10 mom-friendly places in metro Detroit where you can breastfeed your kid in peace
I have a running list of things I never thought about before I had a kid. And one of those things is where in the actual you-know-what can I breastfeed my kid without exposing myself to the entire universe. Listen, ladies, I know it’s our right and there ain’t nothing in the world wrong with…
Really Doe: Danny Brown drops Atrocity Exhibition early
The wait is over, Danny Brown just dropped his Atrocity Exhibition album days ahead of its official September 30 drop date. PUSHED THE ALBUM UP BRUH BRUH, COULDN'T WAIT ANY LONGER – #ATROCITYEXHIBITION TODAY!!!! pic.twitter.com/ywF2Mq1cEE — Danny Brown (@xdannyxbrownx) September 27, 2016 Listen to it. Apple Music: smarturl.it/atrocity-apple Other shit: https://bleep.com/release/75519-danny-brown-atrocity-exhibition Thanks, Danny, you sly motherfucker.
Boboville Brunch coming to Kelly’s Bar in Hamtramck
Because, why not nurse that hangover with bottomless mimosas and huevos rancheros?
Ford has the best response to Trump’s lie last night
So many lies, so little time.
Ford, Donald Trump, and why I miss Bill Bonds more and more
When nobody in the ‘responsible’ media gets angry about the things that terrify and enrage rank-and-file Americans, you are delivering those people to Donald Trump.
Angel Olsen gives chill-ass vibes in this chaotic-ass world
While everyone was busy watching television last night, a couple hundred people were like “what debate?” and went to see Angel Olsen perform at The Loving Touch. The performance sold out a week before the show, likely due to the increasing buzz surrounding her latest release MY WOMAN, which came out earlier this month. Many…
Check out this sick mural of Danny Brown
We love Danny Brown.
This 14-year-old needs help sharing with his friends
Robby Eimers likes to share with his friends, but he needs your help. You see, “sharing” is what he calls his efforts to help feed the homeless, and “friends” are what he calls all those people who need to be fed. Once a week Robby sets up at a different location in Detroit and passes…
SuperHappySushi launches inside MOCAD… And more restaurant openings
It’s getting hard to stay caught up on all the new restaurants.
Ferndale’s Daily Dinette shutters this week
So long, Daily Dinette. We hardly knew ye.
Theater seeks puppeteers for paid positions
You can be part of the lush puppetry show next month at PuppetART Theatre.
Como’s in Ferndale shut down by health department
The Oakland County Health and Human Services director said problems had been “festering for the past few years.”
Forgotten Harvest launches line of food from Michigan entrepreneurs
Buy local, feed the hungry.
Confirmed: HopCat is coming to Royal Oak in 2017
Employees of the outgoing bar and restaurant will be first in line for jobs at the popular chain.
Local country artist Paulina Jayne gives us all the feels with new track ‘Love’s Gonna Always Win’
The tension in this country over the killing of black bodies at the hands of police is palpable. Many of us feel the weight these atrocious events, but don’t know what to do about it. Well, local country artist Paulina Jayne decided to weigh in on the topic the best way she knows how —…
First look: Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’
Some might expect a story steeped in violence that’s designed to inflame viewer’s passions. But our correspondent says Parker’s biopic portrays a surprisingly strong, courageous three-dimensional character.
‘Black Bottom Paradise’ takes the stage at Music Hall tonight
Tonight’s show is an entertaining and uplifting way to honor the cultural contributions of black Detroiters.
5 free things to do in metro Detroit this weekend
Save your pennies.
Detroit is one of the top job markets for millennials, according to Linkedin
We all know that Detroit is a buzz, but what other cities are gaining popularity for millennials?
Today is John Coltrane’s birthday
Celebrate Coltrane’s birthday with live footage and one documentary film.
UFO Factory turns two years old this weekend
Awww, happy birthday to UFO Factory!
Eminem and Skylar Grey release new Bonnie and Clyde-inspired tune
This joint is where it’s at, my friends. Eminem and frequent collaborator Skylar Grey just released a new single called “Kill For You.” The track will appear on Grey’s forthcoming studio album entitled Natural Causes, which will be released tomorrow. According to a Rolling Stone article, the song is inspired by the thieving lovers known as Bonnie…
HopCat eyeing expansion in metro Detroit, possibly in Royal Oak
Employees at Woody’s and Onyx Steakhouse have been given notice and HopCat has applied for a liquor license, report says.
Project HEAL wants to make you feel beautiful
Project HEAL is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides financial grant funding for people with eating disorders who cannot afford treatment. It also raises awareness of the dangers of eating disorders, promotes healthy body image and self-esteem, and works to convey the message that it is possible to recover fully from an eating disorder. Often…
Is Kid Rock going to be Secretary of State if Trump wins?
According to Zach Galiifinakis and ‘Betwen Two Ferns’, why the fuck not!?
GMO-friendly U.S. Sen. Stabenow to appear at Detroit farm
Politics make strange bedfellows. Next week it’s a senator Monsanto loves sharing the garden bed with a black food security activist.
MOCAD hosts expert Sun Ra lecture Friday eve
This early evening lecture on Sun Ra will explore Sun Ra’s “representations of space-time and their implications for contemporary artists.”
