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Thursday Teaser
So we joined a gym and the same week I got my cholesterol tested and it dropped by 100 What will happen once we actually walk in?
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Sara Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, and Robert Jones @ the DIA's Friday Night Live: by Paul Hitz
photos by paulhitz
Posted here
Sarah Lee Guthrie played to a packed house in the DIA's Rivera Court Friday night. Opening up with "This Land Is Your Land" one of her grand fathers most famous songs.
Check out the DIA's website for upcoming events, and this is the last weekend for the Norman Rockwell exhibit.
Friday Night Live
Cash Bar at the DIA
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5/29/09
5/28/09
Good Girls Being Bad: A Zebra Experiment
The MCB “Bad Girls” met up at the Garden Bowl to say haaay to Kirk and Shane before we booked down to see Prodigy. They were fucking killer and the mosh pit was cool too. Until some douche bag thought he would push RebeccaMich into the pit. Um yeah I made sure he apologized before kicking his ass out. Rebecca had on some killer green tights and fishnets and I had a Zebra body suit on. We had a picture but it’s so hot you’d Jizz in your pants. The crowd went wild for Smack My Bitch Up and while RebeccaMich cried, Maxim Realty called me out for being a Zebra (he loves a Zebra and the Zebra loves him). After the show we met up with them and got their autographs before heading home for a quick 3-hour nap before driving to Toronto.
So after a half hour of trying to find the bridge we drove through the Iowa of Canada (which uses dead animal fertilizer if you ask us). After our two-hour hard-core rapathon and a great Karaoke cover of Fuck the Police we noticed the police. They were following us and we out ran those bitches. I mean come on they are Canadian how hard can that be. Really how is someone supposed to drive 80 kay em slash h? That’s like 40. On an expressway? And is Tim Horton’s kidding with that one ply napkin fake toilet paper? And why don’t you take Visa? And if Canada isn’t the 51st State why does all of Canada take US currency?
After getting into Toronto we met up with Sean, Michelle and Napoleon (Thanks so much). Who took us down to see a city wide Contact Photography Exhibit. I was very impressed with the work of Louis Helbig and the Alberta Tar Sands. Sean then took us over to GalleryDK where there were some fantastic shots of Detroit. Being passionate about the city it turned into a lively discussion fast. Sunday we did what we like best and did some Explornation in a few abandoned buildings (nope not telling) and then headed home.
We almost didn’t make it through the border crossing. I started to freak out, not because of the Cuban Cigars in the trunk but because my Passport was expired. Somehow we charmed out way back in. We were so excited to get back in the US of A and drive 80 on the express way when quickly got cut off by some Eastside douche that then gave us the finger. Warning NEVER DO THIS as we will FUCKIN GIVER’!!!! And we did. A couple of well chucked apples set them straight.
Monday we took care of very important business we ate, joined a gym, and bought a kiddie pool and a VCR, soon we hope to have the Living Room Channel (Photos to follow). We also had a zebra sighting……
Tuesday’s are always the hottest Club Night in Tokyo and at dinner Blon D Troit and I were talking about people who try to hang. Blon D made a killer comment of “You don’t have to keep up, just show up.” Here here! Words of wisdom for you out there who want to run with our gang. We had to reschedule our Wednesday in Windsor because Shane chickened out (back of the line Shane). Oh and I got mucho action this week with a kiss from the lunch lady and a firm handshake. KILLER!!!!
Look out for next weeks column were we will give you update on my travels up North, RebeccaMich’s attending a Fish Themed Party and NINJA! Oh and we can’t forget the Australian Ginger Dick with the Thunder from Down Under!
~ Your Pal Omar
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PHOTOS: Movement 2009 DEMF by Ross Sandelius
MCB's Ross Sandelius was also covering this year’s Detroit Electronic Music Festival at Hart Plaza over the Memorial Day weekend.
Check out his great shots of the artists and festival goers.
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FREE MP3: Kim Lenz - "Touch Me" - no detroit tour date yet
Kim Lenz has established herself as much more than just the top modern rockabilly songstress with a pair of widely praised albums for Hightone Records and rapturously received performances across the world. She embodies everything that is thrilling, provocative, and rebellious about rock’s origins.
In the spirit of the adventure and independence that runs through her music, the Los Angeles based singer-songwriter-guitarist has started her own label to release her third album It’s All True!, which she also produced.The album is a flaming slab of fuel-injected contemporary rockabilly that shows off Kim’s romp-stomping vocal chops and the wide scope of her playing and songwriting.
“Touch Me” starts things off with an instantly memorable hook that sounds as dangerous as it is sexy. “Zombie For Your Love” innovatively marries a hillbilly vocal melody to B-movie imagery. The honeyed and melancholic “I Break A Heart Every Night” slows things down before “Shined Up and Ready to Shout” ends the album with a rumble that invites you to the wildest night out of the year! The album has the spirit of the great female rockabilly pioneers like Wanda Jackson and the late Janis Martin, with whom Lenz has shared many a stage, and adds to it Kim’s inimitable voice that can switch from seductive to heartbroken to gritty within the span of a single song.
The new album also captures the fearsome instrumental firepower of the Jaguars – guitarist Nick Curran, bassist Jake Erwin, and drummer Scotty Tecce – and a guest vocal appearance by Southern California’s soulful rockabilly maestro Big Sandy. The 12 tracks include seven Kim Lenz originals, a track co-written by Kim and Big Sandy, a number crafted expressly for Kim by the Lucky Stars’ Sage Guyton, and two rampaging covers.
Free MP3 of “Touch Me”
Free MP3 of “Touch Me”
Video for “Devil On My Shoulder”
live at Viva Las Vegas
Kim Lenz and the Jaguars will support It’s All True with a world tour beginning in the US this summer. Kim Lenz is also hosting a radio show series called “Rockabilly 101” that will be debuting in June on Devil's Night Radio (http://devilsnight.com/radio.htm)
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UPCOMING EVENT: Billetproof Davisburg Billetproof - June 6th 2009
Billetproof's 6th Annual "Motor City Mania" burnout contest, great vendors and the sickest pre '65 do-it-yourself traditional rods, kustoms and motorcycles on the planet! "Motor City Mania"
June 6, 2009
Springfield Oaks Fairgrounds
12450 Andersonville Road
Davisburg, Michigan
1964 and earlier TRADITIONAL style rods and customs ONLY!
Traditionally styled choppers and bobbers ONLY!
(No modern West Coast Choppers, OCC style fluff bikes)
No trailer queens
No billet-clad fluff-mobiles
(if you think this means you then it probably does.
So walk in and check out some real rides)
Registration and participant entry 9am-noon sharp
(NO EARLY BIRDS!)
Spectator entrance opens at 9am
(Spectator entry is $10).
Free for kids under 13 and police & fire with proper ID)
Vendor and artist booths
Live bands playing throughout the day!
Our famous trophies!
Burnout contest!
Pinstriping panel jam!
Swapmeet!
(USED vintage car parts ONLY!)
Plus more stuff to be announced...
Registration Details
Registration is $20 if RECEIVED by May 23, 2009.After that and at the gate it's $25. Do not count on being able to register at the event! PLEASE remember that this is an event for those of us who build our own traditional style rods and customs on a limited budget. NO billet-clad, digital gauge, pastel graphic, named after a fifties song trailer queens! Entry confirmation will be mailed approx 1 month beofre the event. Billetproof goes on rain or shine! No refunds. See you there!
Online Registration is now closed.
You can still register at the gate.
Special thanks to our host clubs, POOR BOYS DETROIT and PECKER HEADS!!
Keep in mind that we have the right to refuse any vehicle WITHOUT A REFUND, so read the rules carefully and decide for yourself.
Special thanks to our host clubs, POOR BOYS DETROIT and PECKER HEADS!!
Keep in mind that we have the right to refuse any vehicle WITHOUT A REFUND, so read the rules carefully and decide for yourself.
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UPCOMING SHOW: Post Honeymoon - PJ's Lager House - June 17th 2009
Chicago wedded duo Post Honeymoon is coming to Detroit.The newlywed band of vocalist/keyboardist Rachel Shindelman and drummer/bassist/vocalist Nick Kraska had originally played together in popular synth-punk outfits Bang! Bang! (Morphius Records) and New Black (Thick/Southern).
Check them out on June 17th in Detroit, MI @ Lager House
Post Honeymoon Live:
06/02 Bloomington, IN @ The Bluebird
06/03 Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Tavern
06/04 Nashville, TN @ Sky House
06/05 Memphis, TN @ The Buccaneer
06/06 Birmingham, AL @ Greencup Books
06/08 Athens, GA @ Tasty World
06/09 Savannah, GA @ The Wormhole
06/10 Chapel Hill, NC @ The Nightlight
06/12 New York, NY @ Pianos
06/13 Brooklyn, NY @ The Shank
06/14 Boston, MA @ O’Brien’s Pub
06/16 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
06/17 Detroit, MI @ Lager House
06/19 Chicago, IL @ Hideout (Album release show)
06/22 St. Louis, MO @ Way Out Club
06/23 Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's
06/24 Ft. Worth, TX @ Metrognome Collective
06/25 Austin, TX @ Moose Lodge 1735
06/26 El Paso, TX @ The Rock Room
06/27 Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina
06/28 Phoenix, AZ @ Ruby Room
06/30 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
07/01 Los Angeles, CA @ Bandit Gallery
07/02 Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar
07/03 San Francisco, CA @ Annie's Social Club
07/07 Seattle, WA @ The Comet Tavern
07/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
07/11 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
What happens when the honeymoon ends?
In the case of Chicago duo Post Honeymoon, a couple starts making beautiful music together. The newlywed band of vocalist/keyboardist Rachel Shindelman and drummer/bassist/vocalist Nick Kraska had originally played together in popular synth-punk outfits Bang! Bang! (Morphius Records) and New Black (Thick/Southern). Following the demise of their former bands and their ensuing marriage, Nick and Rachel formed Post Honeymoon and began winning over Windy City audiences with their stripped-down and dark, churning rock.
Post Honeymoon soon hit the studio to record its self-titled debut (watch a short in-studio clip here) which has been said to echo the sultry and urgent sounds of Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Motels, Suicide and Love & Rockets (minus the guitars). Post Honeymoon's roots go back to a summer night in 2001, when Nick met Rachel and brought her to a show at Chicago's Empty Bottle. It took them three years to start playing together and another three to get married, go on their first vacation and start their own outfit.
The band's debut self-titled disc is scheduled for release June 9th via the Chicago collective record label, Two Thumbs Down (The Hood Internet, Sleep Out). Upon the album's release, Post Honeymoon will embark on a nationwide U.S. tour (please see full dates below) -- we were unable to confirm at this writing if the duo's van will be dragging empty cans strung to the bumper and "post honeymoon" written on the windows in soap.
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Torch With A Twist - Detroit @ Cliff Bells May 31st
What do you get when you take a schmaltzy, little Jazz combo & add a touch of that olde-timey burlesque, circus flare? It’s that over-the-top campiness that may have been presented in the basement, "speak-easy" of the original Cliff Bells, circa "back-in-the-good-ol'-days"!
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FREE Hard Lessons Vinyl and 89X Poster: Super Sale on Artwork by Mark Arminski now online
THESE ITEMS ARE UP FOR GRABS
TO THE 10TH EMAILER COURTESY OF MCB
Whether you realize it or not if your into concert artwork the odds are that you have seen some of the work of local detroit Mark Arminski who has been producing some of the coolest handbills - posters and paintings around for years and is having a "spring cleaning" of some sorts on the website and at his studios in Russell Industrial Center Detroit.
MCB just purchased a few items to give away
a rare Hard Lessons Vinyl foldout package
89X Birthday Bash litho
up for grabs to the 10th emailer
here are a few other examples
but these are only the tip of the iceberg
go to the website and check out the expansive amount
of work that Arminski has produced
UPCOMING EVENT: Red Bull Air Race Windsor - June 13th & 14th 2009 - Detroit River
Photo: LAWRENCEcreative
DETROIT RIVER SERVES AS RACE TRACK FOR THE THIRD STOP
OF THE RED BULL AIR RACE
DETROIT RIVER SERVES AS RACE TRACK FOR THE THIRD STOPOF THE RED BULL AIR RACE
Global Motorsport Soars Between Two Countries
on June 13 and 14 2009
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots are tuned up and ready to face the daunting Detroit River track June 13 and 14. With 750,000 fans attending both days of the race in 2008, the race will be once again a must see event hosted by Windsor, Ontario. The excitement kicks off June 12 in Detroit with various Red Bull Air Race concerts, parties and special events leading up to Race Day.
The 2009 six-city worldwide tour kicked off in Abu Dhabi, UAE on April 17 and 18, where 2008 World Champion Hannes Arch won the race. San Diego hosted the second stop of this year’s World Championship on May 9 and 10 where Nicolas Ivanoff of France took home first place. The third race of the season on June 13 and 14 is officially hosted by Windsor, Ontario with strong support and cooperation from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, City of Detroit and Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau to ensure a stellar Detroit spectator experience equal to 2008.
Qualifying will take place on Saturday, June 13, and Race Day will take place on Sunday, June 14. The Red Bull Air Race World Championship revamped its already successful race format in the 2009 season as part of its quest to perfect scoring and spectator enjoyment. The new format features a Qualifying Day with all pilots racing to be one of the ten fastest to take them directly through to the Top 12 session on Race Day. For the first time ever, Qualifying will also be a race for one championship point which will be awarded to the pilot with the best time in Qualifying.
The new format will also be adopted to accommodate the largest field expansion ever in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship – from 12 pilots in 2008 to 15 in 2009.
The expansion includes four rookie pilots from four continents who join the seasoned pros this year. At age 25, Canada’s Pete McLeod will be the youngest ever pilot in the high-speed, precision flying race and will be joined by three other rookies - Japan’s Yoshihide Muroya, Australia’s Matt Hall and Germany’s Matthias Dolderer.
These elite 15 of the world’s best pilots will push their skills to the limit, flying through the challenging, twisting race tracks just feet above the water with points awarded for the fastest times and least number of penalties.
Spectators will have the opportunity to experience the best view of the track and excellent sound including on-site activities from the two countries – once again, the Detroit Riverfront will offer a spectacular view of the race along with concessions, music and fun for the entire family.
Tickets for the Red Bull Air Race weekend are $35 for a 2-day general admission pass and can be purchased and printed at home from www.redbullairrace.com.
Other activities include a Red Bull Air Race Terminal in the lobby of the GM Renaissance Center featuring interactive displays, live music and aircraft displays, and for those over 21, a $5 pub crawl on Saturday, June 13.
For updated entertainment schedules and tickets,
visit www.redbullairrace.com
New this year, fans can watch the last three seasons of the Red Bull Air Race on Hulu, at www.hulu.com/redbullairrace and of course day to day coverage from MOTORCITYBLOG who will have 4 media pros onsite for both days of the event.
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Cars & Stars @ Music Hall June 12 2009
WHAT? Cars & Stars 2009
WHERE? Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
WHEN? Friday, June 12th
WHO? Featuring a very special commissioned work performed by legendary dancer, Savion Glover accompanied by Jeff “Tain” Watts, in the round, which includes concert and dinner.
WHY: A major year-end fundraiser for Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.
