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Less Than Jake plays a show at The Royal Oak Music Theatre opening for Goldfinger this Tuesday - MCB's Brett Lawrence will be onsite for some photos!
Less Than Jake
Tuesday July 1st 2008
Royal Oak Music Theatre
318 W. Fourth St.
Downtown Royal Oak
JAM SAMICH
Friday June 27th, 2008
Four Finger Five and Inhail.
There is a limited number of presale tickets available for this show through our website.
Presale tickets are $8 or $10 at the door.
The Crofootwww.thecrofoot.com
1 South Saginaw
Pontiac, MI 48342
All ages show!
$8 in advance or $10 @ the door.
Doors @ 8pm • Music starts @ 9pmz
ONE TICKET HAS BEEN CLAIMED! ONE STILL AVAILABLE!
Second ticket is gone !
Check out these bands if you are heading to Rothbury Festival:
Beth Orton will be back in the US for the 1st time in 2 years playing a few US gigs including an acoustic performance at Rothbury Festival - check her out here
Also check out:
Uncle Boogie Pants: http://www.ourstage.com/fanclub/uncleboogiepants
Sweet Japonic: http://www.ourstage.com/fanclub/sweetjaponic
Adam Ezra Group: http://www.ourstage.com/fanclub/adamezragroup
They all won a slot at Rothbury from http://www.ourstage.com/
Wild At Heart
"In Your Eyes" - best song in a movie (Say Anything, 1989). I have always loved the scene where John Cusack trying to impress the girl, Ione Skye, by playing the song over the old beat box. I got thinking of this movie this weekend after meeting a truly beautiful woman who unfortunately is in a relationship. If my life was a movie, I could pull some stunt like this and win her affection. Yet experience tells me doing this would more likely result in getting arrested (Billy Gets Arrested, 1913) or at least a restraining order.
In the meantime, I have the DWIFF this weekend to keep myself occupied. I went to the opening reception yesterday at the Rec Center during what I thought was a major storm (best weather sequence - Wizard Of Oz, 1939) as I was watching the dust swirl over I-75 and packages of foam blow across like some weird obstacle course.
The reception was nice featuring hor d'erves by Andiamo's Restaurants and chocolate covered strawberries from the melting pot (best chocolate moment - Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, 1971). I took some time to pick on my photographer (best movie about a photographer - Blow Up, 1966) and drink some wine (best movie about wine - Sideways, 2004).
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano gave a little talk about the benefits of the festival here in the Detroit area (best film about Detroit - Robocop, 1987) by creating a positive environment for filmmakers thus hoping to create more jobs in the area for caterers and other jobs that films will bring in like the recent filming of Prayers For Bobby starring Sigourney Weaver here in the area (best Sigourney Weaver film - Alien, 1979).
I got to talk to one resident historian/filmmaker Sharon Sexton about her new documentary "Black Bottom And Paradise Valley: The Forgotten Legend" which looks at some areas in Detroit known for segregation. Black Bottom was an area near Gratiot and Vernor Highway which became a major African-American community until it was demolished in the 1960's and Paradise valley was an entertianment district which contains jazz clubs and night clubs where such luminaries as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Bassie played.
The film will be shown on Friday, June 27th at 9PM so make sure to check out http://www.dwiff.org/ for ticket info and learn something about the exciting past of the Detroit area you may not be familiar with.Of course, there are many other fine films this weekend such as the new Jonathan Winters documentary "Certifiably Jonathan" where he tries to get one of his painting in the Museum Of Modern Art, the family film "Flyboys" which involves two kids who discover a mysterious airplane which they sneak into and come to find out they have foiled a heist and many others. I am looking forward to seeing "Minotauro" where a mother's vision of the future sees one of her sons betray her and "Helldrivers" about a traveling band of stunt drivers.
There are plenty of choices for everyone, so make sure to check out the schedules and support this inaugural film festival.In the meantime, I am heading out to the Buick Open (best golf movie - Caddyshack, 1980) and don't forget you can go to the Stars And Stripes Festival today and see the statue of Dave from the new Eddie Murphy film "Meet Dave" (besy Murphy film - 48 Hours, 1982).
Summer Gets Fresh Party
BY BURN RUBBER (royal oak's killer kicks store)
Friday June 27th 2008
OSLO - 1456 Woodward Ave. Detroit MI 48226
18 to chill // // 21 to spill
$5
visit www.burnrubber.com
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"PERSONS OF INTEREST" - The Agitprop art of BASK and TES ONE
The message is now the medium
Post-pop urban art guerillas, BASK and TES ONE make their first Detroit appearance in over 4 years at ©POP Gallery with a subversive opening reception, Saturday, June 28 at 7PM.
"Persons Of Interest" will showcase both the artist's individual works as well as collaborative installations in which we find Bask and TES ONE producing large, two-man visual mash-ups, combining graffiti, stencil, found items, paint and computer graphics.
Their disparate styles are evident, yet never encroach upon, or obfuscate their final work.The combination of styles, both steeped in the graffiti and urban art aesthetic, amplify and contrast both artists’ strengths, creating a visual dialogue that works on several levels. BASK and TES ONE seem to work almost like a band.
They rock it loud with equal parts passion and technique. Stripped down and built back up again, BASK's childlike icons swim in textured color and provide the rhythm and backbeat, while TES ONE provides contrast, tight craftsmanship and swirling flourishes, like a lead guitarist.
Working alone or in collaboration, theirs is the urban visual equivalent of a kind of proletariat punk rock. BASK (born Ales Bask Hostomsky in Prague in 1978) returned to his adopted American home, St. Petersburg, Florida four years ago after his 3-year stint in Detroit, which garnered him 3 successful exhibitions at ©POP and brought him into regional and national prominence. In Tampa he re-connected with old friend and fellow agitpropist, TES ONE (neé Leon Bedore) whose retro-art nouveau sensibility imbues his urban landscapes and figurative work with a cool craftsmanship that borders on elegant.
Delivering subtle, yet subversive messages in a minimalist palette, TES ONE, like BASK, has his roots in graffiti and urban art, but his use of technology (even his signature is a bastardization of a computer "On Switch" icon) and a solid knowledge of the link between art nouveau, psychedelia and advertising is evident in his tight lines and geometric swaths of low-key color and high-contrast shading. It’s as if Alphonse Mucha or Gustav Klimt came back with an iMac and stencil kit.
While BASK remains obsessed and critical of the mass media's visual manipulation of consumers through advertising and popular entertainment, his Orwellian paranoia has been somewhat supplanted by more personal and individual issues. As he approaches 30, his work seems more influenced by psychological rather than sociological effects of post-modernism and how it relates to a 21st Century American artist. Conversely, as BASK uses discarded technology as his canvases, TES ONE embraces technology in the application of his imagery itself.
In their collaborations, this unique symbiosis works extremely well, as evidenced in their co-installation applied literally onto the Tampa Municipal Art Museum in 2007.
or in this article on their contribution to San Francisco's Hotel Des Arts http://www.sfhoteldesarts.com/pr408.php
Successful co-exhibits in Dallas, Monterey, Seattle and Atlanta over the last two years have brought well-deserved national attention to both of these former self-professed art-vandals .
“Persons Of Interest” runs through mid-August at ©POP
http://www.tesone.net/hi-res_images/
©POP Gallery
4160 Woodward
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 833-9901
www.cpop.com
http://www.myspace.com/cpopgallery
If Langhorne Slim was a Cage Fighter he'd enter the ring with Rage Against the Machine playing, "That would be intimidating".
