by Downtown Magazine | Sep 29, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
One of the best concerts I have seen was The Polyphonic Spree at The Bowery Ballroom in July 2013. If I recall correctly, there were 18 people on the stage in robes for the entire performance. The Dallas-based band played a set that was heavy on their long-standing...
by Kari Sonde | Sep 28, 2015 | Culture, Music
The 35th annual CMJ Music Marathon will begin October 13. Featuring live music from over 1,000 acts, CMJ is a great resource for discovering new music from the best rising artists. Here are our top 5 picks of who to look for: MITSKI...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 28, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
With eight critically-acclaimed studio albums to their credit, Mercury Rev formed in Buffalo in the late 1980s. Two of Mercury Rev’s original members – three, if you count founding bassist Dave Fridmann, who still acts as the band’s producer – are still in the...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 25, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
There are certain artists that I know I can depend upon for quality-oriented songwriting and production, and Adam Schlesinger is one of those artists. Beyond co-founding both Ivy and Fountains Of Wayne – and being one-fourth of the short-lived supergroup Tinted...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 24, 2015 | Book Club, Culture, Events, Music
For me, the most exciting part of the article-writing process is sending the finished piece to the subject and seeing what they thought of it. After writing my article about Bob Forrest and his upcoming Joe’s Pub show a week or so back, I was pleased to get some great...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 22, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Arguably the modern king of the pedal steel guitar, Robert Randolph has been a big deal and a big draw for almost 15 years. Not only renowned for his high-energy festival performances with his Family Band, Robert has been featured on recordings from a wide variety of...
