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5/23/08

TEASE-O-RAMA - Mephisto's Hamtramck - Sat MAy 24th

Tease - O - RAMA
Saturday May 24th 2008

Mephisto's Hamtramck
2764 Florian Avenue
Hamtramck, Mi 48212
313-875-3627

tiki -burlesque - casket bastards - the ruiners - nina fridays pinup sets - dj zombie
just get on over and hook into this one...yeah!

Presented by Noir Leather

SUGAR HICCUP - 10 yr Anniversary Party - Fifth Avenue Royal Oak - Sat May 24th

10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT from Sugar Hiccup
Saturday May 24th 2008

Fifth Avenue Billiards - Royal Oak
5th/Washington
Downtown RO

"This is Where it all Began"

Detroit Blues @ Scarab Club - Sat May 24th

Detroit Blues Society - Spring Scarab Club Blues Show
Saturday May 24th 2008

Scarab Club
27 Farnsworth
Detroit, Michigan
$5
3 generations of the Blues with Emanuel Young, Doug Deming, and Chris Canas

5/22/08

Industrial After Party with BlonDtroit - HELL YEAH!


FREE TICKETS: Red Bull Air Race - Detroit River - NEXT WEEKEND!


We have a pair of tickets for giveaway to The Red Bull Air Race next weekend to the 1st emailer who wants them - SHIZNIT IS GONE IN RECORD TIME
MCB will be all over the place with Press Passes doing our thing - talking to the pilots and with Red Bull peeps about this cool traveling event. Detroit is the 3rd stop on the tour after starting in Abu Dubai and then pulling off a great show in San Diego.
The Detroit race actually marks a 1st as the only international event of its kind since the Detroit River is actually the border with Windsor CA

FREE TICKETS: Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2008



MOTORCITYBLOG will be at DEMF 2008 shooting pics and video and we want to share the love by doing what we do best - GIVE AWAY FREEBIES!

1 pair of tickets to the 1st emailer - are you serious? These are history!!

Good Luck!



Real Detroit Weekly is a returning third year sponsor of Movement, and will feature the return of the Underground Stage, known now as the Real Detroit Stage, sponsored by Real Detroit Weekly."

Real Detroit Weekly is a strong supporter of Detroit's Movement event, and is committed to sponsoring a successful festival that reaches an amazing fan base," stated Jason Huvaere, festival director.

"We are thrilled to have Real Detroit on board, once again, as an event sponsor."This year's diverse and eclectic roster showcases established electronic acts and vanguard artists who exemplify the event's global fan appeal, confirming the Detroit festival as a destination for the international techno circuit."As an original sponsor for Movement/DEMF, we have witnessed the growth of the festival from a relatively local event to an international celebration of electronic music in downtown Detroit," said John Badanjek, Publisher, Real Detroit Weekly.

"Every year the festival continues to impress us with their unyielding pursuit to improve the overall festival experience through better sound, staging, lighting, and of course talent.

Real Detroit Weekly is honored to present this year's lineup of world-class, homegrown artists to an international audience at the Festival. The fact that the Real Detroit Stage will be moving underground only compliments the stellar lineup. We anticipate the Real Detroit Stage will be banging from the first beats until they shut it down."Real Detroit Weekly – a weekly alternative entertainment-driven magazine – is Detroit's most entertaining source for music, nightlife, movies, fashion, dining and all other things under the pop culture umbrella. Mixing a combination of the city's elements with the suburbs' charm, the editorial attention is a secret formula that features local and national acts as well as pertinent information for Detroit's most loyal and growing audience.

Since 1998 Paxahau has promoted electronic music and has grown to include a web archive, booking agency, record label and an event production company which produces an average of 20 events a year. With a network of alliances and resources that span the globe, Paxahau has emerged as a premier promotions group within the electronic music industry.

Please visit myspace. com/detroitmusicfest to find the latest news as it develops.

The Red Bull Music Academy was created in 1998 as a platform for those who shape our musical future. Since then, many pioneers of today's sounds have inspired up and coming musicians at various editions held in cities around the globe including: Berlin, Dublin, New York, London, Sao Paulo,Cape Town,Rome, Seattle, Melbourne and Toronto. In 2008, the Red Bull Music Academy will celebrate 10 years of shaping music in an edition in Barcelona. Applications are currently being accepted.

For more information on the Red Bull Music Academy visit http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJlZGJ1bGxtdXNpY2FjYWRlbXkuY29t

Poetry Slam - Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Thur May 22nd

Poetry Slam!
Thursday May 22nd 2008

Max M. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48201
Box Office Phone: (313) 576-5111

Open mic and slam open to the audience. Detroit's best spoken word artists tackle issues of race, sex, culture, war, justice and virtually every topic imaginable unleashing biting humor, incisive commentary and brilliant wordplay.

Hosted by Kalimah "LocMama" Johnson.

