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Star-Studded “Tresor 30” Compilation Features Huey Mnemonic’s Lead Single, “Transmutation”

Local techno fans know the name, Tresor from their esteemed annual gathering in Detroit during Memorial Day Weekend, but perhaps fewer know of the deep connection that the Berlin-based club and label has to the city of Detroit. Founded in 1991, Tresor has been a pioneering force in building and maintaining the Detroit-Berlin connection for the […]

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Frank Lepkowski Solo Exhibition “Afterimage” Opens on May 7th at The Riverside

“Afterimage” is Frank Lepkowski’s debut solo exhibition, opening to the public on May 7th at 8711 Grand River. An “afterimage” is the phenomena of seeing a ghost image after being exposed to bright or bold stimuli. In this series of work, Lepkowski explores the concept of an afterimage while thinking about our relationship with online […]

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Decliner releases debut EP, “Remember” ft. Single “Burn” Music Video Premiere

Inspired by influences in post punk, techno, and beyond, Decliner is a new Detroit-based music project né of Steve Stavropoulos, Tim Barrett (also together known as Ke Thu), and Rob Luzynski. “Burn” is their first single and visual release, shot, edited, illustrated, and directed: Niki Williams, featuring simulation design by Steven Stavropoulos. In October of […]

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Dreamtroit to Transform Lincoln Street Art Park + Recycle Here Creating Affordable Live/Make Artist Community

$20M project to transform old auto plant + recycling center into affordable make/live artist community from the team behind Recycle Here and Lincoln Street Art Park has been announced to bring make/live space, retail and commercial space and more to historic site. They plan to convert an old auto-plant-turned-recycling- center into a mixed-use, make/live development […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: COUSIN MOUTH RELEASES “EVERY BAD MAN”

The new single and highly anticipated music video, “Every Bad Man,” comes from Cousin Mouth’s new album, MayflowerPeacemakerHolyrredeemer on Feeder Loft Records. Their signature groove and beat-based style, mixed with a psychedelic-dreamy sound, formulate the unique aesthetic they are known for. Watch the video premiere directed by Sidd Finch and filmed in Detroit, Michigan. “The song […]

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TAMMY LAKKIS RELEASES DEBUT NOTICE EP ON PORTAGE GARAGE SOUNDS RECORD LABEL

The unnerving stillness of the last year was almost unbearable, but the changing external environment afforded many artists a unique window of opportunity to hyper focus on projects and career decisions while deeply examining relationship to art and self. This long pandemic summer gave Hamtramck based artist Tammy Lakkis a chrysalis to push her sound […]

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“Mise en Abyme” Solo Exhibition featuring Rachel Pontious Opens on April 10th

Mise en Abyme is Rachel Pontious’ debut solo exhibition featuring her latest series of paintings that use the tarot card as its starting point. Her use of tarot references both searching and questioning as a way of knowing. Tarot cards have been used as symbolic tournaments, theological explorations, mathematical systems, and divination tools but aesthetically, […]

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MOCAD’S “DUAL VISION”: CREATIVITY IN CONTEXT ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 8

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit’s current exhibitions feature a range of poignant offering in these anxious months as winter transitions to spring. Radical Remedies serves as an apt commentary on the social and political landscape that we are collectively living through, centering the experience of Black, Brown, and Indigenous Detroiters; Motor City Underground examines […]

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New Music: Cousin Mouth Releases “MayflowerPeacemakerHolyredeemer”

If you have been around the Detroit Music scene over the last five years, you’ve more than likely ran into Alex Burns at one point or another. A towering figure with long blonde hair, his presence is undeniable, almost intimidating, and yet it is softened by his warm demeanor and his genuine investment in his […]

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TONEY X Detroit Hustles Harder Collaborate on Limited Edition Jacket for Downtown Boxing Gym

Downtown Boxing Gym has released a limited edition varsity jacket in collaboration with Detroit Hustles Harder and Detroit artist, Toney Whlgn. The jacket design was created by the inspired by their core values: Family, Trust, Commitment and Respect. Toney created the original artwork infusing his signature style with classic boxing insignia including a unique glove […]

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Hour Magazine // Local Artist Sun Wang to Show First Solo Exhibition at Playground Detroit

The painter explores social-economic and cultural struggles with ”Quiet Moonlight” Emma Klug, February 18, 2021 Painter Sun Wang will present his first solo exhibition on Feb. 19 with the opening of Quiet Moonlight at Playground Detroit. The show will feature the Pontiac-based artist’s kaleidoscopic paintings, which explore the relationship between Eastern and Western cultures. On display through March […]

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Michigan Legacy Art Park & Charles McGee Art Fund Artist Residency Program Seeks Applicants

In 2019, Michigan Legacy Art Park, a nonprofit arts and culture organization in northern Michigan, honored Charles McGee with our Legacy Award for his lifetime of contributions as an artist and a mentor. As the arts community learned of the passing of Charles McGee at the age of 96, we all mourn for his loss, […]

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