Come together: Desert Trip unites rock heroes for historic, unlikely moments
“Well, here the f-ck we are,” Pete Townshend said at the Desert Trip festival. “You’ve come to watch old people dance.”
Casey’s Pub in Corktown to be recast as a street food dive with ‘killer’ tacos
Another one of Corktown’s old sports bars is calling it quits.
Birmingham’s Arthur Avenue Italian eatery shutters for good
Neighboring Au Cochon remains open for business.
John E.L. Tenney hosts a paranormal party in Berkley
The paranormal is his passion, and he brings the author who from the family in ‘The Conjurer’ to O’Mara’s Pub on Thursday.
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas with a bunch of drag queens
They came to slay.
This weekend last chance to see Fugard play ‘Sizwe Bansi is Dead’
Yes, it’s a play from South Africa’s Apartheid era. But it also has deep characters, funny dialogue, and doesn’t get bogged down in the history.
Tomorrow’s the last day to register to vote (for anyone but Donald Trump)
It wasn’t racist statements painting Mexicans as criminals, drugs dealers, and rapists. It wasn’t his proposed ban of hopeful Muslim immigrants. It wasn’t even his repeated calls for violence. No, it was Nancy O’Dell’s vagina that finally broke Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Over the weekend, a tape was released in which Donald Trump states that…
Detroit cardiologist named sexiest male vegan over 50
It’s quite an honor, isn’t it? When PETA takes time to explore the older-than-50 vegan set and the sometimes terrorist group and killer of unadopted cats and dogs settles on you. You. Well, not just you. You’re not the sexiest vegan. You’re not even the sexiest vegan over 50. But, you are the sexiest male…
Windy and Carl wish you a merry Halloween with rad new track
Venerated tape label Geographic North has released Death on the Hour, a “ghastly collection of Halloween-inspired recordings intended to spook and seduce through every turn of the season.” Of the 11 “harrowing tracks,” Death on the Hour throws up new spooky type pieces of music alongside covers of Halloween classics. Brian Foote’s band Leech, a project called Auburn…
Newly opened The Farmer’s Hand market gets a shout out from Martha Stewart magazine
The Farmer’s Hand may be the only all-local food market in the city of Detroit.
10 reasons to see Sia and Miguel this Saturday
…As if you really need any of them!
Justin Verlander is still upset about national anthem protest, tweets ‘All Lives Matter’
While most of us were watching the debate last night/looking up how long it will take to become a Canadian citizen, the Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander tweeted out some choice words about the national anthem protest. Apparently, it is still bothering him. Just sang the Canadian national anthem on TBS and we here in America…
All Lives Matter: A racist response to a race problem in America
One black man’s take on the All Lives Matter phenomenon.
6 concerts happening this week
Friday, 10/7 Audra Kubat @ Detroit Institute of Arts This week’s episode of the Friday Night Live series celebrates the release of Audra Kubat’s new album Mended Vessel. The Detroit Music Award-winning singer-songwriter has already released a handful of albums to critical acclaim in a career that spans over 20 years. A composer, performer, and…
Side Dish: Katoi’s Courtney Henriette on what keeps her grounded while running the mothership
Hint, lots of dark chocolate is definitely involved.
Details revealed about new steakhouse and exclusive bar coming to Capitol Park
Among the perks for regulars, access to the exclusive Cash Only bar.
Soul Clap hits UFO tomorrow night so here’s an amazing interview with DJ Jonathan Toubin
Your favorite rock ‘n’ soul DJ on why he loves Detroit, plus three Halloween goodies, and way more.
Zombie Nerf warfare to take over Detroit riverfront
Humans will be blasting away at zombies in downtown Detroit on Oct. 22. (With Nerf guns. It’s just a game, folks.)
Drink beer on the Detroit River at the inaugural ‘Boattoberfest’
The Detroit River will feature a floating Oktoberfest on Saturday.
