Detroit heavy-soul duo Silent Lions have released a lo-fi-powered, six-track album titled The Compartments. Rooted in Toledo, the “Hall and Oates stoner rock” group have made a home in the Motor City. Their combination of blues-rock, R&B and dark soul conjures a lo-fi sound, but seamlessly integrates the contemporary elements of heavy bass and synth driven…
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…
Jamla is the Squad, a project hosted by Statik Selektah, has birthed a collaboration track titled “No Competition,” featuring Talib Kweli, Detroit’s Elzhi and Phonte, which has surfaced before the project’s January 28 official release date. Jamla Squad producer Krysis provides the musical arena for this chorus-less showcase of talent. The track…
Grammy Award-winning pop-rock trio FUN has announced plans raise $250,000 towards building a community health center for Highland Park’s Ruth Ellis Center, which specializes in care for Detroit’s at-risk LGBTQ youth. Funds for the campaign will be raised through The Ally Coalition (TAC) – a collaborative endeavor created by FUN and designer Rachel…
Detroit is home to countless genres of music, from the depths of gritty punk and garage-rock, to the steadfast rhythms of the city’s hip hop community – Motown creates it all. Surprisingly, Detroit listeners can now add one more genre to the list: lullabies.Detroit-area pastor and musician Jacob Sciacchitano has released an elegant, yet updated,…