Arts & Culture

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 21-27)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

The Motown Museum celebrates its 40th anniversary with a special performance by the Four Tops.⁠
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Music

Photos from Post Malone and Jelly Roll’s ‘Big Ass Stadium Tour’ stop in Detroit

On Sunday, rappers-turned-country stars Post Malone and Jelly Roll brought their “Big Ass Stadium Tour” to Ford Field.

By Joe Maroon

Image: Photos from Post Malone and Jelly Roll’s ‘Big Ass Stadium’ Tour stop in Detroit
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Arts & Culture

Creative cosplay at Motor City Comic Con Spring 2025 [PHOTOS]

Motor City Comic Con returned to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi this weekend. With a plethora of celebrities, like MCU’s Jeremy…

By Josh Justice

Image: Creative cosplay at Motor City Comic Con Spring 2025 [PHOTOS]
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Music

City of Detroit honors Amp Fiddler by renaming Conant Gardens street

The city of Detroit has honored the late Amp Fiddler by renaming a street in his Conant Gardens neighborhood after him. The…

By Kahn Santori Davison, Doug Coombe

Image: City of Detroit honors Amp Fiddler by renaming Conant Gardens street
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Music

What we saw at the Detroit release party for Shinola’s new J Dilla collection

On Thursday, luxury watchmaker Shinola celebrated the release of its latest collection, inspired by the late Detroit hip-hop beatmaker J Dilla, at…

By Kahn Santori Davison

Image: What we saw at the Detroit release party for Shinola’s new J Dilla collection [PHOTOS]
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Arts & Culture

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 14-20)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

Motor City Comic Con Now in its 35th year, Motor City Comic Con is Michigan’s largest pop culture convention with celebrity guests, cosplay, panels, and other fun fan events. Highlights this year include a special screening of 2009’s searing superhero satire Watchmen hosted by Silk Spectre II actress Malin Åkerman, a live podcast and concert by wrestling legends Jeff and Matt Hardy, and a special appearance by Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye of the Marvel Cinematic Universe), among others. From Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18 at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave., Novi; motorcitycomiccon.com. Hours are noon-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available starting at $35 for adults and $5 for children.
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Arts & Culture

Warren’s historic Gillett-Beer Farm hits market [PHOTOS]

A historic farm in Michigan’s third-largest city has hit the market — and the price looks good.The Gillett-Beer Farm has been listed…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Warren’s historic Gillett-Beer Farm hits market [PHOTOS]
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Weed

12 energizing cannabis strains you can find in Michigan

Welcome to The Straight Dope, our new weekly series that explores the best cannabis products in Michigan. Cannabis doesn’t have to knock…

By Steve Neavling

If you want a little more kick with the risk of anxiety, Hypha grows a killer batch of Princess Peach, a sativa-leaning hybrid that packs a punch.These are the strains I keep coming back to when I want to feel inspired, sharper, and more engaged, without the haze or anxiety. I’m always testing new cultivars, but these 12 have earned a spot in my regular rotation. If you’re into live rosin, a flavorful and solventless concentrate, I recommend Mandarin Zkittlez by Information Entropy, Blueberry Haze by 710 Labs, Space Guava by Eastside Alchemy, Lemon Stank, Roasted Lemons, Strawberry Candy, and the Juice Man by Wojo Co. Not every strain works the same for everyone, but these are a good place to start if you’re looking to stay active without feeling disoriented. All of them deliver a functional kind of lift. And if you’re wondering what my choice for pickleball is, it’s Carbon Fiber or Gelonade. They keep me focused and dialed in. My reactions are sharper, my movements more fluid. It’s about being present and feeling connected to your body. The noise in my head quiets down, and I can lock in on the game. Not every strain can get you there. But when you find the right ones, you’ll be hard to stop. If you want us to sample your cannabis products, send us an email at steve@metrointhed.com.
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News & Views

What we saw at the AEW: Dynamite wrestling event in Detroit

AEW: Dynamite, an event that bills itself as “where the best wrestle,” returned to Detroit on Wednesday for an action-packed evening at…

By Josh Justice

Image: What we saw at the AEW: Dynamite wrestling event in Detroit
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Arts & Culture

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 7-13)

