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Is your stuff so kick ass that it would silly not to deliver it to the world?
Wouldn't it be awesome to have $25,000 to pursue your work?
MCB has the answer - Apply for a Kresge Artist Fellowship !!!
Click on the flyer above for all the details - go ahead - you can do it!
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“40 YEARS TO THE DAY” KICK OUT THE JAMS celebration in the Crofoot Ballroom
THURSDAY OCTOBER 30
Crofoot Complex - Pontiac MI
doors at 7 PM, show at 7 PM
tickets: $10 (buy tickets)
Detroit Music Revolution Concert “40 Years to the Day”, is a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the MC5's "Kick out the Jams".
DARK GREENE ENTERTAINMENT has been working feverishly on a film documentary of the song, the band, Detroit's music revolution of the late 60's and their filming will culminate at the crofoot in this very special concert.
All on one stage in one night….. The Muggs, The Orbitsuns, Paper Street Saints, 60 Second Crush, Powertrane, Critical Bill, Lies Unknown, Overloaded, Ingray, Mazinga, Stellar Drive, Smoking Moses, Pillar of Autumn, Duende, Soul Circus, Ray Street Park, Lithium
The event is hosted by John Sinclair with Leni Sinclair, Reverend Righttime and Brett Callwood, author of "MC5 Sonically Speaking"
Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime event!
Also THE NIGHT MOVE will be providing transportation from Royal Oak and Ferndale to The Crofoot. Click this sentence for more info!
recover all day Friday and then head to this:
WILDCATTING recreates MC5's "Kick Out The Jams"
Saturday November 1st 2008
The Park Bar w/ John Sinclair, Pinkeye & Duende!
Join us for this rad event. John Sinclair singing with Pinkeye, Duende’s CD release & we’re going to play MC5’s KICK OUT THE JAMS in it entirety!!! Holy shit!
Park Bar Detroit
2040 Park Ave
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 962-2933
Get directions
Photos thanks to MCB's Paul Hitz
www.flickr.com/paulhitz
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STATIC presents………
The 13th Annual
“BIG 80’s Flashback Halloween Bash!”
Static invites you to go back in time for the night with the return of thee retro party of the year. On FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, be prepared to get flashbacked to the 80’s with the 13th Big 80’s Flashback Halloween Bash! The only Halloween party of its kind in Detroit.
The Big 80’s Bash started as a jam session of bands playing songs from the 80’s in their own style. It has now turned into a must- see event and a tribute party you won’t want to miss! This year features 5 local acts performing 80’s songs like you’ve never heard them before. So expect the unexpected!
Performing will be:
RED SEPTEMBER
APARTMENT 4
WALKIN’ TALKIN’ TOXINS
SPAT!
POPSICLE SHIV
Along with the bands, there are other surprises to keep you entertained,
as 80’s music will be showcased all night long.
Dress as your favorite 80’s character and get free door prizes.
The party starts at 9pm at PAYCHECKS LOUNGE, located at 2932 Caniff in Hamtramck. Call 313-874-0254 for info and directions.
18 & over are welcome and cover is $6 and benefits Paws with a Cause.
For more information on the event please call STATIC @ 313-886-7860.
Or check out the website at: www.staticrecords.com
"Start your engines."
MCB's Alex Conley was down for YOUMACON2008 and snapped these cool pics
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Metro Detroit's first and only anime convention is returning for its fourth year, and it's bigger and better than ever.
Youmacon 2008
Thursday October 30 - Sunday November 2, 2008
Hyatt Regency Dearborn at Fairlane Town Center
Dearborn, Michigan 48126-2793
313-593-1234
Here at Youmacon, thousands of otaku from Michigan and beyond meet anime voice actors face to face, compete for masquerade and cosplay trophies, and shop for treasures of their favorite fandom. Youmacon's original events immerse you in the experience of becoming a Japanese chess piece in a game of shougi, leading a team to the Star in a live action Mario Party battle, and being served by maids in a relaxing cafe. And the fun keeps going, because Youmacon provides nonstop 24-hour gaming, anime music videos, and video programming.
Check the schedule here
Caution: Amazing convention ahead.
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Wild At Heart
Halloween is almost here and I thought I would get a few things out before the weekend.
Halloween did not become a holiday in the United States until the 19th century, where lingering Puritan tradition restricted the observance of many holidays. The holiday came here during the time of the great migration after the potato famine in Ireland where it originated, and is known in Irish as OÃche Shamhna. Pre-Christian Celts had an autumn festival, Samhain which celebrated the end of summer. The festival is an agricultural "fire festival" or feast when the dead revisited the mortal world. Large communal bonfires would hence be lit to ward off evil spirits. Pope Gregory IV standardized the date of All Saints' Day, or All Hallows' Day, on November 1 in the name of the entire Western Church in 837. Kids there traditionally dress in costumes of various underworldly creatures and enjoy lit bonfires and fireworks.
Of course, today in America, we mostly like to dress up and party. I am looking forward to going to the annual Halloween show by ICP which should be interesting. The Crofoot will be having a special Halloween program going on with the Von Bondies and Wolfman Mac. Upstairs in the Pike Room will be the Javelins, Prussia and Wildcatting all doing tributes to their favorite bands (the Strokes, Smiths and T Rex respectfully). The Pop Project will be at the Phototropic Lounge and there will be free candy (sounds like a bribe to me). Don’t forget to dress up.
It is also the start of the Roller Derby season on Nov 1st with a Halloween themes derby between the Detroit Pistoffs and the Devil’s Night Dames. Doors at 6PM and the match starts at 7PM. These are always fun events so get your lazy butts over there and cheer on the women. The featured charity is Alternatives For Girls which helps homeless and at risk girls avoid teen pregnancy, violence and exploitation so it is a worthy cause getting out there.
Crash Baby, who now runs the Derby girls, is currently helping the prop division on the current filming of the new Rob Schneider movie being filmed around Greektown. I was down there as an extra which was fun. We got to film some outdoor party scenes with Rob of which yours truly might actually have some face time when the movie (tentatively titled American Virgin) comes out next year. It is all in the placement. I even got a set nickname which was cool. One of the set guys started calling me Blue, which might have been the color of my skin after being outdoors without a jacket all day in the cold Detroit weather. Most everyone was really nice including Rob who took some time to talk to fans and sign autographs. I met a lot of cool people (or should I saw people who were cool) though the line for the catered food line reminded me of high school through less organized. It is amazing how idiotic people can get when they don’t get their way. Kudos to the female cop who came along and organized the line. You go girl!! I plan on going back down today after my show.
On my Monday show, I will be having a talk with singer Jessica Lea Mayfield who was in town last night at the Pike Room. Tune in between 8-10AM for that and I will be giving out tickets to see Brian Wilson in Ann Arbor on the 12th. Later everyone and have a safe holiday.
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Got the new EODM in the mail Monday and its always a good gauge of a new album to listen in the car and see how it hits me...There aren't many records out that I would be so anxious for arrival but it is EOMD and the third time around is always a charm.....
Had a few in me at home and was feeling good so I decided to take the Challenger out for a drive and give it a listen....some of the best times are the "Solo Flights" out on the road and I hit the freeway by time "Live in LA" was blaring // before I knew it we were doing well over 100 as I rolled down toward the Davison...
DIETROIT always seems like a blur of broken boards and burned blackness when "I'm a Torpedo" barreling down the FWY and listening to a great record lending itself as rose colored glasses...you feel hopeful that the hardship that plagues the city will recede / smiling faces / kids playing in the street...
