Odu Afrobeat Orchestra at Alvins – Detroit

Friday, February 5, 2010 at 9:pm-2:00am

Photo by Juan N. Only
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juannonly/3078521715/
In Yoruba mythology, an Odù is one of 256 divinatory principals, each associated with a traditional set of verses (or Ese), representing thousands of years of observations and predictions. In the Detroit music scene, Odu is an Afrobeat Orchestra comprised of the city’s best musicians, each [...]

Deastro with special guest Shooting Spires at MOCAD

Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

Shooting Spires is the solo-project of Brooklyn-based art rock ensemble Parts and Labor bassist/keyboardist, BJ Warshaw. The sound of this one-man-band hearkens the earliest Eno-inflected releases by Roxy Music, with a rich layering of keyboards, drum machines, over-driven guitars and voice, accented by occasional blasts [...]

Nature v. Nurture: New Paintings by Alana Carlson

[ January 15, 2010 6:00 pm to February 21, 2010 6:00 pm. ] Opening reception Friday, January 15, 2010 at 6:00pm
Through February 21, 2010
at the Russell Gallery
Alana Carlson’s moody compositions in oil capture unique individual expressions, drawing the viewer into an organic, open ended story that ultimately leads us to reconsider what it is to be human. Show runs from Friday, January 15th to Sunday, February 21st. Opening [...]

Musictastic Sprinting Sandwich Fundraiser for The Hub of Detroit

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:00pm – 2:00am
At The Cass Cafe
Wheatpaste

Photo by Trevor Long
Come to the Cass Cafe on Sunday, January 17th for a night of Music and Bike Sprints with friends from The Hub of Detroit and meet some new friends starting a bike co-op in Lansing as we kick off 2010 with a [...]

Bethany Shorb’s “Crash” at 323East

Friday Jan, 15th 2010 from 6pm -11pm
Special Musical Performance by Justin Carver from “Something Cold” and Deth Lab

Hood ornament: From Shorb’s Car Crash series
For the opening of Bethany Shorb’s “Crash” An automotive themed art show. Inspired by the J.G. Ballard novel Crash and the Normal song “Warm Leatherette” Bethany designed a line of automotive ties [...]

Palmer Woods Music in Homes Series

[ December 26, 2009 8:00 pm to June 27, 2010 8:00 pm. December 26, 2009 8:00 pm to June 27, 2010 8:00 pm. ] Mansions, Castles, Cool Homes Great Music

Thornetta DavisDetroit’s historic neighborhood Palmer Woods toots its horn, strums its strings, and draws sellout crowds to its jazz, classical and world music concerts held in its historic homes. The first concert of the Palmer Woods Music in Homes featuring Blues queen Thornetta Davis on Saturday, December 26 (day after [...]

Nana Grizol, Petal Shop, August Meow at Trumbullplex

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00pm.
Trumbullplex Detroit

Theo (Defiance, Ohio) has assembled a veritable all-star cast of a band (not that that’s any great feat in Athens) to bring his poetically honest songs to exuberant life. The Georgia Gang is rolling into town again, this time with a new record (their second) hot off the [...]

Upcoming Bohemian In Exhile Shows

Friday Nov. 6th: night one of Lac La Belle’s CD release weekend, with The Raincoats and Technical Drawings at MOCAD
Our group formerly known as Jennie and The Sure Shots has changed its name to Lac La Belle and is playing two shows to support the Detroit release of our new, eponymous CD. Our urban hipster [...]

Altered Clothing and More October Action at Yes Farm

Wednesday October 14, 2009 from 6-8 pm: Clothing Collection
Sunday October 18th from 8-11: Rock Out!
Friday November 13th 7-10 PM: The Altered Clothing Show
On Wednesday October 14th- The Yes Farm is collecting clothes for artists to work with for the upcoming Altered Clothing Show. Stop-by The Yes Farm and drop-off your unwanted clothing so [...]

Meshell Ndegeocello at Music Hall Center

[ October 15, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] New York’s Sophisticated Funk Master – A Musician’s musician

Thursday, October 15, 2009
Time: 8:00pm – 11:00pm
Music Hall Main Stage
Meshell Ndegeocello
Canonized, marginalized or just scrutinized, Meshell Ndegeocello has given up trying to explain or categorize herself. After 20 years in an industry that has called her everything from avant-garde to a dying breed, what unquestionably remains is [...]