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Who is Krampus? Only the swellest devil to accompany ole’ St Nick on his rounds during the holidays. Unlike Santa, he joyfully punishes the naughty by swatting them with switches…but who doesn’t? However, on this day he’s a devil with a cause helping those in need with a…
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11/29/16
Krampus Night 6 – A Not-So-Holiday Charity Benefit Extravaganza
Rhythm Corps + Sponge wsg The Beggars - ROMT
It was Joe that originally introduced me to Rhythm Corps back in the late 80's when we were both students at Cousino High School in Warren, MI and were aspiring DJ's in the schools radio station, WPHS. My first concerts were with Joe seeing Rhythm Corps at such iconic Detroit venues as The Ritz...and then many a time afterwards at any festival or college bar we could attend. Anytime I hear Fathers Footsteps, Revolution Man, Broken Halo's, Satellites, or any of their other songs, Joe comes to mind.
So much so that on Saturday night after capturing The Beggars fantastic opening performance, as Michael Persh was in the middle of their 2nd song, and I had him dead-center in my viewfinder, I was suddenly and unexpectedly overcome with a flood of memories and emotions from all our years of Friendship and just lost it. Eyes filled with tears...I couldn't see clearly...and it took my breath away. All I could do was just honor the moment, the memories, and the music. I cleared my eyes and continued to shoot...capturing some of my all-time favorite images of any musical group I have ever shot in my 10+ year career.
So, to Joe, I miss you old Friend. You should have been there with me singing along to every single one of those songs just like the old days instead of leaving so soon. It wasn't the same, but, I will have to say I definitely felt your presence there. Thank you for all the memories that I can look back on and cherish.
As for the performances by The Beggars, Rhythm Corps and Sponge,... simply put, The Beggars killed it with their energetic performance, Rhythm Corps turned in what I would qualify as one of their BEST performances that I have ever seen without missing a step, and Vinnie and the boys of Sponge continue to hold up the mantle of Detroit Rock, always putting on a great show.
Thank you to Dana Forrester for the last minute photo credentials. It is always a pleasure working with you and helping promote our mutual love of Detroit music!
11/28/16
Static presents…THE 14th ANNUAL “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAZE” ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE & CHARITY DRIVE
The holiday season is upon us and it is time once again for "Home for the Holidaze 14: Acoustic Showcase & Charity Drive." The event brings together local performers for one evening of acoustic music for a good cause. The donations and proceeds from the event go towards purchasing food and winter clothing items that are distributed to homeless people and animals thru our selected charities: CARE Rescue, Hater Kitty Rescue Army and Outcry Street Ministry.
Performances by:
The show is on FRIDAY, DEC. 16 at 9 pm. The venue is THE CADIEUX CAFE located at 4300 Cadieux Rd. in Detroit. Please call 313-882-8560. www.cadieuxcafe.com. 21 & over are welcome.
Admission is $5 with one can of people or pet food or winter clothing item or $6 without. Boots, blankets, socks and hats are much needed items this year.
Static Network has been hosting this night of songwriters for the past decade to benefit the community's homeless people and animals. The donations and proceeds from the event go towards purchasing food and winter clothing items that is distributed to the homeless thru our selected charities:
Outcry Youth & Street Ministry - Brother Joe Hicks has been helping the homeless and youth in Detroit for over a decade. His nights are spent on the streets of downtown helping those less fortunate with the donations he receives. http://
CARE Rescue - Compassionate Animal Rescue Efforts (C.A.R.E.) was established by a family of animal loving advocates in 2014. Their main mission is to help lower the rates of animals brought into shelters daily. Since becoming a foster based non-profit organization we have been able to successfully rescue over 180 animals to date! They are currently working with shelters in Macomb county to help place animals. http://www.care-rescue.com/
Pet food donations are also collected each year and donated to a non-profit animal rescue shelter.
Hater Kitty Rescue Army is a local cat rescue group who takes care of Eastside of Detroit neighborhood strays, gets them health checked, and places them in forever homes. www.HaterKitty.com.