I am a firm believer that a live show is the best introduction to a band and Larnghorne Slim and the War Eagles underline that thought. I was fortunate enough to see Langhorne Slim perform at the Crofooot in Pontiac last Friday in the Pike room. In the main stage there was a NAASF fight going on (if you haven't been to one it's basically a cage fight where it's not enough to pin a man you need to keep punching him in the head ???) and I have to admit most of our interview time was spent watching these fights and wondering why would a person do that?
Do a google search for Langhorne Slim and you will quickly realize you are dealing with someone who is poetic, passionate and gives one hell of a performance. The Pike room was packed with longtime fans from Bonnaroo and beyond with most of the crowd singing along and cheering.
The energy from the band and the crowed was great with Langhorne Slim playing three encore songs and me still not wanting it to end. When I asked Langhorne Slim what keeps him going he replied "Someone got mad at me once long ago and said I would always be an opening act. That stays with you".
I suggest you go see them play now at a small venue while you can still shake hands and have your picture taken with the band. Soon, very soon they will be selling out stadiums.
Oh and what does Langhorne Slim think of the music scene in Detroit?
"It's very good".
-- Amy Palomar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/picturepal/
Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Schedule Released
Spotlights shine on Detroit and Windsor
The Detroit Windsor International Film Festival takes place from June 26–29.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Movie Screenings and Synopsis also attached for Detroit, Windsor, Cineflow Tech Fair and Children’s Festival
The Michigan Film Office is pleased to sponsor a wine and cheese reception for the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival. Thursday June 26th from 5:30 to 7:30, atop the Beaubian East Garage at the Renaissance Center from 5:30 to 7:30. Emory King, former chairman of the Michigan Film Advisory Council, Robert Ficano, County Executive of Wayne County, Janet Lockwood, Michigan Film Office. John Kelly, director of the Festival, will speak. Tickets $20
Detroit Institute of the Arts Unbeatable Harold premiere at the Detroit Institute of the Arts, starring Michigan native Gordon Michaels, Golden Globe Winner Dylan McDermott and veteran actor Henry Winkler, on June 26th at 7:30 pm hosted by J. Lauri Filmworks. The world premiere of Unbeatable Harold and VIP after-party are open to the public. Premiere Tickets $12.50, VIP Reception $100
Detroit Public Library host the children’s portion of the Film Festival on Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm in the Friends Auditorium. East Lansing Children’s Film Festival provided the programming designed to share with children the diversity of independent cinema. The children’s portion is free to the public, please register at DWIFF.org
Wayne State University, College of Creative Studies screenings are being held on Friday and Saturday nights at 7 and 9 pm.
University of Windsor screenings will be Saturday, June 28th at 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm, and 7 pm
Oullette Park and the Windsor International Film Festival will host a riverside screening on Saturday June 28th beginning at 9:30 pm
Detroit Institute of Arts screenings will be on Saturday, June 28th at 7pm and 9:30 pm.
Scarab Club screening will be only on Friday, June 27th at 7 pm
Final Submissions from the 48 film challenge will be screened at College of Creative Studies on Sunday, June 29th starting at 4pm.
Tickets for all screenings are $8 general admission and $6 student or senior unless otherwise noted
The Cineflow Techfair will be held at College for Creative Studies on Friday, 27th and Saturday, 28th in the Ford Hall. workshops and presentations of film technologies and practices from 10 am to 6 pm
The Festival culminates with the awards ceremony at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Sunday, June 29th beginning at 5 pm in the Kresge Hall for wine and hors d'eurves to recognize the winners of the festival. Tickets are available DWIFF.org for $50 per person.
The Inaugural Year of the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival starting on Thursday June 26th is packed with activities and movies for everyone from 1 to 100
Still pics on the way!
NXNE 2008: MUSIC FANS UNITE IN CANADA
by Sue Static
For the past fourteen years, the second week of June has seen music industry biz kids; aspiring bands and music fans make their yearly trek to Toronto for the North by Northeast Music & Film Festival and Conference. Canada’s answer to Austin’s venerable South by Southwest, NXNE also provides a music conference with music showcases and networking parties and an indie film festival. The festival has become a great place to check out new artists and films and also learn something in the process.
This year's festival was the best one yet and drew a record number of attendees and bands. I’ve been attending the festival since the second year of its existence and it has become an annual destination of mine. The showcases feature indie and veteran bands from across Canada, select cities in the U.S. and from around the globe. At NXNE one can see up and coming bands from around the world including Japan, London and Australia all in one weekend! This year even went beyond featuring bands from Israel and India! All styles of music from rock, punk, metal, rockabilly, worldbeat, electronic to singer-songwriters are represented at showcases around town. Detroit was represented this year by one of our top electronic artists; CARJACK; the hip hop posse the Platinum Pied Pipers, and Ann Arbor hip hop master Yoshi all showcased at the festival.
This year’s theme was “Music Takes Over” and featured the usual music industry conferences during the day with seminars on various topics such as management, touring, selling your music online and record deals along with a Demo Derby, where bands submit their demos for music industry critique. While most of the panelists are from the Canadian music industry and the topics have a definite Canadian music angle, there is still a lot of information that U.S. bands can find interesting and useful. The majority of the information is geared toward newbies in the business, but with all the new technology out there and the ever changing musical climate, even veterans of the business can take home an idea or two or be reaffirmed that they are on the right path.
Promotion is another good aspect of NXNE and business cards, flyers, magazines and demo CDs are tossed about the conference site hoping to get read and heard.
The happening outdoor festivities this year were centered at the NXNE Indie Music Market, an outdoor stage and marketplace in Downtown's Yonge-Dundas Square for bands to sell their merchandise outside of the festival. It featured live performances from many bands throughout the day and evening hours. New additions to the festival this year was outdoor stages located throughout the city and outside of town at the Pearson Airport where many bands played throughout the weekend.
One recurring highlight of the festival is the celebrity interviews. In previous years, guest interviews have included music icons such as John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and PIL fame and David Johansen from the New York Dolls. This year was no exception, with not one but four music icons taking the hot seat. These interviews featured electronic music pioneer- Thomas Dolby, The Stranglers’ frontman Hugh Cornwall, who also performed a musical set and screened his film “Blueprint” at the film festival. The Hip Hop scene was also represented by the legendary spinmaster Fab Five Freddy and Sheek Louch. The keynote speaker this year was longtime BBC broadcaster Bob Harris.
With so much music-related stuff to see and hear, there is never enough time to attend the film festival portion of the event that runs concurrent to the seminars and showcases. This year featured rock documentaries, indie music films and videos at downtown theaters. The films are as varied as the music program is and also gives much needed exposure to the filmmakers. The many various films this year included: “Global Metal”, a documentary on the metal scene around the world; “Agile, Mobile, Hostile”, a film about the notorious Andre Williams; and “Rolling Like A Stone”, a film of a party the Rolling Stones attended and probably don’t remember back in 1965 in Sweden.
Naturally, the main attraction of the festival is the musical performances and the many venues that hosted showcases over the weekend. Toronto is an ideal city for club hopping with its safe and reliable mass transit system - you can cab, subway, trolley or better yet, walk to many of the clubs. Some of the clubs are side-by-side or within a block of each other so you hardly ever miss the start of a show. The good news is almost all the sets start on time, the bad news is that the small venues are sometimes so packed you can’t get in, but rather than wasting time standing in line, you can find more music a short walk away. This year the showcases were extended at most clubs until 4 a.m.!
