REMINDER: Concert of Colors starts next Thursday and MCB is on the golden press pass for the event...they werent handing these things out like day old bread so stay tuned for some great videos and killer photos for ACCESS and we have a few detroit publications to take care of as well. also - the green light in the picture above means "GO" to the CoC 2008!!!
Here is the press release for the event although many knew of this a few weeks ago it should fill in the gaps since then....
DON WAS LEADS HISTORY-
MAKING GATHERING OF DETROIT MUSICIANS AT 2008 CONCERT OF COLORS
John Sinclair, Wayne Kramer, David Was to be Featured
Dearborn, MI (July 10, 2008) – Detroit-born bassist and Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was will make Motown music history Sunday, July 20 at the 2008 Concert of Colors in downtown Detroit.
Was, a founder of the band Was (Not Was), has assembled a once-in-a-lifetime lineup of Detroit musicians representing various genres and eras of the city’s storied music history. He’ll orchestrate a funky, jazzy, rockin’, soulful musical meltdown to help top off a weekend of free music from around the world beginning at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, July 20.
The Detroit Super Session will take the Chrysler Main Stage at Orchestra Hall, the venerable venue that offers superb acoustics as well as an ambiance redolent with Detroit music history. Was has tapped My Damn Channel (http://www.mydamnchannel.com/) to record the Super Session in its entirety for future distribution.
A house band comprised of Don Was on bass, Academy Award-winning composer Luis Resto on keyboards, Randy Jacobs on guitar and Terry Thunder on percussion will set the Super Session pace for the long list of musical guests, including the legendary John Sinclair, the MC5’s Wayne Kramer and Don Was’ Was (Not Was) bandmate David Was. At least one other big-name special guest will be revealed before the event.
Members of the following Detroit bands will round out the Super Session: Black Bottom Collective; Detroit Cobras; The Dirtbombs; The Ramrods; Black Merda; The Muldoons; Sisters Lucas; and Lola Morales.
The Detroit Super Session begins at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, July 20. It is free and open to the public, as are all performances at the Concert of Colors Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, July 20. Seating is first come, first served. A complete schedule and artist bios are available at http://www.concertofcolors.com/. Information is also available by calling 313.624.0215. The Max M. Fisher Music Center is located at 3711 Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
In addition to his ongoing success with Was (Not Was), Don Was has become a master collaborator, best known for producing mega-watt musicians including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson and Bonnie Raitt, whose Was-produced Nick of Time scored the 1990 Album of the Year Grammy Award. Was also took home the 1995 Grammy for Producer of the Year. Read more about Was at mydamnchannel.com/donwas and worldwidewas.com.
The Concert of Colors comprises three distinct settings at The Max: the Chrysler Main Stage in acoustically superb Orchestra Hall; the Comerica Diversity Stage in the intimate Music Box; and the Outdoor Rhythm Stage, an outdoor venue set up on Parsons Street, which is closed to traffic. Performances inside the air-conditioned center ensure the show goes on, no matter the heat or precipitation served up by a Michigan summer.
Designed to celebrate the many ethnic and cultural groups that comprise metro Detroit, the Concert of Colors is produced in partnership by the Arab American National Museum, New Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services). New Detroit’s Cultural Exchange Network, a consortium of 50 community-based organizations representing metro Detroit’s communities of color also plays an active role. New Detroit, Inc. and ACCESS established the event in 1993 at Chene Park on Detroit’s riverfront. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosted the 2005 opening night program and came on board fully in 2006 when its Max M. Fisher Music Center became the host venue.
This year’s event is made possible by generous corporate partners, including lead sponsor Chrysler and major sponsors Meijer and Comerica. Vital support is also provided by AT&T, DTE Energy, Polk, AAA Michigan, Ford Motor Company, HAP, New Detroit’s Cultural Exchange Network, and the University Musical Society. Media sponsors for 2008 are WDIV Local 4, Metro Times, WDET 101.9 FM, WWJ Newsradio 950, Great Stuff, WHFR-FM 89.3, WUDT-TV 23 Univision Detroit, WUOM, WRCJ, Radio Pangea Detroit, and CJAM.
The Arab American National Museum documents, preserves, celebrates, and educates the public on the history, life, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans. We serve as a resource to enhance knowledge and understanding about Arab Americans and their presence in this country. The Arab American National Museum is a project of ACCESS, a Dearborn, Michigan-based nonprofit human services and cultural organization. Learn more at http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org/ and http://www.accesscommunity.org/.
New Detroit is the coalition of Detroit area leadership addressing the issue of race relations by positively impacting issues and policies that ensure economic and social equity. Learn more at http://www.newdetroit.org/.
Founded in 1914, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs September through June in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, offering a variety of concert presentations appealing to people of all ages and musical tastes. It is currently the most widely heard orchestra in America, reaching millions of listeners weekly through its national radio broadcast series on XM Satellite Radio and on terrestrial radio stations across the country. Since the opening of The Max in 2003, the DSO has expanded its diverse programming to include poetry slams, chamber music, world music and other special events. For more information on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s programs, initiatives and concerts, visit http://www.detroitsymphony.com/.