Performances by:
- ALISON LEWIS
- CARMEL LIBURDI
- LAURA MENDOZA
- DOWNTOWN BROWN (acoustic)
- MIKE GALBRAITH
- THE PICASSOS
- PANCHO VILLA'S SKULL
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Admission is $5 with one can of people or pet food or winter clothing item or $6 without. Boots, blankets, socks and hats are much needed items this year.
Static Network has been hosting this night of songwriters for the past decade to benefit the community's homeless people and animals. The donations and proceeds from the event go towards purchasing food and winter clothing items that is distributed to the homeless thru our selected charities:
Outcry Youth & Street Ministry - Brother Joe Hicks has been helping the homeless and youth in Detroit for over a decade. His nights are spent on the streets of downtown helping those less fortunate with the donations he receives. http://
CARE Rescue - Compassionate Animal Rescue Efforts (C.A.R.E.) was established by a family of animal loving advocates in 2014. Their main mission is to help lower the rates of animals brought into shelters daily. Since becoming a foster based non-profit organization we have been able to successfully rescue over 180 animals to date! They are currently working with shelters in Macomb county to help place animals. http://www.care-rescue.com/
Pet food donations are also collected each year and donated to a non-profit animal rescue shelter.
Hater Kitty Rescue Army is a local cat rescue group who takes care of Eastside of Detroit neighborhood strays, gets them health checked, and places them in forever homes. www.HaterKitty.com.
Static & Stirling presents…STIRLING'S ROCK N' ROLL BIRTHDAY BASH!
The one and only Stirling – veteran music promoter/nightclub impressario and Detroit's viceroy of Rock n' Roll - will celebrate his 65th Birthday Detroit style! This year is no exception, as he has gathered together some of his favorite musicians to reunite for the night and celebrate.
The date is SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 at 8 pm and all patrons 18 & over are welcome. Admission is $10. The event will be held at THE TANGENT GALLERY/Hastings St. Ballroom located at 715 E. Milwaukee in Detroit. (313-873-2955)
Featuring Music By:
THE SIGHTS – The Sights reunite for the show! Don't miss it! Eddie Baranek and crew of Bobby Emmett and Dave Shettler reunite and rock out their favorite songs for you!
THE ROYAL SWEETS/THE PAYBACKS - Wendy Case returns to the stage premiering her new band The Royal Sweets! Then it's a blast from the past with a short but sweet set by The Paybacks!
THE WITCHES – One of Troy Gregory's many faces is fronting The Witches who will reprise their magical sounds for the show.
DANNY KROHA – Third Man recording artist and Detroit music scene veteran Danny Kroha will perform a variety of songs from his musical repertoire.
HEARTHROB CHASSIS - This hot new rock n' roll band is fronted by femme fatale Margaret Dollrod who always kicks out the jams.
RYAN ALLEN & HIS EXTRA ARMS – Songwriter Ryan Allen and his band will play a powerful pop punk set for you!
WHITE SHAG - Detroit's throbbing trio will open the show with their signature Quatro-phonic sound!
The date is SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 at 8 pm and all patrons 18 & over are welcome. Admission is $10. The event will be held at THE TANGENT GALLERY/Hastings St. Ballroom located at 715 E. Milwaukee in Detroit. (313-873-2955)
Featuring Music By:
THE SIGHTS – The Sights reunite for the show! Don't miss it! Eddie Baranek and crew of Bobby Emmett and Dave Shettler reunite and rock out their favorite songs for you!
THE ROYAL SWEETS/THE PAYBACKS - Wendy Case returns to the stage premiering her new band The Royal Sweets! Then it's a blast from the past with a short but sweet set by The Paybacks!
THE WITCHES – One of Troy Gregory's many faces is fronting The Witches who will reprise their magical sounds for the show.
HEARTHROB CHASSIS - This hot new rock n' roll band is fronted by femme fatale Margaret Dollrod who always kicks out the jams.
RYAN ALLEN & HIS EXTRA ARMS – Songwriter Ryan Allen and his band will play a powerful pop punk set for you!
WHITE SHAG - Detroit's throbbing trio will open the show with their signature Quatro-phonic sound!
11/11/16
Static presents…BLACK FRIDAY BAND BAZAAR!