On June 12th, 2009, Music Hall presents its 8th annual Cars & Stars Fundraiser with a three-tiered way to a great night in Detroit! Dance legend, Savion Glover and premier Jazz drummer and band leader, Jeff “Tain” Watts, will present a one-of-a-kind music / dance performance on the main stage with David Kikoski- piano, James Genus-bass and Marcus Strickland –tenor/soprano Saxes.
It’s the party of the year! An elegant night of sights, sounds and movement as Music Hall opens its doors to present an exclusive in-house event for Cars & Stars. The evening commences with a VIP Patron cocktail party on-stage, a buffet dinner, performance with dessert and dancing to follow on the historic Music Hall main stage.
The Music Hall Supporter ticket ($125) includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the Tina and Leland Bassett Lounge, the performance, with dessert and dancing to follow on the historic Music Hall main stage.
NOTE * There will be a limited balcony seating for the public, with tickets priced at $25 and does not include any of the VIP or Supporter perks.
In a year that has seen drastic changes in the auto industry due to the current economic climate, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts is still committed to these great Detroit-based auto corporations who have helped make it possible through their generous funding, in bringing decades of great performances in countless genres and artistic disciplines to Music Hall and every cultural institution that these valuable Funds and Foundations help sustain.
Now, we are asking for individuals to help us bridge this shortfall, and in return, Music Hall is offering a three-tiered patronage package that includes a night of Jazz, dinner and dancing in one of the city’s most beautiful and historic performance arts venues.
The 2009 Cars & Stars Fundraiser is also a time to say, “Thank-you” to: The Ford Motor Company Fund, the Chrysler Foundation and the General Motors Foundation for their continued support over the years. While it’s true that due to current economic conditions these great champions for the arts have been unable to help cultural institutions including Music Hall this year as they have in the past, Music Hall still sees it as an important gesture to both the auto companies and the performing arts community that we carry on this message to the public.
THE PERFORMING ARTS NEEDS A STRONG AUTO INDUSTRY!
Tickets available at Music Hall Box Office and Ticketmaster.com
MUSIC HALL
350 Madison Ave
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 887-8500
www.musichall.org
Biographies:
Savion Glover is one of the youngest men to be nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Black and Blue. He made his Broadway debut as the title character in The Tap Dance Kid at the age of 12. He appeared on Broadway opposite Gregory Hines in Jelly's Last Jam and toured with that show. In 1988, Savion co-starred in the film Tap with Mr. Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. On television he has appeared in Dance in America: Tap! With Mr. Hines and Tommy Tune for PBS and Nickelodeon, The Academy Awards, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame and is currently a series regular on Sesame Street. He has also danced in a tribute to the Nicholas Brothers on The Kennedy Center Honors for CBS.
In 1996, Savion won the Tony Award for his dancing and choreography of the Broadway smash-hit, Bring In Da Noize, and Bring In Da Funk. The show had a successful international tour in 2002. Savion has danced on concert stages throughout the world, including the Moulin Rouge, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. He choreographed a work for the Washington Society for the Performing Arts in association with the NEA and has received an Endowment Grant for Choreography, making him the youngest person in NEA history to receive this honor.
Additional Broadway credits include Black and Blue. He appeared in an ABC TV special, Savion Glover's Nu York. Other film credits include Bamboozled. In 1997, he created a dance company, NYOTs (Not Your Ordinary Tappers), with which he performed on the 1997 ABC opening to Monday Night Football and on a PBS special at the White House, n 2007, Glover partnered with spoken word artist Reg E. Gaines and saxophonist Matana Roberts in a John Coltrane-inspired improvisation session, If Trane Wuz Here. In 2005, he collaborated with a string chamber orchestra and his band.
His most recent credit is as co-choreographer and central motion-capture dancer for the role of the penguin Mumble, the main character in the animated release Happy Feet.
He is currently in a production called "Classical Savion", where he taps to classical pieces played by a chamber string group. The show jazzes and blues it up a bit towards the end adding drums and a pianist.
Jeff “Tain” Watts was raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Watts is one of the most respected jazz drummers in the world today, Jeff started out majoring in classical percussion at Pittsburgh's Duquesne University, where he studied to be a timpanist, but then matriculated to the Berklee School of Music, where he pursued jazz studies alongside such soon to be household name players as Branford Marsalis, Kevin Eubanks, Greg Osby, Aimee Mann, Steve Vai and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.
Jeff Watts joined the Wynton Marsalis Quartet in 1981 and proceeded to win three Grammy Awards with the ensemble. Watts left Wynton Marsalis in 1988. After working with George Benson, Harry Connick Jr. and McCoy Tyner, he joined the Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1989.
Watts has worked in the film and television industry as both a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as an actor, Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee’s "Mo Better Blues". Jeff joined Kenny Garrett's band after returning to New York in 1995 after three years in LA on the Tonight Show. Watts also continued to record and tour with Branford Marsalis as well as Danilo Perez, Michael Brecker, Betty Carter, Kenny Kirkland, Courtney Pine, Geri Allen, Alice Coltrane, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and Ravi Coltrane.
Tain’s euphonious titled 2009 release, “Watts” has been one of the best-reviewed jazz albums of the year and a frontrunner for this year’s Grammy Award for best Jazz Album.
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Sidewalk Chalk Art - Be an Artist June 3- June 5 2009
The Mayor and Council of River Rouge will be presenting the 2nd Annual Chalk on the Avenue sidewalk chalk art event. The Chalk on the Avenue event will take place on Wednesday, June 3 through Friday, June 5th, 2009, from 9am to 3pm at Memorial Park on Jefferson Avenue. This fun community event was conceived by River Rouge Mayor Pro-Tem, Patty Campbell as a way to welcome local artists, the community and art lovers together – and experience the creative-friendly, “Cool City” vibe of this historic and vibrant town.
Artists from all over the area will create works of art by drawing with colored chalk directly on the concrete canvas in and around City Hall, in the heart of downtown River Rouge. (Coolidge /Schaefer at West Jefferson)
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
This unique, fun, art-filled community event will be open to everyone from youth groups, students, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, want-to-be artists and professionals. The community will be invited to view the drawings as they develop throughout the day.
Several well-known local artists such as nationally recognized illustrator, Topher Crowder, and several student and faculty from both, The College for Creative Studies and Wayne State University will participate during the three day event.
The sidewalk will be divided up for artists of all ages and skill levels to create masterpieces. Chalk on the Avenue is your opportunity to help make a difference in our community.
The public as well as artists may contact Karl Laub, Community Development Dept. at (313) 842-4203 with any questions.
The City of River Rouge
City Hall
10600 W. Jefferson Ave
River Rouge, MI 48218
(313) 842-5604
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FREE CDs: UPCOMING SHOW: Children Collide on tour with Nico Vega - SMALLS BAR Hamtramck - June 22nd 2009
Children Collide play a show with NICO VEGA at Smalls next month on June 22nd just before hitting the stage with Janes Addiction on a bunch of shows
free copy of the latest from CC to the 3rd and 5th emailers
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Nico Vega are going to kill this show in dietroit
Children Collide - Social Currency
Children Collide bring a great aussie sound to the US
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free copy of the latest from CC to the 3rd and 5th emailers
check this show and get tickets fast (this show isnt listed yet so keep checking the smalls website for updates)
Nico Vega are going to kill this show in dietroit
Children Collide - Social Currency
Children Collide bring a great aussie sound to the US
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Sara Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, and Robert Jones @ DIA Friday Night Live
Sara Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, and Robert Jones
Friday, May 29, 2009 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
7 & 8:30 p.m.
Sara Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, daughter and son-in-law of Arlo Guthrie, join Detroit singer and guitarist Robert Jones for a performance channeling the passion of musicians involved in 20th century American labor and civil rights conflicts, including Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly and Josh White.
This performance is in conjunction with American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell
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A few shows at Small's Bar in Hamtramck
Here are a couple good shows to check out at MCB favorite watering hole in Hamtramck
SMALL's Bar
Friday night you can check out a bunch of Detroit bands that really kick some ass
Darling Imperial (yeah!)
then next week...
No Use for a Name wsg ONLY CRIME
POUR HABIT
The A-Gang
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Upcoming Event: DETROIT’S BIG BAR NIGHT TO FIGHT REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES TEAMS WITH DETROIT BARS FOR “DETROIT’S BIG BAR NIGHT” TO FIGHT REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT WHAT: 
Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit and Generation Goodwill are teaming up with a handful of Detroit bars for Detroit's Big Bar Night - a fundraising event to fight local unemployment.
Patrons can participate by donating $5 for a Generation Goodwill wristband, and each bar will provide exclusive food and drink offers for wristband purchasers. All money raised will support Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit's mission to provide job training, education and career assistance to unemployed individuals in the region.
Generation Goodwill is a recent initiative of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit that provides young Metro Detroit adults the opportunity and inspiration to make a positive impact on the region’s success. Built of a community of students and young professionals, Generation Goodwill works with those who care about making the Detroit region a better place to live. More information about the organization and this event can be found at generationgoodwill.org.
In the past two years of the organization’s nearly 90-year history, Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit has placed more than 2,500 Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county individuals into new jobs and provided education, training and career assistance to thousands more in the region.
WHERE:
Bookies Bar & Grill – 2208 Cass Avenue (313.962.0319)
Detroit Pub – 1326 Brush Street (313.963.3500)
Jacoby’s – 624 Brush Street (313.962.7067)
WHEN:
Thursday, June 4, Noon – 8 p.m.
WHY:
“Metro Detroiters can have a good time, save some money and support their unemployed friends and neighbors just by purchasing a wristband,” said Mark Lane, Director of Public Relations and Special Events for Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit. “Our partners and their customers are really stepping up to help Metro Detroiters find jobs.”
MORE:
The Designate, Metro Detroit's premier designated driving service, will donate 25 percent of proceeds from Detroit’s Big Bar Night participants’ rides home to help put people back to work. Two free rides home from The Designate will be auctioned off during the event with proceeds supporting Goodwill Industries.
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UPCOMING SHOW: 311 with Ziggy Marley - Freedom Hill Sterling Hts - June 19th 2009
311 fans can rejoice as the band unleashes Uplifter, their first new album in three years on June 2nd through Volcano/JIVE Records. In addition to a pre-order which automatically enters you into a contest to win an autographed guitar, side-stage tickets and other great prize packs, the band is streaming the entire album on their MySpace page through the end of today, giving a sneak peek to fans who simply can not wait that long! Be sure to also check out 311’s new video for “Hey You,” directed by Joe Lynch (Pete Yorn, Godhead).
Known road warriors, 311 will also mesmerize audiences nationwide on their annual Summer Unity Tour which kicks off on 6/3 in Bakersfield, CA. Support acts on the past five Unity Tours have included Snoop Dogg, The Roots, Papa Roach, The Wailers, O.A.R. and Matisyahu. This year their featured supporting act is Ziggy Marley!
311’s celebratory live shows & incessant touring schedule have earned them a massive grassroots following nationwide. Since its inception in 2004, 311’s annual summer headlining amphitheatre run, Unity Tour, has become one of the largest annual modern rock tours each summer.
311 SUMMER UNITY TOUR w/ Ziggy Marley & The Expendables:
6/3 Bakersfield, CA @ Majestic Fox Theatre
6/5 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
6/7 Eugene, WA @ Cuthbert Ampitheatre
6/8 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theatre
6/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Usana Amphitheatre
6/12 Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6/14 Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion
6/16 Cleveland, OH @ Time Warner Amphitheatre
6/17 Columbus, OH @ Lifestyles Communities Pavilion
6/19 Detroit, MI at Freedom Hill (click for tickets)
6/20 Cincinatti, OH @ Riverbend Amphitheatre
6/21 Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawns
6/23 Saratoga, NY @ SPAC
6/24 Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
6/25 New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage
6/27 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Art Center
6/28 Washington DC @ Nissan Pavilion
6/30 Philadelphia, PA @ Penns Landing
7/1 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/3 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/4 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
7/5 Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
7/7 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Amphitheatre
7/10 Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre
7/11 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
7/12 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
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Super Happy Funtime Burlesque - The Ritz - Sat May 30th
We told you about this earlier in the month - don't miss out on Michigan's most active touring burlesque troupe with a performance over at The Ritz this saturday night
MCB's Paul Hitz will be covering this show just for YOU!
http://www.superhappyfuntimeburlesque.com/
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Some free music from YACHT and Kate Earl
Introducing Kate Earl EPComing June 9th
Kate Earl.. you may or may not have heard of her but she is putting out an EP on the 9th of June on Universal Motown. She is a very thoughtful and hardworking artist located in LA, by the way of Alaska. Some draw comparisons to Lily Allen but she likes to lean towards artists such as Cat Power, and Feist.
Her single "Melody" is available for streaming and her entire EP can be heard at KateEarl.com.She has loads of video blogs that she titles "Life Of Kate" where you can get to know more about this adoarable Filipino Alaskian.
Also check out this live, stripped down video of her single "Melody."
Melody (live acoustic) from Kate Earl on Vimeo.
And now a few words from Kate Earl herself...
"I have so many hours of dreaming logged in at my parents gas station in Chugiak, Alaska. Ring up a customer- dream, stock the shelves-dream, mop the floors- dream, plow the snow-dream… I had spent my whole life in this remote town asking the question “what am i gonna do with myself if i stay here?” so as soon as I had saved enough for a ticket and a guitar I moved to LA.I needed to find out… my Dutch/Welsh father dropped out of 6th grade to survive the Great Depression by picking cotton for bowls of beans until he lied about his age to serve during the Korean War to support his parents… he was a self made man…he built our gas station with his own hands…he taught me to follow my bliss… my Filipino mother who left her parents to board in another town and walked miles in the rain with a banana leaf for an umbrella to go to school, having sewed her own uniform and cooked her meals on a little fire as a child, believed in the american dream and made a new life in alaska with greater possibilities for her children…she taught me that wit, intuition, resolve and improvisation can go a long way…the rest is left to fate or luck or the combustion of our individual spark.With common sense, hard work and manual labor my upbringing at the gas station, pursuing music was a luxury, it was not hard for me to save a lump of change and go to the city…did the Hollywood thing hittin the streets with the demo I made at my friends house…at the time those were the only songs i had written…I mean I had played piano and sang in church since I was yay high but I was going by the seat of my pants, figuring out my sound as I wrote…since Fate Is The Hunter I have been developing my sound under the guidance of Tommy Mottola…I’m in good hands, after all he is “the architect of dreams”.
www.kateearl.com
Melody (live acoustic) from Kate Earl on Vimeo.
And now a few words from Kate Earl herself...
