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10/20/08

Speaking of Lager House - 1 Year Anniversary - COOL SHOWS ALL WEEK....





1st ANNIVERSARY WEEK @ PJLH

MCB would like to congratulate PJ - Art - Carrie - and of course Karen for bringing corktown's favorite waterhole back to life and making it even better than ever - keep it up!

PJ's Lager House
1254 Michigan Ave
Corktown - Detroit
www.pjslagerhouse.com
313.961.4668


"Come out to help us celebrate in style; you continue doing what you do best-- having a good time at the bar and we'll keep on keepin' on with kickass shows and nice, quality, cheap drinks! Just look at all these cool shows we have for you..."

Monday, October 20
Paleo w/Justin Case
10pm
FREE
Paleo is a one man songwriting MACHINE. I don't say this lightly; this fellow is under 30 but has already penned more than 400 songs-- 365 of which were in a single year. Paleo received a great deal of press for his 2006 Songwriting Tour in which he played a different city nearly everyday and spent his late, late nights and early mornings composing melodies and lyrics in his car, closets, living rooms and barrooms across the US. Justin Case is a Detroit singer-songwriter making his return to the stages of the Motor City after a stint on the west side of the state for college.

Tuesday, October 21
John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars w/The Mantons and Brighton, MA
10pm
FREE
John Sinclair scarcely needs an introduction. Yes, this is the former MC5 manager and Grande Ballroom fixture, marijuana activist, White Panther Party leader and the man who got John Lennon to sing out on his behalf in Ann Arbor after his 1969 arrest for possession of two joints. Come check out Sinclair's latest musical project for FREE on this excellent Tuesday night. The Mantons are a blues folk rock experimental three-piece from Hazel Park. Brighton, MA is a band from Chicago, IL, which could at first glance seem confusing. Taken from front-man Matthew Kerstein's birth place, the name evokes an idea of a home, perhaps one that you can never go back to, even as the four band members build their own home within the name. This is a fundamental element in Kerstein's layered lyrics steeped in a history that remembers the past, only in as much as it informs the present. Following their debut EP in 2007, Amateur Lovers marks their first full-length record and a step forward in the evolution of the band.

Wednesday, October 22
Mixo Presents "Beatz 2 Rhymez" Hiphop Battle
10pm
FREE

Mixo of Rhyme Asylum is what the world of hiphop is missing. This live and entertaining individual is ready and able to usher in a new era of hiphop music. Mixo was born and raised in Detroit and has come up through the local trenches of underground hiphop. He has competed in countless freestyle competitions and remains undefeated to this day by looking back to the time when lyrics, not the hook, were the key to a hit song. Mixo will be hosting "Beats 2 Rhymez" the last Wednesday of every month at PJ's Lager House. $50 to the winner!

Thursday, October 23
The Sugarcoats w/The Howling Diablos, Gary Quackenbush
10pm
FREE

The Sugarcoats are a kickass side project of Corey Weedon and Todd McNulty from Lee Marvin Computer Arm. They've got that Woodbridge sound... it's a true commonwealth 'round them parts! The Howling Diablos rocking, funky, blues jam style is well known as a great live music experience all around our fine city. Since their formation in the 90s, they have toured with and opened for acts including George Clinton, Alice Cooper, Hank Williams Jr., and many others. The Diablos have appeared on Fat Possum releases by Nathaniel Mayer and RL Burnside; their latest release is the critically acclaimed Car Wash on Alive Records. Gary "GQ" Quackenbush rounds out the lineup with his usual Thursday night rocking good time. Quackenbush is a founding member of the venerable SRC and will be playing the SRC hits and other classics live onstage. Many of the songs are featured on his first solo album, GQ In A Shade of Blue, out on SRC Records. Don't miss this chance for an intimate brush with Detroit rock history!

