by Mike Hammer | Jul 16, 2014 | Culture, Events, Music
Image: SummerStage Lower Manhattan is home to plenty of venues, restaurants, and performance spaces, but New York is a bustling city with a cultural reach extending beyond the streets of our very own Downtown streets. Although there is plenty to do Downtown, once in a...
by Mike Hammer | Jul 11, 2014 | Culture, Music, Sports
As the World Cup gears down and the stage is set for the match that decides the world champion, we must also give credit to the avalanche of ads for sticking in our heads with their creativity and catchy one liners. The results are in; these are five of...
by Mike Hammer | Jul 7, 2014 | Culture, Music
Luke Elliot and his band playing live at the Rockwood Music Hall. Lower Manhattan is home to some of today’s biggest names in the entertainment industry. DOWNTOWN had the opportunity to learn a bit about the area’s next up and coming star: Luke Elliot. A true downtown...
by Mike Hammer | Jun 24, 2014 | Culture, Music
The Modern Electric And Old Man Canyon Summer 2014 Tour Two up-and-coming bands are coming to Lower Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge on June 24. The Modern Electric will open the show, a four-man cinematic pop band from Cleveland. Critics rave about their captivating...
by Mike Hammer | Jun 13, 2014 | Culture, Music
[slideshow_deploy id=’48140′] Expectations couldn’t have been higher for this years Governors Ball. Thankfully, the music festival, taking place on Randalls Island, NY and featuring 68 live acts on four stages, didn’t disappoint. 150.000 music...
by Mike Hammer | Jun 12, 2014 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Brooklyn local Alex Winston is a tiny lady. So small, that at certain points during her show at Le Poisson Rouge this past Saturday night, she disappeared completely from my line of sight, lost in the sea of concertgoers. Her voice is another story. It’s amazing to...