I think I’m having my first legitimate jealous-music critic moment… Or maybe I’m just not young anymore, not young like Zach Condon… When I graduated college five-ish years ago, I picked up a compilation album, spilled out of some Revolver magazine likely picked up at Lansing’s Flat Black & Circular… A few tracks stuck out then:...
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Detroit singer / songwriter Stewart Francke has announced that he is to play the Trinity House in Livonia on October 21. A press release said that, “Stewart Francke’s intrepid band of Detroit rocking soul men and women will invade the intimate confines of the Trinity House on Friday, October 21, 2011. TH is located...
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Back in March, local music video mavens Single Barrel Detroit decided that they really wanted to get your attention. And give it to local indie-rock quintet Prussia. With a Kickstarter campaign aimed at financing the best possible cinematic production (to acquire stellar equipment and an ideal location), SBD set out to produce an epic “media...
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Hell of a night in Hamtramck last night. Hell of a night. For those that attended and, therefore, played a part in launching The Stooges: Head On, I am eternally grateful. To the bands that played, thanks for bringing your A-game. Sharky & the Habit kicked the whole thing off in style and with...
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Of course, today is the launch of my Stooges book, Head On from 9 p.m. at the New Dodge in Hamtramck. I know you’ll all be there. Before that though, get over to the School of Rock in St. Clair Shores from 1 until 5 p.m. for an open house. There will be food...
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There’s just some things that will never make sense in life. For example, just how in the world Nathan Williams and his surf-rock band Wavves have managed to sustain themselves playing what had to be the sickest joke of a music set brought upon my ears in a long time. It’s fucked up –...
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