The Local News Round-up out of the Weekend

Well, Well, Well

It was a very active weekend in Detroit Rock City i did go to a show on Friday it was night one of two of the can you hear me now taping of rock n roll safari which began airing on Detroit Public TV (WTVS, PBS-56) they only have four shows in the can air, Have aired only two show(The Hard Lessons aired on Saturday night) so they made more show over these two days at the stick.

i went to the one on Friday night came in at the tale end of the The Muldoons (Miss the show because i was watching the auto show Charity preview on Local 4, so got out late) there was good as always.

I pretty saw the entry line up on Friday including rap on the rock n roll safari with the Dubphoics which was very good and during this time i was thinking about soccer(I dont know what because the world most famous soccer player David Beckham is going to play in the USA with the LA Galaxy or what) and then i saw Lortta Lucas Playing new stuff with here new band the Didders which feather her twins sister Julie and Audra Kubat they played a lot of inserment during the entery set and the loud Grand Nationals and i also meet the lead singer of the band who is also names is Steve he a very hard lead singer.

But the long night did almost squeezed out on band who was a last minutes addition the decks were going to played but the four other bands took so long the Band from The Gross points did'nt get on until 1:40 A.M. (Just 20 mintues untill last call, and almost less than a hour until Closing time at 2:30 AM) so they played a very short set only about 20 minutes, Ouch that hurt so they did not played the full set(A reminder to you further book people when you doing a big gig, alway have three or four bands for the night.

I did not go to the show on Saturday night with Man Inc.,Grayling and Born again Floozies and a late addition for Saturday night as well it was the Nice Device with the always pretty Alicia Gbur

so all those show will be aired on PBS in the further show three will aired on Saturday with the Hotness.

I did portion of the Hard lesson show on Saturday show at the same time as the the shins playing Saturday Night Live playing a few song from the new album "Wincing the Night Away" (Which will be out on January 23), and i know all of you are asking about the female who sang on stage with the boys from well that was Anita Robinson, she played in the Portland, Organ Band Viva Voce with her husband Kevin they play very good indie rock there Current released is Get Yr Blood Sucked Out and it there Fourth album and if you wasd more info on the bands go to the there website at www.vivavoce.com or there My Space page at www.myspace.com/vivavoce

So let see what going on the local music Scene this week

And there is a lot of New music released coming up in the upcoming months let see what coming:

The Detroit Cobras Will released there Fourth album in April, it will be called "Tied and True" and you know that Rachel and the boys will tour and now only if they tour Canada Now, the album will be out on the Chicago base Bloodshot records.

* Speaking about Bloodshot Records they have just sing the Gore Gore Girls to a record deal and there new record which are in the proccos of making

* also out soon is the Go and there fourth official full-length album and it will be called "Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride" there will be a CD released party book for April 21st at the stick, can wait for that there going be a single party at the Lager house on Feb. 23 for there single "You Go Bangin On"on Italy Records, cant wait for that go hear the new tunes on there my space site at www.myspace.com/thegodetroit.

* also out in a limited-issue album called "Headed for the Ditch: A Michigan Tribute to Neil Young, it Detroit bands plaing track from the Pop Project, New Grenada, the Word Play, Syscrusher, the Hard Lessons, Saturday Looks Good to Me and more.

* The Line-Up for The 4th Annual Just Let Me Breathe CF Benefit have been set, The Benefit which rasie funds for Cystic Fibrosis, Which is a genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. A defective gene causes the body to produce an abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections.

The Drummer for the all-girl rock band Hellen Emily Schaller has CF put on this event to raise raise awareness about Cystic Fibrosis and put on this event ever year since 2003 will take place on , February 24 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre and it will feather Stolen Liberty,Alex Winston,Grande Nationals,Hellen, and the Headliner South Normal.

now tickets cost $20 bucks, but it going to a good caused, the music begin at 8 PM, you can get tickets The Royal Oak Music Theatre Box office, Record Time in Ferndale and Roseville,Pure Detroit in the Fisher Building in the New Center area also you can get them at www.tickets.com and type in "Just Let Me Breathe" in the Search engine.

You can also get them at upcoming gig by Hellen and South Normal, Here are there dates:

Hellen:
This Friday at The Belmont(Hamtramck)

South Normal

Feb 9 - Motown Winter Blast (Downtown Detroit)
Feb 9 - smokin token lounge (Westland)
Feb 16 - Outriggers (Whitmore Lake)

and for More info, Just go to www.letsrockcf.org or there my space site at www.myspace.com/rockcf

* also there is a bunch of called out for further events in Detroit

The Metro Times is almost 7 and a half week away until the Ten Annual Hamtramck Blowout and the Line up is only weeks away and whield were waiting for the Official line up for the blow out, the paper is making a called out for interns for the blowout.

There accepting applications for the blowout so if you want to help out at the blowout you can called 313-202-8050 or you can E-mail Anne at abaker@metrotimes.comor or Dawn at dwegner@metrotimes.com for more info on begin part of the blowout.

The Blowout will take place from March 7th to 10th.

* If you have a local produce music video, it maybe good for something.

The Planet Ant Theater in Hamtramck is now accpect submissions for the 5th annual Planet Ant Film & Video Festival, you can go to the Planet Ant Web sight to find out more info, The The 2007 Planet Ant Film & Video Festival will take place June 13 through June 16, 2007.

* and One more thing i have forgot to mention on this blog sight, but i will mention this now, If you are in a bands anywhere in the Detroit Tri-Country area and are between the ages of 13 and 18 and want to be hear this compation is for you, The Detroit News is putting on the 3rd annual Battle of the bands and is asking for entry for the contest, you can got to the link on the right of the page but the deadline is Feb 19, This year event will at the State Theater in Downtown March 31.