[photo from upcoming Silverghost interview!]
From Silverghost’s twitter
Last Min Free show tonight at Motor City Brewing works. They have a heated tent in their lot with a bunch of bands. Silverghost @ 11pm!!!!
According to MotorCityBlog, a partial line up will be:
Nadir Distorted Soul 6pm
My Dear Disco 7:45
The Polish Muslims 9:30
If anyone has any more clues about this show, please fill us in on the comment page
Co-host (and former Gore Gore Girl and current Detroit News writer and- shit, check out Eat This City’s recent interview for a full resume) of Riff2’s “Detroit Local 101″ Melody Baetens is leaving her post at the radio show and taking up position as co-owner of Small’s Bar. So what more appropriate of a venue for a goodbye listening party than Small’s? The show will be broadcast live 10 pm – 2 am.
Courtesy of longtime Mr. Gary homie Adam Graham over at the Detroit News: Flint Rapper MC Breed Dead at 36 …
Goddamnit.
After 12 years, Jacoby’s is official out of the live music business, look for a new rock venue from Stirling and Co. in the near future.
Also, that Jasper is up to somthin’
As of Wednesday night TC’s Speakeasy in Ypsilanti will be no more, that means all upcoming shows are cancelled including the Tone and Niche and The Disregarded Halloween Bash.
Hell, winter has not even hit yet and all of the “Detroit rock faithful” already have Blowout on their minds. Apply for the 2009 Metrotimes’ Hamtramck Blowout here (now fully digital).
Also, Melody points out you should be thinking about SXSW as well.
Good Luck!
To celebrate the dropping of all charges from that crazy ninja ambush over the summer, the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit is bringing back Funk Night for a very special Halloween party. Relive all the action from the illegal police raid by watching the surveillance tapes, which will be screened, dress as a police officer to win door prizes, and get down to the funkiest jams courtesy of DJ R-O-Z. But fun and games aside, CAID are trying to do things a bit more legit this time around: you need to be a CAID member to get in, and you must buy your ticket ahead of time at www.thecaid.org. If you were one of those lucky kids who had to get down on the ground or got your car impounded admission is free, but you have to get that squared away with CAID ahead of time, too. It’s kind of a pain, but all this may have to do with that “dancing permit” thing.
October is here, and that means it’s time to get a costume together for those Halloween parties that are coming up. Those looking for a place to spend All Hallows’ Eve have a few options: There’s, uhh, The Crofoot’s “Creepy Cheapy Halloween Treat”. A mere $5 gets you into this complex-wide shindig whose centerpiece is a rare Michigan show by The Von Bondies in the Crofoot Ballroom, who will be peddling their new “Pale Bride” 7” as a treat. Meanwhile, the Pike Room has bands performing “costumed covers”: Prussia will be The Smiths, Javelins will be The Strokes, Wildcatting will be T. Rex, and there will be “a special late night guest TBA”. The Vernors Room has The Pop Project and free candy, and DJ’s will spin all night at the Crofoot Café and the patio. The whole venue doubles as a wedding reception, as TV-20’s “Nightmare Sinema” b-movie host-turned Reverend Wolfman Mac will be marrying couples at the Erebus Haunted Attraction beforehand, as well as awarding winners for the “God Awful Costume Contest”.
The Go, Magic Shop, Infinity People show at the Magic Stick Halloween night as well. The Go is releasing their new album Tracking The Trail Of The Haunted Beat which is alternative versions of songs from their last album and new unreleased tracks. They’re playing under the name The Haunted Beat Band and will be featuring Danny Kroha on guitar for some songs.
There’s also the Zombie Dance Party October 24th at The Magic Stick w/ F’ke Blood, Sonic Boom (Sonics cover band w/ Frank Woodman, Johnny Hentch, Alex Decks, and more), and a few other bands.
Check out Detroit’s pop-culture garage sale at Rock and Rummage Saturday, October 11th at The Painted Lady Lounge in Hamtramck. Ten vendors will be selling clothes, records, books, and other vintage memorabilia. Admission is free, DJ Kyle McBee spins.
Fans of both 80’s style hard rock and hockey can get their fix at a special NHL opening ceremony at the Fox Theater on October 9th. The 2008-2009 hockey season launches with a performance by Def Leppard, followed by a televised screening of the Joe Louis match between the Red Wings and the Maple Leafs (not Leaves? Really?). Tickets to this shin-dig go on sale today.
The Detroit News weighs in on the recent reopening of Southwest Detroit’s punk and metal venue Blondie’s Nightclub. The venue had been closed since the early 90’s but reopened last week on Fort Street near the Ambassador Bridge. “I just want to promote local talent and give them a stage to play on. They need a venue in the heart of Detroit, and I’m it,” says owner Ruzvelt Stevanovski.
Well I guess setting up your weekend’s plans just became a little easier, since The People’s Arts Festival at the Russell Industrial Center has reportedly been postponed until next Sunday.
When I think of the tragic events that have happened in this country’s history I think of such moving songs as “Ohio” by Neil Young, “Jereme” by Pearl Jam, “Pride (In the Name of Love)” by U2, “Motor City Is Burning” by John Lee Hooker, “Hurricane” by Bob Dylan and “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot. Add to that list Ann Arbor singer/songwriter Kitty Donohoe’s “There Are No Words.” This song will stand the test of time as a tribute to those who were lost seven years ago today.
It looks like going to your local rock ‘n’ roll hang in Hamtramck is once again safe.
After the disastrous fire at the Forest Arms Apartments this past winter, Peoples Records is back in business at their new locations on 3161 Woodward in Midtown. They will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Also, Metromix has posted some choice photos from last Fridays AB&E Encore party at the Crofoot.