BREAKING CULTURE NEWS

MEG WHITE AND JACKSON SMITH IS GOING TO TIE THE KNOW

I have not posted any thing in a wheid

but i would not pass this up
and it good news in the culture city

now if any one know these two people
you know they have been dating for a wheid
and if you also know they keep the private life, private

but if you know where the story came from, blame it on the free press

Because according to the Free Press in there online web site tonight
White Stripes Drummer Meg White and and Jackson Smith and getting married on May 22
in Nashville

Now according to the report they got engaged several weeks ago

and since they keep there private people out of the scene
they will held there wedding in Nashville
but they will hold a reception in Detroit after the wedding
for all there Motor City Well Wishers

this will be the 1st wedding to Jackson Smith
and the 2nd for Meg white Married Jack back in the late 90
but broke up just as the white stripes was about to heat up
that lead the early decade Garaged Rock Scene.

So on behalf of your truly and the other music fans
and blogger who either like the white stripes or don't like the white stripes

pleased let congratulate the New Happy Love Birds
as they walk down the Chapel
and let hoped they be together for a long time.

The Result and the Bands for the Rocl Lottery

Last Night at a secret location some where in Detroit
and do mean some where in Detroit the drawing for the bands
in the first ever Rock Band Lottery took place

With this draw the name of the 15 one-off band was reviled
now since i have now idea where the draw was held and a
long day yesterday at Comerica Park seeing a tigers game

i did not know until today 1st on MotorCityRocks.com
and clear further at the Eat This City Blog

The Bottom is the list of all 15 bands who will now
have a week to pratect one original song and one Cover song
and all will be play live at the Magic Stick Next Week on Wednesday, April 22
in what there calling it Rock Lottery

this gig will benitfit "The Greening of Detroit"

if i for got anything on this list please Contact Me at
Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com

and not only that let me know what you think about the line up leave them on the blog.

So without further delay
Here are the Bands for
Rock Lottery.

Band 1

Loretta Lucas (Sisters Lucas)
Bill Kozy (Speedball)
Chad Gilchrist (His Name Is Alive)
Dave Vaughn (Detroit Cobras)

Band 2

Dave Graw (Bang Bang!)
Erik Mushy
Stevie Someone
Matt Becker (Easy Action)

Band 3

Nick Cicchetti (Millions Of Brazilians)
Amado Movado (Bill Bondsmen)
Marcie Bolen (Silverghost / F’ke Blood)
Mike Trombley (The Sights)

Band 4

Ko Melina (Dirtbombs)
Jeff Thomas
Zach Weedon (Dirtbombs / Readies)
Ben Luckett (Fake Go / Readies)

Band 5

Al Sherman
Dave Feeney (Blanche / American Mars)
Craig Brown (Terrible Twos / Mahonies)
Adam Davis (Vicious Cycles?)

Band 6

Deleano Acevado (F’ke Blood / Silverghost)
Alia
Leslie Hardy (Murder City Devils)
Julian Spradlin (Gardens)

Band 7

Jarrod Champion (Sleeps Till Dusk)
Tony Vegas (Grande Nationals)
Tony Romeo (Easy Action)
Billy West

Band 8

Danny Kroha (Gories / Readies / Demolition Doll Rods)
Corey Weedon (Lee Marvin Computer Arm / Sugarcoats)
Brandon White (Octopus / Aran Ruth / Beard Of Bees)
Jeff Klien (Whoops)

Band 9

Liz Isakson
Eddie Baranek (Sights / Shotgun Wedding)
Andrew Hecker (Displays)
Ryan Allen (Thunderbirds Are Now! / Friendly Foes)

Band 10

Amy Gore (Gore Gore Girls)
Jamie Dido
Jake Culkowski (Magic Shop)
Ben Moore

Band 11

Virginia (Bartender Extrodinaire)
Frank Woodman (Woodman)
Matt Hatch (Golf Courses / Tiger Games)
Todd McNulty (Lee Marvin Computer Arm / Sugarcoats)

Band 12

Steve Snitch (F’ke Blood?)
Steve Shaw (Fondas)
Matt Van (Uncle Kracker / Mustard Plug)
Eugene Strobe (Witches)

Band 13
Randolph Chabot Jr. (Deastro)
Dale Beavers
Dale Wilson (Octopus / Four Hour Friends)
Scott Michalski (Volebeats)

Band 14

SteveNawara (Magic Shop)
Chris Koltay (Shadiamond Le Freedom)
Scotty Hagen (Grande Nationals)
Vince Mazzola (Gardens)

Band 15

Kevin American
Troy Gregory (Prong)
Andy Hickner

STOLEN GEAR ALERT

Band: The Randies [Los Angeles,CA]

This Cross the wire on my space tonight
and as costume on this blog site i post What was stolen

according to the post tonight
the thief happened yesterday Silverlake, CA

The Van that was stolen was white Chevy 15 passenger vandie
License plate Number: 4yrr578

The Gear:

Fender Custom Deluxe Tele (Dark Green, Tortoise pick guard)
Fender Strat (Burgundy, Blk Pickguard)
Fender Jag Bass(Black)
Fender Hello Kitty Guitars (pink,Black, ANd Bats Maru bass- JCM 800(bleach stain on front)
4x12,-Marshall Plexi, fender blonde 2x12 cabinet (beat up)
TONS of pedals
Toshas drum kit (green)

if anyone have any info please contact police in Sliverlake:

BREAKING CULTURE NEWS

C-POP MAY CLOSE FOR GOOD IN JUNE

My jaw just drop when i read this in the Detroit News Web site just after 4 PM

According to the Detroit News web site http://www.detnews.com/ The Bad economy in the Detroit area have calm a high profile victim.

The C-POP Art Gallery in midtown Detroit

the indie art place Next to the Magic Stick complex on the corner of Woodward and Willis near Wayne State may close in June.

According to owner Tom Thewes "staying open just doesn't make sense" blaming slow art sales, the Troubled of doing business in Detroit, and the building landlord's to put the building for sale on the property over a year ago and begin in bad times in the Detroit Metro Area did not help much.

there may be hope by turning the building into a mix used Venue that may incorporate C-POP if all else fail June may see the end of the edged art galley that have been located at it current location since 1998 [it stared in 1995 in Royal Oak].

Story From The Detorit News Here.

Online SXSW Set Times

Here are the set for the SXSW
that will aired live on-line

WOXY.COM

Wednesday, March 18th

10a LONEY DEAR
12p PETE & THE PIRATES
2p TBA
4p VIVA VOCE
6p ALL THE SAINTS

Thursday, March 19th

10a THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
12p ASOBI SEKSU
2p HUMAN HIGHWAY
4p MT. ST. HELENS VIETNAM BAND
6p THE ROSEBUDS

Friday, March 20th

10a TBA
12p THE LOVE LANGUAGE
2p IRAN
4p MOTHER MOTHER
6p MUMFORD & SONS

Saturday, March 21st

10a LADY DOTTIE & THE DIAMONDS
12p WE HAVE BAND
2p TBA
4p FUTURE OF THE LEFT
6p FRENCH MIAMI

KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic

Thursday, March 19 - Peter Bjorn and John
Friday, March 20 - PJ Harvey and John Parish

NPRMUSIC.COM

March 18 (Wednesday, 11 p.m. ET):

The Decemberists,
The Avett Brothers, and
Heartless Bastards

March 19 (Thursday, 1:30 p.m. ET):

Blitzen Trapper
Dirty Projectors
K'Naan
BLK JKS
Blind Pilot
Thao Nguyen and
the Get Down Stay Down

KEXP.org

Wednesday, March 18th Performances

12:30am BLK JKS
2:30pm Alela Diane
4:30pm Pete & the Pirates
6:30pm Wild Yaks
8:30pm The Features


Thursday, March 19th Performances

12:30pm Elliott Brood
3:30pm The Love Language
4:30pm Akron/Family
6:30pm First Communion Afterparty
8:15pm Gomez


Friday, Marth 20th Performances

12:30pm Razorlight
2:30pm Andrew Bird
3:30pm Peter Bjorn and John
4:30pm PJ Harvey & John Parish
8:30pm M. Ward

CBC Radio 3
http://radio3.cbc.ca/

Wed March 18

4pm - Two Hours Traffic
4:40pm - Mother Mother
5:20pm - Beast
6pm - Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains
7:40pm - The Arkells
8:20pm - Shout Out Out Out Out

Fri March 20

6:15pm - The Details
7:15pm - Boats
8:15pm - Bedouin Soundclash
9:15pm - Immaculate Machine

Sat March 21

1:00pm - Winter Gloves
1:35pm - Ohbijou
2:10pm - Thunderheist
2:45pm - Woodhands

The Weekly Outdoor Gig Gudie for March 16th to 22nd

Magic Stick

Thursday - ONE LOVE REGGAE BAND
Friday - JARROD CHAMPION SLEEPS TILL DUSK
Saturday - BROKEN SPINDLES

Majestic Theater

Monday - DECIBEL, NUCLEAR BLAST & HEADBANG FOR THE HIGHWAY PRESENTS: CARCASS
Tuesday - BLEEDING THROUGH
Saturday - THE ATTICUS METAL TOUR

The Crofoot

Monday

INWARD EYE [Pike Room]

Tuesday

DICKEY BETTS & GREAT SOUTHERN [Crofoot Ballroom]

Wednesday

NBA Wednesdays featuring P.L. with Tone Tone, Brilliance, T-Dot & Foolish[The Crofoot]

Thurday

TOKYO POLICE CLUB with BORN RUFFIANS and THE HONORARY TITLE [Crofoot Ballroom]

Friday

NEIL HALSTEAD with JOSHUA JAMES [Pike Room]
COVERS LOVERS - PIXIE DIXX as "The Pixies" and FISH LIPS as "the Smiths" at PHONOTROPIC [Vernors Room]

Saturday

TRINA [Eagle Theater]
BLACK ROSE [Pike Room]

Sunday

RATATAT [the Crofoot Ballroom]
KING [Pike Room]

Magic Bag

Saturday - GAELIC STORM

Lager House

Monday - Duende! w/ Canja Rave and Dale Beavers
Friday - The Amino Acids vs. DaiKaiju
Saturday - The Darts cd release party w/ Prussia, the Divine Comedians and Big Mess

Saint Andrews Hall

Friday - Adele
Saturday - Less Than Jake with The Expendables

Blind Pig (Ann Arbor)

Tuesday - Casanova Frankenstein, North, The Ferdy Mane, Buffalo Kids
Thursday - One.Be.Lo & Senim Silla w/ Nickie P., Decompoze, Octane, Malaki, Kodac
Friday - Mustard Plug w/ Deals Gone Bad, Chris Murray, Green Room Rockers
Saturday - Chris Bathgate w/ Frontier Ruckus, Charlene Kaye

The Fillmore Detroit

Saturday - 2009 Women of the World Poetry Slam

The Ark [Ann Arbor]

