Posted by: Anthony Morrow on May 1, 2009 at 2:07 pm
After two years and nearly 2,500 posts, Detour is transitioning out of the daily blogging game. The Detour brand will continue on but not in the current form you see here. I have a few ideas of where I want to take the site that I will be rolling out over the next few months. Stay tuned. There are a couple of reasons I’ve decided to do this but the main one is I’ve accepted a new gig as the talent buyer for the Majestic Theatre Center. I’ll be handling the booking for all of the rooms there - Magic Stick, Majestic Theatre, Garden Bowl & The Alley Deck - as well as developing some really cool events and promotions. It’s important to me to re-establish the Majestic as the hub of indie music and the center of the local music scene. If you want to get involved, hit me up. I’m open to ideas. The Majestic gig is a monster of a job and I can’t see a way to do both that and churn out and edit daily content with Detour. Hopefully we added another point of view to the cultural landscape here in Detroit.
I sincerely thank all of the writers, photographers, readers and musicians who have made the last two years an incredible experience, most notably, the original crew of Dawn, Brandon, Johnny and Ryan.
If you want to follow Detour as it morphs into its next phase, become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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Anthony Morrow
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Posted by: Anthony Morrow on April 29, 2009 at 10:00 am
The Ghost Is Dancing, Battles On (Sonic Unyon, 2009)
MP3: Battles On
The previous release by The Ghost Is Dancing, The Darkest Spark, was pure hipster indie pop. But it was excellent. It had great hooks, it was just poppy enough to not be completely offensive, and it seemed to utilize each band member’s talents to their maximum. Their newest release, Battles On, builds on that not-yet-commercial success. The tracks are definitely more polished, cohesive, and mature (mid-album track “This Thunder”, for instance) in the way that Arcade Fire stepped up their game from Funeral to Neon Bible. Unfortunately, in doing so, TGID have glossed over the group’s biggest asset. The blending of Lesley Davies and Jamie Matechuk’s unique vocals have been slightly overrun by Read more
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Tags: Dave Feeny, Golden Silvers, Immaculate Machine, Jens Lekman, Ode to the Inverse of the Dude, Old Empire, Queen City Quandaries, R Kelly, Robyn, The High Strung, The Hives, The Sweptaways, The Sweptaways Show
Posted by: Anthony Morrow on April 6, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Detroit is getting a little taste of the simple life, and the folks from University Cultural Center Association want you to help by spreading your seeds… on their plots. The UCCA is setting up a public garden (keep the marijuana and ‘shrooms at home, hippies) on Second and Willis, and there are a ton of plots still available. Not only will you be saving money by growing your own veggies, but all your friends will be super jealous of your trendy new garden chic look (think fingerless gardening gloves and wide-brimmed floppy hats). Buy a plot with your partner. Get your friends involved. Buy a hoe (the legal kind), and get your sowing on!
$25 / Individual wood-framed raised planter - 4′ X 8′
$25 / ADA raised planter - 4′ X 4′
$50 / Raised restaurant/commercial planter - 8′ X 12′
Sign Up Sheet in PDF or MS Word
Full Layout: HERE
Deadline is April 14th. For more info, contact Annmarie Borucki at UCCA: annmarieborucki@yahoo.com
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Tags: UCCA
Posted by: Anthony Morrow on April 2, 2009 at 11:11 am
MP3: Think Locally, Fuck Globally
Gogol Bordello will be bringing their multiethnic, bizarre, over-the-top, Gypsy theatrics to Royal Oak on June 2nd. Tickets go on sale tomorrow but we’ve snagged a couple of freebies from a new intern they have working over at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. If you want to win, comment on this post with the most bizarre, over-the-top concert experience you’ve ever had. You can make shit up. And it can be dirty. Most creative wins.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 3rd at 5pm. Go here for more info: www.romtlive.com
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Posted by: Anthony Morrow on March 25, 2009 at 3:27 pm
We weren’t kidding. Look at that dude. A perfect blend of Max Fischer and Gin from the Hard Lessons. Either way, if you aren’t familiar with Demetri Martin, welcome to the new funny. A former staff writer for “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and featured player on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” he is currently hosting his own show on Comedy Central entitled Important Things with Demetri Martin. He is known for being an unconventional stand-up comic. He uses extensive wordplay, dry one-liners, drawings on a “LARGEPAD”, as well as accompanying his jokes with music on either guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboard, glockenspiel, toy bells, or tambourine – sometimes all at once. We’re particularly fond of his Webby-nominated series Clearification in which Demetri enters a Dharma-like program to figure out his life. The first episode is totally worth a watch:
Here’s the scoop: Detour has secured two early bird tickets to Demetri’s live show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on Friday, May 15th, 2009. Email info@detour-mag.com for your chance to score these tix. One winner will be chosen at random this Friday at noon.
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 27th at 5pm for $35 and can be purchased at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Box Office, all tickets.com outlets, tickets.com, or charge by phone at 800.919.6272. For more info visit http://www.romtlive.com
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Tags: Augie Visocchi, Demetri Martin, Jason Schwartzman
Posted by: Anthony Morrow on March 25, 2009 at 11:00 am
MP3: 21st Birthday
We just won a couple of guest list spots for the Von Bondies show this Saturday from Eat This City. Small problem - we’re already on the list. So now we’ve got two spots to give. Do you want to go? You can ride with us. It will be the Detour version of The Night Move except we can’t guarantee that you’ll make it home. And there will be pizza. And beer. And lap dances. We’re hitting Niki’s for dinner around 7ish, then one drink at Steve’s Place then Von Bondies then on to the Bouzouki for some late night debauchery. You down? Email info@detour-mag.com to enter to win your night on the town. Even if you don’t get on the list, have these.