Sponsored by Starbucks

Thursday, May 22 2008 at 8:00 PM
Buy Tickets

5/21/08

MCB VIDEOS - Edison Glass / Nightmare of You





FREE CONCERT: SUMMER IN THE PARK - Campus Martius - Fourth Fridays 11:30am

FREE CONCERT: SUMMER IN THE PARK
Campus Martius - Fourth Fridays 11:30am

May 23 — R&B / Funk / Soul
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Denis Cofey
Detroit guitarist, long-time Motown session musician, composer, guitarist, filmscorer, producer, and hitmaker.

11:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. FRIDAY ARTS MARKET: THE ARTIST VILLAGE
An innovative installation, “Mood Swings”, is created on-site by Public Art Workz’ CHAZZ MILLER (we met Chazz Miller at the Vibe Premiere - this guy rocks!)

5 p.m. – 8 p.m. OLDIES 104.3 Happy Hou r: Reggie smith & the after party
Radio Hosts, Promotions, Give-aways and Adult Drink Specials! Vocalist Reggie Smith
and a 3-piece rhythm section perform Motor City originals and favorites.

8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. KING SOLOMON BURKE
Soul music pioneer, Grammy Award Winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.

9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. DETROIT FASHION WEEK “SUMMER BREEZE”
Fashion showcase spotlights the hottest designs by Metro Detroit premiere designers.
Sounds by DJ Frank Raines.

10:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. AMP FIDDLER
This talented, multi-instrumentalist Detroit composer and vocalist has toured with everyone from George Clinton to Moodyman.

Justin Townes Earle - Callahans Bar & Grill - Thur May 22nd


Carrick House presents:
Thursday May 22nd 2008

Callahan’s Bar & Grill
2105 Sough Boulevard
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
248.858.9508

Doors at 7:00 PM

Showtime is 8:00 PM
Advance tickets are available at http://www.atcallahans.com/

Tickets $10.00
All ages welcome!

Youthville Walk - Fundraiser for Theater Time @ Music Hall -


MUSIC HALL’S THEATER TIME FOR ASPIRING THESPIANS 1 K WALK

Music Hall’s youth educational program, Theater Time, was currently underway with the production of The Wiz, however, due to extreme financial hardship needs to raise $10,000 in order to produce this show which the kids have worked so hard to bring to the stage.

The parents of the Theater Time kids got together and decided to do a 1 kilometer walk around YouthVille next Saturday, May 24th , from 1 to 4 PM, to help raise funds to keep this important Detroit youth education program from closing the curtain.

The children will also use this time for a letter-writing campaign for funding to keep Theater Time up and running.There will be a $25 registration fee for all participants. In addition to contributing to an outreach youth education program, all those who register will receive name recognition in all of Music Hall’s 2008-2009 season programs.

We realize that this is extremely short notice, but expected funding hasn’t materialized so we must try on our own to help keep the current production of “The Wiz” on schedule.

Theater Time is one of Music Hall's charter programs. It began as a two-week summer program that evolved into a year - round initiative fully staffed with two drama instructors, a music director, a vocal instructor and a choreographer. Each session concludes with a final production on Music Hall's main stage. This fruitful evolution that took place within the Theater Time infrastructure has lead to a 90% retention rate with the participating Detroit youth.

YouthVille is located at:

Detroit Youth Foundation
7375 Woodward Suite 2800
Detroit, MI 48202

FREE TICKETS/CD GIVEAWAY: Langhorne Slim - Crofoot Pike Room - Fri June 20th


pair of tix to the show or a free 7" vinyl with poster to the 1st/2nd emailers
THESE ARE GONE!

LANGHORNE SLIM
Friday June 20th 2008

The Crofoot Pike Room
1 Saginaw St
Pontiac MI

May 19 -- Tractor Tavern -- Seattle, WA
May 22 -- Urban Lounge -- Salt Lake City, UT
May 23 -- Hi-Dive -- Denver, CO
May 24 – Replay Lounge (outside) – Lawrence, KS
May 25 – 400 Bar – Minneapolis, MN
May 26 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI
May 27 – Mad Planet – Milwaukee, WI
May 28 – Schuba’s -- Chicago, IL
May 29 – The Hideout -- Chicago, IL
May 30 – Club Café – Pittsburgh, PA
May 31 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
June 5 – W. Mount Vernon Park – Baltimore, MD
June 6 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA
June 7 – T.T. The Bear’s — Cambridge, MA
June 17 – La Divian Orange — Montreal, QB
June 18 – The Horseshoe – Toronto, ONT
June 19 – Grog Shop – Cleveland Heights, OH
June 20 - Pike Room @ Crofoot - Pontiac, MI
June 21 - Ruby Tuesday - Columbus, OH
June 22 – Off Broadway- St. Louis, MO
June 24 – The Aquarium (Dempsey’s Upstairs) - Fargo, ND+
June 26 - Sled Island Music Festival – Calgary, AB
July 3 - High Sierra Fest - Quincy, CA
July 4 - High Sierra Fest - Quincy, CA

DOWNLOAD THE “REBEL SIDE OF HEAVEN" MP3

Our Business is Stealing Souls & Business is Good - Debt Collective - Johansen Charles Gallery - Fri May 30th




