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5/31/08

other shows tonight - Sat May 31st 2008

MCB-VIDEO - MOTORCITYBLOG on Fox Sports Net

MCB was contacted by one of the Fox Sports Net producers while in town for the Seattle Mariners/Detroit Tigers series last week and they wanted show footage from local detroit bands to produce a local scene showcase. So we gave them a bunch of our videos and they made up a shortie that ran in Seattle and on Direct TV highlighting some of the bands here in town.

MCB-VIDEO Firewater @ Magic Stick May 2008

5/30/08

The Budget Sinners - PJ's Lager House - Fri May 30th 9pm

The Budget Sinners

Friday May 30th 2008

PJ's Lager House

1254 Michigan Ave

Detroit MI

313.961.4668

The Budget Sinners is fronted by Detroit veteran Tim Pak (ex-Salt miners, Angry Red Planet) on vocals and guitar, features hard-hitting drumming from Ryan Looney and the bass playing of Ed Sertage. Eric James Myers, previously of Warhorses, brings the licks on lead guitar.

The Budget Sinners' music is Americana at its best! Featuring songs of love, work, parties, crimes, hard times and salvation TBS define working life and times. It's time to break out the whiskey.

w/Caleb Travers and Big City Lights & the Blue Rubys

Caleb Travers and Big City Lights caught their first break in 2007 after receiving an encore at an open mic night and were then given an opening slot for the Austin-based indie-pop quartet What Made Milwaukee Famous. The group has also shared the stage with Bobby Bare, Jr. Come check out one of alt-country's rising stars before they hit the pages of No Depression.

The Blue Rubys are a California-based female trio, originally from the shores of Lake Erie, come back to Michigan. The group plays standout three-part harmonies and rotating lead vocals with a rootsy, bluesy back-to-basics foundation. They feature bass, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and harmonica and sing about small town life, love, tilt-a-whirls and teenage runaways.

5/29/08

DEMF pics from PHitz / RossS

thanks to Paul Hitz and Ross Sandelius for thier work DEMF for all entities and dishing off some hits to MCB - how did you guys get so lucky?

http://www.paulhitzphotography.com/
www.flickr.com/paulhitz

www.flickr.com/rsandelius

MCB-VIDEO: Firewater Interview Tonight

heading over to the stick now for a little video interview and footage of firewater
this record is a keeper for sure - get on over to the show tonight!

The Third Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music - Bohemian National Home - Fri/Sat May 30th/31st

The Third Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
Friday / Saturday MAY 30 & 31:2008

Bohemian National Home
3009 Tillman
Detroit MI
313-525-5253

Located on Tillman (22nd St.) and Butternut
one block north of Michigan Avenue
just a few blocks west of I-96.

Robert Loomis and Assoc., Pat Frisco, Niraj Ganatra, Stormy Records, Barberella, Avalon International Breads, Modati.com, International Minute Press (now@ 450 W. Fort), Car City Records, Slows Bar BQ, Cass Cafe

Friday, May 30th doors at 5 pm
Matthew Shipp Trio with Joe Morris/Whit Dickey The Raw TruthFaruq Z Bey and the Northwoods Improvisers Tatsuya NakataniJoe Morris/Ben Hall/Hans BuetowMichael Carey/Piotr Michalowski

Saturday, May 31st workshop at 2pm; music at 3 pm
Fred Anderson/Skeeter Shelton/Hakim Jami/Ali Allen ColdingSabir Mateen Ensemble (Michael Wimberly/Warren Smith / Jane Wang / Shiau-Shu Yu / Raymond A. King) Andrew Lamb Trio (Tom Abbs, Warren Smith) Ellery Eskelin/Sylvie Courvoisier Saris (Sara Schoenbecck, Harris Eisenstadt) EDGE (Jason Hwang, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ken Filiano, Andrew Drury) Jack Wright The Vizitors Hasan Abdur Razzaq/Ryan Jewellmembers of New Music Detroit

CD mart by Stormy Records! Food by Avalon International Breads and Slows Bar BQ!

General Admission: $25 Friday/$28 Saturday
Advanced 2 day pass: $45
Advanced reserved seating: $30 a day

The best deal in New Music Festivals!

You can mail a check made out to Joel Peterson to:
Joel Peterson
3009 Tillman St.
Detroit, MI 48216

Or you can pay using paypal at this account:
newdetroitsounds@hotmail.com

If you use the paypal option, please include an extra $1.50 to your order.

Kids in the Hall - ROMT - 2 SHOWS!!! Friday May 30th

Kids in the Hall has two shows tomorrow but catch the late one if you want to get the deal.
Friday May 30th 2008

Buy tickets here for 7:30 show
Buy tickets here for 10:00 show

Royal Oak Music Theatre
318 W. Fourth Street
Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-399-2980
Directions to Theatre

these guys crack me up...

Tickled Fancy Burlesque - The Blind Pig - Fri May 30th

The Tickled Fancy Burlesque Co.
Friday May 30, 2008 - 9:30 PM

The Blind Pig
208 S. 1st St
Ann Arbor, Michigan
View Map

$6

MCB-VIDEO Marble Lounge May 2008

If you missed the last installment of The DIA's Marble Lounge then you missed a good one. Revolucha wrestling match - 3 rounds of KRONK boxing - The Casket Bastards rocked the house - and of course The Bang was banging out the tunes to fill in the gaps. check it out and plan on catching the next version of in June!!
www.dia.org

5/28/08

Scarlet Oaks CD Release - Northern Lights Lounge - Sat May 31st

CD Release for Scarlet Oaks from Bellyache Records
Saturday May 31st 2008

Northern Lights Lounge
660 W Baltimore
Detroit MI
(hand a right off woodward and go past cass)

9pm
$5
21 and over

STOP THE INCINERATOR RALLY- TOMORROW @ Spirit of Detroit 4-6pm

Something stinks and it’s not just the trash!

The lease on the Detroit Incinerator is up for renewal on June 1, 2008.

The Detroit City Council has adopted a new plan for trash disposal which includes recycling and shutting down the incinerator.

Our Mayor wants to continue using this MONSTER POLLUTING/ASTHMA MACHINE!

We need to act NOW! Call and write to the Detroit City Council and thank them for moving us forward. Call and write the Mayor, ask him to reconsider the health, welfare and finances of Detroit. -The Detroit incinerator is contributing to the rising dioxin levels, cancer, asthma, and low birth weights in our neighborhoods.

The asthma rates for the 9 zip codes around the Incinerator are 4 times higher then the Michigan average. Detroit was just designated the ninth most air polluted city in the country. The Detroit Incinerator is the 6th largest pollution source of over 180 facilities in Wayne County monitored by the state. Wayne County is currently in violation of EPA air quality health standards. The Detroit Incinerator annually emits an estimated 600,000 tons of global warming carbon dioxide. The Detroit Incinerator only burns about 70% of the trash put into it and the resulting highly toxic ash (about 30%) goes to a landfill.

Our waste is one of the biggest resources for the future. What kind of products could Detroiters produce with the endless supply of this material? Recycling creates 10 times more jobs than incineration. It promotes environmental consciousness and responsibility. Detroit is the only city of the 30 largest cities in the United States that does not provide curbside recycling.

By continuing to burn these easily recycle-able items we will never make a full switch to recycling. We are losing the revenue from recycled raw materials. Again, Detroit will be left behind on one of the biggest movements toward a greener economy.-

Detroit Taxpayers have overpaid for trash disposal by an average of about $50 million per year over the last 20 years. In the fiscal year 2007-2008 Detroit residents are paying over $170/ton for trash disposal – about 5 to 7 times more then the suburbs pay.

If the Incinerator continues to be used the disposal costs are estimated to be 2 to 3 times higher then what the suburbs will pay. About half of the trash burned in the Detroit Incinerator is from suburban cities, about 50% of the toxic emissions such as lead, mercury and cancer causing dioxins are from suburban trash.

Detroit City Council 2 Woodward Ave(City County Bldg) (313) 224-3266

Council President Ken Cockrel, Jr. (313) 224-4505 CockrelK.CNCL.COUNCIL@kcockrel.ci.detroit.mi.us

Council President Pro-tem Monica Conyers(313) 224-4530
ConyersM@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us

Councilwoman JoAnn Watson(313) 224-4535
WatsonJ_mb@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us

Councilwoman Sheila Cockrel(313) 224-1337
S-Cockrel_mb@ckrl.ci.detroit.mi.us

Councilwoman Barbara-Rose Collins(313) 224-1298
Collins_MB@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us

Councilman Kwame Kenyatta(313) 224-1198
K-Kenyatta_MB@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us

Councilwoman Alberta Tinsley-Talabi (313) 224-1645
A_Talabi_mb@atwpo.ci.detroit.mi.us

Councilwoman Martha Reeves(313) 224-4510
m-reeves_mb@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us

Councilwoman Brenda Jones(313) 224-1245
Bjones_MB@cncl.ci.detroit.mi.us

RED BULL AIR RACE - DETROIT 2008

As if you havent heard but the Red Bull Air Race is coming to Detroit this weekend and MOTORCITYBLOG will be smack dab in the middle of it from BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER! We are press passed out!! We will be all over on the detroit side including up on top of the Buebian Building for the exclusive SAAB Party---plus we will have a photographer on the Windsor side of the river snapping photos until his batteries are dead. If you are the lucky winner of the 4 sets of tickets we have given away we will let you know when and where to pick them up once we get them ourselves tomorrow or Friday. Here are few videos from the Red Bull Air Race Media Center that we thought you might enjoy...so check them out - find some tickets - and drink Red Bull!

FREE CD/DOWNLOAD: Ed Harcourt - Revolution of the Heart

FREE CD to the 1st emailer who wants it - motorcityblog@earthlink.net

DOWNLOAD "REVOLUTION OF THE HEART"

Ed Harcourt is poised to release his fifth studio album, The Beautiful Lie, in the US on June 3rd via Dovecote Records. The British Mercury Prize nominee recorded the bulk of the album on an eight-track in his grandmother's house in Sussex - the rest done in East London's Toe Tag studios, where The White Stripes recorded Elephant.

Graham Coxon (Blur) lended his guitar for "Visit From A Dead Dog", BJ Cole's pedal steel makes appearances on various tracks and The Magic Numbers performed backing vocals on "Revolution In The Heart".

Look for him performing on The Tonight Show on June 6th.

Revolution In The Heart

Detroit Derby Girls - Masonic Drill Hall - Sat May 31st

DDG VS. GRAND RAGGIDY ROLLER GIRLS

Saturday May 31st 2008

Doors open at 6:00PM

Game starts at 7:00PM

Masonic Temple Drill Hall

Detroit MI

Tickets are $12 in advance

$15 at the door, and kids under 12 get in free when accompanied by an adult.

Featured Charity: Alternatives for Girls empowers girls and young women to make positive choices, and helps them repair their lives, rescue their dreams and restore their faith in the future.

Twistin' Tarantulas, Motor City Rah Rahs, DJ Clark Eagling
National Anthem: C-Sharp feat. Tiny Terror

AFTERPARTY:

PJ's Lager House

1254 Michigan Ave

Detroit Corktown MI

Featuring: DJ Clark Eagling, The Fondas

DEMF MOVEMENT pics and artwork by Derek Ecker

Big thanks to MCB contributor and artist Derek Ecker for shooting video - pics - and the awesome artwork to boot - dude you rock!

