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The fourth-annual Pig and Whiskey festival (July 18-20) has announced its three-day lineup, in addition to an impressive list of participating Ferndale-area eateries and cocktail lounges. The free event is scheduled to feature more than 12 Detroit-area BBQ sponsors with food for purchase, including Slow’s Bar BQ, Red Smoke, Detroit BBQ and…
Two of Detroit’s most celebrated Motown acts will perform back-to-back as The Temptations and Four Tops visit Freedom Hill Amphitheatre on July 21. Four Tops (1953-present) and The Temptations (1960-present) boast a combined 14 record labels, 25 chart-topping hits, 55 full-length studio albums, and 10 Rock-n’-Roll Hall of Fame inductees. The groups have…
Detroit’s alternative hip hop kings – the Bruiser Brigade (Danny Brown, DopeHead, Chip$, Skywlkr, Trpl Blk, Zelooperz,Kitty, J.U.S, and Ka$h) – have selected a homemade playlist for the perfect Independence Day BBQ soundtrack, appropriately titled “Spiked Punch.” The 24-song playlist features work by the members of Bruiser Brigade, in addition to features by A$AP Rocky,…
In celebration of the recent restoring, remastering and re-release of The Beatles’ feature film “A Hard Day’s Night,” Midtown’s Cinema Detroit will be showing the film from July 11 through July 17 in honor of its 50th anniversary. The classic 1964 comedy (voted as one of Time’s all-time great 100 films) features all…
Friday marked the second day of one of Michigan’s largest music festivals – Electric Forest. The four-day electronic extravaganza boasts more than 75 artists, five stages, and is expected to bring approximately 35,000 attendees to Rothbury, Michigan. Among the countless acts, Detroit-area artists have stood out among the performances with ambassadors such as: Golf Clap, Jimmy Edgar, Chrome…
The 35th annual Detroit Jazz Festival has released its four-day lineup and performance schedule for the 2014 Labor Day weekend. The Detroit Jazz Festival, which is free to the public, boasts five stages, more than 100 acts, fireworks, late-night jam sessions, a cash-prize piano playing contest and educational activities for young listeners. Since 1980…
Thursday marked the beginning of one of Michigan’s largest music events – Electronic Forest Festival. The four-day electronic extravaganza is scheduled to boast more than 75 artists, five stages, and bring approximately 35,000 attendees to Rothbury, Michigan. Among the countless acts, Detroit-area artists are expected to stand out among the performances with ambassadors…
Midtown Detroit’s annual community event Dally in the Alley, which features local live music, visual arts, food and art vendors, has announced its open enrollment for live music act submissions until July 31. Michigan bands and performing artists may submit their demos to music@dallyinthealley.com – between now and Tuesday, July 31, in addition to any…
Michigan-based creative collective Never Say Die has released the final piece of their March recording project “The Living Room Sessions Vol. 2” with the premiere of a live recording of Jamaican Queens’ Wormfood track “Water.” The trap-pop group recorded multiple songs during their LRS set, and the final project included a live visual accompaniment…
Miami rapper Rick Ross was scheduled to headline Saturday’s Summer Jamz 17, but a conflict regarding Detroit’s infamous ‘No Fly Zone’ prompted a mob of approximately 100 individuals barring him from entering Chene Park. The mob, which is thought to have been led by Detroit’s self-proclaimed mayor Trick Trick, was a result of…