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27 not-to-miss acts at Movement
You might have heard of a little event called the Movement Electronic Festival that descends upon downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza every Memorial Day weekend. This is year 10. The stage lineups feature more than 120 performances across six different stages inside Hart Plaza May 28-30. More than 111,000 people from around the world attended Movement…
How one west sider fights for Detroit’s kids
Vision of Hope’s Greg Jolly knows you’ve got to reach young people before they falter.
President Obama and Little Miss Flint featured in mural
Amariyanna Copeny, who has become affectionately known as “Little Miss Flint” after writing in to President Obama, is now the subject of a new mural in the city. The work appears on the former Union Printing Building in Flint. The director of the Gallery on the Go project, Sandra Branch, invited artist Kevin “Scraps” Burdick to paint the…
Peace Fest comes to Waterford this weekend
Free event takes over L.A. Cafe on Dixie Highway in Waterford.
Detroit makes list for 25 Best Cities for Jobs, with some fuzzy math
We’re not math whizzes here, but something doesn’t seem right.
The Skip alleyway bar debuts June 2
Skip through The Belt alleyway and you’ll find this newest summer watering hole.
A conversation with indie rocker Courtney Barnett
The Australian singer-songwriter talks SNL debut, touring, and Vegemite.
Our 13 favorite Maytals songs, in honor of their just-announced Aug. show
It’s a Toots suite! 13 killer ska, rocksteady, and reggae jams from the Maytals.
Kraftwerk gives fans a visual thrill at Movement 2016
Perfect view or not, this was one show for the ages.
Show review: Another look at Movement X
We sent a local dance whiz kid to Movement for his first time.
Dreams really do come true: Book a snooze in this traveling nap pod
Mr. Sandman, bring me a nap pod.
Review: Memorial Day at Movement
Monday is the festival’s low-key day.
That guy who did a strip-tease at Libertarian Party Convention? Yeah, he’s from Michigan.
No matter how you look at it (or don’t), James Weeks’ performance at the Libertarian convention was Pure Michigan.
Show review: Movement
Interesting, hilarious, fun, and weird!
Hey, the Hart Plaza Fountain’s on!
The fountain at Hart Plaza is on and we’re feeling good Movement vibes.
‘Homeless’ hits the stage at the Detroit Rep
A very funny new play features two homeless people washing down the past together.
Do you want to be involved with the next Love & Hip Hop?
A hip-hop legend is in search of a protégé. Could it be you?
Dan Gilbert has HOW MUCH money?
Spoiler alert: It’s a lot.
Why the Arab Film Fest is worth a long, loving look
A look at some of the high points of this festival within a festival.
Synthetic Opulence: a goth take on summer fashion
Because goth people need summer fashions too.
Will there be a TV show based on Coleman Young?
If you can dream it, you can do it.
NTS Radio streams live DJ sets all weekend at El Club for Trip Metal Fest: Iceage! Wolf Eyes!
Local luminaries and international cool people will do hour sets. Coolness!
Trip Metal Fest unveils full schedule, kicks off tonight
Plan your superlative noise weekend now!
Detroit’s swanky Whitney restaurant offers veteran-exclusive special this weekend
Eat, drink, and support veterans this Memorial Day weekend
VIDEO: ‘Uh Mom, they found all the trash we dumped’
Jonathan Pommerville is back at it again, bringing trash back to the people who dump it in his neighborhood.
ABC Microbrewery in Ypsilanti celebrates 10 years with Velvet Hammer Party
A VIP party hits the Corner Brewery like a Velvet Hammer
Detroit Resists announces ‘occupation’ of the U.S. Pavilion
It’s a digital occupation, and attendees are invited to see the international exhibit from a Detroit frame of mind.
Why’s a 9-year-old girl using the boys’ bathroom at her school?
And so it begins.
Student ‘promposes’ at the DIA
It’s prom season! Or so we’ve heard. The fact that anyone not in high school pays attention to prom is weird to me, and yet on this morning on WDET’S Detroit Today, countless adults called in to share what their prom song was and reminisce about dances past, which who remembers that? Okay fine, I’m…
Robert Fripp plays Ste. Anne next month, with his Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists
The British guitar pioneer brings as many as 100 guitars to the lovely Detroit church.
Rejoice: BOGO Slurpee event all weekend at 7-Eleven
What better way to kick off summer than with a serious brain freeze?
94.7 WCSX presents Rockin’ Wars
The riverfront entertainment will include local talent, and WCSX wants to give listeners a say in who goes onstage.
Wanna rage on Memorial Day?
Spend some of your Memorial Day weekend on the water.
Full lineup revealed for GM River Days fest
Rides, yoga, and almost 50 musicians all along the Riverfront next month!
Another state GOP end run — around local drone laws
Where Lansing is going, you won’t need roads.
