New Fortune Records has been churning out independent releases since 2011, and it’s eclectic roster of artists keeps growing. Thankfully, the independent label has designed a Memorial Day weekend showcase to highlight their talent – New Fortune Fest (II). On May 24, more than a dozen acts will converge on New Dodge Lounge…
Carl Craig
Late in January, Ypsilanti-based songwriter Fred Thomas – best known as the leader of the lo-fi indie pop group Saturday Looks Good to Me – released “Bad Blood.” Dirty laundry, the airing of grievances, a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves – in Fred Thomas’ hands these grand statements of self-reproach and repentance…
What started off as a small grassroots gathering of hometown heroes has now blossomed into one of the world’s most respected electronic music festivals. Every year on Memorial Day weekend, Hart Plaza turns into the capital of techno as people hail from far and wide to make a pilgrimage to the city where it all began. This year’s…
DMM Readers, Welcome to the newly renovated Detroit Music Magazine! After 18 months of operation we decided that it was time for an upgrade. The new website design, which celebrated its soft launch on April 30, is already helping to make Detroit Music Magazine more user-friendly and more engaging than ever….
Detroit’s funk supergroup is back. In an announcement on Friday, May 1, the group revealed a teaser video for the continuation of their “Mixtakes” series, which documents live studio performances as a one-take visual recording. In conjunction with the two new video releases, Mixtakes 3 & 4 will also be released on CD and vinyl,…
It has only been eight months since producer Alex Kaye and vocalist Lianna Vanicelli, operating as electro-pop duo Valley Hush, released their promising EP To Feel Small. Their most recent single, “Children,” off their upcoming EP Don’t Wait, shows the group have been busy since and indicates their excellence continues to grow. Vanicelli’s…
View image | gettyimages.com Interested in hearing the soundtracks from “Toy Story,” “James and the Giant Peach” and “A Bug’s Life” with the potency of a live orchestra? Well, it’s going to cost you. Iconic singer, songwriter and composer Randy Newman has announced his participation in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s annual Heroes Gala – a…
Sufjan Stevens
For his latest project, Detroit’s Illa J has been collaborating with Vancouver-based production duo Potatohead People on a self-titled album. Due out later this summer, he’s shared the first single from the LP, “Strippers.” From his work in the hip-hop groups Slum Village and Yancey Boys, it’s widely known that Illa J can…