Review: Alessia Cara shows wisdom beyond her age at the Fillmore
There was a moment in the middle of Alessia Cara’s headlining set at the Fillmore last night where she said she was going to cover a Frank Ocean song. I immediately thought it would be something off of Ocean’s new work Blonde, but then she surprised the hell out of me and did “Swim Good,”…
Detroit Lions linebacker teams up with Detroit Hustles Harder to get those infamous rape kits tested
Can we all give Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy a round of applause? #DomesticViolence and #SexualAssault aren't just women's issues. They're #OurIssue All proceeds from T-shirt sales will go to Detroit's Enough SAID who raises private sector funding to test more than 11,000 forgotten rape kits, investigate the crimes and prosecute the resulting cases to…
Bernie Sanders campaigns for Clinton in Dearborn
This morning, Bernie Sanders was at UAW Local 600 in Dearborn campaigning on behalf of Hillary Clinton. The first face many attendees saw outside, however, was Donald Trump’s. The catch? It was made of papier-mâché. Tom Moran, 61, of Fenton, MI eventually brought his ‘Giant Trump Head’—and its magnetic aura of anti-Trump sentiment—into the building,…
Sponsored: You make the list. We’ll get the groceries
Shipt grocery delivery from Meijer is now in Detroit! (Sponsored)
UAW-Ford wants to check your boobies
October is breast cancer awareness month, a time when everything from pizza boxes to the White House turn a cheery shade of pale pink. And while purchasing pink coffee cups and t-shirts is sure to bring light to this potentially devastating disease, some organizations are doing a little more to stop breast cancer in its…
One not to miss: Water Seed at PJ’s this Saturday
Heavily funky New Orleans jazz act mixes it up with our vey own Gabriel Brass Band.
Upcoming video game in Detroit worth dreaming about
Today’s video games suck. But this upcopming one looks sick.
The White Stripes are now selling anti-Trump t-shirts
The gift that keeps on giving.
Liberian cuisine to make its Detroit debut at upcoming pop-up
It’s about time you check Liberian food off your bucket list.
5 things to do this weekend to cure your boredom
Amy Schumer will be here. That is all.
Detroit-area chefs to showcase their cooking at famed James Beard House in NYC
Detroit chefs meet New York in most coveted way.
International film about the Andrea Doria disaster screens Thursday
The film, shot in Italy and Detroit, was written, directed, and narrated by a Novi woman.
‘Empty the Shelters’ returns for October 22
51 animal shelters will participate in the event.
Just announced: two nights of GRiZMAS this year at the Masonic Temple
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Grey Ghost rolls out new brunch offerings
Expect Boston cream pancakes, caramel apple French toast, and mezcal Bloody Marys.
New Third Man vault package gives fans what they want: so very much Jack White
If you like Jack White, well how about some Jack White inside of your Jack White?
The White Stripes band together to stick it to Trump
Not so fast, Donald!
Review: James Bay made everyone swoon at the Fillmore
James Bay is bae.
Savage Love: Vulva Va Voom
Q A question on your favorite topic, Dan. Just kidding, it’s a question about my vagina. I’m having a problem with the microbiome of my vulva and vagina. I’ve been going to my gyno for the last six months for recurrent bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. She shrugs, gives me a script, the symptoms go…
Frank’s Cafe continues a Wyandotte tradition
Michael Pemberton has owned Frank’s Cafe in Wyandotte for nearly two decades. He’s ridden a poor economy, the smoking ban, and the rise of social media and smartphones — all factors that make running a bar in 2016 a little more difficult than when he purchased the place. But Pemberton has managed to stay in…
Restaurant review: Mocha Café is a Yemeni-American treat
A certain connotation often emerges with fusion cuisine. The concept at times feels forced or contrived. When offerings like battered mac ‘n cheese balls making on a dim sum menu become commonplace, the notion of fusion can be skewed. View 10 photos of Mocha Cafe here But before the trend became cliché, immigrant communities all…
Politics & Prejudices: The danger we face
Think how bizarre this is: The last two Republican presidents say they will never vote for Donald Trump. One, George H.W. Bush, has announced that he will vote for Hillary Clinton. Mitt Romney, the party’s nominee last time, hasn’t said how he’s voting; just that it won’t be for Trump. Other present and former members…
How Bumbo’s became a finely tuned arts-weirdo bar in Hamtramck
Tucked one block off Joseph Campau on Holbrook in a mixed residential and business neighborhood, Bumbo’s does little to announce itself aside from a red neon sign that reads “BAR,” visible through a row of glass bricks. But it doesn’t need to herald itself noisily. Its customers know it’s quite nearly the platonic ideal for…
