The Dally in the Alley is held annually on the first Saturday after Labor Day. The Dally in the Alley is one of the only non-corporate sponsored community festivals in the United States. ok, so now that you know when... where it's at:

The alley at Second and Forest in Detroit's Cass Corridor
Saturday, September 11, 2004, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
(Rain Date: Sunday, Sept. 12)
come on down and take a look, give a listen, and grab a bite! 
forewarning: bring some cashola. there will be tons of great artisans you'll want to buy stuff from. (not to mention the cool Dally swag...)

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and now on to the music. the lineup this year is...

Forest Stage

11:30 - 12:20 Holy Temple Mass Choir
12:40 - 1:30 Blair and The Urban Folk Collective
1:50 - 2:40 TBA
3:00 - 3:50 The Brakemen
4:10 - 5:00 RJ's Rhythm Rockers feat. Joe Weaver
5:20 - 6:10 Jazzhead
6:30 - 7:20 Philharmonic Quartet
7:40 - 8:30 Blackman and Arnold featuring Middle Eastern Dance by Lana
8:50 - 9:40 Orbitsuns
10:00 - 11:00 Thornetta Davis


Alley Stage

11:00 - 11:30 Sun and Machines
12:00 - 12:30 El Boxeo
12:30 - 1:00 Felix Sirls (poetry)
1:00 - 1:30 The Mydols
1:30 - 2:00 Raging Grannies
2:00 - 2:30 Tiny Steps
3:00 - 3:30 The Avatars
4:00 - 4:35 Little Claw
5:05 - 5:45 The Hard Lessons
6:15 - 6:50 Lee Marvin Computer Arm
7:20 - 8:00 The Riots
8:30 - 9:15 The Muggs
9:45 - 10:45 Demolition Dollrods

Garden Stage

11:30 Dirt Brothers
12:15 Dune Buggy Attack Battalion
1:00 Big B and the Magic Bullets
1:45 Velvet Audio
2:30 Candy Band
3:30 The Bowzies
4:30 The Wrenfields
5:30 Terror At the Opera
6:30 Jo Serrapere and the Willie Dunns
7:30 Patrick Thomas
8:30 Muruga & The Global Village Ceremonial Band
9:30 Detroit City Council

Lighting by Electronic Illumination Artist, "Light Show" Bob:

Urban Electronica Stage

2:00-3:00 Top Kat
3:00-4:00 Jennifer Xerri * Women on Wax
4:00-5:00 Kruse Kontrol aka Justin Kruse
5:00-6:00 Kevin Reynolds * Live * Transmat
6:00-7:00 John Arnold * Ubiquity, Transmat
7:00-7:30 Dubphonics * Third Coast
7:30-8:00 Fashion by Dick Clothing, Made In Detroit, Rachel Reed, Spiral Clothing, and The Highway Press
* Music by Automan and Jack Steeler
8:00-9:00 Nasty C aka Chuck Flask
9:00-10:00 Ryan Elliot * Ghostly International
10:00-11:00 James Pennington aka Suburban Knight

if that doesn't get you down there, well just come to visit me! ;)
see you there, kids...

xo,
fish

Related Links:

http://www.dallyinthealley.com

This years poster was designed by Chris Turner, check the website for the big version.