After attending so many years, I've got showcasing down to a science: You pick your target bands based on the guide's description, recommendations or familiarity - or in some instances, if they have a cool band name - and area of clubs and schedule each time slot. If you find a band isn’t worthy of staying, you just go on to the next nearby club because you just may stumble into something special.
Thursday night turned out to be the most happening night this year, starting off at the Big Bop music complex which houses three clubs in one; the Kathedral/Reverb/Holy Joes. While the metalheads lined up outside the Kathedral this night, I chose to go upstairs to Reverb where U.K. popstars Mad Staring Eyes had the crowd moving with their “mysterious” pop tunes. Their bandaged faces were reminiscent of the 70s’ Canadian punk legend Nash the Slash, but their sound was new wave pop rock. Holy Joe’s, the intimate room upstairs showcased STAND, a pleasant folk rock act from Dublin, Ireland. Back down to Reverb, the band Monotonix from Tel Aviv, Israel were raising quite a ruckus as they set up off the stage in the middle of the dance floor and preceded to drag audience members into their spectacle to be part of the show.
Over at the legendary Toronto venue El Mocambo, Kids in the Hall star Dave Foley introduced the Canadian band the New Odds (formerly the Odds of "It Falls Apart" semi-fame) from Vancouver. Meanwhile, upstairs, The Vestaloynes from Toronto were definite crowd pleasers with their refreshing sense of humor and marching band uniform style, playing music that sounded like a cross between The Animals and The Hives. We headed down the street to The Silver Dollar for the buzz band of the festival, Semi-Precious Weapons; these NY glam rockers put on a fine rock n’ roll spectacle. Finally, we stuck around for Toronto’s own hard rock act, Diemonds, who failed to capture our attention after witnessing the Weapons explosive set.
Friday night was hindered by some bad weather with on-again-off-again thunderstorms that made it rough for club-hopping. In this case, the Big Bop complex was the best bet for seeing as many bands in one place without having to go outside. Unfortunately, the weather made it unbearably hot to stay at Holy Joe’s. Caught the end of the set by Beth In Battle Mode from GET CITY before Detroit’s own Carjack hit the stage. Carjack's electronic robo-rock and outrageous antics had this eclectic artist not only taking over the stage but the entire room! At first the audience didn’t know what to expect but their curiosity overtook them and Lo-Fi Bri kept them captivated the entire set. The only thing missing from this performance were his robots that were left at home for border crossing reasons. Carjack definitely showed them a taste of what Detroit electro-rock is all about. Returning to down to the Silver Dollar for a late night set by The Hoa Hoa’s from Toronto and caught the tail end of hard rockers Bionic’s set at the El Mo before calling it a night.
On Saturday night, took a break from the musical activities to indulge in something completely different. NXNE was offering extras this year to festival goers. One of these extras was free entry into the musical “Evil Dead: The Musical.” Being a fan of the film and musicals made this a must see and it was quite an enjoyable excursion. Highly recommended for fans of the movie if you get a chance to see it - GO!
Back to the music action later that night with a showcase of Australian bands at the Rancho Relaxo that gave you a sample of the rockin’ world down under. Finally we ended the night with what we could see of the band called KAKKMADDAFAKKA from Norway that was rocking the packed house upstairs at Sneaky Dees. The streets were jumping with festival goers late into the night on Saturday with everyone trying to catch every last drop of NXNE. Caught the last TBA band at Silver Dollar who we didn’t get a name but it didn’t really matter as around that time we wouldn’t have remembered anyway!
While there are more music conferences and festivals than ever around the country and many feature the same program of music seminars and showcases, NXNE stands out among them. I’ve been to many of the others over the years, but this is the one that I keep eagerly going back to year-after-year knowing that odds are something exceptional may be discovered. If you are interested in taking a cool trip to a nice city, having a good time, seeing some cool music, doing some networking and perhaps learning a thing or two about the music business, then you should definitely check it out. If you are in a band or a rabid music fan, consider taking a trip to Canada for next year’s NXNE which is June 11-14, 2009. Music submission deadline is January 31, 2009 and registrations, which include all of the festivities, are taken until the festival begins. Showcase only wristbands are also available to purchase at locations throughout the weekend.
Check it out at www.NXNE.com
Raise a pint to Glasgow Joe Tinney who will be playing tonight for your listening pleasure at Gusoline Alley in Royal Oak
7pm -donations only
CHEERS Joe!
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BREAST FEST III
Saturday June 28th 2008
The Belmont
10215 Jos Campau
Hamtramck, Michigan 48201
"Join us this Saturday at The Belmont Bar, Hamtramck for 'Breast Fest III'
Benefit for the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Featuring:
Los Minstrels Del Diablo
HafLife
Jesus and The Devil
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Only $5 cover
ages 21+
A collaborative project shot on location in the D with myself, photographer Ken Hornak, and a group of amazing dancers from Michigan Dance Project
www.michigandanceproject.org
The Michigan Dance Project (MDP), a non-profit contemporary dance company founded in 2006 by Kathy King, is committed to strengthening the dance community throughout Michigan. The purpose of MDP is to provide a professional atmosphere for dancers to experience artistic growth in performance, choreography and technique and to offer Michigan dancers greater career opportunities. By offering regular rehearsals, frequent master classes and unique performances, MDP is creating excitement about professional dance within our community."
Photos from MCB's George Petersmarck
Mixo Presents "Beats 2 Rhymez"
Wednesday, June 25th 2008
PJ'S LAGER HOUSE
1254 Michigan Ave
Corktown, Detroit
313.961.4668
9pm
FREE 21+
$6 for 18-20
"Mixo of Rhyme Asylum is what the world of hiphop is missing. This live and entertaining individual is ready and able to usher in a new era of hiphop music. Mixo was born and raised in Detroit and has come up through the local trenches of underground hiphop. He has competed in countless freestyle competitions and remains undefeated to this day by looking back to the time when lyrics, not the hook, were the key to a hit song. Mixo will be hosting this "Beats 2 Rhymez" the last Wednesday of every month this summer at the Lager House."
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The 1st Annual Detroit Windsor International Film Festival
Visit http://www.dwiff.org/ for a complete listing of the film screenings.
MCB's pick for Best of Festival:
Sometimes in Life
Friday June 27th, 7:00 pm
The Scarab Club
217 Farnsworth Detroit, MI 48202
Sometimes in Life - Directed by Anthony Vallone - Feature Film, 84 Minutes
Featuring music from two-time Grammy winner Ozomatli, Modest Mouse, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Amp Fiddler, Jamie McCarthy, Cetan Clawson and more
“Sometimes in Life” is the story of an unlikely friendship between Jill and Rob. Jill finds herself torn between focusing on her budding fashion career and feeling insecure about her relationship with her flirtatious girlfriend. Rob, a 30-something who’s not-so-cultured, just lost his father and he finds himself doing some soul searching on his slacker lifestyle. When these two unexpectedly meet and form an unlikely friendship, they realize that they’ve both lost their way. But can they help each other get back on track or just further off course?
This is a Detroit Windsor International Film Festival premiere.
Tickets to the premiere are $15 and include a pre-screening director’s reception and networking party beginning at 7 pm, an art exhibit from J B H Mareydt, complimentary beer and wine, and complimentary appetizers from Union Street.
