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KING VISIONARY RELEASES NEW SONG “VACATION” PRODUCED BY ERIC DINGUS

Summer may officially be drawing to a close, but Detroit alternative R&B artist King Visionary wants to take us on a “Vacation,” with his newest song produced by OVO Sound affiliate Eric Dingus. Released exclusively through online R&B lifestyle mag, Singersroom, [NYC] King Visionary delivers much needed lyrics amidst a surreal beat. King Visionary describes […]

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DETROIT CITY OF DESIGN SUMMIT RETURNS TO KICK OFF DESIGN FESTIVAL 2017

Attend the second annual Detroit City of Design Summit as participants explore our unique opportunity as the first and only UNESCO City of Design in the United States. The Detroit Creative Corridor (DC3)  has a number of great events lined up to celebrate the recent UNESCO designation, which is just over a week away! “The […]

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THE DO OVER PARTY RETURNS TO DETROIT WSG AT THE BELT ON AUGUST 26TH

The Do-Over music event series has been ‘doing it’ in Los Angeles for over ten years; now presented by adidas, this international multi-city event will return to Detroit on Saturday, August 26th, 2017. The free BBQ day party filled with fun in the sun, good times loaded surprise musical guests was established in 2005 as […]

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DETROIT LIVE AT THE HEIDELBERG PROJECT CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF ART + COMMUNITY

As the old saying goes, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” What some have opposed and tried to burn down has stood the test of time as the community art project created by Tyree Guyton celebrates its 30th Year Anniversary this summer with lots of quirk, fun and community. Just as the city […]

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INTERVIEW: MO POP FESTIVAL 2017 CO-PRODUCER DANIEL MCGOWAN

“This year’s festival has the best lineup yet,” Mo Pop Festival Co-Producer Daniel McGowan confirms. We agree- in fact, any music connoisseur would. From the announced schedule [see below for full line-up] the 2017 performances are music to our ears. On July 29th and 30th over 20 artists are scheduled to perform along the Detroit […]

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Detroit News // Detroit Artists Bring ’67 Full circle Through Murals

Flaming cars and frightening tanks, pensive and defiant black men and terrifying armed officers, and John Conyers Jr. standing on a car shouting over the rubble. The striking murals spanning downtown buildings aren’t cookie-cutter “Detroit” movie posters; they are special commissions by up-and-coming local artists meant to continue the conversation the movie starts. Annapurna Pictures […]

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WAKING WINDOWS FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE GUIDE: DAY TWO

Day Two of Waking Windows Festival line-up is appropriately named, “Hip- Hop, R&B/ Funk Dance Party,” taking a rhythmic turn with an impressive roster of contemporary Detroiters and visiting veterans. PLAYGROUND DETROIT’s Hailey Dukes gets down to it to help guide all your two-steps and best dance moves to some of the top performances of […]

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DETROIT ARTISTS CREATE PUBLIC ARTWORK IN REACTION TO FILM ‘DETROIT’

Detroiters may have noticed a few new ‘large-scale’ public artworks around the city over the past week. These ‘artwork’ vinyl wallscapes are part of a custom outdoor campaign for the movie DETROIT, commissioned by Annapurna Pictures by four local artists who have family history in connection to the events of 1967. This year is the […]

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WAKING WINDOWS FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE GUIDE: DAY ONE

For the first time, Waking Windows Festival is coming to Detroit after its origins in Vermont. After it’s debut pit-stop in the Motor City it will soon continue to Portland, Oregon.  El Club will host the new three-day music festival in Southwest Detroit from July 21st-23th 2017.  To help navigate through this incredible weekend line-up, check […]

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INTERVIEW: WAKING WINDOWS FESTIVAL CO-FOUNDER NICK MAVODONES III

Taking an idea or place laying quietly dormant and giving it new life is a process  often witnessed in the city of Detroit. Waking Windows co-founder Nick Mavodones III has mirrored this concept in developing the Waking Windows Festival seven years ago in Vermont- and it’s now hitting Southwest Detroit’s El Club on July 21-23th […]

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Detroit Free Press // ‘Detroit’ movie’s themes depicted in powerful murals by local artists

The mural on Congress across from Cobo Center in Detroit depicts two somber young African-American men. Behind them are smaller scenes of a crowd in motion, a tank and the silhouettes of cops facing off against a group of citizens. “I really wanted to paint it so you could feel the discomfort,” says Detroit artist Sydney G. James, who also […]

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‘THE UNITED STATES OF DETROIT’ FILM PREMIERE AT FISHER THEATRE ON JUNE 21

On Wednesday June 21st, the city of Detroit takes a good look in the mirror with the local film premiere of Tylor Norwood’s 2016 documentary, “The United States of Detroit.”  After a thirty year hiatus from screening films, New Center’s Fisher Theatre will open its historic and decadent doors to a film screening and panel […]

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