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DEASTRO TO PLAY GLASSLANDS GALLERY, TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW

Detroit-based electronic-rock group, Deastro is playing a show at Glasslands Gallery on April 14th in Brooklyn, NY. According to Relevant magazine- Deastro’s strong melodies and Chabot’s whimsical vocals make for an experience that is both new and otherworldly… it seems only a matter of time before Randolph’s electro-genius is realized. VIA RELEVANT Magazine BUY TICKETS HERE MORE […]

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REWIND: READ ‘DETROITISM’ BY JOHN PATRICK LEARY IF YOU HAVEN’T

John Patrick Leary’s essay, “Detroitism” explores the most common rhetoric that Detroit as a city and a symbol, often falls victim to—in addition to critically analyzing—the validity of ‘ruin porn’ which attempts to document but often exploits its history. Leary is a American literature teacher at Wayne State University in Detroit. The essay explores in-depth the shallowness of popular ruin pornographers, […]

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CELEBRATE THE “313” TODAY ON TWITTER, TWEET #313DLOVE NOW

Today is 3/13 and you can show your Detroit spirit on Twitter! Tweet #313Dlove #Playdetroit to start trending! It’s March 13, which for the superstitious could mean something really good is going to happen today — or something bad. To turn the date on its head, an organic effort started Tuesday to celebrate good things […]

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SPRING/BREAK- GROUP ART SHOW SPENT IN SOHO SCHOOL HOUSE

The theme of this Art Show- a part of Armory Arts Week- is “Apocalist: What is the end and is it nigh and what comes then and what was it that made it so?” The group exhibit was ambitious and took over the enormous Old School on Mott Street in Soho, NY. 23 curators showed work by […]

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BACKSTAGE PHOTOS FROM THE BLACK MILK SHOW AT BROOKLYN’S KNITTING FACTORY

  Even if you caught Black Milk’s flawless performance at the Knitting Factory last week, you didn’t see from our view. PLAYGROUND DETROIT was backstage all-access with Detroit-based Black Milk, backing band Nat Turner, and Broooklyn-based DJ Bill Sharp.  More information on the Claps and Slaps Tour from his website: Black Milk kicks off his Claps and […]

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NYC-BASED EXHIBIT “DETROIT REDUX” WRITE-UP, VIA HYPERALLERGIC

NYC-based, Detroit-born curator Wayne Northcross reviews the recent Schroeder, Romero & Shredder gallery exhibit, Detroit Redux, featuring work from Marsha Pels and Frank Schwere. The two artists both spent a couple years in the city creating art influenced by, as well as depicting Detroit in various ways. Northcross explores the many conotations that come with the city’s reputation, and […]

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2012 WHITNEY BIENNIAL DEDICATED TO DETROIT-BORN ARTIST MIKE KELLEY

  The recently deceased Mike Kelley is being honored at the 2012 Whitney Biennial, running  from March 1-May 27th in NYC. Three films are  shown which chronicle his most recent and last work, Mobile Homestead, a reconstruction of the house he grew up in Detroit, Michigan that was mounted on a flatbed an toured around the city. […]

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DID YOU CATCH “VANISHING ON 7TH STEET?” NEITHER DID WE, UNTIL NOW

Exactly one year ago today, the Detroit News wrote a review of “Vanishing on 7th Street,” urging you not to watch this movie, If you like mystery movies where the mystery never gets solved … well, you probably still won’t like “Vanishing on 7th St. This is one of those movies where some massive, unexplained phenomenon […]

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DALE EARNHARDT JR JR TO PLAY BOWERY BALLROOM, TICKETS ON SALE NOW

    …Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. are a sweet, fairly unassuming electro-tinged indie pop band; nothing less, but precious little more. –Pitchfork Don’t miss your chance to see Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr live at The Bowery Ballroom on April 1st! This Detroit-based duo, Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott will be sending electro-dreams at Bonaroo this year, if you aren’t […]

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REAL DETROIT WEEKLY ANNOUNCES “THE BEST OF” ISSUE

Real Detroit Weekly released the annual Best Of Issue featuring their favorite people, places, and things around Metro Detroit. Here are PLAYGROUND DETROIT’s Best Of the “Best Of” picks: *Best Thing About Living In Detroit – Music Scene (We totally agree!!) While other aspects of the city have suffered their ups and downs, the music scene in Detroit […]

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BLACK MILK TO PERFORM AT THE KNITTING FACTORY IN BROOKLYN, NY

  Detroit rapper Black Milk is performing this Wednesday at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Catch this smooth rapper while you can. If you’re lucky, you can win tickets from XXL here: The first person to email XXL@harris-pub.com with their full name (first and last) along with the answer to the following question will […]

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TEDxDETROIT: SPEAKER VERONIKA SCOTT ON THE EMPOWERMENT PLAN

TEDxDetroit Speaker Veronika Scott explains the inspiration behind Element S, a convertible sleeping bag and coat she designed while in college, which are now made by and distributed to the homeless community in Detroit. Her speech exemplifies the innate spirit of the Detroit can-do attitude: the people who call Detroit their home do what they have to in order to overcome various […]

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