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Tags: Bouzouki, Steve's Place, Von Bondies
Posted by: Anthony Morrow on March 20, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Friday night, ska survivors Mustard Plug skank their way into Ann Arbor, making us long for the days of skateboarding for hours in a pair of shredded Chuka Boots. The Party Stompers bring their throwback rock shimmy to the Painted Lady, and really, how could you not have a good time at a show by a band named the Party Stompers? And Neil Halstead, he of Slowdive and Mojave 3 fame, lets his beard hang low at the Pike Room.
Saturday evening sees Lansing punk-pints the Darts celebarting the release their new album Wake Up, Be Jealous, along with Prussia, the Divine Comedians and Big Mess at the Lager House (not sure if it’s free or not). Broken Spindles, aka Joel Petersen of the Faint, gets his A Flock of Seagulls on at the Magic Stick. And keeping with a ska-punk filled weekend, Less Than Jake — who somehow still exist — do their thing at Saint Andrew’s Hall.
Finally, Sunday looks to be a guranteed dance party, as Ratatat, Despot, and Think About Life all go off like a big bag full of confetti at the Crofoot Ballroom.
Fri 3/20
Mustard Plug, Deals Gone Bad, Chris Murray, Green Room Rockers @ The Blind Pig
Papadosio, O-Live, Inkface, The Digital Dream @ The Elbow Room
Champions of Breakfast, Plastic Shapes, Charlie Slick @ Luna
Jarrod Champion Sleeps Till Dusk @ The Magic Stick
The Party Stompers @ The Painted Lady
Neil Halstead, Joshua James @ The Pike Room
The Amino Acids Vs. Daikaiju, The Casket Bastards @ PJ’s Lager House
Adele @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
Mound Road Engine, Ingray, Nice Device, Jill Jill Jillian @ The Token Lounge
Sat 3/21
Darling Imperial, Octopus, Scarlet Oaks @ The Belmont
Rob Lundy, The Cold Lantern Regime @ Berkley Front
Chris Bathgate, Frontier Ruckus, Charlene Kaye @ The Blind Pig
Darts, Prussia, The Divine Comedians, Big Mess @ PJ’s Lager House
Black Rose @ The Pike Room
Broken Spindles @ The Magic Stick
The State, Final Assault, Anguish @ The Painted Lady
Less Than Jake, The Expendables @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
Almost Free, The Esperantos, Jesus Chainsaw Massacre, Mild Cartoon Violence @ Smalls
Sun 3/22
Ratatat, Despot, Think About Life @ The Crofoot Ballroom
King @ The Pike Room
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Posted by: Anthony Morrow on March 18, 2009 at 10:28 am
Detroit’s electronic music festival once again takes over Hart Plaza this Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25, 2009. The festival runs each day from noon - midnight. Early bird tickets are available right now for $35 at paxahau.com or wanttickets.com.
Confirmed artists:
Afrika Babbaata
Bassnectar
Carl Cox
Derrick May
Francois K
Loco Dice Vs. Luciano
Mike Huckaby
Wighnomy Bros
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Tags: Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Movement
Posted by: Anthony Morrow on March 16, 2009 at 12:04 pm
This second incarnation of the Rothbury Festival takes place July 2-3-4-5, 2009 at the Double JJ Ranch in Michigan. This will be The Dead’s only summer appearance, which I’m sure just ignited a series of patchouli boners across the midwest. Confirmed acts so far:
The Dead
Bob Dylan and His Band
The String Cheese Incident
Willie Nelson & Family
The Black Crowes
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas
STS9
G. Love & Special Sauce
Gov’t Mule
Broken Social Scene
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Disco Biscuits
Les Claypool
Cold War Kids
John Butler
Chromeo
Ani DiFranco
Matisyahu
Guster
Girl Talk
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
MSTRKRFT
Martin Sexton
Flogging Molly
Railroad Earth
The Hold Steady
Toots & The Maytals
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Brett Dennen
Zappa Plays Zappa
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Shpongle DJ Set
Son Volt
Jackie Greene
Soulive
Man Man
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band w/ Tony Rice
EOTO
King Sunny Adé & His African Beats
Lotus
Kid Cudi
STS9 Live PA
The Glitch Mob
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Pretty Lights
Moseley, Law, Sipe & Droll
Rebelution
Quannum All Stars ft. Lyrics Born, The Mighty Underdogs, Gift of Gab & Lifesavas
Toubab Krewe
Sam Roberts Band
Hill Country Revue
Kyle Hollingsworth Band
Lipp Service
2020 Soundsystem
Break Science ft. Adam Deitch
The Hard Lessons
The Low Anthem
Underground Orchestra
Future Rock
The Macpodz
Steppin’ In It
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Chris Pierce
Rachel Goodrich
The Ragbirds
Four Finger Five
Additional acts to be announced in the coming months. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 20 at noon EDT at www.rothburyfestival.com and at 1-888-512-SHOW
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Posted by: Anthony Morrow on March 12, 2009 at 12:00 pm
We’ve got a spot on the list for you +1 for Friday night’s show @ The Magic Stick. One winner will be chosen at random today at 4pm. Email info@detour-mag.com for your chance to win.
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Tags: Black Lips, Magic Stick
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