Category archives: Concert Reviews
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18 days ago
- The Ferndale contingent of Blowout marches on. Enough has been written about whether a more focused event held on one weekend in Hamtramck would have been better (it would have), but walking through Ferndale does allow ample opportunity to laugh at the club scene that seems to have sprung up there.
The Library seemed to be the epicenter of the evening. Phantom Cats opened up—fucking amazing as [...]
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102 days ago
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It's been a while since I stepped foot in Ann Arbor’s Blind Pig. Walking up I was remembering some of the great shows I’ve seen there – mostly in the early 90s – Soundgarden, Nirvana, Social Distortion, and Afghan Whigs, to name just a few. Those were the days! People went to shows! Touring bands stopped in Detroit or Ann Arbor between Toronto and Chicago! It all came back to me as I ente[...]
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114 days ago
- In support of evidence that there is indeed a God, Soundgarden has reunited and released an album of new material. The band performed at the Fillmore on Sunday night. Unfortunately, MCR was without tickets and too lazy to call someone up and see if we could cover the event. We did however possess the ingenuity to hatch a genius plan: we snuck into the Detroit Zoo, stole a spider monkey, and traine[...]
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326 days ago
- Last weekend, we sent MCR cub reporter Max Daley to cover The Wicked Carnival known as the Insane Clown Posse at The Emerald Theater. Max hits the skins in The Phantom Cats, a band whose music and shows are about as far removed from the juggalo subculture as you can get. Here is the account of Max's trial by fire:
“What can I expect tonight? This is my first I.C.P. concert.” I asked Cindy and Lex[...]
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364 days ago
- There’s nothing like heading up to the barren streets of Flint, Michigan on a late Sunday night for a rock show at a strip-club-turned-local-band-dive. If you haven’t seen Two Cow Garage – the hard working, country-punk underdogs from Columbus, Ohio – then you wouldn’t understand. I’ve seen these guys playing to a sold-out Abbey Pub in Chicago (as support on the supposed-to-be-final Slobberbon[...]
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397 days ago
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When a Lucero tour hits Detroit, the show is a bit different than it is in other cities. People are crazy here. “Just let me get through this song.” front man Ben Nichols begged the aggro-hardcores up front who were hell-bent on slam dancing and stage diving though even the quietest, slowest and darkest songs.
Lucero fans know I am talking about The War, the closin[...]
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455 days ago
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“No, I’ll still go. That’s a lot of money, but it’s a small venue.” My buddy said as I sold him my other ticket. “Just tell me Slash is part of it.” He isn’t. And neither is Duff or Izzy or Steven. Most of us know about the tumultuous history with the original GNR, the destined-to-fail Chinese Democracy album, and the new GNRv2 lineup consisting of W. Axl Rose and a cast of other dudes who, we[...]
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464 days ago
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“So what do you think about the A.L. Central this year?” the always boisterous (and die-hard Twins fan) Craig Finn chirped from the stage. “I think the Twins will be right there with you....in early May.” he joked. Tiger Stadium is long gone but Corktown was full of life on Wednesday for the 8th show of Finn’s first solo tour (supporting his new record Clear Heart, Full Eyes) at PJ’s Lager Hou[...]
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476 days ago
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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 marvel at your newfound respect for engineering and production. Live performance is another beast entirely.
Thus I was apprehensive about what I s[...]
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639 days ago
- Cave-In-Rock, IL. August 11th-14th, 2011.
When Steve Barman (of Steve Barman Show fame) openly invited a willing soul to document this years Gathering Of The Juggalos for Motorcityrocks, a really weird lightbulb lit up my brain. In an attempt to humanize this misunderstood subculture that finds itself at the butt of many jokes, I requested press passes and assembled a production crew in pre[...]
