Downtown: World in a Word

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
For decades, the term "downtown" described the experimentalism of music, art and culture in lower Manhattan. Today: we explore how that shorthand definition is changing in a live broadcast from WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. Guests include rocker Lou Reed, indie new-wave artist Santigold and string quartet Ethel. And, tell us how you define downtown -- with a single word.

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