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The funk, future, and fashion of Cybotron
As a founding figure of techno, one of modern-day music’s most influential genres, it’s somehow surprising to see how unguarded and open Juan Atkins can be. After all, techno was seemingly created from the shadows, dispersed in dark warehouses, and heard but not seen through Detroit’s airwaves in its formative years of the 1980s. There’s…
It’s time to put some respect on DJ Minx’s name
Movement Festival 2022: My feet feel like I’ve been walking on nails for the past six hours and the free weed from Ooze Cannabis has my mouth dry as cardboard, but I climb the pyramid at Hart Plaza anyway. DJ Minx is about to take the stage and I know that she’ll get me hype…
This year’s Movement Music Festival will feature UFO-themed art installation, gear showcase
If you’re heading to this year’s Movement Music Festival, you likely already know all about the lineup, which includes more than 115 acts across six stages, and probably even already have your eyes on a few afterparties. Here are a few more things to know before you head down to Hart Plaza. This year’s fest…
At the Healing Hub, Detroit youth lead the way past trauma
The bandages on Brianna Donald’s arm when she started high school concealed not only bullet fragments but also fear and guilt. Donald was an innocent bystander during a shooting at a football game the summer before her ninth-grade year at Chandler Park Academy. Thankfully, she wasn’t critically injured, but her mental health suffered so much,…
Entrepreneur Ro Spit on why Detroit is an artist’s playground
Is it getting hot out here or is it just your summer plans heating up? Slather on some SPF and fire up the group chat because Detroit is the place to be for scene setters, beat makers, and party people of all persuasions. OK — so we realize there are only 24 hours in a day…
Local Buzz: Detroit rock band the Stools ready debut album
Got a Detroit music tip? Send it it music@metrotimes.com. The Stools make their proper debut: Amid a flurry of EPs, live recordings, split releases, and singles over the last couple of years, the Stools have become one of the most compelling young bands carrying on the Detroit tradition of hard garage rock. The band has…
Muslim woman from Grand Rapids to sue after being forced to remove hijab for mugshot
A Muslim rights group plans to sue the Kent County Sheriff’s Office for forcing a Black Muslim woman to remove her hijab for a booking photo following her arrest. The photo was later posted on the sheriff’s publicly accessible website. In a notice of claim filed Tuesday, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic…
HopCat to open Livonia location this summer
Beer bar chain HopCat is getting ready to open its latest metro Detroit location in July. The Grand Rapids-based chain says the new bar will take over the former Claddagh Irish Pub space at 17800 Haggerty Rd., Livonia. Located near Schoolcraft College, the new HopCat will hold around 315 guests and include a wrap-around bar,…
Lapointe: An uncertain tipping point
At Buddy’s Pizza in Grand Circus Park, the waitress was blunt. Just so you know, she said, this restaurant adds a 20% gratuity to the bill. Is that OK? In that Buddy’s makes arguably Detroit’s best, deep-dish pizza — particularly “The Detroiter” — we chose to stay and eat. We were on our way to…
Hazel Park’s B.D.T. smoke shop is opening its first cannabis dispensary
Long before Michigan voters legalized cannabis for adult use in 2018, the B.D.T. smoke shop in Hazel Park was already celebrating cannabis culture. Since 1973, the store has sold items like bongs, pipes, rolling papers, tie-dye T-shirts, and pretty much anything else a stoner could ask for — except weed. That will soon change. A…
How Detroit artist Keto Green found purpose in discarded objects
Keto Green will paint on anything he can find. Doors from abandoned houses, pieces of plywood, and broken windows become canvases for his brightly colored paintings. “I find stuff that you would never think would be a piece of art,” the Detroit artist tells Metro Times. “You’d be like, oh that’s just a stick on…
Appareify Review – The Best Custom Clothing Manufacturer for All Your Needs
Finding the appropriate high-quality clothing manufacturers is crucial for the success of any clothing brand. However, with numerous clothing manufacturers available, fashion entrepreneurs may be uncertain about who to rely on for their clothing manufacturing needs. In this review article, we aim to help you navigate this complex landscape by providing an in-depth analysis of…
Electrly Review: Best EV Charger Manufacturer
As the number of electric cars on the road continues to increase, the need for reliable and user-friendly charging infrastructure has become more vital than ever. Electrly is a prominent manufacturer of EV chargers based in China, offering an extensive range of EV chargers that meet various standards and power requirements. In this article, we’ll…
There’s something fishy about Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ remake
There’s nothing like watching a live-action remake of a Disney animated movie to remind you how much times have changed. The Little Mermaid, the Mouse Factory’s latest redo of a beloved cartoon classic, manages to be an even safer update of the G-rated original, which already took Hans Christian Andersen’s sad fairy tale and made…
Burna Boy, Latto, and Ari Lennox to perform at Afro Nation Detroit
Afro Nation is bringing music from across the African diaspora to Detroit in August. On Friday, organizers dropped the initial lineup for the festival, and Nigerian singer Burna Boy is headlining. Also included on the lineup is afrobeats icon Davido, R&B singer Ari Lennox, Nigerian duo P-square, rapper Latto, Coi Leray, Kizz Daniel, Masego, Dadju,…
Country star Jelly Roll coming to Ypsilanti to discuss his new album and biopic
