Downtown Music Gallery is a long-running, internationally-known record store, mail-order, and performance space located in New York City. It specializes in "Downtown Music", a recognized catchphrase for avant-garde jazz and contemporary composition, experimental, and improvisational music from around the world. It was founded in 1991, by David Yamner, Stephen Popkin and Bruce Lee Gallanter.[1]
"Downtown Music Gallery, one of the few great record stores left in Manhattan and which was founded by Mr. Popkin, Mr. Yamner and myself 23 years ago in May of 1991". Originally at 211 East 5th street for the first ten years of its existence, followed by seven years at 342 Bowery. It is currently located in Two Bridges, Manhattan, at 13 Monroe St.[2] Bruce Lee Gallanter,[3] the co-founder, and Emanuel 'MannyLunch' Maris,[4] formerly the owner of Lunch For Your Ears, run the shop.[5]
The store also devotes an entire 700-CD display to John Zorn's Tzadik label, as it also operates the mail-fulfillment for the label.[6] DMG features in-store live performances for free every Sunday night, and on other nights for special occasions.[7] DMG also provides the telephone information service for The Stone performance space, founded 2005.[8]
References
- ^ Breznikar, Klemen (December 18, 2014). "Dissipated Face interview". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Aiden Levy (27 May 2011). "Downtown and Underground, an Outpost of Noise". Cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "DMG's Founder Bruce Lee Gallanter interviewed by Tom Greenland". Downtownmusicgallery.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "DMG's Emanuel Maris interviewed by Tom Greenland: MannyLunch revealed". Downtownmusicgallery.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Downtown Music Gallery - New York, NY". Yelp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Downtown Music Gallery". Time Out New York. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Downtown Music Gallery". Nymag.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Where the Downtown sound remains the same". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
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