Instant Gig Guide

Just to Let know There is little or no news on this holiday season. so i could drop this one on you.

This upcoming Friday, December 22nd at the Magic Stick in Midtown Detroit it the Fifth annual Sounds and Spirits Holiday Spectacular, it have come a long, Long way From the First show at C-POP Gallery in 2002 and it been the Crowning event in the Detroit Indie Music Caldard.

Highlights from past Spectaculars include Jack White and Ben Swank
(Soledad Brothers) collaborating on an Elvis medley, an all-star version of
'Do They Know it's Christmas' featuring Esquire, Marcie Bolen (Von
Bondies), Danny Dollrod and Warn Defever (His Name is Alive), Blanche
performing a costumed Heatmiser/Coldmiser medley, and Mars and Sunshine
Doray teaming up for The Pogues "Fairytale of New York."

the event is a live gig trown back to the days of the old school TV speacial from years go by to the first goalen age of T.V., It is set up by the member of blanche Slide Guitars player Dan Fenney as a Benefit for Coalition on Temporary Shelter (http://www.cotsdetroit.org/) in Detroit.

so i know every one is asking is Who is playing the big gig, The Following bands:

American Mars
Blanche
Sunshine Doray
Thunderbirds are Now!
The Paybacks
Johnny Headband
The Sirens
Jawbone
New Grenada
Johnny Headband
Loretta Lucas and Friends of the Diddlers
The Muldoons
The Go
Sean Hoen
Tragedians
Pas/Cal
Jarrod Champion Sleeps 'til Dusk
Exmix All-stars
Porchsleeper
Ether Aura
Hard Lessons
Night Moves
Windy & Carl
Gilchrist, Oakes, Nash & Yun
Lee Marvin Computer Arm
The Thom McCann Carolers

and i could tell you it going to be one hell of a show

Tickets for this show are still on sale at ticketmaster.com, at the Garden Bowl ticket for this event is $15 Dollars with the doors opening at 9 PM with the show beging at 10 PM on the button.

Be There.

and one more news notes on the P.L.U.G. Awards which i been profiling the categories on this blog sight since the Plug awards nonanne was released in November, The Bands for the show on Feb.10 have been announced the bands playing the show are:

Deerhoof
Tokyo Police Club
Silversun Pickups
El-P
Stephen Malkmus

They will play for about 20 to 40 Minutes at the show.

The Show will be hosted by indie music fan and Actor (who been a few music video himself):

David Cross
of The Ben Stiller Show, HBO Mr. Show with Bob And Dave, and Arrested Development.

There is no word if the show will be webcast or shown on T.V. will keep you posted, but there still time to vote on The PLUG awards at http://www.plugawards.com/general_vote.php, but there is a little time left the deadline for all entry is in January 2007.

and there is a new categorie at the Bottom of this post.