Frustrations - Painted Lady Hamtramck - Thur May 29th

Frustrations
Thursday May 29th 2008

Painted Lady

2930 Jacob St.

Hamtown USA

w/ WE MARCH (from Ohio), THE UPROARS

PHOTOS: DEMF MOVEMENT from Brett J. Lawrence

Check out these killer shots from MCB's newest contributor:
Brett J. Lawrence of LAWRENCEreative

5/27/08

FREE CD: Ali Eskandarian - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Wed June 18th

FREE CD to the 1st emailer - motorcityblog@earthlink.net
MCB will be onsite for this show - this one is going to rock dylan style

Ali Eskandarian
Wednesday June 18th 2008

Royal Oak Music Theatre
318 W. Fourth Street
Royal Oak, MI 48067
248-399-2980

Supporting Peter Murphy
Buy tickets here

Suicide Detroit - Alvin's - Fri May 30th

Suicide Detroit
Friday May 30th 2008 - 9pm

Come on over to alvin's for the best night of your life!

DJ Human Fly
Gepetto Files
Amino Acids

and of course The Suicide Girls

Alvins Detroit
5756 Cass Ave.
Detroit MI

313 633 6326

More great photos from Amy Palomar can be found http://www.flickr.com/picturepal

The 1st annual Rock and Rummage Spring Cleaning Spectacular from Rock and Rummage - The Painted Lady - Sat May 31st

Make sure to head on over to Rock and Rummage this saturday night for your healthy spring dose of rock - rummage - booze

The 1st annual Rock and Rummage Spring Cleaning Spectacular

with DJ Kyle McBee
and 10 amazing and diverse Rock and Rummage vendors !

Saturday, May 31 2008
The Painted Lady Lounge
2930 Jacob
Hamtramck, MI
313.874.2991

9pm-2am
18+
FREE

Rock and Rummage

5/26/08

ATMOSPHERE presented by Auralgasms + Filter - PROOF Martini Lounge - Thur Jun 5th

Auralgasms + Filter Magazine present: Atmosphere...a night of Dreampop, Britpop, Triphop, Shoegaze and Electronica with the Ladytron - Velocifero release party

Thursday Jun 5th 2008 - 9:00 PM

(PROOF) Martini Lounge
2001 Woodward
DETROIT, MI 48201

Mark this one on the calenders for sure - tons of freebies for giveaway from Filter and Nettwerk Records - Posters and Download cards for all. T-hirts, CDs, and 7” vinyl
Get there early - this re-branded monthly event will fill up fast!!!

MCB-VIDEO DEMF Real Detroit Stage Movement 2008 - Sunday May 25th

plenty more to follow from MCB

MCB-VIDEO Electric Fire Babies - 313 Static @ Jacobys

check them at www.myspace.com/electricfirebabies
yeah!

5/25/08

Photos from DEMF Movement Saturday May 24th 2008

here are a few Saturday photos from MCB's Amy Palomar

DEMF MOVEMENT TEASER VIDEO - Sat May 24th 2008

MOTORCITYBLOG has full press passes for the Detroit Electronic Music Festival and have been all over the stages documenting the music and the turnout - here is a quick sample from Saturday night as we dont have the time to compile all this footage till next week

Movement 2008 is massive!!! You still have 2 days to enjoy Detroit's own world class music event - get down to Hart Plaza!

MCB-VIDEO - Electric Fire Babies or EFB - Jacobys 313.jac

awesome show with video interview
later today including Detroit SWAT Team

PHOTOS: DEMF MOVEMENT - PICS / Video - Sat May 24th 2008

coming later today
all accesss - press pass
killer shit

MCB-VIDEO Purdy Good - NewWay Bar May 2008 w/ MOTORCITY RAH RAHS

MCB-VIDEO Orbitsuns @ New Way Bar May 2008

5/24/08

Amy Palomar / MOTORCITYBLOG in China???

Amy Palomar will be featured in VISION - a pop culture rag in China who contacted her and will be using 32 of her killer photos in a 6 page photo story about the nightlife here in Detroit

(many of course from MOTORCITYBOG events she was covering)

Congratulations Amy - who is down at DEMF for the next few days covering the festival - check for the photos tonight and more later in the weekend.

5/23/08

MCB-Photos - Justin Towned Earle / Chris Buhalis - Callahans Auburn Hills May 2008

Chris Buhalis started the night off right!

Justin Townes Earle was turning heads the with every song.

73 YEARS IN BUSINESS CELEBRATION!!! - New Way Bar - Fri May 23rd

NEW WAY BAR CELEBRATES "73" YEARS IN BUSINESS

Friday May 23rd 2008

NEW WAY BAR

23130 Woodward Avenue

Ferndale, 48229

LIVE MUSIC BY THE ORBITSUNS wsg.

MC RAH RAHS?

$5.00

73 CENT DRINKS FROM 7PM-9PM.

FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS ALL NIGHT LONG!

Piss Your Pants - Northern Lights Lounge -Fri May 23rd

Oblisk - The Painted Lady - Fri May 23rd

Link OBLISK
Friday May 23rd 2008

The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob St.
Hamtramck MI

w/ jura, indian guides and atmig
space out!!!

Art from Brian Larson - Vernors Room w/ Phonotropic

Friday Nights at The Vernors Room Crofoot is always fun and tonight is no different
Presented by CandyLand

TEASE-O-RAMA - Mephisto's Hamtramck - Sat MAy 24th

Tease - O - RAMA
Saturday May 24th 2008

Mephisto's Hamtramck
2764 Florian Avenue
Hamtramck, Mi 48212
313-875-3627

tiki -burlesque - casket bastards - the ruiners - nina fridays pinup sets - dj zombie
just get on over and hook into this one...yeah!

Presented by Noir Leather

SUGAR HICCUP - 10 yr Anniversary Party - Fifth Avenue Royal Oak - Sat May 24th

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT from Sugar Hiccup
Saturday May 24th 2008

Fifth Avenue Billiards - Royal Oak
5th/Washington
Downtown RO

"This is Where it all Began"

Detroit Blues @ Scarab Club - Sat May 24th

Detroit Blues Society - Spring Scarab Club Blues Show
Saturday May 24th 2008

Scarab Club
27 Farnsworth
Detroit, Michigan
$5
3 generations of the Blues with Emanuel Young, Doug Deming, and Chris Canas

5/22/08

Industrial After Party with BlonDtroit - HELL YEAH!

FREE TICKETS: Red Bull Air Race - Detroit River - NEXT WEEKEND!

We have a pair of tickets for giveaway to The Red Bull Air Race next weekend to the 1st emailer who wants them - SHIZNIT IS GONE IN RECORD TIME

MCB will be all over the place with Press Passes doing our thing - talking to the pilots and with Red Bull peeps about this cool traveling event. Detroit is the 3rd stop on the tour after starting in Abu Dubai and then pulling off a great show in San Diego.

The Detroit race actually marks a 1st as the only international event of its kind since the Detroit River is actually the border with Windsor CA

This is a dont miss event - buy tickets here now or you may regret it!

FREE TICKETS: Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2008

MOTORCITYBLOG will be at DEMF 2008 shooting pics and video and we want to share the love by doing what we do best - GIVE AWAY FREEBIES!

1 pair of tickets to the 1st emailer - are you serious? These are history!!

Good Luck!

Real Detroit Weekly is a returning third year sponsor of Movement, and will feature the return of the Underground Stage, known now as the Real Detroit Stage, sponsored by Real Detroit Weekly."

Real Detroit Weekly is a strong supporter of Detroit's Movement event, and is committed to sponsoring a successful festival that reaches an amazing fan base," stated Jason Huvaere, festival director.

"We are thrilled to have Real Detroit on board, once again, as an event sponsor."This year's diverse and eclectic roster showcases established electronic acts and vanguard artists who exemplify the event's global fan appeal, confirming the Detroit festival as a destination for the international techno circuit."As an original sponsor for Movement/DEMF, we have witnessed the growth of the festival from a relatively local event to an international celebration of electronic music in downtown Detroit," said John Badanjek, Publisher, Real Detroit Weekly.

"Every year the festival continues to impress us with their unyielding pursuit to improve the overall festival experience through better sound, staging, lighting, and of course talent.

Real Detroit Weekly is honored to present this year's lineup of world-class, homegrown artists to an international audience at the Festival. The fact that the Real Detroit Stage will be moving underground only compliments the stellar lineup. We anticipate the Real Detroit Stage will be banging from the first beats until they shut it down."Real Detroit Weekly – a weekly alternative entertainment-driven magazine – is Detroit's most entertaining source for music, nightlife, movies, fashion, dining and all other things under the pop culture umbrella. Mixing a combination of the city's elements with the suburbs' charm, the editorial attention is a secret formula that features local and national acts as well as pertinent information for Detroit's most loyal and growing audience.

Since 1998 Paxahau has promoted electronic music and has grown to include a web archive, booking agency, record label and an event production company which produces an average of 20 events a year. With a network of alliances and resources that span the globe, Paxahau has emerged as a premier promotions group within the electronic music industry.

Please visit myspace. com/detroitmusicfest to find the latest news as it develops.

The Red Bull Music Academy was created in 1998 as a platform for those who shape our musical future. Since then, many pioneers of today's sounds have inspired up and coming musicians at various editions held in cities around the globe including: Berlin, Dublin, New York, London, Sao Paulo,Cape Town,Rome, Seattle, Melbourne and Toronto. In 2008, the Red Bull Music Academy will celebrate 10 years of shaping music in an edition in Barcelona. Applications are currently being accepted.

For more information on the Red Bull Music Academy visit http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJlZGJ1bGxtdXNpY2FjYWRlbXkuY29t

Poetry Slam - Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Thur May 22nd

Poetry Slam!

Thursday May 22nd 2008

Max M. Fisher Music Center

3711 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, Michigan 48201

Box Office Phone: (313) 576-5111

Open mic and slam open to the audience. Detroit's best spoken word artists tackle issues of race, sex, culture, war, justice and virtually every topic imaginable unleashing biting humor, incisive commentary and brilliant wordplay.

Hosted by Kalimah "LocMama" Johnson.

Sponsored by Starbucks

Thursday, May 22 2008 at 8:00 PM
Buy Tickets

5/21/08

MCB VIDEOS - Edison Glass / Nightmare of You

FREE CONCERT: SUMMER IN THE PARK - Campus Martius - Fourth Fridays 11:30am

FREE CONCERT: SUMMER IN THE PARK
Campus Martius - Fourth Fridays 11:30am

May 23 — R&B / Funk / Soul
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Denis Cofey
Detroit guitarist, long-time Motown session musician, composer, guitarist, filmscorer, producer, and hitmaker.

11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. FRIDAY ARTS MARKET: THE ARTIST VILLAGE
An innovative installation, “Mood Swings”, is created on-site by Public Art Workz’ CHAZZ MILLER (we met Chazz Miller at the Vibe Premiere - this guy rocks!)

