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And the Big News in Culture city the major 4th of July Festival the Comerica Tastefest which have Common, The New Pornographers, Cat Power, Ray Davies, Spyro Gyra, Mavis Staples, Kings of Leon, Eric Burden and the Animals, The All American Rejects, Damone, Amadou and Mariam, Amp Fiddler, Calvin Cooke and Kevin Mahogany and other just to name a few have change there name it will be now know from now on as Comerica CityFest

The Name which havew been the tasetfest since it 1st one since 1989 since it been held ever year at the new center on West Grand Boulevard and Second near the Fisher building change was change by the good folks at the New Center Council as recongen that the event have grown from a taste of Chicago style festail to a major Culture event with actives and what else the music, Live and local and really loud

Next year event will take place from July 4th to July 8th,2007

and if you want to played CityFest here the link to Sonicbid for info:
www.sonicbids.com/comericacityfest

speaking of which the big detroit version of the SXSW Festival The Metrotimes Hamtramck Blowout this year will celeabate it 10th birthday of going to club to club thur the rain and snow getting to see you local band and it was also the event that interduce you to the The white Stripes, The Von Bondies, The Sightts, His Name is Alive, Obie Trice, The Dirtbombs, Detroit Grand Pubahs, The Howling Diablos, Paradine, The Hentchman, The Hard Lessons, and more

well there setting up for the Blowout TEN which will take place From Wednesday, March 7 to Saturday, March 10, and it been secen 2003 the blowout kick off party will take place at the Stick complex(aka Majestic Theatre Center) in Midtown detroit and then we continued up 1-75 for about almost 200 bands plating in a small enclave to rock out to rock, country, Hip-Hop, rap, flow, blues, other from of very nice music up and down Jos.campau, Holdbrook, and Caffin and Conant. (the Main street in HAmtramck)

So why are we mentin the blow out four months early, that they are ask for bands to sidmm gor your music and this year it have gone it have gone total digiatil so you will not to send any music so if you want to play for a spot for this year blowout or if you want to play the blow aging you have to re apply on line Here the Links to the sight to apply for the march sigh gig.

http://www.metrotimes.com/blowout/application.asp