Friday, October 24
The Fondas w/The Pizzaz, The Dial Tones
10pm
$5

The Fondas features the soulful vocalist stylings of Julie Benjamin in front of garage pop power riffs. Their debut album "Coming Now!" was released on the well-regarded Sympathy For The Record Industry. The Fondas feed off a musical legacy that runs from New Orleans, snakes through Memphis and ends up in our own hot-wired and rebuilt Motor City. Allen Park's The Pizazz [sic] are young, crazy and write good, catchy, upbeat pop songs. This group won't bore you with what you've heard before; it's a fresh approach to indie/new wavey rock sound. The Dial Tones are " a fine group of young musicians," according to the venerable Black Hollies and "cartoon garage rock" according to the oft-writer, less-quoted Dirtbombs drummer Ben Blackwell. This group knows how to work it, and work it they do. The Dial Tones will have their vinyl debut, The Hot Dogs! EP, in tow.

Saturday, October 25
Cut In The Hill Gang w/The Muldoons, Danny Kroha, Dooley Wilson
10pm
$5

The Soledad Brothers' Johnny Walker is back with a vengeance with his new band from Covington, Kentucky, Cut In The Hill Gang. Lead guitarist Brad Meinerding will impress with his slide skills and Johnny wow with what Johnny does best. The Muldoons are everyone's favorite rock'n'roll kids with dad, Brian, on drums. They're better every damn time you see them so make it out to this show where they are sure to be in top form! Danny Kroha (The Readies, formerly of Demolition Dollrods and The Gories) will be playing solo blues. It's Danny like you've never seen him before. Sweet old guitars, slides and a homemade instrument make for an awesome Kroha show. And finally-- you saw him on October 11th with John Roundcity and said, "Damn, play another one!" No time then, but Toledo's own Dooley Wilson (Boogaloosa Prayer, formerly of The Young Lords and Henry & June) is back on the 25th. Wilson is quite possibly the best blues slide guitarist north of the Mason-Dixon line. Obscure 1930s and 40s blues songs combine with originals for one of the coolest set lists around. There's no douchey hair-tossing or tongue wagging going on this night (like you might get with a lot of white boy blues bands), just some truly quality music.

6/9/09

FREE 7" Vinyl: The Dial Tones - The Painted Lady Hamtramck - Tues June 9th

After a slamhappy day yesterday on the road and trying to catch up I am starved and this flyer from The Dial Tones is a good one to check out just before catching some lunch.

You can catch some music from MCB fav The Dial Tones tonight over at The Painted Lady in Hamtramck - for some reason the address to the PL is the only one I remember after all these years of typing the addresses of dive bars on these posts - 2930 Jacob
give them a listen - its fun stuff

want the vinyl?? be the 4th emailer naming someone from the band
(i dont really want to give this up from the collection so good luck)

"MCB IS DETROIT"
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7/27/09

Wed 7/29 -- Fontana LP Release @ PJs Lager House Detroit


FONTANA LP RELEASE SHOW
Wednesday, July 29 2009
PJs Lager House
Corktown Detroit
10pm
Fontana rocks loud and hard. Their influences include Civil War reenactments, stealing clothes from their girlfriends and being hip but not hip at all. Mr. Fontana himself is also in the Frustrations. Estrogen Highs is New Haven, Connecticut punk rock. If you like Fontana, I know you'll like these fellas, too.
The Dial Tones are " a fine group of young musicians," according to the venerable Black Hollies and "cartoon garage rock" according to the oft-writer, less-quoted Dirtbombs drummer Ben Blackwell. This group knows how to work it, and work it they do. The Dial Tones will have their vinyl debut, The Hot Dogs! EP, in tow.
Kommie Kilpatrick is powerchord punk heaven that is kind
of like getting kicked in the ribs 7000 times
Cost: w33d and pu$$y

3/4/11

Blowout 2011 - Night 2 (With more awful pictures)

My first stop was Over Macho Grande at Kelly's. The music didn't impress me, but I was overjoyed to see Light Show Bob with the band.
For those of you who are too unfortunate to know Light Show Bob, he worked over at The Attic before it became Celina's. He had his own light rigging attached to the ceiling, which he can control from his Lightar, a device he crafted all on his own. He goes up on stage with the band (he's on the far left in the picture), and does his thing. The only other time I see him out any more is at Dally in Alley, rocking his Lightar at the Garden Stage.

In order to leave Kelly's while the music is going, you have to walk right in front of the band in order to get to the door. Awkward!