Abick’s Bar is that corner joint where you meet your neighbors and share a drink with your priest
Abick’s Bar is one of the oldest bars in Detroit. Uncle John Benske, aka “Bo,” came over from Poland and built the bar in 1907, when the future Sts. Peter & Paul Orthodox congregation was still contemplating its first wooden church. In 1919, it became Abick’s, and in the old photos on the wall, it…
Complex Movements present Beware of the Dandelions
Inside an old car mechanic shop in northeast Detroit sits a 400-square-foot polyhedron dome. It’s the skeleton of “the pod,” the setting for Detroit artist collective Complex Movements’ multimedia project Beware of the Dandelions. Conceived by longtime Detroit-based artists and activists, this wide-ranging project combines many elements including hip-hop, electronic music, video projections, community organizing,…
Jumbo’s Bar still packs them in
Most Midtown bars have cocktail shakers and bitters within reach now. But Jumbo’s Bar isn’t in Midtown. It’s located in the Cass Corridor, physically and spiritually. And as perhaps the last surviving Corridor dive bar that hasn’t closed or changed its identity — it’s been open since 1940 on Third Street — Jumbo’s is refreshingly…
The top five Richard Pinhas albums
French composer, guitarist, and electronics innovator Richard Pinhas, 64, is a terribly overlooked progenitor of abstract rock music. And while he is an unabashed disciple of Robert Fripp, it would be a shame to write him off as a mere imitator. Pinhas took the tools of the era — guitar, effects, monophonic synthesizer, drums —…
Neighborhood Arts Festival brings the scene home
Fall is once again upon us, and with it comes Hamtramck’s finest seasonal festivity: the Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Festival. Saturday, Oct. 8 is the occasion for this one-day event. In its sixth year running, the HNAF transforms the traditional festival format into a walking tour of Hamtramck, punctuated by visits to galleries, artist studios, and…
The Yardbirds headline the Grande Ballroom’s 50th anniversary bash
Saturday’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Grande Ballroom — the legendary, now dilapidated music palace at 8952 Grand River Ave., that symbolized sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll for a generation of Detroiters — will be highlighted by a performance from one of the British Invasion bands that established an American beachhead on the Grande…
Stupor-hero Steve Hughes explores highlights of the lowlife
What makes for a good bar story? Is it rollicking debauch? Triumph or tragedy? Hijinks or breakdown? The man to ask is, indisputably, writer Steve Hughes. He’s been collecting and weaving tales from Detroit-area barstools since he moved to Hamtramck in 1995. These stories are encountered on the front lines of some of Hamtramck’s finest…
These Detroit bars have kept us coming back for generations
The last 10 years have been an exciting time for drinking. The whole scene has been in flux, bombarded with trends, with stylish, hip bartenders slinging an increasingly kicked-up menu of cocktails, beers, and more. Mead has made a strong, local comeback. Wine bars like Motor City Wine have set a new standard for oenophiles.…
The unchanging scene at Cas Bar is all about ‘family’
Compared to some desolate stretches of Michigan Avenue, the old neighborhood around Central Avenue is relatively intact. A sort of village life remains, with a cluster of small businesses, such as Papa’s Pizza, Sunshine coin laundry, an antique store, and a few bars and banks. This little part of the old Chicago-bound road, where the…
Feedback (Oct. 5-11)
Jack Roskopp’s blog post, “RIP man bun — you can now decorate your beard with jewelry,” got a number of comments from readers who felt we were “punching down.” Zachary James Woolley commented: Another trend that doesn’t affect anyone but the person sporting it. But it’s still socially acceptable to shit on because it’s different.…
Horoscopes (Oct. 5-11)
ARIES (March 21- April 20): Standing alone, on the verge of a breakthrough, or a change that is as yet not clearly defined, you are one atom away from whatever it is you are after. Part of you knows this, but part of you is full of doubt. Dancing through the heart of changes that…
Stir It Up: Stewing on Trump and Clinton
“They locking up a brother, let the white man go, for the same offenses it’s a new Jim Crow,” Mulenga Harangua sang while he tapped out a rhythm on the table with a knife. “You’re walking down the street they come and say that you’re next, to take up residence in the prison complex,” he…
An eastside classic gains new regard
Marshall’s Bar sits next to a bait shop on Jefferson Avenue in Jefferson-Chalmers, one of Detroit’s most eclectic and unusual neighborhoods. It’s a place where urban gardens dot a landscape of both vacant and well-maintained homes, many of which have canal access and boats docked in the yard. Like those homes, the bar has access…
