DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT: DUTCH PINK TO RECORD LIVE ALBUM AT CLIFF BELL'S JAN.31ST AND FEB. 7TH

DUTCH PINK TO RECORD LIVE ALBUM AT CLIFF BELLS JAN. 31^st, FEB 7^th

On the heels of their successful release of "Times New Roman" in the summer of 2010, Dutch Pink is getting ready to record a live album at Cliff Bell's on Monday, January 31^st and again on Monday, February 7^th in collaboration with the Loco Gnosis Collective. Dutch Pink has recently added to their original line-up (Dustin Charles Leslie, David Iannuzzi, and Clyde Mashinter) lead guitarist Joel "Jelly Roll" McCune and drummer Scottie Stone. Dutch Pink's music has been described as "A twisted indie-fed take on American roots music" (MT 2008) and also "raw, eclectic, and sometimes savage alt-folk" (Detroit Free Press 2007).

The show will feature an opening set of new, unreleased material written since the addition of Stone and McCune and then a second set of Dutch Pink standards.

Doors for both shows open at 7pm. Show begins at 8pm.

The door cost is $7.

Free digital downloads of completed live album for all in attendance.

Opening act: Weird Beards.

Dutchpink.net

TONIGHT Origix & D.C. Live @ Simons Saturday January 22nd/ WHFR.FM 25th Anniversary January 22nd @ The Broadcast Boot

DrillTeam and DetroitDubstep present BABYLON - TONIGHT at Oslo

DrillTeam and DetroitDubstep.com present:

BABYLON
A Dubstep event to highlight some of the great talent that we have here in Detroit. Expect some seriously big tunes an a great time in the basement of Oslo.

...
MATT CLARKE (DetroitDubstep.com)
Matt Clarke has been djing for over 15 years and been at the very fore front of the Drum n Bass and Dubstep movements in Detroit. For 5 years he was the DnB buyer at various record shops (Record Time (Roseville), Melodies, Hear Wax)and has continually pushed the music through his unique Dj sets. His style of quickly layering sounds and double dropping tracks have always set him apart from the rest of the pack. Blessed with the name "Razorsharp" from the local emcees, he never disappoints while playing a variation of styles. "I play music that I think people should hear, not necessaily what they want to hear". These accomplishments have lead to Matt Clarke playing the Detroit Electronic Music Festival five times throughout the festivals ten year history. Even with its different names and promoters. *Past and current affiliations* Subculture, Substance, Frequency Detroit, Detroit Bachelor Djs, Syst3m, Analogue Systems, Detroit Jungle Society, 33 1/3, Bordercity, Breakbeat Etiquette, Blacklisted, Cave Dj's, *Ex-residency's Motor, Clutch, Carbon, Necto, Alvins, Forans, Bird of Paradise (Jazz Bar)


TONY BLISS (DrillTeam)


SATTA DON DADA (DetroitDubstep.com)
Evan Glicker aka Satta Don Dada has quickly become one of Michigan's most sought after dj's. His style is unlike any other, combining Dubstep with old school Reggae, Dance Hall, Dub, Hip-Hop, and Ragga-Jungle. His all vinyl dj sets are jam packed with exceptional tunes that run the gamut of styles and moods . He also runs and promotes two successful weeklies in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. Evan's played on the same bill as acts like Borgore, Emalkay, Datsik, Cookie Monsta, NTRLD, Mark Instinct, Joe Nice, Marcus Visionary, Murderbot, Dieselboy, Dabrye, Soundmurderer, Sinistarr, Dj Psycho, Frankie Gunns, SixteenArmedJack, C64, Brandon S., Thunder St. Clair, The Flashbulb, Mark Moss, The Ann Arbor Dub Project, Dj Seoul, Shigeto, Freddy Todd, Phaded, and many others.