Detroit-area cop lights up national news … for delivering pizza
It’s just sort of neat to see a Detroit human interest story get such traction.
New York Times: Digital divide holding back Detroit’s poor
Many city residents are left behind by an online world.
Google self-driving car center coming to Novi
Google wants to do the driving for you.
Comerica Park to host first ever ‘Bark at the Park’
Dogs really are the new kids.
First annual Unicorn Festival coming this summer
Because what’s not to love about unicorns?
Michigan legislature presented with bathroom bill
The bathroom distraction has officially arrived in Michigan.
Detroit’s Nike Store opens tomorrow
Welcome to Detroit, Nike.
State GOP: Making Michigan safe for plastic bags
How did a party that defined itself as a defender of ‘local control’ suddenly become the party of the legislative end-run?
Your week-long party starts in style tonight at Menjo’s
Alright, so, take a deep breath. And start! Partying! Now!
NerdWallet: Detroit is the most dangerous city for drivers
Tell us something we don’t know…
Community demands accountability at the Detroit charter school where eight teachers were fired
“The demand is simple, the demand is respect workers rights, and teachers rights and learning conditions moving forward.”
Alley Cow Grille is Hamtramck’s Friday-night-only, un-official steakhouse
Back in the day when Hamtramck was the scofflaw capital of the United States, streetcars still shuttled the masses to their automotive jobs. Weary from a long day’s work, they stopped off at the many speakeasies, corner bars, and saloons that saturated the small factory town — giving it the distinction as having the most…
Kevin Devine brings his grown-up indie-rock to this year’s Bled Fest
Cult indie singer-songwriter Kevin Devine may be best known for naming his first band, Miracle of 86, after the 1986 New York Mets, but don’t hold that against him. Even before that crafty alt-rock act first disbanded a dozen years ago, Devine’s solo work has put him in the spotlight for his bright, smart, and…
Horoscopes (May 25-31)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): Everything is coming down to the wire. How you approach the next six weeks matters more than anything. The need to experience immediate results, or the idea that real success could possibly happen overnight, is something that you’d do well to keep an eye on. Every important process takes one…
Catching up with Ellen Allien
Berliner Ellen Allien is beloved internationally for her work as a DJ, producer, label owner ,and fashion designer. She infamously cut her teeth working at clubs in Berlin’s nascent techno scene of the 1990s. She ended the decade by forming BPitch Control, an indisputably killer label that boasts a roll call of boundary-pushing, international producers…
Origin story: bringing it all back home with Kevin Saunderson
Kevin Saunderson was there, right from the start — with helping to create the music in the first place, with fine-tuning the art of the remix, with running one of the first three important Detroit techno labels, and with helping to start a giant Memorial Day weekend dance music festival in downtown Detroit. We meet…
Petition rules could hold up Michigan legalization effort
When the MILegalize petitions proposing the legalization of recreational marijuana in Michigan hit the streets last summer I signed the first one that came my way. That was sometime in July. Now my signature probably won’t count. That’s the big issue facing the folks who organized the legalization effort right now: whether or not petition…
TV Lounge: the ‘Cheers’ of techno
If you’ve spent approximately two minutes exploring the Detroit techno or house music scenes, TV Lounge is on your radar. The bar is loved by locals who need their fix of sets by underground DJs as well as hip-hop artists. It’s fondly referred to as “the Cheers of techno.” “It’s like a big family here,”…
Your one-stop summer music festival shop
Summer music festivals have slowly inched their way to becoming the best places to see as many bands as possible in any given weekend. Never before could you see Tears for Fears, followed by Mumford and Sons, and then Slayer all in the same night, but this is the variety that festival organizers are bringing…
Drink Up | Red Bull Special Editions
If you’re headed to Movement this Memorial Day weekend, we suggest stocking up on Red Bull. The original energy drink is the perfect way to energize yourself before spending four consecutive days raging on MDMA, and it’s also a great mixer. Just in time for our annual ode to electronic music, Red Bull has released…
Feedback: Reader Responses
Our blog post about the expansion of a Thai restaurant in downtown’s Capitol Park earned an interesting reaction taking issue with our coverage. Dennis Hampton posted: Keeping it real! This is the Internet. This is where everyone reads your stories. You need to show more stories about people in the neighborhoods. This constant Midtown and…
Vote gay Muslim Buddhist, for Christ’s sake
Brian Stone is a gay Buddhist veteran of the U.S. Navy, who is depending on the good Muslim voters of Dearborn to help elect him to the legislature this year. Just a typical guy, in other words. Well, he is a little different in two ways from most politicians. He really seems to care about…
28 Movement after-parties you should definitely know about
Here is a big, honking list of after-parties, special events, and even some pre-parties — from the most crazily packed and exclusive events to the more casual and downtempo affairs. We’ve included both official Movement events and non-official ones. Check online at metrotimes.com for a longer list, and dance until you drop this weekend! Thursday,…
