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Sometimes you don’t get a chance to see one of your...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:46:23 -0500

Sometimes you don’t get a chance to see one of your favorite musicians until he/she is 78 years old. Rightfully so. Embrace the first and last time you will be able to.

Leonard Cohen, a legendary, yet modest 21st century musician with a music career spanning 40 years, is still unknown among many 20-somethings. I was exposed in my teenage years to “Dance me to the end of love” on Viva in Poland. He stole the show then and he stole it again Monday November 26 at the Fox.

Cohen, who is only 4 years younger than my feeble, but lovable grandfather, energetically moved about stage for 3.5 hours, played guitar, sang, recited poetry, spoke to himself, admitted his old age and face and never once lost his charisma. At 78 years old, the man outlasted most of the crowd, DANCING, SINGING, KNEELING, and PLAYING.

A live performance can either break or make your love for a band, especially if it’s the first time you see them. Phantogram I liked less after I saw them, same with Band of Horses. Cohen… blew. me. away. This was probably the first and last chance I had to see him. Six months ago my mom and I jumped on the opportunity and bought ourselves tickets for $70 when they were going for $150 to $200 close to the night of the show.

Leonard, you’re the best. Come visit Detroit again. You don’t have to exert yourself playing, just hang out.

How Did We Get Here? Detroit Police Warn, "Enter the City at Your Own Risk"

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:29:11 -0400

How Did We Get Here? Detroit Police Warn, "Enter the City at Your Own Risk"

Vote for Nora's Interactive Documentary on Detroit DIY!

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:33:42 -0400

Vote for Nora's Interactive Documentary on Detroit DIY!

Lord Huron concert was bomb last night! New album, Lonesome...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:02:16 -0400

Lord Huron concert was bomb last night! New album, Lonesome Dreams comes out October 9. I can’t wait that long!

A Local Music Festival and Documentary Film Night Make for a Great Weekend in Detroit

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:08:00 -0400

I just spent a wonderful weekend in Detroit that reaffirmed my love for the city. The events that...

Status update

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:47:30 -0400

This blog is on hiatus until further notice. :P

I feel an air of renovation in the city. This building sits only...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:17:18 -0400

I feel an air of renovation in the city.

This building sits only feet away from where I work on the weekends, but best of all, it was designed by my boyfriend’s (Matt Arnold) grandfather; his claim to fame in the city.

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Detroit Life Building & the Park Avenue Historic District (Renewal: Architecture)

Detroit Life … Who knew there was a building with such a positive message inscribed on it in Detroit? The Detroit Life Building (completed in 1923 and designed by Arnold & Shreve) is located in Detroit’s Park Avenue Historic District. It’s somewhat tucked away from other buildings downtown that I’ve come to know and love, and is targeted for renovation (http://www.thedetroitlifebuilding.com/) to become a live/work environment. There are several other buildings in the Park Avenue Historic District that have been re-imagined/renovated successfully, and saving the Detroit Life Building would continue the enhancement of the area.

Detroit has buildings and homes designed by world-renowned architects, from Arnold & Shreve to Albert Kahn to Mies van der Rohe. The image to the right is a view looking down Park Avenue, with the Blenheim, Kales and Penobscot buildings. Some are being renovated, having fallen out of use, and others have continued on in spite of the economic strain Detroit faces. All have served as foundations of the business district in the city. Let’s hope they all survive and the renewal of architecture in Detroit continues.

~katimages

I (Mayor Bing), Hereby Proclaim This Week as "Detroit Techno Week"

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:19:00 -0400

Woooohoooo

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. "We Almost Lost Detroit"

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:24:25 -0400

Good stuff.

Chairlift at the Magic Stick, Detroit March 29th, 2012

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:51:59 -0400

Look who’s coming to the Magic Stick this Thursday! W/Nite Jewel and Bell.

Blowout, the (First) Morning After

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:04:00 -0500

It’s a ritual to Detroit music scene loyalists and so hip it hurts to those who are...

Metro Times Blowout - Kickin' it Off!

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:04:20 -0500

Getting ready for Blowout. I’ve got my zubrowka vodka, appropriate as the bulk of the festival...

Movement:DEMF Phase 1 Line Up

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:06:00 -0500

This week, Paxahau announced the first phase of the line-up for Movement: Detroit’s Electronic...

A definite must-see. I went to the Metro Times or Hamtramck...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:50:43 -0500

A definite must-see. I went to the Metro Times or Hamtramck Blowout, whatever you want to call it last year, one day only, and there was not one band I saw that I didn’t like. I tried hopping from venue to venue one night to see as much as I could, and as much as it pained me to leave the good music I saw, I knew the next band would be a regret to miss. Indeed, best of the day I saw included: Zoos of Berlin, JSB Squad, and The Sights.

This year I’ll be doing some research to get the most out of Blowout, but preliminary awesome bands to check out from this year’s lineup are: Lord Scrummage, Jesse and the Gnome, Phantasmagoria, and The Juliets.

Seriously though, this is just a preliminary recommendation of bands I’m already familiar with. Check back for most posts with painstakingly researched sounds leading up to the festival.

More info on Blowout, follow this link. http://www2.metrotimes.com/blowout/default.asp

Less Talk, More Play Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is one of those...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:31:30 -0500

Less Talk, More Play

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is one of those Detroit bands getting big outside their hometown. And if it wasn’t official already, it became official yesterday when the band performed on Conan.

Just got back from traveling to sunny and warm Spain and Morocco...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:05:34 -0500

Just got back from traveling to sunny and warm Spain and Morocco (where the most rain I experienced was a 20 minute light drizzle). I saw snow for the first time this winter just last night. It was somewhere in the 30 degree range. Today all the snow has melted and it’s pouring. It’s so cold in the D…

My glimpse into my first Dally in the Alley was the ultimate...

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:14:52 -0500

My glimpse into my first Dally in the Alley was the ultimate teaser. The weather was warm, the crowd was peppered with those cool cats you so seldom see at house parties or Fourth St. bonfires. Beer was plentiful and food vendors were delicious (still over-priced and available only after a long wait in line).

I had to work at 8 pm that fateful Saturday that my friends and I went to the alley, and I couldn’t get my shit together to get out the door earlier than 5 pm, so I’m posting what little, but complete video footage I captured. Here’s one band you may have missed at Dally - Jesse and the Gnome performing The Beast. You’ll catch ‘em again, Jesse is constantly playing somewhere in the city.