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The Year in Music 2017: Detroit’s 10 Best Albums

One word comes to mind when looking back at Detroit’s music projects of 2017: variety. Unlike other cities celebrated for their musical specialities, Detroit is home to countless genres, sounds, and communities — all distinct, yet part of the same ecosystem. This year, full-length albums, mixtapes, and EPs demonstrated the capacity to which artists are…
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The Year in Music 2017: Detroit’s 10 Best Tracks

It didn’t seem possible, but 2017 was plenty worse than 2016 for most people. But if there was one area that remained consistently great, it was the quality of Detroit’s musical output. This year saw a bevy of tracks that pushed the envelope, connected traditions and styles, or just made us get on our feet…
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NMD to celebrate ten years of Strange Beautiful Music

  Fans of avant-garde, experimental, and outsider music are in luck this weekend, as New Music Detroit presents three days of the most forward-thinking sounds from artists all across the contemporary music spectrum. This weekend marks the tenth edition of Strange Beautiful Music, a marathon celebration of cutting-edge works from several genres.   According to…
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Wall 2 Wall series launches with Actress, Elysia Crampton

  Detroit and electronic music may be seen as synonymous, but despite the nearly ubiquitous presence of techno’s mechanical pulse in commercial pop and the increasing number of collaborations between hip-hop artists and forward-thinking beatmakers, it can often appear as if local promoters try to reluctant to book acts who’ve taken our city’s legacy and…
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Wolf Eyes release LP to raise money for Charlottesville victim

  Detroit noise-rock band Wolf Eyes recently released a new album entitled No Hate in an effort to raise money for Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer.   The 32-year-old was killed Saturday when a car drove into a group of people protesting the white nationalist rally on the campus of the University of Virginia. The band…
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UFO Factory closes after construction crew damages building

  Corktown’s UFO Factory shut its doors until further notice today, after a construction crew working on the neighboring $45 million Elton Park retail and housing development accidentally damaged part of the building. The small venue and bar, located at 2110 Trumbull Ave., could be shut down for months and faces the possibility of the…