Detroit’s country station 995 FM WYCD is hosting the 32nd annual Downtown Hoedown this weekend (May 30 – June 1) on the grounds of Comerica Park, where more than 40 artists will perform on three separate stages. The once-free event has now adopted the festival format, as single day ($29.95) and weekend passes…
Detroit native Herb Jeffries, the jazz singer and actor known as the “Bronze Buckaroo,” died Sunday morning from heart failure in Los Angeles at the age of 100. Jeffries became famous for his low-vocal range and handsome looks during the 1930s and 40s era of film industry segregation. He became known as the “Bronze…
Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival celebrated its finale on Memorial Day with the sounds of some of electronic music’s most infamous acts. More than 30 artists took the six festival stages in the culmination of one of electronic music’s most highly-anticipated events of the year, with performances by: Carl Craig, Carl Cox,…
When you think of jazz, Ghostface Killah and Detroit’s Danny Brown don’t immediately jump to mind. However, these two maestros of rap have lent their rhymes to music by Toronto’s post-bop trio BADBADNOTGOOD. The single is called “Six Degrees,” and it’s part of a 10-inch record scheduled for release on June 24 via Lex/eOne….
Carl Craig is one of the most influential artists in the history of techno music. The Detroit-native has been an active DJ and producer since 1989, and was nurtured by Detroit techno royalty, such as the “Bellville Three:” Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. Craig reinvented the art of electronic…
The world’s largest music streaming service Spotify has announced that Detroit’s rap superstar Eminem is the “most streamed artist” ever, according to USA Today. Data collected by Spotify shows that Eminem’s upcoming tour-partner Rihanna is the most streamed female artist of all time. Together the duo have hundreds of millions of streams combined,…
Movement Electronic Music Festival 2014 began on Saturday with countless electronic super-acts, seas of electronic enthusiasts, and unlike Movement 2013 – dry weather comfortably fluctuating in the 70’s. The annually-hosted festival brought more than 100,000 attendees to Detroit in 2013, and boasts a six-stage setup in 2014. The stages include: The Red Bull…
Detroit’s finger-gunslinging rock group Flint Eastwood has announced a barbecue-style super-show on Saturday, May 31, at Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, appropriately titled The Flint Family BBQ. The Flint Family BBQ will feature “BBQ-style games,” free food, and music performed by a fully-loaded lineup of the Detroit-area’s favorite rock groups. Artists scheduled to perform…
Golf Clap is a Detroit-based house duo that specializes in deep bass, after after-party soundtracks, and golf culture style. Hugh Cleal and Bryan Jones have performed more than 150 shows within the last year, were awarded “Best Electronic Artist in Detroit” by former print-weekly Real Detroit Weekly in 2014, and are resident royalty…
The Seattle-native rock group Pearl Jam has announced their first Detroit tour stop in more than a decade, scheduled for October 16, at Joe Louis Arena. As an extension of their 2014 tour, Pearl Jam has announced a month-long leg of dates spanning from Cincinnati to Denver, throughout the month of October. The last…