I then went to Atlas, where Cheat Sheet was supposed to start at 9:00. They were the first band to go on, so there's really no excuse to be late. They started at 9:25. I listened for a minute, then decided they weren't worth the wait and left. If no one has ever heard of your band, you really haven't earned the right to fuck up the start times for the 3 other bands that play after you.

Prussia was scheduled to start at the New Dodge Lounge at 9:20, but in another effort to be fashionably (and unjustifiably) late, they started at 9:35.

Charlie Slick managed to start on time over at the Belmont. He's changed up his routine a bit. He's playing a guitar during his performance now, instead of relying solely on prerecorded music. I thought to myself "Where the fuck is the bubble machine and the glitter?". Slick explained before his last song, that he feels trapped by the expectation of always including glitter and a bubble machine. He goes on to say, that once a blog takes note of these thing. the record of it happening is out there forever, no matter how long ago it happened, and that the internet doesn't allow us to be free even from ourselves. So if you ever run into Charlie Slick, don't mention glitter or bubble machines. Otherwise it might make him sad.

Tried to see Brian Rottar at Baker's at 10:20, and they were nowhere near being ready. Went around the corner to Whiskey in the Jar and saw Patrick Davy & The Ghosts (not to be confused with Patrick Elkins & The Rainbow Vomit Family Band who preceded them). Went back to Baker's and saw this:
Two guys sitting on the floor. I'm glad all that preparation didn't go to waste.

On to Mars Bar at 11 to see Banxx. Mars is still trying for the upscale theme. Reserved tables at the Blowout, really?
I was expecting Banxx to be Allan James and Leann Banks. The music I heard from them online had some interesting joint vocals going, Instead it was just James with his guitar, and it didn't quite meet my expectations. It's also hard to pay attention to a mellow song when Superman IV is playing on a large projection screen ten feet away. Since I'm on the subject of Mars Bar, did you know they had 2 go-go dancers near the windows? The windows are so heavily tinted that you can't see into them from outside, so their exact placement might me be somewhat wasted. Nevertheless, those dancers were stripperific.
(Not actual strippers, but you get the point)

Baker's for Sheefy McFly and the Deloreans. Despite following a late act, they managed to start pretty close to when they were supposed to. I'm not really sold on the whole noise-rock-rap fusion thing, but they turned out a pretty decent cover of I Wanna Be Your Dog. Highlight was J.R. saying "fuck that writer who called us a diverse act just for having 1 black guy.

At long last, the event I had been waiting for all night, Marco Polio and the New Vaccines at Mars Bar. As the band was setting up, Steve the vocalist was creating several stacks of black boxes with colorful paint. The same paint that Steve was covered with.

People started throwing around the boxes like they were beach balls. They kept hitting the light fixtures, and the bar staff wasn't too happy about it.
Steve started passing out umbrellas, and I knew better this time than to take one. They're filled with glitter and confetti that come raining down once they're opened. Another move that probably made the band unpopular with the bar staff. 
Steve took a human caterpillar cape, and draped it over several people. At the end of the last song took his human caterpillar and anyone else willing to join in, and formed an impromptu parade a couple blocks up Joseph Campau and back, stopping momentarily at Amicci's Pizza. The parade's return to the Mars Bar coincided with the arrival of the Night Moves bus, and they just couldn't refuse to take their human caterpillar onto the bus.



What did I miss by not getting on that bus? Maybe I'll never know.

I then drove over to Gates of Columbus, hoping to catch the end of JSB Squad, who started after Marco Polio did, but they were already done. Missing them to see the Marco Polio parade was probably worth it. 
 
Going over to Columbus Hall wasn't a complete waste. I managed to run into one of the guys from Five Three Dial Tones while he had his Hello Operator tapes on him. I now own copy 71 out of 333.

