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Internationally-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer and Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program Damian Woetzel will visit Detroit Public Schools’ Spain Elementary-Middle School to highlight the importance of arts education on Thursday, April 10. In conjunction with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming performance, Ma and Woetzel…
Detroit rapper Eminem has revealed that he’s working with Brooklyn-native director Spike Lee for his latest music video in Detroit.
Detroit rock powerhouse Mexican Knives has released a new music video for “Nightmare,” a track from their 2013 EP Other Tramps. The less-than two minute song is illustrated by a barrage of flashing lights, splattered paint, and front-woman Ruth Synowiec’s portrait. The Erin Barry and Fraser Watson-directed visual piece is short, vivid, and reflective of…
Movement Electronic Music Festival has announced its third and final phase of their 2014 lineup. The festival spans Memorial Day weekend, from May 24-26, hosted in Downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza. Movement’s third phase has revealed several hometown electronic/hip hop acts as part of the festival’s star-studded performance schedule. Detroit acts added to the…
Third Man Records has announced the release of Detroit rocker Jack White’s sophomore-solo album, Lazaretto, in addition to releasing the album’s first track – “High Ball Stepper.” Lazaretto will be released via Third Man Records/Columbia Records on June 10, and will offer an unprecedented “Vault” treatment. The 20th installment of TMR’s “Vault” collection will…
After a highly-publicized release from Comerica Park’s Sportservice concessions service-provider, Detroit’s infamous “singing hot dog vendor” (Charley Marcuse) will be absent from Opening Day for the first time since Tiger Stadium’s final season – 15 years ago. Marcuse, who began selling hot dogs at Tiger Stadium while in high school, was known for serenading…
As part of Mass Appeal’s ongoing producer series “Rhythm Roulette,” Detroit mixmaster and emcee Black Milk was undoubtedly put to the test. The web series “Rhythm Roulette” challenges producers by asking them to select random albums from a record store (while blindfolded), then documenting as they create a song from their selections. Former…
Local print-weekly Metro Times has released the initial lineup for their 17th-annual Blowout music festival, scheduled for April 30 through May 3, hosted in Hamtramck, Ferndale and Detroit. The event has grown in recent years, providing the Detroit-area with 300 local acts spread across more than 20 venues. Sponsors for 2014’s Blowout includes:…
Detroit’s favorite trap-pop trio has announced a 2014 month-long European tour spanning three countries – Spain, France and the UK. The announcement was posted to the group’s Facebook page on March 24 (accompanied by a violently-psychedelic cat graphic), as the tour’s first performance is scheduled for March 28 at Brise Glace in Annecy,…
24-year-old Detroit-area producer Max Landry has released a new music video for his cover of 50 Cent’s “21 Questions” via Shot Selection productions and Detroit production company B!GG. After graduating from the prestigious Berklee College of Music of Boston in 2012, Landry has been working with some of Detroit’s most influential artists…