Figures, your out getting "Cheap Thrills " and thats when the flashing lights come up in the rear view and I'm thinking "Now I'm a fool" for doing this and I knew things were gonna get interesting from that point on....
Was wearing my heart on my sleeve as I pulled up into the pack and eased over squeezing between a rusty ol' caddy and a dirty white van but the citizen on patrol was still behind me so I punched it past the rig on the right and braked hard pulling back and off the exit with the rear barely keeping pace racing down the ramp. Thinking fast and moving fast are one in the same so I jumped back on the freeway and could see my pursuer just ahead of me probably on the radio making waves to the street to keep on the lookout...I just doubled back on the Lodge and was home free "Prissy Prancin'"
Eagles of Death Metal play November 11th at Small's
It's sold out but we are working to get a video interview and a ticket or two for giveaway
dont hold your breath - its tight just like the new record
no review here - only a fav track listing...Cheap Thrills // Solo Flights
If you want my copy of "Heart On" you can have it - ask me after the show and its yours.
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FREE MP3: Third Eye Blind's "Non Dairy Creamer"
"You all better come to this show!" - Dave from TDP
Saturday, November 1st 2008
All Saints Day Party in Hamtramck
w/ The Drinking Problem, Four Hour Friends and Copper Thieves
@ Bakers Streetcar
$5. 9pm doors, 10:30 music.
Baker's Streetcar is one of those Hamtramck bars that usually only hosts live music once a year for the Blowout. It's tiny, the band plays on the floor, and the walls are primed for sweat. We're looking forward to it.
The Drinking Problem is Eddie Baranek (The Sights), Dave Lawson (The Pop Project) and Jeremy Stork (Solitary States / 4 hour Friends). Korin Cox is in the band sometimes, but she's got a show in Madison that day with her "other band," the Hard Lessons.
www.myspace.com/thedrinkingproblem
The Four Hour Friends are Dale Wilson (ex-Expatriates), Steven Palmer (ex-Ghost City, Back in Spades, Fletcher Pratt), Jason Croff (Dead Bodies, Croff Family Band), Brandon White (Actionbasic), Jeremy Stork (Solitary States / Drinking Problem), and Jenna Cook (a monogamous anomaly in detroit music?).
http://www.myspace.com/thefourhourfriends
Copper Thieves are John Nelson (New Grenada), Christian Doble (Kiddo, Child Bite) and Andy Roy (ex-New Grenada).
http://www.myspace.com/copperthieves
"I drink at Bakers every single night because it's a great venue," belched Jeremy Stork, drummer in bands. "Now they've even booked a show. I love this place."
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The Detroit Cobras are having a benefit show next month to help out the homeless shelters here in the city of detroit...we want you to go to this show not only to check out the motorcity's coolest band but to help the homeless that need it...
So we are going to help you by giving away a copy if Tried and True to the 1st emailer who asks for it thanks to Bloodshot Records - gone!!!
Detroit Cobras Live - (Homeless Shelter Benefit)
Thursday, November 27th 2008
The Magic Stick
4140 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI
$10
Show Time 9pm
18+
get tickets here
see more of The Detroit Cobras on MCB here
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Snakeout @ Small's Bar // Sat Nov 11th 2008
Small's Halloween Ball also w/Queens of the Static Age / Redshift
Best costume wins 2 tickets to every smalls show for a year
SHE (MISFITS COVER BAND) @ Blondie's Detroit on Halloween Friday Night
Hallowpolooza at Russell Industrial Center
Everyone's favorite dance night has returned to The CAID this coming Friday night
DJ ROZ // DJ CARJACK
CAID
5141 Rosa Parks Blvd
Detroit MI
12MN-5am
Friday October 31st 2008
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Detroit Clay Company Studio Sale
Saturday November 1st 2008
Wheel thrown pottery // Nice functional gifts for the home.
Mosaics. Concrete and Clay // Great in the Garden !!
Gift Tiles
Pottery
Art
Mosaics
Aluminums
Slates
Drawings
Paintings
Cards
Where:
Detroit Clay Company Studio
6827 Burwell St.
Detroit MI 48210
(Big Tree)
( Off Warren south of Livernois )
(Off Martin)
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Didn't make to Theatre Bizarre this year?? well wipe away those tears and feast your eyes on these fresh pics from MCB's Brett Lawrence
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Free copy of These United States' latest release "CRIMES" to the 1st lucky reader to ask for it and include a shipping address and full name - gone!!!
These United States
Thursday, November 13th 2008
@ PJ's Lager House
Corktown Detroit MI
FREE - MP3 for "Get Yourself Home"
the iLike Video for "Get Yourself Home"
"Sick, tired, torn, and frayed, These United States let no dust settle under their soles this spring as they made the pilgrimage from DC to Lexington, KY just 9 weeks after the release of their debut album, sights set on a rock-and-roll reformation. The result is Crimes, TheseUS's sophomore album, recorded in six short days at Shangri-La Studios, and out to the world September 23.
One part Rolling Thunder Revue, one part banged-and-bruised balladeering, two parts just plain strange, Crimessees the band hitch an American folklore ride down diverging tracks from A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden's trembling psych-folk tendencies. Bandleader Jesse Elliott's casual croon careens more often towards a yearning yelp - desperate times, you know? - as his merry gang of Obviously Five Believers vamp all piss and vinegar, hoot and holler, multi-instrumental mischief and sly saloon smiles.
In place of Picture's lovelorn protagonists, Crimes supplants the classic characters of a world gone wicked: bad men in boots and boats, all-too-able Cains, wolves in fresh-shorn sheepskin, sold-out sirens of the seashore, knife-wielding big-talking drunk drinkers, Moriartys, don Quijotes, Samuel Clemenses, and all manner of disillusioned Appleseeds in between - with the occasional dogged optimist thrown in for good measure, of course; even the world itself can't be all bad all the time. As self-effacing as they are scathing, though, Crimes' critiques are ultimately an empathetic eye towards the sins, schemes, devils, and delusions that bind us all. Dreams, in other words.
Hot off pressing the '08 flesh from Paris to Portland and Glastonbury Fest to SXSW, These United States will of course continue their mad march to - well, any sea that will have them - in support of Crimes. "
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THE CROFOOT CREEPY CHEAPY HALLOWEEN TREAT
FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2008 $5 8PM
This Halloween there is only one place to be, and that's at the Crofoot Creepy Cheapy Halloween Treat, featuring the Von Bondies, Nightmare Sinema’s Wolfman Mac, Prussia, Wildcatting, Javelins, the Pop Project, the Takeover UK, the Shys, Army/Navy and more, all for only $5 admission.
The night will be full of unique twists, and devilish treats, as Detroit garage rock heroes the Von Bodies headline the Crofoot Ballroom, with support from the Takeover UK, Army/Navy, and the Shys.
Beware! The Crofoot will also play host to Nightmare Sinema’s renowned fright meister, Wolfman Mac, host of classic 'B' horror and sci-fi movies on TV 20. Wolfman Mac will be marrying folks in front of Pontiac’s Erebus Haunted Attraction, then bringing the newlyweds to the Crofoot for the reception.
In the Pike room prepare for a night of costumed covers, as some of Detroit's most innovative musicians pay homage to their heroes. Prussia will be performing as the Smiths, Javelins will be emulating the melodic garage rock sounds of the Strokes, Wildcatting will perform the songs of T.Rex, and there will be a special late night
guest TBA.
The Pop Project will play at Phonotropic in the Vernors room, where patrons can feast on free candy and dance the night away to the wicked beats of Downtime.