"I have so many hours of dreaming logged in at my parents gas station in Chugiak, Alaska. Ring up a customer- dream, stock the shelves-dream, mop the floors- dream, plow the snow-dream… I had spent my whole life in this remote town asking the question “what am i gonna do with myself if i stay here?” so as soon as I had saved enough for a ticket and a guitar I moved to LA.I needed to find out… my Dutch/Welsh father dropped out of 6th grade to survive the Great Depression by picking cotton for bowls of beans until he lied about his age to serve during the Korean War to support his parents… he was a self made man…he built our gas station with his own hands…he taught me to follow my bliss… my Filipino mother who left her parents to board in another town and walked miles in the rain with a banana leaf for an umbrella to go to school, having sewed her own uniform and cooked her meals on a little fire as a child, believed in the american dream and made a new life in alaska with greater possibilities for her children…she taught me that wit, intuition, resolve and improvisation can go a long way…the rest is left to fate or luck or the combustion of our individual spark.With common sense, hard work and manual labor my upbringing at the gas station, pursuing music was a luxury, it was not hard for me to save a lump of change and go to the city…did the Hollywood thing hittin the streets with the demo I made at my friends house…at the time those were the only songs i had written…I mean I had played piano and sang in church since I was yay high but I was going by the seat of my pants, figuring out my sound as I wrote…since Fate Is The Hunter I have been developing my sound under the guidance of Tommy Mottola…I’m in good hands, after all he is “the architect of dreams”.
www.kateearl.com
Avant-pop duo, Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, will release their new album, See Mystery Lights, July 28th on DFA Records. Pitchfork premiered “Psychic City" yesterday, offering fans an early taste of what YACHT has in store.
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Sometimes you just need a little PE
this is the type of week I am having so far
stuck in my tracks man - time for a vacation with some PE riffs
PHOTOS: Movement 2009 DEMF Monday Day 3 May 25th by Andrew Bender
MCB's Drew Bender made it through this year’s Movement/DEM all the way to the end and managed to get a few decent shots of the goings on around Hart Plaza on Memorial Day. Check it out:
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Wild At Heart - May 27
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
Hope everyone had a safe Memorial Day Weekend. The DEMF festival started off with a bang with an exciting performance at the Fillmore by Prodigy who put on an awesome set with lots of fan favorites like "Firestarter" and "Voodoo People". I missed saturday to see Los Straitjackets and Southern Culture On The Skids who put on a great show at the Crofoot (a Los Straitjacket interview will also be on my show next Sat morning 8-10AM on 88.3FM or www.WXOU.org). Sunday saw some cooler weather but you still had a lot of skimpy costumes and glow sticks to make the night go well. Most music of this type gets repetitive for me after about 15 minutes but sets by Osunlade, Loco Dice vs Luciano, Anthony Rother, RJD2, Z-Trip and Wighnomy Bros really kept my attention. I am looking
forward to a few artists today including Los Hermanos, Tiga, Audion and Flying Lotus so we'll see who stands out. I also promised the gang at Metrotimes to give them a shout out in thanks for hooking me up with a Terminator shot glass. They will be giving out more swag today so get their early (they have passes for the movies Up and Drag Me To Hell along with Terminator hats and shirts). I also got to try the new Red Bull cola thanks to the guys in their VIP area and must say I'm not overly impressed by it (though I'm sure they will have a lot at the Red Bull Air Races coming up) but if you remember RC Cola and enjoyed it, you will like their new cola which tastes very similar.
Techno fans might also want to keep in mind May 30th when Creme premieres at Grace's Underground in Ferdale and they will be having techno artist Juan Atkins in the house which should be a rocking night.
There are a couple of movies which opened this weekend that are trying to bring some laughs during this trying times, though with mixed results. First, I would suggest ignoring this first film unless you just can't miss any Wayans brothers film. The movie “Dance Flick” is a parody of a genre which has very few stand out examples as it is, and those were years ago with the trio of Footloose, Flashdance and Dirty Dancing which are almost ignored here for such films as Step Up, You Got Served and Stomp The Yard which are almost the same film as it is. The problem with this film is the same with other recent parody films of recent years (like Epic Movie or Meet The Spartans) that try to throw too much at the audience and feel the number of jokes makes up for lack of telling an actual story that engages you between the spoofs. A spoof film usually only works when the lead is serious and lets the spoofs take place in front of (or behind)him.
Great examples of this are “Monty Python & The Holy Grail”, “Airplane” and “Blazing Saddles”. Most spoof films today star young actors who don't yet have the acting chops to pull this off. Shoshana Bush is the only actor in this movie that really seems to be up to the challenge because let's face it, Chelsea Makela and Brennan Hillard are not Robert Hayes and Julie Hagerty (Airplane). Basically, this movie gave me one laugh for every member of the Wayans household that is in this movie. That comes out to 7 laughs in this film and while I'm not expecting a masterpiece, I at least want to be entertained for my hour and a half. And tell me why you have a actor dressed as the character Tracy from Hairspray but you never really go for a good gag about that film? This film disappoints on so many levels that I suggest spending your money on the next film for laughs instead of this clunker. My grade is a D- which is the best grade you
can get for 7 laughs.
Next is a sequel to a fun movie which I think exceeds the charm of the first film. That film is “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” where our man Lawrence (Ben Stiller) has left the museum security staff to pursue a career making inventions like the glow-in-the-dark flashlight but it seems that despite him finding his fortune, he isn't happy. He visits the museum only to find that all the old displays are being stored at the Smithsonian in Washington DC to make way for new, more modern exhibits. Unable to stop this from happening, a dejected Lawrence is at home when he gets a call from Jedediah (Owen Wilson) that the monkey stole the tablet which brings them to life and that they are in trouble as the evil Kah Mun Rah (a hilarious role for Hank Azaria) wants the tablet to unleash the evils of the undead and take over the world. Lawrence can't let this happen and regains his lost moxie as he helps his friends with the help of the
lovely and spunky Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams). Together, they, along with a giant Abraham Lincoln and General Custer, must stop Kah Mun Rah and his companions Al Capone, Ivan The Terrible and Napoleon. I am a bit disappointed that most of the characters from the first film take second fiddle to the Azaria and Adams, but their excellent performances and the fun romps through the Smithsonian make up for it. I esp liked a couple of small moments such as Superbad's Jonah Hill as a Smithsonian security guard and cameos by Darth Vader and Oscar The Grouch. For those who enjoy things making sense, there are some inconsistencies with the magic and the way it seems to work, but I think the spirit of the film makes up for it as Lawrence saves his friends and refinds his place in life. A very delightful film for the times and great family entertainment. My grade is a A- and I think Amy Adams should be in every film that comes out this summer. I also
hope like the last film, that museums will once again see an upswing in attendance by kids or parents inspired by the film to engage in real history. I recommend the following museums – Cranbrook Institute of Science for their “Hatching The Past” exhibit, Stones And Bones Museum (Sarnia, Ontario) for their wonderful natural history collection, University of Michigan's Natural History Museum for their wonderful dinosaur collection, Detroit Science Center for their “Star Trek: The Exhibition”, The National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen at Historic Fort Wayne, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (what can you say about this wonderful attraction), Motown Museum for the musical heritage, the Holocaust Memorial Center (Farmington Hills) so we don't forget the past, the DIA for a wonderful art collection along with Egyptian mummies and suits of medieval armor, and the Toledo Museum of Art as well as their glass museum which are incredible.
You have other choices but these are some of my favorites in the area. Don't forget you can get free admission to some museums if you look into the Detroit Adventure passes at your local library.
Also, if you want a laugh, Go Comedy Improv Theatre in Ferndale will have a night of pay what you can comedy starting at 8PM on May 31st including Rock-o-Matic (an improved rock opera) and the improv duo of PJ Jacokes and Chris Diangelo.
For music lovers, it will be a good week with some choice shows starting Wednesday night (5/27) with a double header in Pontiac as Jessica Lea Mayfield returns to the Pike Room fresh off her tour with Ray LaMontaigne with her alt country/indie rock style and the rocking Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be at Clutch Cargos. Thursday (5/28) see us going to Canada to see R&B superstar Kenny "babyface" Edmunds @ Caesar's Windsor. Things pick back up on Friday (5/29) as we see CCR frontman John Fogerty rock Pine Knob (his show last year was a highlight of my concert season), the Tragically Hip (they took their name from a skit in the Michael Nesmith movie "Elephant Parts") will start the first of their 2 night stay at the Fillmore and the power trio of Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean will bring the music of Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind to the Fox Theatre. Saturday (5/30) will have the alt rock darlings The Doves (they used to be known as Sub Sub
in the 80's before changing their name) will be @ the Majestic while dirty old man, John Valby, will be singing songs that your mother will be embarassed by at the Emerald Theatre. Sunday (5/31) also sees to interesting shows as the flashy electroclash troupe Fisherspooner will delight audiences suffering from Movement withdrawal at the Majestic and alternative rocks fans will be going wild over the pairing of Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction at Pine Knob (or DTE if you prefer).
Have a safe Memorial Day and I'll see you all next week.
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5/26/09
Detroit Shorts - A Festival of Short Films - YMCA Detroit - May 28th-30th 2009
Detroits Shorts 2009 Film FestivalA three-day community event, celebrating the finest examples of the cinematic short form by featuring films from around the globe with running times 10 minutes and under.
Detroit Film Center
Detroit Film Center
1515 Broadway + Boll YMCA
Detroit MI
Thursday, May 28th 2009
Thursday, May 28th 2009
7pm
"Detroit Shorts, a festival of short films running May 28 – 31, 2009, has announced the official lineup for its inaugural production. Over 70 films from around the globe will be featured, including entries representing all genres, techniques and subject matter.In addition to four general programs, there will also be special screening blocks featuring the very best in horror, animation and Made In Michigan shorts.We're very proud of the first-year lineup that we’ve managed to program.
"Detroit Shorts, a festival of short films running May 28 – 31, 2009, has announced the official lineup for its inaugural production. Over 70 films from around the globe will be featured, including entries representing all genres, techniques and subject matter.In addition to four general programs, there will also be special screening blocks featuring the very best in horror, animation and Made In Michigan shorts.We're very proud of the first-year lineup that we’ve managed to program.
The audience will truly have an opportunity to view some of the most highly acclaimed short films produced over the past year.Opening night, Thursday, May 28 includes a special live performance by Satori Circus.The Festival also features special ANIMATION and HORROR film blocks.Award-winning films will certainly be prevalent, as the lineup features over 20 that have garnered top prizes at such festivals as Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, South By Southwest and Berlin.
Some highlights include:Lies – Best International Short at SundanceThompson – Best Documentary Short at SXSW Short Term 12 – Jury Prize for Best Short at SundanceMexican Standoff and Santa: The Fascist Years – Two new shorts from renowned animator Bill PlymptonA Long Journey Home – Audience Award Winner at the Brooklyn Film FestivalSebastion’s Voodoo – Winner of over 20 awards from festivals around the world
Festival venues include 1515 Broadway and the Boll Theatre at the YMCA in downtown Detroit.Information on all films, workshops and panels at the festival will continue to be updated at http://www.detroitfilm.org/detroitshorts.
This festival is presented by the Detroit Film Center, a non-profit media arts center in SE Michigan, providing education and resources to the local filmmaking community. The Detroit Film Center also presents the Detroit Docs International Film Festival, taking place this year in late October."
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Auralgasms' Atmosphere - PROOF Detroit - Thur May 28th 2009 9pm
presents
Atmosphere
w/ special guest DJ Davo
An evening of Ethereal Dreampop,
Britpop, Triphop, Shoegaze and Electronica
Thursday, May 28, 2009 9pm
Thursday, May 28, 2009 9pm
Proof Martini Lounge
2001 Woodward
Detroit MI
Join us Thursday, May 28th 2009 for Atmosphere, our Monthly DJ event in Downtown Detroit.Consider it a once-a-month opportunity to go out and celebrate the music you hold closest to your heart. Why be subjected to the same tired clubby music that most bars trot-out?
2001 Woodward
Detroit MI
Join us Thursday, May 28th 2009 for Atmosphere, our Monthly DJ event in Downtown Detroit.Consider it a once-a-month opportunity to go out and celebrate the music you hold closest to your heart. Why be subjected to the same tired clubby music that most bars trot-out?
Enjoy an evening of Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Catherine Wheel, Massive Attack, Lamb, Hooverphonic, Slowdive, Ride, Stone Roses, Curve and more. You might even hear us throw some local love to Detroit bands past and present, including Ether Aura, Au Revoir Borealis, Majesty Crush, Ethos and more.
Proof is a laid-back Martini lounge with a beautiful view of Downtown Detroit,
friendly waitstaff and impressive drink menu.
Grab a friend to indulge with, or just head down and you're sure to meet other great like-minded musical folks soaking up the vibe.As a special treat, we have invited Detroit DJ veteran, DJ Davo to join Zumby and Mikeylove for a special set.
You may have caught his unique skills over the years at one of his prior gigs:. Tuesday Video Appreciation night at 3-D. Goth/Industrial Friday's at the Sardine Bar. 80's night & Video Appreciation nights at Luna. EBM/Goth Wednesdays at Mephistos . "Retro Revolution" Thursdays in Ferndale
We'd like you and your friends to feel like Atmosphere is YOUR monthly event, so please drop us a line and let us know what you'd like to hear, or better yet, come up to the DJ table and introduce yourself to Zumby and Mikeylove and let us know your request!
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PHOTOS: Gomez at the Hard Rock Cafe by Andrew Bender
MCB's man in Mid-town, Drew Bender made it down to the Hard Rock Café in downtown Detroit last Friday evening to catch the free, 4 song mini-set that British indie-rockers Gomez performed for the diehards in attendance and the after work crowd in the HRC to get their Friday happy hour drink on.
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Upcoming Show: Glemie Derale Beasley, Danny Kroha, & The Potions
This friday (May 29th) at a little pub in Corktown called the Lager House, Glemie Derale Beasley (Detroit hunter and bluesman, recently pressed for his "Fresh Coons" signs around town), Danny Kroha (of the Gories, Demolition Doll Rods, and The Readies), and The Potions will take the stage in celebration of the release of 'The Sea as the Sky' (a book of poetry) by Livonia public school bus driver Randy Foreman. Printed by Lo & Behold!, an independent Detroit publishing house tending toward the experimental and avant garde in modern lit.
INGRAY CD Release - Hard Rock Cafe Detroit - Thur May 28th 2009
“Ambassadors of Rock” Finalists Ingray Host CD Release at Hard Rock CafeLong Awaited “Awake” CD Celebration on Thursday May 28
Hailing from war torn Bosnia, Detroit rockers Ingray release their highly anticipated CD “Awake” on Thursday, May 28 at Detroit’s Hard Rock Café (45 Monroe St., Detroit).
Doors are at 8pm, show starts at 9pm and all ages are welcome.
Tickets are only $5 and available at the door.
Pop punk upstarts (and “Ambassadors of Rock” contest runners up)
Lies Unknown open the show.
Recently chosen to represent Detroit in the Hard Rock Café’s international “Ambassadors of Rock” competition, Ingray’s music is truly a global rock and roll experience.
Recently chosen to represent Detroit in the Hard Rock Café’s international “Ambassadors of Rock” competition, Ingray’s music is truly a global rock and roll experience.
“Our influences are not local, they are from different parts of the world.
As a result, we bring a unique spirit to the stage along with a bond of friendship, love, music and live theater,” explains Ingray’s lead singer Adisa.
Indeed the siren-like song and movement of Adisa is as mesmerizing as the ethereal chords only guitaristNermin Selmanovic seems able to reach. The sound of Dave Dupuie’s thunderous drum rhythms and Haris Cizmac's mystical bass hooks complete the band’s overture. Ingray is as exciting to watch as they are to hear.
Presented by Darkgreene Entertainment -experience Ingray live and up close while celebrating the release of “Awake” at a very special performance on May 28 at Detroit’s Hard Rock Café!
