by kelsey maloney | Jun 18, 2015 | Entertainment, Music
Downtown Magazine is proud to promote Irish rock trio, Ash, and their new album ‘Kablammo!” First rising to fame as teenagers in the U.K., Ash is ready to rock the world all over again. For their first full-length since 2007’s “Twilight of the Innocents,”...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 17, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
When hearing about a “family band,” someone over the age of 40 is likely to think about The Partridge Family, The Jackson Five or The Osmonds. For someone younger, they may have a different concept of what a family band is, given the success of Echosmith, Haim or...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 17, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Now in his mid-30s, Jeff Rosenstock has been releasing music and touring for more of his life than not. Having come a long way from The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches – a Long Island-based ska/punk band he co-founded as a teenager – Jeff always has a variety of projects...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 17, 2015 | Culture, Music
I first encountered Sarah Lewitinn in the year 2000 when she wrote for SPIN.com. I was a fan of her contributions to the website’s “Kool Thing” column and reached out one day to give kudos. Unexpectedly, she e-mailed me back, we stayed in touch, and we wound up seeing...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 15, 2015 | Culture, Music
Imagine your band sold over 50 million albums worldwide, only 23 million of those in the United States. Your band sold millions of concert tickets on its past few tours. Your band had more than two dozen charting singles – enough so that you could do a hits-only...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 13, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
Hardly an overnight success, Catfish and the Bottlemen formed in North Wales almost 10 years ago. After years of struggle – and playing covers – a record deal with Communion Records followed in 2013, followed by a larger deal with Island Records last year. After this,...
