Motorcity Blog Happy Hour offers the chance to win Kid Rock tickets

MOTORCITY BLOG Happy Hour

Thursday, January 13th 5pm - 9pm

 

Motorcity Special #3 Pre-listening Party with live Music from Detroit's own The High Strung and DJ Mel Wonder spinning Detroit rock, funk and soul. A pair of tickets to Kid Rock/Jamey Johnson will be given away onsite for the Jan 15th show at Ford Field. Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson swag will be given away all night sponsored by Warner Music Group and Universal Music. Live Nation will also be doing ticket giveaways all night to concerts at the Fillmore Detroit and St. Andrews Hall.

 

Come on out to the next MCB Happy Hour at Detroit's coolest sports bar for your chance to score some killer freebies. Enjoy yourself before and after Kid Rock/Jamey Johnson concert at The State Bar Fillmore Detroit.

 

Motorcity Special #3 was recorded live on Saturday, Oct 16, 2010 at Northern Lights Lounge Detroit. The artists featured are:

HAFLIFE

The High Strung

The Meltdowns

Troy Gregory w/ special guests

3 bands from School of Rock St. Clair Shores

(The Fuss - The Broadcast - The Make)

DJ JCM

 

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Five Finger Death Punch October 16th at the Fox Theatre

Five Finger Death Punch is a heavy metal band that takes their namesake from the "Dim Mak" technique. In essence the name means The Death Touch and it has been used throughout classic Hong Kong Kung-Fu cinema. The name is not as flowery in wording as the "Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique," used in the Kill Bill series. But metal has never been about flowers. Unless perhaps, they're poisoned or sharp like a razor that can be used to draw blood or induce a state of darkened existence.

This is a band that is in your face hard metal, but they don't leave out the melodic side either. Their music breathes with a life of its own, it finds a symmetry that balances peaks of chaos in heavy guitar riffs and solos. Their lyrics dig deep into a state of mind, and the bass and drums meld and shape the expanding Juggernaut that this band has become in just five years. With currently two albums under their belt; The Way Of The Fist and War Is The Answer, this is a band that emerged from the metal underground and has become a force to be reckoned with. They continue to grow in their instrumental and lyrical maturity and have brought along with them an extremely loyal fanbase that continues to grow.

Five Finger Death Punch will be sharing the stage at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 16th with headliners Godsmack and special guests Drowning Pool. This is a line-up of hard rock and metal that promises to shake you with a full throttle assault of intense musical proportions. 

Godsmack wsg/ Five Finger Death Punch and Drowning Pool - 10/16, 7:30 - Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward - Detroit - 313-471-6611 -http://www.olympiaentertainment.com - $25, $35 & $45 - Click here for tickets

For more info on Five Finger Death Punch visithttp://www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com

Motorcity Special #2 - Sat 7/31

Motorcity Special #2 - Sat 7/31 - Crofoot Pike Room

Get your hands on some Detroit wax on July 31st!

Detroit's newest record label Motorcity Special

Announces Record Release and Recording Concert

Saturday July 31^st 2010 7pm-2am

The Pike Room in The Crofoot

(Part of the Phonotropic Wicked Awesome Summer BBQ)

1 S. Saginaw St

Pontiac MI

 Confirmed Musical Lineup

Black Lodge

The Beggars

WOLFBAIT

The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre

Marco Polio & The New Vaccines

Each MCS concert is recorded live for pressing to vinyl. 

Product of Detroit  MOTORCITYBLOG 

www.MotorcitySpecial.com

The Motorcity Special Record Release and Recording Concert is the 2^nd in an ongoing series of events produced by MCS

to continue what the founders of the label have been doing in their previous respective efforts:

Promotion of the diverse local Detroit musical talent and highlight the vast array of music venues in the motorcity.

The initial Motorcity Special #1 was a huge success.

Being released is a limited edition white double sided vinyl recording from the MCS Label Launch at Jazz Café on May 8^th 2010. 

The final 40 records were set aside from the limited pressing and will be for sale at MCS#2. 

Presale vouchers can be exchanged for the record at this time.

