I first heard about this band from my homeboy, DD, who's Facebook friend is the mother of one of the players. Usually that kind of referral is an underwhelming dissappointment. Not this time.  A Hero Falls (a name derived from a video/score by John Williams for Episode III of Star Wars) is another very slick, female-fronted alt-rock band (lotta that goin' around these days e.g. 34 Bliss) from Howell, MI. Things are happening locally for this band. After hitting the road running (Hayloft, Crofoot, Mac's Bar, Bullfrog) including several rounds of BOTBs, A Hero Falls released their EP "Stable Ground" at The Howell Opera House last June, They've been covered in The Livingston Daily and they just completed an interview with Impact 88.9 FM (East Lansing) for their show The Basement (which you can view here). Now they're the number one requested band on Radio Opie's People's Choice Countdown. And for good reason; they've set a high bar for anyone who wants to knock them out of that spot. A Hero Falls is a band to watch. MB welcomes A Hero Falls to our Original Artists / Alternative category. - Mitch

MB Welcomes Wearing Dead Faces to our newly created Original Artists / Folk Rock category. They remind me very much of the only other band in this category so far, Doop & The Inside Outlaws - they both have that blue-collar, rustbelt kind of sound.  WDF describe their sound as "Music for the mentally unstable...baked in the 70s" -which seems appropriate, as the very first song I heard on their ReverbNation page, "Descendents Of Aliens", reminds me of Syd Barrett for some reason.  It's a song seemingly derived from a casual conversation with a friend about extra-terrestrial origins. What sounds like an impromptu, live performance really captures the weirdness and "alienation" of the subject matter. "Ya gotta tell your children, Mike, that God is a mothership."  Singer "aylius dick" (uh, yeah) has a gritty soul to his voice that sells it convincingly.  From there WDF move on to a folky blue-collar ballad called, "Luck & The Lack Therof" which includes short rapping interludes and liberal use of the word, "Fuck" - which is entirely appropriate to the hard-luck, outta-work, losing-faith-in-the-system lyrics.  "Titty Monster" is a bluesy, rocking comparative analysis of specific racial anatomy.  That's the kindess way I can think to put it.  It's clear that whoever this is wishes to remain aonoymous, but I'm definitely curious. -  Mitch

St. Clair Shores, MI -'The Delusional Rapper is here!!! After years of rocking underground both as a solo hip-hop artist and with the hard-core hip-hop band “The HorrorScope” www.ourstage.com/thehorrorscope  Now comes The Delusional Rapper!!! Sitting on years of knowledge The Delusional Rapper is “Making music I can die proud of!!!” As a solo rap artist he spent time in the studio with the grammy award winning producers “Mark & Jeff Bass” where he learned a ton of production skills. Then not happy with just being in a rap group he set off to co create The HorrorScope with his brother. The band used live samplers and drum machines with live guitars and bass to create a new sound…Now The Delusional Rapper is set to take on the world with his underground Hip-Hop… Unsigned The Delusional Rapper Started his own “Label” Independent But Connected Records. So now that is the brand…'  MB welcomes The Delusional Rapper to our Original Artists/Hip Hop & Rap category.

I would only add, humility is a refreshing novelty in hip hop.   - Mitch

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MB would like to welcome Toppermost64 to our Specialties/Tribute Bands category.  I saw these guys at the Milford Concerts In The Park a couple years ago and was impressed with their accuracy - from the vintage instruments right down to their accents and banter.  really good act. - Mitch.  

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 '7th Day Creeps formed in October 2004 after an alcohol induced religous experience. The Creeps live by a three point mission statment...keep it loud, keep it catchy and make 'em come back for more! The group uses 1st wave punk rock, 80s metal and adds a splash of sleazy b-grade movie horror imagery to the mix. Their sound has been compared to Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Motorhead, The Ramones and The Clash. These guys have been gigging everywhere and anywhere over the last 2 years to promote their 1st self-released cd Does this taste Funny? and they've now partnered with Jib Machine Records to release their next offering Meat The Creeps in 2010.'

Check 'em out on iTunes:  www.michiganbands.com/bl-visitband-1648.html

One part feral, wandering, eye-glass-wearing, curly-loxed, band-joining Yooper.  One part coal-walking, kazoo-humming, Pixie-covering, waif.  Add beer, coffee, and/or tequila. Shake.  Electrify. Post. Distribute. Anything could happen.  MB Welcomes Yeddi In The Woods - even though we had to re-load their PureVolume page to get rid of the Charlize Theron movie promo -  to our Original Artists / Experimental category. Four tunes. It's all over the place, really.  Click "read more" below for their description or check 'em out at Pure Volume at the link above. Say "hi" to Charlize for us.

Hailing from Flint Michigan comes Weekend Warriors. The culmination of former FlintDrive founding member and lead guitarist Mike Allen, former FlintDrive bassist Doug Watson and Josh Cox former band mate and drummer from the band Mindspeed and back-up drummer for FlintDrive. In the late  90s Josh and Mike Formed the band MadHouse, a Ted Nugent Tribute Band.  That was an unfinished project as they soon joined forces with the band Mindspeed in 2000. In 2002 Allen left Mindspeed to Form the original act FlintDrive which toured from 2002 until 2010. Feeling the need to continue the unfinished project in 2011, Allen, Cox and Watson are joining forces to launch Weekend Warriors, A Ted Nugent Tribute Band. Mixed with a Few Nugent Inspired Originals that Allen created over the years with FlintDrive, WeekendWarriors can be found in our Cover Bands / Specialties / Tribute Bands category or on the web at www.rawtonemusic.com.
 

I get into arguments all the time about what's really punk rock and what's pop-punk or power-pop or some other sub-genre that borrows from the punk aesthetic while ignoring the punk ethos. It's a useless pursuit of purism, really (i'm a good one for those), but my definition is basically anything that is apt to piss-off or severly irritate those who cling to prevailing norms and popularity. In Grand Rapids, where this band is from, the "norm" might be right-wing Christians who love Dancing With The Stars and support The TEA party.  So I'm pretty confident 40 oz Of Spite is a real punk rock band because their tune, "Bucky's Doing Heroin", explains in the first 30 seconds exactly how to prep and shoot smack. That should still do it. If not, praise Allah at the next TEA party pep-rally and burn a copy of the constitution. Now that would be punk. - Mitch

Michiganbands.com welcomes 40 oz of Spite as the latest addition to our Original Artists / Punk category. Click "Read More" below for link and upcoming gig info.