For more information Ingray and Lies Unknown,
Indeed the siren-like song and movement of Adisa is as mesmerizing as the ethereal chords only guitaristNermin Selmanovic seems able to reach. The sound of Dave Dupuie’s thunderous drum rhythms and Haris Cizmac's mystical bass hooks complete the band’s overture. Ingray is as exciting to watch as they are to hear.
Presented by Darkgreene Entertainment -experience Ingray live and up close while celebrating the release of “Awake” at a very special performance on May 28 at Detroit’s Hard Rock Café!
For more information Ingray and Lies Unknown,
please check out their respective web sites:
www.Myspace.com/ingrayband
www.Ingrayband.com
www.Myspace.com/liesunknown
For additional show information, please call the Hard Rock Café
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www.Ingrayband.com
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Bloodbird - Woodward Ave Brewers Ferndale - Thur May 28th 2009
Thursday 5/28/2009Woodward Avenue Brewers (WAB)
Woodward Ave -- Ferndale MI
Bloodbird
Carjack
Dutch Pink
also featuring art by Muriel J. Thompson
it'll be a scene, man!
Bloodbird
Carjack
Dutch Pink
also featuring art by Muriel J. Thompson
it'll be a scene, man!
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Detroit Derby Girls Final Round Championship - Masonic Temple Detroit - Sat May 30th 2009
PISTOLWHIPPERS VS. D-FUNK ALLSTARSDDG 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP
this is your final chance to catch Detroit Derby Girls
this season so get on out and support your girls!!!!
Sat May 30, 2009
doors open at 6PM
Game begins at 7PM
Detroit MI
Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, and kids under 12 get in free when accompanied by an adult. Get your tickets online at ticketmaster.com and at the following locations:
• Detroit Threads - Hamtramck, MI
• Orbit Hair Salon - Ann Arbor, MI
• Danny's Irish Pub - Ferndale, MI
• Fox Theater Box Office - Detroit, MI
• Detroit Comics - Ferndale, MI
• Curl Up and Dye - Detroit, MI
• Noir Leather - Royal Oak, MI
• Your local Derby Girl!
Limited number of tickets available at the door
Featured Charity: Alternatives for Girls
helps homeless and high-risk girls and young women avoid violence, teen pregnancy and exploitation, and helps them to explore and access the support, resources and opportunities necessary to be safe, to grow strong and to make positive choices in their lives.
Entertainment by:DJ Clark Eagling the Streamliners
and theMotor City Rah-rahs
National Anthem:
Russel Taylor of Satori Circus
Immediately following:
Afterparty: Smalls
10339 Conant Ave, Hamtramck
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PHOTOS: The Prodigy @ the Fillmore May 22nd by Brett Lawrence
MCB's painter of pixels Brett Lawrence was at the opening ceremonies for the 2009 Movement festival and slept on the grounds of Hart Plaza, because he's just that hard core and MCB is there for ALL the action.
Check out his set stretching from the Prodigy's set at the Fillmore on Friday night, May 22nd all the way through the end of Monday night.
PHOTOS: Movement 2009 DEMF Saturday Day 2 May 24th by Andrew Bender
MCB's resident neuroscientist/writer/computer geek/graphic designerDrew Bender was out photographing Day 2 of the 2009 Detroit Electronic Music Festival. Check out his coverage of the day. Below that is a set of shots from the RJD2 and DJ Z-Trip sets at Redbull’s Music Academy stage
PHOTOS: Movement 2009 DEMF Saturday Day 2 May 24th by Shane Glenn
Check out 2nd set of the weekend from Sunday, Day 2 of Movement 2009
NOIR LEATHER presents: Shanghai Dreams Noir Party Sat May 30th Northern Lights Lounge 9pm 21+
Shanghai Dreams Performance Schedule Northern Lights Lounge
Sat. May 30
Sat. May 30
10:30 PM Motor City Rah Rah’s
11 PM Houdini-Style Escape
11:30 PM Beijing Fetish Performance
12:30 AM Mistress Malicious
1 AM Human Boardwalk
Take a walk on the wild side and hang out with Noir Leather at the "Shanghai Dreams" party!
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5/25/09
FREE CD: A.A.Bondy - Pike Room Crofoot Pontiac June 17th 2009
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A.A. BONDY
JUNE/JULY TOUR DATES
PERFORMANCES AT SASQUATCH AND BONNAROO FESTIVALS
A.A. Bondy will hit the road for a summer tour next month, beginning June 5th at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA and ending July 7th at Spanish Moon in Baton Rouge, LA. Bondy is also confirmed to perform this weekend at the Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, WA and June 14th at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN.
Bondy's debut, American Hearts, was re-released by Fat Possum in April 2008 after its original release by Superphonic in 2007. Spare and arresting with timeless appeal, the album was an underground favorite among fans and critics. Bondy performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, while NPR noted in a 'Song of the Day' pick: "By the time 'How Will You Meet Your End' reaches its own dramatic and doomstruck end, Bondy has cemented his status as a fatalistic troubadour with few modern peers." Bondy is currently in a Mississippi studio finishing his sophomore album; a release date on Fat Possum will be announced soon.
A.A. Bondy Tour Dates:
May 23 Quincy, WA Sasquatch Music Festival
June 5 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
June 6 Brooklyn, NY Bell House
June 8 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
June 9 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
June 11 Arlington, VA Iota
June 12 Charlotte, NC Snug Harbor
June 14 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
June 15 Columbus, OH The Basement
June 16 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio
June 17 Pontiac, MI The Pike Room
June 18 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
June 19 Milwaukee, WI Club Garibaldi
June 20 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
June 22 Denver, CO Hi Dive
June 23 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
June 25 San Francisco, CA Café du Nord
June 26 Visalia, CA Cellar Door
June 29 Phoenix, AZ Modified Arts
July 7 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
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Tentacle Lizardo and Black Elf - Lager House Detroit - Mon May 26th 2009
Headling the show tonight is Tentacle Lizardo show goin on Tuesday the 26th at the Lagerhouse with Black Elf and Oblisk
They played recently to help promote the X! Records Compilation "Shiftless Decay" that they had a song on but besides that they havent gotten to play in Detroit in over a year seeing as christmas moved to chicago. When they get shows in Detroit again we usually generate a lot of interest and try to make a big deal out of it because they dont get to play much anymore.
At 8 pm on Tuesday, May 26th our seven piece group called "Black Elf Speaks" will be performing a program called Grey Elf and the New Age Biosphere. This is the creative brainchild of Tom "Grey Elf" Hohmann, guitarist, songwriter and singer and one half of the "USA is a Monster" from Brooklyn featured in a recent Village Voice article:Black Elf Speaks is gorgeous native spirit elvish prog rock, straight up...
We have quite a stage show in terms of our dress and materials including a real 8 foot translucent smoking "New Age Biosphere".
Described in the lyrics of the title track to the new album:"in the emerald sound terrarium the reels of master tape still hungfrom new age projects long ago, how carefully we handled them"Other members of the tribe this time around include Sebastion "Wood Splitter" Paulson of Kocho Bisexual chopping wood on traps, Sara "Sky Tree" Shapouri of Raw Dog, Animental, Red Wizard etc. on basso, Eli "Moss Man" Winograd of Ground Monkeys on lead git, Daren "Sylvan Silver Moon" Ho of Drip House and Racc-oo-oon on old age spirit synth, Barbara Schauwacker of Animental on vocals, and percussion and myself Thom "Pink Cloud" Klepach on flutes, drums and vocals. Black Elf Speaks is not kitch - it is a lighthearted but sincere look at the useful lessons gleaned from myth and ancient culture and how the spirit of those realms can enrich us today - this is summed up in the earnest mantra chanted at the end of the song "Horses in the Night":"don't forget the good ideas they are too important use then wind and solar energies to fulfill the ancient prophecies"Black Elf Speaks can be previewed at Myspace and Last FM and a brief history can be found at Massive Distribution.
The spheres have aligned, the white buffalo will fly on silver clouds. We appreciate any support that you can give in promoting this once an epoch experience
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MP3 Mondays on MOTORCITYBLOG
Gypsy glamour is the name of the game with Vagabond Opera, the Portland-based sextet that magically melds the sounds of Eastern European folk music and delightfully raunchy cabaret, with a lil’ something called Opera. Yes, Opera. Classically trained, musically adventurous, and scantily clad – sign us up! But don’t go letting the Opera element scare you off. Envision a bourgeoisie Balkan prism through which these tenors and sopranos belt it. Then add everything that comes along with the kitchen sink, you know, like accordion, sax, saw, banjo, stand-up bass. Top it off with lyrics in 13 languages, and you’ve got VO, the bastard love child of World Inferno Friendship Society, Emir Kusturica and the Oregon Symphony. Sound too farfetched? Hear it for yourself.MP3: Chimaeras Be Met
THE STEPS
Taking their amps from the garage to suburban rooftops and downtown bridges, the brash four of The Steps demand to be heard. Invoking the spirit of Brit-pop, their sound is laden with a rich musical heritage that fuses styles of proto-punk and modern glam-rock. The Steps have burst onto the scene with the swagger of seasoned rockers. Cousins Will (vocals/guitar) and Sam Thompson’s (guitar) fervor for classic rhythm and blues styles drew bassist Stephen Ross and drummer Z Lynch into their after-school garage sessions in 2005. The Steps began their aggressive climb to the top, quickly becoming the dominant band at their high schools. Honing style and stage presence at house parties across Austin, The Steps’ blend of classic and modern mesmerized adoring peers. Soon suburbia could not contain their volume, energy, and loyal masses of fans, so the band launched a series of “guerilla gigs” on the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Austin. After rigging gear in the shadow of night, the vigilante rockers played with such force that the bridge literally shook from the quake of hundreds, jumping to the infectious beat. And as the roaring guitars and snare cracks faded under Johnny Law’s disapproving finger, music industry insiders demanded The Steps amp it back up. Launched by this strong Texas following, the band has shared the stage with Bob Dylan, The Raconteurs, and the Black Keys at major festivals Austin City Limits, North American Music Union in Pittsburgh, and South by Southwest.
On July 21, Austin rockers The Steps will release Take It All In, produced by Chris "Frenchie" Smith (JET, Dandy Warhols, Explosions in the Sky). The EP distills the band's 60's influenced garage rock to its most potent and frenetic form.
Hear first single “Cold Floors” HERE!
Commercial features a variety of special guests from Jorge Gonzalez (of Chilean rock legends Los Prisioneros) and Mexican songstress Natalia Lafourcade to Senor Coconut vocalist Argenis Brito and Los Tetas’ C-funk. Los Amigos also enlisted production work from friends like Dimitri From Paris and Cachorro López (Belanova, Miranda).Since their first album in 1995, Los Amigos Invisibles have developed a sound based in the gozadera, an irresistible fusion of Latin rhythms with fiery funk and lounge music.
The band got their first break when David Byrne (Talking Heads) discovered one of their albums by chance in a Manhattan record shop. He immediately called the band up in their native Venezuela and soon after, signed them to his label, Luaka Bop. Byrne opened doors for the band across the globe and Los Amigos Invisibles soon became an international touring machine. Los Amigos Invisibles moved to New York City from their hometown of Caracas in 2001 and entrenched itself in the local scene. With their electrifying live show, the group began building a considerable fan-base across the U.S. Collaborating with artists from Louie Vega (Masters At Work) to Dimitri From Paris, Los Amigos were able to establish themselves in the dance music scene and expand their sound.
While raking in Grammy nominations year after year and performing on programs like the Jimmy Kimmel Show, the group continued to establish themselves. Los Amigos Invisibles spent two years working on Commercial during breaks in their heavy tour schedule.
“The title of the album came out of our desire to make a more accessible record for even bigger crowds,” Pardo explains. “At first, we were hesitant to use the word but eventually we decided to come straight and use it as a concept. In a world where almost no one listens to an entire album and everyone has their thumb ready to press ‘next’ in their iPods, we just wanted to be more focused without taking out what we love about playing.”
Check out Los Amigos Invisibles music and videos:
Free MP3 of “Mentiras” here
“Mentiras” video
Ha Ha Tonka playing Hamtramck Wednesday 6/24
Small's Bar & Grill/8pm/21+/$6
Their latest record, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South
hits stores Tuesday, 6/16
Rolling Stone raves they "occupy the sweet spot between country and indie, writing ornery songs with big hooks." "Walking on the Devil's Backbone," the single you can download here, is hailed as, "a great, galloping number that's all sturm and twang."
Investigating morality and individual responsibility, Ha Ha Tonka take listeners on a complex tour of the South—through lynchings and mob violence, sacrifice and reconciliation. On the two trails of life, how does your history affect your present, and how much can you change the future? It’s dense subject matter for any artist, but delivered beautifully on this record by Springfield, MO native sons Ha Ha Tonka. Named after an Ozarks state park, the band has earned comparisons to Kings of Leon, Old 97s and Fleet Foxes.
Following their last record, 2007’s critically lauded Buckle in the Bible Belt, the band gathered up their four-part harmonies and tore across the nation, opening for Ben Kweller, Backyard Tire Fire, and Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin before their well-received show at Lollapalooza 2008. This record, driven but contemplative, mysterious but clean, delicate but much more guitar-heavy than the previous effort, is the next logical step in their musical journey—and an amazing step
Check out THE DEAR HUNTER at any of the following stops on their upcoming tour with Mewithoutyou which starts June 8:
ah - we only have mp2s so myspace it and check out the show
With Mewithoutyou:
Mon 6/8 Richmond, VA The Canal Club Downstairs
Tue 6/9 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Wed 6/10 Orlando, FL The Social
Thu 6/11 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
Fri 6/12 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds
Sat 6/13 Metairie, LA The High Ground
Sun 6/14 Houston, TX Java Jazz
Mon 6/15 Dallas, TX The Door
Tue 6/16 Austin, TX Emo’s Alternative Lounge
Thu 6/18 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
Fri 6/19 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
Sat 6/20 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
Sun 6/21 Pomona, CA Glass House
Mon 6/22 San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brew
Tue 6/23 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Thu 6/25 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
Fri 6/26 Seattle, WA Neumos
Sat 6/27 Boise, ID The Venue
Sun 6/28 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
Mon 6/29 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Wed 7/1 Lawrence, KS Granada
Thu 7/2 St. Paul, MN Station 4
Sat 7/4 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sun 7/5 Chicago, IL Metro
Mon 7/6 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
Tue 7/7 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
Thu 7/9 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Fri 7/10 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat 7/11 Boston, MA Middle East
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MCB-VIDEO: GOMEZ Interview / Live Footage Detroit St Andrews Hall May 2009
GOMEZ in Detroit - Live Interview - Show Footage May 2009
MCB's Kirk and Amy Palomar caught up with GOMEZ who played a show
at St Andrews Hall in Dietroit this past Friday May 22nd 2009
Ben and Olly were cool enough to give us a few minutes just before they went on stage ....
check out the new GOMEZ record (1st ever to fit on a vinyl)
check out the new GOMEZ record (1st ever to fit on a vinyl)
"A New Tide"
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5/24/09
PHOTOS: Movement 2009 DEMF Saturday Day 1 May 23rd by Shane Glenn
MCB's Shane Glenn has covered more detroit shows in the past few weeks than ANY other photographer in the city and you just have to wonder after hitting Eminem and Third Eye Blind and interviewing The Prodigy and then shooting MAE the same night how this guy can have enough energy to cover MOVEMENT in the same fucking week! Must be the booze.