5 p.m. – 8 p.m. OLDIES 104.3 Happy Hou r: Reggie smith & the after party
Radio Hosts, Promotions, Give-aways and Adult Drink Specials! Vocalist Reggie Smith
and a 3-piece rhythm section perform Motor City originals and favorites.

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. KING SOLOMON BURKE
Soul music pioneer, Grammy Award Winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.

9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. DETROIT FASHION WEEK “SUMMER BREEZE”
Fashion showcase spotlights the hottest designs by Metro Detroit premiere designers.
Sounds by DJ Frank Raines.

10:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. AMP FIDDLER
This talented, multi-instrumentalist Detroit composer and vocalist has toured with everyone from George Clinton to Moodyman.

Justin Townes Earle - Callahans Bar & Grill - Thur May 22nd

Carrick House presents:

Justin Townes Earle

Thursday May 22nd 2008

Callahan’s Bar & Grill

2105 Sough Boulevard

Auburn Hills, MI 48326

248.858.9508

Doors at 7:00 PM

Showtime is 8:00 PM
Advance tickets are available at http://www.atcallahans.com/

Tickets $10.00
All ages welcome!

Youthville Walk - Fundraiser for Theater Time @ Music Hall -

MUSIC HALL’S THEATER TIME FOR ASPIRING THESPIANS 1 K WALK

Music Hall’s youth educational program, Theater Time, was currently underway with the production of The Wiz, however, due to extreme financial hardship needs to raise $10,000 in order to produce this show which the kids have worked so hard to bring to the stage.

The parents of the Theater Time kids got together and decided to do a 1 kilometer walk around YouthVille next Saturday, May 24th , from 1 to 4 PM, to help raise funds to keep this important Detroit youth education program from closing the curtain.

The children will also use this time for a letter-writing campaign for funding to keep Theater Time up and running.There will be a $25 registration fee for all participants. In addition to contributing to an outreach youth education program, all those who register will receive name recognition in all of Music Hall’s 2008-2009 season programs.

We realize that this is extremely short notice, but expected funding hasn’t materialized so we must try on our own to help keep the current production of “The Wiz” on schedule.

Theater Time is one of Music Hall's charter programs. It began as a two-week summer program that evolved into a year - round initiative fully staffed with two drama instructors, a music director, a vocal instructor and a choreographer. Each session concludes with a final production on Music Hall's main stage. This fruitful evolution that took place within the Theater Time infrastructure has lead to a 90% retention rate with the participating Detroit youth.

YouthVille is located at:

Detroit Youth Foundation

7375 Woodward Suite 2800

Detroit, MI 48202

FREE TICKETS/CD GIVEAWAY: Langhorne Slim - Crofoot Pike Room - Fri June 20th

pair of tix to the show or a free 7" vinyl with poster to the 1st/2nd emailers
THESE ARE GONE!

LANGHORNE SLIM
Friday June 20th 2008

The Crofoot Pike Room
1 Saginaw St
Pontiac MI

May 19 -- Tractor Tavern -- Seattle, WA
May 22 -- Urban Lounge -- Salt Lake City, UT
May 23 -- Hi-Dive -- Denver, CO
May 24 – Replay Lounge (outside) – Lawrence, KS
May 25 – 400 Bar – Minneapolis, MN
May 26 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
May 27 – Mad Planet – Milwaukee, WI
May 28 – Schuba’s -- Chicago, IL
May 29 – The Hideout -- Chicago, IL
May 30 – Club Café – Pittsburgh, PA
May 31 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
June 5 – W. Mount Vernon Park – Baltimore, MD
June 6 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA
June 7 – T.T. The Bear’s — Cambridge, MA
June 17 – La Divian Orange — Montreal, QB
June 18 – The Horseshoe – Toronto, ONT
June 19 – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH
June 20 - Pike Room @ Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
June 21 - Ruby Tuesday - Columbus, OH
June 22 – Off Broadway- St. Louis, MO
June 24 – The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs) - Fargo, ND+
June 26 - Sled Island Music Festival – Calgary, AB
July 3 - High Sierra Fest - Quincy, CA
July 4 - High Sierra Fest - Quincy, CA

DOWNLOAD THE “REBEL SIDE OF HEAVEN" MP3

“Rebel Side of Heaven” video

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Our Business is Stealing Souls & Business is Good - Debt Collective - Johansen Charles Gallery - Fri May 30th

May 30th - June 6th

debtcollective @

Johansen Charles Gallery

1345 Division St

Detroit, Mi 48207

"Our business is stealing souls... and business is good"

This all photography and video exhibit will feature new works by:

T.M. Caldwell

BRICKWALL

Chris Samuels

Lynn Upson

Ian Swanson

Paul Buindo

Cheryl Faligowski

David Cole

Krill Slavin

Angela Bell

SAD

Opening reception at 7pm with music by M O B I L

http://www. myspace. com/thedebtcollective

Contact the debtcollective

Bump Da Funk remixed - 2500 Club Detroit - Sun May 25th

Head on over to everyones fav sports bar - 2500 Club off cass and park/henry

Bump Da Funk
Sunday May 25th 2008

2500 Club
2500 Park
Dietroit MI

Detroit Dungeon and Motor City Dolls

DIA MARBLE LOUNGE - Thursday May 22nd

May @ The Marble Lounge

Thursday, May 22nd 2008

10:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Detroit Institute Of Arts

5200 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, Michigan 48202

Experimental. Thought provoking. Edgy. Loungy.
Get to the DIA Thursday, May 22nd, for the new late-night experience—the Marble Lounge.

From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., boxers from Detroit’s famed Kronk gym duke it out and Mexican masked wrestlers, Revolucha, hit the mat in a ring taking center stage in Prentis Court. Ann Arbor’s The Bang! provides the backdrop with a dance party adventure mixing everything from rock’n’roll to ‘60s soul, from BritPop to HipHop.

This is a first for the museum, and the night’s entertainment is in conjunction with the special exhibitions Life’s Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists’ Brush with Leisure, 1895–1925 and Give it a Rest: People at Play in American Prints and Drawings, 1890–1945 (the latter will be open for viewing), each of which features classic images of the ring.

18 & Over

Tickets are $10 at the door.

Enter off of John R Street.

Cocktails and food are available.

Driving directions

Pulp Fiction - Main Art Theatre - Fri/Sat Nights

Fri & Sat Midnight Movies at the Main Art Theatre!

Catch the cool classics on the big screen!

Main Art Theatre

Downtown Royal Oak

11 Mile + Main St.

Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction · May 23 & 24

Turn it up to 11! This is Spinal Tap · May 30 & 31

Alicia Silverstone in Clueless · Jun 6 & 7

Ridley Scott's Director's Cut! Alien · Jun 13 & 14

Original version! Not on DVD! Grindhouse · Jun 20 & 21

Prince & Apollonia in Purple Rain · Jun 27 & 28

Bill Murray & Jason Schwartzmann in Rushmore · Jul 4 & 5

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John! Grease Sing-Along · Jul 11 & 12

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner: The Final Cut · Jul 18 & 19

Audrey Tautou is Amélie · Jul 25 & 26

Brad Pitt & Edward Norton in Fight Club · Aug 1 & 2

Don't feed them after midnight! Gremlins · Aug 8 & 9

Jeff Bridges in the sci-fi classic Tron · Aug 15 & 16

New 35mm print! Peter Jackson's Dead Alive · Aug 22 & 23

Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park · Aug 29 & 30

48 Hour Challenge - Detroit Windsor International Film Festival

CALL FOR ENTRIES: 48 hr Short Film Challenge from DWIFF

Think you have what it takes to make a DWIFF worthy film in one weekend, we think so!

If you successfully complete the DWIFF Challenge, we will show your film during our film festival!
Sign up now at www.dwiff.org/challenge and get your team ready for the competiton one weekend before the festival.

You will have 48 hours starting Friday, June 20th to complete the Challenge.

Every team that completes the challenge will have their film screened at our DWIFF Challenge award ceremony on Sunday the 29th.

Laura Rock Fundraiser - Crofoot - Fri May 23rd

Just like the flyer says - "Do something nice for once" or for the folks that are do-gooders
"Do something else nice again!" - get on out and check the show of the month out at The Crofoot to help raise $$$ for Laura Rock who has been struck with cancer.

Carjack - Deastro - SSM - Johnny Headband - The Meatmen - Electric 6

now thats a lineup worth $50 so get out - buy a ticket and then donate a few extra dollars to help the girl out.

5/20/08

VIDEO INTERVIEW TONIGHT - Air Traffic - St Andrews - Tue May 20th

Yes - another post about Air Traffic - so what! these guys rock out and besides they gave us a bunch of freebies to give out and we want to help promote the show tonight.

MCB's Jeff Nolan and Paul Hitz will be down at The Shelter to interview Air Traffic from the UK and grab some video footage and killer photos from the show.

Photos from Paul Hitz here tomorrow of all 4 bands who played the show

"Paul Hitz's 10 Second Review"

they brought it from the UK, high paced dramatic lyrics rhythms and keyboards surrounded by a strong bass a telecaster and pounding drums.
got their name from practicing next to an airport and the air tower controllers signals would come through their amps
it was their first time to Detroit and they were given a warm WHOOHOO! from the crowd and they were looking forward to coming back again

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paulhitzphotography.com
flickr.com/paulhitz

Electric Firebabies - 313.jac - Sat May 24th

Electric Fire Babies
Saturday May 24th 2008

Jacoby’s
313 JAC
17215 Mack
Detroit, Michigan 48224

Come get electrified with EFB during Detroit Electronic Music Festival weekend
Static/313.Jac - PHOTO CREDIT: TART

Firewater - Magic Stick - Thursday May 29th

"In 2005, Firewater's Tod A embarked on what would become a 3-year sabbatical through the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia. Recording with a single microphone and a laptop in his pack, he captured performances with a vast array of musicians across India and Pakistan -- and eventually Turkey and Israel. Writing songs about the world he left behind in the US ("This Is My Life") and politics ("Borneo," "Hey Clown"), his acerbic wit shines on The Golden Hour, elucidating both the beauty and the absurdity of his world."

Firewater's touring band contains members of Skeleton Key, Lounge Lizards, Balkan Beat Box, PJ Harvey, and John Parish's band; and hail from the four corners of the globe: NYC, Tel Aviv, London and Denpasar!

Firewater also set the musical standard for other gypsy punk and world-inflected indie rock noteables such as Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box and Beirut.

check out some tracks here "Borneo" and "Feels Like The End of The World."
Watch a mini-documentary on the making of The Golden Hour.

Buy the new album NOW from Bloodshot Records,

TOUR DATES:
May 23 - Boston, MA - Paradise
May 24 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
May 25 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star
May 26 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
May 28 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
May 29 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
May 30 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
May 31 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Club
Jun 03 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
Jun 04 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
Jun 06 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
Jun 07 - West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy
Jun 08 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Jun 09 - Tucson, AZ - Plush
Jun 11 - Ft. Worth, TX - Lola's
Jun 12 - Austin, TX - Emo's Lounge
Jun 13 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues - The Parish
Jun 14 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Jun 15 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
Jun 16 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
Jun 17 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar

Satori Circus - UPCOMING PERFORMANCE!

