BLOWOUT STUFF & NEW DETOUR

A little behind schedule but here are my Blowout picks for the rest of the week…

Thursday:

Somehow it worked out that on Thursday the bands that I most want to see are all playing at the same time, great..

The Decks – 11:20 @ Paychecks — Great Pop-Garage melodies that will get stuck in your head over and over, but now you can buy their new CD (finally) so you can keep listening to them hits.

The Dial Tones – 11:40 @ Kelly’s Bar — Fast, spastic, hip shaking, foot tapping, high energy, garage/punk jams. Sounds good to me.

Beard Of Bees – 11:40 @ Bakers Streetcar — Brandon White. Psych-Rock. What more do I need to say? Oh, and this will be their 2nd to last show for a while, so catch em’ now.

Timmy’s Organism – 12:00 @ The Belmont — Anything with Timmy Vulgar is bound to be a good time. I saw these guys at the Jim Shaw Fundraiser and they blew me away, I’m sure they will be nothing less then this at Blowout.

Friday:

Woodman – 9:40 @ Paychecks — Family Folk Rock, in a good way. Detour had it right when they called Frank the best dressed dad in Detroit.

Battling Siki – 10:20 @ Atlas Bar — I’ve always liked seeing this band, go see em’ at Blowout. And call Eddie Baranek an old man for not going to pre-party because he had to “rest”.

Terrible Twos – 11:00 @ KofC Hall — Always a fun & wild set from the town’s favorite punks. Has a Terrible Two’s show ever disappointed? No.

Scarlet Oaks – 11:20 @ Painted Lady — Alt-gothic-Country/Folk Rock, if you don’t already know how great this band is. Always a safe bet for a good show.

Four Hour Friends – 11:20 @ Atlas Bar — If you’re like me, or Neil Miller, you’ve been dying for another Four Hour Friends Show for a while now. Last time I tried to see them at Blowout, the bar was some odd number over capacity, get there before it fills up again.

Lee Marvin Computer Arm – 12:00 @ KofC Hall — These guys are always a blast, Im sure their set will be nothing short of un-be-fucking-lievably-amazing.

The Dirtbombs – 1:00 @ KofC Hall —C’mon, it’s The Dirtbombs.

Saturday:

The Displays – 9:20 @ KofC Lounge — I know I’ll be there.

Gardens – 10:00 @ KofC Hall — Fast, high energy, highly danceable lo-fi garage/avant- garde amazingness. Be sure to pick up their new 45 too.

Sisters Lucas – 10:20 @ KofC Lounge — Beautiful psychedelic folk tunes.

Magic Shop – 11:00 @ KofC Hall — Foot stomping Garage with a countryesque feel. There set’s are always magical.

Gorevette – 11:20 @ KofC Lounge — Nikki Corevette + Gore, the towns newest supergroup of sorts.

Readies – 12:00 @ KofC Hall — This band is so tight right now, if you haven’t seen them recently, go see them! If you have seen them recently I know you’re going to see them again.

Carjack – 12:20 @ Kof C Lounge — Caarrjaaak, I haven’t seem him in like a year, Electric Firebabies were good last night, I’m sure Carjack will be good Saturday.

The Detroit Cobras – 1:00 @ KofC Hall — C’mon, it’s The Detroit Cobras.

Also, in un-blowout news, Detour-Mag is back on the web after some blog-hiatus for a while. They re-launched earlier this week, new writers, new site, you should check it out. No word on when the Detour Re-launch Party will be, but you can just pester Anthony about it every time you see him (like I do).

They also have Blowout picks, and Johnny Loftus is back in town and will be doing daily Blowout updates on the site, which will put my half-assed blowout reviews to shame im sure.