From Drummer Dave - This past month one of the stylists at my salon, a 28 yr. old single mother of 2 small children has been diagnosed with breast cancer. I am putting this show to help her as she will have to receive some major surgeries in the coming months. Please help me spread the word as this will be the first time all the original members of BRIDGE have played on stage together in over 4 years...yes Geo, Jason, Paul, and me!! Also some of the greatest bands around town have donated their time so we can take some of the financial burden off of her so she can focus on getting well...

Thank you for taking the time to read this and see you all on Sunday, September 28th at the US12 Bar & Grill …bands start @ 7pm

SINCERELY
Dave Coughlin AKA Drummerdave1975 

Click "read more" below for line-up, links and contact information.

Several months ago I added a members-only feature called the MB Puzzler on the right hand column of this website.  Well, apparently, our members are much too busy with their music careers to be bothered with such trifles as word games, right? So out of the goodness of my heart, I'm opening up the puzzler to anybody who cares to solve it.  Click "read more" below, solve the band-name anagram, find the secret link, solve the puzzle and win prizes!  Well, the first two who send me the correct answers to the puzzler will get some free music. Are you up to the challenge? - Mitch

SRP calls itself, 'an old fashioned ass kicking rock n' roll show' and they're our latest addition to the Original Artists / Hard Rock category of our Band Links section.  SRP believes in the spectacle of Rock N Roll and having a good time.  This Ferndale area band includes local rock veterans Fred Milner (vocs/guitar) Kevin "Kave" Cavanaugh (drums/vocals), Darryl Benson (sound & light), Brian "Woody" Wood (bass, vocals) and Shawn Allendorf (lead guitar, vocs) who's played with such local notables as  Benny & The Jets, Mariner and Mitch Ryder.  The title cut from their most recent release, titled "Just For Fun", is now available on iTunes.  It's a good-time, bar-thumpin' locally-produced tune and a bargain at 99 cents.  

Click "read more" below for the iTunes link and their website link.  

 The City of Wixom Parks & Recreation Dept. will host a teen battle of the bands at 5 p.m. this evening (Friday 9.19.08) at Sibley Sqaure park located in the new downtown area.  Teen bands will battle head to head for up to 30 minutes each in front of a panel of "distinguished judges."  They'll be judged on professionalism, timeliness, quality of set, energy and their "Ready To Rock" look. Concessions will be available stage-side but attendees are encouraged to check out Wixom's new stores and restaurants.  Lawn chairs or blankets are welcome and be sure to dress appropriately for the weather.

 Click "read more" below for more information, a line-up of bands and their links.

One of the highlights we caught at the Metro Music Expo was the performance of one of the Fox Rocks 2008 finalists, Garden City's AYNTELLYN (pronouced Ain't Tellin' - ed: do you know how hard it is to find a band on the internet when they get fancy with the spelling?).  Of particular interest were the lead vocals as delivered by Dino Johnson.  Johnson has been blessed with the golden locks and a golden baritone that screams CLASSIC ROCK!  - which should make them a shoe-in for the grand prize - an opening slot for Lynard Skynard at DTE on September 21st, 2008.  In fact, Johnson's voice is such a draw that even when he sang karaoke at the DJ's Pro Audio booth he drew a sizable crowd.

 Click "read more" below for links to the band, newspaper articles about the band and links to the Fox 2 contest.