Saturday (June 20) marks the annual “Woodbridge Merrick’n Summer” – where local artists will take over the Woodbridge neighborhood in Detroit for a full day of music. The lineup features more than 20 acts, including hometown favorites ADULT., Ritual Howls, MPV, Javelins, James Linck, Jaws That Bite, Little Animal, Ancient Language and others….
Detroit-native producer/emcee Black Milk will host a spectacular tour stop at Midtown’s Garden Theater on June 20, which will showcase multiple styles of homegrown talent and big Detroit names. Since the release of 2014’s If There’s a Hell Below, which featured Pete Rock, Bun B and fellow Random Axe members, Black Milk has…
A full year after it was first announced, Jeff Mills’ Exhibitionist 2 will finally see release. The CD + DVD package is due out September 2015 — 11 years after the first project of that name — and will be accompanied by a series of three EP releases that serve as “an introduction to…
Detroit’s very own Slum Village return with their eighth studio album, Yes!, which is scheduled for release June 16 via Ne’Astra Music. Almost the entire record features beats from none other than the late J Dilla, who was an original member and producer of the group. The current Slum Village lineup comprises T3, Illa…
Juan Atkins is the creator of techno music. As many new genres of music begin, techno derived from new technologies powered by the curiosity of young musical pioneers. Atkins, along with two other forefathers, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, (known as the Bellville Three) cultivated a new musical style, influenced by the…
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…
DMM Readers, Welcome to the newly renovated Detroit Music Magazine! After 18 months of operation we decided that it was time for an upgrade. The new website design, which celebrated its soft launch on April 30, is already helping to make Detroit Music Magazine more user-friendly and more engaging than ever….
View image | gettyimages.com Interested in hearing the soundtracks from “Toy Story,” “James and the Giant Peach” and “A Bug’s Life” with the potency of a live orchestra? Well, it’s going to cost you. Iconic singer, songwriter and composer Randy Newman has announced his participation in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s annual Heroes Gala – a…
Indie electro-rock duo Nigel & The Dropout are quickly establishing themselves as one of Detroit’s hardest working acts, playing a bevy of local shows while still finding the time to record four albums in almost as many years. Now Nigel Hemmye and Andrew Ficker are fresh out of the studio with their fifth full-length,…
Just three days after a career-spanning set at Coachella, Jack White has announced that he will take a break from live performing… “for a long period of time.” According to a Facebook post by Third Man Records, White has decided to lay low after years of touring with multiple configurations, but will embark…