1/31/09

Hamtramck Blowout Schedule 2009

1.Beard of Bees (headline)
2.Gardens
3.Much Too Much
4.Philo-San


Belmont
1.Timmy's Organism (headline)
2.The Rue Moor Counts


Jean's
1.The Interrupted Lovers (headline)
2.Trick 9
3.The Codgers
4.The Straightbacks

Kelly's
1.The Dial Tones (headline)
2.Flatfoot
3.Jesus Chainsaw Massacre
4.The Pantones


KofC Hall
1.The Silent Years (headline)
2.Deastro
3.Invincible
4.Rogue Satellites


KofC Lounge
1.Zoos of Berlin (headline)
2.Daniel.
3.Devilfish

3141(Locker Room)
1.Divine Comedians (ex dollfaces) (headline)
2.Steven and the Reelers
3.Fidrych
4.To the Bat Cave


New Dodge
1.Love Meets Lust (headline)
2.Marco Polio & the New Vaccines
3.Millions of Brazilians
4.Fields of Industry


Painted Lady
1.The Pizazz (headline)
2.The Plain Dealers
3.Fontana
4.BOYWIFE

Paycheckï's
1.The Decks (headline)
2.The Prime Ministers
3.Last Tourist
4.The Darts


Small's
1.Mick Bassett & the Marthas (headline)
2.Solitary States
3.SikSik Nation
4.Firs and Spruces


Trowbridge House of Coffee
1.Sex Ghost! (headline)
2.Charlie Slick
3.Ms. Creme
4.Public Pubes

Whiskey in the Jar
1.Slow Giant (headline)
2.Lull Tucker
3.Wild Years
4.The Lessmores


FRIDAY BLOWOUT (03/06/09)
Atlas
1.Great Lakes Myth Society (headline)
2. Four-Hour Friends
3. Battling Siki
4. Matt Jones

Baker's
1.Universal Temple of Divine Power (headline)
2.Mazinga
3.St. Thomas Boys
4.A Working Model

Belmont
1.Circus Boy (headline)
2.I, Crime
3.Tone & Niche
4.Noman

Jean's
1.Bill Bondsmen (headline)
2.The Crumz
3.The Cavity Creeps
4.Country Bob and the Bloodfarmers

Kelly's
1.The Hadituptoheres (headline)
2.STARE INTO SUN
3.Man at Arms
4.Elle and the Fonts

KofC Hall
1.The Dirtbombs (headline)
2.LMCA
3.Terrible Twos
4.The Uproars

KofC Lounge
1.City Center (Fred Thomas of SLGTM) (headline)
2.Aran Ruth
3. Kelly Jean Caldwell
4.Allan James & the Cold Wave

3141(Locker Room)
1. Jason Croff Family Band (headline)
2.Switchblade Justice
3.The Mantons
4.Rachel and Junk

New Dodge
1.Broadzilla (headline)
2.Vivian George
3.The Tarkanians
4.The Detroit Pony Express

Painted Lady
1.Volebeats (headline)
2.Scarlet Oaks
3.Alan Scheurman
4.The Blueflowers

Paycheck's
1.Dutch Pink (headline)
2.Wildcatting
3.Jehovah's Witness Protection Program
4.Woodman

Small's
1.The Grande Nationals (headline)
2.The High Strung
3.Running with Panthers
4.Metawave

Trowbridge House of Coffee
1.Blackreign and Ohkang (headline)
2.Asylum 7
3.Madame XD
4.1592

Whiskey in the Jar
1.Il Segreto String Quartet (headline)
2.Audra Kubat
3.Give Up Solution
4.Jeff St. John


SATURDAY BLOWOUT (03/07/09)

Atlas
1.Scotch Bonnet (headline)
2.Dale Beavers and Bootsey X
3.Black Jake & the Carnies
4.Blue Black Hours


Baker's
1.The Swamp Sisters (headline)
2.Spitting Nickels
3.Doop & the Inside Outlaws
4.Old Empire


Belmont
1.Friendly Foes (headline)
2.SMOKE
3.Lightning Love
4.Leaf Erikson

Cafe1923 (DAYTIME)Family Hootenany

Jean's
1.Satori Circus (headline)
2.LTAG
3.Caroline Striho
4.Romeo Flynns

Kelly's
1.Los Viking Del Muerto (headline)
2.Cougar the Tiger
3.The Meltdowns
4.Novada


KofC Hall
1.The Detroit Cobras (headline)
2.The Readies
3.The Magic Shop
4.Gardens

