Music

Its lunchtime on beautiful summer’s day in Ann Arbor. Any idea what that means? It means its time for SONIC LUNCH! This wonderful free outdoor music series brought the Wild Feathers into town to provide a taste of some Nashville rock last Thursday...

Joyous fire from the sacred steel followed by a wall of blues fury. The packed house at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan was treated to a phenomenal show by the Kenny Wayne Shepherd band with support by Robert Randolph and The Family Band on...

The Chris Robinson Brotherhood brought freedom and love through music to the Sound Board at the Motor City Casino in Detroit, Michigan last Friday night (13-June-2014). There was absolutely no reason for concern on this Friday the 13th as the Brotherhood took our hands and guided us through a...

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.

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...

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.

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- a magical community event in Ann Arbor, Michigan where neighborhood musicians step onto their porches to perform.

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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 &...

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!

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...

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...

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...

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! 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...