In the Crofoot Café patrons can kick it old school with vinyl legend Handsome Sam spinning funk jams, soul, Motown, and classic hip hop, featuring The Phat Boy Chef & Voltron. From 9-10 pm the Waxxonia "power hour" sells house beers and wells for $1.
Sucker DJ's Mikel O.D., Tom Matich, and Jeff Milo will keep the night rolling on the Crofoot patio.
God awful costumes encouraged with prizes for the dumbest, awarded by Nightmare Sinema’s Wolfman Mac!
$3 beers and $2 specialty cocktails all night.
Sponsored by: Nightmare Sinema, Pita Pit of Auburn Hills, Most People Are Djs, Real Detroit, Detroit Rocks! and Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique.
http://www.thecrofoot.com/events/349.html
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Still need a costume for Halloween?
Head on over to SHOWTIME CLOTHING in Detroit
IT'S A CLOTHING STORE FOOL!
Store Hours: Monday thru Saturday 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Come to the store - have a laugh with Dan!
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Hey Kirk-here is this week's blog post - Bill
Wild Bill Ketelhut provides the "blog" to this anti-blog
He has a radio program on WXOU out of Oakland University
Wild At Heart
This past weekend was wonderful despite some occasional glimpses at bad weather. I actually saw a car with snow on it. I’m not sure where he was from, but I was glad I didn’t come from the same place. It is too early for me to be thinking about snowy weather. The opera Margaret Gardner was excellent and now I can look forward to the next production at the Detroit Opera House which is a group of dance numbers by the troop Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Some of the pieces will include an newly tweaked version of Alejandro Cerrudo's "Extremely Close," the world premiere of Toru Shimazaki's "Fold" and a updated revival of Israeli Ohad Naharin masterpiece "Minus 16”. This is one of the best contemporary dance ensembles in the country and shouldn’t be missed. I will hopefully get one of the ensemble on my show on WXOU 88.3FM (or online at www.wxou.org) this Thursday. I will however, have cast member Cole Porter (no relation to the “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” composer) who plays Brian in the upcoming Fisher Theatre production of Avenue Q (starts Nov 5th).
Musically, I was at a couple of cool shows but the best of the bunch was David Byrne who played a great set at the Michigan Theatre who was doing a tribute to the songs he did with Brian Eno. The set included some of my favorite Talking Heads songs such as “I Zimba”, “Burning Down The House”, “Heaven” and my personal favorite “Once In A Lifetime”. A number of the songs had him accompanied by dancers on stage which led to some fun moments like one song where they are whizzing between David and the microphone or where one of them leaps over David. This is probably my favorite show of the year so far and makes me strongly await the upcoming Brian Wilson show (also at the Michigan Theatre) on Nov 12th (I will be giving away tickets for the show next week on my radio program so tune in).
This week, my concert calendar looks at Janet Jackson & LL Cool J @ the Palace of Auburn Hills on the 28th (I finally get to see one of the crazy Jackson’s in person, I’m hoping for a wardrobe malfunction), Sara Bareills @ the Fillmore on the 30th and a Halloween show featuring ICP @ the Fillmore. Also, Nov 2nd @ the Magic Bag is Uh Huh Her (WXOU will be giving away tickets for this show also). If you go to the station in the basement of the Oakland Center, there are some free White Lion tickets on the promotions table for their appearance at the Emerald on the 28th. Other cool shows I can’t make it to are Jolie Holland @ The Crofoot (Oct 28th), Jessica Lee Mayfield @ the Pike Room (Oct 29th – trying to get her on my show), and WAR @ Arturo’s Jazz Theatre (Oct 31st-Nov 2nd).
Getting back to theatre, I saw a couple of fun plays for the holiday season. My first stop was at the Ringwald Theater for “Love And Human Remains” which is a comedy-drama that follows the lives of several sexually frustrated "thirty-something’s" who try to learn the meaning of love. This is somewhat dampened by the presence of a serial killer which might be known to some of the characters in the play. My favorite character is Joe Bailey as David, a homosexual waiter that is jaded on love but willing to make fun of his heterosexual roommate Candy and her experiment with lesbianism and his flirting with the barely of age busboy. We also have an otherworldly Benita who is a prostitute with psychic abilities and a good friend of David’s. We also have Bernie (David’s troubled best friend), Jerri (a lesbian who falls in love with Candy) and Kane (the busboy who seems to fall for David but denies being gay). This is a fun piece for the season and as Joe puts it, “we have some equal opportunity nudity in the show” which should appeal to the audience. The Ringwald is known for putting on some really unique productions and this is no different. Check out their website www.whowantscaketheatre.com for dates (runs until Nov 10th) and ticket prices.
For those who want a little more blood in their theatre, you can check out the Oakland University production of “A Nightmare On Elm Street”, the last installment of a trilogy which included productions of “Halloween” and “Friday The 13th”. The 1984 horror film is diluted down to an hour long piece which sees Freddy take out his revenge on a group of five teenagers, one of which might have the power to bring him into the real world. Being a dream character, this makes Freddy a little different than Michael or Jason to pull off in a convincing fashion but the cast does their best and you can feel a true love for the project. There are a few things I would have liked to see them do differently to make the production a little scarier, but this show is like seeing a good friend and can be enjoyed for what it is. I know the girl behind me was going crazy as she was trying to keep her eyes opened despite the fright. The show does have a few good fights that have you cheering for the kids but in the end, Freddy gets his due including the memorable bed scene. The first show was a sell out so make sure you get their early or call ahead. The show runs until Oct 31st at 10:30PM every day in the basement of Varner Hall with a midnight showing on Halloween. Nightmare trivia - According to Wes Craven, his decision to cast Johnny Depp (yes that Johnny Depp) was influenced by his daughter and a friend of hers who thought he was the "cutest" of the final three choices (I think they have a good eye and should be hired by Hollywood execs right away).
For a change of pace, you can also go to the Henry Ford Museum to see the newest exhibition “Out Of This World” which runs through Jan 11th. The exhibit pays homage to the costume designers of some of Hollywood’s best known movie heroes and villains. Included in this exhibit is Margaret Hamilton’s witches’ hat from “The Wizard Of Oz”. Indiana Jones “jacket and whip”, Dan Aykroyd’s Ghostbusters II uniform, Clooney’s “nipple” batsuit and various costumes from Enemy Mine, Terminator, T2, Blade Runner, Highlander and Tron. This also includes one of the movie Batmobiles and the car from Ghostbusters. For Star Trek fans, you can see Kirk’s uniform from the “Mirror Mirror” episode, Seven of Nine’s jumpsuit and a Gorn costume among other things. On the Star wars side, we have Darth Vader’s costume, Skywalker’s severed hand and lightsabre and Obi-Wan’s cloak. My favorite piece is a Viper Suit from the new Battlestar Galactica series. If you look at the left leg, you can see a flight check off list sewn into the leg. Being a huge fan of sci-fi fantasy, I must admit to being a little geeked to see some of these items and I’m sure most movie fans will enjoy it to. The exhibit is free with admission and you can go to www.thehenryford.org for more information. The last room is great for kids where they can get a free picture of themselves in Gotham or Oz (that’s one X-mas present for the parents down), watch old movie trailers or make their own comic strips and costumes. So grab a kid (hopefully your own) or inner child and get down to the Henry Ford. Also, if you haven’t been their recently, make sure you stop by the newly revamped “With Liberty And Justice For All” to see Lincoln’s chair and the Rosa Parks bus and “Heroes of the Sky” to see Byrd’s 1926 Fokker Trimotor among other amazing airplanes.