Rapper-turned-country singer Jelly Roll is coming to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on Friday afternoon to discuss his upcoming album and biopic on Hulu. The free event includes a listening party for his anticipated upcoming album, Whitsitt Chapel. Jelly Roll will talk about his album and his biopic, Jelly Roll: Save Me, which premiers on Tuesday…
Metro Times and Eastern Palace Club announce Sandbar Summerfest in Hazel Park
A new event from Metro Times and the new Eastern Palace Club bar will transform Hazel Park’s South End into a tropical staycation destination. The newly announced Sandbar Summerfest is set for Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25 at and around Eastern Palace Club, located at 21509 John R. Rd. The block party-style event…
Meet Mario Butterfield, the renaissance man shaping Detroit’s hip-hop and streetwear culture
For three decades artist Mario Butterfield has played a part in every significant hip-hop and streetwear movement in Detroit. Currently creative director for Burn Rubber and Two 18, he’s a photographer, illustrator, videographer, and overall renaissance man. Now 44 years old, he first found his artistic footing at 14 in Maurice Malone’s famed Hip-Hop Shop.…
Your guide to Detroit’s Movement Music Festival 2023
It’s that time of the year again! Pick up a copy of this week’s Metro Times for a pull-out guide to Movement Music Festival. Inside you’ll find: • How Cybotron created the future. • The slow burn of DJ Minx. • A full schedule. • Our weekend picks. • All the deets on afterparties. •…
Biden commutes prison sentence of Detroit rapper Drunken Master
This Independence Day, Andre Richard Harris will be a free man. Harris was one of 31 incarcerated people out of thousands of applicants to be recently granted clemency by President Joe Biden, signed into effect on April 28. His last day as a federal inmate is June 30. It’s the latest extraordinary turn in the…
Detroit charter schools offers $100,000 salaries to certified teachers
Teachers are notoriously underpaid, creating a serious shortage in qualified educators in Michigan. That’s about to change at a charter school in Detroit. The Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences (DAAS) announced an initiative Thursday to pay certified teachers a $100,000 salary as part of an effort to attract qualified educators and boost outcomes for…
Photographer James Barnor’s first U.S. retrospective brings 20th century Ghana to Detroit
Ghanaian photographer James Barnor’s work captures the social and political shift in Ghana’s transition from a British colony to an independent nation. More important, however, is the glimpse of everyday life in the country that contrasts with the false narratives surrounding the African continent. At 94 years old, the Ghanaian photographer is getting his first…
Paranoid London drop out of Detroit’s Movement fest due to visa issues
U.K. dance music duo Paranoid London will not perform at this weekend’s Movement Music Festival due to an issue in obtaining visas, the group wrote in a social media post on Wednesday. “Looks like we are not going to make this weekend in the US,” the group said in a Facebook post. “Our visas have…
Michigan Senate passes CROWN Act to prevent hair discrimination
Michigan has passed legislation to confirm wearing natural hair should not prevent anyone from rising in the workplace, in education, or in society in general. Renee McCauley, a great-grandniece of civil-rights icon Rosa Parks, said the CROWN Act finally allows Michigan as a state to embrace her family and heritage fully. She described how her…
Buddy’s Pizza plots Canton carry-out spot
The originator of Detroit-style pizza is expanding into Canton. Buddy’s Pizza is planning a new carry-out location later this year in the Wayne County suburb, according to a press release. It’ll be located at 42911 Ford Rd., and is the Detroit-style pizza chain’s 23rd Michigan location. What we now call Detroit-style pizza was developed in…
Frank’s Family Pizzeria serves up Detroit-style pies in Wyandotte
Frank’s Family Pizzeria offers the kind of backstory that everyone can love. The founders of the longstanding downtown Wyandotte pizza institution passed away and handed the restaurant off to their kids, who in 2020 sold to a new generation of entrepreneurs and pizza chefs. The latter include Wyandotte native Josh Cade and Riverview brothers Brandon…
Here’s the trailer for the star-studded ‘I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson’ Season 3
Detroit comedian Tim Robinson has more episodes of his deliriously off-kilter Netflix show I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson on the way, dropping a new trailer for Season 3 on Wednesday. The new season is packed with special guest stars, which are highlighted in the trailer. It includes fellow Detroit funnymen Sam Richardson…
Are cellphone towers dangerous to kids? Detroit City Council wants to know
The Detroit City Council is calling on the health department to investigate the impact of cellphone towers on students at public schools. The council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that orders city health officials to provide results of the investigation within 90 days. Several cellphone towers have been installed at Detroit Public Schools Community District…
Chowhound: How restaurants like Detroit’s Alpino set a sonic vibe
Chowhound is a bi-weekly column about what’s trending in Detroit food culture. Tips: eat@metrotimes.com. Music, maestro: Richardson Browne is a brilliant owner-operator of three busy Phoenix restaurants; Richardson’s, The Rokerij, and Dick’s Hideaway. Browne’s crazy-creative cuisine launched him into stratospheric success decades ago, and he taught me things about “vibe,” as he calls it, that…
Free Will Astrology (May 24-30)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): My reading of the astrological omens inspires me to make a series of paradoxical predictions for you. Here are five scenarios I foresee as being quite possible in the coming weeks. 1. An epic journey to a sanctuary close to home. 2. A boundary that doesn’t keep people apart but brings…
