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Detroit Music Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary this Friday
Detroit will bring out its biggest names and most vibrant talent on Friday, April 29, as the Detroit Music Awards celebrates its 25th anniversary. Nominees will flock The Fillmore, vying for awards in categories including Outstanding Americana Artist, Outstanding Blues Vocalist, Outstanding Electronic/Dance Artist/Group, Outstanding National Single, and many more. The vast array of…
Electric Forest Festival announces 2016 lineup via Reddit
Electric Forest Festival — a four-day, multi-genre event with a focus on electronic acts and jam bands — returns to Rothbury, Michigan this summer for its sixth consecutive year. Once again, tickets sold out in record time, well in advance of the lineup announcement. Now the wait is over, as on Tuesday, Phase One…
Headlining Events: January 2016
With 2015 in the books, we’re ready to start 2016 with a bang. We hope your resolution involves going to more shows and listening to new music. With that in mind, here’s our shortlist of events we recommend checking out this month. Secret Friends Fest 3 Friday, January 8 – Sunday, January 10 7:30…
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…
Pitchfork Radio to broadcast live from Detroit this October
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,…
Headlining Events: September 2015
As summer comes to a close and we prepare for fall, Detroit still has an expansive offering of unique events. Here are some of DMM’s top picks for September. 36th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7, 2015 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius, Downtown Detroit This Labor…
2015 Detroit Music Awards nominations announced
Nominees for the 2015 Detroit Music Awards have been announced, and the list of honorees includes many artists and recordings that have had an impact both nationally and here at home. This year’s ceremony, which marks its 24th year in 2015, was first established in 1992 by the Detroit Music Awards Foundation, a…