Now, there are also a couple of movies you can see. I personally recommend the new Bill Maher documentary “Religulous”, the title derived from blending the words "religion" and "ridiculous". Bill says he doesn’t believe in “God” but is open to anyone who can show him proof which of course when dealing with something faith based is hard to do. Bill seems to want to mock the kooks and give credence to those who can at least seem intelligent. He does a little traveling which I give him credit for going to such places as Jerusalem, the Vatican and Salt Lake City, and does interviews with numerous believers from a variety of backgrounds and groups, including Jews for Jesus, Christians, Muslims, former Mormons, Satanists, Hasidic Jews and a guy who believes Marijuana brings one closer to God. My favorite interview is with Father Reginald Foster (a Catholic priest, senior Vatican scholar and one of the great living experts in Latin literature) who gives Bill a no nonsense look at modern Catholicism (even telling Bill some of what he went through as a kid no longer applies – priceless). While sometimes he goes to far with his subjects, he does give enough information to start a dialogue about religion and what it means to us. The downside is that this film might only appeal to Maher fans (of which I am one) but even if you are a believer, this is one of the funniest movies of the year. It is also nice seeing Bill’s mom in the film and she adds a touch of class to it. It’s also funny hearing a Muslim tell Bill he is not very funny! Grade: A.
There is also the new comedy “Sex Drive” is a about a high school senior who goes on a cross-country road trip (what is with all the road trip movies nowadays) to hook up with a girl he met online. Ian (Josh Zuckerman) is an 18-year-old recent high school graduate who has trouble meeting girls and has some sexy talk with "Ms. Tasty" (Katrina Bowden) and agrees to meet her in person. The catch is that she lives in Knoxville and he doesn’t have a car. His best friend Lance (Clark Duke) convinces him to steal his brothers’ car without permission to go to her. One snag has his best friend Felicia (sexy Amanda Crew), tags along on this ill-fated trip. The movie is basic and has some laughs and seeing Seth Green as an Amish mechanic is quite fun, though like most movie post-Fast Times or Porky’s, it finds itself hard to sustain the big laughs or the cult status for longevity. Still, it isn’t a bad diversion though don’t expect much. Grade: C+.
Well, I think that is all for this blog. Have a good week everyone and I’ll see you next week.
Feel free to check out page at myspace.com/wildatheart_13 for any updates. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, this Wednesday I’ll be an extra in the new Rob Schneider film "Virgin on Bourbon Street" (might not be real title since not in imdb) which is filming over the next month down by Greektown. If you would like to be an extra in the film, please contact Nicolas at iwannabeinamovie@gmail.com. They are looking for college kids to be in some party scenes and parades. Look out Hollywood, here comes Wild Bill!!
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“Elaine Stritch - At Liberty” in Jazz Café
3 Performances- October31-November 2nd
To Benefit Music Hall Center For The Performing Art’s Jazz Café
Native Detroiter and Broadway legend, Elaine Stritch returns to reprise her Tony Award-winning one woman show, “Elaine Stritch - At Liberty”, for three shows, Friday, October 31, Saturday, November 1st at 8PM and Sunday, November 2nd at 7 PM in the cozy confines of Jazz Café at Music Hall.
Born in Detroit in 1926, Stritch debuted on Broadway in the 1952 revue, Angel In The Wings, became Ethel Merman's understudy in Irving Berlin's, "Call Me Madam" and went on to a career that has spanned 6 decades. Stritch has had 4 Tony Award nominations, winning one in 2002 for "Elaine Stritch - At Liberty".“At Liberty” is a fascinatingly, bittersweet reminiscence of Stritch’s long and colorful career, replete with songs, stories and a self-effacing sense of humor that cover her life at The Actors Workshop (Dating Marlon Brando) on Broadway (creating her brash character, Joanne from Company) and her nearly 50-year battle with alcoholism, all delivered with honesty and in her trademark gorgeously gravelly voice.
Jazz Café at Music Hall, is the perfect setting for this Tony Award-winning one-gal show where you can enjoy, up close and personal and in a timeless atmosphere, an entertainment legend covering a career in which she was a bonafide, “Triple Threat” (Actor, Singer & Dancer) and a one-of-a-kind personality.The D.A. Pennebaker documentary of Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2004) combined rehearsal elements and her stage performance, and also won several Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Achievement in a Variety or Music Program.
Tickets for Elaine Stritch - At Liberty are $100 per person // seating is general admission and based on first purchased–first seated
Jazz Café at Music Hall is located at 350 Madison Detroit, Michigan 48226.
www.musichall.org
www.myspace.com/jazzcafedetroit
313 887-8500
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MCB's newest contributor Alex Conley was out at Cranbrook this past Friday checking out a few of the art exhibits // See more from AC // http://www.flickr.com/alexcconley
Cranbrook Art Museum, located at 39221 Woodward Avenue in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, host the Andy Warhol : Grand Slam exhibit from October 9th until January the 11th . The exhibit features over two-hundred pieces of artwork that encompasses over twenty years of artistic creation, ranging from paintings and print work to motion film and photography.
Hours for the exhibit are Wednesdays to Sunday 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
And every fourth friday the museum is open 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
General admission is $10 for adults, $4 for teens, children 12 and under attend free.
For additional information, you can contact the art museum during business
hours at 248.645.3320 or by e-mail : ArtMuseum@cranbrook.edu
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UPCOMING SHOW FLYER SHOWN ABOVE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INFO LISTED BELOW---or does it?
Check out one of the motorcity's best this Friday October 31st 9pm
LOS MINSTRELS DEL DIABLO
Friday October 31st Halloween Night Costume Bash
The Painted Lady
2930 Jacob
Hamtramck MI
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MCB's RiazK was over at the Lift Detroit MADL PBR Party in Royal Oak last night....
Lift is Metro Detroit's largest designer toy store.
check out Lift Detroit @ http://www.liftdetroit.com/
See more from RiazK - www.flickr.com/just_riaz
Find them at 228 West 4th street in downtown Royal Oak // 248-545-5245
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MCB was on the press pass this past Thursday for the MATISYAHU / FLOBOTS show at Fillmore Detroit - We have a VIDEO INTERVIEW on the way with MATISYAHU plus video show footage from both bands being processed and edited as we type...who else gets to shoot like this in a live nation show? WE DO! Check these awesome still shots from Scott Strelecki and come on back real soon for the video interviews/footage from the show!
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Scott Strelecki
http://www.badlandphotography.com/
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MCB's Scott Strelecki was over at Clutch Cargos shooting the ANBERLIN show on Friday night and snagged these gems during a packed house that was going wild
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MCB's RiazK was out at the Crofoot Complex last Friday night and here is a set that pretty much describes what that place is like every weekend....if you havent been out to the Pontiac staple...make the trip...its well worth it no matter what is going on.
www.THECROFOOT.com
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Are you heading to Theatre Bizarre this weekend? If so (or not) stop in over at MCB favorite The Stonehouse Bar just off W State Fair Dr and Ralston...head over early in the day and have some lunch....stay and drink some beers or a few shots....get so damn tanked that you forget to go to Theatre Bizarre and end up sticking around for the Circus Boy show happening around 10pm.....yeah! 