Monday SOLD OUT - Victor Wooten
Tuesday - Crooked Still
Wednesday SOLD OUT - Howie Day & Nick Zuber
Thursday - Ari Hest
Friday - RFD Boys
Saturday - Misty Lyn & The Big Beautiful
Sunday - Jorma Kaukonen

The Belmont(Hamtramck)

Friday - Leukemia/Lymphoma Society Benefit featuring Mazinga, the Jrugs, and Tokyo Sex Whale
Saturday - Fundraiser for Gleaner’s Food Bank. Featuring Doug Woolsey(acoustic set), Darling Imperial, Paper White, shoe., Old Empire, Interior Project, Scarlet Oaks, Dial81, The Octopus, The Sisters Lucas and DJ Fahenheit 2040

Small Bar (Hamtramck)

Saturday - Almost Free, the Esperantos, Jesus Chainsaw Massacre and Mild Cartoon Violence

POSTPONED - Fu Manchu - Thursday

The Painted Lady (Hamtramck)

Friday - the party stompers
Saturday - the state/ final assault/ anguish

Northern Light Lounges (New Center Area)

Saturday - Rocket Ray Graveside Manner,Country Bob&the Blood Farmers

Fox Theatre

Saturday - Spring Comedy Jam starring Mike Epps with special guests Teddy Carpenter & Dominique Witten [Two Shows]

Masonic Temple Theatre

Thursday - RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Saturday - Eagles

BREAKING CULTURE NEWS

JACK WHITE FROM A BRAND NEW BAND

Breaking Culture News from the Culture City News Room
[1ST LOCAL BLOG TO POST IT]

Belevied it or not The lead Singer of the White Stripes and the the Raconteurs
Jack White have from a Brand New Band, yes i kid you not.

According to a story on Spin which was post at just after 9 PM tonight
the Band will be called:

"The Dead Winters"

The Band Will be made up of:

Alison Mosshart of the Kills on vocals
Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and Blanced on bass
Dean Fertita who the touring keyboardest for the like of The Raconteurs and Queens of the Stone Age's playing guitar
And Jack White playing drums and be on vocals of course

It will be Jack Thrid actice band jack have been in Next to the The Raconteurs who wrap up toruing Consolers of the Lonely last year and the white stipes who was last see on the last Late night with Conon O'Brian show almost three weeks ago.

Oh Wait there more, According to the SPIN story they have there debut album made already and in ture Jack White Stlye he record in three weeks in the Third Man building in Jack Current home of Nashville, TN

It Will be called "Horehound" and it will be released in June on Jack Third Man record label.

Oh, Wait there even, even more to this story there 1st gig tonight in a the Third Man Records building in downtown Nashville, From What SPIN said "A limited edition 7" vinyl pressing of the Dead Weather's debut single, "Hang You From the Heavens" (including a cover of Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"), will be available exclusively to invited guests at Wednesday night's event. The two songs are expected to hit iTunes immediately following the gig.

So How this Happend last September Alison Mosshart join the Raconteurs for a couple of songs in a Raconteurs Tour Stop in Memphis, TN and then some how a Super Group was From.

There is Video of the gig below here and Not only that, "The Kills" Will be doing a Detroit gig May 8th at the Stick.

UPDATE: There Even More
They Have a web Site: http://www.thedeadweather.com/

the Raconteurs with Alison Mosshart
"Steady as She Goes"

the Raconteurs with Alison Mosshart
"Salute Your Solutions"

The Kills - Black Balloon


UPDATE #2 - 11:31 PM: the Tennessean News Paper in Nashville have more of the story:

Link to the story

Few Highlights from The tennessean:

But in downtown Nashville tonight, Jack revealed that he’s piled a few more huge endeavors on his plate. His brand-new band, The Dead Weather, played its first show at the invitation-only opening of White’s new Third Man Records building, which will serve as the headquarters for his record label and house a record store, photo studio and performance stage.

“This band is the first project to come out of this new system, which is our new studio in town and this building,” White said before playing a copy of the band’s debut album, Horehound, for guests.

“If one of the bands working here says, ‘Jack, there’s a great band that played at the End on Friday night, you should check these guys out,’ Saturday morning, they can come to Third Man Studios and we can cut a couple of songs. They can come back to the photo studio and we can take a photo of them. We can cut the acetate and run it down the block, and within three weeks, we can have a thousand copies of a 45 that they can sell at shows.”

The band performed for a room full of fans, friends and industry insiders that included Sheryl Crow and Martina McBride.

and the Third Man Records have a web site as well:
http://www.thirdmanrecords.com

From the web site:

Third Man Records, the imprint on which Jack White releases all of his music including The White Stripes and The Raconteurs, now has a physical location in downtown Nashville. White's new Third Man Records building serves as the company HQ and houses the label's offices plus a vinyl record store, photo studio, dark room and performance stage.

In celebration of the building's opening, the label’s newest rock outfit, The Dead Weather, delivered their first public performance with a set including songs from their forthcoming album, Horehound. The band, fronted by Alison Mosshart (known to music fans as one half of The Kills) includes The Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence on bass, Dean Fertita from Queens Of The Stone Age on guitar and Jack White on drums and vocals. In addition to playing, White also served as producer on Horehound. Recording took place earlier this year in just three weeks at the newly constructed Third Man Studio, designed from the ground up by White. Third Man plans a June release for the album.

Around 150 fans, family and friends attended the Third Man Records grand opening event and exchanged their letter-pressed invitations for limited edition 7" vinyl pressings of The Dead Weather's debut single "Hang You From The Heavens" (b/w a stealth cover of Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"). The Dead Weather hand painted each of the 150 7" records that also included a different photo booth strip of the band members. Downloads of these two songs are now available exclusively through iTunes.

Tonight At The Blowout

Tonight is the final night of the Metrotimes Hamtramck Blowout 12
and you in luck tonight line-up for the entire night is $10 bucks

and don't forget the night move bus will be around the area taking everyone form one venue to a anthoer.

ATLAS BAR
2363 YEMANS

9:40 PM BLUE BLACK HOURS
10:40 PM BLACK JAKE & THE CARNIES
11:40 PM DALE BEAVERS AND BOOTSEY X
12:40 AM SCOTCH BONNET (headline)

BAKER'S STREETCAR
9817 JOS CAMPAU

09:40 PM OLD EMPIRE
10:40 PM DOOP & THE INSIDE OUTLAWS
11:40 PM SPITTING NICKELS
12:40 AM THE SWAMP SISTERS (headline)

BAR CARBON
11474 JOS CAMPAU

9:20 PM MOTOR CITY SIDESTROKERS
10:20 PM POLISH MUSLIMS
11:20 PM THE ACTOR REPENTS
12:20 AM THE MOURNING VOICES (headline)

(313) 366-9278 10:20 PM POLISH MUSLIMS
09:20 PM MOTOR CITY SIDESTROKERS

THE BELMONT
10215 JOS CAMPAU

10:00 PM LEAF ERIKSON
11:00 PM LIGHTNING LOVE
MIDNIGHT SMOKE
1:00 AM FRIENDLY FOES (headline)

JEAN'S
12002 JOS CAMPAU

9:20 PM ROMEO FLYNNS
10:20 PM CAROLYN STRIHO
11:20 PM THE CROOKS
12:20 AM SATORI CIRCUS (headline)

KELLY'S BAR
2403 HOLBROOK

9:20 PM NOVADA
10:20 PM LIES UNKNOWN
11:20 PM COUGAR THE TIGER
12:20 AM LOS VIKINGS DEL MUERTO (headline)

K OF C HALL
9632 CONANT

10:00 PM GARDENS
11:00 PM MAGIC SHOP
MIDNIGHT READIES
1:00 AM THE DETROIT COBRAS (headline)

K OF C LOUNGE
9632 CONANT

9:20 PM THE DISPLAYS
10:20 PM SISTERS LUCAS
11:20 PM GOREVETTE
12:20 AM CARJACK. (headline)

NEW DODGE
8850 JOS CAMPAU

10:00 PM RENCEN
11:00 PM JENNIE KNAGGS AND THE SURE SHOTS
MIDNIGHT THE MELTDOWNS
1:00 AM CITY CHICKEN ORCHESTRA

PAINTED LADY
2930 JACOB

9:20 PM SMASHED WINDOWS
10:20 PM FRUSTRATIONS
11:20 PM WAR. (Warn Defever of HNIA)
12:20 AM DRUID PERFUME (headline)

PAYCHECK'S
2932 CANIFF

9:20 PM RED CHINA
10:20 PM OSCILLATING FAN CLUB
11:20 PM DUENDE!
12:20 AM PINKEYE WITH JOHN SINCLAIR (headline)

SMALL'S
10339 CONANT

9:40 PM I SPEAK IN CALCULUS
10:40 PM WOLFBAIT
11:40 PM CHAPSTIK
12:40 AM BLUESONG (headline)

TROWBRIDGE HOUSE
10241 JOS CAMPAU

10:00 PM THE RUINERS
11:00 PM THEY NEVER SLEEP
MIDNIGHT DECIBILT
1:00 AM HAFLIFE (headline)

WHISKEY IN THE JAR
2741 YEMANS

9:40 PM JEFF ST. JOHN
10:40 PM MISTY LYN & THE BIG BEAUTIFUL
11:40 PM BONE ORCHARD REVIVAL
12:40 AM JO SERRAPERE & WILLIE DUNNS (headline)

DETROIT THREADS
10238 JOS CAMPAU

DOCILE RECORDS RE-RELEASE PARTY

DESIGN 99
3309 CANIFF

8:00 PM STUPOR
11:00 PM A RETROSPECTIVE OF BAD IDEAS

RECORD GRAVEYARD
2926 CANIFF

8:30 PM JULIE NAGER
9:30 PM ARAN RUTH
10:30 PM JOHNNY ILL BAND

By Time:

KEY:

ATB - ATLAS BAR
BSC - BAKER'S STREETCAR
CAR - CARBON
BEL - THE BELMONT
TFJ - JEAN'S
KBR - KELLY'S BAR
KCH - K OF C HALL
KCL - K OF C LOUNGE
NDL - NEW DODGE
PLY - PAINTED LADY
PAY - PAYCHECK'S
SML - SMALL'S
THC - TROWBRIDGE HOUSE
WIJ - WHISKEY IN THE JAR
D99 - DESING 99
RGY - RECORD GRAVEYARD

8:00 PM

D99 - STUPOR

8:30 PM

RGY - JULIE NAGER

9:20 PM

CAR - MOTOR CITY SIDESTROKERS
TFJ - ROMEO FLYNNS
KBR - NOVADA
KCL - THE DISPLAYS
PLY - SMASHED WINDOWS
PAY - RED CHINA

9:30 PM

RGY - ARAN RUTH

9:40 PM

ATB - BLUE BLACK HOURS
BSC - OLD EMPIRE
SML - I SPEAK IN CALCULUS
WIJ - JEFF ST. JOHN

10:00 PM

BEL - LEAF ERIKSON
KCH - GARDENS
NDL - RENCEN
THC - THE RUINERS

10:20 PM

CAR -POLISH MUSLIMS
TFJ - CAROLYN STRIHO
KBR - LIES UNKNOWN
KCL -SISTERS LUCAS
PLY - FRUSTRATIONS
PAY - OSCILLATING FAN CLUB

10:30 PM

RGY - JOHNNY ILL BAND

10:40 PM

ATB - BLACK JAKE & THE CARNIES
BSC - DOOP & THE INSIDE OUTLAWS
SML - WOLFBAIT
WIJ - MISTY LYN & THE BIG BEAUTIFUL

11:00 PM

BEL - LIGHTNING LOVE
KCH - MAGIC SHOP
NDL - JENNIE KNAGGS AND THE SURE SHOTS
THC - THEY NEVER SLEEP
D99 - A RETROSPECTIVE OF BAD IDEAS

11:20 PM

CAR - THE ACTOR REPENTS
TFJ - THE CROOKS
KBR - COUGAR THE TIGER
KCL - GOREVETTE
PLY - WAR. (Warn Defever of HNIA)
PAY - DUENDE!

