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HAMTRAMCK BLOWOUT 2005
Motor City Rocks Preview 2005
Blowout Artist Picks - Page One
 Picks from Brian
Raleigh and Zac Johnson from Porchsleeper:(Porchsleeper stomps out country-tinged rock at The Belmont at 9:00 p.m. Friday night) Wednesday night: Dorkwave @ Garden Bowl (9:00 p.m.): At last year’s launch party Rob Theakston repeatedly stole Labatt Blues for me from Saturday Looks Good To Me’s dressing room. This year he and his sexy friends will spin KISS next to Big Black next to TV On The Radio downstairs at the Garden Bowl and I will steal my beers directly from him. Thursday night: His Name Is Alive @ New Dodge (9:00 p.m.): HNIA has been suspiciously quiet as of late...too quiet. And they’re playing with Farq Z. Bey? I don’t know what that is, but I think that’s probably worth the 10 bucks right there. The Prime Ministers @ Baker's Streetcar (10:15 p.m.): The Prime Ministers are, bar none, the most underrated band in Detroit. The PMs are what you hoped that last Romantics record would have sounded like. Jimmy Marinos wishes he could write a song half as good as “Sunday Volume”. Powertrain @ Knights of Columbus (11:30 p.m.): Scott Morgan’s Powertrain has been criminally overlooked in this garage rock obsessed town. He’s the real deal kids, go see how it’s supposed to be done. Devin Scillian @ Adam's Corner Bar (12:45 a.m.): How could you not go to this show? I mean seriously! Friday night: Tenley @ Baker's Streetcar (if we weren't playing our show) (9:00 p.m.): Kinda neat early 90’s Teen Beat-ish indie rock. Sounds sorta like Unrest mashed up with the third Velvet Underground record. Bring a backpack and a pair of Keds. 25 Suaves @ Knight's of Columbus (10:15 p.m.): The Suaves are loud. Really fucking loud. They make Motörhead sound like the fucking Go Go’s. This show will cleanse your soul as well as your colon. Avatars @ Small's (11:30 p.m.): I think everybody is aware by now how cool the Avatars are. Anything I say is just preaching to the choir at this point. See you there. American Cosmos @ Adam's Corner Bar (11:30 p.m.): Cool, early 70’s, female fronted, alt.country from Lansing. Kinda like if Emmylou had sung all of Gram Parson’s songs. Also, we harbor a not-so-secret crush on Carra. Great Lakes Myth Society @ Polish Sea League (12:45 a.m.): Jesus Christ. Have you seen these guys? Brilliant five-part harmonies, heartwrenching songs of drunken passion and geography lessons. Their new album drops in March so they’re liable to be all fired up and simply brimming over with Strohs-fuled energy. It is obligatory to say that they used to be called The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love but now they’re stripped-down, louder, and ready to make you wish you were a better songwriter. Saturday night: The Vamps @ New Dodge (9:00 p.m.): Ok, so they’ve gotten some hype without having to play too many shows. Hell, I’m into ‘em and I haven’t heard a single note. The concept is as fantastic as it is simple, cute girls playing rock ‘n roll. I’ll see you there, pervert. The Offramps @ Outer Limits (10:15 p.m.): The Ramps are kinda like an early 90’s punkrock Asia. Consisting of expatriates from Slugbug, Culture Bandits and The Holy Cows, they play a brand that’s sort of Superchunk making out with Cheap Trick while two-stepping to The Drive By Truckers. The Offramps don’t play out often enough so you should make sure you see this one. The Hard Lessons @ Knights of Columbus (11:30 p.m.): Its rare when a band that everybody loves is actually a really great band. The Hard Lessons are such a band. They remember what it’s like to be thirteen and hear ‘Satisfaction’ for the very first time. And that’s what a Lessons show is like. It’s like hearing your favorite band for the very first time over and over again. I feel sorry for whoever has to follow them. I’ve been that guy and it’s no picnic. The Sights @ Knights of Columbus (12:45 a.m.): Their sound has been gravitating toward a more organ-based groove, and if they’re playing any of the songs off of the new album, prepare to have your hair torn out. In fact, only bald people should show up at this show, so shave your head and come out. You’ll already be at the Hard Lessons show anyway, so just stay there.  Picks from Sean Hoen of
The Holy Fire:(Hoen fronts recent buzz band The Holy Fire at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Conant at 11:30 p.m. Friday night) I'd definitely say to catch the Thunderbirds Are Now! on Wednesday night (12:45 a.m., Magic Stick) as their assault on the senses, both intellectually and sexually, is always compelling if not bewildering, dazzling ... I like it when Ryan does those little jump kicks. If The Holy Fire and Bang Bang weren't playing nude on Friday, I would probably try to catch Paik (The Attic, 12:45 a.m.), who I assume took their share of drugs and listened to "Loveless" a lot in the 90's and now, as a three piece, sound like drugs and My Bloody Valentine but more gutteral and subterranean and epic. For the anti-electric I would pick the Salt Miners on Friday (The Painted Lady, 11:30 p.m.). A lot of people don't know that my friend Tim Pak used to expose himself at Angry Red Planet shows in the 80's, but they can now catch a truly refined, sophisticated veteran of all things rock lead this band that pays homage to Americana's deepest roots.  Picks
from Chad and Keith Thompson of Johnny Headband:(Johnny Headband’s electronic-tinged pop fills The Painted Lady at 9:00 p.m. Thursday night) Thursday night: 1245 am CRUD - Knights of Columbus 1130 pm MAN INC. - Diesel 1015 pm BEGGARS - Belmont 900 pm HIS NAME IS ALIVE W/ FARUQ Z. BEY - New Dodge Friday night: 1245 pm GREAT LAKES MYTH SOCIETY - Polish Sea League 1130 pm CYRIL LORDS - Baker's Streetcar 1015 pm 25 SUAVES - Knight of Columbus 900 pm HEY SAILOR – Smalls Saturday night: 1245 am SIGHTS - Knights of Columbus 1130 pm HARD LESSONS - Knights of Columbus 1015 pm QUESTIONS - Carbon 900 pm FIFTH PERIOD FEVER – Carbon  Picks
from Shawn Knight of New Grenada:(Hear Shawn and the rest of New Grenada at Diesel – 10:15 p.m. on Friday night) FRIDAY NIGHT: THE TREMBLING (9pm @ THE ATTIC) -- Solid poppy punk... Monday does the best "metal voice" since 7000 Dying Rats. THE SALTMINERS 11:30pm @ THE PAINTED LADY SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME 12:45am @ SMALLS SATURDAY NIGHT: A THOUSAND TIMES YES (11:30pm @ THE ATTIC) THE RECITAL (11:30pm @ CARBON) -- These guys are really humble, but deserve a lot of attention. They are doing what most bands are trying to do, but way better. THE HARD LESSONS & POP PROJECT (11:30 pm/10:15pm @ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS) TEN WORDS FOR SNOW (10:15 @ NEW DODGE) -- Probably the most solid, mature pop song crafters that we've had the pleasure of calling our friends. If you wanted only 1 single TOP TOP pick, I'd say The Recital - everyone needs to hear them. Band Picks Page Two
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