Look for The Luckouts to start playing some shows soon around the motorcity scene
Its the new project from Liz Ruiner of The Ruiners/The Basements/Lizard
"...the Luckouts is my New Side Project- Matt Harbison is on Bass guitar, he has played in the Cavity Creeps-On Drums is Jim Faulkner, he also plays in the Winonnas, the Host, Velveteen Rabbit..On Guitar is Gary Chechak, he has played in Moisture and is a Former Lead guitar player from the Ruiners- We are working on some original songs that are kind of like Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/Pretenders/Ramones/& Iggy pop type of rock-Hopefully will have some songs recorded soon and start playing some shows....." - Liz Ruiner
Big thanks to LR for the info/update - keep your eyes out The Luckouts! www.myspace.com/theluckouts
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MCB's newest contributor Alex Conley who was at PJLH for Mixo Presents "Beatz 2 Rhymez" Hiphop Battle - someone walks away with $50 every Wednesday night
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Check out The Royalties' "Music for Cooking with Gas"
"The Royalties started as a joke. Or, more accurately, a series of jokes between friends – an ill-fated punk band, a cheesy covers group, and a handful of failed/funny projects that never really took off, but served as fine launching pads for vocalist/bassist Tommy Haltbakk and drummer BK Rambjør. Today, however, The Royalties are no punchline. Finally crystallizing in late 2005, the duo of Haltbakk and Rambjør released their debut-album to a cavalcade of critical praise, and even landed a Norwegian Grammy nomination for Best Pop Album in 2007. No laugh-track for those kind of accolades. Earlier this year, the band followed up their initial success with their rousing sophomore offering, The Lost Royalties, produced by Haltbakk, and bearing the new contributions of Mari Persen. Here’s the part where we’d lay out all the stellar press quotes about the album, but, you know, they’re all in Norwegian. "
More than likely tomorrow will be NO-POST thursday - we are meeting up with MATISYAHU at the fillmore detroit for one of our video interviews so check back here for that one...
get tickets here
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Tonight we have a video interview with the WILDCATTING bunch in studio to talk about this MC5 revisited show on Sat Nov 1st over at Park Bar where they will be recreating the entire Kick Out The Jams record - it should be a really memorable show so hopefully we can get some insight to their approach....
WILDCATTING by the way is playing a show tomorrow night with Oscillating Fan Club and Grande Nationals at WAB (Woodward Ave Brewery) in Ferndale on Woodward/just south of 9mile - its only $6 to see 3 of detroit's best bands PLUS artwork by Jason Abraham Smith!!
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MCB was on the press pass for this show with Ross Sandelius kicking it with the band as well
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george petersmarck photography
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LIFT DETROIT
Opening Saturday 10-25-08
MADL Citizens Exhibit
LIFT presents an all star line-up of today's top artists and graphic designers working on the 10" MAD*L Do-It-Yourself canvas.
The show also features the release of Tristan Eaton's limited edition Detroit MAD*L.
Get on over to Royal Oak - go just west of the train tracks just before Washinton on the right to the new store and drink some PBRs
For all the people asking for more from MCB on the blog side - here you go
More to come with this aspect as we rebuild MCB with a contributor profiles adverts etc.
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check your schedule for the NME show tonight @ The Annex
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This post is for our NYC readers -
I was supposed to be at this show and I can only blame the wife - my children - my family - my friends - and my job for not being there to check out some of the best music out there right now - I am not talking about CMJ
I AM TALKING ABOUT THIS SHOW! TKW&TV ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF BROOKLYN SINCE MY GOOD FRIEND FRANKIEg
LINEUP:
Dungen
The Muslims
Marissa Nadler
Tk Webb & The Visions
Kemado Records Presents:
CMJ After Party with Superjails’ Cheeseburger
It's BURGERTIME.
On Friday, October 24th following their official CMJ showcase, Kemado Records will be throwing an awesome FREE late night After Party at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY. Kicking off at midnight, the event includes live performances by Children and Cheeseburger AND free gourmet burgers courtesy of Le Gamin!
The event is inspired by Adult Swim’s new original animated series, Superjail!, co-created by Christy Karacas, guitarist of Cheeseburger and produced by Augenblick Studios. The series’ theme song, “Comin’ Home” was also written and performed by Cheeseburger. Don't be surprised if the band gets the chair and the inmates riot-this will be another of those nights where the infamous Cheeseburger raises the bar - bring a slicker, an umbrella and a change of drawers...this will be one to remember.
After all the musical mayhem happening this special night, there's one thing that's going to be on everyone's minds at the midnight hour: hunger! Not to fear, the brand new Le Gamin Food Truck will be giving out FREE (with showcase ticket purchase/CMJ badge) gourmet cheeseburgers from 12:00 am-3:00 am. There will also be tote bag giveaways and a very special video premiere between the two bands’ sets.
The psychedelic landscape of Superjail! features dangerous criminals, fantastic creatures and frequent riots. The series uses flash animation to create traditional animation gags that move at a dizzying pace. Series creators and executive producers Christy Karacas (Cartoon Sushi) and Stephen Warbick (Beavis and Butthead, Celebrity Deathmatch, Daria, Ice Age 2, Horton Hears a Who) first began working together as animators at MTV Animation. Superjail! airs Sunday nights at 11:45 PM EST on Adult Swim.
Check out clips of SuperJail here: http://mailsend.vectorcomp.com/t/1/l/gukdj/hjhrlrtt/www.adultswim.com/shows/superjail/indexpage.html#video
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MCB ticket winner #&%&@ will be heading to the Fillmore Detroit this coming Friday night for the DANZIG show....reading up on the tour ..this show is going to blow you away with all the favorites from everyone's favorite misfit....
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also playing: Dimmu Borgir with Moonspell, Winds of Plague & Skeleton Witch
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Free pair of tickets to the 1st emailer who wants to check out Dendura // BlonDTroit and the rest of the sexy detroiters that make Detroit Erotica Ball the best party in the city....
You want to see some good ol fashion dietroit horror slasher movie making?
Then get on over to the Main Art Theatre in downtown Royal Oak this Thursday for
THE AMINO SHOW!
THE AMINO SHOW PART 2
"FOCUSING DISINTEGRATOR RAY"
Starring The Amino Acids, Patricia Jagger, Lianna Trimble, Chris Alkevicius
Written, Directed, Produced by Colin Duerr
"BOWL OR DIE...HUMAN"
In the 2nd installment of The Amino Show series, chaos ensues when the tyrannical quartet known as The Amino Acids engage in a brutal BOWLING match against a group of terrified girls who must win the game to save their own lives.
THE AMINO SHOW PART 3
"GOOD - 4 - U"
Starring Aaron Walker, Taylor Duerr, and The Amino Acids
Written, Directed, Produced by Colin Duerr
"The forces that be, God, whatever.
They'll put something there that will change your' life FOR YOU."
The third installment of The Amino Show series takes a turn down a dark and lonely corner, as it follows a 15-year old boy named Aaron. After learning that his girlfriend has cheated on him, Aaron ponders his purpose and wanders in a state of utter loneliness, until he stumbles upon a gruesome and mysterious object; a DECAPITATED Amino Acid HEAD.
WWW.FATALEPICTURES.COM
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1st ANNIVERSARY WEEK @ PJLH
MCB would like to congratulate PJ - Art - Carrie - and of course Karen for bringing corktown's favorite waterhole back to life and making it even better than ever - keep it up!
PJ's Lager House
1254 Michigan Ave
Corktown - Detroit
www.pjslagerhouse.com
313.961.4668
"Come out to help us celebrate in style; you continue doing what you do best-- having a good time at the bar and we'll keep on keepin' on with kickass shows and nice, quality, cheap drinks! Just look at all these cool shows we have for you..."
