Local singer/songwriter Jill Jack will perform on May 31 as part of the Music Foundation: LIVE at The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music series. According to a press release, “Jack will perform at the 1109 S. Washington Ave. location in Royal Oak. Monthly shows in the LIVE at The Detroit School of...
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It’s MOVEMENT weekend here in Detroit. Happy Memorial Day. I’m playing back some of the newest electro-(and not so electro-)based music released by Detroit artists this week. Starting with the formidable newness from Deastro: Clear Keep…. Clicks. Pulse. Beats. A thrum of fuzz; a scramble of synths. Melody strangled under wiry, caustic layers of...
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Psychopathic Records’ DJ Clay will release a mixtape on June 4 called World Upside Down. The label is describing the release as the perfect soundtrack for a planet gone mad. According to the press release, “Featuring exclusive news tracks from Insane Clown Posse, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Anybody Killa and Kottonmouth Kings, A World...
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The Black Dahlia Murder have posted a live clip of the song “Moonlight Equilibrium”, recorded in Columbus, OH, in November of last year. The video can be seen here. According to the press release, “Fans can watch Trevor Strnad, Brian Eschbach, Ryan Knight, Max Lavelle, and Alan Cassidy perform “Moonlight Equilibrium” on youtube. There...
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Louder Than Love, the documentary movie about the Grande Ballroom, will be the feature documentary at a June 8 screening at the New Film Makers Festival presented by the NFMLA. More information can be found here. Apparently, “NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is a non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from...
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Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow is claiming that opponent Mike Duggan’s name should be kept off the August primary ballot because Duggan failed to meet the one-year residency requirement mandated by the City Charter. Barrow made the allegation in a complaint filed with Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey on May 20. Attorney Melvin “Butch”...
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