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Their aim is true: the obsessive world of tournament paintball
A voice bellows from outside a black mesh curtain: “Game in five!” The “five” meaning five seconds, but what transpires beyond that curtain five seconds later doesn’t seem like a “game.” It starts with a sound that vaguely resembles someone throwing a lit brick of firecrackers: thousands of concussive, staccato bursts, followed by men shouting…
13 raw, rockin’ reasons to see the fabulous Gories at El Club this Friday
This is our happening and it freaks us out!
Michigan Rib Fest: Ribs, ciders, and beers, oh my!
It’s officially summer, which means it’s time to fire up those grills and enjoy all the delights the season has to offer. The Michigan Rib Fest will include fireworks, live music, monster truck rides, craft beer, car shows, ciders & spirits, a kids zone, and pig races. And of course, the festival will feature the delicious…
Collaboration is key to Assemble Sound’s Sunday Song Series
You may have seen the latest video from Detroit songstress Bevlove, and if you haven’t, you’re behind. What you might not know is the song is a product of the Sunday Song Series by Assemble Sound, a collaborative recording studio and residency headquartered in a historic Church in front of the iconic Michigan Central Station…
Your guide to free outdoor movie nights in metro Detroit
Is there anything better than watching movies outside? C’mon, don’t act like you haven’t draped a sheet across the back of a garage and used a shitty projector someone found at a church yard sale to watch Next Friday with your 10 closest friends (and that weird guy from across the street). **HDMI CORDS FOR…
The Beer Yogis will help you combine a pint with your pranayama
Turns out that beer in a yoga class can really switch up the energy — and it’s coming to Atwater Brewery.
8 fun foodie events happening in Detroit this summer
It’s about that time of year when we’re no longer confined to the indoors. We wanna ditch the crockpot comfort foods of colder months and spend our summer nights exploring all the exciting offerings that our local chefs have cooking for us. That calls for checking out the many popups and food/drink-centered events thrown at…
Meet the Michigan Libertarian who strip-teased at the convention
Sure, the way he stripped down got our attention. But this Libertarian says it’s really the emperor who has no clothes.
Protomartyr, BEVLOVE, Casual Sweetheart and AM People to play BFF Fest at El Club
Protomartyr, BEVLOVE, Casual Sweetheart and AM People will play Friday night of this year’s BFF Fest.
Nine reasons to cheer on the 25-foot-tall statue of a sailor and nurse
A satirical rundown of why the kitschy, 25-foot statue of a sailor forcing a kiss onto a woman is a good thing for Royal Oak.
Just announced: Elle King at the Fillmore
The ‘Ex’s & Oh’s’ singer returns to Detroit October 30.
Rejoice! You can get half off dildos, lube, and lace this weekend
Hold on to your hoohas and heat-seeking moisture missiles (what? that was best thing starting with “h” on this list of awesome things to call your penis), Lover’s Lane is having a half off everything sale this weekend. Yes, you read that correctly. HALF. OFF. EVERYTHING. It’s like a Victoria’s Secret semi-annual sale but better…
‘This Old House’ heads to Detroit for the first time this fall
The last 10 episodes of the upcoming 26-episode season will see the the show’s staff of seasoned renovators tackle a nearly 70-year-old brick house in Russell Woods.
Failed Flowers appropriately debut their album on the first day of summer
Failed Flowers’ first album is finally here!
Poetry and music collide in ‘Motown Mic: The Spoken Word’
The Motown Museum will give Detroit’s aspiring poets and musicians their time to shine.
Here’s the new Red Hot Chili Peppers song ‘Detroit’
It sounds like a classic Red Hot Chili Peppers song.
District Detroit: The neighborhood that doesn’t exist makes news in WWD
Women’s Wear Daily describes District Detroit as the place to be — but it’s literally a place that has yet to be.