KofC Lounge
1.Carjack. (headline)
2.Gorevette
3.Sisters Lucas
4.The Displays

3141(Locker Room)
1.The Mourning Voices (headline)
2.The Actor Repents
3.Fidrych
4.Motor City Sidestrokers

New Dodge
1.City Chicken Orchestra (headline)
2.Beverly Fresh
3.Jennie Knaggs and the Sure Shots
4. Rodriguez

Painted Lady
1.Druid Perfume (headline)
2.War. (Warn Defever)
3.Frustrations
4.Smashed Windows

Paycheck's
1.Pinkeye w. John Sinclair (headline)
2.Duende!
3.Oscillating Fan Club
4.Red China

Small's
1.Bluesong (headline)
2.Chapstik
3.Wolfbait
4.I Speak in Calculus

Trowbridge House of Coffee
1.60 Second Crush (headline)
2.Decibilt
3.They Never Sleep
4.The Ruiners

Whiskey in the Jar
1.Jo Serrapere & Willie Dunns (headline)
2.Bone Orchard Revival
3.Misty Lynn & the Big Beautiful
4.Moonsqualler

7/14/10

-jr-MusicRevue 07/14/2010

read more -jr MUSICREVUE here

Since I took a sobatical last week, there is lots and lots to catch you dandies up on!

First of all, tonight at Club Bart Black Lodge is playing a free show with Pink Lightning as part of the Loco Gnosis Summer Showcase Series. This series is a really cool event every Wednesday and always features awesome bands. It's always free, and this week fucking Black Lodge is playing. Black Lodge is one of those unknown gems that i stumbled across at this year's Blowout. Awesome awesome post-punk danceable fresh wave. You can download their first EP for free right here!


Speaking of Loco Gnosis, local band Spitting Nickels realeased an LP through the label earlier this year. When I opened up the -jr fan mail the other day, I found a big ass vinyl copy sitting in the pile of noods. The name of the LP is "Stop Don't / Yes". It was recorded by Jim Diamond over at Ghetto Recorders. Honestly, you couldn't put together a better marriage of sound engineer and band. Diamond excels with the gritty garage rock sound. Don't believe me? Listen to "Hot Dog" by The Dial Tones or any of the old White Stripes shit. This somewhat pigeonholes Spitting Nickles into specific genre, blues-driven garage rock. For what they are doing, though, they do it spectacularly well. Each song on the record is unique and some personal picks are "All Tied Up", "Tie One On", and "Detroit Leaning". "Don't Stop /Yes" on the whole is fast, upbeat, and danceable. Before you know it, you will have breezed through the record, covered in sweat, and ready to flip it over for more. To Purchase the LP in a number of different formats, visit Spitting Nickels here


This Saturday marks the 1st ever Echo Fest. Echo Fest is a Detroit Psychedelic Festival curated by local band Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor. The festival is taking place at PJ's Lagerhouse and is only $5. I'm looking forward to seeing Solar Temple Cult. This band features members of the now-defunct Friends of Dennis Wilson. If you know me, you know FODW is my all-time favorite Detroit Band. Anyways, I suggest you go to this on Saturday!


Finally, there is this new social networking site for bands and fans that is somewhat Detroit specific. It is called Knerd.com. I believe it is in the beta testing stage right now, but it's open for any band to get signed up with. I haven't played around with it too much. From the looks of it though, it looks like an amalgamation of last.fm and myspace music.


If you would like something revued by the legendary -jr, feel free to mail hard-copies to 11859 Sycamore, Plymouth, Mi. 48170....and I am partial to vinyl.

-jr
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-jr is a musician/dj/blogger/writer from Detroit, MI. He performs in the bands The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre and Sheefy Mcfly & The Delorean. He also writes a cultural blog covering the ins and outs of the Detroit Music Scence as well as pop culture. When Dj'ing he uses the handle DJ JCM. He has been an integral part of the Detroit Music mechanation for the past 10 years. He knows just about everything about music on both a local and national level. His opinon is gold and is infallible. This is what's been in my ear lately.

11/20/09

Photos: Dial Tones @ the Garden Bowl by Jeremy Whiting


The Dial Tones brought the heat last night at the Garden Bowl. Luckily MCB was there to catch some of the action.

