It’s only been a couple weeks since Jamaican Queens released a video for “Don’t Call Me Up,” and they’ve now shared some visuals for another Downers cut — “Never Felt Love.” It seems like both the band and director Brenton Bober are eager for Halloween weekend to arrive. The video calls to mind…
The looming inevitability of death and destruction animates Detroit quartet Protomartyr, as befits their name. Their sound is knife-edged post-punk, as played by a local dive bar band whose low-key demeanor belies a serious set of musical chops. Protomartyr’s breakthrough, 2014’s Under Color of Official Right, built upon the framework established by their debut,…
It’s hard to pin down Jamaican Queens. The band’s music has been described as psychedelic, industrial, tropicalia, and doo-wop, and all these elements can be heard on their brilliant full-length Downers, released earlier this year. The new video finds drummer Ryan Clancy frolicking through a world filled with green screens, morph suits, and…
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…
Detroiters living elsewhere: prepare to rush home for the holidays. The second annual GRiZMAS, Detroit’s new favorite Christmas party, will return to The Masonic Temple on December 19. What started as a one-off mega show seems to be the new holiday tradition in Detroit. Last year, Michigan’s very own GRiZ teamed up with…
After nearly four years without a new release, a slew of lineup changes and a family death, Flint Eastwood has triumphantly returned with a brand new single – “Find What You’re Looking For.” The new track comes from the band’s long-awaited EP Small Victories, which harnesses the “Syblyng” songwriting power of Jax and Seth Anderson….
Fans of Detroit music were treated twice last night, as two icons of the city’s sonic history made appearances on late-night television programs. Not only did The Dead Weather — Jack White’s band with Kills singer Alison Mosshart — perform for the first time live in five years on The Late Show with Stephen…
Video may have killed the radio star, but it has been enjoying quite the afterlife online, with numerous Internet radio stations catering to a increasingly fractured listening audience. Prominent among these is Pitchfork Radio, the recently launched broadcasting wing of the popular music website, Pitchfork.com. After a promising start in Los Angeles this winter,…
James Linck is caught in a liminal space, stuck between stations. He knows his home is both a rest stop and a delivery spot, but he doesn’t know its location. His lover could help him find it, but she shifts shapes and eludes his grasp; in fact, she may very well be gone for…
Jack White is bringing back the fine art of black-and-yellow photography. Yes, you read that right. Continuing his ongoing trend for reviving all things vintage, the Detroit native’s label Third Man Records is partnering with The Impossible Project — a company whose mission is to preserve the art of Polaroid photography — to produce…