Featured Stories
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Frank Turner, Larry and His Flask, and Jenny Owen Youngs @ St. Andrew’s Hall (Photos & Review)
By Alexis Simpson British singer Frank Turner charmed the audience at Detroit’s St. Andrew’s Hall with his folk rock music, friendly demeanor, and spirited stage show. The crowd was well-versed in Turner’s lyrics and even the believers sang along to the blasphemously fun and cheeky song “Glory Hallelujah.” We also got a kick out of the new song “Wherefore Art Thou, Gene Simmons?.” Frank Turner showed his playful side to us when he asked the audience to play the “air harmonica” during one of his songs to which we happily obliged, and were later awarded with Jenny Owen Youngs joining Frank on stage to play the real harmonica. Another high point of the evening was…
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Best of Jack White Photos
By Alexis Simpson Last year I was lucky enough to photograph Jack White at three different festivals. Here are my favorite photos:
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Check Out Chevelle! (Photos)
By Alexis Simpson We saw Chevelle perform for the first time last month at DTE. Appearance wise, they weren’t at all what I was expecting. Their band name had me falsely assuming they would be more like the car Chevelle-older and classic, with black beat-up band shirts and long rocker hair. All three members are surprisingly clean-cut and “normal” for a rock band. Singer Pete’s boyish good looks give him an easy-going charisma and versatility. Musically, they are an all-american rock ‘n roll band. Their new album “Hats off to the Bull” would explain the giant bull on stage. Members Pete- vocals/guitar. Sam- drums. Dean- bass. http://www.chevelleinc.com/ http://www.myspace.com/chevelle https://twitter.com/ChevelleInc
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Check Out The Adicts @ the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor and Stream their New Album!
The Adicts celebrate their 35th Anniversary this year and will be kicking off a US headlining tour in early September. Plus, their new album comes out Sept. 11! Go HERE to stream it live. The Adicts are one of punk’s great influential bands, who got their start in the mid 70’s with their electrifying upbeat punk rock and droog like fashion. https://www.facebook.com/theadicts http://www.adicts.us/ Read the official Press Release below! HERE COME THE DROOGS! THE ADICTS CELEBRATE 35 YEARS WITH NEW ALBUM OUT IN SEPTEMBER August 9, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA – UK punk legends The Adicts have announced plans to release their tenth studio album, All The Young Droogs, via DC-Jam Records on September 11.…
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Check Out Slightly Stoopid! (Concert Photos & Album Review) Score 81%
Slightly Stoopid drew us in when they opened for 311. They played a long set that impressed the laid back and fun-loving Detroit crowd. They are a groovy group of white boy reggae masters with an impressive backup band. Their performance made us want to check out their new album. Here are our first Impressions of Top of the World and concert photos from their performance last month. One of the band members was making eyes at me, can you guess who?:) 1. Top of the World-Solid intro song 2. Don’t Stop-Makes me want to go back to Jamaica. 3. Devil’s Door-Muffled sound, good bass line 4. Serious Man-Nice bouncy…
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Check Out The Aggrolites!
Last month we saw The Aggrolites open for 311 and thought it would be great to share their reggae music before summer ends since reggae is the ultimate summer party music. We love this friggin’ silly Banana song. Make a banana daiquiri, watch this video, and check out a few photos from their Detroit show last month. Members Jesse Wagner (vocals, lead guitar) Roger Rivas (organ) Jeff Roffredo (bass) Alex Mckenzie (drums) http://aggroreggae.com http://blog.aggroreggae.com http://music.aggroreggae.com http://twitter.com/theaggrolites http://youtube.com/theaggrolitestv
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We Love Wayne White!
By Alexis Simpson Wayne White is an American artist from Tennessee who is documented in the film “Beauty is Embarrassing” which opens up in select theatres September 7th. Wayne worked on Peewee’s Playhouse, and has since done a lot of different creative things. We especially enjoy hearing him speak on the art world and what it means to be an artist. Check out the videos below. “You can get over-romanticized. You can get kind of self-pitying for yourself as an outsider. Oh nobody understands me blablabla..Of course they don’t understand you, go with it, love it you know, that’s what you’re there for not to be understood. An artist is an outsider…
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Alexis Simpson: Before the Music (Photos)
A hodge podge of my fave photos I took before I got into music photography… Tower My First Photo I ever took! Pupuseria in El Salvador Burnt Home in Detroit Sleepy Dog in El Salvador Polar BearSalvadoran Cementery Wedding ha!Door in El Salvador Bday Party CakefaceSalvadoran Woman Salvadoran Volcano Salvadoran “Poop” Monsters Baaah! Horse Eye Texture! Aww FirstFirst First long-exposure Greenfield Village Ruff. Ode to Cake:) Love this! Eerie girl Kwame Prarie DogMaternity Artistic Ice in ChicagoLake Ilopango, El Salvador
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Honda Civic Tour 2012: Incubus @ Palace of Auburn Hills 8/21/12 (Photos, Review & Setlist)
By Alexis Simpson We were especially psyched to see Incubus perform after getting the chance to participate in a group interview with Brandon Boyd and Chester Bennington and reviewing Incubus’ new HQ Live album. Incubus has their fair share of “popular” songs that fair weather fans will appreciate live, but their less radio-friendly music needs to be listened to multiple times in order to better appreciate their psychedelic instrumentation and thoughtful lyrics. Incubus’ set reached a high point Tuesday night with the songs “Anna Molly” and the fun mashup of Lionel Richie’s “Hello” and Incubus’ “Made for TV Movie.” The stage show featured a small video camera that rotated giant images of each performer which…
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Song of the Moment: Langhorne Slim “Lord”
By Alexis Simpson Check out the “unofficial” video of someone I’ve been listening to a lot lately! He’s also playing at Ann Arbor’s The Blind Pig on October 3rd! Langhorne Slim – Vocals/Guitar Malachi DeLorenzo – Drums Jeff Ratner – Da Bass David Moore – Keys/Banjo http://www.langhorneslim.com http://www.myspace.com/langhorneslim http://www.facebook.com/langhorneslip