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By Lee DeVito

Sturgill Simpson With his 2014 breakthrough Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Kentucky-born Sturgill Simpson helped rejuvenate the genre with a neo-outlaw sound. He’s spent the rest of his career gleefully defying expectations: tapping Amy Winehouse’s former backing band the Dap-Kings for the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, soundtracking an anime film with the hard-rocking Sound & Fury, and releasing a suite of bluegrass albums in 2020 and 2021. When a vocal cord injury seemed like it might end his career, Simpson once again pivoted. Released under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies last year, Simpson’s Passage du Desir exists somewhere between Jimmy Buffet and Pink Floyd, but the live shows are on another level. Simpson and his tight band draw from his entire catalog, interspersed with long stretches of improvisational noodling to give his voice a rest — delighting fans of jam bands. And somehow, it’s still very country. Starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Meadowbrook Amphitheatre, 3554 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at $59.50.
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Arts & Culture

All the colorful characters we saw at Detroit’s Space Dive ‘Star Wars’ fan event [PHOTOS]

Star Wars fans have once again banded together for Detroit’s Space Dive event, now in its tenth year. The brainchild of the…

By Mike Pfeiffer

Image: All the colorful characters we saw at Detroit’s Space Dive ‘Star Wars’ fan event [PHOTOS]
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Music

AC/DC electrifies Detroit on Power Up Tour [PHOTOS]

Australian rock band AC/DC brought its Power Up Tour to Ford Field on Wednesday, with New York City’s Pretty Reckless opening the…

By Joe Maroon

Image: AC/DC electrifies Detroit on Power Up Tour [PHOTOS]
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Arts & Culture

Detroit park turns art gallery, for Earth Day festivities

Sunshine, blue skies and vibrant green trees created a perfect atmosphere for Art in the Trees Sunday in Detroit’s Palmer Park. The…

By Erica Hobbs

With a similar embrace of the natural surroundings, artist James Rodriguez sat painting a landscape, surrounded by his other paintings of the natural world hanging from trees nearby with a Henry David Thoreau-type vibe.
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Arts & Culture

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (April 30-May 6)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

60th Annual Cinco de Mayo Parade and Fiesta This year’s Cinco de Mayo festivities in Southwest Detroit are extra special. Not only is Detroit’s Latino community celebrating six decades of its cultural parade, but it’s also commemorating the election of Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. A two-day Cinco de Mayo Fiesta starts on Saturday at Patton Park with vendors, food trucks, musical performances, and more. The parade starts at noon on Sunday at Patton Park, ending at Clark Park.Fiesta from noon-8 p.m. on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at Patton Park, 8151 Dix St, Detroit; detroitcincodemayoparade.com. No cover.
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Arts & Culture

Sprawling barn-themed Ann Arbor mansion hits market [PHOTOS]

This real estate listing looks like it could have come straight out of the hit TV show Yellowstone.A sprawling complex in Ann…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Sprawling barn-themed Ann Arbor mansion hits market [PHOTOS]
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Arts & Culture

2025 summer movie preview

With the release last week of the Michael B. Jordan-Ryan Coogler instant classic Sinners, we have officially entered the 2025 summer season…

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

July 11: Superman Yes, we’ve had a lot of comic book movies over the years, but this is James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) relaunching the DC Universe under his own supervision. I want to see characters like The Green Lantern, Swamp Thing, Animal Man, and Constantine through his twisted lens, so I hope Superman does well enough that we finally get some really weird comic stuff. I really want an R-Rated Swamp Thing movie.
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Arts & Culture

What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (April 16-22)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

Bridging Our Friendship Rally As anyone who’s ever had the pleasure of interacting with our neighbors to the north knows, Canadians are nice people. The nicest. One time, while visiting a record store in Windsor, I overheard the clerk politely say, “Well, which Nickleback albums don’t you own?” This would never happen in the U.S. The point is that you have to fuck up pretty bad to piss Canadians off, and it seems President Donald Trump has done just that. His bizarre threats to make Canada the “51st state” or slap it with tariffs have riled our nation’s closest ally, with some Canadians even calling for a boycott of U.S. products. This weekend, Americans and Canadians will set aside our differences for “Bridging Our Friendship,” an international gesture of solidarity. All across the U.S.-Canada border, people on both sides plan on gathering at 1 p.m. on Saturday to wave flags, sing each others’ national anthems (time to brush up on the lyrics to “O Canada,” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” for that matter), and show the world some of that famous Canadian kindness. Detroit’s protest will take place at Hart Plaza, organized by the group We the People Dissent. Protests will also be held in Port Huron by Blue Water Indivisible and in Sault Ste. Marie by Yoopers Unite. Hundreds of people showed up at the Detroit-Windsor border for a similar protest last month. Let’s see if we can top it. Starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday; Hart Plaza, Detroit. No cover.
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Arts & Culture

April indie movie roundup

There are a ton of low-budget, international, and just plain off-the-radar films coming out over the next few weeks, most of which…