11:40 PM

ATB - DALE BEAVERS AND BOOTSEY X
BSC - SPITTING NICKELS
SML - CHAPSTIK
WIJ - BONE ORCHARD REVIVAL

MIDNIGHT

BEL - SMOKE
KCH - MIDNIGHT READIES
NDL - THE MELTDOWNS
THC - DECIBILT

12:20 AM

CAR - THE MOURNING VOICES (headline)
TFJ - SATORI CIRCUS (headline)
KBR - LOS VIKINGS DEL MUERTO (headline)
KCL - CARJACK. (headline)
PLY - DRUID PERFUME (headline)
PAY - PINKEYE WITH JOHN SINCLAIR (headline)

12:40 AM

ATB - SCOTCH BONNET (headline)
BSC - THE SWAMP SISTERS (headline)
SML - BLUESONG (headline)
WIJ - JO SERRAPERE & WILLIE DUNNS (headline)

1:00 AM

BEL - FRIENDLY FOES (headline)
KCH - THE DETROIT COBRAS (headline)
NDL - CITY CHICKEN ORCHESTRA
THC - HAFLIFE (headline)

DETROIT THREADS - DOCILE RECORDS RE-RELEASE PARTY

The Metro Times Hamtramck Bowout 12 - Day Three

Last Night it was day Three of the Metro Times Hamtramck blowout and last night was a real great night for local music because it was a oh so good day with temp near the mid 60's, it would be a enjoyable night for going up and down around the hamtramck area.

There would no considering about bundle up for cold weather, it was just cool to walk to one gig to the Next gig or take the shuttle bus which is well begin run this year including the Night Move Bus which is a difference experience because it a green bus and instead of the crappy music from a radio station there was local music pump in the bus and it was all local.

not only that there was some good Vittuam Water on the front of the bus which was good for those of you tried after a full show of taking a rest from all that walking, Oh despise report that was put on the web, No i don't need a Segway thanks you very much, I am fine.

The Best part of the blowout is for new place to offer discount for the blowout and the Towbriged House of Coffee offer a discount and add a quite from a popular you tube clip of some hot head cable host to tell everybody "WILL DO IT LIVE".

After a few days of teasing to the Blog think he would show up as me[which is not true] i did see former MT and current freelance writer Johnny Loftus show up at the K and C checking out the blowout, and it look like he is doing well.

Last night was pretty full all over the place by the 11 PM some of the placed i visit it was near or almost full house when i went to the "Atlas Bar" it was full for four hours Friend, i spend the 1st ten minutes with MT Editor W. Kim Hairon until i found a spot where some of my friends was sitting, that how crowed it was.

and one more note some of the bands play much, much early, i was going to see Elle and the fonts they was going to play at 9:40 PM but play at the same time as the blue flowers, and miss Kelly jean clawell because she play early as well not only that Fred Thomas [of SLGTM fame]and Aran Ruth switch time slot so when they say line up subject to change, think it will change at the last mintue.

as for the music highlights the K of C roof blow off with the sounds of the dirtbombs which have a great line-up these days with the addition of Zachary Weedon of the readies which make a prefit match for Ko demon fuzz playing guitar, the K of C Main Hall was total full expect for the back which is amazing despite the bad sound.

also ripping the blowout was "The Terrible Twos" who punk rock was awesome and blew everybody ears at the blow out.

also good was Tone & Niche which there music is good live you always like good band with string in it and they was good.

also good and fun was four hours friends it great to see a good band who add country and rock together and not only that the girl in the band [who is the girlfriend of the lead singer] look pretty cool.

also Great and cool and also seeing them for the first time since Changing there band name from Ether Aura was "The Blueflowers" which was real cool to see the band, i had to miss them two weeks ago because i when to the back in spades show, but they sound good and at the same time look like a real pretty band may be it the addition of pretty cool base player.

Now i arrived at the carbon bar to see "Jason Croff Family Band" they was going to go on at about 12:20 AM, but end it up going on 12:40 AM i did not stick around because i took a shuttle to the Knight of Columbus to catch the dirtbombs to round up the night.

Well Tonight is the last night of the blowout and yes the blowout least fave friend "Bad Weather" will arrived, but it will not be cold and snow as in years past but it will be cold and rainy with a little bit of thunder and no it not going to be the NBA Team from OKC.

but you stay dry for THE SWAMP SISTERS, FRIENDLY FOES, SATORI CIRCUS, THE DETROIT COBRAS, CARJACK and a lot,lot more and after the Next blowout will be in 12 months from now.

Stay Safe and stay Dry.

Special Day show case at the Blowout at Cafe 1923

Just whan to let you know about a special Famliy show case beging held today at the Cafe 1923 [2287 HOLBROOK] and it beging called a "FAMILY HOOTENANY" it going to be music for Kids and Families it will beging at about 1 PM with the first act go at about 2:10 PM and will end at about 4 PM.

I Just check in with Cafe 1923 and they tell me there is No Cover for showcase, but if you are wareing a blowout wrist band you will get a small discount on any of the food and coffee items at the cafe 1923


Her the Line up for that:

2:10 PM - CELLO BELLA
2:40 PM DANNY KROHA
3:10 PM THE MYDOLS

Day Three Line Up At the Metro Times Hamtramck Blowout

Note it a Weekend so all set times for the first acts will between 9-10 PM
with the last acts end between Midnight and 1 AM

And Don't Forget for any of you copming to the blowout from Royal Oak.Frendale and Downtown Detroit "The Night Move" Bus will take people from the blow out tonight at The Night Move will be picking up at 8pm in Royal Oak (5th and Washington) 8:10 pm in Ferndale (E. Troy and Woodward) at 8:10pm, and 8:30 in Downtown Detroit (Beaubien and Monroe) and will be leaving Hamtramck at 2 AM printo.

And friday and Saturday will be $20
Tonight and tommorrow will be $10

Tonight Line-Up

ATLAS BAR
2363 YEMANS

9:20 PM MATT JONES
10:20 PM BATTLING SIKI
11:20 PM FOUR-HOUR FRIENDS
12:20 AM GREAT LAKES MYTH SOCIETY (headline)

BAKER'S STREETCAR
9817 JOS CAMPAU

9:20 PM COMMERCE & HILLER
10:20 PM A WORKING MODEL
11:20 PM ST. THOMAS BOYS ACADEMY
12:20 AM MAZINGA

BAR CARBON
11474 JOS CAMPAU

9:20 PM RACHEL AND JUNK
10:20 PM THE MANTONS
11:20 PM SWITCHBLADE JUSTICE
12:20 AM JASON CROFF FAMILY BAND


THE BELMONT
10215 JOS CAMPAU

9:20 PM NOMAN
10:20 PM TONE & NICHE
11:20 PM I, CRIME
12:20 AM CIRCUS BOY (headline)

JEAN'S
12002 JOS CAMPAU

10:00 PM THE CAVITY CREEPS
11:00 PM THE CRUMZ
MIDNIGHT BILL BONDSMEN
1:00 AM EARWORMS (headline)


KELLY'S BAR
2403 HOLBROOK

9:40 PM ELLE AND THE FONTS
10:40 PM MAN AT ARMS
11:40 PM STARE INTO THE SUN
12:40 AM THE HADITUPTOHERES (headline)


K OF C HALL
9632 CONANT

10:00 PM THE UPROARS
11:00 PM TERRIBLE TWOS
MIDNIGHT LEE MARVIN COMPUTER ARM
1:00 AM THE DIRTBOMBS (headline)
ALL NIGHT TIMMY VULGAR DJ

K OF C LOUNGE
9632 CONANT

9:40 PM KELLY JEAN CALDWELL
10:40 PM ALAN SCHEURMAN
11:40 PM ARAN RUTH
12:40 AM CITY CENTER (Fred Thomas of SLGTM) (headline)


NEW DODGE
8850 JOS CAMPAU

10:00 PM THE DETROIT PONY EXPRESS
11:00 PM THE TARKANIANS
MIDNIGHT VIVIAN GEORGE
1:00 AM BROADZILLA (headline)


PAINTED LADY
2930 JACOB

9:20 PM THE BLUEFLOWERS
10:20 PM ALLAN JAMES & THE COLD WAVE
11:20 PM SCARLET OAKS
12:20 AM VOLEBEATS (headline)

PAYCHECK'S
2932 CANIFF

9:40 PM WOODMAN
10:40 PM JEHOVAH'S WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
11:40 PM WILDCATTING
12:40 AM DUTCH PINK (headline)

SMALL'S
10339 CONANT

9:40 PM METAWAVE
10:40 PM RUNNING WITH PANTHERS
11:40 PM THE HIGH STRUNG
12:40 AM THE GRANDE NATIONALS (headline)

TROWBRIDGE HOUSE
10241 JOS CAMPAU

10:00 PM 1592
11:00 PM MADAME XD
MIDNIGHT ASYLUM 7
1:00 AM BLACKREIGN AND OHKANG (headline)


WHISKEY IN THE JAR
2741 YEMANS

9:20 PM MOONSQUALLER
10:20 PM GIVE UP SOLUTION
11:20 PM AUDRA KUBAT
12:20 AM IL SEGRETO STRING QUARTET (headline)

DETROIT THREADS
DETROIT TECHNO MILITIA

By Time:

Key:

ATB - ATLAS BAR
BSC - BAKER'S STREETCAR
CAR - CARBON
BEL - THE BELMONT
TFJ - JEAN'S
KBR - KELLY'S BAR
KCH - K OF C HALL
KCL - K OF C LOUNGE
NDL - NEW DODGE
PLY - PAINTED LADY
PAY - PAYCHECK'S
SML - SMALL'S
THC - TROWBRIDGE HOUSE
WIJ - WHISKEY IN THE JAR
DTH - DETROIT THREADS

