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D’Angelico Guitars To Introduce New Line of Products For 2020

Attention all D’Angelico Guitar fans, you’re in for a treat. The 88-year-old Manhattan guitar manufacturer is in the midst of a modern resurgence, offering new designs and a new line of gorgeous products for 2020.

D’Angelico has a storied history since its 1932 inception in Little Italy by master luthier John D’Angelico. The company’s devotees include guitar virtuosos Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Chet Atkins, and Bootsy Collins as fans of their instruments. In 2011, guitars by D’Angelico were included in the ‘Guitar Heroes’ exhibition at the Met. These guitars are absolutely gorgeous as well as being vessels for some of the most noteworthy music to come out of the last eight decades. Original D’Angelico guitars are considered prized collector’s items. Relaunched in 2011 by Brenden Cohen, John Ferolito Jr., and Steve Pisani, the brand blossomed into 125 partnerships in the United States with an additional 200 international dealers just three years later.

Here is the official press release from D’Angelico for the exciting new developments:

The Premier Series will see a refresh on all five of its acoustic models, plus the addition of a new “LS” variation – a satin mahogany option priced at $299.

Tammany LS

The popular OM Tammany will be available in all variations for the first time.

The Premier Series also welcomes the all-new Premier Mini DC – an ergonomic double cutaway semi-hollow, featuring a 14″ wide body perfect for players looking for a lightweight, easy-to-wield instrument.

And, coming off its triumphant first year in the Deluxe Series, the Bob Weir Bedford signature model is now available in the Premiere Series. Featuring the unique combination of two stacked P-90s and a middle single-coil controlled by a 5-way blade and blender knob, the Premier Bob Weir Bedford hosts an unbelievable range of tones.

 

Mini DC

In the long-standing Excel Series, 2020 welcomes new archtops for the first time since the re-launching of the brand. The Excel Series Throwback Collection hosts vintage-inspired takes on the flagship EXL-1 and the fan-favorite Style B. Features include the new Throwback scroll-style headstock, ebony headplate and pickguard, Throwback f-holes, ebony fingerboard, Seymour Duncan electronics, and Jazz Age finishes.

Also joining the Excel Series is the Excel Mini DC, an undersized double cutaway semi-hollow featuring Seymour Duncan 59 humbuckers and coil-splitting push/pull tone knobs.

 

 

Premier Bob Weir Bedford

The reimagined Deluxe Series is built to inspire – featuring Limited Edition takes on all four solid body designs, as well as the semi-hollow DC, SS, and 175. Across humbucking models, the Deluxe Series introduces the all-new Seymour Duncan Seth Love A4 – a pickup with remarkable depth, response, and richness in tone.

Meanwhile, the offset Bedford is now available in a stunning new variation. The Deluxe Bedford SH- a semi-hollow solid body featuring a unique modern f-hole window – adds an edge of acoustic warmth to its unique electronics configuration – two STR-52s and a Mini-Humbucker.

 

Limited Edition Deluxe Models are available in Matte Black, Matte Wine, and Matte Rose Gold. Only 50 pieces each.

D’Angelico will also debut the opening of its new USA Custom Shop and debut the shop’s first ten instruments at NAMM 2020. For the first time in brand history, solid bodies and semi-hollows will be built to spec in the USA, run by renowned luthier and longtime D’Angelico collaborator Gene Baker. Media outlets can contact jessica@dangelicoguitars.com to schedule an online interview and demonstration at the 2020 NAMM show.

All models will be officially available to select dealers on 16 January 2020.

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Summer Friday, on a Budget, in NYC

Looking for a fun, cultural activity to take part in this weekend – on a budget? Well, you’re in luck! Because this Friday, June 15th, Lyft is offering 50% off rides to the MET, as well as to Arlo SoHo, a rooftop bar with stunning views and delicious drinks.

CULTURE AND FOOD, WITH A DISCOUNT

The MET is perhaps the most famous museum within all of New York City; it’s a must visit if you’ve never been. The MET has an exhibit for everyone, and guess what: when you show your Lyft receipt to the cashier at the Roof Garden or Balcony Bar at the MET, you’ll receive 20% off your food and drink purchases (between 1-4 p.m.)! A discounted ride, plus discounted food? Count us in!

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TIME FOR A DRINK

After all of the walking and gawking you’ll do at the MET, you’re going to want a nice, cold drink. Once again, Lyft’s got you covered. Take a Lyft to Arlo Rooftop in SoHo, and when you show your receipt to the bartender, you’ll get 20% off your first drink! (This offer starts at 4 p.m., and is only valid for the first 50 customers, so get there early, Downtowners!)

Arlo is located in the trendy neighborhood of SoHo, and features amazing views of the Hudson, as well as delicious cocktails.

https://www.arlohotels.com/arlo-soho/eat-and-drink/arlo-roof-top/

You won’t want to miss out on this fun-filled Friday (on a budget)!