‘FUNY AS HELL’

210 Campbell

Suite: D

Rochester MI

Doors / 8:30p

Performance / 9p

2 Performances Only!!

June 20th (Fri.) & 21st (Sat.)…

Limited Seating

Minimum Donation $10

!!!ADULT MATERIAL!!!

"Be prepared for the unknown and come with an open heart and head to witness a performance art hybrid rarely seen in this Detroit Metro Area. We guarantee that you have never seen anything like this. You may never again. And you’ll leave humming and wondering if hell could really be this entertaining. And as Dante said at the gates of hell, “Abandon every hope, all ye who enter here.”

SATORI_CIRCUS@YAHOO.COM

WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SATORI_CIRCUS
574.850.7222

Not only is this show one of kind but Russell has got to be one of the nicest guys around town.

Get down to the show and get your tickets on pre-sale ASAP.

Detroit Wallpaper

Centrifugal Force - Detroit Industrial Projects - Sat May 24th

Detroit Industrial Projects presents Centrifugal Force

An art installation by

Mara Baker
Brian Ginewski
Katie HintonEmily Lyman
Abbie Miller
Masafumi Yukimoto

Curated by Madeline Stillwell

Exhibition – May 24 - June 21, 2008

Opening Reception – May 24th, 6-9pm

The artists deal with basic principles of physics: tension, suspension, cantilever, and centrifugal force. By incorporating physics in their creative processes, they will confront the viewers with conceptual or metaphorical associations regarding existing elemental forces. Scientist, Cosmologist, Artist, and Magician will blend together in this show, providing viewers the opportunity to draw connections between their own so-called "knowns" and "unknowns."

http://www.detroitindustrialprojects.wordpress.com/

Russell Industrial Complex
1610 Clay Avenue
Second Building
Detroit, MI 48211

Hours: Saturday, 1-5pm or by appointment

The mission of painter and founder Jeanette Strezinski's Detroit Industrial Projects is to "provide artists with an environment where they can showcase their art in an uninhibited setting free of conventional constraints."

5/19/08

Bad Ash - Painted Lady - Mon May 19th

Bad Ash
Monday May 19th 2008

The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob
Hamtracmk MI

wsg/the walking corpses and Empty Arms

video

5/18/08

Photos from Detroit Cobras - Duran Duran - X The Band

Duran Duran played an awesome show at the Majestic Theatre and MCB was front row and center to catch some great shots of the show....

The Detroit Cobras busted out a super long opening set for X to kickoff the tour here in Detroit at The Majestic Theatre

X played as if they never left the limelight and tore up the stage to a packed Majestic.

Big thanks to MCB's Amy Palomar for the killer shots!

Here are some great shots from MCB's Paul Hitz

www.paulhitzphotography.com
www.flickr.com/photos/paulhitz

5/17/08

3rd Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash - 2500 Club - Sat May 17th

head on over to the ass end of cass and park/henry for a fun filled 2500 ramone night!

TONIGHT!

Art Detroit Now - Pictures -Reviews Daniel Ballance

Fine Prints at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery (WSU)
The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, located at Wayne State University’s campus, exhibited some very fine prints from numerous artists enrolled, or past enrolled students at the university. The array of prints consisted of almost every technique of printing including etching, mezzotint, drypoint, chine colle, woodcut, lithograph, and screenprinting. Akiko Taniguchi’s work seemed to reveal a sense of spirituality, particularly the pieces “Release of Wisdom” and “Persephone’s Return”, combined with a surrealistic design quality, constructed from etching, mezzotint, drypoint, and chine colle forms of printing. There were also fine works from Chris Papa , who embellished on the techniques of woodcut, lithograph, screenprint, and chine colle to create colorful, and dynamic pieces, such as “Bundle”, and “Carolina”. No matter the artist, each and every work withheld it’s own personality and charm, making for a casual and soothing visual experience at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallerry.

Massi V, The First Recording
By: Daniel Ballance

As an artist bridging the internal world with the external world, successfully, requires much assertion and deliberation. This bridge unites the viewer with a creation, which, upon perceiving, enters the personal space of an onlooker. During the first exhibition from the new MassiV gallery, located at Russel Industrial Center, the artist Chido Johnson provided a spectacle of work titled, Domestified Angst, The First Recording. When asked about the title of the show, Johnson explained his work was a response, and externalization, in the process of dealing with different localities, and the nuances that come with a new affiliation and place. The artist is not new to relocating, in fact, after being born in Africa and living there for the first 5 years of his life, Chido Johnson has not lived anywhere for that span of time since, except for Detroit, where he has taught at the College for Creative Studies, as a professor of sculpture, for the last 5 years.

Upon entering through the open double doors of the gallery, white streaks of paint, made from a customized bicycle, with text treaded tires, pulled your attention into the space. The space was colored black, like a dark night, with dramatic spot lights casted on the works scattered around the space, almost as if walking a dark street with nothing but street lamps to direct you. The white tread marks at the entrance, led the way to the first piece, called “Me, Me, Me”, a little wooden African figure, about a foot tall, resembling “airport art”, described by the artist. Art found in airport stores and shops across the globe, presented for consummation. This act of marketing clearly uproots the meaning and value of a highly thought of item, in relation to the culture, which the product belongs, thus allowing the conceptualized item to become a commodity, much like Buddha figures that have been marketed globally.

The main model to represent Domestified Angst’s premise, was the always, uppity “Smiling Bob”, a marketing tool, who permits a false sense of happiness, received from a dose of Viagra. This false figure mainly represents substitutive bliss in the Post- Modern, consumer world full of instant gratifications and artificiality, and all around the gallery, “Bob’s” were situated in different circumstances. One Bob, called “Squashed Bob”, revealed the head of Bob, carved from marble, being squashed by a wooden chair’s leg, causing an anguished look to radiate from the head’s situation. Another piece including the use of Bob as the subject, was a drawing called “Pumped Bob”, which included Viagra’s representative with an insane, smiling, “Jack Nicholson” like expression coming from “Bob’s” face. This insane look portrayed “Bob” as if he had been filled with an evil influence and false conception of pleasure, while all the susceptible victims, manipulated into needing a product that fixes any marriage, or psychological conflict, had been falsely led.

The brains capacity for imagination is a phenomenon that is best expressed through creation. One work that fulfilled the depths of the imagination, during the first showcase at the MassiV gallery, was “Knock, Knock” a true visual feast which required looking through a peephole, placed in the middle of a door, while sitting on a wooden chair. Through the looking window was a small, closet like space, filled with nine individual heads arising from the floor, one smiling, one laughing, one growling, each one with their own specific and personal expression. In order to approach this piece, some amount of bravery, rivaled by curiosity, played an effect in the looking process, but once the looking process began, it was a stimulating and dreamlike experience. Another work which fulfilled the minds capacity for imagination, titled “Call Me”, exemplified two nude, identical figures, facing each other, both standing on a skateboard moving back and forth in-between two wooden chairs. The two figures being pulled by a pulley system installed within two stereo speakers located at each end of the piece. Both figures facing each other, had their hands at each side of their face, gesturing a phone to each ear, while a phone conversation, followed by Van Morrison’s “Just the Two of Us”, played from the stereo speakers. The piece demonstrated a cycle of two that went back and forth in continuation, the two never actually getting anywhere outside of their boundary within the two speakers.

Dealing with relocating to a new area can be a struggle, which produces a learning, and growing experience for the self’s own understanding of the internal and external world around the self. The work and life experiences of Chido Johnson exemplifies the realizations and understandings involved in dealing with different localities, and the processes of understanding the internal and external world once changes have occurred. The changes in Johnson’s life have resulted in the creation of mind provoking and deeply contextual forms that fulfill the mind’s imagination and curiosity, while exerting questioning of the external world that seems so naturally to exist. Hopefully, the first recording of Domestified Angst , will be the first showcase in a continuation of events that incite the mind to think deeper about the world that is presented.

Art found at the Zeitgeist Gallery
By: Daniel Ballance

During my first visit to the Zeitgeist Gallery, located at 2661 Michigan Avenue, I was startled upon entry with commotion from a performance piece, being rehearsed behind a closed curtain. I didn’t know what to think of the absurd remarks in the back of the gallery, but continued with my hunt for stimulation, and found the work of Joan Painter Jones and M80, who built meticulous and obscure forms from found objects and materials. There were politically charged pieces, such as Painter Jones’ “Game”, represented through the placement of plastic army men surrounded by busts of superiority, all contained within a rectangular structure. M80’s piece “The Dead Presidents,” consisted of a functioning clock with a trivial president game positioned as the face of the clock, and the heart of the piece. “Tinkertime”, also by M80, was crowned with a yellow bird, on top of a tinkered clock, with sound horns coming out the side of the piece.

The combination of M80 and Joan Painter Jones, both provided a unique and interesting first visit to Zeitgeist Gallery, by strategically constructing, in some people’s eyes, “junk”, crafted into smartly built works of art which provoke thought, imagination, and questioning, of items, and their relationship to useless garbage.

Art at the 555 Gallery

By: Daniel Ballance

During the ArtDetroitNow extravaganza, including 100 gallery exhibits over a course of four days, a visit to the 555 Gallery could not be avoided. Upon entering the gallery I quickly noticed the art of Billy O’Bryan and his daughter Aqua, who sat welcoming eager viewers of the area. I was appalled as I looked at canvases that were tacked to the wall with loads of hummus, pizza slices, sprinkles, and other perishable substances that covered the unstrecthed canvas. The first piece that grabbed my attention was “Detroit City Flag”, a canvas covered in jalapeño hummus, and lightly colored with sprinkles that were allowed to grow and attach to the canvas support. Another piece of similar taste was “Piss Mirandi”; a similar canvas supporting found pizza slices, from Little Caesars that were attached with cheese and according to the artist himself piss from his own body. Billy O’Bryan, who graduated from California State, claimed his art comes from organic, untraditional materials that are kept at room temperature. These materials are allowed their own personal growth, as an experiment drawn from nature, which break away from the acceptable, typical mediums and play at a minor scale.

Billy O’Bryan’s daughter Aqua, did not disappoint, with her colorful series of digital photos called, “Electric Church”. These photographs included churches found in the Detroit area, which were altered to radiate a more mysterious, and questionable appearance, exerting a much larger presence of the church, much more fantastical than your everyday casual looking. There was also a grand figure sculpture, crafted by the artist Carl Goins, called “Betrayed Figure 1”, sculpted out of an oil-based clay. The figure was an older, mother type figure situated in a flat stool with a sunken expression on her face, as if she had something taken from her against her will. The craftsmanship of the piece cannot go unrecognized, for she exuberated much life and actuality, as if she was a viewer participating in the visual experience at the 555 Gallery.

Eddie Clendening - The Painted Lady - Thursday May 22nd

Savage Productions Presents: Eddie Clendening!
Thursday May 22nd 2008

Start your Memorial Day Weekend festivities off right with red hot young rockabilly star Eddie Clendening!

Eddie is dropping in to Detroit next Thursday for a one off show at the Painted Lady.
He's rocked em' all over the United States and at all of the major Rockabilly festivals worldwide, so don't miss this rare opportunity to see his exciting show!!!