LADY REIGN (DrillTeam)

Visuals from OktoRed

A night of unadulterated filth
18+
$5

1456 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 962-7200


Timeslots
Lady Reign 10:00 - 11:00
Satta Don Dada 11:00 - 12:00
Antonio Bliss 12:00 - 1:00
Matt Clarke 1:00 - 2:00

UPCOMING SHOW: Dark Star Orchestra - 1/26 at Majestic Theater

The worlds greatest Grateful Dead tribute/cover band is coming next week to Detroit’s Majestic Theater. As any Deadhead who’s seen them will attest, these guys are phenomenal! Dark Star Orchestra built their reputation by reproducing entire shows, song-for-song, from the Grateful Dead’s history. More recently they have mixed it up considerably by performing whole sets, shows, or creating new sets on their own – once you have that kind of following, you’ve got far more creative license.

Dark Star Orchestra
Majestic Theater –8pm
Wed. 1/26/2011 – All Ages Welcome!
$20 in advance/ $25 day of show

MCB’s Andrew Bender will be at the Majestic photographing the show and warning people to stay away the brown acid. Buy him a drink (unadulterated, preferably – he’s gotta work the next day).

Check out DSO playing the classic Dead tune ‘Fire on the Mountain.’

FREE JAZZ: Jazz Cafe Happy Hour with Nicole New - Tues - Friday

HAPPY HOUR W/ NICOLE NEW

@ JAZZ CAFÉ TUESDAYS-FRIDAYS 5-7PM

Free Jazz,/Free Food and Drink Specials from 5-7PM

Tuesdays through Fridays With Nicole New at Jazz Cafe Happy Hour.

Drink Specials and free appetizers every 5-7 PM, Tuesday-Fridays at the atmospheric and world-class Jazz room inside the historic Music Hall right in the center of the Downtown Theatre district
The Happy Hour features the 25 year old Detroiter, Nicole New, an expressive vocalist who is passionate about her city and her singing, who has made a lasting impression at performance venues all over Southeast Michigan and beyond.

Nicole’s eclectic style of singing, drawing from her early influences of performing Jazz, Pop, Bluegrass and musical theatre has transformed into a sound all her own. Wowing fans with her rich tone and rhythmic phrasing, venues such as The Jazz Cafe, Cliff Bells, Andiamo and the Steinway Jazz Cafe have become a regular stop for this energetic performer.

“I like music that moves me, taking songs we all know and love

and giving them new life and perhaps new meaning.”

This bright young talent is on stage every night

during Jazz cafe Happy Hour, 5-7PM, Tuesdays through Fridays for FREE!!!

Jazz Café / Music Hall - 350 Madison- Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 887-8500
http://www.musichall.org/ http://www.jazzcafedetroit.com/

FREE TICKETS: Cold War Kids - St Andrews Detroit - 3/14/2011

The snow & temperatures keep falling which gets us thinking of warmer things like the upcoming spring...and Cold War Kids coming to St Andrews on March 14th 2011 !!!

Get your tickets here and check out this recent live recording at Third Man Records

Save the Windows at Detroit's Downtown Synagogue - TONIGHT!

Detroit's last synagogue is in desperate need of some quick help.

Not long ago, there were dozens of freestanding synagogues in Detroit. Today, only one remains. Two years ago, the synagogue almost closed its doors, unable to afford the heating bills. When the news of the impending closure leaked, a handful of Jewish people who had recently moved to the city got involved, invigorated programming with the arts and education and created a positive conduit for Jews trying to find their way into the city. Two years later, the synagogue has become the focal point for Jewish life in the city yet still operates on a shoestring budget. Through the work of dedicated board members, the Downtown Synagogue secured a matching grant from DTE Energy and WARM training center to upgrade windows and lighting in the building. The potential energy savings are enormous and if it can be paid for, the upgrade to the windows would ensure the existence of a Jewish house of worship in downtown Detroit for many years to come.

Read the article and help here: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/campaign-0-1630

Thursday, January 20, a service will be held from 7-8 P.M.

Following the service (8-9:30), there will be music provided by: The Found Object Orchestra Internationale (feat. Curtis Glatter, James Cornish, and Ian Fulcher), Brandon Weiner (acoustic instrumentation), Almus Magnus (out of retirement for this good cause) wsg Raphael Brim (of Unicornium)

Please come out, enjoy some culture and give generously.

