California-based Burger Records has joined forces with Light in the Attic Records to reissue the two-album Rodriguez discography via cassette on May 13. In a series of weekly releases, Rodriguez’s Cold Fact (1970) and Coming From Reality (1971/2008) will be the first to reach audiences in limited numbers. Only 1,000 copies of each album will be…
After more than 15 years of publishing music, entertainment, news, politics, events, dining, and editorial content, local weekly Real Detroit Weekly will cease to exist as it is merged with competitor weekly The Detroit Metro Times. The announcement was made via Metro Times‘ blog Monday evening, and posted to both publications’ social media outlets. The…
Detroit’s annual “Rockin’ on the Riverfront” concert series has announced its 9th year of summer music at GM Riverfront Plaza, in partnership with Detroit’s classic rock station 94.7 WCSX. The festival is scheduled to host live music performances every Friday evening from 7:30 pm – 10 pm, between July 11 and August 15,…
Despite a successful inaugural year for Detroiters in 2013, Laneway Festival has announced its postponement of Laneway Detroit 2014 “due to timing.” Originally hosted in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004, St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival chose Detroit as its first American outpost after co-founder Danny Rogers spent time in the city. Nearly 7,500 attendees descended…
Tonight’s Detroit Music Awards ceremony will award Detroit musicians from all genres with one of the most well-known local music trophies in Southeast Michigan. The foundation’s members choose their favorite local representation of ten musical genres: Folk/Acoustic, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Country, Classical, Rock/Pop, R&B/Hip-Hop, Electronic and World. The three-part award process includes…
The Henry Ford Museum has announced an exciting new rock-n’-roll exhibit fit for a diva. Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power (May 17 – August 17) will highlight the contributions of the music industry’s most influential and controversial female artists of the last half-century. The exhibition promises the inclusion of “music sheets, handwritten notes,…
Tom Weschler, legendary photographer, former roadie, and author of Travelin’ Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes with Bob Seger, has spent more than 50 years documenting the entertainment industry in Detroit. Weschler’s photography collection, consisting of countless artists who have performed in the Detroit area, is the focus of his newly-published Indigogo…
Record Store Day is a holiday celebrated on the third Saturday of April each year (April 19 in 2014) and is geared towards vinyl aficionados, 45″ collectors, and those who appreciate a good, old fashioned discount. Originating in 2007, the internationally-recognized holiday is known for its annual supply of special-edition releases distributed to local vinyl shops,…
As one of the most highly-anticipated performances of Sunday evening’s 2014 MTV Movie Awards, Eminem took the stage with soon-to-be touring partner Rihanna to perform their 2013 MMLP2 hit “The Monster.” The duo’s MTV performance was reminiscent of their official music video for “The Monster” as the stage was adorned with flaming rocks,…
Alternative print weekly Metro Times’ 17th annual Blowout music festival has finally announced its 300-band lineup spanning more than 20 venues in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Ferndale from April 30 through May 3. Though many performance times have been omitted from the initial schedule, acts and excluded venue times are expected to be…