9:20 PM

ATB - MATT JONES
BSC - COMMERCE & HILLER
CAR - RACHEL AND JUNK
BEL - NOMAN
PLY - THE BLUEFLOWERS
WIJ - MOONSQUALLER

9:40 PM

KBR - ELLE AND THE FONTS
KCL - KELLY JEAN CALDWELL
PAY - WOODMAN
SML - METAWAVE

10:00 PM

TFJ - THE CAVITY CREEPS
KCH - THE UPROARS
NDL - THE DETROIT PONY EXPRESS
THC - 1592

10:20 PM

ATB - BATTLING SIKI
BSC - A WORKING MODEL
CAR - THE MANTONS
BEL - TONE & NICHE
WIJ - GIVE UP SOLUTION

10:40 PM

KBR - MAN AT ARMS
KCL - ALAN SCHEURMAN
PAY - JEHOVAH'S WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
SML - RUNNING WITH PANTHERS

11:00 PM

TFJ - THE CRUMZ
KCH - TERRIBLE TWOS
NDL - THE TARKANIANS
THC - MADAME XD

11:20 PM

ATB - FOUR-HOUR FRIENDS
BSC - ST. THOMAS BOYS ACADEMY
CAR - SWITCHBLADE JUSTICE
BEL - I, CRIME
PLY - ALLAN JAMES & THE COLD WAVE
PLY - SCARLET OAKS
WIJ - AUDRA KUBAT


11:40 PM

KBR - STARE INTO THE SUN
KCL - ARAN RUTH
PAY - WILDCATTING
SML - THE HIGH STRUNG

MIDNIGHT

TFJ - BILL BONDSMEN
KCH - LEE MARVIN COMPUTER ARM
KCH - THE DIRTBOMBS (headline)
NDL - VIVIAN GEORGE
THC - ASYLUM 7

12:20 AM

ATB - GREAT LAKES MYTH SOCIETY (headline)
BSC - MAZINGA
CAR - JASON CROFF FAMILY BAND
BEL - CIRCUS BOY (headline)
PLY - VOLEBEATS (headline)
WIJ - IL SEGRETO STRING QUARTET (headline)

12:40 AM

KBR - THE HADITUPTOHERES (headline)
KCL - CITY CENTER (Fred Thomas of SLGTM) (headline)
PAY - DUTCH PINK (headline)
SML - THE GRANDE NATIONALS (headline)

1:00 AM

TFJ - EARWORMS (headline)
NDL - BROADZILLA (headline)
THC - BLACKREIGN AND OHKANG (headline)

D.J.'s

K and C Hall - TIMMY VULGAR DJ
DETROIT THREADS - DETROIT TECHNO MILITIA

The Metro Times Hamtramck Bowout 12 - Day Two

It was Day two of the Hamtramck blowout

after getting wipe out after day one and writing my own account of day one and checking for photo and video of Day one, it good to know that the blow out was in my hometown for the next three nights.

the best part about this that i could goes out in my back year to see some great local bands.

and Since Thursday is a Work day this year the promoter push back the start times for Thursday about a Full hour and they speard the set times meaning the first band stated between 8-9 PM, this is good in past year where they all start at the same time and you have to split time two bands.

Not only that the weather which in past years have been snowy and cold with the temps on some years at about 10 with the wind chill at about -2, well yesterday i was in the low 50 with the same for tonight help with the hi at 64 and nice.

But it going to rain on Saturday, but it will rain early so i will be no problem, i Hope.

it was kind of quite no drama, expect for one drunk lady who was upset because she did not know there will be cover for the next three night for the right to get wasted too much.

Among the music highlight from Night two well it was all consertaed the kinght of Columbus hall in the city West Central side highlight by last year buzz band "The Silent years" but this was not your usual Silent years show it was a show with the five core member( Josh Epstein, Mike Majewski,Cassandra Verras,Ryan Clancy,and
Fabian Halabou) but have a hours section and not only that a Choir help out with some viocal of the songs and they was all dress up in there warm Sngglie

Lead singer Joshua Epstein did dress his best dressing in the spirit of Flaming Lips Frontman Wayne Corin dress up in a blow tie and waring a car bletbuckle, it have the crowd dancing and even i Dance a little bit with Carey Gustafson which was great.

also great last night and back up the buzz from begin on the cover of last week Detroit News My Time section now i only listen to about six or seven songs before i when to see "the decks" at the "PayChecks" but this band is real wonderful to see live and the frontman Randy Chabot is pure Genies Thur and Thur and make all Thor UK Band To Shame.

also fun last night was Marco Polio and the New Vaccines and the frontman Steve was total all over the place running around singing going nuts and in one point near the end of the set was in the hallway ask some the crowd to say some thing in the wireless mic which too some total unperpair.

Also great last night was over at the Trowbride House of Coffee where i saw the Lansing beat and tune of Public Pubes which was fun to see as they did it off the floor of stage one at the THC.

also good last night was was Sikik Nation which was good last night also got a CD for my show on WHFR-FM (Wednesdays from noon-2PM) they was good.

also playing who i saw last night was The Darts, [OK], Darling Implrial, [Really good and have not seen them in a long time], The Word Play, [Good], and the Fore-mention The Decks,[who was great].

And one more thing to wrap up the night a band that Opened up the last time Ra Ra Roit the last time they was hear Blase Splee was handing out there four songs EP of a album there making and will be out in June i listen to it over the weekend and may play it on my Wednesday WHFR Show.

Two Days Down, Just two More to go and since this is the weekend the first gig beging at there regual times with the 1st set going between 9-10 PM, Bands tonight GREAT LAKES MYTH SOCIETY, FOUR-HOUR FRIENDS,JASON CROFF FAMILY BAND,RACHEL AND JUNK, I, CRIME, TONE & NICHE, ELLE AND THE FONTS, TERRIBLE TWOS, THE DIRTBOMBS,LEE MARVIN COMPUTER ARM, CITY CENTER (Fred Thomas of SLGTM),ARAN RUTH, KELLY JEAN CALDWELL, BROADZILLA, VOLEBEATS, SCARLET OAKS, THE BLUEFLOWERS, DUTCH PINK, JEHOVAH'S WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM, WOODMAN, THE GRANDE NATIONALS, THE HIGH STRUNG, MADAME XD, and AUDRA KUBAT.

and Remember you can send report of what happening at a gig at the blowout at culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com

Have a great night tonight at least the weather will be nice.

Video and Photo From the BlowOut

We have search the Web for any Photo and video
From Last Night Blowout Pre Party Gig and we Found
some Video From the gig on the Metro Times Blowout
you tube Channel and a flicker photo sideshow

Also there is a Photo Side From Motor City Blog

"Meatmen"


"Gepetto Files"


Photo From the Metrotimes Blowout Flicker site


Photos from Motor City Blog

Photos From Det-tour Maginzine

Tonight At The Blowout

Pleased note: Since Thursday is a Work Day Tonight Blowout set times will beging early with th1st bands foing on between 8 PM, 8:20 PM and 8:40 with the last bands goes on between 11:20 PM, 11:40 PM, and Midnight.

Don;t forget if you are coming from Royal Oak, Frendale, and Downtown Detroit the Night Move bus will pick up people going to the blow beging tonight at 8 PM form Royal Oak (5th and Washington) 8:10 PM in Frendale (E. Troy and Woodward) and 8:30 PM in Detroit (Beaubien and Monroe) and will live hamtown at 1:15 AM

SO Here the Line Up For tonight:

By Venued

ATLAS BAR
2363 YEMANS

9:00 PM COWBOY MESSIAH
10:00 PM BILL GROGAN'S GOAT
11:00 PM SH! THE OCTOPUS
MIDNIGHT THE DEAD LETTERS (headline)

BAKER'S STREETCAR
9817 JOS CAMPAU

8:40 PM DARLING IMPERIAL
9:40 PM PHILO-SAN
10:40 PM MUCH TOO MUCH
11:40 PM BEARD OF BEES (headline)

BAR CARBON
11474 JOS CAMPAU

8:40 PM FIDRYCH
9:40 PM DIVINE COMEDIANS (ex Dollfaces)
10:40 PM TO THE BAT CAVE
11:40 PM STEVEN AND THE REELERS

THE BELMONT
10215 JOS CAMPAU

9:00 PM THE WORD PLAY
10:00 PM THE RUE MOOR COUNTS
11:00 PM BEVERLY FRE$H
MIDNIGHT TIMMY'S ORGANISM (headline)

JEAN'S
12002 JOS CAMPAU

8:20 PM THE STRAIGHTBACKS
9:20 PM THE CODGERS
10:20 PM TRICK 9
11:20 PM THE JULIETS (headline)

KELLY'S BAR
2403 HOLBROOK

8:40 PM THE PLANTONES
9:40 PM JESUS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
10:40 PM FLATFOOT
11:40 PM THE DIAL TONES (headline)

K OF C HALL
9632 CONANT

9:00 PM ROGUE SATELLITES
10:00 PM MARCO POLIO & THE NEW VACCINES
11:00 PM DEASTRO
MIDNIGHT THE SILENT YEARS

K OF C LOUNGE
9632 CONANT

8:20 PM BLASE SPLEE
9:20 PM DEVILFISH
10:20 PM DANIEL.
11:20 PM ZOOS OF BERLIN

NEW DODGE
8850 JOS CAMPAU

9:00 PM FIELDS OF INDUSTRY
10:00 PM MILLIONS OF BRAZILIANS
11:00 PM SUPERDOT
MIDNIGHT LOVE MEETS LUST

PAINTED LADY
2930 JACOB

8:20 PM BOYWIFE
9:20 PM FONTANA
10:20 PM THE PLAIN DEALERS
11:20 PM THE PIZAZZ (headline)

PAYCHECK'S
2932 CANIFF

8:20 PM THE DARTS
9:20 PM LAST TOURIST
10:20 PM THE PRIME MINISTERS
11:20 PM THE DECKS (headline)

SMALL'S
10339 CONANT

8:40 PM CITIZEN SMILE
9:40 PM SIKSIK NATION
10:40 PM SOLITARY STATES
11:40 PM MICK BASSETT & THE MARTHAS (headline)

TROWBRIDGE HOUSE
10241 JOS CAMPAU

9:00 PM PUBLIC PUBES
10:00 PM MS. CREME
11:00 PM CHARLIE SLICK
MIDNIGHT SEX GHOST!

