This past Friday I drove to Hamtramck, Michigan. Hamtramck is a culturally diverse home to a lot of musicians and fine artists, and it is almost completely surrounded by Detroit. As I drive down Caniff Street, this drive reminded me of why I love this community. An old “Welcome to Hamtramck” sign guides you in, past […]
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PLAYGROUND DETROIT Presents: Cristin Richard and her installation entitled, The American Dream at Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest. The installation takes place on September 15th, 2012 at Shain Park, Birmingham, MI [10am-5pm]. General admission is free to the public! Don’t miss the chance to see her work up close. Born in 1981, Cristin Richard is part of […]
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If you’re in Brooklyn this weekend, should should, “GO See Art!” GO Brooklyn Art is asking Brooklyn-based artists to open their studios to the community on September 8–9, 2012, from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Community members registered as voters will visit studios and nominate artists for inclusion in a group exhibition to open at the […]
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PLAYGROUND DETROIT recently attended the NYC premiere screening of the award-winning documentary film Detropia at BAM in June 2012. As the closing credits began to roll, team member Samantha was surprised and excited to recognize the film’s composer as Detroit-based musician and artist, Dial.81. Previously associated with Blair French– the man behind the alias– she was familiar with his work in the […]
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[8.25.12] The Lower East Side, Manhattan, NYC: The area was covered with Detroit blood last night… No gory or bloody situation here; just a good dose of that hearty, Detroit-style musical flavor wafting throughout the neighborhood. PLAYGROUND DETROIT caught two musical acts, Detroit-based Patrick Davy & The Ghosts, and YOU. (which is based out of Brooklyn, NY, […]
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Napoleon is an upcoming Brooklyn-based band with three of its four members originally hailing from Detroit, MI. Band members include Julian [bass/vox], Julien [guitar/vox], Jared [guitar], and Harrison [drums]. Even though most members are from Detroit, they actually met in NYC. They now live in a spot in Bushwick, where they “drive the neighbors nuts […]
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A couple of years ago, artists Ian Swanson and Cedric Tai seemed to be everywhere in Detroit. Everywhere you turned, they were involved with a great local art project. They had their own gigs, teamed up on joint projects, and both were heavily involved with thedetroiter.com, which is an art-focused Detroit-centric website ‘serving a creative community.’ Their collective energy was great […]
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Pony Ride is a recently developed project from Detroit’s media favorite and PLAYGROUND DETROIT Supervisor Phillip Cooley. He aqcuired the building- previously an unused, old office space- in Corktown for a steal and transformed it into a community space. The diverse group of tenants now occupying the 30,000 sq. ft space literally pay dimes per square-foot to rent there, enabling […]
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On a recent rainy evening in New York City, in a private viewing theatre in the SONY building in Manhattan The FADER & Sony Classic Pictures held a pre-screening for the upcoming film, Searching For Sugar Man. PLAYGROUND DETROIT had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and hear veteran musician Rodriguez speak with the Director, Malik Bendjelloul. The film tells the […]
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The Juliets came through NYC last week playing two intimate shows– at Littlefield in Brooklyn and Piano’s in the L.E.S in downtown Manhattan. Self-described as a “Detroit-rock band done a different way;” band members Jeremy Freer (vocals, guitar, piano), Anthony Marchese (cello) Sarah Myers (violin), Jax Phillips (drums), and Ashton Hopkins (bass) make their own rock rules. The Juliets […]
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Tonight at the NYC Highline in Chelsea: Phillip Cooley and Faye Alexander Nelson speak about public space development in Detroit. A presentation and discussion of new and revived public spaces in Detroit like the International Riverfront and Riverwalk, the Dequindre Cut, Roosevelt Park, and Ponyride. Faye Alexander Nelson of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, and Phillip […]
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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PREMIERE: Lord Scrummage has released their 3-D music video for “Lake Cheese” off of their upcoming and not-yet-titled album, dropping this summer. When Lord Scrummage released their debut album, From The Future, they were not exaggerating- witness below, one of the first 3-D music videos we’ve ever seen…have you ever seen a 3-D […]
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