Summer in the Motor City has long been bookended by major music festivals: Movement Electronic Music Festival over Memorial Day Weekend — joined this year by the first (and maybe last) Trip Metal Fest — and Labor Day Weekend’s choice of either Detroit Jazz Festival, Arts Beats & Eats, or the Hamtramck Labor Day…
In continuing the legendary collection of his Sleeper Wakes series, second wave Detroit techno icon Jeff Mills has released a new solo LP today entitled Free Fall Galaxy through his own Axis Records label. This album marks the ninth chapter of Mills’ remarkable story, following Emerging Crystal Universe in 2014. Mills describes the…
Dirtybird BBQ returns to Detroit on August 27 and 28 after last year’s absence. The “Double-D BBQ” will span two days and take place on Belle Isle. The barbecue party also boasts “County Fair” flair, bringing activities such as “Best in Show” contests, as well as carnival games and food. The summer tour will…
Detroit favorite Dej Loaf has been blowing up. Since dropping her mixtape All Jokes Aside this April, the artist’s exposure has exploded. To keep the party moving along, Dej — with the help of director C.J. South — has gifted her fans with three stylish videos in the past week. Reportedly all three were…
It’s been three years since Danny Brown released his last full-length, Old; however, fans of the Detroit rapper can expect something big soon. The 35-year-old emcee not only teased the progress of his upcoming project and proclaimed his new partnership with independent British record label Warp, but also unveiled a brand-new song and…
New Year’s Eve gives people around the globe the opportunity to celebrate the past while looking to the future. This year, there’s no better place to do that than at Detroit’s own Orchestra Hall, where the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform “The Music of Prince.” The DSO will ring in 2017 by honoring…
Late rap icon J Dilla continues to live on through music, as his third studio full-length The Shining will be reissued as a limited edition box set to mark its tenth anniversary. Though the album was only about three-quarters complete when the producer died in 2006, fellow Detroit artist Karriem Riggins orchestrated its completion…
Movement Electronic Music Festival is in full swing, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is in on the action with a dynamic lineup of events over the weekend. This afternoon, the museum hosts a music discussion featuring the founders of Detroit Techno, better known as the Belleville Three. Juan Atkins, Derrick May,…
