Reviews
AWOLNATION Make Welcome Stop At Arts Beats & Eats
AWOLNATION made a great tour stop on Sunday September 2nd at Royal Oak Michigan’s Arts Beats & Eats festival. A gentleman from Detroit’s radio station, Alt 106.7 introduced the band. He had even personally suggested AWOLNATION to play at the festival. Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World” greeted the band to the stage. The roaring…
Taylor Swift Brings Memorable reputation Tour To The Motor City
Taylor Swift is certainly a gal with a big reputation, but she let nothing but her talent shine at Ford Field in Detroit on Tuesday. Fans were greeted at the door with light up bracelets to hold high and add their own ray of shining light to the sea of Swifties in the crowd. Fans…
Pixies and Weezer Deliver Unforgettable Performance In Metro Detroit
Pixies and Weezer joined forces to the delight of music fans at DTE Energy Music Theatre on Friday July 13th. Pixies have always been gentleman (and a lady) that make the kind of music they want to make… music that is completely atonally recognizable. That fact was on grand display from the moment the band…
Evanescence And Lindsey Stirling Unite For Magical Night In Detroit
Powerhouse band Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling positively delighted DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI to an exceptional night of musicality on Monday July 9th. Both acts were joined onstage by a talented live orchestra, which gave their songs a bigger than ever feel. Evanescence has been a force in music since the early 2000’s with…
The 9th Annual Nirvana Tribute Brings Grunge To Ferndale
Saturday night was filled with the sweet sounds of Nirvana in downtown Ferndale. In its 9th year, the annual tribute had an excellent turnout at New Way Bar. With flannel fittingly abound, the night’s most popular fashion was definitely dressing down. The venue had a fun atmosphere with popcorn popping and games being played throughout…
The Killers Perfectly Bridge Rock & Pop In Detroit
The Killers brought a fun-filled night to the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Monday January 15th. To the packed venue’s delight, the band made sure to spotlight tracks from their whole discography. Musically opening the night was tremendous act, Alex Cameron. As soon as the first saxophone note sounded from Roy Molloy, the instrument was…
Greta Van Fleet Unleash 32 Minutes Of Unapologetic Rock
Frankenmuth, MI natives, Greta Van Fleet have put an exclamation point onto their music scene explosion with a fantastic new double EP, “From The Fires”. The album houses monster single, “Highway Tune”, in addition to three other tracks from their first EP, “Black Smoke Rising”, plus four new songs. One of the EP’s highlights is…
Death From Above Leave Detroit Fans Far From Outraged
Death From Above 1979 put on a terrific show at St. Andrews Hall on Friday November 3rd, 2017. Opening the show was fellow Toronto band, The Beaches. The band gets their name from a lovely area of their city in which they live. Made up of four kickass and talented ladies, the band definitely took…
Milky Chance Blossom Out In Detroit
The delightful German duo, Milky Chance, made a stop at The Fillmore in Detroit on Friday October 13th. Starting off the night was Gene Evaro Jr. The classy songwriter presented a groovy rock vibe with an old school guitar tune. Gene hails from the beautiful desert land of Joshua Tree, CA. With a lovely voice,…
The Killers Return With New Album That Lives Up To Namesake
The Killers discography has taken us on a journey from the outside-in narratives of “Mr. Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me”, to their Vegas nod western vibes of “Sam’s Town” (an album whose darkness and mystery carried me through high school!), and even into outer space with “Day & Age”. My first thought upon starting to…
Surprise Asteroid Re-Enter Music Scene With Great New Single
If you haven’t yet heard of Surprise Asteroid, keep your ear to the ground, and your eyes open. The Indiana natives have released a tremendous new song entitled, “Break Your Curse”. A Rage-worthy beat drives the song along. The band captures some shades of Weezer and Pixies on their best days, but despite any…
Kesha Displays All Of Her Bright Colors On New Album
Kesha is back on the musical scene with a long-awaited new album! “Rainbow” hits record store shelves and airwaves today. The Nashville resident, who was embattled with former producer, Dr. Luke over a sexual assault allegation, was contractually prohibited from releasing music that was not with the producer. Fortunately, Kesha’s nightmares are subsiding enough to…