Blogs: Posts Tagged ‘ Music ’

Produced in association with The Grammys, the upcoming documentary film RE:GENERATION looks at the history, songwriting and studio process of different musical genres through the eyes of five influential electronic producers/DJs in music today. (For the full list head after the jump.) The film is directed by Amir Bar Lev—who made the award-winning documentaries...
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“The floor is shaking, right? I’m not that drunk, am I?” a girl asks from the next stall over. We are on the third floor of the Fillmore Detroit on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 and the floor is, indeed, swaying perceptibly beneath us with the stomping of the crowd as well as the bass...
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With over 70 artists there’s a lot to see at Electric Forest, so here’s a look at where and when the Michigan bands will be  and 7 other must see shows. While the lineup is heavy on DJ’s be sure to check out the full band sets especially our  Michigan faithful below. Greensky Bluegrass...
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While perpetual enfant terrible trance-tech crossover clown Sven Väth and the equally hilarious Visionquest (made up of homies Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson, Shaun Reeves and Lee Curtiss) may get top billing in the first round of lineup announcements for Movement 2011, we beg to go even deeper, darker and further outside the box in...
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Check out this video of The Posies playing live at Metro Times yesterday. They stopped in around lunch to play a few of their songs and with two guitars they managed to leave a great impression with their bright voices.  Some pretty enthusiastic Blue Cross Blue Shield workers  found out about the last minute...
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Dr. Dog singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott McMicken recently sat down to chat with MT Music Blog for this week’s MC5 . McMicken, aside from a few of his favorite things in Detroit, talked about the band’s always-growing catalog, their ties to psychedelic music and the creation of their own alphabet.  The Philly quintet released their sixth...
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First they beat out a slew of local bands in spring to win the Fox Sports Detroit “April in the D” jingle jam-off, but now Detroit’s most literally commercial band, The Victorious Secrets,  are on the international spotlight after winning a competition that landed them the gig as Free Credit Report’s band. Gone is...
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Umphrey’s McGee will be back in Michigan tomorrow (July 16th) as they bring a two set show to Grand Rapids at one of the premier outdoor amphitheaters in the state, the beautiful Frederik Meijer Gardens. With two members native Michiganders, (bassist Ryan Stasik from Portage, and guitarist Jake Cinninger from Niles) the six piece...
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