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.