Support local bands, artists, and vendors! Shop local this holiday season at the Black Friday Band Bazaar.
featuring: The Zotz -The Luckouts - Screw - Panic or Pain - Walking Into Traffic - The Picassos - Alexa Rae (fire performer) - DJ Eve Severe
6 bands for $6 bucks! Get $1 off cover with a can of food donation. Proceeds benefit Detroit Rescue Missions (www.drmm.org) and Outcry Street Ministry.
Dozens of local merchants and artists will be showcasing their works for sale! Door prizes, discount specials and giveaways all night long!
featuring:
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featuring: The Zotz -The Luckouts - Screw - Panic or Pain - Walking Into Traffic - The Picassos - Alexa Rae (fire performer) - DJ Eve Severe
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Dozens of local merchants and artists will be showcasing their works for sale! Door prizes, discount specials and giveaways all night long!
featuring:
- Armored Hearts Custom Chainmaille Jewelry
- Flaming Jewels
- Stacey Jaye
- Sandy Beads LLC.
- Pure Romance by Stephanie
- Ravenwood Apothecary
- Aimee Chorkey
- Shanta Ambady Ceramics
- Katie Mae's Closet
- Horse's Banana
- Hell City Records
- Julie Fournier/Smiling Eyes Studio
- Crafty Darling
- Pauly Everett
- Margo Butler
- Radar Media Services
- Brian Lewandowski
- Bats in the Spookery
- Native Creations
- and more!
TOMORROW: Benefit at Cellarmen's featuring some of Detroit's best
Saturday November 12
Benefit show to raise money for Janel Boyink's chemo treatments. She has ovarian cancer and we're shutting it down. Thanks a bunch to Cellarmen's for hosting and all the bands for jumping in on this.
With:
The Amino Acids (about 11:15)
The Bill Bondsmen (probably around 10:40)
The Jollys (10:00-ish?)
Tribes Collide (like 9:30-something)
Unidentified Drunken Injury (somewhere right before 9:00)
Steve Harvey Oswald (8:30)
Live t-shirt printing by HYPE.
Tons of awesome raffle prizes at midnight.
Doors at 7, show starts 8:30.
$10 suggested donation at door.
free raffle ticket with entry.
21+.
Thanks so much for your love and support!
- Scott & Janel Boyink
DIRTY SHOW 18 CALL FOR ART
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11/6/16
MCB Special Report: CSICon 2016 in Vegas!
DC is a longtime contributor to the MCB.
She can be reached at DC.in.Detroit [at] gmail.com
Special Report:
CSICon 2016
Presented by the Center for Skeptical Inquiry
27-30 October 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada
Read DC's write-ups of CSICon 2011, CSICon 2012, and Reason for Change 2015
Full conference schedule can be found here.
6 days, 4 magic shows, 3 buffets, 187 vodkas (priced $4-$12 depending on what end of the strip — and sometimes which side of the room — I was on), two equestrian events, 30+ speakers, and one Banachek. There’s my CSICon 2016 summary.
11/4/16
UPCOMING (Saturday Nov. 12): Phybr Art Showcase in Ferndale
Saturday November 12th!
There will be a silent auction on the finished pieces from his live art installation, raffle prizes, discount InkAddict merchandise, and more!
Complimentary beer & wine
Hors d'oeuvres
$5 Admission @ the door
All ages welcome, 21+ to drink
There will be a silent auction on the finished pieces from his live art installation, raffle prizes, discount InkAddict merchandise, and more!
Complimentary beer & wine
Hors d'oeuvres
$5 Admission @ the door
All ages welcome, 21+ to drink
InkAddict Flagship
22007 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale, MI 48220
22007 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale, MI 48220
Phybr is a Detroit based street artist that has a wide and diverse skill set.
Inquiry for commission
TONIGHT - 1-800-band @ UFO factory Friday 11/4
UFO Factory on Friday, 11/4, with Cheetahs, Jeanies, and Primitv Parts,
in support of our recently released album, High Beams, on Almost Ready Records
Almost Ready Records announces the release of High Beams, the new LP by New York City rockers 1-800-BAND.
