RECENT ARTICLES

PLAYGROUND PRESENTS HOLIDAY RECESS FUNDRAISER WSG RED PILL, VALLEY HUSH, RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES & DTCHPLNES

Celebrate your HOLIDAY RECESS with PLAYGROUND DETROIT for the third year in a row at our fundraiser party for art supplies and music gear for three Detroit Public High Schools. We’ve organized a killer line-up featuring rapper Red Pill, indie crushes Valley Hush, the experimental Racehorses Are Resources [Chris Peters, Nick Speed, Quelle Chris, & […]

The post PLAYGROUND PRESENTS HOLIDAY RECESS FUNDRAISER WSG RED PILL, VALLEY HUSH, RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES & DTCHPLNES appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
#holidayrecess Detroit Pickle Factory DTCHPLNES EVENTS holiday recess LIFESTYLE MUSIC Nicole Beno PD PRESENTS Raceshorses Are Resources Red Pill Todd Modes Valley Hush VISUAL ART

PRE-ORDER NOW: HUMONS IS WORKING ON THE NEXT EP AND YOU CAN BE THE FIRST TO OWN IT

Humons is the musical project of Detroit’s Ardalan Sedghi. For the last year, he’s been working on making new music to follow up his EP’s re: Being and Being. He is currently working on producing & releasing five of his favorite tracks for his next EP at Assemble Sound. Working with producer-extraordinaire Jon Zott to […]

The post PRE-ORDER NOW: HUMONS IS WORKING ON THE NEXT EP AND YOU CAN BE THE FIRST TO OWN IT appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
ASSEMBLE SOUND Being EP Detroit music Humons Jon Zott LIFESTYLE MUSIC

NEW MUSIC: DUANE THE BRAND NEW DOG RELEASES DEBUT LP ENTITLED CD-R

Duane is the Brand New Dog released his debut LP today entitled CD-R LP and will be celebrating with his upcoming show on November 20th opening for reggae artist Sinkane. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Michael Duane Gholston, 23 is an idealist and performance artist first, musician and singer/songwriter second. His music is influenced […]

The post NEW MUSIC: DUANE THE BRAND NEW DOG RELEASES DEBUT LP ENTITLED CD-R appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
CD-R LP DUANE DUANE: The Brand New Dog LIFESTYLE Majestic Cafe MUSIC Sinkane

NEW MUSIC: FLINT EASTWOOD IS STRONGER THAN EVER WITH SMALL VICTORIES EP RELEASE

Flint Eastwood’s Small Victories release is, anything but a ‘small victory’- this EP and the accompanying visual performance including two new music videos- is a major win for a very personal album from brother-sister duo, front woman, writer, singer Jax Anderson & producer and writer, Seth Anderson. Earlier this month their debut single, “Find What […]

The post NEW MUSIC: FLINT EASTWOOD IS STRONGER THAN EVER WITH SMALL VICTORIES EP RELEASE appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
ASSEMBLE SOUND Detroit music EP release Find What You're Looking For Flint Eastwood Jax Anderson LIFESTYLE MUSIC Small Victories

DETROIT LEGEND JEFF MILLS RELEASES EXHIBITIONIST 2 DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING THE ART OF DEEJAYING

Eleven years after techno legend Jeff Mills released Exhibitionist, this September 25th he will finally release Exhibitionist 2. Exhibitionist 2 is a documentary film that explores into the art form of DeeJaying – showing graphic views of how a DJ manages himself with the usage of new DJ technology. This project consists in capturing the DJ […]

The post DETROIT LEGEND JEFF MILLS RELEASES EXHIBITIONIST 2 DOCUMENTARY EXPLORING THE ART OF DEEJAYING appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
Detroit techno DJ documentary Exhibitionist Exhibitionist 2 FILM Jeff Mills LIFESTYLE MUSIC Techno

LISTEN NOW: RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES DEBUT 7″ SINGLE COLLABORATION WITH EXACTLY HI-TOPS

Nick Speed, legendary Detroit producer, DJ and emcee, has been working on a new side project- Racehorses Are Resources alongside with an incredible line-up of fellow Detroiters including Chris Peters, Quelle Chris, and Nick Cicchetti. Unlike most bands, they consider their music undirected or forced- it rather simply “happens,” with the end result revealing itself […]

The post LISTEN NOW: RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES DEBUT 7″ SINGLE COLLABORATION WITH EXACTLY HI-TOPS appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
Chris Peters Delia Exactly Hi Tops improvisation LIFESTYLE MUSIC Nick Cicchetti Nick Speed Nikka From The Barrel Quelle Chris Raceshorses Are Resources VISUAL ART