21 and over.
Snakeout played an opening set for Speedball over at Small's Bar
Photos-Paul Hitz / Video-KR
see more of Snakeout at Theatre Bizarre and rare dates at Small's in the future
September 5th for sure
www.myspace.com/snakeout
MCB's Ross Sandelius was down to catch the JSB Squad The Alignment and Emily Rose last night and snagged some shots while the band bought his beer! - Thanks guys!
thanks to Amy Palomar for the great shots
www.flickr.com/picturepal
check these guys out if you have a chance tonight
One of our roaming photographers (Ross) will be heading over there for sure so check back over the weekend for some great photos of detroit's newest band
the band asked us to offer up a couple copies of the new records
all you have to do is ask for it with an email wishing us a great weekend!
2 copies available - cheers!
'FUNY AS HELL' @ 210 Campbell, Suite: D, Rochester MI
Doors / 8:30p…Performance / 9p2 Performances Only!!
June 20th (Fri.) & 21st (Sat.)
Limited Seating
Minimum Donation $10 !!!
ADULT MATERIAL!!!
A baptism under fire"A love for the absurd, SATORI CIRCUS is a singularly uncanny theatre-going experience that's a little bit Performance Art and a little bit Rock Opera." - Metro Times
SATORI_CIRCUS@YAHOO.COM
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SATORI_CIRCUS
GRINDHOUSE DOUBLE FEATURE
The usual specs:
06/21/2008
10:00 PM
The Stone House
19803 Ralston St.
Detroit, Michigan 48203
FREE!
http://myspace.com/amayonnaisegraveyard
Big thanks to Ali for putting on a great show and the interview - MCB
MCB just a new batch of cool stickers from our good ol' pals at Label Network
These guys kick out the jams man when it comes to all that kind of sticky stuff you need for the shows...make sure to check them out and mention MCB for a healthy 0% discount.
ANBERLIN'S NEW SURRENDER OUT 9/30
EXCLUSIVE USB PRE-ORDER WRISTBANDS AVAILABLE ON WARPED TOUR DATES
Anberlin are back with New Surrender, their new album, scheduled to release September 30th on Universal Republic. After working for years exclusively with longtime producer/friend Aaron Sprinkle this time around the band decided to enlist legendary producer Neal Avron (Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, New Found Glory) to capture their sound.
Although the album won't be available until the end of September, Anberlin can be found all summer long on the main stage of this year's Vans Warped Tour, where they will be showcasing some of the new material. Available exclusively on the tour - a USB wristband that will be used as an exclusive pre-order for their Universal Republic debut.
The retail price on tour will be $15.00 and it will bring fans 4 exclusive tracks containing remixes and alternate versions of material from both old & new albums. The content includes “Breaking (Alternate Acoustic Remix)," "Hello Alone (Remix)," "Unwinding Cable Car (Remix)” and “Feel Good Drag (Remix).”
Anberlin will also send out surprise content to fans who buy the wristband via email once they register online after purchase. The wristband will also contain a link in which the purchaser can redeem a unique pin number that will enable fans to enter their email address and receive a full album download of New Surrender on street date.
ANBERLIN on WARPED TOUR
June 20 - Pomona, CA - Fairplex
June 21 - San Francisco, CA - Pier 30/32
June 22 - Ventura, CA - Seaside Park
June 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
June 26 - Las Cruces, NM - New Mexico State University
June 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fairpark
June 29 - Denver, CO - Invesco Field at Mile High
July 1 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 2 - Bonner Springs, KS - Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
July 3 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Centre
July 5 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 6 - Houston, TX - The Showgrounds
July 9 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
July 10 - Orlando, FL - Central Florida Fairgrounds
July 11 - St. Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Park
July 12 - Miami, FL - Bicentennial Park
July 13 - Elkton, FL - St. John’s County Fairgrounds
July 14 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 15 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 16 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 17 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
July 18 - Detroit, MI - Comercia Park
July 19 - Toronto, ON - Downsview Park
July 20 - Montreal QC - Parc Jean Drapeau
July 23 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
July 24 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 25 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
July 26 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
July 27 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
July 28 - Englishtown, NJ - Raceway Park
July 29 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 30 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
July 31 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 1 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
August 2 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 3 - Shakopee, MN - Canterbury Park
August 5 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
August 6 - Calgary, AB - Race City Speedway
August 8 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center
August 9 - Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
August 10 - Saint Helens, OR - Columbia Meadows
August 13 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
August 14 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 15 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 16 - Maryville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 17 - Carson, CA - The Home Depot Center***
For more ANBERLIN, please visit:
http://www.anberlin.com/
http://mailsend.vectorcomp.com/t/1/l/qdrkh/itirhyii/www.myspace.com/anberlin
As we mentioned below Bill Hetelkut will be adding some "blog" to this anti-blog with not only his interviews/reviews but a weekly column called Wild at Heart....enjoy!
This guy gets in with EVERYONE for interviews and scores (with the ladies as well)
Todays entry will give you an idea of the man behind the words. - Enough said.
MCB Management
Wild At Heart - Thursday June 19th 2008
Cyndi Lauper! OK, since I figured this was my first blog on this site, I thought I would start off by putting forth my favorite performer. Most people reading this will think I am crazy for saying that, but who cares. I remember back to 1983 when my radio alarm clock went off and I heard “Girls Just want To Have Fun” for the first time.
I had never heard a song that excited me so much (at the time, I was still into KISS, Blondie and Sha-Na-Na and just started watching Solid Gold with acts like Styx and Laura Branigan). Anyway, I loved her multi-octave voice which could belt out danceable songs or show true beauty with ballads like “All Through The Night”.
I loved that she got involved in wrestling which was my favorite sport at the time. What really impressed me was a lot of people were worried that she would lose fans because of that connection, but she didn’t care. She did it because she liked it and knew her true fans would support her. It was the fly-by-night fans which would fall by the wayside. That carried on later when she ditched her big label and went independent.
This was not a woman to be trifled with and she marched to her own drummer. She just released her newest album “Bring Ya To The Brink” (her third in the past 3 years) which is a little more dance oriented than I would like but is a big hit in Japan where Cyndi is one of the few American megastars over there (they seem to get what she is all about).
Recently, she was at Pine Knob for the 2nd annual True Colors Tour which featured the B-52’s, Tegan And Sara, Rosie O’Donnell, the White Tie Affair and the Cliks. The tour promotes tolerance which we can definitely use in today’s world. Most of the acts on tour with her are know for being openly gay or bi-sexual, Cyndi is actually straight though her sister is openly gay and a big role model to Cyndi. This and a chance meeting of Matthew Sheppard’s mom (a gay man brutally killed by ignorant idiots) ignited the sparks that got Cyndi involved in these bigger issues and I really applaud her commitment. Not many musical stars would put themselves in front of an issue like this (she also signs at numerous Gay Pride events) and have the guts to pull it off so well.
Enough about Cyndi for now but I will say I will someday get that interview with her.
Oh yeah, the Cliks (http://www.thecliks.com)are/ a really cool rocking band from Toronto that you should check out and have been on the True Colors tour the past two years and also toured with the Cult. Don’t let the fact that Lucas used to be a woman freak you out as to not give this deserving band a chance.
