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Movement Music Festival Announces 2019 Line-Up ft Gucci Mane, Virgil Abloh, Yaeji and more

Movement Music Festival has announced the full lineup for 2019, taking place Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27 at Hart Plaza. Each year on Memorial Day weekend, thousands of people from across the globe gather in the birthplace of Techno to celebrate the heritage of Detroit and its musical influence over countless generations, new and old. Movement Music Festival is one of the […]

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Interview: Greg Hunt on his Video Retrospective X House of Vans Detroit

In celebration of the Ten-Year Anniversary of Alien Workshop’s Mind Field film, directed by Greg Hunt, House of Vans will present a Video Retrospective on Saturday, January 26th. RSVP here, attendance is free, and capacity is limited. Over the years, Greg Hunt has proved his strengths in many different aspects of the skateboarding industry be […]

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Interview: Derrick Dykas and Alex Aho of Community Push on House of Vans Detroit

Written by Broccoli & John Akers. On Thursday January 24th, Vans will take over a vacant school building in Detroit to activate four days of art, music and of course, skateboarding. The House of Vans series started in 2010 with an event space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, and has since expanded into more cities across […]

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PLAYGROUND PARTY GUIDE: NEW YEARS EVE 2019

Let’s go, 2019. New Years Eve (falling on a Monday) has a little bit of something for everyone with a range of venues and talent doing what Detoit does best- party. If you haven’t already begun to plan for the most anticipated party night of the year, don’t stress. We have you covered with the […]

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Call for Independent Curators: Detroit Art Week 2019 debuts “Young Curators, New Ideas V” at Trumbull & Porter Hotel

Detroit Art Week (July 16 – 21, 2019), an annual self-guided tour and citywide celebration of contemporary art in Detroit, is now accepting applications from independent curators for the 5th iteration of “Young Curators, New Ideas.” After a six-year hiatus, the ground-breaking, experimental initiative returns in search of 12 independent curators. In 2008, Detroit Art Week Founding […]

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Sound Society Detroit debuts at Marble Bar ft. Show Me the Body, Zelooperz, Tiny Jag and Cuppetelli & Mendoza

As a part of their growing promotional and creative efforts in the Detroit, Pabst Blue Ribbon hosted its first PBR Sound Society event at Marble Bar on December 5th, bringing together an eclectic sampling of Detroit music along with New York’s Show Me the Body, topped with free PBR and an interactive art installation by […]

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House of Vans Detroit “Off The Wall” to feature Thundercat, Danny Brown, Protomartyr & Community Push

House of Vans has announced its latest destination arriving to Detroit, MI January 24-27, 2019, at The Jefferson School. Vans will transform the historic building at 950 Selden Street in West Midtown, into a cultural hub to celebrate art, music, action sports and street culture bringing Vans’ “Off The Wall” ethos to life. With an […]

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BRUISER THANKSGIVING V [RECAP] & INTERVIEW FT. JAY DANIEL + KYLE HALL

November 2018 marked the Fifth Annual Bruiser Thanksgiving. For half a decade, on the ‘biggest party night,’ Detroit‘s own party king Danny Brown and his crew Bruiser Brigade have brought together generations of fans. The anticipated event returned to the venue where it all began this year at The Majestic Theatre, after being hosted at […]

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WILL SESSIONS + AMP FIDDLER FEAT. DAMES BROWN & WAAJEED DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE

On Friday, November 9th, Will Sessions, Amp Fiddler, and Dames Brown will celebrate the release of their new project titled The One, as well as Waajeed’s new From the Dirt LP. With an impressive line-up of Detroit musicians sharing the same stage, including the one and only DJ Dez Andrés, this show will be one for […]

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PREMIERE: KE THU DROPS NEW VISUAL FOR SINGLE “WIND DRIPS”

If you hadn’t already heard, ke thu’s entrance into the Detroit electronic music scene has been marked by a refined sense of patience and timing. Their first release came in the form of visuals for the track “Looks Everywhere,” which brought a simple, sharp creative direction into alignment with sounds that carefully rise and fall […]

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UFO FACTORY’S TRIUMPHANT RETURN: GRAND RE-OPENING WEEKEND!

When I first moved to Corktown a little over a year ago, one of the spot’s best amenities was as follows: “It’s right down the street from UFO.” Even before I started living in the city proper, I recognized UFO Factory as a refuge for a thriving subset of Detroit’s underground music scene. From album […]

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