Eddie will be expertly backed by Loney Charles and Rudy Varner (Jack Scott's Top Ranks, Hi-Q's).Also on the bill will be Cincinnati fireballs Blair Carmen and the Belleview Boys.Described as "The Best Thing That's Happened To Honkytonk and Rockabilly Piano Playing Since Jerry Lee Lewis!", Blair's piano pounding style rock n' roll is sure to have you up and out of your seat!!

DJ's Savage Matt & Vinyl Junkie will be on hand to spin the best in new and old rockabilly, rock n' roll and savage rockin' garage!!
www. myspace. com/eddieclendening
www. myspace. com/blaircarmanthebelleviewboys
www. myspace. com/djsavagematt

The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob
Hamtramck, MI
21+
door at 9pm/show at 10pm
$7

5/16/08

FREE 7" Vinyl: Gore Gore Girls - Smalls Bar - Fri May 16th

FREE 7" Single from GGG and Bellyache Records - motorcityblog@earthlink.net
to the 1st emailer who hits us up and INCLUDES A MAILING ADDRESS!!!

GORE GORE GIRLS
Friday May 16th 2008

Smalls Bar
10339 Conant St
Hamtramck, MI 48212
(313) 873-1117
Get directions

The girls are back from the european tour and back in action down in hamtown tonight
Amy Gore told us "the tour was a great success and loads of fun"

We got the latest from GGG on vinyl ready to roll to the 1st emailer - good luck and maybe if you include some nice words for us we will toss in some of the sweet goodies from Bellyache
(well if we dont get to em first)

Special guests at the show are THE READIES (Dan Kroha, ex. Gories / Demolition Doll Rods & Zach from Lee Marvin Computer Arm) and the MOTORCITY MIDWIVES who will open the show.

Raconteurs Tickets on MOTORCITYBLOG

FYI - we will be giving away a pair of tickets to the second show June 8th

keep your eyes glued to MCB over the next 2 weeks

Raconteurs

Sunday June 8th 2008

The Fillmore Detroit

Woodward Ave

Detroit MI

FREE TICKETS/SWAG - Air Traffic - St Andrews Hall - Tue May 20th

We just scored a whole mess of freebies from our new friends Air Traffic out of the UK.

They are playing St Andrews Hall this coming Tuesday May 20th and they "love detroit" and wanted to give away some goods on MOTORCITYBLOG.net

We plan to get a video interview when they are here (these guys are up for anything!)

1st emailer - 2 tix to the show, a CD, autographed booklet, and autographed poster

next 2 emailers - get the same but no free tix

Check them out here in the new video

MCB-VIDEO - Detroit Cobras - X - May 2008

MCB photoslideshow here
Cobras Interview Here
tonight

The show last night was great - with the sets running way long and a packed house to say the least....little bit of a lineup change for the cobras with a new bassist
MCB photographers were on the prowl (leaving Duran Duran to come to the show)
and we have video to boot including our "interview" with Mary and Racheal

Check later on tonight as we process all the goods!

Art Detroit Now - Reviews by Derek Ecker

Art Detroit Now: Alive and Kicking
MCB Artist Contributor - Derek Ecker

Being an up and coming artist in the Detroit area you constantly hear how little Motown has to offer the art community. Artist and art enthusiast alike always talk up major gallery epicenters like Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago; but never really give Detroit the respect it deserves. Our city has a certain gritty charm and the art of our area reflects that. The Art Detroit Now gallery crawl organized by Marc Schwartz proved that the gallery scene in Detroit is definitely alive and kicking. In the gallery crawl boasting over 100 galleries and 1000 artists, I had the honor of networking with artists, gallery owners, and collectors experiencing the spirit of Detroit art first hand. Here are just a few of the galleries that I grew to love at the Art Detroit Now gallery crawl.

Zeitgeist
2661 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI 48216
(313) 965-9192

Tucked away in corktown lies this spectacular gallery space, which has been a part of Detroit’s gallery scene since 1997. The thing that separates this space from other galleries within the city is the permanent bar adjoined to the gallery, so you can get your drink on and get cultured at the same time. The space featured artists Joan Painter Jones and M80’s show titled “Spontaneous Combustion”. The show consisted of a works created through the juxtaposition of assembled found objects, paint, and sculpture. I found the pieces very intriguing in their execution of recycled materials within the artists’ work. The show reminded me in some ways of the Heidleberg Project in Detroit by artist Tyree Guyton. When speaking to the artist M80 about his process and art in general, he spoke about how any artist can create art on a blank surface; but there is something special about making pieces of art from materials that in many cases would be considered junk or garbage.

Izzy’s Raw Art Gallery
2572 Michigan Ave.
Detroit, MI 48216
(248) 207-7547

Another Corktown gem is this gallery, which incorporates a sweet mix of exposed artist workspace complimented with a hip urban layout that functions as their gallery space. The owners of this gallery Karl Schneider and Cathy Saman take pride in their galleries mission statement: “To promote an outlet for artists who are pushing the boundaries and to make these visions accessible to the public.” I feel that this space is a great spot for emerging and established artists to get their artwork out to the public, and for collectors to go in search of great works of art on a Motorcity budget. The gallery features openings every other month featuring new artwork by local, national, and international artists. Openings include live entertainment by local musicians, poets, and performers.

CAID
5141 Rosa Parks Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48208
(313) 899-2243

The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit for The Art Detroit Now gallery crawl had openings of their four galleries throughout the metro area. Criticized for spreading themselves to thin throughout the Detroit gallery scene, the CAID is definitely an integral part of Detroit’s art scene. CAID gallery offered free shuttle services to all their galleries throughout the city. My personal favorite was the MassiV gallery located at the Russell Industrial Center. The space featured an intense installation that definitely left a lasting impression on me. One of the pieces featured two heavyset men sharing skateboard while the song “Just The Two of Us” played in the background. It was definitely a memorable installation, however I couldn’t find any information regarding whom the artist was that was responsible for the work. Regardless I encourage you to go out and see the new MazziV gallery at The Russell Industrial Center, because as I said before it’s definitely an experience. Not to mention that The Russell Industrial Center has become somewhat of the hot spot of art in Detroit at the moment.

MOCAD
4454 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 832-6622

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is always an interesting experience. The museum is a nice addition to Detroit's art movement. The building is huge 22,000 square foot, a former auto dealership, which has been renovated to maintain its historic character. With massive raw open spaces, the building is ideal for exhibition. There is always great live music, a diverse crowd of eccentric artist, socialites, collectors and musicians. I have to be honest, I rarely find myself connecting with a lot of the art I typically see displayed at the space. However I cannot deny that I always end up having a great time when I visit MOCAD and always leave intrigued as to what is going to be next.

5/15/08

MCB-VIDEO Art Detroit Now 2008

Duran Duran TONIGHT! - Masonic Temple - Thur May 15th

MOTORCITYBLOG's Amy Palomar and Paul Hitz will be at the show tonight snapping pictures and possibly getting a video interview with the boys from Duran Duran

1 lucky reader won tickets to the show 2 weeks ago and will be writing an extensive review of the show - thanks Mr. Winner!

As for you - get on over to the Masonic tonight and enjoy the boys from DD - the show starts at 7:30pm which gives you plenty of time to swing by the majestic for --X-- and The Detroit Cobras (MCB onsite for this one as well kids)

REVIEW OF DURAN DURAN SHOW
DETROIT MASONIC TEMPLE

Fresh from their Chicago gig, Duran Duran have yet again left a swath of glamour over the assembled throngs, a feat they seem to have mastered over thirty years of performance, imagery, music and taste.

As a thirty something year old fan, I am well schooled in the oeuvre of Duran, thus please allow a quick primer…
It was 1983 when we American kids were pounded over the head with the fedoras, the wrist bands, the smokey eye makeup. The songs folded in and out of our common experiences and ten years later they were doing it again, for Generation Y. Ten years on from that (after the comings and goings of members at random intervals) and the men that gave us “…cherry ice cream smile” were smiling BIG on a world tour that reunited the original members and launched a pop campaign nothing short of miraculous… for the fans that is. Sales were pleasing enough but it was the core fans who dropped jaws when the Simon/Nick/John/Andy/Roger train left the station.

Here we are in 2008 and on the heels of the unfolding drama they’re calling “Red Carpet Massacre”, the Epic release from late 2007 that has roped in the quickly widening age range of fans but perhaps not so much the charts.
Slumping sales of said product made no difference on Thursday evening though -
never before have so many suburban parents looked so fierce.

Typing with the hangover of a Night in the D (double meaning intended) , my memory unfolds for you now… we tied a few on with Vanessa and Holly (of groupie stardom) and sidled into the Masonic Temple Theater. This venue is a cavernous and historic building replete with old Detroit glitz where a not-quite-so-full house rose to it’s feet at 8:48pm and did not sit down ‘till 11:00.
A well rehearsed line up marred only briefly by a few technical hiccups allowed for an evening of “singing-at-the-top-of-your-lungs” joy.
Heaven indeed for those willing to submit.

Merchandise booth? How about Merchandise Room. Brimming… expensive and extensive (hoodies?) - it was the usual fare: tour book, ball cap, baby-tee. All items featuring the RCM “Red Carpet Massacre” feel - blood red meets Warhol silver foil and Paul Maxwell’s Crewe Issue Ltd. did a fantastic job creating small pieces of wearable art that surely garnered a few overdrafts in our collective accounts… the price we pay to capture another moment in the Duran Tour Dynasty.

The show was (as Duranies have come to expect) a mash of hits peppered with the new songs and a quirky “electro set” poised neatly in the middle and featuring five basic elements: the tear jerker oldie, the rager, the throw down, the cover version and the “what the heck was THAT?” (“Skin Trade” in overdrive). It was tight, sharp and well executed.
With a back catalogue that extends beyond our years in elementary school, they had plenty to pick from.

All of the elements were in place (purists might miss guitarist Andy Taylor but the capable Dom Brown is the perfect replacement) and the overall sound was bigger and grittier than ever.
Nate “Danja” Hills has added a new ingredient to the mix, one that smears the band’s sound in street-techno-candy-gloss and grinds it through the rock-sieve.
The feel of their new c.d. translated nicely into live performance and for once in many moons I saw fans actually dancing with abandon to the NEW songs.
This is odd as it’s normally a polite sit-down for the new material and back to booty shake for something like “Reflex” or “Notorious” but not so on this night - the new stuff felt immediately current and in step with the modern pop definition.

Their set (the stage itself) had a cityscape backdrop and mini “red carpet”, cute but mainly sparse. The light show incorporated massive rectangles of fluttering light that gave emphasis to certain choruses or phrasing, designer Vince Foster knows what he’s doing. I can’t say I loved the twinkling Christmas lights strung from the rafters but what do I know?
There was none of the video projection techniques Duranies have come to adore but perhaps the Temple was ill-suited… it made no difference in the long run, the music was all we needed.
An interesting opening sequence involved searchlights combing the crowd, making US feel famous for minutes at a time and driving the excitement to fever-pitch.