My pet peeve for the week comes from the fact that I do a radio show 8-10AM on WXOU 88.3FM (http://www.wxou.org/) and we cover a lot of shows in the area or do ticket giveaways. It bugs me that we could get a table for Peter Murphy or the Detour Festival but 93.9
The River did. Now I will listen to them occasionally and I am good friends with half of their street teamers, but when was the last time they ever played a Peter Murphy or Bauhaus song? Besides Sloan, have they played any of the bands on Detour (I have played about 16 of them)? Sure, put the River at Jack Johnson or Dave Matthews, but local college stations should be able to get tables at the alternative rock shows since we play the music and commercial radio doesn’t.
What would happen if I called the River and asked for music by local artists Serenity Court or Friendly Foes? Probably, “we’re sorry, we don’t play them, would you like to make another request”. I played them both on my last show. Local music rocks! I don’t care that they are at these shows, but I hope that college stations can also get in on the opportunities.
Speaking of Detour, I really enjoyed the Saturday show at the CAID and the later shows at the Majestic complex. I caught 22 of the 26 acts and with 2 exceptions, really enjoyed them all. The bands that I really enjoyed were the Silent Years, Serenity Court, Great Lakes Myth Society (my favorite local band), Golden Dogs, Nice Device and F*ke Blood.
The more I go to festivals and shows like this, the more I realize how rich the local music scene is and should be enjoyed. I hope there is a Detour II.
A brief observation: it is really cool to be watching a night show at Pine Knob, such as Stevie Nicks, and see lighting strikes in the distance. I’m just glad they stayed in the distance and allowed for a good show.Looking forward to the River Days festival this weekend!
Some of my local music recommendations include on Friday = Nadir-Distorted Soul (one of the hottest local bands), Broadzilla (the great female hard rock band) & the Robin Horlock Band (good pop/rock sound) and Saturday = Loba Aku (a wonderful local jazz musician who has graced my show twice).
Of the bigger acts, make sure to check out the Verve Pipe who are from Michigan and one of the great alternative bands out there.
Don’t forget there will also be the tall ships which are always cool to see.
Also, don’t forget about the 13th Annual Arab International Festival in Dearborn for an opportunity to get a truly cultural experience. I went last year and had a great time.Starting next week this should be coming out on Mondays, enjoy your weekend.
Ryan Cabrera
Thursday June 19th 2008
Crofoot Pontiac
1 Saginaw St.
Pontiac MI
MCB's newest contributor, Bill Ketelhut will be onsite to interview Ryan and provide us with a review of the show - Look for a weekly column from Bill starting next week and check him out on Oakland University's College Radio Station 88.3FM WXOU
Interprative Dance Competition @ 555 Gallery Detroit
with LiveMusic from The Scorpions - Vampire Squid- Louisville,KY
EXHIBIT:
6/21-27/08
Hair-Loss Chronicles- Mary Laredo Herbeck
Reception : Sat 6/21, 7- 9:30pm 7/12/08
555 Gallery
4884 Grand River Ave ·
PO Box 8173 ·
Detroit, Michigan 48208 ·
(313) 894-4202
Thur & Fri 6pm - 8pm.
Saturday 12-6:00 pm.
Alley Cat Detroit
Detroit Spokespeople presents:
Pedal Pushin'
Saturday June 21st 2008 (rain date: June22)
Registration starts at 9am, the group will depart at 10am sharp.
There will be a waiver that must be signed.
The race will begin at Wheel House Detroit located on the river walk at the carousel (in back of the Renaissance center) and parking will be available.
Bike rentals will be available from Wheel House Detroit, the all new bike shop that also offers complete bike repair, basic tune-ups and wheel truing, etc.
If you need any work done or parts for your bike
call Wheel House Detroit @ (313) 656-2453
ALSO NEXT WEEK:
Wednesday June 25th - 8:00pm
Race Starts @ Hart Plaza
7:30 is a good time so you can get signed in and all that good stuff
RACE ON!
MCB stopped in at MOCAD to see New Detroit Music as part of the 8 Days in June Festival - this was our 4th stop of the night - we then moved on to The Old Miami as part of our "Mixing of Cultures" series (5 yr study) to check out 3 punks bands shred the night away ....here is one of the bands called Empty Arms from Flint
MCB was invited to the launch party for detroit's newest PR company
On The Rocks Detroit
Check them out if you need a real boost in your exposure - these girls rock!
Big thanks to MCB's Amy Palomar for the great shots
Fiberglass Freakout
Saturday June 21st 2008
Bohemian National Home
3009 Tillman
Detroit MI
show of the month!
Precisely at 8pm, Tom Allen greeted the anxious crowd at the Music Box in the Max M. Fisher Music Center to start Day 3 of live performances at the 8 Days In June Music Festival in Detroit. 'Day 3 - The Technological Mind' included pieces and explanations from Tod Machover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tod_Machover about his amazing software called Hyperscore by Harmony Line Music that allows users to create classical music arrangements on a PC after only 3-4 minutes of training.
Tod is currently the Professor of Music and Media at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge and had The Flux Quartet perform several of these works as the audience enjoyed and followed along on the projected computer screen above. The rest of the evening included more computer generated works, modern player pianos and other ways technology is being embraced by this edge of classical music.
Performances by:
FLUX Quartet • Michael Chertock, pianoTOD MACHOVER Flora / Hyperscore SelectionsTOD MACHOVER Another Life / Jeux DeuxDAVID COPE Experiments in Musical IntelligenceNANCARROW
Music for Player Piano
Sponsored by: Hyperscore
If you haven't made it down there yet, don't miss days 5-8 !
http://www.8daysinjune.com/8days.htm
www.paulhitzphotography.com
www.flickr.com/paulhitz
The Bang!
Saturday Jun 21st 2008 - 9:30 PM
Blind Pig
208 S. First St
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Go get in shape overnight with The Bang - Lose 10lbs in 24hrs - lab tested!
FREE CD to the 1st lucky reader - motorcityblog (a) earthlink . net
Less Than Jake will be playing the Royal Oak Music Theatre on July 1st 2008 and MCB's Brett Lawrence will be there to interview the band and snap some killer shots as well.
Check out the rest of the bands websites below and look back here for a set of tickets next week.
Official Website
LTJ on Myspace
LTJ on Facebook
We promote all kinds of different music and events here at MCB I mean where else are you going to find a post for Graveside Manner Detroit Physcobilly next to a post for The Detroit Symphony Orchestra 8 Days in June Festival??
The DSO is inviting everyone who reads this post to come down for The 8 Days in June Festival FOR FREE -thats right...-FOR FREE!!! here is the scoop...
“Call the DSO Box Office at 313.576.5111 and mention ‘8 Great Days’ to get your free ticket to a Detroit Symphony Orchestra 8 Days in June concert on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or closing night Saturday. Fun and Casual. Get more information at www.8DaysInJune.com .”
Graveside Manner
Friday June 20th 2008
2500 Club
Park/Henry off Woodward/Cass
Detroit MI
Check out true detroit physcobilly for only $4
Have you ever had one of those days where you just felt like everything was going the wrong and nothing was jiving for you and it was driving you crazy!?!?!?
That's when you need one of these bad boys - A GET OUT OF HELL FREE CARD!
When you tune into www.MOTORBILLY.com its just like that and even better!
(unless you traded your card for beer earlier in the evening)
Check out DJ Del Villareal every Wednesday night live as he kicks only the coolest of 50's style rockabilly tunes just for you!
MOTORBILLY RADIO is the NUMBER ONE Rockabilly Station on Live365!