Plus he has time to upload his photos to MCB - killer man - just plain killing it
this is one of the reasons MCB kicks ass - dedication and hard work
Check out shanes 1st set of the weekend from Opening Day 1 of Movement 2009
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PHOTOS: DEMF Movement 2009 - May 23rd Day 1 - Photos by Andrew Bender
MCB is ALL OVER this year's Detroit Electronic Music Festival,
or MOVEMENT as they've taken to calling it in recent years.
Here's a smattering of shots that MCB's Drew Bender took all over
featuring most of the DJs and artists out yesterday.
We're interviewing more today, and we'll be hitting it HARD all long weekend long.
MCB's Andrew Bender will be rolling with the punches
hanging and bangin with the rest of the MCB shooters downtown Dietroit
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5/23/09
UPCOMING: Miss Derringer - Pike Room Crofoot Pontiac - June 24th 2009
Here is tip for the a show next month at The Crofoot Pontiac
Miss Derringer is playing June 24th and its going to be a fun time
MCB got the promo of "Winter Hill" last week and although I personally don't do reviews I have been listening to this record non-stop for the past 2 days non stop on MCB related runs
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Monty Python's Life of Brian - Main Art Theatre Royal Oak - ALL WEEKEND midnight Movie
With 4 of the MCB troops at DEMF / MOVEMENT and another covering SCOTS / Los Straijackets in Pontiac Crofoot and two more on a special assignment in Toronto we pretty much have our bases covered for tonight - last night was great with all of our video /interviews going off without a hitch - we covered MAE / GOMEZ / PRODIGY / Medeski Martin & Wood and tonight is pretty much the same EXCEPT for the fact that I didnt schedule myself for anything!NICE work huh?
and even though I don't really go to the movies that much I am hitting the midnight showing off Life of Brian at Main Art Theatre - what else can you say about this movie or MP in general
simply hilarious - would usually list all the details - you know the movie - you know where Royal Oak is and surely can find the theatre - stop in and get an ice cream at Oberweis and visit with our pal Sam - tell him MCB sent you and he will take care of you for sure
see you there!
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5/22/09
FREE Show reminder - GHOSTHOUSE on the lanes at Magic Stick TONIGHT!!
GHOSTHOUSE are kicking off MOVEMENT 2009 by playing a free show 18+ tonight - Friday May 22nd at The Garden Bowl Majestic Complex Detroit.Get on out and support local motorcity music!!
Rothbury Festival's Green Contest - Benefits Local Schools
ROTHBURY's 2009 SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS INITIATIVES ARE IN FULL SWING ROTHBURY'S GREEN ROCKS! CONTEST PRESENTS THE GRAND PRIZE TO PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S 5th GRADE CLASS ON THURSDAY, MAY 28 AT 1 PM AT THE SCHOOL LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GATHER TO PLANT TREES ROTHBURY's Green Rocks! Sustainable Schools Contest, in partnership with law firm Dickinson Wright PLLC's Education Task Force and JFNew, will present the Grand Prize context winners at Pinewood Elementary School on Thursday, May 28 at 1 PM. The Green Rocks! Sustainable Schools Contest, which asked students in classrooms (grades 1-8) in Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, and Oceana County schools "How can you make your school or community more sustainable?" The Green Rocks! Grand Prize winner is Mrs. Karen Weaver's Fifth Grade Class at Pinewood Elementary School in Jenison, Michigan. Mrs. Weaver's Fifth graders recycled more the 3,000 pounds of plastic shopping bags and made sure that 7 tons of phone books became home insulation. Nine other classrooms were also awarded first place for excellent work. "We were blown away by the sophistication of all the entries," said Leslee Lewis, contest organizer. "These amazing young people understood and explained the concepts of organic gardening, green building materials, live roofs, composting, alternative energy, recycling and fair trade. Clearly our future is in good hands." All winners listed below: ROTHBURY Festival's 2009 Sustainable Schools projects, including the Green Rocks! Sustainable Schools contest and a recent Tree Donation and Planting Ceremony, encourage local area students to consider environmental consciousness and engage them in activities that give back to their communities. On Tuesday, May 12 a group of students from Shelby High School gathered to plant trees donated to the village of Shelby by the ROTHBURY Festival. Ten Caliper trees were planted in front of Shelby's Department of Public Works Building. The trees were a gift from ROTHBURY's many 2009 ticket buyers who, when purchasing Festival tickets, opted-in to ROTHBURY's Green Ticket. The Green Ticket funds programs to that give back to local communities by helping make schools more sustainable. ROTHBURY emerged last year as a new Fourth of July celebration. With The Dead performing their only summer show, The String Cheese Incident together for their only show for 2009, and cultural icons Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Ralph Stanley, ROTHBURY 2009 continues to honor America's extraordinary festival lineage. Interlacing ushers of the new American music scene such as STS9, Chromeo, and MSTRKRFT, globally recognized acts including Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas, and King Sunny Adé & His African Beats and local Michigan artists The Macpodz, Steppin' In It, The Ragbirds, Four Finger Five, and The Hard Lessons, ROTHBURY delivers music of integrity across all genres. Coupled with a commitment to exploring the integration of art and modern thought and technology throughout the event, ROTHBURY creates a unique 21st century American gathering unlike any other. Building on its mission to create a state-of-the-art large scale sustainable event and to organize and nurture community involvement that makes a difference, ROTHBURY 2009 promises even more cutting-edge festival implementation of ever-changing green technologies. The 2009 ROTHBURY Think Tank, an event within the event, explores the topic of the emerging "New Green Economy." The Think Tank will host various buzz sessions and roundtables between leading scientists, scholars, writers, progressive political and corporate leaders, youth leaders, ROTHBURY artists, and ROTHBURY attendees. Think Tank Programming details coming soon. ROTHBURY itself is committed to producing a near zero-waste concert. The first to tackle a green program of this magnitude at an around-the-clock (camping) concert in the USA, ROTHBURY has an on-staff Greening Chief, and has implemented multiple initiatives toward this effort, including replacing disposables with 100% compostables, recycling and composting, choosing clean energy, carbon-offsetting, and Green Ticket options. Visit www.rothburyfestival.comfor more information. Tickets to ROTHBURY on sale now at www.rothburyfestival.com "MCB IS DETROIT"
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Grand Prize Classroom:Karen Weaver's Fifth Grade Class at Pinewood Elementary School in Jenison, MIFirst Prize Winners:Susan Tate's "Treehuggers" Environmental Club at Whitehall Middle SchoolGwen Luban's 5th graders at Allendale Middle SchoolLesa Van Liere's 1st graders at Zeeland Public Schools' Quincy ElementaryMichael Boosamra's 6th graders at Grand Rapids Public Schools' Center for EconomicologyKristin Day-Hinkin's 5th graders at Montague Public Schools' Oehrli ElementaryElizabeth Pardue's 4th graders at Whitehall Public Schools' Ealy ElementaryJanene Schroeder's 5th graders at Allendale Middle SchoolKaren Kraii's 3rd graders at Montague Public Schools' Oehrli ElementaryBen Ashby's 1st graders at Zeeland Public Schools' Quincy Elementary
Couple other friday night options if you arent checking out GOMEZ or The Prodigy tonight
Music on the Brain - by MCB's Andrew Bender
Those who know me are aware of my passion for music and neuroscience. As a PhD student in psychology (no, I won’t ask you to tell me about your mother) studying cognitive neuroscience, I’ve always been fascinated with music-brain phenomena like earworms - where you get a song stuck in your head, playing on a seemingly endless loop. But more than anything else, it seems that music holds a special place in human culture and evolution. The power of music to evoke emotion, memory, and even states of altered consciousness and ecstasy is evident across the world. A lot of the music that I have loved over the years and that I cover in MCB continues to impress me both with the social element of how it can create communities and bring people together and in how it can transform people’s mental states.
Music is a powerful drug – even without any other drugs in one’s body. Of course, if a little booze, some weed, or something more powerful is added to the mix, the result can be synergistic – where the two elements combine to be more than the sum of the parts. Over the past twenty years, this has been abundantly evident in the rave scene as designer drugs, MDMA, liquor, smart drugs and more are used as fuel for all-night dancing and party-making. Not that we condone that of course, and the jury is still out on the damage that MDMA (ecstasy), ketamine, or even marijuana might do to one’s brain or cognitive abilities. But it damn sure makes for some great music and parties. Which brings us to a few different things going on around town this weekend.
Tonight , jazz/jam/funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW for those in the know) are playing at the Motor City Casino’s swanky SoundBoard venue. I’ll be there with bells on (or more accurately, with Bell’s in [me] if they happen to be serving Oberon at the SoundBoard). MMW is one of those acts that truly defies simple description – they pull from jazz, funk, rock, soul, noise, and electronica. Mostly though, they’re explorers, plumbing the musical depths with abandon. They’ve played with master jazz guitarist John Scofield, including a great performance at the Detroit International Jazz Festival two years ago. I remember seeing MMW at the 2005 Detroit Jazz Festival shortly after I first moved to Detroit from Southern California. Standing in the middle of downtown, with the Compuware building looming on one side and the Ren-Cen in the background as we got our groove on to their funked out sounds, my wife (a metro-Detroit native who lived in SoCal for almost 10 years) and I couldn’t believe that this was Detroit. Before I left San Diego, a lot of people asked me, rather incredulously, ‘You’re moving WHERE?!??’ And of course, a lot of people in the D upon learning of my previous residence would ask, ‘Why would you want to move HERE from San Diego??!?’ The answer of course – to slough off the soft and mushy exterior that LA and San Diego had deposited on my skin and exchange it with the tough, leathery, soulful carapace that only the D can instill. That, and to work on my PhD.
On a different note altogether, did I hear somebody scream the word ‘FESTIVALLL’?
Yes, that’s right boys and girls - that time of year has once again returned to the Motor City as music, art, food, and cultural festivals seem to be popping up across our corner of the mitten and beyond. Some of the bigger Spring and Summer festivals include Arts Beats & Eats, the Detroit International Jazz Festival, City Fest (formerly Taste Fest), the Detroit Festival of the Arts, Ann Arbor Art Fair, and so many more that I’m loath to even try to name them all. If you’ve got a favorite festival and want us to feature it here on MCB, give us a shout out mcbmotb@gmail.com.
Festival of the Week: DEMF/Movement –
GET YOUR FIX OF THE UNTZ-UNTZ
The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (yes, we all realize that you were there back when it was a free event) goes from Friday through Monday all across the Mid-town and Downtown Detroit areas with 4 stages down by Hart Plaza and countless ‘After Parties – although I’ve yet to figure out how a show going on at the same time as the main event qualifies as an ‘after party’ but I’ve never been too bright in that way. Stupid semantics always discombobulate my brain. Even thought it’s supposed to be a bit cooler over the weekend than over the past couple of days (Saturday is supposed to be warm, according to the weather channel)
I implore you – if you’re gonna freak out on ecstasy at Movement – PLEASE drink a lot of water. While rave kids convulsing on the floor might make for an interesting photo series, I’d rather see everyone enjoying themselves and staying healthy (wasted and having a great time but healthy).
I’m going to be all over the place, what with the 4 stages, and too many after parties to mention.
Some great acts will be performing at the DEMF/Movement this weekend, and I’m particularly stoked to see Z-Trip, who I first saw at the inaugural Bonnaroo festival in 2002. RJD2 is another more hip-hop oriented DJ that I’m looking forward to seeing, having not seen him live since Coachella in California a few years back. There are so many great acts, it’s hard not to name them all – just check out the Movement web site here http://www.myspace.com/detroitmusicfest , or I’ll see you running around Hart Plaza.
On Sunday night I’ll be at Bookies Bar for the Face the Music afterparty to see my good friend Marissa Guzman sing and Keith Worthy workin some serious grooves. Some info on that party:
Sunday 5/24/09 Deep Heat Detroit + Juicy Lucy Records(San Francisco) bring you: "Face the Music" - a party not only bring people together to Face the Music and Dance, but also to support NextAid (http://www.nextaid.org" ). NextAid is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization committed to developing and implementing innovative solutions to the challenges facing African children. NextAid's mission is to promote community-driven, environmentally sustainable, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic. NextAid collaborates with individuals, businesses and nonprofits to produce creative, culturally-rich, awareness-raising projects and music events involving technology, the arts, public education projects,and volunteer opportunities. They'll have 2 stages, including a rooftop stage, and things will get started at 7pm and go til they're kickin people out.
Location: Bookies Tavern - 2208 Cass Ave. - Detroit, MI - http://www.bookiesbar.com
Doors open at 7pm - $15 cover before 11pm (25% goes to NextAid) - 21 and up - Free shuttle service from Hart Plaza from 7pm to midnight
Another DEMF satellite event that promises to be goin off all weekend. is the 3 days of House at the Big City Bar & Grill
Last but not least, a show coming up later in the week is Babys B-Day Bash, featuring Cody Stagefright on May 28th at the Emerald Theater in Mt. Clemens - $10 at the door.
Their EP is currently selling online, (Champagne Taste with a Koolade Wallet)
Have a great Memorial Day weekend y’all!!
WERD!!!
-drew
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TOADIES at the Magic Stick: by Paul Hitz
Toadies at the Magic Stick, Detroit
shot for MOTORCITYBLOG.NET
part of a set
Toadies fans were at the Magic Stick early, they'd been waiting years for the Texas band to make it back to the D and tonight was their night. The outside deck was packed as people milled about in anticipation as the opening act 'Willozs' prepped the crowd. The Willowz blasted Detroit and kept hyping the Toadies... at about 10:30pm the Toadies hit the stage and the place erupted.
This photographer isn't going to pretend he knows all the songs they played but everyone else in the place did. Exactly timed responses from the gaggle of rockers kept the band in time and knowing that Detroit loves their rock and roll. Between songs they'd ask how Detroit was doin and mix in licks from Nugent, Kiss and the Stooges, very cool.
got a slice from Sargent Pepperoni's and I was out
more from Paul Hitz HERE
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Upcoming Events
Yesterday MCB was invited to a few cool events that are happeningat The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland OH ....
Why was MCB invited?
We aren't sure why - but we checked out the list of upcoming events
and since its only a couple hour drive around the lake
we decided to hook in for sure.
Here is one of the events we were specifically invited to attend
so we are working out the "sick day" at the office.
Wednesday, June 3 at 7 p.m.
From Songwriters to Soundmen:
The People Behind the Hits with Dave Marsh
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum welcomes music critic and SIRIUS XM Radio Host Dave Marsh for the Museum’s FREE monthly program From Songwriters to Soundmen: The People Behind the Hits in the Museum’s 4th Floor Theater.
Marsh will be interviewed by Dr. Lauren Onkey,
the Vice President of Education at the Rock Hall.
Questions will be taken from the audience at the end of the interview.
Dave Marsh is a noted rock critic, historian, anticensorship activist and talk show host. Marsh co-founded and for four years edited Creem, the legendary rock and roll magazine that helped launch heavy metal, glam and punk, and spent five years as an associate and contributing editor of Rolling Stone, where he was chief music critic, columnist and feature writer. Additionally, he has written more than 20 books about rock and popular music.
