Live Performances
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Blink 182 and My Chemical Romance @ DTE 09/09/2011 (Photos and Review)
My Chemical Romance played a strong set Sunday night at DTE, but lead singer, Gerard Way, had his top moment when performing “First Date” with Blink 182 in order to give Tom Delonge some time to rest his voice due to a nasty cold. After the song, it was evident Gerard was thrilled to have gotten a chance to perform with Blink 182. It was great to see. Matt & Kim also got to perform with Blink 182. Well…Matt sang while Kim did some fun hump-dancing and beer drinking. The guys from Blink 182 were not afraid afraid to show their goofball sides by throwing out mischievous sex quips and…
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A Detroit Legend: Mitch Ryder @ MI Fest 9/17/11 (Photos)
A Detroit Legend: Mitch Ryder @ MI Fest 9/17/11. More MI Fest photos coming soon!
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Matt & Kim @ DTE 9/11/11 (Photos & Review)
Matt & Kim put on a lively show full of energy and lots of smiling. They are a lot of fun and have successfully found their own niche in the music biz with their quirky up-beat indie sound. The first song I ever heard by Matt & Kim was “Northeast” which sounds more melancholy than some of their other songs but shows their depth as a duo. Matt & Kim are impossible not to like, and by the end of their set I felt like I had met two new best friends. They have a great ability to bond with their audience and entertain at the same time. Seeing them…
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George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic 09/05/2011 @ Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak, MI (Photos)
What a great performance!
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ANR, We Barbarians, and The Ashleys @ PJ’s Lager House in Detroit 9/5/2011(Photos and Review)
This past Monday Detroit hosted three bands that music lovers need to know about. 1. ANR Brian Robertson (Keyboardist/vocals) Michael John Hancock (Drummer/vocals) ANR traveled to Detroit to play us some tunes in preparation for their release of the deluxe edition of Stay Kids. ANR is A psychedelic synth-pop duo that met while studying in Miami. The group has played with bands such as Animal Collective, Neon Indian, and No Age, but has spent much of this year headlining their own tour in both the U.S. and the U.K. Prior articles written about ANR compare these guys to all sorts of different bands such as MGMT, Passion Pit and even the Red Hot…
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Panic! at the Disco in Royal Oak @ Arts, Beats, & Eats 9/2/2011 (Photos and Review)
Coachella? Lolla? SXSW? Sure, they’re great…But the small city of Royal Oak has been pulling together their own mini music festival full of great acts at an unbeatable price. The city was able to snag Panic at the Disco before the band sets out on their Fall tour. Panic! singer, Brendon Urie, quickly commented to the crowd how hot it was in Detroit and teased that he may have to remove some clothing if the audience is willing to as well. Record temperatures or not, Panic! at the Disco put on a lively, full-sounding performance complete with great lighting, superb musicianship, and Urie’s distinctive and lyrical voice. You didn’t have…
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The Psychedelic Furs at Royal Oak’s Eats, Beats & Eats (Photos & Review)
The Psychedelic Furs are the kind of band that can take music from the past and make it new again. They drew a large crowd on the last day of Royal Oak’s Arts, Eats, & Beats and put on a strong performance. Richard Butler had a lot of interesting Vogue type poses and a killer smile as his best accessory. Fellow band members Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (saxophone), Amanda Kramer (keyboards), and Paul Garisto (drums) also owned the stage as rockstars should. The Royal Oak festival crowd was enthusiastic about the performance due to the high-energy and polished sound of The Psychedelic Furs. The group is…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Arts, Beats & Eats Festival in Downtown Royal Oak (Photos and Review) 9/2/2011
On Friday, I was excited to finally see for myself why Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is one of the most talked about emerging bands of the moment. They did not disappoint, in fact they were even more upbeat, fun and funky than I had realized since I had never seen them live before. Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott came across on stage as laid-back, genuinely nice, but also awesomely talented. The guys encouraged the audience members to forget about how silly they may appear to their neighbor in the audience and let loose. It was entertaining to see a diverse crowd of young and old enjoying the performance. DEJ finished…
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2011: The Year of Bright Eyes (Photos and Concert Review @ Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI)
Michigan was lucky enough to host Bright Eyes three times in 2011. The Majestic Theatre show was special because the band fully displayed a performance that was, “…for the love of the game”. This is the statement I like to use when I find an artist of any sort that participates in their art for the pure enjoyment and love/passion for whatever it is they do. That night Bright Eyes played for us for about two hours and twenty minutes. That impressed me because the group has s pretty strenuous tour schedule, and keeping up that amount of energy isn’t easy. The engaging Conor Oberst was especially magnetic that night…
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Identity Festival Detroit 8/12/2011 (Photos and Review)
This year, the newly formed Identity festival came to DTE Energy Music Energy Theatre. Detroit was the second stop on the first ever touring electronic-music festival that introduces itself as a “sensory extravaganza” that possesses “unparalleled production.” They did not disappoint! Throughout all stops of the tour, the festival is simultaneously running three stages: Rockstar Energy Drink’s Dim Mak Festival Stage, the Advent Stage, and the Skullcandy Main Stage. I was impressed that even though Detroit was only the second stop on the tour, the timeline of all stages was accurate and all performances flowed smoothly. Our first stop was to the Rockstar stage to check out the fantastic electropop duo, Holy…