Decked out in Tigers gear and cruising through local landmarks, shops and eateries, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.’s “We Almost Lost Detroit” premiered today. Can you spot any familiar Detroiters? “As Detroiters, we are born and bred with a civic pride that we are continually told is somewhat uncommon. We wanted the city, and the...
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In the Metro Times Blowout issue, Child Bite spoke about a supposed “ax murderer” that invited the bands to stay at a trailer park while they were on tour with Prussia. Single Barrel Detroit caught some of it on tape at the trailer park. You can view other tour footage here. The bands even...
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I could have kicked myself for walking in the Polish National Alliance Hall just as Jeecy and the Jungle finished their set. They were one of the bands I was looking forward to seeing most at Blowout. Virtually every person I bumped into from Metro Times was raving about how well they played. Their...
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  I kicked off the night with Danny & the Darleans at Skipper’s Bar. They’re worth watching just to see Danny Kroha’s kickass guitar skills. The upper floor of Skipper’s Bar was packed, where there was everyone from high school seniors to retirement candidates. They were one of the best bands I’ve seen all...
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It seems that the Polish National Alliance Hall was the place to be last night, judging from my fellow MT bloggers and yesterday’s considerably large crowd.   I arrived at the PNA in time to catch the last bit of Mumble, who played surprisingly sweet indie-pop rock.   Bars of Gold had a few...
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The Crofoot’s annual Halloween Party – Creepy Cheapy Halloween Treat IV – is one of the most talked about Halloween parties in the area, and this year’s presale tickets sold more than any other local show the venue has ever hosted. If you were one of many waiting in line for over an hour...
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Activists came from as far as California to the first day of Occupy Detroit on Friday. “Over the past 30 years, ever since Reagan’s been elected, the government has gotten more and more extreme,” said Greg Cummings, a retired 62-year-old regional planner from San Luis Obispo, Calif . “The nation has become more about...
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Over 1,000 people gathered together Monday night at the Spirit of Hope Church in Detroit for Occupy Detroit’s first general assembly meeting. Area activists voted to move the protest to Friday, Oct. 14, at Grand Circus Park. Friday’s general assembly meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at the Spirit of Detroit statue at the...
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Area activists will gather at the Spirit of Hope Church at 1519 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Detroit on Monday to discuss plans for a protest dubbed “Occupy Detroit.” The planned protest — to begin Oct. 21 — is an offshoot of  the Occupy Wall Street protest that has been continuing in New York...
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