In the midst of Michigan’s coldest season, punk/metal/thrash/rock fans in Detroit are preparing to have their faces figuratively melted for the next four days. Berserker Fest, a brand-new metal festival hosted in Ferndale, celebrates its first performance on Wednesday and continues until Saturday evening. The guitar-driven mega show is scheduled to feature more…
As part of an experimental new project, Producer Amerigo Gazaway has combined the sounds of emcee Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and the Motor City’s late soul-godfather Marvin Gaye. The concept album, titled Yasiin Gaye, features deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics rearranged as new compositions. These reconstructed favorites serve as a platform for…
According to reports from Billboard magazine, Bob Dylan will star in a new Detroit-centered Super Bowl advertisement for Chrysler (now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) during Sunday’s game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Following in the footsteps of Eminem, Berry Gordy and Clint Eastwood, the 72-year-old folk singer will appear in…
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced its programming schedule for the 2014-2015 Orchestra Hall Classical, Pops, and Young People’s Family Subscription Series – with a zero percent increase for ticket prices. Conductor and DSO Music Director Maestro Leonard Slatkin will lead in celebrating American concertos with a season focused on concerti written by…
According to reports from the Detroit Free Press, Sunday evening’s annual Grammy Awards will broadcast a 30-second advertisement featuring Detroit’s Red Bull House of Art and resident artist Tylonn Sawyer.The Red Bull House of Art operates as an invite-only, creative-based incubator for Detroit-area artists, and has been open in Eastern Market since May of 2012….
CBS Radio has announced the debut of Detroit’s Boulevard: an online radio program which plays only Detroit artists. Powered by WOMC-HD3’s online platform, the streaming program looks to showcase a mix of classic Detroit artists, as well as new music made in the Motor City. Boulevard’s website promises the sounds of artists such as: Mayor Hawthorne, Dale…
After more than a decade, Eminem’s infamous Detroit rap-group D12 is recording new material – according to longtime Eminem producer Mark Bass. In a feature highlighting Detroit-area recording studios by the Detroit Free Press, Bass admitted to assisting the group with recording new material. Bass’s statements to the press indicate at least three…
According to reports by DBusiness Magazine, 80-year-old jazz establishment Baker’s Keyboard Lounge is preparing to open its second location as soon as fall of 2014 – this time in downtown Detroit. Working in conjunction with Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Real Estate Services, the Livernois/8 Mile-residing jazz club looks to reproduce near the lower Woodward corridor / Capitol Park (near…
After last week’s first two installments of the 2014 season, popular talent-search program “American Idol” focused its attention on the Motor City during Wednesday night’s Detroit Déjà Vu episode. A whopping 40 golden tickets were handed out during the Detroit-centered auditions, which contributed to some of the program’s most talented performers so far…
ESPN The Magazine has revealed three separate covers for its annual ‘Music Issue’ – all of which feature an athletic superstar joined by a music-industry powerhouse. To the delight of the Motor City, one of the covers features the Detroit Lions’ Calvin Johnson alongside Detroit’s undisputed hip hop champion Eminem. Sitting atop two…