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To the dismay of electronic music fans everywhere, the highly-anticipated Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF), and its counterpart Federation of Electronic Music Technology FEMT have announced postponement until July of 2015. The festivals’ cancellation will not affect Movement Electronic Music Festival on Memorial Day weekend, but it will lighten Detroit’s electronic music events calendar. The…
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,…
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s highly-anticipated June 14 performance featuring special guests John Williams and Steven Spielberg released tickets to the general public on April 14, but the line began forming long before the 9 am ticket release. Hopeful concertgoers began setting-up camp as early as 8 pm on April 13 to be guaranteed tickets to…
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…
Detroit radio station Channel 955 announced a major hip hop event Friday via Twitter, which is scheduled to feature Detroit’s own Big Sean at Joe Louis Arena on June 14. The station’s “Big Show at The Joe” will feature performances by Sean, as well as Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, and Trey Songz in…
The Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences student choir became a household name after a YouTube video featuring the students’ rendition of Pharrell Williams’ hit-single “Happy” hit the Internet last month. Since their digital debut, the student choir’s video has reached more than 1.4 million views on YouTube, and recently caught the eye of…
Detroit’s hip hop giant Danny Brown has graced viewers with a new music video for “25 Bucks” featuring Purity Ring. The visual accompaniment follows Brown on a journey through time as the emcee revisits scenes from his own childhood. The track focuses on Brown’s mother making sacrifices as he was growing up…
Jack White has released his list of 2014 tour dates, including two shows in his hometown of Detroit.
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