Playing loose but well-crafted songs built on alarm-clock-radio hooks, 1-800-BAND delve into the darkest corners of the rock'n'roll story, drawing from 99-cent power pop, country weepers, pub rock, and glam, with a tinge of heartland rock lightening the sky. New LP High Beams gleams with the aural reflections of bands such as Blue Northern, the Jacobites, Dwight Twilley, Pretenders, late Kinks, Tom Petty, and Elliott Murphy. Light bleeds through the dusk: You're living in the city, skint, close to the bone, wondering if she still cares—but you've got your mates, your good-fitting denim, and enough for an egg sand at the donut shop: you might miss that hangover if you stay awake long enough, and there's always your pride, no matter how shredded.
Consequence of Sound has described the co-ed quartet's songs as "an amalgamation of rock-and-roll punch and Tom Petty–esque power pop [that] never skimps on the fun." Brooklyn Vegan says they play "hooky, ringing, revved up and distinctly American power pop," and CMJ has called them "stellar." The Big Takeover cites High Beams as "sophisticated and deftly crafted . . . embellished with traces of par excellence Stones and Springsteen—without succumbing to any cloying throwback maneuvers," and underground comix-and-music zine Roctober describes the music as "blue collar American glam pop magic." Proclaims USA Today, "I'm on board."
High Beams was produced by Mitch Easter at Fidelitorium Recordings. Easter, a founding member of the seminal jangle-pop band Let's Active, has engineered and mixed albums by Ex Hex, Dinosaur Jr., Wilco, R.E.M., Pylon, and many more. High Beams was mastered by Carl Saff (Jack Name, Screaming Females, Guided By Voices). The LP follows a self-titled LP, the EP Diver Blue, and a split 7" with Snakes.
Almost Ready Records, home to releases by Nobunny, Big Dipper, and Liquor Store, has High Beams available as a limited LP in black vinyl, on CD, and as a digital download.
1-800-BAND—front man/guitarist Al Huckabee, keyboardist/vocalist Polly Watson, bassist Robbie Kongress, and drummer Steve McGuirl—will be playing a series of dates in November in continued support of Almost Ready's release of High Beams. All dates below.
TOUR DATES:
11/3 Cleveland @ Now That's Class
11/4 Detroit @ UFO Factory
11/5 Chicago @ Double Door, Hozac 10th Anniversary Show w/ Gories, Heavy Times, Mike Rep's Last Call, Julian Leal, Sueves, Cozy, Jeanies
11/6 St. Louis @ The Sinkhole
11/9 New Orleans @ Saturn Bar
11/10 Birmingham, AL @ Spring Street Firehouse
11/11 Nashville @ 5-Spot
11/12 Asheville, NC @ Lazy Diamond
11/3/16
Lawrence Street Gallery presents: The Pat & Kinka Show - Friday 11/4 @ 6-9pm
Lawrence Street Gallery presents:
The Pat & Kinka Show
Show Dates:
November 2 - 25, 2016pening Reception:
Friday, November 4, 6-9 PM
Mid-Month Reception:
Friday, November 18, 6-9 PM
Gallery Hours:
Wednesday & Saturday, 12 to 5 and Thursday & Friday, 12 to 9 PM
Location: Lawrence Street Gallery is at 22620 Woodward, Ferndale
Telephone: 248-544-0394, or visit us at www.lawrencestreetgallery.com
Lawrence Street Gallery presents a special event, "The Pat & Kinka Show."
Karen (Kinka) Snow paints to discover her inner being. Each painting is an abstract version of her journey in finding out who she really is. Some of her paintings are very emotional and complex while others are simple and stark. Each painting is just one of the stepping stones she uses in her journey to self-discovery.
Patricia Simpson realized her artistic passion during her childhood in Saginaw, MI. Urged to take a more practical life path, she earned a Masters of Arts degree in teaching from Wayne State University. It was at WSU that she was introduced to ceramics, which quickly became her constant form of creative expression. Throughout a 30-year career in education, she continued to make the time to pursue her true passion. Pat's style developed into a unique blending of African, Australian and Asian cultures. Be it ceramic or painting, each piece is one of a kind. She now devotes 100% of her time to her art from her Detroit studio. She also participates in programs which mentor youth through art.
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