WHISKEY IN THE JAR
2741 YEMANS

8:40 PM THE LESSMORES
9:40 PM WILD YEARS
10:40 PM LULL TUCKER
11:40 PM SLOW GIANT (headline)

DETROIT THREADS HEATWAVE
10238 JOS CAMPAU A night of 80's Dance Music...with Mikel and Spinny
(313) 872-1777

By Time

8:20 PM

TFJ - THE STRAIGHTBACKS
KCL - BLASE SPLEE
PLY - BOYWIFE
PAY - THE DARTS

8:40 PM

BSC - DARLING IMPERIAL
CAR - FIDRYCH
KBR - THE PLANTONES
SML - CITIZEN SMILE
WIJ - THE LESSMORES

9:00 PM

ATB - COWBOY MESSIAH
BEL - THE WORD PLAY
KCH -ROGUE SATELLITES
NDL - FIELDS OF INDUSTRY
THC - PUBLIC PUBES

9:20 PM

TFJ - THE CODGERS
KCL - DEVILFISH
PLY - FONTANA
PAY - LAST TOURIST

9:40 PM

BSC - PHILO-SAN
CAR - DIVINE COMEDIANS (ex Dollfaces)
KBR - JESUS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
SML - SIKSIK NATION
WIJ - WILD YEARS

10:00 PM

ATB - BILL GROGAN'S GOAT
BEL - THE RUE MOOR COUNTS
KCH - MARCO POLIO & THE NEW VACCINES
NDL - MILLIONS OF BRAZILIANS
THC - MS. CREME

10:20 PM

TFJ - TRICK 9
KCL - DANIEL.
PLY - THE PLAIN DEALERS
PAY - THE PRIME MINISTERS

10:40 PM

BSC - MUCH TOO MUCH
CAR - TO THE BAT CAVE
KBR - FLATFOOT
SML - SOLITARY STATES
WIJ - LULL TUCKER

11:00 PM

ATB - SH! THE OCTOPUS
BEL - BEVERLY FRE$H
KCH - DEASTRO
NDL - SUPERDOT
THC - CHARLIE SLICK

11:20 PM

TFJ - THE JULIETS (headline)
KCL - ZOOS OF BERLIN
PLY - THE PIZAZZ (headline)
PAY - THE DECKS (headline)

11:40 PM

BSC - BEARD OF BEES (headline)
CAR - STEVEN AND THE REELERS
KBR - THE DIAL TONES (headline)
SML - MICK BASSETT & THE MARTHAS (headline)
WIJ - SLOW GIANT (headline)

MIDNIGHT

ATB - THE DEAD LETTERS (headline)
BEL - TIMMY'S ORGANISM (headline)
KCH - THE SILENT YEARS
NDL - LOVE MEETS LUST
THC - SEX GHOST!

DTR - HEATWAVE - All Night

Legone

ATB - ATLAS BAR
BSC - BAKER'S STREETCAR
CAR - CARBON
BEL - THE BELMONT
TFJ - JEAN'S
KBR - KELLY'S BAR
KCH - K OF C HALL
KCL - K OF C LOUNGE
NDL - NEW DODGE
PLY - PAINTED LADY
PAY - PAYCHECK'S
SML - SMALL'S
THC - TROWBRIDGE HOUSE
WIJ - WHISKEY IN THE JAR
DTH - DETROIT THREADS

The Metro Times Hamtramck Bowout 12 - Day One

Well Last Night was the first day of the 12th annuls mega showcase of local music in the city which is called the hamtramck blowout, the turn out was real good with most of it coming with the early start time.

with me i was a little bit later to the show with bus problem [Mostly waiting for the bus], i did arrived at about 8:45 PM and then there was a hic-up getting my press pass, i did get my wristband but the combination of getting there and the waiting for the band led me to my the first band on the night "Electric Fire Babies" i got up to the stick just when there was ending.

I did see a lot of old friends at the blow out last night some who i have not seen in a long time like new WDET Weekend music host Ann Delise, to fame Entertainment attorney Howard Hertz, and alot of friend who i have seen a lot and some people i who know but have not seen in a long i total forget there name, Which in my bad.

There was a lot of of people one friend notice with Video Cameras mostly with for there blog mostly for you tube and mostly for the hell of it, oh yes there was you photo people and in the age of twitter Cell phones texting to there twitter site, that some thing to think of Next year.

Among the music highlights yesterday was you got it "the meatmen" the punk band who know how to crated a following with there lead singer Tesco Vee dress for the show in out fit design by Muffy Karona, the band did entertain and offend at the same time and not only that the music was not that bad but it was true punk rock.

Also i like "The Octopus" feather former member of the "Deadstring Brothers" Masha Marjieh i meet her at the Eagles of Death Metal show a few weeks ago but seeing her on stage i can say man she can sing and still look cool after the show she is my new fave muse at the moment.

Also good last night was the "The Gepetto Files" now i have seen it before years back but this time have hacking band and i was a crazy mix a puppet show with with a live band but i was pulled off.

also good last night was silverghost who sound so great with with a good film backdrop but i heard only five song because i forgot Outrageous Cherry was playing at the same time at the Majestic so i went there and they was OK last night, also great was Child bite, The Wrong Numbers and hip-hop/ R and B act "Fluent" Who was in the Metroitmes blowout cover.

after a long night for me, night two in hamtown is just getting started but it will now be up I-75.

Band To See on The BlowOut Pre-show at the Stick Complex

Bands To Watch tonight at the blow out

SILVERGHOST
OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY
THE MEATMEN
And ELECTRIC FIRE BABIES

The Full Line-Up

By Venues

Magic Stick

8:45 PM ELECTRIC FIRE BABIES
9:30 PM CHILD BITE
10:30 PM THE OCTOPUS
11:45 PM SILVERGHOST (headline)

MAJESTIC THEATRE

9:15 PM FLUENT
10:00 PM GEPETTO FILES
10:45 PM THE WRONG NUMBERS
11:30 PM OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY
12:30 AM THE MEATMEN (headline)

PUNK FITNESS - In Between Act

By Time

MGS - 8:45 PM ELECTRIC FIRE BABIES
MTC - 9:15 PM FLUENT
MGS - 9:30 PM CHILD BITE
MTC - 10:00 PM GEPETTO FILES
MGS - 10:30 PM THE OCTOPUS
MTC - 10:45 PM THE WRONG NUMBERS
MTC - 11:30 PM OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY
MGS - 11:45 PM SILVERGHOST (headline)
MTC - 12:30 AM THE MEATMEN (headline)

Full Report Tomorrow

It about two days until the Metrotimes Hamtrmck blowout 12

and i got a reminder on the personal Facebook with some more info

First, Anyone coming from the blowout from Downtown Detroit, Frendale and Royal Oak the Shuttle Bus Service "The Night Move" will pick up people going to the blowout on Friday and Saturday

They will pick up people at the follow location:

Royal Oak (5th and Washington) at 8 PM
Ferndale (E. Troy and Woodward) at 8:10 PM
Detroit (Beaubien and Monroe) at 8:30 PM

Will arrive in Ham town at 8:45 and will take local gig goers
home 1:15am on Thursday, and 2am on Friday and Saturday

Also T-shirt for this year blowout will be on Sale at the K and C
all weekend long at about $ 10
But you want to pick up at the metro Time website [Link]

also some addition to the line up:

The Rap Act RenCen is playing the blowout
they will Opened up the last night at the New Douge Lounge
On Saturday at 10 PM

also Mention on the Blowout blog at the Metroitmes Site
that The Silent Years who will playing Midnight at the K and C Hall Main Room
will have 17 members Five of the Silent Years but there will be a choir and a horns section to the mix.

So this will be a Good Set and not only that the late act on Tuesday will play at midnight, so the silent Years may go on well past 1 AM

Also if you are going to the blowout all four days and if your going to take pictures the Metro Times would like to see them to they would shear them on the web site, so see the site, snap it and send it it will be on the Metro times Flicker Site at This Address:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/blowout2009

And since were Talking about the Metrotimes
The Brand News MetroTimes will be out this Wednesday
With a complete pullout schedule and map for each night of Blowout

So Pick It Up on Wednesday.

The Weekly Outdoor Gig Gudie For Febuary 16th to 22nd

Magic Stick

Tuesday - ASHERS (FEATURING MARK FROM UNSEEN) * SMEAR CAMPAIGN
Thursday - THE SATIN PEACHES * JSB SQUAD * FAREWELL REPUBLIC
Friday - BLITZEN TRAPPER
Saturday - THE CREEPSHOW AND THE KOFFIN KATS

The Crofoot

Monday - THANK YOU and MI AMI plus CHILD BITE (the Pike Room)
Tuesday - GOBLIN COCK with WARSHIP (the Pike Room)
Friday - NIGHT MOVES featuring MOBIL, LENNY STOOFY,GRAND DAD CRUNK, AND ALLAN JAMES & THE COLDWAVE (the Pike Room)
Friday - The Cass Collective Presents JENNIE KNAGGS/THE SURE SHOTS, NOMAN, and THE EMPTY ORCHESTRA at PHONOTROPIC (the Vernors Room)
Saturday - MILLIONS OF BRAZILIANS EP RELEASE (The Pike Room)
Saturday - SPRING BREAK BASH 2009 (the Eagle Theater)

Magic Bag

Saturday - BACK IN SPADES with the Grande Nationals, Class Three Overbite and Mick Bassett & The Marthas

Lager House

Monday - TurboFruits w/The Decks, Kommie Kilpatrick
Thursdays - Human Eye, Heroes & Villains
Friday - Readies w/The Sugarcoats, Scarlet Oaks
Saturday - The Vamps w/The Sundresses, Darling Imperial

Saint Andrews Hall

Thursday - Ben Kweller

Shelter

Saturday - The Bakerton Group with The Reverend Payton's Big Damn Band and Red Fang

Blind Pig (Ann Arbor)

Tuesday - Surrender the Operator w/ 10 Degrees Above Parallel
Wednesday - Brett Dennen w/ Little Ones
Thursday - Count Bass D w/ Dante LaSalle, Hubert Sawyers, DJ Who
Friday - Yoshi CD Release Party w/ Rafael Casal, Tree City, and DJ C4
Saturday - The Von Bondies w/ Nico Vega, and Lightning Love

The Fillmore Detroit (formerly State Theatre)

Thursday - The Green 17 Tour featuring Flogging Molly

Michigan Theater(Ann Arbor)

Wednesday - Ben Folds
Saturday - Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt

The Ark [Ann Arbor]

Tuesday - BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Thursday - Steppin' In It & The Wiyos
Friday - Po' Girl
Saturday - RFD Boys w/ Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein

CANCELLED - Porkbelly Futures - Monday

The Belmont(Hamtramck)

Friday - CAID Fundraiser
Saturday - The Blueflowers (formerly Ether Aura) CD Release with special guests The Volebeats, Jennie Knaggs and the Sure Shots.

Small Bar (Hamtramck)

Friday - Banana Convention, Konniption Fit, The Boy’s Army and Buckra @ Small’s
Saturday - The High Strung, Chase the Radio and Shoe

The Painted Lady (Hamtramck)

Friday - Orange Robot/ bricktown station/ shotgun soul

Northern Light Lounges (New Center Area)

Saturday - The Singles, Philo San

Fox Theatre

Monday - B.B. King and Buddy Guy
Friday - Celtic Woman

BREAKING GIG NEWS

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
TOMORROW NIGHT (2/16) AT SMALL'S

i have to double check to make sure this is correct
and it is.