Marsh's first book, Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story (Doubleday) was published in 1979. It made the New York Times best-seller list. Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s, a sequel to Born to Run, appeared in 1987, and became a national hardcover bestseller. (In 2003, Routledge published Born to Run and Glory Days in a single volume with an epilogue, titled Two Hearts.) In 2005, he wrote the 40,000 word text for Bruce Springsteen On Tour. He has also written books on Michael Jackson, the Who, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles.
http://www.rockhall.com/calendar
5/21/09
FREE TICKETS: MR. SANDMAN'S QUADRUPLE ALBUM RELEASE PROM featuring, DEASTRO, THE SILENT YEARS, MANNA AND QUAIL, and THE SUMMER PLEDGE - June 5th 2009
Now we are sure you are all set with your plans for this weekend
maybe even NEXT weekend
but are you all set for what your going to do
ON JUNE 5TH 2 WEEKENDS FROM RIGHT NOW?!?!?
email us if you want a pair of tickets to this quad-rad-phonic
4 record release show that is sure to blow your mind
(well it is a prom so there may be other options for you)
5th emailer gets a pair of tickets
MR. SANDMAN'S QUADRUPLE ALBUM RELEASE
PROM
featuring,
DEASTRO,
THE SILENT YEARS,
(if you are in NYC tomorrow check out The Silent Years out at the Mercury Lounge and then catch them at the after party at www.MOTORCITYBAR.com )
MANNA AND QUAIL,
and THE SUMMER PLEDGE
with special guests BARS OF GOLD
in the Crofoot Ballroom
FRIDAY JUNE 5th 2009
doors at 8PM
show at 8:30 PM
$5!
DEASTRO, THE SILENT YEARS, MANNA AND QUAIL, and THE SUMMER PLEDGE all release new material in one action packed night of fun and fantasy!
They will be joined on stage by BARS OF GOLD a new effort by the musical powerhouse that created WILDCATTING.
This isn't just some cheap beer drunken bash,
but a sophisicated promenade.
Prom dress is recommended and a King and Queen will be selected by random ballot.
The night's Prom Queen will be treated to a delicious Prom-do by Nahee from UPSTARES Salon in Royal Oak. The Crofoot will be providing free cookies and will be serving SPIKED! Punch for only $2 all night long! There will also be a photobooth to capture all these special memories, and the handsome gentlemen from THE FACTORY in Rochester will be providing a plethorta of visual stimulations on the big screen.
This may just be the new best night of your life!!!
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Another band NOT coming to Dietroit - Kasabian - Vlad the Impaler
We posted an MP3 from these guys a while back - check them out
Kasabian - Vlad the Impaler
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PHOTOS: Animal Collective @ ROMT by Shane Glenn
MCB's Shane Glenn was photo passed for the Animal Collective show at The Royal Oak Music Theatre - check out these shots
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Annual Plant Sale @ Belle Isle Conservatory - Sat May 23rd 2009
Annual Plant Sale @ Belle Isle Conservatory
May 23rd 2009
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The doors open at 9 am on May 23 at the Belle Isle Greenhouses.
We recommend that you come early to secure the choices tomato and flower offerings. A wide variety of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, unusual perennials, annuals, herbs, geraniums and water plants will be available. This is our biggest and most important fundraiser and is staffed by BIBS volunteers.
Plan to enrich your garden this summer!
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Moving Media Festival - Wayne State University - Fri/Sat May 22nd/23rd 2009
MovingMedia Film FestivalFriday May 22, 2009 at 6:30pm
Wayne State University - Old Main
4841 Cass Ave.
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Wayne State has hosted the Moving Media Student Film Festival for several years, focusing primarily on work produced by WSU students. This year's festival runs May 22-24. Given the re-emergence of the film industry in Michigan, we've opened up our festival to students throughout the region. Madonna University, University of Windsor, Eastern Michigan University, Lawrence Technological University and the College for Creative Studies were invited to participate; entering up to 3 works in each of 5 categories: documentary, narrative, animation, music and experimental film. Regional experts working in the film industry and/or academia will adjudicate the submissions.
The Moving Media Student Film Festival 2009
runs May 22-24 2009
There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 22 at the Schaver Recital Hall starting at 6:30 with a keynote address by Jeffrey D. Spilman, managing partner for S3 Entertainment Group and a short screening of selected work with a reception immediately following in the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery.
On Saturday May 23 there will be three different award ceremonies:
1:30-3PM - WSU, COMM 1600 Student Film Showcase
4-5:30PM - Experimental and Animation
7-10PM - Narrative, Music Video and Documentary.
The awards ceremonies will be held in room 150 of the General Lectures building.
Another exciting element added this year is the 48-Hour Shoot-N-Show Challenge.
Participating teams will have 48 hours to create a short film. The award ceremony for the Shoot-N-Show will be held on Sunday, May 24th at 3PM in room 150 of the General Lectures Building.
All events are free and open to the public.
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There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 22 at the Schaver Recital Hall starting at 6:30 with a keynote address by Jeffrey D. Spilman, managing partner for S3 Entertainment Group and a short screening of selected work with a reception immediately following in the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery.
On Saturday May 23 there will be three different award ceremonies:
1:30-3PM - WSU, COMM 1600 Student Film Showcase
4-5:30PM - Experimental and Animation
7-10PM - Narrative, Music Video and Documentary.
The awards ceremonies will be held in room 150 of the General Lectures building.
Another exciting element added this year is the 48-Hour Shoot-N-Show Challenge.
Participating teams will have 48 hours to create a short film. The award ceremony for the Shoot-N-Show will be held on Sunday, May 24th at 3PM in room 150 of the General Lectures Building.
All events are free and open to the public.
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Dinosauria - Detroit Zoo - now through Sept 9th 2009
Nineteen large animatronic dinosaurs that roar, snarl and move provide a thrilling experience at the Detroit Zoo’s Dinosauria experience. Zoo visitors are transformed into paleontologists traveling back in time as they explore a lush, three-acre DinoTrail recreating prehistoric life. The animatronic dinosaurs, including several babies, roar and move just like they did millions of years ago.
Tickets are $3 (with Zoo admission). Riders must be at least 36" tall to ride.The DinoTrail is open May 13 through Labor Day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (9 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August). Tickets are $3 (with Zoo Admission) for visitors of all ages and are available at the Main Gate entrance or at the DinoTrail ticket booth during regular Zoo hours.
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Gomez - FREE SHOW
MCB just found out that British indie rockers Gomez, who will be playing a show at St. Andrew's Hall at 7pm on Friday May 22 will be doing a FREE show earlier on at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown at 5PM, courtesy of 93.9 The River. http://www.myspace.com/939theriver
WE also are photo/video passed for the evening show at St Andrews Hall so keep your eyes peeled for our video interview with a few of guys from the band later this weekend
Speaking of interviews - Shane Glenn and Brett Lawrence will be talking to The Prodigy and shooting the show tomorrow at Fillmore Detroit
So, if you're doing something else later on tomorrow night - you can still see Gomez, and for free! A great pre-DEMF launch, pre-MMW, or just pre-3 day weekend outing.
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UPCOMING: Detroit Wig-Out June 6th 2009
Ypsilanti's Black Jake & the Carnies will headline the first-ever Detroit Wig Out Saturday, June 6 at the Magic Stick. Revelers will wear wigs, let their (fake) hair down, and enjoy live entertainment in the spirit of eccentric coiffure.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Gilda's Club Metro Detroit.
Doors open at 8pm
The event will feature Southeast Michigan entertainment, with an eclectic line-up of music, sounds and visual entertainment that includes:
Dale Beaver & Bootsey X
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MCBdetroiter on Twitter
Well - one of our people started us up a twitter account - there someone in germany who uses MOTORCITYBLOG already so we are now MCBdetroiter - I think all our people are going to post to this before they head to cover an event or we may use it to provide tips on free ticket giveaways or other promo things down the road....check it outPHOTOS: Art at The Crofoot by RaizK
MCB's RiazK was hanging out at The Crofoot last weekend for an artshow which included our exDetroiter artist Derek Ecker - good to have you back man!
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Upcoming Show: Those Transatlantics with Sh! Friday 5.22 at the Berkley Front
Friday, May 22nd - The Berkley Front
Those Transatlantics and Sh! The Octopus
Suburban Sprawl Music recording artist Those Transatlantics (Mt. Pleasant, MI) perform with eclectic popsters Sh! at the Berkley Front.
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5/20/09
PHOTOS: Eminem live at Sound Board Detroit - Motor City Casino by Gene Schilling
MCB's Gene Schilling was approved to shoot the Eminem show last night
at Sound Board in the Motor City Casino
the was short and sweet with some of the guys
from D12 coming out for backup support in the encore shorty
check out the new record for some nice hooks and a little old school to boot
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The Moneypenny Experiment - May 16th 2009
So, anyway...with the holiday weekend coming down the stretch we thought that we would share our pre-summer camping trip to get you ready to rollIt's been a long, dull winter full of florescent lighting and static electricity and my face was starting to turn grey. Thanks to a small window of opportunity, we decided to use a random 3-day weekend to go camping. It's a little early in the year to go up north, but we like to throw caution to the wind (a wind which would later come to bite us in the ass).
It was time for the MCB to branch out and get some sun.
After some debate about comfort vs. rustic camping, we settled on the Tubbs Lake State Forest Campground. The campground features two campsites, one being an island. Naturally, we chose the island. A tiny speck on the map, Tubbs Lake Island only offers a handful of campsites, hand pumps for water, vault toilets, and a boat launch.
After some debate about comfort vs. rustic camping, we settled on the Tubbs Lake State Forest Campground. The campground features two campsites, one being an island. Naturally, we chose the island. A tiny speck on the map, Tubbs Lake Island only offers a handful of campsites, hand pumps for water, vault toilets, and a boat launch.
What it lacks in amenities, it makes up for in scenery.
Everything would have been just tits, if it hadn't been for the blistering fucking cold wind that chapped our asses all weekend long It was brutal, and relentless. There wasn't enough alcohol or firewood to keep the freeze at bay, but we gave it a damn good try.
The campsite was a haven for birds of all kinds, and was exceptionally lovely from every degree. Too bad being stuck on a bump in the water left us extremely exposed to the elements. It was looking pretty bleak, but my assistant never fails me. What does he do when shipwrecked on a cold, blustery island in the middle of nowhere?
He makes a fuckin kite. (Duh).
Out of two twigs, a plastic bag, some Velcro strips, twine, an old rag. an industrial measuring tape and a day's worth of boredom, my personal MacGyver fashioned a home-made kite that was most impressive.
Everything would have been just tits, if it hadn't been for the blistering fucking cold wind that chapped our asses all weekend long It was brutal, and relentless. There wasn't enough alcohol or firewood to keep the freeze at bay, but we gave it a damn good try.
The campsite was a haven for birds of all kinds, and was exceptionally lovely from every degree. Too bad being stuck on a bump in the water left us extremely exposed to the elements. It was looking pretty bleak, but my assistant never fails me. What does he do when shipwrecked on a cold, blustery island in the middle of nowhere?
He makes a fuckin kite. (Duh).
Out of two twigs, a plastic bag, some Velcro strips, twine, an old rag. an industrial measuring tape and a day's worth of boredom, my personal MacGyver fashioned a home-made kite that was most impressive.
For two exhausted drunks drying out in the cold Michigan air,
this was enough to evoke hysterics.
We realized through this camping trip that
We realized through this camping trip that
1.) Our dogs hate camping,
2.) There is a limit to how many layers you can wear effectively
3.) My assistant can fall down and pee himself.
(My editor wishes I didn't print that).
All things considered, I would have to say that
All things considered, I would have to say that
I would visit Tubbs Lake Island again, but much later in the year.
Don't go camping yet kids, it's too early.
Stick to the shelter of your local watering hole and
Stick to the shelter of your local watering hole and
buy your favorite blogger a beer!
Home from the wild, thawed out, and ready to get back to basics.
Home from the wild, thawed out, and ready to get back to basics.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled program...
Cheers,
Moneypenny
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Photos from Shiprocked! on the Detroit Princess riverboat by RiazK
Photos from Shiprocked! on the Detroit Princess riverboat by RiazK
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5/19/09
Mound Road Engine & 60 Second Crush - Hard Rock Cafe - Thur May 21st 2009
On The Rocks Detroit presents a night of full-throttle rock by 60 Second Crush and Mound Road Engine on Thursday, May 21 at the Detroit Hard Rock Café.
Doors are at 8:00 p.m., show starts at 9:00 p.m. and all ages are welcome.
Tickets are only $5 and partial proceeds from the show will benefit the Detroit Opera House.
The Hard Rock Café is located at 45 Monroe St. in downtown Detroit.
Adding to the night’s festivities will be giveaways by both On the Rocks Detroit and the Hard Rock Café - who will be giving away two $25 gift certificates and other goodies to attendees that night. Additionally, the Hard Rock Café will also validate parking cards for FREE Parking for those who park at the Farmer Garage (adjacent to the Compuware Building).
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MCB down for Eminem show tonight....
Hopefully you were clued into the free ticket giveaway for the Eminem show tonight at Sound Board - if you listen to the little tweets of the eminem bird you can find where some freebies can be found around town right now....big thanks to the winners for following MCB.
AKA's-"SMILE" EP - RELEASE PARTY - Elbow Room Ypsilanti - Sat May 23rd 2009
Sonny Star Promotions Presents:
"SMILE"
AKA's- "SMILE" EP - RELEASE PARTY!!!!!!!
May 23rd, 2009!
@ THE ELBOW ROOM
6 S. Washington St.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Performances by some of Michigan's best!:
AKA
Madio
Self Says
Yoshi
Tree City and more!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hosted by Trés Styles of Athletic Mic League
w/Sounds by DJ Skoob E. & Just Gerard
18+
Doors @ 9pm
$5/21+ , $7/18+
If your looking for some real live hip hop, look no further! This show will be off the chain! Capacity is limited, so get there early to ensure your entry. Come out and support AKA as he celebrates the release of his debut effort called "SMILE."
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Live in Time - DIA - Thur May 21st 2009 8pm
LIVE IN TIME kicks off Detroit's Electronic Music Festival weekend, and is an exploration of intermedia art - sound creating image, and image creating sound. Featuring live performances by noted composer and intermedia artist Virgil Moorefield, Detroit's own powerhouse Nospectacle, and the compelling cross-medial creations of Merge, LIVE IN TIME brings together three live performances between artists whose work lives in dual realms of sound and visuals.
The artists involved in LIVE IN TIME share certain aesthetic goals that are expressed in various ways-Moorefield's synesthetic representation of live acoustic music as real-time painting in motion; the transformation of pulsating electronic tracks into complex video landscapes of Merge; and the striking juxtapositions of image and sound achieved by Nospectacle.
A forward-looking, up-to-the-minute event that's not to be missed by those who crave the new and unexpected!
LIVE IN TIME is a collaboration of the DIA Detroit Film Theatre, Detroit Summer, Amp, Paxahau Event Productions, CJAM 91.5FM, People Mover Productions and Judy Adams Music. For more information, visit Peoplemoverproductions.com
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OFFICIAL MOVEMENT 2009 Afterparties
13 OFFICIAL MOVEMENT PARTIES SCHEDULED MAY 22-25Movement Closing Party Kicks-off Partnership with Movement Torino
Movement 2009 will be the biggest electronic music party Memorial Day Weekend,
but there will be 13 Official Movement Parties taking place in Detroit and Windsor
starting Friday May 22nd through Monday, May 25.