Included on MCS#1 are live recordings from The Wrong Numbers, DUENDE!,Electric Fire Babies, Canja Rave, MR SHZ.

A Joint Promotional Production by

Product of Detroit and MOTORCITYBLOG

 features unique Detroit musical acts recorded live for pressing to limited edition vinyl.

MCS MISSION:

There are a lot of Detroit record labels, new and old but none are booking diverse Detroit lineups

and recording them live at rotating Metro Detroit venues for release on limited edition vinyl records

manufactured at Archer record pressing, Detroit, Michigan.

MGMT: A Swirled World of Artistic Sound

With the new album Congratulations under their belt, MGMT will be coming to the Fillmore in Detroit on June 16th. They will bring their colorful brand of eclectic proto electro pop rock that is ever-evolving into new waves of sound and expression. MGMT was formed in 2002 and originally known as Management. Since this name was already in use by another band they later changed it to MGMT. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew Van Wyngarden's are the artful masterminds behind MGMT's musical canvas.

For the full article go click link MGMT: A Swirled World of Artistic Sound

Wayne "The Train" Hancock

Photo Credit: Jerry Lukas

Wayne "The Train" Hancock has been the king of juke-joint swing since his stunning debut in 1995 with Thunderstorms and Neon Signs. His music translates into a hazy dream of honky-tonk, roadhouse blues, western swing, big band, old-time country and Texas rockabilly. With seven full length albums under his belt the newest album is a gem just like the rest; Viper of Melody is infectious and unpretentious it'll get your toes tapping and fingers snapping. The album was produced by long time collaborator Lloyd Maines who has worked with  artists such as Joe Ely, Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, and the Dixie Chicks.

Click Link for full article Wayne "The Train" Hancock live at PJ's Lager House

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Karma To Burn

The dawning of Karma To Burn began with two careless and angry young men, William Mecum and Richard Mullins. They had a vision of a band that would focus on instrumentation and screw the tradition of having a singer, why the hell did they need one of those!? So of course Roadrunner Records offered to release their debut album... on the condition that they get a singer.


Karma To Burn (Click link for full article)

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Kid Rock Music Downloads on Bottles of Jim Beam

For more info click link Kid Rock Music Downloads on Bottles of Jim Beam

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Jack Scott at Gusoline Alley in Detroit

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing Jack Scott play and sing at an open mic night at a local dive bar in Detroit called Gusoline Alley. Jack Scott is one of the first white rock n' roll stars to come out of Detroit in the 50s. His legacy ranks him with the top legends of rock and roll. It has been said that "with the exception of Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley, no white rock and roller of the time ever developed a finer voice with a better range than Jack Scott, or cut a more convincing body of work in Rockabilly, Rock and Roll, Country-Soul, Gospel, Country-Pop or Blues.

Dead Weather Offer Free New Download and Chance to Win VIP Paid Trip to Bonnaroo

On the Dead Weather's website, (click on red text) you can download for free their new song "Hussle and Cuss," from the new album Sea of Cowards and a Tweet or facebook post can enter you a chance to win a ticket to Bonnaroo with airfare paid.

Motorcity Special announces it's Label Launch Concert

Motorcity Special

Record Label

Detroit's newest record label Motorcity Special announces: Launch Concert at Jazz Cafe Music Hall of Performing Arts on Saturday May 8th 2010!

A Joint Promotional Production by:
Product of Detroit and MOTORCITYBLOGfeatures unique Detroit musical acts recorded live for pressing to limited edition vinyl.

Confirmed Musical Lineup
The Wrong Numbers
DUENDE!
Electric Fire Babies
Canja Rave
MR SHZ
DJ Savage Matt

MCS MISSION:
There are many Detroit record labels, new and old but none are booking diverse Detroit lineups and recording them live at rotating Metro Detroit venues for release on limited edition vinyl- manufactured at Archer record pressing, in Detroit, Michigan.

Motorcity Special is not signing artists or retaining rights to any of the original music.

The Motorcity Special Label Launch Concert will kick off a series of events produced by MCS to continue what the founders of the label have been doing in their previous respective efforts: Promotion of the diverse local Detroit musical talent and highlight the vast array of music venues in the motorcity.