May 30th - June 6th
debtcollective @
Johansen Charles Gallery
1345 Division St
Detroit, Mi 48207
"Our business is stealing souls... and business is good"
This all photography and video exhibit will feature new works by:
T.M. Caldwell
BRICKWALL
Chris Samuels
Lynn Upson
Ian Swanson
Paul Buindo
Cheryl Faligowski
David Cole
Krill Slavin
Angela Bell
SAD
Opening reception at 7pm with music by M O B I L

Bump Da Funk remixed - 2500 Club Detroit - Sun May 25th

Head on over to everyones fav sports bar - 2500 Club off cass and park/henry

Bump Da Funk
Sunday May 25th 2008

2500 Club
2500 Park
Dietroit MI

Detroit Dungeon and Motor City Dolls

DIA MARBLE LOUNGE - Thursday May 22nd



May @ The Marble Lounge
Thursday, May 22nd 2008
10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
5200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48202

Experimental. Thought provoking. Edgy. Loungy.
Get to the DIA Thursday, May 22nd, for the new late-night experience—the Marble Lounge.

From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., boxers from Detroit’s famed Kronk gym duke it out and Mexican masked wrestlers, Revolucha, hit the mat in a ring taking center stage in Prentis Court. Ann Arbor’s The Bang! provides the backdrop with a dance party adventure mixing everything from rock’n’roll to ‘60s soul, from BritPop to HipHop.

This is a first for the museum, and the night’s entertainment is in conjunction with the special exhibitions Life’s Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists’ Brush with Leisure, 1895–1925 and Give it a Rest: People at Play in American Prints and Drawings, 1890–1945 (the latter will be open for viewing), each of which features classic images of the ring.

18 & Over
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Enter off of John R Street.
Cocktails and food are available.

Pulp Fiction - Main Art Theatre - Fri/Sat Nights


Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction · May 23 & 24
Turn it up to 11! This is Spinal Tap · May 30 & 31
Alicia Silverstone in Clueless · Jun 6 & 7
Ridley Scott's Director's Cut! Alien · Jun 13 & 14
Original version! Not on DVD! Grindhouse · Jun 20 & 21
Prince & Apollonia in Purple Rain · Jun 27 & 28
Bill Murray & Jason Schwartzmann in Rushmore · Jul 4 & 5
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John! Grease Sing-Along · Jul 11 & 12
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner: The Final Cut · Jul 18 & 19
Audrey Tautou is Amélie · Jul 25 & 26
Brad Pitt & Edward Norton in Fight Club · Aug 1 & 2
Don't feed them after midnight! Gremlins · Aug 8 & 9
Jeff Bridges in the sci-fi classic Tron · Aug 15 & 16
New 35mm print! Peter Jackson's Dead Alive · Aug 22 & 23
Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park · Aug 29 & 30

48 Hour Challenge - Detroit Windsor International Film Festival


CALL FOR ENTRIES: 48 hr Short Film Challenge from DWIFF
Think you have what it takes to make a DWIFF worthy film in one weekend, we think so!

If you successfully complete the DWIFF Challenge, we will show your film during our film festival!
Sign up now at www.dwiff.org/challenge and get your team ready for the competiton one weekend before the festival.

You will have 48 hours starting Friday, June 20th to complete the Challenge.
Every team that completes the challenge will have their film screened at our DWIFF Challenge award ceremony on Sunday the 29th.

Laura Rock Fundraiser - Crofoot - Fri May 23rd

Just like the flyer says - "Do something nice for once" or for the folks that are do-gooders
"Do something else nice again!" - get on out and check the show of the month out at The Crofoot to help raise $$$ for Laura Rock who has been struck with cancer.

Carjack - Deastro - SSM - Johnny Headband - The Meatmen - Electric 6

now thats a lineup worth $50 so get out - buy a ticket and then donate a few extra dollars to help the girl out.

5/20/08

VIDEO INTERVIEW TONIGHT - Air Traffic - St Andrews - Tue May 20th

Yes - another post about Air Traffic - so what! these guys rock out and besides they gave us a bunch of freebies to give out and we want to help promote the show tonight.

MCB's Jeff Nolan and Paul Hitz will be down at The Shelter to interview Air Traffic from the UK and grab some video footage and killer photos from the show.







Photos from Paul Hitz here tomorrow of all 4 bands who played the show



"Paul Hitz's 10 Second Review"

they brought it from the UK, high paced dramatic lyrics rhythms and keyboards surrounded by a strong bass a telecaster and pounding drums.
got their name from practicing next to an airport and the air tower controllers signals would come through their amps
it was their first time to Detroit and they were given a warm WHOOHOO! from the crowd and they were looking forward to coming back again




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Electric Firebabies - 313.jac - Sat May 24th



Electric Fire Babies
Saturday May 24th 2008


Jacoby’s
313 JAC
17215 Mack
Detroit, Michigan 48224

Come get electrified with EFB during Detroit Electronic Music Festival weekend
Static/313.Jac - PHOTO CREDIT: TART