The Pharmacy, The Ruggs (formerly Oatmeal) at Trumbullplex

Friday October 23rd, 2009, 9pm
Formerly of Seattle, now of NOLA, DIY darlings the Pharmacy play dance punk with
sugary melodies, drawing from 60s pop such as the Kinks. Always crowd
favorites at Trumbullplex, this is their first visit from Bayou
country. The Ruggs (formerly Oatmeal) are a young Detroit band with a
mature sound. They were capturing ears for [...]

The Return of Alvin’s Bar with “Black Hats Jam Session”

Wednesday October 14, 2009, 7-10 p.m.
John Sinclair & His Mojo
M.L. Liebler & The Automatic Mojo
San Francisco’s Lisa Recker & Michael Kudreiko
John Sinclair
M.L. Liebler
The New Alvin’s is Remodeled and Ready to Rock’N’Po Again. Come on down and hang a bit this Wednesday
Alvins is an historical venue where many famous artists came to play [...]

Harvesting The F.A.M. Festival

October 1-4, 2009
Downtown Windsor
Harvesting The FAM is Windsor Ontario’s largest independent inter-arts festival designed for the promotion and development of independent Film, Artistic and Musical talents working in any medium or genre. The festival creates a positive, open-minded space for a diverse array of artists to exhibit, promote, perform and sell their works.
You can catch [...]

The Majestic Replaces Buju With LGBT Blowout

LGBT Benefit Concert Sept 30
Vocalist Julie Marcos of Coup Detroit, one of several
groups replacing Buju Banton at The Magic Stick
Affirmations, Transgender Detroit and Triangle Foundation worked together to encourage the cancellation of the Buju Banton concert in Detroit. Please join us in turning a hateful night into one filled with supportive and powerful [...]

Cass Collective XXIII

[ September 27, 2009 8:00 pm to September 28, 2009 2:00 am. ] Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 8:00pm -2:00am
Cass Cafe

The Cass Collective is a loose group of community people who organize monthly benefit shows at the Cass Cafe on the last Sunday of each month. It is also connected to the Alley Cats, a group of cyclists that end their city excursions at the Cass Cafe [...]

The United Sons of Toil Play Detroit

[ October 22, 2009; 12:00 am; ] Madison WI-based noise/math rock band The United Sons of Toil play Detroit
October 22, 2009
The Factory (Rochester)

Despite the designation as theoreticians, The United Sons of Toil have pushed the struggle of workers and indigenous peoples into the face of the indie-rock cool kids. Drawing lyrical inspiration from Gang of Four, The Sons rail against imperialism and [...]

Dally In The Alley Adds Flying Yoga

September 12, 2009
Photo by Amanda Cain
The 32nd annual Dally In The Alley promises to do even more this year to help neighborhood residents get into the swing of things and participate in the “greenest” and most popular street fair in Detroit. For starters the electronic sound stage has been eliminated and replaced with ear [...]

New Model Army U.S. Tour Hits Ann Arbor

[ September 22, 2009; 9:00 pm; ] Blind Pig
Ann Arbor on Sept. 22, 2009

New Model ArmyTwenty nine years and eleven albums later, Britain’s New Model Army continue their musical excursion with a new album and worldwide tour that lands in Ann Arbor on Sept. 22.

New Model Army are a legendary global underground cult band. Formed by Justin Sullivan in [...]

Liz Larin Live Concert at Crofoot

[ September 11, 2009; 9:00 pm; ] Intimate Concert- Songwriting & Stories in the ‘Vernor Room’
Friday, September 11, 2009 at 9:00pm 11:45pm
The Crofoot in the ‘Vernor Room’

Liz LarinAn intimate concert with award winning songwriter/singer/guitarist Liz Larin. Special musical guests include band mates Chuck Bartels (bass), Dave Taylor (drums) and Kris Kurzawa (guitar.) $5 cover

The Crofoot in the ‘Vernor Room’
1 South Saginaw [...]

Lola Morales Headlines 4th Fridays with Ford Season Closer

2009 Detroit Music Awards Three Time Award Winner, Lola Morales,
Friday, August 28, 2009 11:30AM-11:30PM
Campus Martius Park
Lola Morales
Starting with lunchtime music and ending with a late-night projection of the classic film, “Purple Rain,” Friday, August 28, will be the last chance this season to enjoy FREE entertainment from 4th Fridays with Ford at Campus Martius Park. [...]