Welcome to The Blowout

Hello, everyone from all over Detroit and outside Detroit.

Welcome to Hamtramck, population was 22,976, name after decorated French-Canadian officer during the Revolutionary War John Francis Hamtramck, and once home of a large Polish immigrants, home of Kowalski, birhtplace of hamtramck legion and Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich, one time home of Dodge Main Plant, home of the 1959 Little League World Series champions Hamtramck all star [the only team from Michigan to win the title, they also won the 1960 pony league title with the same team.],St. Florian church, and that darn labor day Festival.

But For almost 10 years have been the warm up ramp for live and local music whit the help of Detroit alternative News weekly "Metrotimes" bring you the metrotimes hamtramck blowout, this mini local version of Austin, Texas SXSW Festival have came a long, long way since the first blow out in 1998.

In that year there was only six venues [THE ATTIC,PAYCHECK'S LOUNGE,ROADRUNNER'S RAFT(Now the Altes bar),LILI'S 21(Now The Painted Lady),HOLBROOK CAFE,MOTOR LOUNGE(Now Closed)] speard over two night [Thursday and Friday] and in that year feather over 72 gigs all over the small 2.2 Sq. mile city.

bands that was playing that first blowout on that year was American Mars,Atomic Fireballs,Atomic Numbers,Butler Twins,Caelum Bliss,Cloud Car,Dean Fertita,Dirbombs,some unknow rapper by the name of Eminem, Fletcher Pratt,Forge,Fortune & Maltese,Gepetto Files,Hentchmen,Immigrant Suns,Immortal Winos of Soul,Jill Jack,Kung Fu Diesel,19.5 Collective,Spy Radio,They Come in 3's,
2 Star Tabernacle,Volcanos,Volebeats,Wildbunch,Windy & Carl,Witches, and a real hot band that was coming up in at the time the White Stripe.

Now 10 years, 100's of bands and about a bunch of venues [some good, some bad (anyone remember Cloud 9, Worst blowout venues ever]later and a lot of miles walking from gig to gig to gig in snow cover weather forecast by Chuck Gaidica at Local 4, The Blowout have made a name for itself as one of the most key dates in the detroit music calderer as a must see.

over the years the blowout have introduce to tons and tons of great music and a lot fo bands have went on to be notict and went on to the Nationals stage like the The White Stripes, Eminem, The Von Bondies, The Sights, Blanche, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Obie Trice, The Dirtbombs, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Howling Diablos, Paradime, Ghostly International DJs, The Hentchmen and bands of today like The Hard Lessons,The Muldoons,Thunderbirds Are Now!,Adult.,Lee Marvin Computer Arm,and other

It four days of crazy music action in a small city that will have over 250 gig over 20 venues in about four days that will begging tonight at the Stick Complex in Midtown detroit and then three days of rock out going to gig to gig in hamtramck.

i hope as a editor of this detroit base blog sight hoped you enjoy your stay in hamtramck and hoped you find something new during the hamtramck blowout.

and don't forget the clock restaurant is open 24/7

Steve Paljusevic
Editor and Writer
It Came From Culture City
Detroit, MI

WebSight: itcamefromculturecity.blogspot.com
E-mail: culturecitynewstips[at]yahoo[dot]com

[Ed Note: Since i cant be everywhere at the same time during the hamtramck portion of the blow out and if you are a regular reader of this sight you can be my eyes and ears pleased E-mail the blog sight at Culturecitynewstips[at]yahoo[dot]com and on the subject line please put down repoprting from {your venue here} and give you report her it will be put A.S.A.P.]