NEW MUSIC: TUNDE OLANIRAN DEBUTS HIS FIRST LP TRANSGRESSOR ON QUITE SCIENTIFIC RECORDS

Tunde Olaniran has released his much-anticipated debut LP Transgressor, on Quite Scientific. We were fortunate enough to attend his private listening party on August 2nd hosted at Assemble Sound hosted by WDET’s Travis Wright in Corktown, Detroit. In addition to a candid interview about his music and inspirations, Tunde (joined by beat-boxer Steve Ansara and […]

The post NEW MUSIC: TUNDE OLANIRAN DEBUTS HIS FIRST LP TRANSGRESSOR ON QUITE SCIENTIFIC RECORDS appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
Afro-Futurist LIFESTYLE MUSIC Quite Scientific Transgressor Tunde Olaniran

VIDEO PREMIERE: HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN FREAKS TAKES ALSTOCK 2015 HOSTAGE WITH SHORT FILM

AlStock is coming to Detroit. New location, new freaks. PLAYGROUND DETROIT debuts the WORLD EXCLUSIVE release of ‘Hundred Seventy Seven Freaks,’ the short film featuring the Prince of Darkness himself, from the masterminds of Detroit-based production company, The Right Brothers. Alstock Festival happens on July 25th for its third year in a row. In 2012, […]

The post VIDEO PREMIERE: HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN FREAKS TAKES ALSTOCK 2015 HOSTAGE WITH SHORT FILM appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
Alstock Alstock Festival EVENTS Hundred Seventy Seven Freaks LIFESTYLE MUSIC The Right Brothers

SERAPHINE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS BFF FEST CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & FEMALE MUSICIANS

BFF (Best Fest Forever) Fest is an all-ages inclusive summer music festival in Detroit created to highlight, celebrate, and promote the talents of Michigan’s diverse community of musicians and artists. Seraphine Collective and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit  present the 2nd Annual BFF Fest on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 2pm-midnight at MOCAD. Seraphine […]

The post SERAPHINE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS BFF FEST CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & FEMALE MUSICIANS appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
BFF Fest Cheerleader EVENTS LIFESTYLE MOCAD MUSIC Prude Boys Seraphine Collective

VIDEO PREMIERE: DUANE THE NEW DOG RELEASES BEWARE OF THE DOG TRACK AVAILABLE ON LIMITED VINYL

Detroit-based songwriter and performer Duane The New Dog has premiered his second music video for the latest track, “Beware of the Dog” available on limited white label pressings with 2 other tracks released by Chambray Records. PLAYGROUND DETROIT caught Duane The Teenage Weirdo first performing in 2011 at the Magic Stick [RIP, now revamped as […]

The post VIDEO PREMIERE: DUANE THE NEW DOG RELEASES BEWARE OF THE DOG TRACK AVAILABLE ON LIMITED VINYL appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
12" vinyl Beware of the Dog Chambray Records Duane The New Dog LIFESTYLE MUSIC Music video premiere Peoples Records

PD PRESENTS: ‘YEAR ONE’ AN INSTALLATION AT GET SUMMERED: DETROIT EDITION BY SAMANTHA BANKS AND MOLLY SODA

Paying homage to the first year of DEMF in 2000 and to anyone’s first experience at Detroit’s internationally magnetic annual music festival, now run by Paxahau as Movement Festival, PLAYGROUND DETROIT presents a multi-media installation by Samantha Banks and Molly Soda. The work will be showcased Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Northern Lights Lounge in conjunction […]

The post PD PRESENTS: ‘YEAR ONE’ AN INSTALLATION AT GET SUMMERED: DETROIT EDITION BY SAMANTHA BANKS AND MOLLY SODA appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
artist Bill Spencer dance music DEMF DirtyBoogie DJ DJ Jefferson Davidson DTCHPLNES EVENTS Get Summered HRT BRK installation Jay Spliff LIFESTYLE live music Molly Soda Movement music Northern Lights Lounge PD PRESENTS Samantha Banks TVs video visual art

MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Movement Electronic Music Festival has announced this year’s stage lineups, which features over 140 performances across six stages inside Detroit’s legendary Hart Plaza on Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, 2015. Over the years, Movement has been globally recognized for its unique talent curation and programming, showcasing artists from a wide-spectrum of up-and-comers, local luminaries, pioneers […]

The post MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND appeared first on PLAYGROUND DETROIT.

Read more
Carl Craig danny brown DJ Snoopadelic EVENTS GRiZ Hart Plaza LIFESTYLE Matthew Dear Memorial Day weekend Movement Detroit Movement Electronic Music Festival MUSIC Stacey Pullen