MOTORBILLY is 100 Percent Grade A 1950's styled ROCK N' ROLL boppin' HILLBILLY BOOGIE jivin' WESTERN SWING & killer-no-filler ROCK-A-BILLY!
Send the Requests to Del himself right here
DJ Del is heading over to the UK next week for the 11th ANNUAL ROCKABILLY RAVE
Pontins Holiday Camp, Camber Sands, Sussex, UK on June 21st - 25th, 2007
Make sure to check it out!
free copy of this killer disc - GONE
Also, check out this awesome little video.
1. “Cry Me A River” (Truth & Soul Remix) - Dinah Washington
2. “Gimmie Some” (Mike Mangini Remix) - Nina Simone
3. “There Was A Time” (Kenny Dope Remix) - James Brown
4. “California Soul” (Diplo) - Marlena Shaw
5. “Take Care Of Business” (Pilooski Edit) - Nina Simone
6. “Bim Bom” (Psapp Remix) - Astrud Gilberto
7. “Tenderly” (Mocky Remix) - Anita O’ Day
8. “Tea For Two” (Chris Shaw Remix) - Sarah Vaughan
9. “Dilo Como Yo” (Antibalas Remix) - Patato & Totico
10. “Evil Ways” (Karriem Riggins Remix) – Willie Bobo
11. “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (9th Wonder Remix) – Roy Ayers
12. “I Get A Kick Out Of You” (Cinematic Orchestra) – Ella Fitzgerald
MCB will be onsite for a video interviews/photos/show footage
we already gave away freebies for this show way back in the day
if you missed em - you werent reading the anti-blog
Peter Murphy on The Retrospective Tour
Wednesday June 18th 2008
Royal Oak Music Theatre
4th St/Washington
Royal Oak MI
wsg/ ALI ESKANDARIAN
MCB has a free pair of tickets to the show this friday for Langhorne Slim
LAUNCH OF ROAD RASH!:
Small's Bike-and-Classic-Car-Night!
After missing their show a few times we happened to notice I,Crime was playing at The Trumbullplex Theatre on Friday and we skated from the DSO to check them out in between the other planned stops for the night - we caught them for a quickie interview but they played a little later than we could bear....
Check them out at http://www.icrime.us/ and look for the new record soon!
8 Days in June Festival 2008 @ The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Visit http://www.detroitsymphony.com/ for tickets to the festival all week
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.
Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though on June 14, 1937, Michigan became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday.
MCB was on the prowl last night and we have tons of great footage on the way
Look for video/photos from the following:
Opening Night at The Detroit Symphony Orchestra 8 Days Festival
(VIP Pre-Party and they actually let us into the hall to shoot)
Interview with I,Crime @ Trumbullplex Theatre
ShaDiamondLaFreedom(??) @ PJ's Lager House
New Detroit Music @ MOCAD
Flag Day @ Old Miami w/ SHE - Empty Arms - Anti-Social Degenerates
MCB's Paul Hitz detoured his way over to see The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre on Thursday night over at PJ's Lager House and snapped some great shots and wrote one of his 10 second reviews
PH Ten Second Review
After 'Lance Romance & Fedreal Rooster' and 'Lord of the Yum Yum' warmed up the crowd at PJ's Lager House, 'The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre' lit up the stage with a grimy collection of garage rock and electronic beats that shook the tables. check out their myspace page for 2 CD release parties in July and a giveaway here on MOTORCITYBLOG
http://www.paulhitzphotography.com/
www.flickr.com/paulhitz
Artist Reception with Roman Serra and Jordan Brun
6:00pm to 9:30pm
The Bean and Bytes Cyber Cafe
4200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit Michigan
OVERHEADSPACE
Friday June 13th 2008
The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob
Hamtown MI
MCB sat down with Donita Sparks to talk about the new band/record/tour and CASH Music
More killer photos from MCB's Amy Palomar
www.flickr.com/picturepal
NADIA ALI (from iiO)
Saturday June 14th 2008
The Crofoot
1 Saginaw
Pontiac MI
Tickets herehttp://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=263497
In two weeks each June, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival presents nearly 20 concerts in southeastern Michigan. Many of these performances occur in the venues of the Festival’s sponsors - St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church, Temple Beth El, and Kirk in the Hills.
Additional concert locations have included the Detroit Institute of Arts, Kerrytown Concert House (Ann Arbor), Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church and St. Thomas Aquinas Church in East Lansing.
A special highlight was a performance at the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. Pianist James Tocco has been Artistic Director of the Festival since its inception.
A native Detroiter, Mr. Tocco has brought a rotating contingent of world-class musicians to the Festival, creating an event of national significance.
The list of performers reads like a long “Who’s who” in chamber music, including Ruth Laredo, Andrés and Roberto Díaz, Peter Oundjian, Paul Katz, Joseph Silverstein, Miriam Fried, Gilbert Kalish, Philip Setzer, Jonathan Biss, David Finckel, St. Lawrence Quartet, Peter Wiley, Elements Quartet, Miró Quartet, Wu Han, Fred Sherry, Ida and Ani Kavafian, and a host of additional musicians.
A composer-in-residence program, instituted in 1997, has brought John Corigliano, Joan Tower, Ned Rorem, William Bolcom, John Harbison, and Paul Schoenfield to the Festival.
In 2006, the Festival presented music from a group of well-known 21st century composers with Michael Daugherty, Gao Ping, Gabriela Frank, and Paul Schoenfield each attending performances of their work.
For 2007, composer Leon Kirchner (age 87) participated. Corigliano, Tower, Bolcom and Harbison will return in 2008 as past composers-in-residence celebrating their 70th birthdays.
MCB's Amy Palomar was out at The Arab American National Museum for a the Concert of Colors Pre-Party - We could list the line-up that but just visit them here to check it out
It was also the opening for the photo exhibit from past CoC's with a first-of-its-kind multimedia exhibition that conjures up all the historic action and energy of the event itself, featuring images by longtime festival photographers Bruce Harkness and Rebecca Cook.
If you get a chance go check it out!
Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org/
Donita Sparks + The Stellar Moments
Wednesday June 11th 2008
Magic Stick
Woodward Ave.
DEtroit MI
MCB is talking with Donita Sparks tonight before the show - make sure to check back for the video interview tomorrow -
Great interview / photos and show footage on the way soon
If you missed the show it was pretty good - wait "pretty fuckin' good" as someone once said
sneaky freebies: 1st emailer to notice this gets a t-shirt and CD from the show thanks to Donita herself... motorcityblog @ earthlink . net
Fashion Freakout
1353 Division
Eastern Market
New Detroit MI
9pm - FREE
What better day to see SHE - Detroit's own MISFITS cover band than on Friday 13th??
Check them out this Friday night along a Empty Arms and Anti-Social Degenerates
SHE (MISIFITs Cover Band)
Friday June 13th 2008
The Old Miami
3930 Cass Ave
Detroit MI
Tired of the same old bands playing the same old venues and seeing the same old people???
Check out the Singer Songwriter Showcase from Static Records this weekend!!