“Techno and Electronic Dance music fans love the festival atmosphere,” said Jason Huvaere, Movement festival director, “and we want to keep the party going after the festival so we partnered with some great local promoters to host our official Movement parties.”
The most highly anticipated Movement After-Party is the festival’s closing party on Monday, May 25 because it launches the new partnership between Movement Detroit and Movement Torino. It will be the beginning of a new era for both Movement festivals.
The partnership between the two festivals was first announced at a press conference at the end of April. Electronic Music icon Derrick May introduced the two groups in 2008 and they began discussing how they could work together to make Movement a global brand.
Huvaere has called the partnership “historic” and said the two groups will “work together to promote each other’s festivals and Paxahau will be instrumental in helping them book electronic music artists to perform at Movement Torino.”
The Movement Closing Party will feature performances by Krakatoa, Benny Benassi and many more. Doors to Plan B Nightclub located at 205 W. Congress open at 10 p.m. The cost of entry is $5 with any Movement wristband and $10 without a wristband.
The other 12 Official Movement Parties are:
For more information about Movement 2009
visit http://www.paxahau.com/
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The Prodigy - Fillmore Detroit - MOVEMENT 2009 KICKOFF - Friday May 22nd 2009
So obviously MOVEMENT 2009 (or DEMF as the old schoolers like to call it) is this weekend and what better way to kick it off than to check out
The Prodigy at The Fillmore Detroit on Friday night!!!!
This is going to be a killer show and guess what??
MOTORCITYBLOG already gave away a pair of tickets to this show!!
You may be like - "WTFnF!!! - when was the giveaway?
Get your tickets here and stay tuned
MCB has a photo pass AND our very own Shane Glenn
is interviewing the band backstage which will be a great way
to start MCB's high end coverage of MOVEMENT 2009.
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The Concert that Never Was - Northville Downs - Sat May 23rd 2009
94.7 WCSX Presents: The Concert That Never Was! Saturday, May 23rd
Zooropa is pleased to announce that we'll be taking part
in this year's event at Northville Downs during Memorial Day weekend.
Four tribute acts will grace the stage
for this FREE concert sponsored by 94.7 WCSX
There will be plenty of food, cold beer and prizes
Free parking.
Concert Times Are As Follows:
12-1pm - Overeasy Acoustic Artist
1:30-2:45 - Zooropa: A U2 Tribute (U2)
3:15-4:30 - The BackBeats (Beatles)
5:00-6:30 - Mama Kin (Aerosmith)
7:00-8:30 - Rumours (Fleetwood Mac)
This is a family event - grab the kids and set up on the grass
with a blanket and enjoy the day.
Meet and greet with the bands and WCSX DJs.
Sign up to win $500 just by showing up!
Listen to 94.7 WCSX for further details...
Gleaners Food Bank will benefit from the proceeds
and collecting food donations for families in need.
Tortured Soul - Cliff Bells Detroit - Sat May 23rd 2009
This saturday night after you are all sweated out from MOVEMENT 2009 head on over to Cliff Bell's in Detroit - there is a chilled out funky band playing called Tortured Soul who are on a mini-tour promoting their new record "Did You Miss Me"Anyone who spends a lot of their life on the road will relate to the overarching them of Tortured Soul’s new album, Did You Miss Me, a 13-song riff on travel and it’s various tribulations.
The album’s opening track, “Home To You,” is an open-letter to a lover left waiting at home for their loved one to return, while other tracks explore feelings alienation and jealously that crop up between distanced lovers.Drummer/vocalist John-Christian Urich, bassist JKriv and keyboardist Ethan White have played close to 400 shows together worldwide in Tortured Soul’s 5-year touring history, so it’s no wonder they have transit on the brain.
Their unique live performances have astounded audiences around the world, from top nightclubs such as Fabric (London) to 15,000+ crowds at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
Tortured Soul offer a all-too-rare opportunity to experience soulful dance music performed completely live. Their style echos the past while looking to the future, combining elements of old soul and funk with a live, “rock band” sensibility.
Check out the “Home To You”
Torured Soul Tour kicks off tonight
May 19 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
May 21 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
May 22 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
May 23 Detroit, MI @ Cliff Bells
May 24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Shadow Lounge
May 28 Allston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry
May 29 Providence, RI @ Black Rep Theater
May 30 Baltimore, MD @ The 8 x 10
June 27 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Electric Daisy Carnival)
June 28 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
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May 19 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
May 21 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
May 22 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
May 23 Detroit, MI @ Cliff Bells
May 24 Pittsburgh, PA @ Shadow Lounge
May 28 Allston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry
May 29 Providence, RI @ Black Rep Theater
May 30 Baltimore, MD @ The 8 x 10
June 27 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Electric Daisy Carnival)
June 28 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
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5/18/09
AZITA - UFO FACTORY New Detroit - Wed May 20th 2009 8pm
AZITAWednesday May 20th 2009 8pm
UFO Factory
(Dietroit, MI)
$8
The AZITA band will be:
Charles Rumback - drums
Doug McCombs - bass
Sam Wagster - guitar.
w/ Wreckmeister Harmonies
The UFO Factory is located at 1345 Division in Detroit's Eastern Market.
In New Detroit
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FREE CD: Cetan Clawson Revolution's "White Heat" national release June 30th 2009
Announce the National Release of White Heat
June 30th on 8th Impression/Universal
"...an act of absolute genius and perfect quality musicianship. Meet the boy genius and remember his name: Cetan Clawson." Real Detroit Weekly
When teenagers view punk as the older generation’s music, as something heard on cruise ship commercials the scene is ripe for a backlash. Weaned on fourth generation pop punk and the open-chord ethos of emo, the Guitar Hero generation is defining its own sound, one that owes far more to the classic rock that dominates the game’s ubiquitous soundtrack.
June 30th on 8th Impression/Universal
"...an act of absolute genius and perfect quality musicianship. Meet the boy genius and remember his name: Cetan Clawson." Real Detroit Weekly
When teenagers view punk as the older generation’s music, as something heard on cruise ship commercials the scene is ripe for a backlash. Weaned on fourth generation pop punk and the open-chord ethos of emo, the Guitar Hero generation is defining its own sound, one that owes far more to the classic rock that dominates the game’s ubiquitous soundtrack.
That movement may have just found its leader in 21-year old Cetan Clawson.
His power trio, The Cetan Clawson Revolution has already logged hundreds of shows in the Detroit area, carving out a niche between Ted Nugent and Jack White in Detroit’s rich musical history with the reissue White Heat through Universal, an album he made when he was a mere 17 years old.
White Heat is set for release June 30th nationwide
and tour dates will be announced shortly.
Cetan Clawson is what best selling author Malcolm Gladwell calls an “outlier.” Raised by his music instructor father, Cetan (a Lakota name, pronounced ‘Cheta’) began playing as soon as he was big enough to hold a guitar. At the Clawson household, jam sessions were as common as play dates and Cetan logged his 10,000 hours before getting his high school diploma.
Cetan Clawson is what best selling author Malcolm Gladwell calls an “outlier.” Raised by his music instructor father, Cetan (a Lakota name, pronounced ‘Cheta’) began playing as soon as he was big enough to hold a guitar. At the Clawson household, jam sessions were as common as play dates and Cetan logged his 10,000 hours before getting his high school diploma.
Amidst all the guitar activity, he also managed to make the honor roll. When offered scholarships from both academics institutions and most notably, the Berklee School of Music, Cetan turned them all down, flat. “I didn’t make full use of it against the advice of certain people,” he says matter- of-factly. Having a sister who had just graduated Berklee, he was too comfortable with the curriculum and felt he didn’t need a degree where he was headed; he knew a real rock n’roll education could only be had via experience on the stage.
“I turned it down for personal reasons,”
Clawson says.
“I could have gotten a free ride, but I am committed to the blues. This was and is my passion, and I was confident I could pursue it with reasonable expectation of success.”
Clawson has rock star in his DNA and it shines through in his playing and his individual style. He is a perfect storm of mind-boggling musical technique, jaw dropping stage presence and a sartorial flair that rivals that of Prince in his prime. Cetan classifies his style in a way similar to the video game that has kidnapped pop culture’s often-fickle attention and places himself within a similar –but not the same- context. “Guitar Hero has combined an older mix of songs with a new way of presenting them,” he theorizes. “They are taking classic rock and putting it in a format that newer kids can understand. That what blues guys do: take old things and make them fresh. They make it new, not better, but in an original way.”
And what better time for the return of the guitar god? As kids everywhere rediscover actual playing in both the games and on YouTube, and punk stagnates in a morass of mascara and morality, Cetan doesn’t just commit heresy by playing leads; he plays them behind his head, behind his back, left-handed, right-handed, one handed and even with his teeth, boasting a style that can’t be matched by guitarist nor gamer. “I have one small chip from a slight mishap before I practiced it a lot,” he says with a laugh. “It takes a great deal of skill.”
Clawson has rock star in his DNA and it shines through in his playing and his individual style. He is a perfect storm of mind-boggling musical technique, jaw dropping stage presence and a sartorial flair that rivals that of Prince in his prime. Cetan classifies his style in a way similar to the video game that has kidnapped pop culture’s often-fickle attention and places himself within a similar –but not the same- context. “Guitar Hero has combined an older mix of songs with a new way of presenting them,” he theorizes. “They are taking classic rock and putting it in a format that newer kids can understand. That what blues guys do: take old things and make them fresh. They make it new, not better, but in an original way.”
And what better time for the return of the guitar god? As kids everywhere rediscover actual playing in both the games and on YouTube, and punk stagnates in a morass of mascara and morality, Cetan doesn’t just commit heresy by playing leads; he plays them behind his head, behind his back, left-handed, right-handed, one handed and even with his teeth, boasting a style that can’t be matched by guitarist nor gamer. “I have one small chip from a slight mishap before I practiced it a lot,” he says with a laugh. “It takes a great deal of skill.”
Clawson himself admits that while the game exposes “the kids” to the artistry of the guitar, he thinks that hours spent playing the game would be better as hours spent playing the actual instrument. It’s been years since John Mayer emerged as the new guitar ace whose job it was to re-introduce the blues to a younger audience. Cetan Clawson is now poised as heir to that lineage, pushing into new territory with a skill and acumen that represents everything happening in today’s music.
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Los Minstrels Del Diablo - Paychecks Hamtramck -
Los Minstrels Del Diablo
(LMDD)
Friday 5/22/2009 8PM
Paycheck’s 2932 Caniff Hamtramck MI
$5
Six Bands, 5 bucks, Metal/Industrial! ** ELUDE FEARRA ** ** LOS MINSTRELS DEL DIABLO ** ** SATYRASIS ** ** WASTELANDER ** ** GENOCYA ** ** CONFESSED ARSONIST ** ---- Ages 18+
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FREE CD: Toadies - Magic Stick Detroit - Thur May 21st 2009
THE TOADIES hit Detroit this week Thursday May 21st 2009
Magic Stick Detroit
FREE CD to the 4th emailer
Last year The Toadies reunited after a 7-year absence, released a record entitledNo Deliveranceand played a US Tour that sold out in many major markets including New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta, Washington DC, Seattle, Minneapolis and of course all over Texas including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.
The band have a new single available entitled'Song I Hate'hitting the airwaves now.
The Toadies tirelessly trekked across the country for nearly 5 months that included a headlining stint at Lollapaloozaon theMySpace stage. They also headlined their own festival at Possum Kingdom Lake called Dia De Los Toadies in front of over 5,000 fans.
The Toadies have joined theTwitter nation(www.twitter.com/thetoadies)and give tickets away to every show to fans who are keeping up with their tweets. The band will have some rest after touring the U.S. coast to coast 3 times as well as the UK and prepare material for their next record.
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It Came From Detroit Documentary - Magic Bag Ferndale - Fri/Sat May 22/23rd 2009
Wednesday & Thursday Night
Brew & View
May 20 & May 21 2009
May 20 & May 21 2009
Doors 8pm
Film 9:30pm
$6
IT CAME FROM DETROIT
http://www.itcamefromdetroit.com/
The Magic Bag is proud to present two screenings of the amazing documentary
about the Detroit music scene, It Came From Detroit.
This will be the first ever showing of the “Final Director’s Cut”
in the metropolitan Detroit area!
Drop by Bag and witness the power, the pride and the energy
of the music scene on the big screen!
Eminem to play Sound Board Detroit @ Motor City Casino - Tues May 19th 2009
MCB has a pair of passes to the just recently announced Eminem record release at The Motor City Casino's Sound Board in Detroit tomorrow....even though we have had an inside track on this one for a few weeks the show is so secret and hush that we havent been able to say anything and in fact we still dont have most of the details but we hear it might even be a free show so stay tuned and hopefully we can keep you filled in and up to date as much as possible.
FREE CDs: GHOST HOUSE - The Garden Bowl Detroit - Fri May 22nd 10pm
MCB has a few free copies of the debut from GHOSTHOUSE who play a free show 18+ this coming Friday night at The Garden Bowl at Majestic Complex Detroit.
hit us up if you want a copy - motorcityblog@earthlink.net
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BEER FEST PHOTOS from RebeccaMich
MCB's Bad Girls - RebeccaMich and Amy Palomar swiped the MCB credit card and headed up to Frankenmuth for the largest beer sampling event around - after getting kicked out of the event on Friday night they managed to sweet talk thier way back in on Saturday and smooth things all out....walk the line girls - walk the line!
Michigan's Largest Beer Sampling event,
with over 250 different beers available.
May 15-16, 2009.
