Cherished DIY music venue and living space Trumbullplex is seeking donations for one of its housing units that is in dire need of repair. Since it was collectivized in 1993, nearly everyone in Detroit’s local music scene has been to Trumbullplex’s theatre space for donation-based events and entertainment. With $35,000 needed for the renovation,…
Josh Smith and Josh Freed of Detroit-based cosmic-trap duo Gosh Pith have released their first original track since the debut of their Window EP in May. Clocking in at just over two minutes, “Gold Chain” epitomizes short but sweet. The song begins with minimalist, strumming guitar chords accompanied by the punctuation of a…
Don Was, legendary Detroit-born producer and label executive who has worked with the likes of Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, has been named to the Detroit Institute of Music Education’s board of directors. He will join DIME’s founders Kevin Nixon and Sarah Clayman, as well as the senior managing director of venture capital…
The big story last week may have been the grand opening of the Third Man Records Cass Corridor outpost in Jack White’s hometown of Detroit, but after taking a brief moment to celebrate, the label is back on its mission of releasing unique work by one-of-a-kind artists. Today, the imprint announced that it will…
November has been a big month for Detroit homecomings. Big Sean graced Joe Louis Arena for his largest hometown concert to date, Jack White christened Third Man Records’ highly-anticipated Cass Corridor grand opening, and, on the busiest party night of the year, Danny Brown returned to the Majestic for his second-annual Thanksgiving…
Although he originally hails from Detroit, Sufjan Stevens’ musical vision has always ranged far and wide. In 2003, the indie pop singer/songwriter announced a major undertaking — “The 50 States Project” — in which he would write an album for each US state, beginning with Michigan. Stevens has since admitted the series was a…
Echo Fest VI, curated annually by Detroit’s Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, will take place Saturday night at The Loving Touch in Ferndale. The festival, which brings together national and local psychedelic rock acts, will also feature a “3D visual experience” involving glasses. Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor are set to play, along…
“Put another lime in the Robitussin,” because it’s time to take a trip with the Barter Boys. On the song-as-travelogue “Barter Mainland / Barter Island,” Doc Waffles and Goldzilla lay down their relaxed brand of Detroit hip-hop over some woozy beats courtesy of Sheefy McFly and Crate Digga. As the last track and lead…
Third Man Records is finally coming home to Detroit. After seven years of operating its headquarters in Nashville, Jack White’s infamous record label will open its Shinola-adjacent doors to the masses on November 27 – Black Friday. The Cass Corridor location was announced in June and construction has been quietly moving forward…
Detroit techno artist Carl Craig has released a punchy remix of The Chemical Brothers’ “Sometimes I Feel So Deserted,” off the English duo’s eighth full-length, Born in the Echoes. Craig’s version is over two times as long as the original, yet more urgent thanks to cranked-up bass and the addition of some nasty synth…