Those unable to make it out can still give electronically.

Origix & D.C. Live @ Simons Saturday January 22nd/ WHFR.FM 25th Anniversary January 22nd @ The Broadcast Booth

UNTAPPED Talent Series - Lager House Detroit - Thur 2/10

Singer Songwriter, Emilio Basa, is bridging the many music communities in Detroit by introducing the UNTAPPED TALENT series on Thursday, February 10^th at the Lager House. The main goal of the series is to merge the different music communities and blend them together under one roof. This will not only introduce the artists to a new audience, but it will also reveal to the fans the diverse and extraordinary talent we have in Detroit.

"I've been in a lot of scenes around Detroit and the one thing that I've noticed is that there are so many great artists here, but I've never heard of them. From the open mic scene to the poetry spots and the hip hop shows there is an undeniable talent that is going unnoticed in the city. That is what I want to change with the UNTAPPED TALENT series." says Basa.

"I've noticed with every music genre there is always a strong community. Artists encouraging artists. Fans supporting shows. Artist kicking it with fans. Without it, the artist would be performing to empty rooms and fans would be watching an empty stage. My goal is to bring these communities together through music."

The show will include unforgettable performances by Emilio Basa, Lisa Hurt, Kent Koller, D. Allie and Mic Phelps.

Lisa Hurt is a singer songwriter armed with a piano and an engaging voice. Her captivating performances draw you in because she has that something special that makes you stop and listen. Lisa Hurt stands alone and separates herself from your standard female act.

With a bluesy undertone, soaring vocal prowess, and a soulful refined guitar, Kent Koller is another artist on the rise. His music goes from jazz to blues to folk and he still retains his own sound. He has been compared to Jeff Buckley, yet he is refreshingly original.

D. Allie has been learning his hip-hop trade through crews like Cooperative Opposites and United States of Mind. His style is more of the smooth, jazzy vibe of De La Soul via Dilla dawg. His sound is a mix of a lot of different things, but above all it's personal. His shows are all about a personal connection with him and the audience.

Mic Phelps (aka Young Phenom) is a slam poet and one-fourth member of one of the illest hip hop groups in Detroit, Cold Men Young. He is coming back to his roots to showcase his spoken word. He is straight to the point and speaks truth and that's why when Mic Phelps talks, people listen.

Emilio Basa has been a singer songwriter in the Detroit area for close to a decade. A member of Selfmeyi, he also divides time between the group and his solo career. His sound is a mixture of folk, alternative and soul. With all the new terms being thrown around, it is hard to hold Emilio to a specific style. One thing you can call it is a style all his own.

UNTAPPED TALENT series will be held at PJ's Lager House on Thursday, February 10^th. Show starts at 9pm. Cover is $5 and 21+ only.

http://www.pjslagerhouse.com/ 1254 Michigan Ave, Detroit MI 48226 (313) 961-4668

THE TEASETOWN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR WOMEN DETROIT’S ALL FEMALE INMATE VARIETY SHOW - Park Bar Detroit - 1/21 - 1/22

THE TEASETOWN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR WOMEN
DETROIT’S ALL FEMALE INMATE VARIETY SHOW

Fri. 01.21.2011
Sat. 01. 22. 2011
PARK BAR
2040 PARK AVENUE
DETROIT, MI 48226

DOORS: 9PM
COVER: $15

The TeaseTown Correctional Facility for Women is perhaps the most talented prison in America. One night with the lovely ladies of this “chain-gang variety” show will have you committing crimes left and right with the hopes to land yourself a spot in one of their cells.

Fortunately, these dazzling dames of detriment are returning to Detroit at the Park Bar for two nights on January 21st & 22nd. The talents of the TeaseTown inmates are not just limited to scintillating song and dance; we’ve got everything from contortion to burlesque to genuine circus sideshow!

