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John Sinclair: The rebel of many causes
More memories of a Detroit iconoclast
By Herb Boyd
Tags: Metro Detroit, Music, Obituary, John Sinclair, MC5, Yusef Lateef, Detroit jazz music
RIP John Sinclair, dead at 82
The poet and activist is known for managing the rock band MC5 and fighting to legalize cannabis
By Lee DeVito
Tags: One Hitters, Weed, Music, John Sinclair, MC5, Hash Bash
Lapointe: Mixed memories of Wayne Kramer and the MC5
Detroit band mythic in history of rock
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Obituary, Views & Opinions, MC5, Wayne Kramer, Grande Ballroom, Video
RIP MC5’s Wayne Kramer, dead at 75
The guitarist had planned to release a new MC5 album in 2024
Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Obituary, Wayne Kramer, MC5, Detroit rock bands, Grande Ballroom
Eminem inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, MC5 snubbed
The iconic rock band once again did not make the cut
Tags: Music News, Music, MC5, Eminem, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Detroit
Why Wayne Kramer is bringing back the MC5 — or at least the band’s name, anyway
It’s time to kick out the jams, motherfucker (again)
By Brian J. Bowe
Tags: Local Music, Music, Wayne Kramer, MC5, rock 'n' roll, Detroit, Motor City, Grande Ballroom, El Club, Cover Story
MC5’s Wayne Kramer announces new music, tour stop at Detroit’s El Club
Tags: Concert Announcements, Wayne Kramer, MC5, Detroit, El Club, We Are All MC5, Video
Detroit's Eminem and MC5 both nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By Alex Washington
Tags: Music News, Eminem, MC5, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Rap, Rock, Legends
Detroit rock 'n' roll photographer Leni Sinclair and late poster artist Gary Grimshaw honored with dual exhibition in Royal Oak
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: Detroit, MC5, rock n roll, Royal Oak, Gary Grimshaw, Leni Sinclair, John Lennon, Edo Ramen, art show, photo exhibition, free events
MC5's Wayne Kramer teams up with local coffee roasters and L.A. nonprofit to bring music to Michigan prisons
Tags: City Slang, Wayne Kramer, MC5, social justice, music programming, Higher Ground Roasting Company, Jail Guitar Doors, The Clash, Detroit, Facebook, free concert, livestream, Video
Bruce Springsteen, Wayne Kramer among rock stars to honor 'Creem' magazine's Dave Marsh
Tags: City Slang, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Marsh, Creem, Rolling Stone, rock criticism, Lester Bangs, Detroit, MC5, Wayne Kramer, Pete
Detroit's demon daddy Alice Cooper lands 'Detroit Stories' at No. 1 on 'Billboard' sales chart
Tags: City Slang, Alice Cooper, Detroit Stories, Billboard, MC5, Outrageous Cherry, Velvet Underground, Metro Times
Crowdfunding campaign launched to fix Grande Ballroom roof
Tags: City Slang, Grande Ballroom, Friends of the Grande, MC5, Kick Out the Jams, Detroit
Detroit's prodigal son, Wayne Kramer, returns with MC50 performance at Saint Andrew's Hall
Staff Pick
Tags: City Slang, MC5, Wayne Kramer, Kick out the jams, Detroit rock, rock legends, Hard stuff
Detroit and the word ‘motherfucker’: a brief history
Tags: News Hits, Rashida Tlaib, motherfucker, Detroit, MC5, Kick Out the Jams, Grande Ballroom, Coleman Young
Wayne Kramer on 50 years of the MC5
By Brett Callwood
Tags: Local Music, Wayne Kramer, MC5, MC50, Saint Andrew's Hall, The Fillmore, Third Man Records, Third Man Records Cass Corridor, Cover Story
MC50 will celebrate 50 years of 'Kick Out the Jams' with live recording
Tags: City Slang, MC5, MC50, Wayne Kramer, Kick Out the Jams, Third Man Records
Will the real John Sinclair please stand up?
By Jim McFarlin
Tags: Local Music, John Sinclair, The 2018 Ann Arbor Blues Festival, James Partridge, John Lennon, MC5
MC5’s Wayne Kramer on the first time he got high
By Wayne Kramer
Tags: Local Music, Wayne Kramer, MC5, The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5 & My Life of Impossibilities
Name a more iconic duo — watch Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen's reunion
Tags: City Slang, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe, Horses, Because the night, MC5, Fred Sonic Smith, Detroit music, Punk rock, Detroit punk
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
By Steve Neavling
Side Hustle Lounge opens in downtown Detroit just in time for the NFL Draft
By Layla McMurtrie
Bombshell Treat Bar readies to open in Berkley