20 Michigan craft brews to start your summer right (ranked)
It’s summer and it’s time to get rowdy. Heading to local shows, drinking on patios, porches, up north, down south. Wherever you end up this summer, here is a list of some good Michigan brews to makes your summer a tasty one. (Honorable Mention) Stroh’s American Adjuncy Lager Stroh; Brewery Company Stroh’s deserves an honorable mention…
Chillax to Stooges guitarist James Williamson’s new charity single
Relaxing jams from the incendiary guitarist turned corporate executive.
Our top five Bernie Sanders/Detroit punk scene memes
This Facebook page has been pumping out hilarious memes associating presidential candidate Bernie Sanders with various hardcore punk scenes, and given Detroit’s history of producing some pretty great hardcore punk bands, we couldn’t help but share some of this content. Come on, Hillary. Let’s all just take a moment to imagine Ben Carson at a…
Here are some fruity, sour brews to help get you through the summer
Kick off the summer solstice with some refreshing cold ones.
Hey, Detroit: Stop jerking around a poor little multimillionaire tree farmer
Why Detroit needs to sell real estate to a multimillionaire in a hurry, urban planning be damned.
First Taste: Chubby Duck now slanging sushi rolls in Harmonie Park
Pocket-sized eatery offers handheld sushi rolls for lunch on the go.
Guard left post before security breach at Detroit city hall
“This should not have happened,” says Detroit Police Chief James Craig.
Report: Prosecutors waited for months before sharing evidence that exonerated Sanford
The new state police report casts doubt on county prosecutor’s statement she only learned of evidence three weeks earlier.
Rick DeVos offers $500 to anyone who can redesign Michigan’s state flag
Some super-rich guy thinks we should dump our 181-year-old flag in favor of something more “useful.”
Best reactions to that Bloomfield mom who drop-kicked a birthday cake
The top 22 comments related to last week’s sugar-frosted field goal.
Review: Paul Simon’s Meadow Brook set a career-spanning gift
The overall impression is that Simon is as dynamic as ever — not an oldies act, but an ongoing creative force with a colossal back catalog.
Review: Jimmy Buffett brings hits, beach balls, surprise deep cuts in return to Clarkston
“I bet 85 percent of the people in this audience have been on a cruise,” my companion said.
Detroit’s pro-business media slow to embrace medical marijuana?
When it comes to covering dispensaries, the pro-business press can seem chronically harsh.
6 reasons why you should visit Windsor this summer
Metro Windsor is filled to the brim with fun activities.
Fish, please: An honest review of ‘Finding Dory’
I still yell “Atreyu” randomly and with no good reason. I still concoct ways to booby trap my house during Christmas time. I still say “Gus, Gus” when I see a chubby mouse. These dumb little exhibitions are leftover from a bygone time in children’s movies — when the sad bits were always overshadowed by…
This new demolition map from the city of Detroit is so f’ing cool
Interactive map show what’s come down, and what’s scheduled to come down soon.
These are all the drinks you can have at Summer Beer Fest
When people say “beer” and “summer” in the same sentence, I automatically yell FUCK YES get super excited. My idea of heaven is dancing half-naked with AC Slater on the beach with a beer in hand forever until the end of time. When there’s a potpourri of beers in one place, waiting for me to try…
The fight over Enbridge’s pipeline under the Great Lakes continues
Activists protest what they call a “cataclysmic environmental disaster in the making” while the company responds with a PR offensive.
Tec-Troit Electronic Music Festival forced to make last minute venue switch
“The city of Detroit will no longer let us use Roosevelt Park.”
Taste of Ramadan: Meet one of Banglatown’s earliest Muslim families
For our first Iftar experience, we visit the home of a Bangladeshi American family in Warren.