Monday, October 20
Paleo w/Justin Case
10pm
FREE
Paleo is a one man songwriting MACHINE. I don't say this lightly; this fellow is under 30 but has already penned more than 400 songs-- 365 of which were in a single year. Paleo received a great deal of press for his 2006 Songwriting Tour in which he played a different city nearly everyday and spent his late, late nights and early mornings composing melodies and lyrics in his car, closets, living rooms and barrooms across the US. Justin Case is a Detroit singer-songwriter making his return to the stages of the Motor City after a stint on the west side of the state for college.
Tuesday, October 21
John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars w/The Mantons and Brighton, MA
10pm
FREE
John Sinclair scarcely needs an introduction. Yes, this is the former MC5 manager and Grande Ballroom fixture, marijuana activist, White Panther Party leader and the man who got John Lennon to sing out on his behalf in Ann Arbor after his 1969 arrest for possession of two joints. Come check out Sinclair's latest musical project for FREE on this excellent Tuesday night. The Mantons are a blues folk rock experimental three-piece from Hazel Park. Brighton, MA is a band from Chicago, IL, which could at first glance seem confusing. Taken from front-man Matthew Kerstein's birth place, the name evokes an idea of a home, perhaps one that you can never go back to, even as the four band members build their own home within the name. This is a fundamental element in Kerstein's layered lyrics steeped in a history that remembers the past, only in as much as it informs the present. Following their debut EP in 2007, Amateur Lovers marks their first full-length record and a step forward in the evolution of the band.
Wednesday, October 22
Mixo Presents "Beatz 2 Rhymez" Hiphop Battle
10pm
FREE
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 "Beats 2 Rhymez" the last Wednesday of every month at PJ's Lager House. $50 to the winner!
Thursday, October 23
The Sugarcoats w/The Howling Diablos, Gary Quackenbush
10pm
FREE
The Sugarcoats are a kickass side project of Corey Weedon and Todd McNulty from Lee Marvin Computer Arm. They've got that Woodbridge sound... it's a true commonwealth 'round them parts! The Howling Diablos rocking, funky, blues jam style is well known as a great live music experience all around our fine city. Since their formation in the 90s, they have toured with and opened for acts including George Clinton, Alice Cooper, Hank Williams Jr., and many others. The Diablos have appeared on Fat Possum releases by Nathaniel Mayer and RL Burnside; their latest release is the critically acclaimed Car Wash on Alive Records. Gary "GQ" Quackenbush rounds out the lineup with his usual Thursday night rocking good time. Quackenbush is a founding member of the venerable SRC and will be playing the SRC hits and other classics live onstage. Many of the songs are featured on his first solo album, GQ In A Shade of Blue, out on SRC Records. Don't miss this chance for an intimate brush with Detroit rock history!
Friday, October 24
The Fondas w/The Pizzaz, The Dial Tones
10pm
$5
The Fondas features the soulful vocalist stylings of Julie Benjamin in front of garage pop power riffs. Their debut album "Coming Now!" was released on the well-regarded Sympathy For The Record Industry. The Fondas feed off a musical legacy that runs from New Orleans, snakes through Memphis and ends up in our own hot-wired and rebuilt Motor City. Allen Park's The Pizazz [sic] are young, crazy and write good, catchy, upbeat pop songs. This group won't bore you with what you've heard before; it's a fresh approach to indie/new wavey rock sound. The Dial Tones are " a fine group of young musicians," according to the venerable Black Hollies and "cartoon garage rock" according to the oft-writer, less-quoted Dirtbombs drummer Ben Blackwell. This group knows how to work it, and work it they do. The Dial Tones will have their vinyl debut, The Hot Dogs! EP, in tow.
Saturday, October 25
Cut In The Hill Gang w/The Muldoons, Danny Kroha, Dooley Wilson
10pm
$5
The Soledad Brothers' Johnny Walker is back with a vengeance with his new band from Covington, Kentucky, Cut In The Hill Gang. Lead guitarist Brad Meinerding will impress with his slide skills and Johnny wow with what Johnny does best. The Muldoons are everyone's favorite rock'n'roll kids with dad, Brian, on drums. They're better every damn time you see them so make it out to this show where they are sure to be in top form! Danny Kroha (The Readies, formerly of Demolition Dollrods and The Gories) will be playing solo blues. It's Danny like you've never seen him before. Sweet old guitars, slides and a homemade instrument make for an awesome Kroha show. And finally-- you saw him on October 11th with John Roundcity and said, "Damn, play another one!" No time then, but Toledo's own Dooley Wilson (Boogaloosa Prayer, formerly of The Young Lords and Henry & June) is back on the 25th. Wilson is quite possibly the best blues slide guitarist north of the Mason-Dixon line. Obscure 1930s and 40s blues songs combine with originals for one of the coolest set lists around. There's no douchey hair-tossing or tongue wagging going on this night (like you might get with a lot of white boy blues bands), just some truly quality music.
Hey Kirk-Back from out of town
here is this week's blog post - Bill
Wild Bill Ketelhut provides the "blog" to this anti-blog
He has a radio program on WXOU out of Oakland University
Wild At Heart
Hi everyone!! I’m back in town from my vacation and looking forward to some upcoming shows, but first, let’s talk about my trip. I am from upstate New York in a little town called Spencerport. In a nutshell, the town was founded in 1804 when Daniel Spencer bought a farm about 1½ miles north of Ogden Center. When the Erie Canal opened, the farm was sold to become the first village lots. As a port on the canal, the area was called Spencer's Basin and later changed to Spencerport. That is about it though it has one of the best used bookstores I have ever been to (this is where my addiction to comic books and sci-fi came from). Besides me, other notable people from Spencerport include Alan Zemaitis (Penn St and later Tampa Bay NFL cornerback), MAD magazine writer Andrew Jost, musician John Viavattine, skier AJ Kitt and serial killer Arthur John Shawcross (aka The Genesee River Killer) who is of no relation. That is all there really is to say about my home town which I loved growing up in. I can mention that it is about a 15 minute drive to downtown Rochester and that by living in Pontiac, I am still about a 15 minute drive to a downtown Rochester.
It is always great visiting the parents because 1) I love them, 2) they buy me clothes (I always like shopping with someone who can get me motivated to buy and convince not to buy certain things) and 3) my mom is a great cook. I also like the area because 1) it has 4 really great record stores (my college buddy Rob manages the wonderful Bop Shop and I am starting to play his KISS influenced band “The Veins” on my radio show – Mon & Thurs 8-10AM on http://www.wxou.org/ ), 2) some really great used bookstores and novelty shops and 3) The Rochester Amerks, my favorite hockey team though they were recently bought by Florida and are no longer part of the Buffalo Sabres farm team. I also got to go to one of my parents old dating haunts. It started off as a place for kids of German decent to hang out and you actually had to have a key to get in. Nowadays, it is a sports bar and concert venue and I was lucky enough to catch Nick Lowe in concert who played a wonderful set of old hits including a Rockpile song and a few new cuts off his new album, At My Age. Greg Townsend, lead singer of the Rochester based Hi-Risers, opened the show in spectacular fashion which a bunch of catchy and funny pop tunes.
I also took the opportunity to check out the refurbished George Eastman museum. The house has been there for awhile and for those not familiar, he founded the Eastman Kodak Company (where my dad retired from) and invented roll film, which helped bring photography to the mainstream. He also helped found the Eastman School of Music and establish MIT. The museum has a couple of nice exhibits if you get out that way in the near future. The exhibits include the mixed media work of John Wood, the railroad photography of O Wilson Link and a wonderful collection of historic and unique cameras. Go to www.eastmanhouse.org for more information.