There will be a surprise gig tomorrow Night at small
in Hamtramck by the one and only

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL

yes the same eagle of death metal who played small back in Nov of last year
are playing small aging tomorrow night in Hamtown in the last second gig

So here are all the info

The Doors Open at 8 PM Sharp
Ticket are only going to be $10 and will be sold at the door
only
an the opener TBD

There in Milwaukee tonight
and got the night off Tomorrow night
so they did not want to take the night off
so there playing a Detroit gig

and that will be tomorrow night
and if i have any adviced
be there early because the last time
they where at small they sold out the gig
Months in advanced

so be there early.

BREAKING CULTURE NEWS - UPDATE

THE NEW MUSIC SHOW ON WDET
WILL BE ON THE WEEKEND ONLY

here is a update to a story broke last night
on the Detroit news web site and posted on this site last night

it was the story about some sort of music coming back to WDET with
the hire of former WDET-FM DJ Ann Delisi our hope in culture it would be a daily
thing i hate to disappointed you fans

from the Press Released i read she will be on the Weekend only, the show will be called "Ann Delisi's Essential Music." and it will be aired for noon to 4 PM begin February 28th.

the show is what is begin called be GM J. Mikel Ellcessor Ann's new show will be a fun, contemporary and thoroughly hand-picked approach to music that moves Detroit," said Ellcessor. "Ann will guide us through the essential music, both new and familiar, that's shaping our culture and will feature music Made in Detroit every hour

that is the only music show added to the line-up the rest of the change on the weekday line are two new news talk show on that mirror "BBC World have your say" which lasted only a year in 2006 called "On Point" that will aired from 10 AM and a two hours news show called "The Takeaway" which aired for two hour from 8-10 AM meaning "Morning Edition" will aired three hours in stead of four hours.

"Detroit Today" the all local news show will move to a time slot TBA

MY TAKE: after reading the press released you can say i am a little bit disappointed it not a Monday Thu Friday gig, but don't be surprise if this becoming a slow process, hey Ann Delisi is a start for once but how are you going to ask listener to listen to a show on the slowest day of the week which is the weekend.

i think people at DET not getting the message that where all news format with the same news on 20 sourced you hear all day, but have any one seen the rating for the whole all-NPR line-up in the last rating book it a 0.9, and not to get down on the head-up at DET don't forget the weak ecomiced is still a factory.

and one more thing not to knock Ann Delisi, she is a good host who been in the scene for a long time and was really good what she did at WDET.CIDR,and as of late WRCJ and most of us remember her as host of backstage pass one of the best show to air in the 90's, but like i said having her back to do a show on a station so off the beaten path it a start.

Let me know what you think, drop me a line or at my e-mail address on the left side.

And here is the press released from PR Newswire
Click Here.

BREAKING CULTURE NEWS

SOME MUSIC TO RETURN BACK TO WDET

yes you hear me correct, the above is true according to the Detroit News in there on line edition

the paper is reporting on there web site
[Link here]

that the New G.M. J. Mikel Ellcessor have what the paper is reporting changes in programming that will infuse the station with more Detroit music and attitude and not only that one of at DJ who have sing to be a DJ is Ann Delisi.

yes the same Ann Delisi who did DJ at the station from 1983 to 1995

the details will be mention in a Press release tomorrow,

according to the Detroit News Ellcessor said this -

When more of Detroit's radio is coming out of town, WDET is drilling deeper into the city", "At a time when so much of the world is talking about Detroit, and Detroit is absent from that conversation, the people in the city who are being talked about are like props in a play. It's vital to get their voices back up into that national dialogue."

"There will be music from somebody living and working and making music in Detroit every single hour that she is on the air," Ellcessor said. "That's a promise."

there have been no mention about this on the WDET web site it self as of 2:30 AM

the other changes at the station according to the Detroit News include a new program that will allow nonprofit arts organizations to get their news on the air, and a switch of some of the current NPR content to programs that will allow more live interaction with Detroit listeners.

but Ann Delisi will be the only DJ for now Ellcessor did said it is not turning the clock back on the all music format that was there almost five years ago, the station plans a mix of music and news that he feels is forward-looking and suited to Detroit

and why Ann Delisi well from the press released "Ann has changed and evolved over the years, as we all have," Ellcessor said. "She's coming back to WDET because we're going to create opportunities to both guide people through today's contemporary music and to get more people engaged in the WDET conversation."

To return to a partly music programs could be a help because it you have been reading the blog site in the last three years you know since most of the music program was dump by then GM Michael Coleman a lot of bands and you know a lot of bands have skip detroit Big time

the changes will go into effect Feburday 23 that two weeks away
stay to later in the day on this breaking news story in the culture city
and if you need a interview you can contact me at address on the left

Live Local Twitter - The Grammys - ON Right Now

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I am on Live Right Now on My Culture City Twitter Sight
Micro blogging Music Biggest Night or Music Most boring night
the 51st annual Grammys Awards begin with the pre-show before the TV show
at 4 PM

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it going to be good or Bad

Culture City Grammy preview

You can say it the grammy according to me

i know that this is what the ads called it or at least to CBS is Music biggest night
but in the last few years with sale of CD down and music on radio and on TV gotten less and less avbalive and the same time the music have going more sucker and sucker and the real music getting pass over like a family by passing a really cool amusman park on the highway for a much crapper state park down the road.

So tonight in LA for the 51st time the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences also know as the grammy people will hand out the grammys in a time where the music bussness is begin runin by music that begin judge by looks than the real music, big time acts in big time event [swaring in day, and the super bowl]lip syncing it, and reallty show asking kids to do really bad Krayoe to a star to make more really bad music.

to help you prepare for the bad boring night adhead to give you my opinion
on who will win and who should win in some select catigory now remember there about almost 112 awards hand it out every year and since there doing live for three hours they only hand it out only between 13 to 16 awards for the crap will see.

So let see the four main awards in the four main awards

Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

* Chasing Pavements - Adele
19 [XL Recordings/Columbia]

* Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends[Capitol Records]

* Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
[J Records/SYCO Music]

* Paper Planes - M.I.A
Kala [Interscope]

* Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Raising Sand [Rounder]

SHOULD WIN: it would like to see M.I.A. win, but the main problem she may be too poltico for networe TV and not only that is a 2007 Song.

WILL WIN: Coldplay, The song is that good form a real good album for a good band.

Album of the Year

"Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends"-- Coldplay
"Tha Carter III"-- Lil Wayne
"Year Of The Gentleman"-- Ne-Yo
"Raising Sand"-- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
"In Rainbows"-- Radiohead

SHOULD WIN: Radiohead, they put out a great about and at the same time reworte the rules of how music should be put out.

WILL WIN: Coldplay but dont be surprize if radio head or one of the other act may put off a big upset.

Song of the year

"American Boy" - Estelle Featuring Kanye West
"Chasing Pavements" - Adele
"I'm Yours" - Jason Mraz
"Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
"Viva La Vida" - Coldplay

Ok can i say it it a toss up between "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay or "American Boy" by Estelle Featuring Kanye West, "Chasing Pavements" by Adele maybe upset potental the other two song forget about it

Best new artist

Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Lady Antebellum
Jazmine Sullivan

SHOULD AND WILL WIN: For the love of god please let it be the Jonas Brothers so in five years they will never beheard of aging.

Select Catigory:

POP

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

* Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]

* Waiting In The Weeds - Eagles
Long Road Out Of Eden [Eagles Recording Company II]

* Going On - Gnarls Barkley
The Odd Couple[Downtown/Atlantic]

* Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
It Won't Be Soon Before Long [A&M/Octone]

* Apologize - OneRepublic
Dreaming Out Loud[Mosley Music/Interscope Records]

WILL WIN: Coldplay - and it going to be a big night

DANCE

Best Dance Recording

* Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk
Alive 2007 [Virgin Records]

* Ready For The Floor - Hot Chip
Made In The Dark [Astralwerks/DFA]

* Just Dance - Lady Gaga
[Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

* Give It 2 Me - Madonna
Hard Candy [Warner Bros.]

* Disturbia - Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded [Def Jam]

* Black & Gold - Sam Sparro
Sam Sparro [Universal Republic Records]

WILL WIN: my current Guilty pelsure the internation dance girl of msytery Lady Gaga

Best Electronic/Dance Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

* New York City - Brazilian Girls [Verve Forecast]
* Alive 2007 - Daft Punk [Virgin Records]
* Bring Ya To The Brink - Cyndi Lauper[Epic]
* X - Kylie Minogue [Capitol/Astralwerks]
* Last Night - Moby [Mute]
* Robyn - Robyn[Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope]

WILL WIN: i dont liste to a lot of dance music i take a wild guess and say Daft Punk will win.

Comdey

Best Comedy Album
(For comedy recordings, spoken or musical)

* Anticipation - Lewis Black[Comedy Central Records]
* Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords[Sub Pop]
* For Your Consideration - Kathy Griffin[Columbia/Music With A Twist]
* It's Bad For Ya - George Carlin[Eardrum Records]
* Songs Of The Bushmen - Harry Shearer[Courgette Records]

SHOULD WIN: because he no longer here George Carlin

WOULD WIN: because all the collage kids love them Flight Of The Conchords

Film/TV/Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

* American Gangster[Def Jam]
* August Rush - [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
* Juno - [Fox Music/Rhino]
* Mamma Mia! - Meryl Streep[Decca Records]
* Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street [Nonesuch Records]

SHOULD WIN: Juno Love the Movie and the sound track and meet Juno herself [Elen Page]last auguest after a go team show at the stick.

WILL WIN: Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, so that mean any was worried Mamma Mia! would win best soundtrack dont worried you be safe.


Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

* The Dark Knight[Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]
* Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull [Concord Records]
* Iron Man[Lionsgate]
* There Will Be Blood [Nonesuch Records]
* Wall-E [Walt Disney Records/Pixar]

WILL WIN: The Dark Knight, It that good, so that will make Suey Cole happy.