‘Your body thinks it’s going to die’: Going subzero at a Berkley cryotherapy center
I tried Level I, or minus 230 degrees. Level II is minus 240 degrees, and Level III is minus 250.
Bookies Bar & Grille severs ties with partner over hurtful Oklahoma shooting victim comments
The damage control continues.
After Populux scandal, the rock ‘n’ roll resumes
Traversing up the stairs to the Magic Stick now, inside the Majestic complex on Woodward, seemingly little has changed from when the venue was in full operation. At the top of the stairs, the familiar bar is still there, but the ambiance of the place feels different. Less grungy and more refined, the new incarnation…
Politics & Prejudices: Detroit: Could it have been different?
As most everyone knows, this year we face an election likely to be one of the most important in our history. Eleven years ago, Detroit had a mayoral election that was in many ways, very similar. Voters had a choice between a candidate who was skilled, proven, and competent — and a self-indulgent, utterly fascinating,…
Savage Love
Q I’m a 27-year-old straight male and a high school teacher held to a strict code. I left my fiancée in June and haven’t had sex since. Needless to say, I’m really horny. I’m also in that weird in-between age where I’m not comfortable hanging out at college bars but I’m also a bit younger…
Stir It Up:How the community saved Palmer Park
I’ve always been a walker. Whether I’m walking to get somewhere or just walking for the enjoyment, I consider walking to be one of the keys to health. If you can put one foot in front of the other you still have a firm hold on this world. One of my favorite places to walk…
Photo exhibit tells Detroit’s story through music, architecture
Detroit After Dark, an exhibit coming to the Detroit Institute of Arts on Friday, Oct. 21 and on view until April 23, 2017, showcases the wonders of Detroit with nightlife photography that includes everything from pictures of musicians to the varied venues they played — no matter how large or small. Pictures of concert halls…
The Hinterlands Ensemble may have created the oddest, most offbeat theatrical experience in Detroit
The Hinterlands Ensemble is anything but a typical theatrical group. This “performance company” is composed of Dave Sanders, Liza Bielby, and Richard Newman, and they bring to bear their various backgrounds in theater, dance, music, and other media. The material they stage is bizarre, dark, and quite funny. In the six years they’ve performed in…
‘Ray Johnson: The Bob Boxes’ spills forth at CCS
Of all the artistic children of Detroit, Ray Johnson (1927-1995) is among the greatest and most influential, yet he might also be the least understood. His work was often given away for free, through the mail — generally without the recipient asking for it. His graphic, ephemeral, and nuanced Xeroxes would often be drawn upon…
See film noir classics at the Redford Theatre the way they were meant to be seen
Moviegoers can take a step back in time Sept. 23-25 as the Noir City Film Festival makes its way to the Redford Theatre. The festival, dedicated to showing rare 35mm prints of crime and detective films of the 1940s and 1950s, will feature at least two films on each of its three nights. Saturday will…
Local dancer examines the art of the hustle
The last time we spoke with Biba Bell, she was working on a project that interlaced dance and architecture — talk about high concept art. Before that, she and her dance trio had spent time performing in avant garde spaces like backyards, alleys, and even the packing shed of a farm. In short, when we…
How artist Jim Crawford rolled with the Cass Corridor scene, disappeared from Detroit, only to return next month to talk eggshells and big ideas
How does an artist who left town 24 years ago get a one-person exhibition in one of the newer hip art galleries in town? It’s quite a tale, especially if you like detective stories. It begins late last year, in the back storeroom of Xavier’s 20th Century Furniture, a high-end design and furnishings store on…
Take Root Dance Company finds inspiration in unconventional places
We tend to have a one-sided perception when it comes to dance and dancers: We think the art is created in one space and then immediately transferred to the stage, the space where most dancers perform their art. While other mediums of art can be transported into various locations, the performing arts tend to be…
Bill Schwab’s new work captures a city’s twilight
By now, almost everybody in metro Detroit has heard of “ruin porn.” Underneath that “ruin porn” criticism lies the allegation that Detroit’s decaying Beaux Arts skyscrapers and empty industrial hulks are being exploited for leering audiences that revel in just how far Detroit’s fortunes have fallen. The term all but accuses photographers of taking the…
As the city zeroes in on graffiti, two Detroit artists face possible prison time
When Antonio Cosme and William Lucka were arrested on Nov. 3, 2014, for allegedly painting “Free the Water” on a water tower in Detroit, few people would’ve guessed they wouldn’t be formally charged until 16 months later. On March 15, Cosme and Lucka were charged with the malicious destruction of property and trespass upon a…
Danny Brown almost comes home
Danny Brown’s new album title of his fourth LP, Atrocity Exhibition (Warp Records; out Sept. 30), shares the name with a controversial work of literature, an experimental post-punk song, and a thrash metal album — you can’t make that shit up. It’s like what we’ve previously said of Brown: He is both “certified hood and…
Oregon’s punk rock godparents play El Club
Rugged, ragged, always real — you couldn’t find two people that embody DIY ethos with more palpable sincerity than punk rock heroes Fred and Toody Cole from Portland, Ore. You probably know them slightly better as two-thirds of Dead Moon, one of those scarily influential bands that, for one reason or another, the larger world…