Show preview: Raw Fabrics at Saint Andrew’s Hall
With news of a revamped third floor bar, the Society Room, at Detroit hot-spot Saint Andrew’s Hall, then heading there tomorrow night to see indie pop band Raw Fabrics is the perfect excuse to see some great music and check out the new space. Raw Fabrics is the brain child of frontman Jack Bruno who…
WATCH: Vice follows Satanists as they ‘ambush’ Planned Parenthood protesters
The Satanic Temple is arguably one of the most controversial atheist activist non-theistic religious groups in the country. And whether you agree with their politics, theatrics, and viewpoints or not, they’re an interesting group to follow. The people over at Vice think so, anyway. The media organization’s women’s interest channel, Broadly, recently published a 14-minute documentary…
Big Sean donates $25k to fight college homelessness in Detroit
The donation will help cover costs for a variety of needs, including housing, campus meal plans, transportation, child care, textbooks, and other school supplies.
Peoples opens new record store on Livernois near 8 Mile
Rejoice, for the record gods have bestowed a great new shop upon Detroit!
Dabrye talks upcoming Three/Three album in rare interview
Ann Arbor-based producer Tadd Mullinix’s hip-hop alias Dabrye’s landmark album Two/Three turns 10, and he tells us he’s working on the follow-up.
Brainard to ‘pop’ in for discussion of his shiny art show
The exhibit at UFO Factory will be the focal point of the discussion.
Will BMX rider Dillon Jaye complete a 43-foot creek jump?
It’s like ‘Evil Kenevil in the hood’
Detroit building evacuated following discovery of possible explosives
The objects could have been old military ordnance, according to Detroit police.
25 things to do in Detroit for FREE this week
Instead of tending to life’s responsibilities and doing that laundry you’ve been neglecting for a few weeks now, you should invest your time in visiting some of these cool things this week for free. That’s right, for free. Thursday June 16:Race Identity Series Part II: Narrative and Oppression Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave.,…
In honor of Father’s Day, an artist salutes African-American men
Willie Torbert’s stylized depictions of everyday black life overflow with color and style.
Local rapper Chris J’s new single is all about #TwitterAfterDark
Have you had your own run in with ‘Twitter Feelings’?
Art punk legends Pere Ubu play Detroit Friday — twice!
The sets are at Third Man Records Cass Corridor and Marble Bar.
DeVos offer of aid to Orlando victims at odds with family’s anti-LGBT stance
For every $1 for the victims in Florida, the DeVos family has donated about $5 to anti-gay groups.
Twitter users respond to online threat against Dearborn Muslims with love (and sass)
Reports of a threat directed at a Dearborn mosque on Twitter began to emerge late Monday night, prompting authorities to launch an investigation. Osama Siblani, publisher of the Arab American News, was alerted to the threat — which listed the address for the Islamic Center of America — on Sunday after the Orlando massacre,…
Rattlesnake Club chef partners with Salt and Saffron’s Matt Tulpa for special dinner
It’s an Old School versus New School affair.
Legendary Beatles animator Ron Campbell appearing in West Bloomfield
Ron Campbell animated the Fab Four in “Yellow Submarine” and a cartoon series.
Arab-American leader speaks out on Orlando massacre
Americans nationwide continue to grieve and search for answers in the wake of Sunday morning’s mass shooting, when Omar Mateen killed 49 and wounded 53 others inside a gay nightclub in Orlando. Demonstrations of solidarity with the LGBTQ community have since sprung up across the nation, with several cities holding vigils and rallies to show…
Summer reading list: 13 new books by Michigan-based authors
Our bookshelf runneth over with homegrown literary efforts. Here are some recent books of note.
Celebrate ‘World Wide Knit in Public Day’ at Savvy Chic
June 18 is World Wide Knit in Public Day, and you can celebrate at Savvy Chic in Eastern Market.
Revamped Arts, Beats and Eats to return to Royal Oak
A press conference this afternoon announced some of the new things to expect at this year’s end-of-summer festival.
Animal control seizes alligator from Detroit backyard
Police responded to multiple calls for a “vicious animal at a home” and discovered an alligator in a backyard on Detroit’s west side.
