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Jack White appeared on the Charlie Rose interview program this week to discuss the history of Paramount Records, and his recently-released box set titled The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-1927) through his Third Man Records label. White discussed the process of gathering the box set’s 800 rare recordings, the blues and…
New Year’s Eve in Detroit will offer concert-goers a wide variety of live music events – spanning across countless genres. Detroit Music Magazine has compiled a list of five of the best music events in Detroit. Have a safe and happy New Year! 5) White Shag, Sick, DJ Dante LaSalle @ PJ’s…
Detroit’s lo-fi-obsessed garage group NEWBORNS have released a new album titled, We Are Newborns: a follow-up to their October EP All Our Friends Went Hi-Fi. The garage-rock duo, consisting of Michael Younker (guitar/vocals) and John Zimmerman (drums), recorded the 12-track album at Younker’s family home in Metro-Detroit. Additionally, the audio samples preceding many of the album’s…
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced its first-ever “Om @ the Max”: a yoga class to be accompanied by live chamber music inside the Max M. Fisher Music Center. The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 26, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. Eight-year DSO Librarian and Yoga Shelter…
Woven Tangles, the Detroit-based Americana/folk/blues duo, have released a 10-song album titled Lumber Jackson via Funky D Records. Accompanied by several supporting musicians, Holly Bernt and Kevin Kline return with the power of American harmony in a down-home testament to American sound. Woven Tangles’ Lumber Jackson elegantly integrates the instrumentation of folk, the emotional…
Detroit horror-punk rockers The Crypt Kickers have released a self-titled, two-song EP follow-up to 2012’s Dance of Death. The Crypt Kickers specialize in dark punk melodies, rock-n’-roll progressions and fuzzed-out guitar improvisations. The three-piece group consists of Nik (bass, vocals), Mark (guitar, vocals) and Sean (drums). The EP’s first track, “Dead Rise,” is a…
Detroit-frequenter and Grammy-award-winning jazz musician and composer Yusef Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston) died Monday at his home in Massachusetts at the age of 93. The Chattanooga-born Lateef ventured to Detroit in 1925 when his family relocated from Lorain, Ohio. As a young musician, Lateef befriended countless Detroit jazz icons before graduating high school,…
After a five-year wait, Urinal Cake Records’ own Terrible Twos have released their second full-length album titled Horror Vacui. Between album releases, the band has seen personnel adjustments, released several singles and replaced multiple tour vans. Their synth-based punk signature has elevated to a matured-version of a now neo-classic Detroit sound: Horror Vacui. The 13-track,…
Detroit rapper Danny Brown joined James Beard Award-winning bartender Jim Meehan for a taste-testing of celebrity-endorsed spirits on First We Feast. The emcee participated in the tasting of celebrity drinks such as: Nicki Minaj’s flavored moscato, Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka, Jay Z’s D’USSE cognac and Pharrell’s Qream peach liqueur. In…
Detroit producer/artist Mike Posner has released a video for his single “Top of the World,” which features Detroit landmarks, celebrity cameos and Motor City sports teams. Posner is joined by fellow-Detroit artist Big Sean, who offers multiple verses on the new track while donning a Blade Icewood tribute t-shirt. The video includes appearances by Posner’s…