Featured artists this weekend are as follows:
13-SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE WEEKEND! - 9pm
J.GRAVES
SINCERELY RED
COURTNEY ROBB
CHRIS EMMERSON
MICK STERNER
14-SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE WEEKEND! - 9pm
SHANNON THERESE MASON
JENNIE KNAGGS
BEN MARSHALL
ANDY JOHN
ROBIN PARRENT
313.jac! UPSTAIRS AT JACOBY’S
624 BRUSH IN BRICKTOWN • 313-962-7067
(AROUND THE CORNER FROM ST.ANDREWS HALL)
FREE street parking or @ casino garage with validation
21 & over welcome • 10 p.m. doors • $5 cover unless noted
Black Diamond Heavies
Sunday June 15th
The Belmont Bar
also - Rachel and Junk
Wally Jaczkowski and the Consequences of His Stupid Actions
Show starts at 9pm
Monday6/9/2008
Idol YouthTeen Semifinals
Eastpointe Manor24611 Gratiot
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday 6/10/2008
Cloverleaf Car Show& VIP Party
Cloverleaf Restaurant24443 Gratiot
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday6/11/2008
Big Boy Cruise-InCar Show
Big Boy Restaurant22765 Gratiot
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday6/12/2008
Villa Restaurant Car Show
Villa Restaurant21311 Gratiot
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday6/13/2008
Colonial Dodge Car Show
Colonial Dodge24211 Gratiot
4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday6/13/2008
Blues N' Cruise
Merollis Chevrolet21901 Gratiot
See flyer
Saturday6/14/2008
Blues N' Cruise
Merollis Chevrolet21901 Gratiot
See flyer
Saturday6/14/2008
CRUISIN' GRATIOT
Gratiot Avenue8 Mile to 10 Mile
8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday6/14/2008
Cruisin' Gratiot IdolFINAL ROUND
Colonial Dodge24211 Gratiot
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday6/14/2008
First State BankCar Show
First State Bank16100 Nine Mile Rd.
Noon - 8:00 PM
Saturday6/14/2008
Colonial Dodge Car Show
Colonial Dodge24211 Gratiot
9:00 AM
Saturday6/14/2008
Prayer Service
Colonial Dodge24211 Gratiot
11:00 AM
Saturday6/14/2008
Cruisin' Gratiot Parade
Starting atWilson/Gratiot
1:00 PM
The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre
Thursday June 12th 2008
PJ's Lager House
Michigan Ave.
Corktown Detroit MI
Look for the new release next month from one of detroit's coolest...
The Wall Clocks
Thursday June 12th 2008
US-12 Bar & Grill
34824 W Michigan Ave
Wayne, MI 48184
(734) 722-7639
Get directions
Free Dirt Band
Saturday June 14th 2008
BELMONT
10215 Jos Campau
( between Holbrook and Caniff )
HAMTRAMCK, Michigan 48212
$5
with the JAMES CONAWAY PROJECT and the CETEN CLAWSON REVOLUTION
The Science Fair
Wednesday June 11th 2008
The Blind Pig
208 First Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
$8
w/Doodlebug of Digable Planets, 7 Chakraz, Imitation
MCB's Amanda T headed on up to The Machine Shop in Flint to catch So Much For Simple this weekend - here are the shots from the show.
MCB had all access media passes for the parade on friday
here are a few shots from PH
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MCB's Ross Sandelius was down at The Corktown Tavern catching the show from Bipolaroid and Bad Medicine At The Campfire - check these shots out!!
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Head on over to Bert's Marketplace in Eastern Market tonight for a good ol' fashioned night of Kronk Boxing...only $12 for a few sanctioned fights straight from detroit's best fighters.
Bert's Warehouse
Eastern Market
2739 Russell St.
Detroit, MI 48207
call 313 567 2030 for more info on tickets
the fights start at 6pm tonight!!
PAUL GEREMIA
Friday, June 6th – 7:30pm - No Cover
PJ'S LAGER HOUSE
1254 Michigan Ave
CORKTOWN Detroit MI
313.961.4668
"Paul Geremia is a true wandering bluesman. He has been on the move for more than forty years, performing in every capacity from street singing to the more conventional club and concert venues throughout the USA, Canada and Europe.
In this time, Geremia has built a well-known reputation as a first-rate bluesman, songwriter and "scholar" of early jazz and blues who makes the most of his tools. He is one of the best country blues fingerpickers on both six- and twelve-string guitars. Geremia also utilizes harmonica, piano and his uniquely gravelly voice to create music that's both traditional and fresh in his life performances.
Geremia is a third generation Italian-American from Providence, RI who was raised in a family that moved him across the country multiple times during his childhood. This instability fostered his appetite for music, history and travel that led him down the path he has pursued throughout his life. After a short period at an agricultural college, Geremia hit the road with his harmonica and found paying gigs in coffeehouses and other venues in cities across America during the height of the 1960s folk resurgence.
He worked as an opening act for many of the "rediscovereds," including Son House, Skip James and Howlin' Wolf. Since, Geremia has recorded ten solo albums and appeared on numerous anthologies and compilations. His musical integrity has made him a long-time favorite of critics.
Don't miss this rare Detroit appearance before he hits the stage at Chicago's annual Blues festival! The show begins early: doors at 5pm, music at 7:30pm.
21+ only
Here are some great shots of DCFC from our newest contributor GP
BILLETPROOF 2008
PRUSSIA
Saturday June 7th 2008
The Bohemian National Home
3009 Tillman St.,
Detroit, Michigan 48216
Pinkeye & Red China CD Release Show
Its nice to get all the freebies we get at MCB - what's even nicer is we turn around if give that shit back to you - the damn readers of this silly anti-blog
22nd Annual Detroit Festival of the Arts
Detroit’s Unrivaled International Arts Festival
In Midtown’s University Cultural Center
Friday – Sunday, June 6, 7, 8, 2008
Friday: 4:00 - 11:00pm
Saturday: noon - 11:00pm
Sunday: noon - 9:00pm
We were down on campus earlier today and the move is on to get setup for this one.
Always a good time - get on over there this weekend!
Bands to check out at the festival: (the entire lineup is really pretty well rounded)
Pistolera
Lisa Lauren Smith
Grand Dérangement
Chic Gamine
Babylon Circus
Slavic Soul Party!
Bipolaroid
Saturday June 7th 2008
Corktown Tavern
1716 Michigan ave
Corktown Detroit, Michigan
w/ The Pizazz
Bad Medicine
At The Campfire
www.corktowntavern.com
MCB ran into Gordy Howe today and he thinks the wings are going to clinch it tonight.Thats right - we got 2 sets of tickets to give away to The 8 Days Festival at The DSO coming up in a few weeks - 1 pair for Opening Night Gala and another pair to June 17th’s Patterns and Structure night
Hit us up at motorcityblog(a)earthlink.net (will call tickets)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
T (313) 576-5066
F (313) 576-5101
Box Office (313) 576-5111
www.DetroitSymphony.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uUcdsFRiMg
http://www.youtube.com/user/detroitsymphony
Visit www.8DaysInJune.com and enter a code "08Days"
(this code works for sure for 20% discount)
Photos from MCB's Brett J. Lawrence - http://www.flickr.com/people/lawrencecreative/
Brett was the lucky one of us who chose to head on over to the Windsor side of the river (and then deal with the traffic back to the states - 5 hrs of gridlock!!)
Shots from MCB's Paul Hitz
www.paulhitzphotography.com
www.flickr.com/paulhitz
"The Art of Women by Women"
State of the Art
918 W 9 Mile Rd
Ferndale, MI 48220;
Just in case you missed the opening last week be sure to check out some of the great work from Julie Fournier and other women showing work of women - yeah!!!
Speedy Greasy
Saturday June 14th 2008
Northern Lights Lounge
660 W. Baltimore
Detroit MI
With Exit Eyes (featuring former members of Rocket 455)
The Dialtones!