The band? Let’s run the numbers…
The guys themselves seemed genuinely pleased to be back in Detroit and the between song banter was enough to convince us of being a favorite stop for them.
Simon LeBon (lead singer), approaching 50 at breakneck speed, still cannot dance but literally sounded better than he has in a decade. Honestly, I couldn’t catch even one sour note - which is something Duranies get a kick out of catching.

The glorious Anna Ross served as backup vocalist and lent a clean and exacting twin sound to Simon’s masterful tone. Saxophonist Simon Willescroft was perfect on standby for the ever present solo/riff that bubbles to the surface in so many Duran songs.
John Taylor of course remains the quintessential bassist and fan favorite by casually engaging the audience with wry smiles and witty commentary and - oh my - an Obama tee for the encore? Political.
Roger Taylor (drummer) stays hidden behind his Tama/Zildjian fortress but packs a sonic punch and solo’s himself into a storm during the “meet-the-band” segment of a now legendary “Girls On Film”.
Nick Rhodes (keyboardist) is nothing short of Pop Celebrity at full tilt. His famed riffs and not-too-hard-to-miss improvs laid an aural glitter over the set that gave their vibration a glam-sheen (thank you Korg) and a powerful sound. I’ll stop short of discussing the eerie glow of the Mac Apple laptop peering out from his perch.

It was a long show, a set list that held the audience with anxious “what will they play next?”-ness. The people around us (only a smattering of “under 18”) swayed and shimmied and sang the songs that defined their formative years and “Save A Prayer” delivered the expected churchiness of “link arms and hold up yer’ cell” we’ve all seen in the docs and vids that seem to be an endless stream of footage from years recent and long gone. I can only hope documentary video artist Gavin Elder caught chunks of this particular show. Detroit loves to dress up, loves a good night out and apparently knows ALL the words to “Rio”. The encore had us nearing exhaustion and looking around at the sweaty faces and clapping hands and giant smiles it became evident that Detroit loves something else as well.
Detroit loves Duran Duran.

Um, but don’t say that to the X fans we ran into at the Majestic later on
- over and out, Dave LaFave

Flower Day - Eastern Market Detroit - Sun May 18th

Flower Day in The Eastern Market
Sunday May 18th 2008
7am-5pm

Detroit Eastern Market is the largest historic public market district in the United States.
Every Saturday, Michigan's largest and most colorful market is host to more than 150 farmers and vendors from Michigan, Ohio, and Canada offering a cornucopia of fruits, vegetables, breads, baked goods, jellies, jams, honey, apple cider, cheeses, spices, herbs, plants and flowers.

Since 1891, Detroit's Eastern Market has been home to an amazing community of farmers, merchants, restaurants, unique shops, food lovers and residents. On any given Saturday, more than 26,000 Detroiters, suburbanites and tourists shop elbow to elbow, sharing experiences from generation to generation. Come visit us!

HATCH Events - May 2008

Upcoming HATCH Events:

Friday, May 16 7-9 pm

Show-and-Tell Night

Cafe 1923

2287 Holbrook

Hamtramck

A popular twist on our critique night series. Have you discovered an artist you just can't stop talking about? Just read a book you wantto shove in the hands of everyone you meet?

Come across a tool or technique you think fellow artists find helpful?

Maybe the artist in you is inspired/amazed/amused by something, anything at all, and you just want to share it.

Show-and-Tell Night is an informal gathering designed to let you share.

Bring a conversation-starter!

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Saturday, May 17, 12 noon - 5 pm

Building Cleanup

3456 Evaline

Hamtramck 48212

The future home of Hatch's studio and gallery space will open its doors once again for general cleanup, one room at a time. Bring yourwork clothes, cleaning supplies, and refreshments.

Thursday, May 22, 7-10pm

Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School

Belmont Bar

10215 Joseph Campau

Hamtramck MI

$5 Model fee

Dr. Sketchy's maniacal mix of artists, models, booze and prizesreturns to the Belmont in May. . Visithttp://www.drsketchydetroit.blogspot.com/ for details.

The 22nd also makes a convenient time to drop off art for THE ART OF DR. SKETCHY DETROIT: AN EXHIBIT, the June exhibit at Cafe 1923.

Visit the Trumbullplex Theatre - Friday May 16th 2008

Visit the Trumbullplex Theatre and check out 4 great bands

Friday May 16th 2008 8pm

Beekeepers

Sneaky & The Rat

Nina Grizol

WITCHES

Trumbullplex Theatre

4210 Trumbull St.

Detroit MI

$6

Art Detroit Now - Russell Industrial Center

Shots from Paul Hitz @ Russell Industrial Center Massiv

http://www.paulhitzphotography.com/

www.flickr.com/photos/paulhitz

5/14/08

MCB-Videos - The Sword - TORCHE - Stinking Lizaveta May 2008

Check out the photos from MCB's Paul Hitz
www.paulhitzphotography.com
www.flickr.com/photos/paulhitz

Photos from The Darts @ The Lager House

www.paulhitzphotography.com
www.flickr.com/photos/paulhitz

Art Detroit Now - MOCAD Photos

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www.paulhitzphotography.com

www.flickr.com/photos/paulhitz

Call for Entries - Detroit Docs 2008

This year's festival is slated to take place October 22 - 26, 2008.

Early submission deadline is July 1st, but we will be accepting late entries until July 15th.

The festival is open to a wide range of subject matter and techniques.

They are interested in both traditional documentaries, as well as works that aesthetically or conceptually challenge the conventions of documentary film.

You can find more information and download an entry form at

www.detroitdocs.com or info@detroitdocs.com.

Readings from Lemon Tree Author Sandy Tolan - AANM - Sat May 17th

LEMON TREE AUTHOR LECTURES AT AANM THIS SATURDAY

Journalist, teacher and public radio producer Sandy Tolan will appear at the Arab American National Museum at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17th 2008 to give a lecture and read from his book The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew and the Heart of the Middle East (Bloomsbury, 2006).

The Lemon Tree chronicles the lives of two families – one Israeli, one Palestinian – who both occupied the same stone house in Ramle, while telling the larger story of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) and the 1948 creation of the state of Israel.

During the lecture, Tolan will explore the 60th anniversary of that fateful event, share some of its untold history and discuss its contemporary impact. Following the lecture, Tolan will take questions from the audience and sign copies of his book, available for sale in the Museum Store. Attendees are welcome to bring their personal copies of Tolan’s book to the event.

The lecture in the AANM Auditorium is free and open to the public; RSVP to Fay Saad at 313.624.0200 or fsaad@accesscommunity.org.

Sandy Tolan is a teacher and radio documentary producer. He is the author of two books: Me and Hank: A Boy and His Hero, Twenty-Five Years Later (Free Press, 2000), about the intersection between race, sports, and American heroes; and The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East. The Washington Post called the latter book “extraordinary” and placed it among its top nonfiction titles for 2006; the Christian Science Monitor wrote, “no novel could be more compelling” and proclaimed, “It will be one of the best nonfiction books you will read this year.”

Tolan has reported from more than 30 countries, especially in the Middle East, Latin America, the Balkans, and Eastern Europe. As co-founder of Homelands Productions, he has produced hundreds of documentaries and features for public radio. He has written for more than 40 newspapers and magazines.

From 2000-2007 Tolan taught international reporting and radio at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California-Berkeley. In 2007, his students won the George Polk Award for their public radio series on the early signs of climate change around the world – the first time students have been honored in the 58-year history of the awards. He is currently a visiting professor at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Southern California.

The Arab American National Museum documents, preserves, celebrates, and educates the public on the history, life, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans. We serve as a resource to enhance knowledge and understanding about Arab Americans and their presence in this country. The Arab American National Museum is a project of ACCESS, a Dearborn, Michigan-based nonprofit human services and cultural organization. Learn more at www.arabamericanmuseum.org and www.accesscommunity.org.

The Arab American National Museum is a proud Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Read about the Affiliations program at http://affiliations.si.edu.

The Museum is located at 13624 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, MI, 48126. Museum hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday (10 a.m.-6 p.m. May through September); noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday, Tuesday; Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Admission is $6 for adults; $3 for students, seniors and children 6-12; ages 5 and under, free. Call 313.582.2266 for further information

JoCaine - Emerald Theatre - Thurs May 15th

JoCaine wsg/ David Shelby
Thursday May 15th 2008

The Emerald Theatre
Mt Clemens MI

$10advanced or $15door

The Flower that Ate New York - 313.jac - Friday May 16th

The Flower That Ate New York [PIMP ME]

Friday May 16th 2008
313.jac
624 Brush Street
Detroit, Michigan

w/Kinesics & Lightning Love
18+

Nessie and the Mystery - Elbow Room - Wed May 14th

Nessie and the Mystery
Wednesday May 14th 2008

6 S. Washington
Ypsilanti, MI

w/ The Amazing JBoozer (Worlds Drunkest Band) Looking for Mammoths

10 PM Sharp!

Art Detroit Now - Cranbrook Graduate Awards - Art Space II

2008 Cranbrook M.F.A. Graduate Awards Presentation and Exhibition:
Thank you Greg Wittkop, Cranbrook Art Museum Director and the Academy for allowing MOTORCITYBLOG to attend the award show and photograph the awards and exhibition.

The Cranbrook Academy of Art has long been revered as progenitor of globally recognized artists, designers, and architects. Ten artists-in-residence mentor 15 students each in a M.F.A program that is uniquely self-directed. Monumental discipline, intellectual effort, and technical skill is required to complete the 2-year program. US News & World Report ranked it as the 4th best M.F.A. program out of 220 in the US. So, if you want to get your finger on the pulse of creme de la creme contemporary art, definitely check out the exhibition at the museum.
It's located at: 39221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

--Photography and commentary by Sue Antosh

Art Space II, Birmingham:
Gallery manager, Colleen Houlihan was kind enough to share that while the gallery has been in business for 24 years, it is still an uphill battle to promote the incredible offerings of art and artists in Detroit. She attributes this to our huge geographic expanse and modern diversions like computers and video games.

"Art Detroit Now is such a great way for people to experience real art and get outside the home and enjoy something truly interactive." The gallery supports and promotes Cass Corridor and local artists, does a lot of secondary market business (reselling fine art--Chagall, Picasso, Miro, et. al.), as well as consulting with corporations. The gallery is currently highlighting the work of one of the first American Modernists, Edgar Louis Yaeger, who was born in Detroit. Yaeger's style is, "a combination of Cubist structuring and American Scene representation with pleasing color harmonies and stylized patterns well suited for public murals." The oil on canvas painting, "Dove," is a great example of this (see the detail photo in the slide show). The muted, warm, earthy palette and 2D forms truly communicate a sense of peace on earth when you are viewing it in person.

--Photography and commentary by Sue Antosh

5/13/08

Nightmare Sinema with The Swamp Sisters - Sat May 24th 12MN

Nightmare Sinema to return May 17th with a new kicking video from The Swamp Sisters (Ghoul's Delight)

This is one of MCB's favorites from last year...our vote for song of the year in any case.

Grease is the word - Redford Theatre - Fri May 16th

Grease
Friday May 16th 2008 - 8:00 p.m.

May 17, 2008 - 2:00 & 8:00 p.m.
Tickets - $4.00

Redford Theatre

at 17360 Lahser Road

Detroit, MI 48219

Starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
For the ultimate movie experience, get out your bobby socks and hair gel.

