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Movie Ticket Giveaway: Declaration of War

Sydney Redigan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:45:21 +0000

Declaration of War, a film by actor/director Valérie Donzelli, will begin an exclusive engagement at the Main Art Theatre next week and Motor City Rocks is giving away 5 passes (each admit 2) that are good from Monday, February …

2012 Blowout band list revealed

Steve Barman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:11:04 +0000

Well boys and ladies, The list for the 2012 Blowout list has arrived. Is there anyone missing from the list you would have liked to have seen? Leave your response in the comments!

Amoebas, Amy Gore & Her Valentines, Artificial …

An Evening With Cass McCombs

Ethan Milner — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:32:17 +0000

Live music has a way of re-contextualizing its performer. An example that comes to mind is the “art-metal” outfit Kylesa, who so cunningly convince of their talent by way of excellent recorded production value. See them once live, however, and …

Hear First: House Phone -Gift Catalog

Steve Barman — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:57:17 +0000

You guys all love cassettes right? You must, because it seems like there’s a ton of them being put out right now. I do know that I love House Phone and I may have to go buy a $100 car …

Preview: Cass McCombs @ the Pike Room, 1/28

Ethan Milner — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:40:13 +0000

The man who once said “I want to be famous for falling in love,” comes into Pontiac hot. Two albums in 2011 found McCombs at a prolific pace, expressing and exploring the many spaces songwriting can go. His record Wit’s …

Headhunters from Loco Gnosis this Saturday

Steve Barman — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:08:09 +0000

10 BANDS. EACH DOING 2 SETS ROUND ROBIN ON 2 ALTERNATING STAGES IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT SENTIMENT.

BARS OF GOLD vs. DUENDE! vs. ELECTRIC LIONS vs. FERNDALE ACID SCENE vs. THE HIGH STRUNG vs. JOEY AND THE TRAITORS vs.
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Album Review: Off Pills, On Ice EP – Odd Hours

jporter — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:19 +0000

I’m a sucker for trios that can deliver a well-rounded, full sound – especially when there’s a woman at the helm! For the most part, Detroit’s Odd Hours manage to pull it off in good fashion. The three tracks on …

Jack White to appear on American Pickers

Steve Barman — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:11:59 +0000

No, American Pickers has nothing to do with bluegrass. It’s a show about finding valuables in trash and barns…

Jack White welcomes the crew from The History Channel’s American Pickers for a rare visit to his Nashville-based Third Man Records …

Album Review: Twelve in the Bar – The Sights

Molly Jean — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:06:51 +0000

The Sights celebrate their twelfth anniversary tonight at The Magic Stick with the release of Twelve in the Bar, a new LP of unreleased material dating from 1999-2010, twelve songs in total. (I’m sensing a theme here.)

While most bands …

New Album Release: Handguns – Greensky Bluegrass

Paul Young — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:22:46 +0000

Greensky Bluegrass, the bluegrass-hybrid quintet from Kalamazoo, will be performing both this Friday and Saturday at the Majestic Theater. Their New Year’s celebration/ album release party will be in support of their newest release, Handguns.

A pre-release EP of …