Further info:

Kevin Pachla founded Product of Detroit in 2008 and is the owner/operator of Label Network producing promotional materials for local and national clients.

MOTORCITYBLOG just recently celebrated 5 years of documenting Detroit by their 30 contributors and nearly 6000 blog posts of Detroit music and culture.

Joining forces to form Motorcity Special, the founders would like local musical acts and venues to consider this joint venture as a premium marketing tool.

Motorcity Special Label Launch Concert
Saturday May 8th 2010
7pm - 2am

Jazz Cafe at Music Hall of the Performing Arts
350 Madison St Detroit MI 48226
(313) 887 8501 www.musichall.org

Sponsors: Product of Detroit MOTORCITYBLOG Bastone Brewery

www.MotorcitySpecial.com

Additonal information /requests to the following:

Rick Manore
Director of Public Relations
Music Hall / Jazz Cafe
350 Madison
Detroit, MI 48226
musichallpr@charter.net
(313) 887-8508

Kevin Pachla
Founder of Product of Detroit / Label Network
kevin@labelnetwork.com

Kirk Rukenbrod
Founder / Editor MOTORCITYBLOG
kirk@motorcityblog.net

Bowties, Guitars, and Fiddles Oh My!

We were looking for a Sunday funday and went to the Magic Stick for the Justin Townes Earl show for some Nashville flavored music. Before heading upstairs we grabbed a few drinks from the bartender and also ran into Ryan Hooper from Pure Detroit and chatted with him for a bit. The opener Joe Pug is a singer/songwriter from Chicago whose songs come from the heart and are about life. In his words; “he writes the songs that need to be written, plays there for anyone who will listen, and tours as if he has no home.” He has the vocals to back up these ideas and you can glimpse a storyteller within his lyrics that pulls you in with great guitar melodies. After Pug, Justin Townes Earl took the stage coming out in a suit with a bowtie and full of Nashville charm. With a sweet southern drawl he said hello to the crowd. Accompanying him on stage were Bryn Davies on the upright bass and Josh Hedley on the fiddle. Justin is the son of Steve Earle and has been gaining growing attention on the Americana charts. He has also been featured on the cover of GQ magazine as on the 25 most stylish men in the world.

Interview with Jimmy Herring from Widespread Panic

I just interviewed the guitar player; Jimmy Herring from Widespread Panic and my article had a limit of 600 words so I thought I would share the other questions which won't be included in the Real Detroit Weekly interview that I did.

Out of all the festivals that you’ve played, what has been some of your favorites and what was it about them that stood out in your mind?

It’s hard to say, every gig is a gift to get a chance to play music. I guess there are some I like better than others, personally I like indoor shows better because they seem a little more focused. But festivals there’s so many good ones I couldn’t say cause I’m sure I’d be forgetting one. You know Bonaroo is always cool, it’s huge and it’s close to home, those two things make it kind of cool. The one we did in Michigan, it was a big deal I’m forgetting the name you’d probably know it if I said it.

Rothbury?
Yeah, that was the one!

What are you currently listening to?

The last thing that I listened to was Nirvana and that’s strange for me because I’m into blues and jazz. And it’s mostly old dead guys that I listen to and it’s a great place to get inspiration. We learned a Nirvana song for Halloween and I was so impressed with the guy’s method of song writing. My daughter used to listen to Nirvana and she would tell me you really need to check out Nirvana they have great songs and they’re really good. And I really didn’t get it, and she got me listening to a few of their tunes and I never learned any of them and I was like God that is a good tune. Kurt Cobain was a brilliant writer. And we learned that one tune and I’m trying to get the band to learn two more. That was a special Halloween thing we probably won’t do it again, maybe next Halloween. Also been listening to The Who a lot, been listening to Quadrophenia a lot, it’s a part of my past and I used to listen to it all the time while I was growing up but I never actually learned any of it. So I started to get fascinated with Pete Townsend again and broke out Quadrophenia and after shows have been starting to learn patches of the record, it’s incredible the chord structures that Pete puts together.