Lastly, we took a nice tour of the fall foliage of the Naples area and picked up some grape pies (a local delicacy which brings people from as far as Buffalo to pick them up) and took in the Balloon Manor (a haunted house which is up this week at Greece Town Mall that is made up entirely by balloons). You can go to www.balloonmanor.com for more information and see some of the neat images. Larry Moss is from the Rochester area and also holds the Guinness World Record for the largest non-round balloon sculpture and the creation of the “Fantastic Flying Octopus” a large balloon sculpture piloted by John Ninomiya.
Getting across the border was a mixed bag this trip. I had half hour delays crossing on the way home at both Windsor and NY, though I crossed in 5 minutes at NY on the way back. I stopped to eat lunch at a park next to the Canada Marine Discovery Centre which I also walked through. This is a nice place for kids where they can pilot a ship near Niagara Falls, learn about conservation and various historical facts about the area. The have a small art gallery, some live fish from the lakes and a few historical artifacts of interest. You can also walk around the dock outside and during good weather, you can tour the warship HMCS Haida, a Canadian destroyer which saw service from 1943-63. After a beautiful day, I ended it up getting stuck at the border for one hour and 45 minutes which made me late for the Mates Of State show at the Magic Stick. It was a good show but I was a little upset at missing the opening band, the Javelins. Oh well, things happen!
This week has a number of good shows. The tail end of the week will have me at the Flobots/Matisyahu @ the Fillmore on the 23rd, David Byrne on the 24th @ Michigan Theatre and Metro Station on the 25th @ Clutch Cargos. After the Byrne show, I would have seen every member of the Talking Heads perform so if they could just bury the hatchet and reunite, I would be very happy.
I am also looking forward to seeing the opera ‘Margaret Garner’ which still has shows on Wed, Fri and Sat. The opera is loosely based on the life of runaway slave Margaret Garner originally premièred on May 7, 2005 in Detroit. Margaret Garner was an enslaved African American woman in pre-Civil War America who was notorious - or celebrated - for killing her own daughter rather than to see the child returned to slavery. Actor Jeff MacMullen, who plays one of the judges, admits the opera takes some liberties on her story, but this makes it even more poignant to today’s audiences. This opera really takes a hard look at what it means to be a slave and the actions of what people would do to free themselves from those bonds. I will be seeing this on Wed and will put a review on www.myspace.com/wildatheart_13 after I see the opera. Her story was also popularized by Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved” (and the following movie starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover).
For next week, look for info about Avenue Q (coming soon to the Fisher Theatre), the Henry Ford exhibit “Out Of This World” and a theatrical version of “A Nightmare On Elm Street”.
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Detroit Bikes!
Haunted Detroit Bike Tour
http://www.detroitsynergy.org/projects/detroitbikes/2008events/folder.2007-05-06.2947501512/hauntedbiketour2008newsitem
Join Detroit Bikes! for its 4th Annual Haunted Detroit ride.
Complete your pre-Halloween weekend with a Haunted Detroit bike tour.
Sites include: the Majestic Theater, Orchestra Hall, the Masonic Temple, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Historical Museum, Wayne State University, The Bonstelle Theatre, The Fox Theatre, Grace/Harper Hospital, The Riverplace Grand Heritage Hotel, Elmwood Cemetery and more.
Tour is Concluding at approximately 2PM.
Meet up at the Millennium Bell, east of Woodward Ave (across from the Cheli's Chili Cafe) in downtown Detroit's Grand Circus Park.
Required: Helmet Required.
Cost: FREE!!!!
Length of ride: approximately 16 miles
Approximate Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1281522
Contact: Paul Fracassa, dialogue@detroitsynergy.org
Note: Costumes are celebrated but not suggested. Safety First!
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"Boston's world renowned Alloy Orchestra - which critic Roger Ebert has called "the best in the world at accompanying silent films" - will pay a return visit to the Detroit Film Theatre with one of the most exciting weekends of classics they've ever presented here. "
Friday, October 24, 2008 at 7:30 PM
THE LAST COMMAND(USA/1928) Directed by Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg's brilliant, rarely-seen 1928 drama The Last Command, about a former Imperial Russian General whose life takes several astounding turns, eventually culminating in his being cast in a Hollywood movie in which he plays - what else? - a Russian general. The great Emil Jannings (The Last Laugh) won the Academy Award for this performance, which once again springs to life thanks both to a sparkling 35mm restoration and the Alloy's vibrant new score.
Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM
UNDERWORLD(USA/1927) Directed by Josef von Sternberg Widely cited as the very first true gangster film, Underworld was von Sternberg's first professional film, launching in stylish fashion one of the great directorial careers in all cinema. The Alloy Orchestra brings a special snap and energy to this gritty, hard-boiled tale of mob ruthlessness.
Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 4:00 PM
CHANG: A DRAMA OF THE WILDERNESS(USA/1927) Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack Years before they dreamed up that oversized ape that would climb the Empire State Building, King Kong's creators filmed this magical story of a Thai family's struggle with the wild animals around them: bears, tigers and changs! The climactic, eye-popping wild elephant stampede is still one of the most spectacular scenes in cinema history - made more thrilling by the Alloy Orchestra's pulse-pounding live score.
Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 6:00 PM
NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR(Germany/1922) Directed by F.W. Murnau For the upcoming Halloween holiday, the Alloy will perform live with German director F.W. Murnau's silent vampire classic, Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror. Murnau's eerie and visually striking adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula is considered by many to be the greatest vampire movie of all time. Packed with images which still have the power to disorient and alarm, Nosferatu once again becomes a true symphony of horror when experienced with the Alloy Orchestra's ominous score.
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Auralgasms presents Atmosphere
Thursday Oct 23rd 2008 - 9pm
...a night of Dreampop, Britpop, Triphop, Shoegaze with a CD release party for The Cure - 4:13 Dream
It all happens in a wonderful lounge environment with fantastic cocktails and friendly waitstaff where you can soak in the Blissful vibes and actually be able to hold a conversation.
This is not your typical club night - expect to hear music from the likes of: Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Portishead, Lamb, The Cure, Smiths, Depeche Mode, New Order, Garbage, Ride, Ladytron, Goldfrapp, Hooverphonic and Massive Attack.
Making the night extra special, we present the CD release party for the long awaited new CD from The Cure - 4:13 Dream with Happy Hour from 9-10PM.
Listen to the new disc and be one of the first 25 to visit the DJ booth and see Zumby, Mikeylove or teletran.one to collect your special tokens to be redeemed for FREE drinks!
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MCB's RiazK visited The Arab American National Museum for Global Thurdays which featured KAL from SERBIA - see more from RiazK // www.flickr.com/just_riaz
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Not only did we give away a set of tickets to see the show but managed to get hold of Yngwie's tour manager and get Scott Strelecki into the show to grab these great shots.
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Rogue Satellites
Friday October 17th 9pm
Trumbullplex Theatre
4210 Trumbull Ave
Detroit MI
w/pewter club and wave eats the walrus
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October 18 - November 22
Reception: October 18 th 2008
Saturday, from 6pm to 9pm
Celebrating 3 openings:
1). annabel elgar:
part 1
London artist Annabel Elgar's photography has featured in numerous international exhibitions throughout Europe and North America. The work is concerned with sharp awakenings to the loss of innocence. Characters inhabit a fraught psychological space that acknowledges the contradictions of the ensuing spectacle. Narratives slowly reveal themselves as unforeseen antidotes to the assumed drama that is being witnessed: photographs where the prerogative is concerned with the exposure of vulnerability in its various forms.
http://www.annabelelgar.com/
2). EARLY IN THE 21st CENTURY:
A Group Show of New Michigan Photography
with
Bettina Edwards
Cynthia Greig
Kelly Rosebrock
Tom Stoye
William Sadovsky
Jack Summers
The end of the 20th century was accelerated by broad advancements into the science and the art of intrusion. Now, the 21st century allows each and every one of us to carry the information age in our pockets and purses. We can talk, text, email, view the world on the net, and record and send out our “life” images from anywhere we happen to be. At the same moment, there is a camera watching us at every street corner. This isn't big brother, so much as Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes defining us all as self-proclaimed celebrities in our own right. We neither object nor hide from our increased visibility. We celebrate and embrace it, and buy into every new advance and gadget. All of this with the belief that by expanding the surveillance and instant interactions of our daily lives, we have each become integral to the entire global matrix of existence and meaning.
