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The Year in Music 2015: Our Favorite Live Events

Detroit has always been a mecca for live music. Whether we were checking out old-timers trade blues licks at Campus Martius, getting our fix at the venerable Masonic Temple, bobbing our heads to hip-hop showcases at The Majestic Theatre or Paycheck’s Lounge, leaving it all on the dance floor of Two James Spirits’ Annex, or…
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Headlining Events: November 2015

  With the fall season fully underway and the start of the holidays on the horizon, there’s a treasure trove of great live events in Detroit. From rappers on the rise to legends of soul and techno, our choices below include something for everyone.       Big Sean: Finding Paradise Live in Detroit Friday,…
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Headlining Events: October 2015

  Even with summer in the rearview mirror and fall in full swing, Detroit’s music scene is just as active as ever. Check out some of the most interesting events the city has to offer for October.       Kickback House Show Festival Saturday, October 3, 2015 4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Woodbridge, Detroit…
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The DMM Guide to Mo Pop Festival 2015

  Mo Pop Festival is back, and it’s bigger than ever. For its third year, the indie rock-heavy event has moved from Freedom Hill Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights to the newly created West Riverfront Park in Downtown Detroit and expanded to two days.   Headlining this year are alt-pop titans Modest Mouse, synth-poppers Passion Pit,…

There’s a lot happening [in Detroit] that I don’t even know is happening, and I find out this band so-and-so is doing this really awesome thing! And that happens all the time.

Zee Bricker, Vocalist of Tart
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The DMM Guide to Electric Forest 2015

  This week, thousands of concert-goers will flock to the hallowed Double J Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan to celebrate a weekend of art and music. The Ranch will once again host Michigan’s largest music festival – Electric Forest.   This year’s event sold out in record time and looks to be the largest event to date, featuring hundreds…

There has always been a strong music legacy here in Detroit. It was Motown. It was called ‘Rock City’ for a while. A lot of great rock artists came out of here as well. It’s just something about this city that stimulates musical progress. I can’t quite put my finger on exactly what it is. If I could, I would probably be able to bottle it and sell it.

Juan Atkins

In Detroit, it’s about being real. It’s about being true to yourself and real to what you do. So Detroit has had that spirit. It’s probably a spirit that comes from the unions and the history Detroit has had in the laboring world. The worker’s world. It should be on on a flag. Detroit: keeping it real.

Carl Craig
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The DMM Guide to Movement 2015

  What started off as a small grassroots gathering of hometown heroes has now blossomed into one of the world’s most respected electronic music festivals. Every year on Memorial Day weekend, Hart Plaza turns into the capital of techno as people hail from far and wide to make a pilgrimage to the city where it all began.   This year’s…

I remember a few things about Detroit — very obscure, kind of abstract and mysterious. I remember Devil's Night...

Sufjan Stevens