Beyoncé’s show at Ford Field: described through GIFs
Beyoncé closed out the first leg of her Formation Wold Tour last night at Ford Field in Detroit and boy did she put on one hell of a show. It was so epic that I even had trouble describing the show to my friends because she was so #flawless. Since I couldn’t form into words…
You have to watch Bevlove’s sexy new video, now
Detroit’s R&B great Bevlove, whose work we’ve been enamored with for a while now, released quite a killer video for her song “Do What I Say” at midnight last night. It’s already got thousands of views on Facebook; is this the moment the talented singer begins her ascendancy to the top of the world charts?…
Celebrate summer…with science! And drinks!
We all love science. Even in our so-called ‘digital age’, science still has significant cool factor, yes, even to millennials. No matter how engulfed we get into our smartphones and social media, seeing a Tesla coil in action still blows our minds. At the Michigan Science Center, one can harness all of this childlike wonder at…
Dale Earnhardt Jr. to debut maize-and-blue car for Pure Michigan 400
The No. 88 racecar will be decked out in maize and blue thanks to a new partnership with Axalta and the University of Michigan.
More on that Downriver dust-up over students seeing a talking cartoon penis
Southgate Schools: Changes on school board are unrelated to kids seeing a silly cartoon about sex on a teacher’s cell phone earlier this year.
18th annual Allied Media Conference kicks off tonight at Marble Bar
“I attended the AMC for the first time last year, and it is truly radical.”
Rosa Mexicana brings a taste of Italy to Downriver
Increasingly, Lincoln Park has become known as Mexicantown 2.0. With the many Latinos who have migrated from Detroit to the suburb, so too are a number of mercados, taquerias, and panaderias — all catering to folks looking for a little more sabor on the menu. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that the region’s…
Do we need an African-American music appreciation month?
June is African-American Music Appreciation Month. It’s also LGBT Pride Month as well as National Dysphagia Awareness Month and Fireworks Safety Month. The first week of June is National Headache Awareness Week and Sun Safety Week. This piece’s date of print publication, June 15, is Nature Photography Day and National Smile Power Day. As a…
Make Music Detroit aims to be the true fest of the people
Make Music Day celebrations are held every June 21 in over 700 cities around the world. Make Music Days have been held in the U.S. for 10 years. This year, 38 U.S. cities will host their own Make Music Days. And this year, the festival makes its Detroit debut. Metro Times recently met with the…
Horoscopes (June 14-20)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): The last year has altered the scenery just enough so that it’s now time for a few small repairs. Any arrangements that have been made need to be adjusted to accommodate rapidly changing circumstances. As you do your best to work around people who are either in the way, or…
Politics & Prejudices: Destroying schools, destroying Detroit
State Sen. Morris Hood’s rant in the legislature is now fairly famous. “You cowards!” he bellowed as the Republicans in the body went back on the deal to which they’d agreed, stabbing Detroit Public Schools and the city itself in the back. “You’re damn cowards to even take up this legislation before us and our…
Stick your toes in the sand at this Campus Martius bar
About a month ago, MT foretold of a shipping container bar that would come to Campus Martius, bringing with it frozen margaritas, craft beer, charcuterie plates, and Corridor sausage. It would set up alongside the park’s faux beach, offering a unique summer in the city experience from spring until October. It would give metro Detroiters…
Savage love: Diapers and peepers
Q I’ve been dating a nice guy for a month or so. Sex is good, and we’re faulty compatible in other ways, too. He told me he likes to wear diapers. He said he doesn’t want me to do it with him, but that every once in a while he likes to wear them because…
Snyder, Trump approach government like business — and it doesn’t work
Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may appear to be very different personalities, but the longer and harder I look, it seems they are cut from the same cloth. Businessman Snyder stepped onto the political scene in 2010 marketing himself as One Tough Nerd with a humorous and entertaining commercial. The setup…
Highland Park vintage shop is so much more than superficial style
Around here, we love vintage. And it seems like our fellow metro Detroiters do, too. Consider the number of vintage, antique, and resale shops that can be found in the area: Either we’re all broke or we’re keen on items that have a background story, known or unknown. Flossy’s Suitcase is just one of many,…