Early in the 21st Century, in places just out of sight from those fixed street cameras, Tom Stoye documents the nocturnal sub-culture of our new century, Bettina Edwards rushes in unannounced to record places we don't normally go, William Sadovsky with a slow shutter catches the quick "movement" of this new life and century, Cynthia Greig presents it all back to us in deceivingly simple black-and-white images of the everyday – a sort of skeletal quotidian, Kelly Rosebrock creates boxes that haunt and draw us toward their light, and Jack Summers mixes the two centuries into a satirical bag of tricks that drains the magic from both.
3). corine vermeulen-smith's DIORAMAS
Corine Vermeulen-Smith is a Dutch photographer who has been living in Detroit, Michigan for the last two and a half years. While most people associate Detroit with the Motor City and cars, Corine has mainly focused her lens on a very different side of town; urban prairies, farms, grass roots and green revolutions.
"Life in Detroit usually feels strangely futuristic; not only is it post-industrial, it is also post-urban. With so much vacancy and abandonment it is a likely place for imagining and dreaming up alternate scenarios."DIORAMAS is a body of Corine’s early large-scale work.
http://www.corinesmith.com/
Museum hours: 12pm-6pm, Thursday through Saturday.
The Museum of New Art (MONA) is located at 7 North Saginaw, Pontiac.
http://www.detroitmona.com/
detroitmona@aol.com
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Just a reminder that everyone should check into http://www.thenightmove.com/ for transpo service this weekend...Detroit's coolest and greenest Bio-Bus that scoots you around town from Royal Oak to Ferndale to Downtown and back all weekend long
Read more here and check out the photos from The Night Move Launch Party a few weeks ago from MCB's RiazK
Check out some other photos and video of MCB exclusive 1st run on TNM
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SECOND UPDATE: STILL NOT HAPPY....
make that a pair of tickets to the 1st -2nd and 3rd emailers :)
UPDATE: Thursday Oct 16th 3pm
OK so we just werent happy with offering a FREE MP3 download and decided to do nothing about it - but then a pair of free tickets landed right in our lap followed by an offer to provide a copy of the new EP to a reader....sometimes it just pays NOT to do anything at all
1st emailer - motorcityblog@earthlink.net gets the tickets and the EP
full name and mailing address MUST be included
Download "Smashed Lies" MP3 - a new one from Matisyahu's new upcoming release "Shattered" - check out the tour dates below and we here at MCB are working hard to get a video interview // photos // free tickets // free copies of the EP for you - our readers:)
MATISYAHU RETURNS WITH NEW EP
, SHATTERED ON OCTOBER 21 2008
Following the success Shake Off the Dust...Rise, Live at Stubb's, Youth, and No Place To Be, Matisayhu is back.
On October 21, Matisyahu will release his newest EP, Shattered, via Epic Records. The four-song EP features tracks from his new full-length album, Light, to be released in early 2009.
Produced by David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Regina Spektor, Sublime), Shattered features songs from Matisyahu’s forthcoming album recorded and mixed in Jamaica, New York, Los Angeles and Virginia.
Several guest artists contribute to the four-song EP: ground-breaking Jamaican reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie (drums and bass, “Two Child One Drop” and “I Will Be Light”), son of legendary reggae artist Freddie McGregor and among Jamaica’s youngest and most innovative young producers Stephen McGregor (co-producer, keyboards, drum-programming, “Smash Lies”) , Fish (drums, “So Hi So Lo”) and Norwood Fisher (bass, “So Hi So Lo”) of the legendary L.A. alt-punk-ska band Fishbone and experimental turntablist Ooah from the Glitch Mob (co-producer, co-writer, drum programming on “Two Child One Drop”).
10.18.08 - The Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI
10.19.08 - Riviera Theatre - Chicago, IL
10.22.08 - Egyptian Room at Murat Center - Indianapolis, IN
10.23.08 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
10.25.08 - Mr. Smalls Theatre - Millvale, PA
10.26.08 - Magic City Music Hall - Johnson City, NY
10.28.08 - Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI
10.29.08 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
10.30.08 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
11.01.08 - Ram’s Head Live - Baltimore, MD
11.02.08 - Wellmont Theatre - Montclair, NJ
11.03.08 - Sixth and I Historic Synagogue - Washington, D.C.
11.04.08 - Virginia Tech University—Burruss Hall - Blacksburg, VA
11.06.08 - Norva Theater - Norfolk, VA
11.08.08 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
11.09.08 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
11.10.08 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
11.11.08 - Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre - Austin, TX
11.13.08 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX
11.15.08 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe, AZ
11.17.08 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
11.18.08 - Club Nokia - Los Angeles, CA
11.19.08 - Bell Memorial Union Auditorium - Chico, CA
11.20.08 - Grove of Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
11.22.08 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
11.23.08 - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA
11.24.08 - The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA
11.26.08 - Harry O’s - Park City, UT
11.29.08 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
11.30.08 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
12.06.08 - Headliners Music Hall - Louisville, KY
12.07.08 - Cannery - Nashville, TN
12.09.08 - Blue Note - Columbia, MO
12.11.08 - Bogart’s - Cincinnati, OH
12.14.08 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
12.16.08 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
12.17.08 – Metropolis - Montreal, QC
12.18.08 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
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Look for a new project from Amy Gore called GOREVETTE in the next few weeks...
"It's myself and Lianna from GGG backing Nikki Corvette on vocals, Al King from Powertrane is playing the skins. We're called GOREVETTE."
Sounds like a pretty kick ass lineup to us...
Big thanks to AG for filling in MCB so stay tuned for more soon....
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KAL
Playing music from Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and their home base of Serbia, this seven-piece band features a dynamic blend of traditional instruments with a rock'n'roll sensibility, fueled by dance beats and rooted in Balkan blues.
House of Wax @ Historic Redford Theatre
Friday October 17, 2008 - 8pm
Saturday October 18, 2008 - 2pm & 8pm
Tickets - $6.00 (Includes 3-D Glasses)
Starring Vincent Price, Carolyn Jonesand Frank Lovejoy
Warner Bros./1953/1:30/WarnerColor/StereoVision/WarnerPhonic Sound
Is the Redford Theatre haunted?
Metro Paranormal Investigators will be at the theatre Saturday night to find out.
Click Here For Google Map Directions
Redford Theatre - 17360 Lahser Road - Detroit, MI 48219
The theatre is on the east side of Lahser, just north of Grand River.
Free lighted and supervised parking is available on parking lots on the north side of the theatre.
The 24-hour information phone number is 313-537-2560.
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Meet the Artist Night @ Rivers Edge Gallery
Check out the list of great detroit based artists who are currently showing at this show.
This is a do not miss for anyone wanting to support motorcity artists.
Get on down to Small's tonight (Sun Oct 26th 2008) for a triple threat lineup