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

* Danger Mouse
* Nigel Godrich
* Johnny K
* Rick Rubin
* will.i.am

WILL WIN: From the look at the List it going to be will.i.am

Music Video

Best Short Form Music Video
with You tube link

* Honey - Erykah Badu[Universal Motown]
* Who's Gonna Save My Soul - Gnarls Barkley[Downtown/Atlantic]
* Another Way To Die - Alicia Keys & Jack White [J Records]
* House Of Cards - Radiohead[TBD Records]
* Pork And Beans - Weezer[DGC/Interscope]

SHOULD WIN: Weezer Pork And Beans is so funny

WILL WIN: Radiohead it is So Good

Best Long Form Music Video

* Where The Light Is — Live In Los Angeles - John Mayer[Columbia]
* Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers[Warner Bros.]
* Good Girl Gone Bad Live - Rihanna[Def Jam/SRP Records/Mercury Music Group/Universal Music]
* Respect Yourself — The Stax Records Story[Stax/Tremolo Productions/Concord Music Group]
* Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who - The Who[Universal Home Entertainment]

WILL WIN: Respect Yourself — The Stax Records Story

We have one more select catigory so that have a post of it own it Best Alternative Music Album and it will be above this post

to read almost all of the 110 Catitgory go to http://www.grammy.com/

To read my blow-by-blow of tonight show go at five or six for "Live, Local Twitter" at www.twitter.com/culturecitynews

The Grammy if you are instered will be live at 8 PM On CBS.

UPDATE - 2:36 PM: i did try but as you know because most major music company would aloud video on you tube so i post the Non for Best Alternative Music Album

* Modern Guilt - Beck[DGC Records/XL Recordings/Interscope]
* Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie[Atlantic]
* The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley[Downtown/Atlantic]
* Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket[ATO Records]
* In Rainbows - Radiohead[TBD Records]

WILL WIN: RADIOHEAD

Live Local Twitter - The Grammys [OK it may be boring]

tonight here we go aging

after one of the great night in Detroit rock and roll history
with a great crowd for Jim Shaw benefit

where back down to earth with as you probable know as music biggest night
but to tell you the thurh judging from the line up tonight it may be music boring night

but what a good music fan do but bash it
begin a 5 PM tonight on www.twitter.com/culturecitynews

it Grammy coverage done at about 140 space a post

it the good the bad and the total boring
it a celebrating of not real music

Follow the blow by blow
LIVE tonight begin at 5 PM or 6 PM

It going to fun.

Jim Shaw Benitfit tonight -Info

i Have decied to post this info about a special beinfit
that is happending tonight at the magic stick
for a friend of the detroit rock scene.

As many of you have likely heard, Jim Shaw was recently diagnosed with cancer. What at first seemed like a semi-manageable diagnosis has, unfortunately, become considerably more dire. That being said, both he and his wife Sandy Kramer Shaw are staying positive and they are going to FIGHT. We should too.

On Saturday, Feb. 7 Jim's brothers will host a fundraiser at the Magic Stick (4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-9700) There will great bands and an art auction. Please come and support one of the kindest, most generous souls Detroit has ever known.
Event details include:

Saturday, Feb. 7th
The Magic Stick (4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-9700)
$10 minimum donation at the door

6 p.m. - Doors & Gallery Reception @ CPOP GALLERY (See below for list of participating artists)

8 p.m. - Rare unseen 16 mm short film of THE MC5 and THE STOOGES (shown at Magic Stick). This is a must-see if you are a fan of rock 'n roll.

BANDS
9 p.m. -THE FONDAS
9:20 p.m. -THE GO
9:40 p.m. -THE PIZAZZ
10 p.m. -GARDENS
10:20 p.m. -HUMAN EYE
10:40 p.m. THE SPACE HEATERS
11 p.m. -DRUID PERFUME
11:20p.m. -TYVEK
11:40 p.m. -SMASHED WINDOWS
Mid -GREG CARTWRIGHT
12:40 p.m. -THE DIAL TONES
1 a.m.-DAN KROHA

* Rad RnR Raffle & Sale! *

ART SALE AND AUCTION ~ ~ AT THE CPOP GALLERY!

Silent Auction from 6 - 9 PM
Cash & Carry at Auction's close
Beer from Motor City Brewery
Light refreshements served

Niagara
Steve Shaw
Speedcult
Michael Segal
Kristin Beaver
Glenn Barr
Tim Caldwell
Theresa Kereakes
Brian Victor C.
Mel Schridde
Keith Jackson
Tracee Miller
Glass Action!
Steve Nawara
Gwen Joy
Roe Peterhans
Andy Krieger
Greg Siemasz
Dave Krieger
Doug Coombe
Wendy Case
Aran Ruth
JR / Atomic Customs
SK Young

ONLINE EBAY STORE:

DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF MEMORABILIA, EQUIPMENT, COLLECTIBLES THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED, THERE WILL BE AN EBAY STORE SET UP IN JIM'S NAME. DONATIONS INCLUDE SIGNED MEMORABILIA DONATED BY MARY WEISS OF THE SHANGRI-LAS, AND THE DRUM KIT USED IN THE "HARDEST BUTTON TO BUTTON" VIDEO, DONATED BY JACK AND MEG WHITE OF THE WHITE STRIPES.

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Right Now on my Culture City Twitter site
at www.twitter.com/culturecitynews

I am Twittering the Super Bowl
all The Commerical, all off the field entertanment
and not only that all the action

it is on line right now
just click the link.

BREAKING GIG NEWS

BLOWOUT LINE-UP RELEASED

It Is Last day in January, and the line up for the 12th Annuaul Metro Times Hamtramck Blowout Have Been Released today on the Metro Times web site at http://www.metrotimes.com/
After months of asking for bands for this year blowout and a long seletion prosecce the blow out line up was released after a lot of internet posting on there band my space and a posting last week on the Eat This City Blog

First let you in on the details

The Blowout will happend from March 4th to March the 7th with the blow out per- party happening at the Majestic Theatre Center on March 4th with music at the stick and the Big Theatre[Majestic Theatre] there will be a DJ at the garden bowl but unlike last year there will be no Stage inside the Garden bowl lanes itself

and then from the 5th to the 7th, it will be all shift back to it long time home in Hamtramck where it will be held in 13 venues around hamtown, that down for 17 venues from last year blowout

They will take place aging at these location:

ATLAS BAR, BAKER'S STREETCAR Bar, THE BELMONT, JEAN'S Bar, KELLY'S BAR, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS[Both the big room and the Lounges], 3141(Formaly LOCKER ROOM), The NEW DODGE Lounge, PAINTED LADY Lounge, PAYCHECK'S Bar, SMALL'S and WHISKEY IN THE JAR

New to the blowout This Year is

Trowbridge House of Coffee
10241 Joseph Campau

There is five lees venues not doing the blowout this year
and thouse places are:

CAPO,CHILL & MINGLE,MOTOR CITY SPORTS BAR[remember they got kick out after two nights],P.L.A.V. POST 10 and SHENANIGAN'S

this year blowout is almost all rock there is no country music show case this year[sorry fans for Local 4 Ancore and Contry music singer Devin Silcan] and no R and B, Jazz, Blues or Rap Showcase in this year blow out

Now The set time are not set yet but here what we know
who playing with the Full line up below.

First the Blow out preparty at the Majestic Theatre Center and and the band playing the Magic Stck are The Octopus, Child Bite, Electric Fire Babies and headling the night at the stick will be Silverghost.

Wield over the Majestic Theatre the bands playing that night are Outrageous Cherry, The Wrong Numbers, Gepetto Files, Fluent and headling the night over there are hardcore punk legdon The Meatmen

and after that the action move over to Hamtramck on tuesday night with the headliners are

Cetan Clawson (Atlas), Beard of Bees (Baker's), Timmy's Organism (Belmont), The Interrupted Lovers (Jean's), The Dial Tones (Kelly's), The Silent Years (KofC Hall), Zoos of Berlin (KofC Lounge), Divine Comedians (ex dollfaces) (3141(Locker Room)), Love Meets Lust (New Dodge), The Pizazz (Painted Lady), The Decks (Paycheckï's), Mick Bassett & the Marthas (Small's), Sex Ghost! (Trowbridge House of Coffee), Slow Giant (Whiskey in the Jar)

Headline on Friday Night are:

Great Lakes Myth Society (Atlas), Universal Temple of Divine Power (Baker's), Circus Boy (Belmont), Bill Bondsmen (Jean's), The Hadituptoheres (Kelly's),The Dirtbombs (KofC Hall), City Center (Fred Thomas of SLGTM) (KofC Lounge), 3141(Locker Room), Jason Croff Family Band (3141(Locker Room)), Broadzilla (New Dodge), Volebeats (Painted Lady), Dutch Pink (Paycheck's), The Grande Nationals (Small's), Blackreign and Ohkang (Trowbridge House of Coffee), Il Segreto String Quartet (Whiskey in the Jar)

And Healining the last day of the Blowout will be these bands

Scotch Bonnet (Atlas), The Swamp Sisters (Baker's), Friendly Foes (Belmont), Satori Circus (Jean's), Los Viking Del Muerto (Kelly's), The Detroit Cobras (KofC Hall), Carjack. (KofC Lounge), The Mourning Voices (3141(Locker Room)), City Chicken Orchestra (New Dodge), Druid Perfume (Painted Lady), Pinkeye w. John Sinclair (Paycheck's), Bluesong (Small's), 60 Second Crush (Trowbridge House of Coffee), Jo Serrapere & Willie Dunns (Whiskey in the Jar)

You can get ticket to the blowout at the Metroitems Miain Office at 733 St. Antoine in Downtown Detroit or you can get ticket online at http://www.ticketweb.com/ and for of you outside the metro Detroit Area who what to see the blowout there is a speical hotle package at the Holiday Inn Express in Downtown Detroit for info on that and other just go to the metrotimes Web Site at http://www.metrotimes.com/blowout

And unlike Last year Where i did not do the blowout because of that messy problme with my PC, yes i am doing the blow - big time.

if you whan to do a facebook interview just drop me a line at
Culturecitynewstips@yahoo.com and put on the subject line Countdown to the Blowout

The Full Line up below and remember
the Set time are TBA

BLOWOUT PRE-PARTY (March 4th)

Garden Bowl

DJ services from Mustache in Your Face

Magic Stick

1.Silverghost (headline)
2.The Octopus
3.Child Bite
4.Electric Fire Babies

Majestic Theatre

1.The Meatmen (headline)
2.Outrageous Cherry
3.The Wrong Numbers
4.Gepetto Files
5.Fluent

THURSDAY BLOWOUT (March 5th)

Atlas

1.Cetan Clawson (headline)
2.The Dead Letters
3.Sh! the Octopus
4.Bill Grogan's Goat

Baker's

1.Beard of Bees (headline)
2.Gardens
3.Much Too Much
4.Philo-San

Belmont

1.Timmy's Organism (headline)
2.The Rue Moor Counts

Jean's

1.The Interrupted Lovers (headline)
2.Trick 9
3.The Codgers
4.The Straightbacks

Kelly's
1.The Dial Tones (headline)
2.Flatfoot
3.Jesus Chainsaw Massacre
4.The Pantones

KofC Hall

1.The Silent Years (headline)
2.Deastro
3.Invincible
4.Rogue Satellites

KofC Lounge

1.Zoos of Berlin (headline)
2.Daniel.
3.Devilfish

3141(Locker Room)

1.Divine Comedians (ex dollfaces) (headline)
2.Steven and the Reelers
3.Fidrych
4.To the Bat Cave

