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Amy Gore and her Valentines, Dutch Pink, Ricky Rat, and Factory Girls 3/3/2012 NSFW! (Photos)
Warning! Warning! Don’t scroll down if you’re at work or afraid of naked people! Amy Gore and Her Valentines Members: Amy Gore, Leann Banks, Joe Leone and Jackson Smith http://www.thisisamygore.com Dutch Pink Dustin Charles Leslie- Guitar, Vox, Piano, Organ Clyde- Bass Jelly Roll Joel McCune- Guitar Kevin Tuczek- Drums Aja Sardis- Vocals Serene Arena-Vocals http://www.dutchpink.net Ricky Rat Ricky Rat-vocals & guitar Derek murtagh-gutar & vocals Brian McCarty-bass & vocals Troy Toma-Drums & vocals www.facebook.com/pages/Ricky–Rat/212695388743085 Factory Girls First Shift: Mike Anton Eugene Strobe Brandon Frye Scottie Stone Kyle McBee http://www.facebook.com/pages/Factory-Girls/216130388411699?sk=wall
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The Dirtbombs at Metro Times Blowout 3-3-2012 (Photos & Review)
The Dirtbomb’s performance was insane fun-it could even be described as epic. The Hamtramck crowd was especially unrestrained which caused The Dirtbombs to kick it up a notch. It was the perfect way to close out the Blowout! Members: Mick Collins, Ben Blackwell, Pat Pantano, Ko Melina, Chris Sutton www.thedirtbombs.net
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Arctic Monkeys in Detroit @ Joe Louis 3/3/12 (Setlist, Concert Review, and Photos)
Members: Jamie Cook, Matt Helders, Nick O’Malley, Alex Turner http://www.arcticmonkeys.com The Arctic Monkeys are world-renowned for their live performances, and have become one of the most popular indie bands with over 2.5 million Facebook followers. Arctic Monkeys started out their show sensationally, but really made an impression on the song “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” and beyond. The sound in the large arena was surprisingly clear and remarkably loud. The stage lighting was simple and elegant which showed off the group’s polished musicianship and presentation. Drummer Matt Helders was especially entertaining to watch as he enthusiastically beat on his drums with a big smile. Alex Turner easily captivated Detroiters with his…
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Danny Brown, Passalacqua, Child Bite, Bars of Gold, Zombie Jesus and the Chocolate Sunshine Band @ Hamtramck Metro Times Blowout 3/1/2012 (Photos)
Check out our favorite photos from Thursday night of the Hamtramck Blowout! Danny Brown Genre: Prog Rap http://twitter.com/xdannyxbrownx Detroit’s most popular badboy, charismatic enigma, and nationwide media darling had the audience boisterously yelling about smoking blunts as Danny Brown treated us to a homegrown performance. Later this month he is performing at the Detroit Fillmore as a special guest of Childish Gambino. HA look where she is grabbing him! Zombie Jesus and the Chocolate Sunshine Band Genre: Indie, Twang, Sunshine, and Pain http://www.facebook.com/zombiejesusandthechocolatesunshineband Helmut Aretz Jiminez Nick Leu Jheremie Jaque Passalacqua Genre: Old School hip/hop, East Coast rap, the murkier underground and boisterous pop-angled rap Members: Blaksmith and Mister http://tomandbootsy.com http://twitter.com/theblaksmith http://twitter.com/thenameismister…
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FlashClash, Cold Men Young, and Kim Fowley’s Psychedelic Dogs: Photos from the Metro Times Blowout Kickoff Party @ the Magic Stick Garden Bowl (Photos)
FlashClash http://www.flashclash.com http://www.facebook.com/flashclash http://www.twitter.com/flashbryceclash Cold Men Young http://coldmenyoung.com https://twitter.com/coldmenyoung http://www.facebook.com/Coldmenyoung Kim Fowley’s Psychedelic Dogs http://officialkimvincentfowley.tumblr.com http://www.kimfowley.com http://www.myspace.com/realkimfowley http://www.myspace.com/Kimfowley
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The Deadmeat Tour: Steve Aoki and Datsik 2-25-11 (Review and Photos)
After the Detroit leg of The Deadmeat Tour, I overheard one fan say that she wished Aoki and Datsik owned a Detroit club and held such a party every week. We agree! Saturday night was a high-energy, super-hype event. We walked in just in time to hear the second special guest, Mustard Pimp. Mustard Pimp was a pleasant surprise and well-worth checking out. The group is signed to Aoki’s label, Dim Mak Records. Datsik was up next. The British Columbia, Canadian has had a huge year. Ironically, we had just covered the Korn show at the same venue two days earlier, and Datsik had helped Korn with their new 2011 album. Datsik…
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Korn at the Detroit Fillmore 2-21-11 (Concert Review & Photos)
Jonathan Davis – Vocals James Shaffer – Guitar Reginald Arvizu – Bass Ray Luzier – Drums http://www.korn.com http://www.myspace.com/korn http://www.facebook.com/korn http://www.twitter.com/korn http://www.youtube.com/user/kornchannel Jonathan Davis of Korn started off the night as “J-Devil” and djayed a set for the crowd. Jonathan had performed at Bert’s Warehouse in Detroit earlier in the year, but the majority of the crowd had never seen this side of him. The sound system was so strong that it blew the Mac laptop right off the table much to the surprise of the Korn frontman. After the laptop was duck-taped down, the show went on. Jonathan’s enthusiasm and love for playing electronic music set the tone for the night. Check…
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Album Review: Fun. “Some Nights” 2-21-12 (Score 100%)
By Alexis Simpson Genre: Rock Members: Nate Ruess Jack Antonoff Andrew Dost http://www.ournameisfun.com http://www.store.ournameisfun.com http://www.myspace.com/fun http://www.twitter.com/ournameisfun http://www.bebo.com/ournameisfun Fun. has grown immensely in popularity due to a heavy touring schedule, word of mouth, and Glee’s cover of “We are Young.” They remind us a lot of the voice of Mika with the theatricalness of Queen. The album is a hodgepodge of different styles smoothly blended together. We loved the drum and percussion sections.”Some Nights” is an exceptional album not without risks. The musicianship, personal and sometimes sad lyrics entwined with the general theme of overcoming obstacles make this album shine. 1. Some Nights-Intro: Intro? Sounds like it could stand on its own.…
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Gossip Girl Promo Song: “Southern Sky” by John Reynolds (Interview)
Early December on Gossip Girl, the CW showed a preview of a future GG episode set to a beautifully haunting clip of a song that captured the attention of Gossip Girl fans everywhere. Viewers frantically searched the Internet to find out the title and artist of the song. We did some research and found out that the clip is “Southern Sky” by John Reynolds, but we wanted to know more. Much to our surprise, John Reynolds found us on the Internet and posted a friendly comment on our “Southern Sky” post. This week, we got the chance to ask him a few questions in order to get to know him…
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Metrotimes Blowout 2012 Line Up and Schedule 2/29-3/3 2012!
THe Schedule is here: http://blowout.metrotimes.com/index.php/schedule