Sincerely,
The TeaseTown Correctional Facility for Women Staff

Dr. Sketchy Motor City Division - Thursday 1/20 - LIFT Dietroit (Royal Oak)

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School @ LIFT

Thursday, 1/20 7-10pm $5

The Detroit branch of Dr. Sketchy's presents Olive Oyl and Jade of The Detroit Fire Guild, a well know vaudevillian circus troupe. These highly skilled entertainers are masters of fire. The guild has put on large scale productions such as the Motor City Vaudeville Revue. Jade is an exceptionally phenomenal contact juggler and Olive Oil is a proficient harmonic hula hooper and both will be demonstrating their skills through performances this night. Come out and practice your drawing skills on Thursday in a relaxed and fun atmosphere!

Dr Sketchy's is the premier alt.drawing event where attendees sketch glamorous underground performers in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality. Found in 2005 in a dive bar in Brooklyn, Dr. Sketchy's has now spread to over 100 cities around the world.

Lift Designer Toys & Gallery

228 West Fourth Street

Royal Oak MI 48067

www.liftdetroit.com

248.545.5245

Dunny Azteca 2 Midnight Release TONIGHT!
PLUS Fiesta & Trading Party on Sunday

The newest 3" Dunny series drops tonight at midnight & we're celebrating with 2 big events! Join us tonight in store from 12-2am and be the first to own these new creations from south of the border! And on Sunday from 3-5pm we're throwing a fiesta with Mexican drinks and food, giveaways and even a piñata!

All ages are welcome!

You can also buy your Dunnys online starting at midnight tonight.

Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social - Smalls Hamtramck - Thur 1/20

Jesse Malin & The St. Marks Social

Jeremy Porter & Front of Resistance

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Small's Hamtramck

www.smallsbardetroit.com

CANCELED: The Residents, 27 March

Just a quick programming note to let y'all know that the Residents show scheduled for March 27 has been canceled. The closest they will be coming to Detroit this spring is Toronto on March 28.

That is all.

Mark Sengbusch in Painting Coast to Coast show at WSU 1/

After my recent Solo show at Lemberg Gallery I've been back in the studio making

new work. The result is an ongoing series titled simply - The Stripe Paintings - Strata.

I have a reoccurring dream where I am passing through the ground. Not necessarily

tunneling, but sort of out of phase with the matter of this world. "Passing through" like

a ghost. Sometimes I descend many miles – through dirt, clay, trash, bones, mud, oil,

water, magma, etc. These dreamscapes hint at the sediment of the past and eerily trace

forward our inevitable inclusion in Nature's compost pile. The Stripe Paintings represent

this frozen non-latent picture of the solid block universe where everything is everywhere.

Two of the paintings from this new series will be on view at Wayne State University's

Elaine L. Jacob Gallery as part of the exhibition "Painting Coast to Coast."

Opening reception Friday January 21st 2011

-Mark Sengbusch

image: Central Wave Strata, 23.5" x 34"

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Exhibition:

Painting Coast to Coast

Dates:

January 21 through March 11, 2011

Panel Discussion:

Thursday, January 20, 6-7:30PM (at the Shaver Music Recital Hall)

Opening Reception:

Friday, January 21, 5-8PM

Hours:

Tuesdays through Thursdays 10AM-6PM and Fridays 10AM-7PM

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History's

Elaine L. Jacob Gallery is pleased to present

Painting Coast to Coast

Over one hundred and seventy years have passed since Delaroche viewed the Daguerreotype, the first successful

photograph, and supposedly uttered the phrase "from today, painting is dead". Since that time, painting has

continuously evolved through a number of styles and philosophies, including such disparate approaches as

hyper-realism, material celebrations of paint itself, and conceptual investigations. In the contemporary art world,

painting is alive and well as artists pull from all aspects of the medium's history while continuing to invent novel

applications. Painting Coast to Coast brings together exciting works of current art from across the United States

exemplifying variety and energy.