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Entertainment Events Fashion

2017 Met Gala: Our favorite looks

The 2017 Met Gala has come and gone. As per tradition, the Gala was on the first Monday of May at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and followed by the opening of the Costume Institute exhibition. Celebrities from everywhere flew to New York City for this event, having planned their attire months in advance with some of the world’s most renown designers.

This year’s theme for the exhibition and Gala is the following: “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons”. For the first time since 1983, the show focuses on a living designer. The opening of the Costume Institute exhibition will be held today, May 4th and will feature around 120 Comme des Garçons womenswear designs by Kawakubo.

Here are some of Downtown’s favorite looks from Monday night’s gala.

1. Stacy Martin in Miu Miu

2. Dakota Johnson in Gucci

3. Laura Osnes in Christian Siriano

4. Lily-Rose Depp in Chanel

5. Bee Shaffer in Alexander McQueen

6. Zendaya in Dolce & Gabbana

7. Blake Lively in Atelier Versace and Ryan Reynolds

8. Alexa Chung in Diane Von Furstenberg

9. Adriana Lima in Alberta Ferretti

10. Gigi Hadid in Tommy Hilfiger

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New at the Met: The Roof Garden Commission: Dan Graham with Günther Vogt

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One of Graham’s pavilions in Berlin, Germany.

American artist Dan Graham was selected by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as the featured artist for its rooftop exhibit, coming this April. Dan Graham will work in collaboration with Swiss landscape architect Gunther Vogt for the exhibit, which will feature a unique steel and glass pavilion installed atop of the museum’s Iris B. and Gerald Canto Roof Garden. The Roof Garden Commission: Dan Graham with Günther Vogt will be on view from April 29 through November 2, 2014.

The focus of the exhibit is one of Graham’s masterfully designed pavilions, which are a unique blend of glass and steel, constructed of hedge rows and curves of two-way mirrored glass. The pavilion will be both transparent and reflective, offerring a changing and visually complex environment for visitors.

“We are thrilled to present this extraordinary new commission,” stated Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of the Met. “For decades, Dan Graham has created work that challenges viewers to think in new and thought-provoking ways about the streets and cities they traverse every day. In his reimagining of the Met’s roof, visitors will discover a picturesque landscape that is at once unexpected and familiar.”

Graham rose as a prominent figure as head of John Daniel’s Gallery in New York back in the 1960’s, and curating Solomon “Sol” LeWitt’s first one man show back in 1965. His work designing pavilions has garnered him high praise since the 1980’s.

In 1966, Graham released his groundbreaking landmark photo-essay Homes for America, which dealt with issues of urbanity, public space, and the viewer’s own experience of it, through a multidisciplinary practice that includes writing, photography, video, performance, and the creation of sculptural environments of mirrored glass and metal.

Graham’s site-specific pavilions of the years that followed built on the artist’s interest in engaging the public with the space and structures that surround them. With its spectacular views of the city skyline and Central Park, the Museum’s Roof Garden presents a unique environment for Graham to further engage with notions of the city, its landscape and architecture, and the role of the public within its spaces.

Sandwiches, snacks, desserts, and beverage service—including espresso, cappuccino, iced tea, soft drinks, wine, and beer—will be available at the Roof Garden Café daily from 10:00 a.m. until closing, as weather permits. A martini bar will also be open on the Roof Garden on Friday and Saturday evenings (5:30–8:00 p.m.).

For further information, visit http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/dan-graham

-Alejandro Ramos

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The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jean Baptiste

The newest exhibit coming to the Metropolitan Museum of Art within the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall is The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.

It explores the life and work of an artist who helped define the period of France’s luminour Second Empire from 1852 to 1870. The exhibition begins on March 1 and will be on display until May 26.

This will be the first full scale exhibition in 38 years of the celebrated artist’s work and will feature 160 pieces that include paintings, sculptures and drawings. The works are being loaned to the museum from other respected museums such as the Musee d’ Orsay, Musee des Beaux-Arts, the Louvre, Valenciennes (birthplace of Carpeaux) and other prestigious institutions. For some of these loans it will be their first time returning to the United States in decades and for some their very first.

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Great Hall of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carpeaux is best known today for his masterpiece, “Ugolino and His Sons” which is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum.  But he was a multifaceted and prolific artist. A sculptor of emotion, both grand and intimate, he was drawn to extremes from Michelangelo to Watteau while retaining respectful admiration for his peers in French sculpture.

The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux will certainly evoke a spectrum of emotions from the public. Dramatic, highly independent paintings, barely known during his lifetime, will also be on display. The exhibition will probe overlooked works that reveal the darkness and despair of Carpeaux’s life. (The artist was plagued by serious physical maladies and violent mood swings and was only 48 when he died.)

Despite all this, he was extraordinarily productive, producing a vast body of work of the highest quality.

For information you can visit the MET website  http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/listings/2014/carpeaux

—Alejandro Ramos