Join the fun! Dress in the 50's!

Paramount/1978/1:50/Color/Anamorphic Panavision/Stereo

The Hentchmen - Berkley Front - Sat May 17th

The Hentchmen

Fortune & Maltese

The Meltdowns

The Berkley Front

3087 12 mile rd

Berkley MI

Don't the "don't miss show of the year"

Mods Mayday Scooter Ride - Ypsi - Tues May 13th 7pm

Break out the scooter and head on the good ol' town of Ypsilanti for an elegant sunset ride followed by a delicious dinner at Aubree's and finally a dance the night away finale at everyone's favorite watering hole The elbow Room

$3 for the Sharply Dressed

$5 for the slobs

The Sword - Magic Stick - Tue May 13th

The Sword
Tuesday May 13th 2008

Magic Stick
Woodward Av
Detroit MI

Check these guys out tonight and check out the MP3s for sample down below ...see you at the show!

THE SWORD
(Gods Of The Earth on Kemado Records)

“Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians” Mp3: http://kemado.com/_files/audio/thesword/Fire_Lances_of_the_Ancient_Hyperzephyrians.mp3“Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians” Video: http://kemado.com/_files/video/thesword/SWORD_Fire_Lances.mov
Official website: http://www.swordofdoom.com/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thesword/

Art Detroit Now Photos from Izzy's Raw Art Gallery & Zeitgeist Bar Gallery

Photographs from Paul Hitz @ Izzy's Raw Art Gallery for Art Detroit Now 2008
www.paulhitzphotography.com
www.flickr.com/photos/paulhitz

5/12/08

FREE CD - Zoos of Berlin

1st reader to email WITH A PROPER MAILING ADDRESS FOLKS gets a fresh off the press copy of zoos of berlin's latest.

The guys are not playing until June at a few of the local festivals including CityFest but you can get the CD right now if you are quick enough

Check them out live soon!

Hotness - PJs Lager House - Fri May 16th

Hotness

Friday May 16th 2008

PJs Lager House

michigan ave corktown

detroit MI

shoe. - Belmont Bar - Fri May 16th

shoe.
Friday May 16th 2008

The Belmont
10215 Jos Campau
Hamtramck, Michigan 48212
$5

this is the 1st show for shoe. back in the motorcity in over 5 months - check them out and the new sound this friday night in hamtown

Art Detroit Now - Detroit Institute of Arts / Detroit Artists Market / CAID

Photos from CAID

Pictures from Detroit Institute of Arts

Pictures from Detroit Artists Market Fashion Show

www.paulhitzphotography.com
www.flickr.com/photos/paulhitz

TICKET GIVEAWAYS @ Exposure Detroit Exhibit - Bean & Leaf Cafe - Fri May 16th 7pm

Exposure Detroit

May 2008 Exhibit

Bean & Leaf Cafe

Royal Oak MI

Friday May 16th 2008

Head on over to Exposure Detroit's May Exhibit this coming Friday May 16th @ 7pm for not only some killer photography by 5 featured artists (MCB's Amy Palomar)

but also for a chance to snatch up some tickets to some of the events happening around town in the next few weeks such as:

Red Bull Air Race

DEMF

Electric Six/Carjack/Deastro/ The Meatmen/ SSM

Marble Lounge w/Kronk Boxing

Rilo Kiley

Big thanks goes out to Royal Oak Music Theatre - The Crofoot - The DIA for offering up the tickets for freebies again for The Exposure Detroit shows....

Bloodshot in Detroit

If your looking to get down to a Bloodshot Records show in the near future you are in luck real soon

of course every good detroiter will know about these shows:

Detroit Cobras (playing with X as posted below)

The Gore Gore Girls w/ The Readies at Smalls Bar on Friday May 16th

But make sure to check out Firewater at Magic Stick on Thursday May 29th and Justin Townes Earle (son of legendary Steve Earle) who will be playing up in Auburn Hills on Thursday May 22nd at Callahan's Neighborhood Bar & Grill

Check them out and buy some merch - www.BLOODSHOTRECORDS.com

CCS Student Exhibition 2008

Student Exhibition and Sale
Mark your calendars for the Opening Celebration scheduled for May 16, 2008.

This hugely popular event will showcase student artwork as we transform the CCS campus into a gallery of more than 3,500 student works of art.

The Student Exhibition is one of Detroit's largest celebrations of creativity featuring creations by up-and-coming artists who craft furniture, sculpture, ceramics, hand-blown glass, jewelry, paintings, photography and other extraordinary works of art.

All proceeds from the sale of art go directly to the students to help jump start their careers in art and design.

SEO Ticket prices:
Opening Night Friday May 16, 2008 - $350 Collectors Preview and Private Reception
$50 General Exhibition Opening
May 17-30 Free to the public

To purchase a tickets online, click here.
For sponsorship information, click here.
Public Viewing and Sales Free and open to the public
May 17-30 Saturday – Wednesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday – Friday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Please check-in outside the Security office located on the first floor of the Kresge-Ford building

Moving Pictures - CCS - Sat May 17th 7pm

Moving Pictures

CCS Student Shorts/Animations

Saturday May 17 2008

CCS’s Entertainment Arts Department presents “Moving Pictures” a one night screening of this year’s student produced animated & live action short films.
7PM - 9PM

The Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium in the Walter B. Ford II Building

X w/ Detroit Cobras - Magic Stick - Thur May 15th

Thursday May 15th 2008

The Magic Stick

Woodward Ave. Detroit

wsg/ Detroit Cobras

"X's anniversary trek, known as The 13 X 31 Anniversary Tour 2008, has been traversing the country; the next leg starts in Detroit on May 15 at the Majestic Theater. X brings the Detroit Cobras in support through June 7th.

Visit X website on the Bloodshot Records tour page
Exene Cervenka is working on new record with Bloodshot for 2009 release

MCB-VIDEO The Darts @ PJ's Lager House May 2008

5/11/08

The Brothers Cortez - The Painted Lady - Fri May 16th

The Brothers Cortez
Friday May 16th 2008

The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob
Hamtramck MI

fuck yeah!

5/10/08

Art Detroit Now Saturday May 10th 2008

Here are a couple flyers from tonights planned stops

CAID

MOCAD

555

BNHome

Izzy's Raw Art

Zietgiest

CPOP

RIC

RIP

Lager House

Stone House

gonna be a long night

and even longer video - see ya!

FREE TSHIRT - Stone House Bar Detroit - The Cut Loose - Sat May 10th

1st of all we use blogger for our anti-blog website here at MCB and about every 3-4 months google comes out with an update that tries to force you into the "upgrade" of the new version of blogger - which always jacks up our archive (we lost a whole year of posts the last time we did it)

So we resist and resist which messes with all out settings because they dont want us on the old version...

We like the old version and that is just the reason we are the only detroit website out there posting about The Stone House Bar and the great bands playing every weekend.

this weekend is no exception - The Cut Loose and the from what we hear the last show for The Dirty Drags as well

Also take note od the 3rd annual poker run in honor of one of our fallen heros PFC John W. Dearing on Sat May 17th

oh - and 1st emailer at motorcityblog@earthlink.net gets the free STONE HOUSE BAR tshirt we have for freebies

5/9/08

Prohibition Party - Ye Olde Tap Room - Sat May 10th 7pm

Get out your bucket of Buffalo Nickles for 5cent BEER!

Head on over to Ye Olde Tap Room and celebrate your freedom to raise a glass here in Michigan!

Prohibition Party

Saturday May 10th 2008 7pm

Ye Olde Tap Room

14915 Charlevoix - Detroit MI

On May 1, 1918, Michigan passed a law calling for full prohibition, that is, the Michigan legislature voted to turn hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents into criminals. However, on February 18, 1919, the Michigan Supreme Court held that law to be unenforcible.
The period of freedom did not last long. Five weeks later, on March 27, 1919, another law making criminals out of ordinary citizens who like to drink was passed. Before it could be overturned, the U.S. Government passed nationwide prohibition, and legalized all alcohol-prohibiting state laws.

This state of affairs lasted until 1933, when the U.S. Government, at long last recognizing the connection between high crime rates and prohibition, got out of the alcohol prohibition business and turned the matter over to the states. A state convention was held in 1933, with one delegate from each state house district. They voted 99 to 1 to repeal prohibition.

During prohibition in Michigan (1919-1933) 54,007 people were prosecuted in Michigan state courts for alcohol "crimes," with 36,327 convicted.
One of those was Fred M. Palm, who got life imprisonment for 14 ounces of gin.

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Another was Etta Mae Miller, a 48 year old woman with 10 children who got life imprisonment for 2 pints of moonshine whiskey.

In the year following the reinstatement of the right to drink, homicides in Michigan dropped 70%.

UFO Factory "2" - MOCAD - Art Detroit NOW - Sat May 10th

UFO FACTORY
Saturday May 10, 2008 - 7PM

MOCAD

4454 WOODWARD AVE

NEW DETROIT, MI 48201

Time STEREO present’s UFO FACTORY

PLEASE COME TO MOCAD ON SATURDAY .

WE CONSTRUCTED A 95% SCALE VERSION OF THE UFO FACTORY USING MATERIAL’S: CARDBOARD, WOOD, GLUE, PAINT , AND STAPLES.

The exhibition opens May 10th with an opening reception at 7pm through July 28, 2008.

AT THE OPENING WE WILL BE DJ’ING A SPECIAL SET OF $.99 DANCE PARTY KLASSICS, AND OF COURSE DEBUTING THE INSTALLATION. THE RESIDENCY AND ONGOING PRESENTATION CONTINUES FOR THREE MONTHS .

DURING THIS TIME WE WILL PRESENT A SERIES OF CONCERTS, ARTSHOWS, AND OTHER AUDIO/VISUAL PERFORMANCES. JUST LIKE THE REAL UFO FACTORY!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

WOLF-POWER RALLY

BLACK ON BLACK ON CARDBOARD

KID’S KALIMBA WORKSHOP

ROBOT HEART

FOREST PEOPLE VS. INFINITY PEOPLE VS. FROG PEOPLE

THE WHALE THAT BECAME A STAR

SUPER-NATURAL LAW

AND MUCH MUCH MORE

Bronx Bar - Its Friday, done for the day

Make sure to stop and have a drink at The Bronx Bar this weekend - shoot some pool - play some pinball and order some good food while your at it....its Friday - leave work early like we do each and every week...