Exhibiting artists include Rollin Beamish, Linda Besemer, Morgan Craig, Adrian Deckbar, Angela Dufresne,

Chris Gallagher, Dick Goody, Laurie Hogin, Ashley Hope, Chris Hyndman, Matt Martin, Larry Bob Phillips,

Holly Roberts, Mark Sengbusch, Kevin Tolman, and Alison Wong

This exhibition has been curated by Adrian Hatfield and Margi Weir.

A panel discussion will be held on Thursday, January 20, from 6 to 7:30PM at the Shaver Music Recital Hall

(next door to the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery). The opening reception is on Friday, January 21, from 5 to 8PM.

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History is a division of Wayne State's College of Fine,

Performing and Communication Arts, educating the next generation of visual artists and art historians. Wayne State

University, located in the heart of Detroit's midtown cultural center, is a premier urban research university offering

more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 31,000 students.

DSO vs. Musicians: Greedy?

The whole issue regarding the striking Musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is one filled with an over-abundance of information from both sides,  'He said-She said' accusations, claims of money mismanagement and greed, etc.  For a full-on information overload to aid in your own decision-making, feel free to visit the official Save Our Symphony website, the Musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra website, and the official Detroit Symphony Orchestra website.  I am not necessarily picking sides, but I do have my own thoughts on how absolutely ridiculous both sides are acting when it comes to overly-paid narcissistic individuals negotiating a new contract for the future viability of an Orchestra in an already dilapidated Detroit.  When you have musicians who earn (questionable term, I assure you) a base compensation of $105,000.00 per year (public information) for part-time employment and Administrators/Directors earning (again, questionable) amounts that far exceed those amounts (public information, but only thru paying for it and I dont have a budget to find out actual figures) squabbling over money, money that is given to them thru hard-working donations and endowments, it really rubs me wrong.  As the majority of us struggle to make ends-meat, this type of strike is inherantly wrong and really shows how certain organizations need to have a 'come-to-Jesus' meeting with reality!

All that being said, in a posted message on the Save our Symphony Facebook Page, good questions are being raised regarding the spending of money by an organization that claims to need to cut costs...

Dear SOS members,

The Chicago Tribune has just announced that Leonard Slatkin is subbing with the CSO this weekend. However the DSO is still selling tickets to a concert at Detroit's Orchestra Hall where Mr. Slatkin is scheduled to be conducting.


Is Mr. Slatkin getting paid by the DSO for this week? If so, why is he not here doing something, anything? Meeting with Donors perhaps?

If this bothers you as much as it bothers us, please let Mr. Slatkin know. Here is the email address of his personal assistant who will forward your email to him: asauro@dso.org

If you would like to ask Anne Parsons if Mr. Slatkin is getting paid for this week, here is her email address: aparsons@dso.org

If you would like to ask why the DSO is still selling tickets to a concert where the scheduled conductor , Leonard Slatkin, will be absent, here is Juanda Pack's email address: jpack@dso.org

And if you would like to ask the DSO Board of Directors why they are paying Maestro Slatkin to NOT conduct the DSO, when they claim to not have the money to pay the musicians, here is the email address where your emails will be forwarded to them: DSOBoard@SaveOurSymphony.info

Regards,
Save Our Symphony

Research this for yourself.  Express your own thoughts and concerns to the proper individuals, whether for the Musicians or the Admins/Directors.  Take action for your Detroit and for the future of your Arts community.

-LAWRENCEcreative

Capital Idea at the Capitol - 1/21

 

 

CAPITAL IDEA AT THE CAPITOL

January 21 - February 10, 2011
 

THIRD FRIDAY Opening Reception:  Friday, January 21, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

An invitational exhibit featuring the art of Downriver artists who have displayed at the State Capitol during 2009 and 2010.