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

Freaky Tales This passes the vibe check. A batshit-crazy anthology of interconnected stories (set in 1987 Oakland!!) following a goofily animated green lightning that shapes the fates of several disparate Californians. If you’re like me, this movie has it all: punks vs. Nazis, rap battles, narration by Too $hort, fake cigarette burns to give the film that old-school theatrical texture, a deep love of 1980s Oakland and Bay Area hip-hop culture, a deep obsession with genre movies, the Golden State Warriors, kung-fu, cartoonish violence, Pedro Pascal, sword fights, and so very much more. Filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck take all the tricks they’ve learned in 20 years as writer-directors (including their toe-dipping into studio blockbusters with 2019’s Captain Marvel) and made what feels like a deeply personal and goofball love letter to their youth and the things that make them happy. It’s not perfect, but what is? At the end of the closing credits, there’s a brief moment where the statement “This movie was made in its entirety by human beings” appears. Just a group of people making a movie about Oakland in the 1980s with sword fights and rap music. Humanity at its best. Freaky Tales Grade: B
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News & Views

Thousands protest Trump in Detroit as part of nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ rallies [PHOTOS]

Metro Detroiters gathered on Saturday for a rally and march down Woodward Avenue against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. According to…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Thousands protest Trump in Detroit as part of nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ rallies [PHOTOS]
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Arts & Culture

Everything we saw at Astronomicon 8 in Ypsi [PHOTOS]

Pop culture fans packed the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest for Astronomicon 8. Twiztid and Majik Ninja Entertainment hosted a…

By Josh Justice

Image: Everything we saw at Astronomicon 8 in Ypsi [PHOTOS]
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News & Views

Detroit Tigers fans celebrate opening day 2025 [PHOTOS]

On Friday, the Detroit Tigers started the team’s 25th season at Comerica Park, defeating the Chicago White Sox 7-4.

By Mike Pfeiffer, Joe Maroon

Image: All the Detroit Tigers fans we saw on opening day 2025 [PHOTO]
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Arts & Culture

Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth releases more erotic artifacts [PHOTOS]

The estate sale of Keith Howarth has released even more objects from the collection of the Noir Leather founder, who ran the…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth expands with more erotic artifacts [PHOTOS]
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News & Views

20 reasons for Tigers fans to reign optimistic in 2025

Although friends and family who lived and died with the sad-sack Lions for more than a half-century might not be too sympathetic,…

By Gary Gillette

11. Wunderkind Scott Harris When Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch in September 2022 tabbed 35-year-old San Francisco GM Scott Harris to lead his disappointing club into the future, he was going against the grain of Detroit history. The Tigers have been one of the most successful American League franchises in their 125-year existence, but they have mostly hewed to the conservative side when making major decisions. Therefore, hiring a young executive who had never led an MLB front office — Harris served underneath a president of baseball operations with the Giants, just as Tigers GM Jeff Greenberg now serves under Harris — was the kind of risk that Detroit ownership would normally pass over. Detroit’s previous general manager, Al Avila, was 57 when he succeeded Dave Dombrowski late in 2015. As evident now, the risk was well worth it, and it was a master stroke on Ilitch’s part to hire someone who looks, sounds, and acts like a certified genius. Not only has Harris revived the flagging fortunes of the tortuously slow rebuilding process, but the attractive young squad the Tigers put on the field has also revived badly flagging enthusiasm in Detroit’s loyal but recently skeptical fanbase. Perhaps it was the bitter memory of the last time Detroit took a flier on a rising young executive that led ownership to go for an experienced executive in Dombrowski in 2002, and for a safe but uninspired internal hire in 2015. Harris is the Tigers’ first young general manager since ill-fated 29-year-old Randy Smith was brought in from San Diego in 1996 — but Smith was merely a legacy who had risen to his level of incompetence. (Smith’s father, Tal Smith, was a longtime executive with the Yankees and Astros.) Smith quickly earned a good reputation with the Padres by carrying out a fire sale of expensive veterans after he took over in 1993, acquiring a pile of young prospects in return. After taking over the Tigers, he followed a similar blueprint in preparation for the opening of Comerica Park in 2000. Stocking the larder with prospects acquired via trades and the premium draft picks Detroit’s lowly finishes bestowed on him, Smith was named AL Executive of the Year for 1997 by Baseball America, which simultaneously named the Tigers Organization of the Year. Stockpiling largely untested talent for the future is not the same as winning in the major leagues, as Smith — like many other GMs who quite easily could dump veteran salaries for inexpensive youngsters — would soon find out. None of the prospects Smith acquired would prove to be stars of the first order, and few could be considered stars of the second order. Smith cemented his doom by gambling on the acquisition of two-time American League MVP Juan Gonzalez to lead the Tigers in the inaugural season at their new home. It was a bad gamble that turned into a disaster. Gonzalez was a slow-footed slugger who had already peaked before he was traded. His brief tenure in Tigertown was marked by surliness, injury, and underperformance. Tigers fans were only too happy to watch him spurn an insanely generous long-term contract offer from Smith in order to test free agency after 2000. While Gonzo rebounded nicely in Cleveland in 2001, it proved to be his last good season. Proof that everyone else in baseball understood that Smith was an abject failure in Detroit can be found in the fact that he was never given another chance to lead an MLB club after being fired six games into the 2002 season. Dombrowski, at 31, became the youngest GM ever in AL/NL history when he was appointed to lead the Montreal Expos in midseason 1988. When he arrived to Detroit in 2002, he was only 45, yet he already had 14 years of experience running MLB organizations.
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Food & Drink