Grassroots - The Dope Series - Alvins Detroit - Fri May 9th

GrassRoots the Dope Series
Friday May 9th 2008

Alvin's Detroit
5756 Cass Ave
Detroit MI

featuring DJ Kenny Parker and The Legendary Boogie Down Productions

Commerce & Hiller - Paychecks - Fri May 9th

Commerce & Hiller

Paychecks Lounge

2932 Caniff St.

Hamtramck MI

Cletan Clawson - Oblisk - Johnny Rumble

MCB-VIDEO - Interview with Black Kids / Cut Copy - Magic Stick Detroit May 2008

MCB interviewed Cut Copy and The Black Kids yesterday prior to the show and our guy Jeff Nolan was back to snag some video footage so look for the video this weekend
For now - here are some pictures from the interviews from MCB's Paul Hitz

5/8/08

Detroit Chromed

15th Annual Royal Oak in Bloom - RO Library Parking Lot - Sun May 11th

15th Annual Royal Oak in Bloom
Sunday May 11th 2008
7:00a - 2:00p
Parking lot next to Royal Oak City Hall & Public Library

Grab your mom and head on over to one of RO's traditional mini-fests - Royal Oak in Bloom

Bag is Hot - JOSEPH ARTHUR

We get a lot of emails about various new records and other stuff all the time but we rarely post about them because our focus is events here in detroit - not the news - not whats cool or new

but here is one we thought to pass on since it is a living record album - is this the future of recording and releasing albums? check it out at http://josepharthur.tumblr.com/

‘Bag Is Hot’ is Joseph Arthur's new way of releasing his music and art.
It is liquid and ongoing – a form onto itself. Brand new music is composed and recorded strictly for this album – really beautiful, unearthly, fully realized music – that interacts with images and artwork to form a living, breathing record. ‘Bag is Hot’ is free, open-ended, has no rules and is being modernized by Joseph at a rapid pace.

“’Bag is hot’…like fresh popcorn for all the kids to grab,” says Joseph. “Digital hands eating the digital popcorn. This project is fun and doesn’t have to be precious, but it’s hard not to take it seriously and really work on it. It’s not, ‘Bag is getting a little lukewarm - Bag is hot! It’s gonna be slang soon!”

JOSEPH ARTHUR TOUR DATES (solo / acoustic unless otherwise noted)
June 11 Newcastle, UK - Cluny
June 12 Nottingham, UK - Maze
June 15 Manchester, UK - Night & Day
June 16 Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
June 17 Birmingham, UK - Glee Club
June 19 London, UK - Union Chapel
July 4 Montreal, QC - Club Soda
July 9 Boston, MA - Paradise
July 10 Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
July 11 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (JA & the Lonely Astronauts)
July 12 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s (solo)
July 15 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
July 18 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
July 21 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
July 22 Seattle, WA - Triple Door
July 24 Vancouver, BC - The Media Club
July 26 Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival

PURCHASE TICKETS

Releases out now:
Could We Survive ("Rages of Bablyon" MP3)
Crazy Rain (“Nothin 2 Hide” MP3)

Additional upcoming releases this year include:
Vagabond Skies EP (June 10)
Foreign Girls EP (July 8)
Temporary People (Sept 16), full-length by Joseph Arthur & the Lonely Astronauts

Pictures from The Kills @ Magic Stick Detroit May 2008

MOTORCITYBLOG was on the Press List for the show and had 2 photographers and a reviewer onsite to do our thing...these shots are from Paul Hitz with more on the way from Amy Palomar and Jeff Nolan with a review of the show soon.

We were at the MS today and spoke with The Kills for a bit about the show last night but they didnt want to be interviewed on video - "a bit early for that" at 3pm

The Kills@ The Magic Stick

May 7th 2008

MCB Contributor Jeff Nolan

www.therealjeffnolan.com

The Kills were very loud. They were pretty much deafening. For two small and quiet looking people they are pretty ominous and menacing onstage. After seeing they industrial-bluesy-eurotrash set it wouldn`t be a far stretch to see the Kills as the fascist dictators of somebackwards little country in Eastern Europe. Maybe not though. The stage was minimally decorated with giant white sheets that hungall around back and sides of the stage. On the sheets were projected alternating video clips of old bands (I think I saw Sid & Nancy, theRamones, and Talking Heads...) as well as an epileptic light show to keep the kids on the floor twitching.

There was a large turnout of enthusiastic, well-dressed hipsters aswell as more than a few fine-looking ladies. The dance floor waspacked near to capacity with people of all types. At one point I was given a beer by a girl because it was as she described it ˘too foamy˘so thanks to you. Walking through the crowd now with my free beer andpad of paper I made several observations, few of which I can recall now to include because around this time I lost my pen. For an encore they chose a Captain Beefheart track from Safe As Milk that was much appreciated by yours truly. Coincidentally the MotorCityBlog Crew ran into the Kills the next afternoon while we waited to interview the Black Kids and Cut Copy. Unfortunately they seemed a little too partied out for much conversation. The Kills were definitely a top notch act.

Art Detroit Now MOTORCITYBLOG Staff

If your a gallery owner or manager

or a patron expect to see one of these onery fellows over the next 3 days

cheers

Vice Presidents of MCB

5/7/08

Russell Industrial Center / Arminski - Fournier / HATCH / CAVE Gallery / CAID - Art Detroit Now 2008

Russell Industrial Center
1600 Clay St

Detroit, MI 48211

(313) 872-4000

RIC Annual Spring Show & Sale
May 10, 2008
2:00 pm - MIDNIGHT

Once again the artists and craftspeople of “the Russell” will be opening their studios for the Annual Spring Show & Sale.

This year we will be joining the ART DETROIT NOW and be part of their studio/gallery tour.
The Russell Will be open May 10th, from 2pm until midnight.

Participating artists:
Mark Arminski, Kevin Beasley, Rick Boffman, CAID Gallery, CAVE, Detroit Industrial Project, Julie Fournier, Galerie Camille, H.A.T.C.H. Megan Jones, Mike Kelly, Andrew Kem, Ryan Mathews, Michigan Hot Glass, Matt Pawenski, George Rahme, Andrzeji Sikora, Scott Sprague Studio, Jake Steenholdt, Robert Stewart, Jeanette Strezinski, Pete Traskel, Ernest Warrick and others…

The 52 Hour Chance @ the Overpass
May 8th 8pm to May 10, 2008 10:00 pm

Come celebrate 52 hours of collaborative creation.

Join us in a 52 hour open jam of music, mural, collage, assemblage sculpture and t-shirt screen printing. Just bring any useful materials; paints, brushes, instruments, noises, magazines, images, found objects, t-shirts…

Music and Poetry by;Angelo Conti, Tom Budday, Mother Whale, Food for Owls, The Beards, Eric Waters, Urine Sample, As Centaurs, Black Seal, Weston Parker, Arrow/Spear/Sword, Jason Tobin, the Questions, Polar Opposite, The Nerve, Joe Whizner, the JIG… and others
Food and Drinks available.

More Info theoverpassatrussell@gmail.com / 734.812.8609

3-D Invisibles - The Painted Lady - Sat May 10th

3-D Invisibles

The Painted Lady

2930 Jacob St.

Hamtramck, MI

8pm

w/ Cinecyde, Circus Boy

555 Gallery - Art Detroit Now Events

ART DETROIT NOW @ The 555 Gallery

Music showcase presented by ILL Magazine

Music performances include an eclectic mix of Funk, Rap, Rock, Electronic, and Blues
Admission is FREE however this is a fundraising event for a valuable non profit community organization.
Doors at 6 PM, Complimentary refreshments, beverages and snacks (limited while supplies last)
Event Hosted by Mike Blank of WDET

FRIDAY

7:30 Artist/Musician meet and greet (free food and drinks provided for all performers) We encourage all artists and performance to come out on both days.

7:30 Doctor Illingsworth- Instrumental Production. myspace.com/illingsworks
8:15-9:00 Division X DJ- Electronic DJ. divisionxrecords.com
9:00- 9:25 Marc Byrd - Hip Hop myspace.com/mbyrd
9:30-10:20 Dynamic Duo ( of Quixotic)- Funk/ Psychadelic Rock, myspace.com/therealquixotic
10:30- 11:20 Howard Glazer - Accoustic Blues, myspace.com/howardglazer, howardglazer.com
11:30 - 11:50 Emir Lye- Hip Hop
12:00- 1:00 Das Chritz - Rock myspace.com/daschritz
1:00 - 2:00 Adam Hofman - Electronica, divisionxrecords.com

SATURDAY

6pm Sound Check, Setup
7:30 Artist/Musician meet and greet (free food and drinks provided for all performers) We encourage all artists and performance to come out on both days.

8:00 - 8:50 Airelle Adam- Instrumental Production
9:00- 9:50 Division X DJ - Electronic DJ. divisionxrecords.com
10:00- 10:25 Notion - Hip Hop myspace.com/nicnotion
10:30-10:55 Stryfe - Hip Hop myspace.com/stryfe
11:00- 11:40 Jarrod Champion Sleeps Till Dusk Alternative Rock www.myspace.com/jarrodchampionsleepstilldusk
11:45 - 12:15 ZIAM- Performance Art, myspace.com/ziam1
12:15 - 1:00 The Universe Will Get You Back - Goth Rock, myspace.com/theuniversewillgetyouback
1:00 - 2:00 Messerschmidt- Electronica, divisionxrecords.com

ART DETROIT NOW - Thur/Sat May 8-10th

Visit The Detroiter for a huge list of events around town for Art Detroit Now 2008.
They have MAP1 and MAP2 as well that can be downloaded and printed to make the Gallery Crawl a bit easier to plan out or "wing" while your out and about.

These guys really did the research to make things easier for you -so check them out
http://www.thedetroiter.com/

MOTORCITYBLOG will have 6 people on the streets all 3 days visiting as many galleries as possible - taking photos and video and providing you an MCB Review of Art Detroit Now a few days after the weekend event. It should be very cool and really highlight the detroit art scene.

If your interested in helping us out on this one MCB is having a "planning party" tonight at 7pm at The Woodward Avenue Brewery at 7pm - stop in and say hello.

Detroit Derby Girls 2008 Championship Doubleheader! - Masonic Temple Drill Hall - Sat May 10th

How can you miss this one folks! WOW!

DDG CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE HEADER
Saturday May 10th 2008
Masonic Temple Drill Hall
Detroit MI

Doors open at 6:00PM

D-funk Allstars vs. Pistolwhippers 7pm
Devil's Night Dames vs. Detroit Pistoffs 8:45pm

Tickets are $20, and kids under 12 get in free when accompanied by an adult.

Entertainment by:The Streamliners, Motor City Rah Rahs, The Royal Oak Ravens Varsity Competitive Cheerleaders, DJ Clark Eagling
National Anthem: C-Sharp feat. Tiny Terror
Afterparty: Masonic Temple Fountain Ballroom
Featuring: The Go, The Pizazz, Julia Othmer, DJ Del Villareal

Adult. - DIA Riveria Court - Fri May 9th 7pm & 8:30pm

ADULT.
Friday May 8th 2008
DIA - Rivera Court!
Performances at 7 & 8:30pm.

Detroit Duo ADULT., known for their synth-punk music, will present a short, silent experimental horror film accompanied by their own peculiar electronic horror music.

The film, entitled "ENCAMPMENT," was written, produced and directed by ADULT. earlier this year especially for this DIA performance.

The film follows a woman's transmigration from her regular life into a new society of deceit. Filmed entirely in Michigan with all local actors, "DECAMPMENT" explores ADULT.'s obsession with an often overlooked and distinctive aesthetic that they call "midwestern horror".

Love Meets Lust - The Painted Lady - Fri May 9th

Check them out at The Belmont a few months ago

Love Meets Lust
Friday May 9th 2008

The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob
Hamtramck MI

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