Wyandotte Arts Center

 81 Chestnut | Wyandotte, MI 48146

 

 Featured artists include:

Ann  Anderson	Evelyn  Kachadoorian	Kathy  Ogden
Margaret Arnott	Maureen Keast	Jean Peacock
Marilyn  Bomarito	Suzanne Kerske	Charlene Quiel
Nicole Camilleri	Mary  Kocsis	Carol  Reid
Shirley  Ciungan	Nathan Korkus	Dolores Rieckhoff
Gloria Dunn	Marianne Letasi	Anne-Marie Rock
Patricia Eberline	Vivian Longfellow	Art Stein
Joe  Gambino	Nancy  Lourie	Lou  Terry
Teri Gillespie	David  Matt	Warren Townsend
David Grose	Ronald Mitchell	Betty Trombetta
Roberta Harris	Jim  Monroe	Cathy Turgeon
Marie Hill	Edith  Moose	Lynn Warrington
Patricia Izzo	Sally  Morris	Irene Z. Will
Melanie Jones	Judy  Nelms	Willo Wolczynski

 

 

Wild At Heart

Wild Bill Ketelhut provides the "blog" to this anti-blog
He has a radio program on WXOU out of Oakland University

Wild At Heart


It’s Tuesday, the day after Martin Luther King Day which closed the libraries so I didn’t post this blog yesterday. It was also the birthday of yours truly and Detroit’s own Kid Rock (still upset I wasn’t invited to your Ford Field birthday bash and I heard it rocked).

Not much going on. I just attended a job fair in search of work which was actually worth it. Back in Detroit, I used to get pissed off going to job fairs and seeing nothing but all commission jobs, being a sheriff in Lubbock, TX or other worthless things. Here, at least there are a few companies, like Xerox, which are looking for real applicants. However, I am pissed that Yahoo has decided to modify their email servers in the middle of a busy day. Why couldn’t they do this on MLK Day when libraries and other places the unemployed without computers go to are closed? Or how about overnight when most of us are sleeping? I have been unable to get online and check my email for about three hours now.

Not much this week at all it concert news but here are a few recommendations. Next week should be better.

Friday (1/21) – country stars Lonestar @ Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, North Mississippi All-Stars open for Robert Plant @ Hill Auditorium (Ann Arbor), local jam band the Ragbirds @ the Ark

Saturday (1/22) – Leon Redbone @ the Ark

If you are wondering how old I am, I’ll just say my age is the answer to life, the universe and everything.

FREE TICKETS: Get Dirty Detroit - Dirty Show 12 starts Friday Feb 11th

Dirty Show Image: "New York Doll"

- Sara Gage & Lorenzo

email to enter to win a pair of tickets

motorcityblog@earthlink.net

It's a Dozen for The Dirty Show in 2011.

The Performing Arts Are Dirty Show's Newest Conquest!
Theatre and Opera Join Visual Art in Detroit's Iconic Erotic Event
February 11-19th at Bert’s Warehouse in Eastern Market

The Dirty Show has passed from being only

a Detroit Valentine’s Day tradition

into a bona fide ritual.

From Friday, February 11th through Saturday February 19th 2011, Bert’s Warehouse becomes Detroit’s biggest art exhibition (figuratively and literally) of the year

For nearly a full generation, Cultural/Social guru Jerry Vile’s unabashed amalgamation of sex, art and social experience, has become one the city’s most endearing (albeit kinky) annual events that helps warm the collective hearts and loins of mid-winter Detroiters and visitors as well. (Yes, people actually fly in to attend and exhibit)

Advance tickets are strongly encouraged since three of last year’s prime nights, pre-sold out, leaving a long line waiting for late admittance.

In 12 years Detroit has become ground zero for the world's largest Erotic Art exhibition. You would almost think this is Paris or something, with no less than 350 works of erotic art from national and international artists working in all mediums. Starting locally but expanding globally, some of the artists who have shown at Dirty over the last 12 years sounds like a who's who of both Detroit-and world art.

H.R. Giger (Alien), Clive Barker (Hellraiser), Eric Kroll, Colin Christian, Bunny Yeager, Jill Greenberg, Shawn Barber, and Steve Canaday are but a handful of the international names that have shown at Dirty Show. Locally the artist list is equally impressive; Mark Dancey, Camilo Pardo, Glenn Barr, Niagara, Russell Keeter, Tom Thewes, Jerome Ferretti and Pablo Davis, (who at 95 is one of the longest working artists in the world).