2009 World Expo of Beer Medal Winners
Category 1 Light Lager (11 entries)
First: Great Lakes Brewing,USA-OH Dortmunder Gold
Second: Tri City Brewing,USA-MI Hell's Half Mile
Third: Redwood Lodge,USA-MI Redwood Light
Category 2 - Pilsner (8 entries)
First: Birra Peroni,ITALY Peroni Nastro Azzuro
Second: Cerveceria Quilmes,ARGENTINA Quilmes
Third: Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Classic American
Category 3 European Amber Lager (9 entries)
First: Redwood Lodge,USA-MI Oktoberfest 2009
Second: Great Lakes Brewing,USA-OH Eliot Ness
Third: Keweenaw Brewing,USA-MI Red Jacket Amber
Category 4 Dark Lager (4 entries)
First: Atwater Brewery,USA-MI Atwater Dunkel
Second: Boston Beer,USA-MA Samuel Adams Black Lager
Third: Hofbrau-Munchen,GERMANY Hofbrau Dunkel
Category 5 Bock (9 entries)
First: Hofbrau Munchen,Germany Hofbrau MaiBock
Second: Redwood Lodge,USA-MI Redwood Traditional Bock
Third: Atwater Brewery,USA-MI VooDoo Vator
Category 6 Light Hybrid (22 entries)
First: Dragonmead Brewery.,USA-MI Lancelot's Cream Ale
Second: Bells Brewery,USA-MI Oberon
Third: New Holland Brewing,USA-MI Full Circle
Category 7 Amber Hybrid (12 entries)
First: Boston Beer,USA-MA Samuel Adams Boston Ale
Second: Flying Dog,USA-MD Old Scratch Amber Lager
Third: Tri City Brewing,USA-MI Phoenix Golden Ale
Category 8 English Pale Ale (6 entries)
First: Bell's Brewery,USA-MI Bell's Pale Ale
Second: Sullivan's Black Forest,USA-MI McGale's Pale Ale
Third: Redwood Lodge,USA-MI English Pale Ale
Category 9 Scottish/Irish Ale (12 entries)
First: Redwood Lodge,USA-MI Wee Heavy Scottish Ale
Second: Boston Beer,USA-MA Samuel Adams Irish Red
Third: Boston Beer,USA-MA Samuel Adams Scotch Ale
Category 10 American Ale (26 entries)
First: Stone Brewing,USA-CA Levitation Ale
Second: Schmohz Brewing,USA-MI Pail Ale
Third: Sullivan's Black Forest,USA-MI Crop Duster Brown
Category 11 Brown Ale (8 entries)
First: Boston Beer,USA-MA Samuel Adams Brown Ale
Second: Harpoon Brewing,USA-MA Brown Session Ale
Third: Michigan Brewing,USA-MI Michigan Nut Brown
Category 12 Porter (13 entries)
First: Flying Dog Brewery,USA-MD Gonzo Imperial Porter
Second: Michelob,USA-MO Michelob Porter
Third: Sullivan's Black Forest,USA-MI Pirate's Porter
Category 13 Stout-33 entries
First: Great Lakes Brewing,USA-OH Blackout Stout
Second: Bell's Brewery,USA-MI Kalamazoo Stout
Third: Right Brain Brewing,USA-MI Fat Lad
Category 14 IPA-33 entries
First: Founders Brewing,USA-MI Red's Rye
Second: Big Rock Chop House,USA-MI Jessica's Raggedy Ass
Third: Harpoon Brewing,USA-MA Leviathan IPA
Category 15 German Wheat/Rye (15 entries)
First: Atwater Brewery,USA-MI Teufel Bock
Second: Flying Dog Brewery,USA-MD In Heat Wheat
Third: Bastone Brewery,USA-MI Dunkelweizen
Hon. Mention Walldorff Brewpub,USA-MI Jack Black's Rye
Category 16 Belgian/French Ale (22 entries)
First: Unibroue,CANADA Don De Dieu
Second: Michigan Brewing,USA-MI Celis White
Third: Hideout Brewing,USA-MI Belgian Amber
Category 17 Sour Ale (6 entries)
First: Big Rock Chop House,USA-MI Red Rock
Second: Lindemans,BELGIUM Framboise
Third: Dragonmead Brewery.,USA-MI Bronze Age
Category 18 Belgian Strong (19 entries)
First: Unibroue,CANADA Quatre Centieme
Second: Unibroue,CANADA La Fin Du Monde
Third: Unibroue,CANADA Trois Pistoles
Category 19 Strong Ale (20 entries)
First: Arcadia Brewing,USA-MI Cereal Killer Barley Wine 2007
Second: New Holland Brewing,USA-MI Existential Ale
Third: Arcadia Brewing,USA-MI Big Dick's Old Ale 2006
Category 20 Fruit Beer (20 entries)
First: Liberty Street Brewing,USA-MI Tart Cherry Porter
Second: Dragonmead Brewery,USA-MI Redwing Wheat
Third: Walldorff Brewpub,USA-MI Appearantly Cherry
Category 21 Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (21 entries)
First: Bastone Brewery,USA-MI Coffee Stout
Second: Dark Horse Brewing,USA-MI 4 Elf
Third: Boston Beer,USA-MA Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig
Category 22 Smoked/Wood Aged Beer (18 entries)
First: Boston Beer,USA-MA Samuel Adams Utopias 2007
Second: Bastone,USA-MI Knuckle Dragger
Third: Walldorff,USA-MI Bourbon Barrel Aged IPA
Category 23 Specialty Beer (15 entries)
First: Big Rock Chop House,USA-MI Michigan Sour Cherry Tripel
Second: Miller Brewing,USA-WI Miller Chill Light
Third: Dragonmead Brewery,USA-MI Ring of Fire
Category 24 Traditional Mead (6 entries)
First: Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Smooth Ti Ti
Second: B Nektar Meadery,USA-MI Tupelo Mead
Third: Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Sweet Ti Ti
Category 25 Melomel-(8 entries)
First: Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Mixed Berry
Second: Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Meritage Pyment
Third: Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Palm Mead
Category 26 Other Mead (6 entries)
First: B Nektar Meadery,USA-MI Bourbon Barrel Mead
Second: B Nektar Meadery,USA-MI Raspberry Chipotle
Third: Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Hopnoxious
Hon. Mention Kuhnhenn Brewing,USA-MI Cinnamonster
Category 27 Cider (8 entries)
First: Bulmers Cider,ENGLAND Strongbow
Second: Green Mountain Beverage,USA-VT Woodchuck 802 Dark and Dry
Third: Green Mountain Beverage,USA-VT Woodchuck Pear Cider
Category 28 Specialty Cider- 0 entries
Category 29 Malternatives (12 entries)
First: Twisted Tea Brewing,USA-MA Twisted Tea Half and Half
Second: Twisted Tea Brewing,USA-MA Twisted Tea Original
Third: Mikes Hard Lemonade,USA-WI Mike's Harder Lemonade
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Jesus Chainsaw Massacre versus JSB Squad - BEATDOWN @ SMalls Bar Hamtramck - Sat May 23rd 2009
JSM vs JSBSW
and
Saturday May 23rd 2009
Smalls Bar Hamtramck
10399 Conant
"thanks for the shirts man ive been wearing it all over!
jcm will be releasing a limited 15 print only ep of remixes
enititled REMIX XEMIR
all ep's will be numbered and autographed
Medeski Martin & Wood - Motor City Casino's Sound Board - Fri May 22nd 2009
Restlessly inventive improvising trio Medeski Martin & Wood are set to release the second installment of The Radiolarian Series on April 14th, 2009.
Recorded last summer, Radiolarians II demonstrates MMW's bold and wild side. Strong rock riffs and hooks butt up against noise, and classic jazz seamlessly. The jazz tunes on this record feel fresh, yet familiar.
The Radiolarian Series named after a type of single-celled organism with a dazzlingly intricate exoskeleton is designed to subvert the age-old music industry cycle of write>record>tour. The trio, consisting of keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood, convened for brief writing retreats, performed only that new material on tour, recorded the material immediately after getting off the road, and are now releasing these albums on their own Indirecto label.
Catch Medeski Martin & Wood live if you can:
they are kicking off this week at Motor City Casino's Sound Board
MCB's Drew Bender will be onsite for photos and review
| Friday, May 22, 2009 | The Sound Board Detroit, MI |
| Sunday, May 24, 2009 | Summer Camp Festival, MSMW Chillicothe, IL |
| Thursday, June 4, 2009 | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, VA |
| Friday, June 5, 2009 | Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD |
| Saturday, June 6, 2009 | Three River Arts Festival Pittsburgh, PA |
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | Jack Singer's Concert Hall, Calgary Jazz Festival Calgary, CA |
| Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Party in the Park Rochester, NY |
| Saturday, June 27, 2009 | TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival Toronto, ON |
| Friday, July 3, 2009 | 9th Liburnia Jazz Festival Opatije, HR |
| Saturday, July 4, 2009 | Cankarjev Dom, Cultural & Congress Center, Jazz Festival ljubljana, SI |
| Sunday, July 5, 2009 | Treibhaus Innsbruck, AU |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | Kulturetage GmbHg Oldenburg, DE |
| Wednesday, July 8, 2009 | Barbican Hall London, GB |
| Thursday, July 9, 2009 | Jazzspain 98, S.L. Galapagar, SP |
| Sunday, July 12, 2009 | Teatro Romano di Fiesole Fiesole, IT |
| Monday, July 13, 2009 | Old Town Square, Open air Prague, CZ |
| Friday, September 11, 2009 | Medeski Martin & Wood with The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra The Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| Friday, October 2, 2009 | Austin City Limits Austin, TX |
http://www.medeskimartinandwood.com/
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Chiptune Party - McCarthy's Detroit - Sun May 25th 2-5pm
8-bit party - system check chiptune
spastic gameboy disco noise
YO MCB !!
we are going to be in the D toward the end of this month, and was wondering
if you might be at all up for making mention
of the show my friends and i are doing for MOVeMENT
Sunday Afternoon, 05/24/2009
selectstart records presents:
*SYSTEMS CHECK: DETROIT
*featuring:Yatagarasu
(Huntsville, TX; Brutalist hyperspeed digigrind!)
Lissajou
(Jacksonville, FL: Retrofuturist jacking champion!)
Environmental Sound Collapse
(Chicago, IL; Low bit zombie holocaust! )
Anti-Cheat
(Ann Arbor, MI; Konami code reversal! )
Baron Knoxburry
(Ann Arbor, MI;Psionic chipcore calligraphy!)
iSv
(Detroit, MI;Aggrotari!)
SBX 8000
(Ann Arbor, MI; mnml beeplectro!)
Free selectstart compilation CD
featuring exclusive jamsby the above mentioned bros
Sunday May 24th
2pm-5pm
3$/18+
McCarthy's Pub
1600 W Fort St.
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Pecha Kucha Night Detroit - VOLUME 4 - Detroit Institute of Arts - Fri May 22nd @ 8:20pm
you may have wondered what happened the last 2 weeks to our weekly monday posting of MP3s
well - to be honest - its sucks getting this shit together and we were traveling all over
but in general - we were slackers
so there you have it
take a look / listen
WHITE RABBITS
HEADLINING TOUR
5/21 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (record release show)
5/30 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
5/31 Chicago, IL Do Divsion Fest
6/01 Cincinnati, OH Southgate House
6/02 Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
6/04 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
6/05 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s
6/06 Pittsburgh, PA Brillobox
6/07 Columbus, OH The Summit
6/09 Columbia, MO Mojo’s
6/10 St Louis, MO Firebird
6/11 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival
6/14 Austin, TX Emo’s
6/16 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
6/17 San Diego, CA Casbah
6/18 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
6/19 Visalia, CA Cellar Door
6/20 San Francisco, CA The Independent
6/22 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
6/23 Portland, OR Doug Fir
6/24 Boise, ID Neurolux
6/25 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
6/26 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
6/27 Omaha, NE Slowdown Jr
6/29 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
6/30 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
7/01 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
7/02 Pontiac, MI Pike Room
8/02 Liberty State Park, NJ All Points West Festival
www.whiterabbitsmusic.com
www.myspace.com/whiterabbits
www.twitter.com/white_rabbits
White Rabbits are back with their sophmore album "It's Frightening" produced by Britt Daniel of Spoon. Their single "Percussion Gun" is free for download and posting, as well as the amazing video for it. You can also head over to their Myspace now and hear the record in it's entirety. It really is worth the clicking to check it out! The band will also be appearing on The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS) on the May 18th, so be sure to tune in.
After spending the better part of two years on the road (including festival stops at Lollapallooza, Glastonbury (UK), Sasquatch, Monolith and tours with The Walkmen, Spoon, Richard Swift, The Cribs, White Denim and Tokyo Police Club) White Rabbits hunkered down in their Brooklyn practice space to set about re-envisioning the dark pop of their debut Fort Nightly, while adding new sounds and influences to achieve an original work. The result is It’s Frightening, their second full-length album.White Rabbits signed to TBD Records (US home to Radiohead/Other Lives/Hatcham Social) and erected a makeshift studio in their basement rehearsal space to demo new material. Band members popped in and out over the course of several months lending ideas and personality to a new batch of songs that defy instant categorization. After enlisting tourmate, friend and songwriter Britt Daniel (Spoon) as producer, the pair began the process of exchanging demos between Brooklyn and Portland. White Rabbits recorded It’s Frightening over the course of four weeks, only taking a break to play the Transmusicales Festival in Rennes, France. The sessions were recorded by visionary engineer Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter) at Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY. Taking special care to recreate the unhinged nature of the original demos, the band utilized the wide range of tools in the analog-friendly studio to shape the personal spirit infused in the new tracks.
Upon the completion of tracking, White Rabbits traveled to Austin, TX to mix the record with studio wizard Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail Of Dead) using his exceptional ears to transform It’s Frightening into a uniquely rewarding headphone experience.It’s Frightening plays like a classic reel of tape from start to finish. Opening with the visceral drums of “Percussion Gun,” it is clear that time-off from the road has served the band well. The many highlights include the emotional centerpiece “Company I Keep,” the new sonic territory of “Lionesse” and the macabre lyrics of “Right Where They Left.” Fans of Fort Nightly will find much to go weak in the knees over and new listeners are in for an awakening as White Rabbits flip the switch on an already impressive beginning. It’s Frightening is a journey into the playfully dark musings of Everyman.
The lineup remains the same: Stephen Patterson (vox/piano), Jamie Levinson (drums), Matthew Clark (drums, guitar), Alex Even (guitar), Gregory Roberts (guitar/vox) and Adam Russell (bass). A U.S. tour will follow the May release of It’s Frightening.
Tracklisting
1. Percussion Gun
2. Rudie Fails
3. They Done Wrong / We Done Wrong
4. Lionesse
5. Company I Keep
6. The Salesman (Tramp Life)
7. Midnight and I
8. Right Where They Left
9. The Lady Vanishes
10. Leave It At The Door
THE SOUNDS CROSSING THE RUBICON OUT JUNE 2ND
Free Download "Dorchester Hotel"
Original Signal Recordings is proud to announce the release of CROSSING THE RUBICON, the highly anticipated album from Swedish quintet The Sounds. Set for a June 2nd release, CROSSING THE RUBICON, follows up the successful DYING TO SAY THIS TO YOU, which caught the attention of many for it’s fist-pumping rock, club anthems and sexed up new wave. As a band who has carved out their career by doing things their own way, The Sounds formed their own label, Arnioki Records, and created CROSSING THE RUBICON before choosing a label to partner with, giving them complete control in a rapidly evolving music industry. A partnership with OSR is perfect for a band that deserves to benefit from the career they have built thus far. Together, they will seek innovative and dynamic ways to develop the band in a new climate. Over the last few years, The Sounds have garnered a massive fanbase built upon non-stop touring, two acclaimed records, great film/TV and video game placements and an organic word of mouth response. Renowned for their intense and exuberant live shows, The Sounds have captivated fans around the world by playing more than 500 shows in support of their last album, selling out major venues in over 25 countries worldwide, including the legendary Hollywood Palladium (to the delight of 4000 fans).
The band has been confirmed as support for No Doubt this summer, along with a series of headlining dates (please see below for North American dates). Recorded in Sweden, Los Angeles and New York, CROSSING THE RUBICON continues to deliver gripping hook-filled songs full of the punch and swagger that helped bring the Swedish quintet from Helsingborg to the world. With songs that have an undeniable energy, like the dance electro-funk of “Beatbox,” and the powerful combination of heartfelt emotion, soaring guitars and synth-pop on first single “No One Sleeps When I’m Awake,” the new album presents a deeper version of the sound that established the band as one to watch.
www.myspace.com/thesounds
www.the-sounds.com
Miss Kittin (Caroline Hervé) & The Hacker (Michel Amato) are back together again, double the trouble and double the fun, with a brand new album, TWO which will be released on May 19 on Nobody's Bizzness. Miss Kittin & The Hacker have released "Electronic City," a track off of the new album which was premiered by PopMatters .