Thursday, February 20, 2020
Performer Tunde Olaniran is one of four Flint-based artists selected for UM residency
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 1:04 PM
Flint artist Tunde Olaniran is no stranger to creating bold and expressive performative work that bridges emotional, cultural, and musical divides — but he's also very well-versed in making music you can, like, really dance to. In an announcement made Thursday, the University of Michigan's University Musical Society has...
Notable sadboi The Weeknd is coming to Detroit this summer
Posted By Lee DeVito on Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 11:52 AM
Good news for sad, horny people who love to stay up until 4 a.m.: The Weeknd, aka crooner Abel Tesfaye, announced his new headlining world tour that includes a stop at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Tickets start at $29.75 and go on sale at...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Third Man Records reissued 3 records by French pop star France Gall — and it's throwing a party at Detroit's UFO Factory
Staff Pick
Posted By Lee DeVito on Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 1:15 PM
Detroit — or should we say, Détroit — is about to get a lot more French (again). Jack White’s Third Man Records has reissued three classic LPs by ’60s French pop star France Gall — Baby Pop, 1968, and Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son — that represent some...
Deaf artist and D-PAN co-founder Sean Forbes heads to Detroit's Third Man Records for latest record release
Staff Pick
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 12:59 PM
The last time Metro Times caught up with deaf artist Sean Forbes, he was gearing up to do something that had never been done before — the Deaf and Loud Symphonic Experience. The 2018 event found Forbes and longtime friend, collaborator, and composer Jake Bass teaming up with the...
Detroit duo Cousin Mouth gears up to support Tyler, the Creator fave Slow Hollows at Deluxx Fluxx
Staff Pick
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 12:45 PM
To say a band is truly doing something unique is basically a hyperbole these days. But when it comes to Cousin Mouth, producer and beatmaker Lexi and singer-songwriter Alex Burns actually are making something special. Formed in 2014, Cousin Mouth synced up with the artists embedded in the creative...
The Detroit Cobras strike again — this time, with new tunes at El Club
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Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 12:13 PM
The name “the Detroit Cobras” should sound familiar to anyone who was part of the rock 'n' roll scene in the pre-Quicken Loans/luxury condo-covered era of the Motor City. Since 1994, “the world’s most original cover band” formed by Steve Shaw and led by garage-rock goddess Rachel Nagy has done...
Wild and crazy amigos Steve Martin and Martin Short will perform in metro Detroit this summer
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 11:48 AM
Some relationships are built to withstand the test of time: Brad and Angelina. Johnny and Winona. Pete and Ariana. OK — so maybe not all relationships are as bulletproof as the one forged by comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short, who, for the better part of the past...
The Foo Fighters head to Detroit as they revisit first-ever tour itinerary for 25th anniversary
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 10:28 AM
We've got another confession to make... The Foo Fighters are celebrating 25 years of foo-ing and fighting with a U.S. tour. It was announced Tuesday that the Dave Grohl-led outfit would embark on a celebratory anniversary tour, commemorating the silver anniversary of when the Foo Fighters performed in a...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Godfather of goth Nick Cave taps Weyes Blood for North American tour, including Detroit stop
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 4:40 PM
Time to get weepy, folks. Australian macabre crooner Nick Cave and his longtime backing band, the Bad Seeds, announced a North American tour on Tuesday with Sub Pop darling and “nostalgic futurist” Natalie Mering, who performs as Weyes Blood. The 18-date outing, which starts in September, will carry Cave...
The freaks are off the leash — Korn announces metro Detroit tour stop with Faith No More
Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 3:35 PM
“Boom-na-da-noom-na-na-ne-ma/Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/ Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/ Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/ Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/ Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/ Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na/Da-boom-na-da-noom-na-na-me-na,” said Korn fans everywhere on Tuesday when it was announced that the nu-metal statesmen would embark on a North American outing with fellow hardrock heavyweights Faith No More later this year. The 26-city co-headlining trek kicks off in August out of Denver and...
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