{"artistName":"DownTown Mystic","artistId":14512,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist.radioairplay.com/airplay_pictures/pictures/000/782/570/c687ac88be552a5f18b300249c9a9b44_300.png","srcset":"//artist.radioairplay.com/airplay_pictures/pictures/000/782/570/c687ac88be552a5f18b300249c9a9b44_sm.jpg 50w,//artist.radioairplay.com/airplay_pictures/pictures/000/782/570/c687ac88be552a5f18b300249c9a9b44_md.jpg 80w,//artist.radioairplay.com/airplay_pictures/pictures/000/782/570/c687ac88be552a5f18b300249c9a9b44_lg.jpg 200w,//artist.radioairplay.com/airplay_pictures/pictures/000/782/570/c687ac88be552a5f18b300249c9a9b44_300.png 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eRock'n'Roll spoken here...\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sound of DownTown Mystic is “vintage yet modern”. The music is rooted in all the great traditions of American Rock‘n’Roll, blending story telling songs with vintage guitars and analog recording into a unique style that owes nods to Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds,  The Beatles and Rolling Stones but somehow manages to sound as contemporary as anything currently available.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDownTown Mystic is the alter ego of American Rocker, Robert Allen, whose passion for “old school” recording borders on obsession. Robert adds, “I grew up listening to all these great records and their sound and style stayed with me”. Robert is joined by a stellar cast of 15 talented musicians on the latest release, \"Rock’n’Roll Romantic\", featuring members of Ian Hunter’s Rant Band, Trixter and one of the great rhythm sections in the history of American Rock'n'Roll—drummer “Mighty” Max Weinberg \u0026amp; bassist Garry W. Tallent of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt seems that Radio has played an important role in the career of DownTown Mystic. It started with veteran tastemaker, Jed The Fish, playing a DownTown Mystic track as his “Catch of The Day” on “World Famous” KROQ in LA, one of the most influential stations in the US. This would be followed by the “Mayor of The Sunset Strip”, legendary KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, playing another track and leading to national airplay.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, DownTown Mystic was off and running. Besides gaining recognition from Radio programmers, the DownTown Mystic Brand has been developing nicely with Music Supervisors. DownTown’s music appeared in 2 movies in 2015 and has been sync-licensed on over 100 TV shows, including The Voice on NBC, American Pickers on the History Channel, as well as shows on MTV, USA, CNN, Discovery, Nat Geo, TLC, WE TV, GACTV and Destination America. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I have never heard a rock n’ roll band be so relentlessly high-quality, intelligent, thought-provoking, fun and just wonderful to hear; musically solid, and never-ever boring!”…Rick Jamm/JamSphere\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Robert Allen AKA DownTown Mystic, took those old school influences that were planted in his musical soul, tended them with reverence, pollinated them with some fresh melodies and produced a tasty crop of tunes”…Kath Galasso/OnStage Magazine\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"an originality and uniqueness of sound that is exclusive to the DownTown Mystic project.\" …Lisa D'Arrigo/IndieMinded \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“powerful harmonies, great guitar interplay and an overall stellar approach to rock songwriting”…Mike Mehalick/Speak Into My Good Eye\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/DownTown+Mystic","playStationPath":"/stations/282788915/play","stationId":282788915,"bioPath":"/music/DownTown+Mystic/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Bruce+Springsteen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/22e/22ef179f01fe28ea4bb39e5a71ea5445_md.jpg","artistName":"Bruce Springsteen","artistId":223,"station_id":113268200},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Lennon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e37/e376dbcae2016a9f456abfc7f74800a9_md.jpg","artistName":"John Lennon","artistId":475,"station_id":113261634},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+McCartney","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/206/20686e9c7dfa8562b437fbba7c92ff6c_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul McCartney","artistId":1705,"station_id":113265633},{"musicPath":"/music/Billy+Joel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1a7/1a7877c36129cbea738227071ae9920a_md.jpg","artistName":"Billy Joel","artistId":169,"station_id":113260944},{"musicPath":"/music/Eagles","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/46e/46ef089343b4896c45064091b1458746_md.jpg","artistName":"Eagles","artistId":9838,"station_id":113263854},{"musicPath":"/music/Jackson+Browne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ee2/ee2a7c45654e5a44e7657b57c1482059_md.jpg","artistName":"Jackson Browne","artistId":1389,"station_id":113262647},{"musicPath":"/music/Don+Henley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ceb/cebfc4df7e75d3eb51fb9e232a6c3244_md.jpg","artistName":"Don Henley","artistId":1016,"station_id":113288772},{"musicPath":"/music/Tom+Petty+and+the+Heartbreakers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ecf/ecfdccc610e6496b45663908793768de_md.jpg","artistName":"Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers","artistId":1345,"station_id":113265233},{"musicPath":"/music/AC+DC","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dd3/dd34b756906b3ba5f5a5718987d67f5c_md.jpg","artistName":"AC/DC","artistId":27,"station_id":113261668},{"musicPath":"/music/Crosby+Stills+Nash","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9c6/9c6e137733a832b2859e5c593f3e9f14_md.jpg","artistName":"Crosby, Stills \u0026 Nash","artistId":1473,"station_id":113305230},{"musicPath":"/music/Crosby+Stills+Nash+Young","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2d9/2d97a0f9703b2f3d78046bb932cb0045_md.jpg","artistName":"Crosby, Stills, Nash \u0026 Young","artistId":2573,"station_id":113295326},{"musicPath":"/music/Sheryl+Crow","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/185/185bea39b1a0c877d5f1028ea3dda93d_md.jpg","artistName":"Sheryl Crow","artistId":2444,"station_id":113265967},{"musicPath":"/music/Fleetwood+Mac","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c30/c305f6cb957baa5785fce828b66a0d59_md.jpg","artistName":"Fleetwood Mac","artistId":2420,"station_id":113262337},{"musicPath":"/music/Creedence+Clearwater+Revival","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0e1/0e12f3c8aaa2d435dab5bfa326ddbbaa_md.jpg","artistName":"Creedence Clearwater Revival","artistId":276,"station_id":113261988},{"musicPath":"/music/Ringo+Starr","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/776/776b9f54dad9b49e65277309a443ff62_md.jpg","artistName":"Ringo Starr","artistId":10653,"station_id":113289843},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Mellencamp","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/966/966d655a982466b50388104fb2783a9c_md.jpg","artistName":"John Mellencamp","artistId":2736,"station_id":113263249},{"musicPath":"/music/Elton+John","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e2b/e2b5754df49ce33ae9516897aae67572_md.jpg","artistName":"Elton John","artistId":365,"station_id":113261793},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+McCartney+Wings","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6f6/6f615fc26ceeef89b1b2217a7896db15_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul McCartney \u0026 Wings","artistId":78428,"station_id":266994234}]}