Among this year’s attending guest artists include and seminal fetish photographer and film director, Rick Castro Society and the North American debut of Eroticolor (The collaborative works of Lorenzo (Paris) and Sara Gage (NYC) and the inaugural exhibition of SWEAT (Society of Women in Erotic Art Today) with over thirty of it’s 140+ members.

Ironically, Paris just might be about the only place where there hasn't been a version of The Dirty Show (yet), with successful satellite shows in Zurich, Sydney, Vancouver, Miami, Chicago and the incredible "Dirty Motel" on the West Coast. (the 2008, where a seedy LA motel was used as the gallery with individual rooms as exhibition spaces. It was innovative, clever and critically acclaimed.

Culturally, The Dirty Show has become more than an erotic art exhibit, or innovative performance art testing ground. The exhibition has evolved into an incredible, uninhibited social experience. It's an event where the attendees become as much a work of erotic art as the images upon the walls. The polysexual reconstruction of both Theatre and even Opera, prove that The Dirty Show isn't only about exhibiting "dirty pictures", it's become about the blurring of both genres and perceptions, moving the erotic arts into new and otherwise, traditional art forms.

This year's emphasis upon the performing arts is a perfect example of The Dirty Show's evolution into dare we say, "mainstream" areas?

Christopher Leadbiter, best known for the Performance Art experience, "Causing A Scene", is Dirty Show 12's Performance Art Director, overseeing the live and rollicking take on the Great White Way, "Stripper Theatre", where selected scenes from such works as, "The Miracle Worker" or "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf" will be performed along with a Fellini-esque live interpretation of the classic Italian killer clown operetta, "Pagliacci", featuring a Tony Award turning performance by Detroit's own, Satori Circus.

The Dirty Show Mission Statement-
The mission of The Dirty Show is to promote, publish and propagate erotic art in all forms. This is done in the form of an erotic art exhibition that has become one of the largest in the world. Since it’s inception at the turn of the century, the founders have been entertaining and enlightening the masses with a delightful event called, The Dirty Show. Held every Valentine’s Weekend, the show features a large number of artists, from first-timers to the famous at their dirtiest. While primarily focusing on area artists, The Dirty Show is open to artists from anywhere in the world, providing the work is good, erotic, they can get it here.

DETAILS-
Friday & Saturday, February 11-12 7PM to 2AM - 21 and over only
Sunday, February 13 5PM- 12 Midnight- 18 and over
Monday, February 14th (Valentines Day) 7PM till 1AM
Friday & Saturday, February 18 -19 – 7PM to 2AM - 18 and over
Tickets $20 Advance $30 at the Door
Advance tickets online at www.dirtyshow.org and at local outlets

Bert's Warehouse Theatre
2739 Russell Street
Detroit, MI 48207-2614
(313) 393-3233

MCB Presents: Something Like A War By John Kalogerakos

(click comic to enlarge)

Enjoy this weeks edition of SLAW with your new cartoon favorites

Evans and English

Read more about Something Like A War creator John Kalogerakos here

NEXT WEEK:

Welcome to the Newsroom.

PHOTOS: Kid Rock @ Ford Field Jan 15/2011

Kid Rock opened his “Born Free” tour in hometown Detroit last night. Also his 40th birthday bash, he played an amazing show to 60,000 fans at sold out Ford Field. MCB photographer, Gene Schilling, was there shooting the first two (short!) songs.

Thursday night was the MCB Happy Hour with live music from The Sights and The High Strung and tons of free giveaways from Universal, Warner Brothers, Live Nation, Motorcity Special and Product of Detroit. A few lucky winners scored a pair of Kid Rock / Jamey Johnson tickets which we heard were some of the best seats in the house.
Big thanks to the State Bar/Fillmore Detroit for a great room and of course the above listed sponsors who provided the amazing swag and tickets to give away all night.


MCB's Dan Sultana captured this short set of photos.