FREE copy of the new release from JSB SQUAD
Lots of familiar names on this roster and they sound great
check them out live in a few fridays at the magic stick - Friday June 20th 2008
hit us up at motorcityblog earthlink . net and ask for a CD
(include your mailing address you goons)
Abreact presents: The Best of Me
Zeitgeist Theatre
2661 Michigan Ave
Corktown Detroit MI
Tickets: $10
reservations@theabreact.com
How does one make a day on a first-class golf course more rewarding?
By doing it as part of the unique and entertaining Putts Fore Paws event - the Michigan Humane Society’s (MHS) inaugural golf outing to benefit the more than 100,000 animals the organization cares for each year.
Join Michigan Humane Society on the golf course for a fun day raising money for homeless animals.
Putts Fore Paws
June 9, 2008
Forest Lake Country Club
Bloomfield Hills, MI
All golf packages include:
Full breakfast
18 holes of golf with cart
Driving Range & Putting Green
Refreshments served on the course
Luncheon & Awards Reception
Your support allows us to continue our work to end companion animal homelessness, to provide the highest quality service and compassion to the animals entrusted to our care, and to be a leader in promoting humane values.
View map - get directions
Schedule of Events
8:00 a.m.Registration & Full BreakfastDriving Range & Putting Green Open
9:30 a.m.Shotgun Start
3:00 p.m.Luncheon and Awards Reception
The World's Fastest Indian
Tuesday June 3rd 2008
Movie Night
The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob St.
Hamtramck MI
Concert of Colors - Announcement Party
CoC is set for July 17-20, 2008 at Max M. Fisher Music Center
DetroitLineup, Exhibition Revealed at June 4 Party
Metro Detroit’s beloved diversity music festival marks its 16th anniversary this year with a stellar lineup of today’s most compelling international and world music acts and a lively, first-of-its-kind multimedia exhibition that conjures up all the historic action and energy of the event itself, featuring images by longtime festival photographers Bruce Harkness and Rebecca Cook.
Please join us at the Arab American National Museum as we:
Reveal the 2008 lineup
Open the photo exhibition in the Lower Level Gallery
enthusiastically beat the drums for this joyous celebration of the ethnic and cultural diversity of southeastern Michigan.
CONCERT OF COLORS SWEET 16 "REVEAL" PARTY
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and birthday cake
Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
THE 2008 INVITATIONAL
Show Dates : June 4 - 28
Opening Reception Friday June 6th 2008 6p.m.
This popular annual exhibition reveals the latest work of over fifty of our
Gallery membersʼ most admired artists in southeast Michigan.
This show will contain work by artists who are well-known in the community as well
as some new faces, and there will be a special emphasis on three
dimensional art.
The diversity of art will reflect the excitement of an
outdoor fine art festival brought inside with paintings, prints, drawings,
photographs, fiber art and unique jewelry, pottery and sculpture.
Refreshments for the reception are graciously provided by the
neighboring Woodward Avenue Brewery (WAB) and Emory Restaurants.
Reception attendees will receive a discount coupon for dining at these
establishments, just three doors down from the gallery.
free pair of tickets to the sunday night show for The Raconteurs
to the 1st emailer who asks for them at tickets are long gone !!!
The Fillmore Detroit is one of the best places to see a show like this one
8 Days in June - POWER OF CHANGE
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. FisherMusic Center
3711 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, Michigan 48201
Phone: (313) 576-5111
Fax: (313) 576-5109
Click here for the video list from this great event!!
This 8 days festival starts out with a bang and continues on with a week full of great music
Spiritual Progression
Mozart's creative genius came from his personal life. He created a symphonic masterpiece critics hail asperfection. Holst looked to the heavens, using the Greekand Roman pantheon to take listeners on a mesmerizingjourney through the human psyche.
7:30 PM Inside the Festival with Tom Allen
8:30 PM Detroit Symphony Orchestra • Peter Oundjian, conductor
MOZART Jupiter Symphony
HOLST The Planets
10:30 PM Post-concert party in The Atrium featuring Tony Bahu
American Kirby Chambliss Crowned Fastest Race Pilot in Border Battle
Red Bull Air Race World Series Dazzles Crowds Simultaneously in USA &Canada
Crowds topping 750,000 witnessed American pilot Kirby Chambliss battle for first place during the 2008 RedBull Air Race World Series in Detroit. Chambliss’ winning time of 1:12.08 was mere fractions of a second behind Series points leader Paul Bonhomme at 1:12.23.
Austrian Pilot Hannes Arch placed third with a time of 1:12.73. Fans waited intensely as announcers confirmed that Chambliss was the winner resulting in a celebratory uproar.
Brand new Red Bull Air Race fans gathered along both banks of the Detroit River shattering North American attendance records at previous stops of the worldwide motorsport.
Spectators rushed to witness 12 of the world’s bestpilots introduce the Midwest to a new dimension in motorsport. Cheers roared as it was announced that an American was taking home the first-place title, and enthusiastic spectators proudly sang the American National Anthem in unison as Chambliss accepted his first-place trophy at the awardsceremony.
“I knew I had to fly really fast today because we weren’t able to race yesterday. I went out and just flew as hard as I could,” stated Chambliss.“Winning is always great, but is makes it more special to win on U.S.soil.
”MASSES SWARM TO THE MOTOR CITY
Detroit marked the first time the race occurred between two countries making world history for the Series and for the cities of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Although the Series visited Deroit at the same time as two major of its major sport teams were battling for championship titles, Detroiters came out in droves to the newly revitalized Riverfront for the race. Even though gusty winds prohibited enthusiasts from seeing the race on Saturday,fans formed lines as early as 8:00 a.m. to grab a front row seat on Sunday.
“This put Detroit on the international stage,” said Matt Koenig, a college student from Kentucky who came to watch one of his favorite televised sports in person. “Red Bull Air Race gave this city wings.”
Pilots were under additional pressure as winds caused Saturday’s qualifier to be canceled, forcing the two-day competition to be combined into one dayand eliminating a qualifying round. However, that didn’t stop fans who traveled from around the Midwest to see the third stop of the Red Bull AirRace World Series.
“ALL ABOARD!” THE NEXT TEMPORARY LANDING IN SWEDEN
The Detroit race followed the first U.S. stop of the 2008 Series in SanDiego on May 3 and 4, where it returned for a second year with 120,000spectators. It will be viewed globally by more than 400 million people later this year. After today’s race, Mike Mangold, Kirby Chambliss andHannes Arch are tied for Series’ second place points standings (21 points).
In the Red Bull Air Race, the world’s best pilots race at speeds reaching230 mph, enduring forces of up to 10 Gs as they navigate a low-level,aerial race track made of air-filled pylons.
In the United States, each race will be broadcast on Sunday evenings on FoxSports Network starting in July. The Detroit race will air on July 27 and again on October 5.
Previous U.S. cities have included San Francisco, Monument Valley and San Diego.
The Series also returns to London,Budapest, Porto, and Perth, which all held races in 2007.
Marco Polio and the New Vaccines
Sunday June 1st 2008
Belmont Bar
Hamtramck MI
Doors @ 8pm
$6 cover
Help raise some cash for the guys who have had a few things stolen on the past month
At least their car wasnt stolen by the Detroit Police last night like many others
Free pair of tickets to the 1st emailer - motorcityblog@earthlink.net
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