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…
Corktown STRUT festival will feature music, food, art, and more June 26 – July 3 in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit.
Next month, Southwest Detroit venue El Club celebrates its one year anniversary. During that time, it’s become a hub for fans of all ages to experience an eclectic selection of music. In 2016 alone, the venue hosted more than 125 events with upwards of 20,000 attendees. But rather than rest on their laurels, the…
Add another summer festival to your calendar, as popular Southwest Detroit venue El Club has just announced Waking Windows, which makes its Detroit debut from July 20–23. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because the event has been hosted for quite some time in the Northeast. El Club’s general manager, Nick Mavodones, started Waking…
Detroit’s Chronic Tan released their debut EP Wilderness Campaign last fall on Palm Tapes, introducing us to their cerebral, reverb-soaked brand of rock. With a heavy nod to ’90s underground indie bands, Chronic Tan’s songs are built on a solid foundation of tight guitar playing and vocalist Kevin Singer’s meticulous lyricism. Singer’s voice also…
Mo Pop Festival, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, will return to Detroit’s West Riverfront Park on July 29 and 30 headlined by Alt-J, Foster the People, Run the Jewels, and Solange. The popular outdoor event boasts stages of music, a locally crafted food and beverage experience, an art village, and much more….
Messes, the debut album from Detroit-based DIY singer/songwriter Stef Chura, is both a conversation and the spaces between the words. Raw, real, and honest, this collection of songs lives and dies by Chura’s voice. They carve into your head, deepening like the grooves of a record as Chura’s warble controls both the tempo and…
Jack White is a man of many identities: upholsterer and musician, performer and businessman, rock star and father, Detroiter and Nashvillian. A new in-depth feature on the prolific artist in the March 13 issue of The New Yorker provides an intimate glimpse of the enigmatic figure and introduces us to new depths of the…
On Saturday, February 25 at 10:00 a.m., Third Man Pressing — a new vinyl pressing plant located in Midtown Detroit’s Cass Corridor — will hold a free grand opening event. This occasion is open to the public and will feature performances by The Mummies, The Oblivians, and Craig Brown Band. Perhaps the most…
You read the song titles — “The Outlaw,” “Plague My Dreams” — and your initial thoughts turn to a forbidden romance. Your first listen confirms this notion, that it’s two sides of the same lovelorn coin, especially when the female lead provides backup vocals for her male counterpart on the B side. Oh, and…