Photos from United We Brunch 2025

On Saturday, Metro Times held United We Brunch at the Norwood Theatre. The tasting event featured bites from Cornbread Restaurant and Bar,…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Image: Photos from United We Brunch 2025
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Arts & Culture

Detroit welcomes spring with its 2025 Marche du Nain Rouge parade [PHOTOS]

On the Sunday after the vernal equinox metro Detroiters welcome spring with its annual Marche du Nain Rouge parade. A tradition since…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Detroit welcomes spring with its 2025 Marche du Nain Rouge parade [PHOTOS]
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Music

Mary J. Blige brings ‘The For My Fans Tour’ to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena

After Mary J. Blige released her debut What’s the 411? in 1992, she was quickly crowned “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and she…

By Kahn Santori Davison

Image: Mary J. Blige brings ‘The For My Fans Tour’ to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena
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Music

The rock ’n’ roll repair crew at Royal Oak’s Guitar Hi-Fi

A strip mall in a Detroit suburb houses a dream team of rock ’n’ roll repairmen — and this in-demand duo has…

By Lee DeVito

Jason “The Rock Mechanic” Portier makes a repair at Guitar Hi-Fi.
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News & Views

Urban explorer makes disturbing discovery inside vacant Ypsilanti funeral home

An urban explorer found what he says appears to be human remains and bodily fluids, along with urns and caskets inside a…

By Steve Neavling

A casket inside O’Neil Swanson Funeral Home in Ypsilanti.
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Arts & Culture

What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl

On Sunday, downtown Wyandotte held a St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl including stops at District 142, Grand Dad’s Bar, Firehouse Pub…

By Joe Maroon

Image: What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl
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Arts & Culture

Photos from Corktown’s 67th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Obviously, Corktown is the place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. On Sunday, Detroit’s historic Irish neighborhood hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day…

By Joe Maroon

Image: Photos from Corktown’s 67th St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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News & Views

Ten years of the Foilies: The Electronic Frontier Foundation looks back at the games governments played to avoid transparency

In the year 2015, we witnessed the launch of OpenAI, a debate over the color of a dress going viral, and a…

By Dave Maass, the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Ain’t no party like a [redacted] party!
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News & Views

The 2025 Foilies: Recognizing the worst in government transparency

The public’s right to access government information is constantly under siege across the United States, from both sides of the political aisle.…

By By the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock News

The Exorbitant FOIA Fee of the Year: Rapides Parish School District After a church distributed a religious tract at Lessie Moore Elementary School School in Pineville, Louisiana, young students quickly dubbed its frank discussion of mature themes as “the sex book.” Hirsh M. Joshi from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a lawyer representing a parent, filed a request with the Rapides Parish School District to try to get some basic information: How much did the school coordinate with the church distributing the material? Did other parents complain? What was the internal reaction? Joshi was stunned when the school district responded with an initial estimate of $2 million to cover the cost of processing the request. After local media picked up the story and a bit of negotiating, the school ultimately waived the charges and responded with a mere nine pages of responsive material.While Rapides Parish’s sky-high estimate ultimately took home the gold this year, there was fierce competition. The Massachusetts State Police wanted $176,431 just to review — and potentially not even release — materials about recruits who leave the state’s training program early. Back in Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s office insisted on charging a grieving father more than $5,000 for records on the suspicious death of his own son.
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The Whitney releases full Garden Party series lineup

By Lee DeVito

Jill Jack performs at a Whitney Garden Party in 2019.

Nessel finds Benson violated state law when she launched gubernatorial campaign, but can’t be disciplined because of ‘loophole’

By Steve Neavling

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (left) and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

Two former Tigers elected to Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals

By Steve Neavling

Former Detroit Tiger Ron LeFlore

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