Sounds and Sights on Thursday Nights Kick Off With Sonic Smut
Sounds and Sights on Thursday Nights kicks off its hot summer of music and art with many lively stages of righteous jams, including the psychedelic fury of Sonic...
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Feel the Heartbeat of Michigan: Where Every Note Tells a Story
Lindsay Lou and Kate Peterson at Sonic Lunch
A picture-perfect afternoon in Ann Arbor made for a glorious start to the Sonic Lunch concert series with Kate Peterson and Lindsay...
Decibel Magazine Tour Unleashes Metal Onslaught in Pontiac
On a bleak and sodden Sunday in Michigan, the metal community gathered at the Crofoot in Pontiac as the Decibel Magazine Tour brought a masterclass in sonic...
Detroit Vinylfest 2026
April Showers Bring May Vinyl: Detroit Vinylfest 2026 serenades music fans with records, tapes, CDs, and more at Eastern...
Risky Brenda does PLI
Risky Brenda brought the PLI in Manchester to her knees on May 31st Great show Terris Ahrens, Juston Brady, Nathan Smith, Kevin Walter, and Ian Chartrand! And there is an added PLI history lesson for our genealogy and history fans.
Blue Snaggletooth – Adventures in music
Police Blotter: May, 30 2014 Man found wandering the streets after an incident at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Victim appears to have suffered from blunt force trauma to the head and neck as a result of sonic field distortions causing massive convulsions. Assailants identified as the...
Taking Chances with Del and Jadea
We took a chance at the The Ark and it paid off in musical gold with Del Barber and Jadea Kelly, two amazing singer/song writers from Canada.
Captain Ivory – Rockin The Dark Horse Beer Garden
It’s a great feeling when you stumble upon a new band whose music makes your soul sing. Its even better when you find out this band is playing at one of your favorite breweries! Such was my luck when I read that Captain Ivory would be jamming over at Dark Horse Brewing in Marshall, Michigan on...
Water Hill Music Fest 2014: A Cornucopia of Music
Water Hill Music Fest- a magical community event in Ann Arbor, Michigan where neighborhood musicians step onto their porches to perform.
Music Stew with 5th Wall Concept, Jayke Orvis, and Rickett Pass at PJ’s Lager House
Mix an eclectic rock band with a couple of salt of the earth country/bluegrass bands at one of my favorite small venues in Detroit, and you have a recipe for great music and good times. 5th Wall Concept, Jayke Orvis and The Broken Band, and Rickett Pass cooked up this fine musical brew at PJ’s...
Charlie Fest – Chuck’s 50th Birthday Party
What a great party! Chuck’s 50th Birthday Party- Charlie Fest – Friends, Food, Music and Michigan Beer. Laith Al-Saadi provided music at SideTrack, Ypsi Mi
FUZZ FEST at Woodruff’s!
I read online that ‘The Muggs’ were going to be playing in Ypsilanti, Michigan at a cool little place called Woodruff’s last Friday night (April 11, 2014) and that just so happened to be my birthday. I figured it was divine intervention and that I needed to go check out the show. What I...
Experience Hendrix : Have You Ever Been Experienced?
It was Stratocaster nirvana at the fabulous Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday April 3, 2014 as some of the best guitar players in the world paid homage to probably the most influential rock musician; Jimi Hendrix.
The Absence – Unleashing the maelstrom at the Token Lounge
Imagine the tenacity and determination of the Norse sailors of old who braved unfathomable oceans to seek out their dreams, no matter the cost. Now fast forward to Tuesday, March 11, 2014 with four hard working metal bands traveling across North America. This is The Absence tour with support...
Zappa Plays Zappa Taking Roxy to Ann Arbor
No seriously, does it get any better when you get to groove like a penguin in bondage at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan with the Zappa Plays Zappa band? On Wednesday (2/19/2014), we got treated to Zappa Plays Zappa performing the entire “Roxy &...
Almost Famous at 50
Chuck’s Almost Famous Experience! Covering shows, interviewing musicians, and writing album reviews. He may not be 15 but he is still having a good time!
PJ’s Lager House – Great Food and Great Music!
We’ve been hearing about this great bar down in Detroit called PJ’s Lager House, yet just hadn’t had a chance to stop by and check it out. When we heard our friends, Rickett Pass, were playing their 5th anniversary gig over at PJ’s; we had to...
Sponge, Spacehog, Lionize, and the Red Paintings at the Magic Stick
Last week (Thursday 12/12 to be precise), I went out to the Magic Stick in Detroit to check out The Red Paintings, Lionize, Spacehog, and home-town icons Sponge. Jon Freeman from Freeman Promotions (the cool dude that hooked me up with the photo pass for Clutch) let me know about Lionize coming...
Clutch – Putting Detroit Into Gear!
Live music rocks! No shit, you may be thinking. What I mean is that hearing a tune live (or recorded live) cranks up the energy level a few notches. Remember when you heard “Parasite” by Kiss on “Hotter Than Hell”? Now, remember listing to that same tune on...
Wiser Times with the Black Crowes
The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and London Souls...Rock out! Have I mentioned how much I love music? 🙂 I'm sure I have! While a metalhead at heart, I also have a deep love for what I'm going to call blues rock. Music in the vein of Hendrix, Robin Trower, Cream, or Led Zeppelin. I...
Anthrax – Metal in the Motor City!
Anthrax! I had the good fortune to check out the Metal Alliance tour featuring Anthrax (with Exodus, High On Fire, Municipal Waste, and Holy Grail) at the Fillmore in Detroit last Saturday (April 6, 2013). It was a non-stop headbanging extravaganza! The bonus was that I got to meet some of the...