New Dodge

1.Love Meets Lust (headline)
2.Marco Polio & the New Vaccines
3.Millions of Brazilians
4.Fields of Industry

Painted Lady

1.The Pizazz (headline)
2.The Plain Dealers
3.Fontana
4.BOYWIFE

Paycheckï's

1.The Decks (headline)
2.The Prime Ministers
3.Last Tourist
4.The Darts

Small's

1.Mick Bassett & the Marthas (headline)
2.Solitary States
3.SikSik Nation
4.Firs and Spruces

Trowbridge House of Coffee

1.Sex Ghost! (headline)
2.Charlie Slick
3.Ms. Creme
4.Public Pubes

Whiskey in the Jar

1.Slow Giant (headline)
2.Lull Tucker
3.Wild Years
4.The Lessmores

FRIDAY BLOWOUT (March 6th)

Atlas

1.Great Lakes Myth Society (headline)
2. Four-Hour Friends
3. Battling Siki
4. Matt Jones

Baker's

1.Universal Temple of Divine Power (headline)
2.Mazinga
3.St. Thomas Boys
4.A Working Model

Belmont

1.Circus Boy (headline)
2.I, Crime
3.Tone & Niche
4.Noman

Jean's

1.Bill Bondsmen (headline)
2.The Crumz
3.The Cavity Creeps
4.Country Bob and the Bloodfarmers

Kelly's

1.The Hadituptoheres (headline)
2.STARE INTO SUN
3.Man at Arms
4.Elle and the Fonts

KofC Hall

1.The Dirtbombs (headline)
2.LMCA
3.Terrible Twos
4.The Uproars

KofC Lounge

1 .City Center (Fred Thomas of SLGTM) (headline)
2. Aran Ruth
3. Kelly Jean Caldwell
4. Allan James & the Cold Wave

3141(Locker Room)

1. Jason Croff Family Band (headline)
2. Switchblade Justice
3. The Mantons
4. Rachel and Junk

New Dodge

1. Broadzilla (headline)
2. Vivian George
3. The Tarkanians
4. The Detroit Pony Express

Painted Lady

1. Volebeats (headline)
2. Scarlet Oaks
3. Alan Scheurman
4. The Blueflowers

Paycheck's

1. Dutch Pink (headline)
2. Wildcatting
3. Jehovah's Witness Protection Program
4. Woodman

Small's

1.The Grande Nationals (headline)
2.The High Strung
3.Running with Panthers
4.Metawave

Trowbridge House of Coffee

1.Blackreign and Ohkang (headline)
2.Asylum 7
3.Madame XD
4.1592

Whiskey in the Jar

1.Il Segreto String Quartet (headline)
2.Audra Kubat
3.Give Up Solution
4.Jeff St. John

SATURDAY BLOWOUT (March 7th)

Atlas

1.Scotch Bonnet (headline)
2.Dale Beavers and Bootsey X
3.Black Jake & the Carnies
4.Blue Black Hours

Baker's

1.The Swamp Sisters (headline)
2.Spitting Nickels
3.Doop & the Inside Outlaws
4.Old Empire

Belmont

1.Friendly Foes (headline)
2.SMOKE
3.Lightning Love
4.Leaf Erikson

Cafe1923 (DAYTIME)

Family Hootenany

Jean's

1.Satori Circus (headline)
2.LTAG
3.Caroline Striho
4.Romeo Flynns

Kelly's

1.Los Viking Del Muerto (headline)
2.Cougar the Tiger
3.The Meltdowns
4.Novada

KofC Hall

1.The Detroit Cobras (headline)
2.The Readies
3.The Magic Shop
4.Gardens

KofC Lounge

1.Carjack. (headline)
2.Gorevette
3.Sisters Lucas
4.The Displays

3141(Locker Room)

1.The Mourning Voices (headline)
2.The Actor Repents
3.Fidrych
4.Motor City Sidestrokers

New Dodge

1.City Chicken Orchestra (headline)
2.Beverly Fresh
3.Jennie Knagg and the Sure Shots
4. Rodriguez

Painted Lady

1.Druid Perfume (headline)
2.War. (Warn Defever)
3.Frustrations
4.Smashed Windows

Paycheck's

1.Pinkeye w. John Sinclair (headline)
2.Duende!
3.Oscillating Fan Club
4.Red China

Small's

1.Bluesong (headline)
2.Chapstik
3.Wolfbait
4.I Speak in Calculus

Trowbridge House of Coffee

1.60 Second Crush (headline)
2.Decibilt
3.They Never Sleep
4.The Ruiners

Whiskey in the Jar

1.Jo Serrapere & Willie Dunns (headline)
2.Bone Orchard Revival
3.Misty Lynn & the Big Beautiful
4.Moonsqualler

The Culture City Interview

Melody Baetens

Writer, Musicican, Booker,
Reporter, Editor, Broadcaster
Local Music Fan, And now
Co-Owner of Small Bar in Hamtramck

Last week One of the long time hero's of the Detroit Rock Scene
announced last week that she is doing some thing she never done
and now she going to do she will be the co-owner of small bar in
Hamtramck.

not only that she will book shows at small, which mean she will leave here job booking shows at the Belmont which she have done for the last five years

last week i interview Melody about the new changes in her life
and not only other things involving the Detroit rock scene and including
one other weekly thing she also leaving which air tonight.

Key:

ICFCC: Culture City
MB: Melody Baetens

ICFCC: So Melody baetens how are you doing
MB: I'm great! I'm very excited, and a little nervous.

ICFCC: just Last Thursday it was made official you are now co owner of small bar in hantramck how did you fell
MB Yes, after a month of going through the process, it's now official. I'm very hopeful that 2009 will be a great year. I'm super excited to be a bar owner and a Hamtramck business person.

ICFCC: you have almost done everything in the Detroit music scene, follower, band member, music writer, songwriter, Booker, and something total new how did you go into owning a bar in Detroit and who ask first
MB: Dave Malosh and I have been kicking around the idea of owning a bar since 2007. It always seemed like such a pipe dream. Dave was talking to Mike Mouyianis one day recently about our goals, and Mike let us in on the fact that his silent partner was ready to sell his share. It was the perfect fit, at the perfect time.

ICFCC: in a down economy these days
MB: The economy is down, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't work toward your goals. If you don't, then then economy wins.

ICFCC: now only that since you now co own the bar, you have to give up two other job, One booking bands at the Belmont on jos campau and one other job can you tell me that
MB: Yes, this Tuesday, Jan 27 is my last day co-hosting Detroit Local 101 on Riff2.[WRIF-FM HD radio side channel] It's sad, but I do so many things and I have to prioritize. My business (Small's) and my career (The Detroit News) have to come first. So I let go of the Belmont and Riff2. I will still play in bands and I still book the Meatmen.

ICFCC: you been booking band at the Belmont for five years doing Riff 2 Detroit Local 101 for three how tough was it to let go of both jobs?
MB: It's bittersweet. I'm sad, but change feels good, and it's needed. I can still go to the Belmont and see bands, hang out with Darren, Tait, Paulette and everyone. I can still see Suzy and the Riff2 crew -- I may even come in and guest host from time to time, or at least I'd like to. I will miss listening to Arthur P tease Meltdown in the jock lounge every Tuesday, though.

ICFCC: what do you mean by Meltdown
MB: Meltdown is the 7 p.m. DJ on WRIF. He does Mandatory Metallica!

ICFCC: you do have a day job at the Detroit News as a Writer and Editor, recently both the News And The Other Detroit Paper the Detroit Free Press announce changes in how the paper are present and deliver[Now Three Days a week beging in late march] in a effort to reverse a down thernd in the paper as more people of to the net to get there news instead the paper did those come into play in owning small?
MB: No, I would've invested in Small's even if the papers didn't announce this.

ICFCC: So what kind of plan do you have for small now that you now co-own it
MB: I've always loved Small's, so I want it to stay mostly the same. I'd like to go back to having 2-4 live shows a week. I'm excited to do more comprehensive promotion. I want to have more national acts. Mike and I will be working together to flush out the schedule and make it awesome. I also want to add wine, and some of the newer liquors.

ICFCC: you mean that good bands that i like that have skip detroit every time i read pitchfork.com
MB: Yes!

ICFCC: that bring a this question why do all the good band me or the other blogger in town skip Detroit these days it look like they go on tour and it Cleveland, Toledo and Chicago or Toronto and we get left out and even thry play SE Michigan in Royal Oak, Pontiac and Ann Arbor or worst Western Michigan?
MB: It could be a number of factors. Routing, is one. Booking agents strive to include Columbus because it's a college town, and Chicago because of the obvious, and sometimes a Detroit stop is swept under the mat. Also, many times bands don't decide where they go, they have a label, management and/or booking agent that fills in the dates for them. Another issue may be money. Bands get more for playing Chicago than Detroit because more people go out in Chicago. The Chicago promoters can guarantee more money because more people are likely to show up. The only reason I can see for booking in Grand Rapids instead of Detroit is that GR is a college town. Detroit is a college town too, but people outside the city rarely see it that way. I think playing Royal Oak or Ann Arbor should be considered a "Detroit stop," at least that's the way the booking agents are figuring it. I'd say, if you want your favorite bands to play Detroit, tell them, and tell their record label or booking agent as well!

ICFCC: do you think radio is a big time factory because of the WDET programming distaer back in 2005 [music to NPR News]
MB I never thought of that. I do think that having a lot of local and indie music played on the radio is important. I just started listing to WDET a year ago, so I don't really know how it was in 2005.

ICFCC: because other than the HD side channels life riff 2 Commerical radio total sucks

MB: I can see why you would say that. I do like to listen to WRIF in the morning, and WCSX at night. Their HD station Deep Tracks is pretty good.

ICFCC: a few more question before end the interview where the Local music scene and the Indie Music Scene be from now in about five years will the scene more tracking as they move away from bad pop music.
MB: It's time to go back to the 90s. Annette (my band mate in the Swamp Sisters) and I have been talking about it for about a year, and Ryan Allen is on board too. The 90s are far enough away, that we miss them, and I think the music of the 90s will start to influence more musicians in the near future. I know Swamp Sisters hope to channel Belly, Veruca Salt and Silverchair when we record our upcoming single.

ICFCC: So will see the second coming of those band and may be the reunion of the legend riot girl band Sleater-Kinney
MB: *silence*

Well i like to thanks Melody for taking time out of her buzy time to do this interview and wish her a lot of luck at small.

as she mention her last show on Detroit Local 101 on this Tuesday, you can listen to it on WRIF - FM HD2 at 101.1 Tonight at 10PM to Midnight, if you don't get a HD Radio you can listen on the Riff 2 Web Site at www.riff2.com and if you really want to celebrate there will be Detroit Local 101 listening party at where else Small tonight from 10 to midnight small is localtied at 10339 Conant St in hamtramck.