The promoters of Toronto’s North by Northeast arts festival/conference (NXNE) have announced the 2014 initial performance lineup, which includes St. Vincent, Omar Souleyman, Juicy J and Detroit’s own Danny Brown. The announcement arrived in conjunction with NXNE’s early ticket release package and the lineup for the festival’s interactive music-conference element (NXNEi). The interactive…
BackBeat Detroit, a music-equipment retail pop-up, may arrive in downtown as soon as spring of 2014. Now two years in the making, BackBeat Detroit looks to serve the music equipment and supply needs of musicians in the city of Detroit while promoting Detroit-made products. The “music convenience store” will carry accessories, such…
Royal Oak Music Theatre is offering a generous Cyber Monday deal December 2, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for online customers only. The offer is a “buy one, get one free” (BOGO) for all concerts currently available for ticket purchasing. Tickets can be purchased directly through the Royal Oak Music Theatre website….
Big Sean, the Detroit emcee responsible for this summer’s Hall of Fame, was in the giving spirit two days prior to Thanksgiving, when he and volunteers of the Sean Anderson Foundation passed out Thanksgiving meal supplies to less-fortunate Detroiters. The 25-year-old rapper and his foundation brought turkeys, side dishes (including macaroni and cheese…
The Gories, the 1980s garage-punk group which revolutionized blues-rock in Detroit, have released a live-recorded album from a 1988 performance in Detroit, titled The Shaw Tapes: Live in Detroit 5/7/88. The release is being offered through Third Man Records as the group’s first live album, their fourth full-length album and the band’s first…
Detroit emcee, and former member of Detroit hip hop super-group Slum Village, looks to fund his newest album, Glow 365, by using the popular crowd-funding website Kickstarter. The project’s Kickstarter page indicates that the $25,000 venture has already received more than $15,000 in contributions. Elzhi’s team is offering more than 30 Kickstarter reward…
Insane Clown Posse, the Detroit-based horrorcore duo, has indicated that their annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival may be held in a new location as soon as next year. According to a tweet issued by the group, Jumpsteady, aka Robert Bruce, brother of ICP member Joe “Violent J” Bruce, has been scouting…
Next year’s July 4th weekend will mark the return of Detroit’s infamous techno gathering – DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival). On Wednesday the DEMF team announced the creation of two new techno-based events: the first being a free festival at Campus Martius under the DEMF moniker. The second event will be a…
FestivALE, hosted by Ferndale’s burger mecca One Eyed Betty’s, is a pre-winter street celebration that combines “cold weather comfort foods,” Michigan beer and live folk music. The street fair will run from noon to midnight, Saturday, November 23, in Ferndale. The brew-heavy event is scheduled to take place within One Eyed Betty’s,…
Bob Dylan’s 1965 classic, “Like A Rolling Stone,” has been revived with an intensely interactive music video featuring Drew Carey, Mark Maron, and Detroit’s own Danny Brown. Created by the creative agency Interlude, the video consists of 16 “channels” which can be flipped-through to display different personalities lip-syncing to Dylan’s legendary tune. The…