hadn’t played live to a New York...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 2, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
As I write this article, I am almost certain that “Carry On My Wayward Son” is playing on the radio somewhere in the world. Simultaneously, “Dust In The Wind” must also be playing somewhere in the world. And those two songs — featured on...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 1, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
As I mentioned within my recent Ian Brennan article, one of my favorite things about writing features on bands and entertainers is the feedback that comes from readers. When I recently heard kind words via e-mail from Doug Makuta, I did some research and learned that...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 29, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Ilan Rubin has a résumé that almost any drummer would be envious of. He’s sat behind the kit for Nine Inch Nails and Angels & Airwaves over the past years. Beyond that, he played drums on Paramore’s fourth album, spent a few years with Lostprophets,...