1/3/08

The Dial Tones - Lager House - Early Show Friday

The Dial Tones
Friday January 5th 2008

Lager House
1254 Michigan Ave.
Detroit, Michigan 48226
$5

With Lies Unknown and Mad Hatter
18+ "so come out and rock with us"

11/19/09

DIAL TONES - Majestic Cafe Detroit - TONIGHT!!

We got this email early today and discovered our latest
MCB FLYER OF THE MONTH
"Greetings...MCB Readers!!
There's a last minute show at the Garden Bowl tomorrow night.
Could you make a make it out to the show possibly?
Its going to be a great time!"
Shannon and the Clams (Oakland, CA.)
The Half Rats (Lafayette, IN.)
Dial Tones (Detroit)
It's free and starts @ 10pm
The Cafe
4120 Woodward Ave.
Dietroit MI

12/1/08

WEEK OF FREE DETROIT VINYL from MOTORCITYBLOG: Grande Nationals new 7"


I am pretty slammed this morning but I wanted to let you all know that we are giving away all kinds of detroit vinyl this week - 1 every day to be exact

ahhh ....lets just start right now and I can come back to finish the post about the Grande Nationals show this weekend....for now the flyer / it will go to the 3rd emailer who asks gets the new 7" from Grande Nationals - goner

This Friday @ The Magic Bag check out 4 killer detroit bands inlcuding the return and 7" Vinyl Release show of The Grand Nationals

It's the Grande Nationals first ever 7 Inch Single!

"Join us with special guests GOREVETTE, featuring Nikki Corvette (Nikki & The Corvettes ) & Amy Gore (Gore Gore Girls), SILVERGHOST & Bellyache Records own , THE DIAL TONES!"

MCB will be at the show for video interview/photos with Grande Nationals

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2/6/09

Jim Shaw Benefit - Magic Stick Detroit - Sat Feb 7th 2009

starts @ 8:00 -rare unseen 16 mm short film of THE MC5 and THE STOOGES. Bands start after the film, in order: -THE FONDAS -THE GO -THE PIZAZZ -GARDENS -HUMAN EYE -THE SPACE HEATERS -DRUID PERFUME -SMASHED WINDOWS -GREG CARTWRIGHT -THE DIAL TONES -TYVEK -DAN KROHA


Photobucket

11/14/11

Tomorrow: Heavy Cream at PJ's Lager House


MOTORCITYBLOG is proud to announce the return of Heavy Cream. They were a big hit back in August when they performed as part of Fucking Awesome Fest.

w/ Heavy Times, Brain Idea, Twine Time
Tuesday, November 15th, 9 PM at PJ's Lager House
$7

Heavy Cream's aura is the color bad. They are three girls and one guy from Nashville, Tennessee that play rock and roll Stonehenge punk. Their music is youth incarnate; fast and loud and exuberant. Ripping through their set with the ferociousness of a mountain lion, their primal beats, catchy riffs and bewitching drones leave you wondering when Joey Ramone and Suzie Quattro had a love child. Their full length LP "Danny" was released in on Infinity Cat Recordings.

And Twine Time of Detroit. The new outfit with members of The Dial Tones and Kommie Kilpatrick meshes pop of the 50's and 60's with punk infused riffs.

With Heavy Times! Futuristic woods punk from Chicago!
Brain Idea of Chicago...like The Ramones...with flange





3/2/09

MCB FLYER OF THE MONTH: Dial Tones / NO BUNNY - Belmont Bar - Mon Mar 2nd

This flyer is cooler than cool
DIAL TONES
March 2nd 2009
The Belmont
Hamtramck MI
w/ Nobunny,
The Smith Westerns and
Kommie Kilpatrick
Fucking A Doggy

11/4/08

Gorevette to play Grande Nationals CD Release Show @ Magic Bag - Fri Dec 5th 2008


Looks like the 1st show from GOREVETTE will be coming on Friday December 5th 2008 at The Magic Bag Ferndale....The Grand Nationals are throwing a CD Release show (nice!) and opening up are GOREVETTE and The Dial Tones.