by Downtown Magazine | Mar 30, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
If you are a fan of rock & roll, you have heard Bobby Whitlock play music. Beyond his long-standing solo career alongside wife CoCo Carmel — who herself has performed with Jon Bon Jovi, Dr. John and Phoebe Snow — Bobby also played and wrote on three...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 7, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Formed in England 40 years ago, Saxon was one of the leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal. In the 1980s alone, Saxon had eight Top 40 albums in the U.K., four of which hitting the Top 10, two of which reaching the Top 5. In turn, Saxon has sold over 15...
by Downtown Magazine | Feb 6, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment
Dick Gregory began his career as a comedian while serving in United States Army in the mid-1950s. His first big break came in 1961, when Hugh Hefner saw him perform and went on to hire him to work at the Chicago Playboy Club. An appearance on Tonight Starring Jack...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 26, 2016 | Culture, Movies
One of the definitive action movies of the early 1990s, Point Break remains as popular as ever in 2016. So much so that a big budget remake was released to theaters last year. But for long-time fans of the original film, Point Break Live! has been a staged production...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 19, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Music, Travel
In the 40-plus years that The Allman Brothers Band was active, the group accomplished just about anything that a rock band would hope to accomplish. Many millions of albums were sold. Hit singles (e.g. “Ramblin’ Man,” “Melissa,”...