All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2007 by MichiganBands.com. Established 2001. HOME | FORUMS | CALENDAR | CLASSIFIEDS | BAND LINKS (Original PHP-Nuke Code Copyright © 2004 by Francisco Burzi) Page Generation: 0.06 Seconds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Way back in 1988 a pair of young Kiss fans from Ontonagon, Mi (way up dere in da western U.P., eh) would find musical communion during a stay at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base for the U.P. Winter Olympics. Exactly one year later, and at that very same location, the pair would join two other budding musicians to perform in front of a thousand people as the hard rock band NightStrike. Over the next eight years they would release three full-length albums ("Street Justice", "NightStrike" and "Road To Nowhere") of hometown rock until family life and work would scatter the band members throughout the state. But a chance encounter and impromptu set at Stubb's Bar on Labor Day 2004 brought the band back to life. So inspired by their fan's enthusiasm they decided to record a fourth NightStike album called, "One Hit To The Heart" and proceeded with the "One Hit Tour" in 2006/07, concluding with a homecoming show at the Ontonagan Theatre. That show was recorded and released as their first live DVD, "Coming Home Alive". Michiganbands.com would like to welcome NightStrike to our band links section in the Original Artists / Hard Rock Category. 
Michiganbands.com would like to welcome Subgenius to our band links section in the original artists / hardcore & metal category. Subgenius is a progressive funk/metal & hardcore four-piece from Ypsilanti, Mi (located in the butt of your Michigan mitten) who seek 'only to be taken seriously, while not taking (themselves) too seriously.' The band specializes in 'peculiar, atonal dissonant silliness' and currently have two songs available on their MySpace page, "The Robotic Hymn of Doom" and "Tall Tales", the latter of which is also a video. Wicked stuff. Click "read more" below for all the links.
According to an article by Bruce Warila over at UnsprungMedia.com, the days of landing a major label record deal by being "discovered" by an A&R rep and given a big, fat cash advance are 'dead over.' Record companies, like a lot of companies in Michigan these days, are slashing their payrolls of dead wood, reorganizing and re-investing. In the case of EMI, that means 1500 to 2000 jobs are done - over. That means indie bands will also have to re-think their strategies. Warila argues that they need to forget about finding a "deal" and start looking to attract investment - just like any other business. Click "read more" below for a links to three articles about investrment strategies for Indie bands.
Imagine square dancing at cirque de soleil or smoking a hookah while wearing lederhosen and you might begin to approach the bizarre synthesis that is The Polka Floyd Show, a band who channels Pink Floyd through the medium of Polka music. Their self-titled debut gives a unique spin on seven classic Pink Floyd tracks from six different albums that span three decades. 
Michiganbands.com would like to welcome Stephanie Raymond to our band links section (original artists/country). Stephanie is from Saint Clair, Mi (first knuckle of your Michigan thumb) and started writing music and playing guitar as a freshman in high school. Now, as a freshman in college, she's working on the release of her first solo record with producer Chip Stead and her father, Rod Raymond, a Christian/country artist in his own right. Stephanie hopes to make music her career and, with what sounds like a natural gift, we hope the world makes that possible for her. 
Michiganbands.com would like to welcome singer, songwriter & guitarist Bob Hausler to our band links section (original artists/singer-songwriters). Bob has worked with many notables in the biz and has opened shows for many more (see his website for an impressive list). As a session guitarist he's appeared on hundreds of recordings and his songs have been pitched to or recorded by national acts such as Alabama, Jon Anderson, Randy Travis and others. And when Bob's not adding projects to his already impressive career, he's spends a lot of time helping others develop their songwriting skills as founder and current president of the Mid-Michigan Songwriters Guild, a group dedicated to advancing the craft in the Mid-Michigan area. Finally, Bob is making time to work on his own solo project, some of which you can hear at his MySpace page. 
The blurb-bucket is overflowing so I finally had to buckle down and get some news out there. Leading this month, unfortunately, is the death of Bulletproof Moxie guitarist Chad Goklani which we are really sad to hear about. Our thoughts go out to his band mates, friends and family in their time of sorrow. Man, I just saw Bulletproof Moxie a few months back at Small's with Radar Pilot. They had a tight, energetic set as I recall (I'm listening to the two-song disc I picked up at the show as I type). You just never know when something like this is going to happen. 
Back in 2005, Don "Doop" Duprie and Ty Stone founded the first incarnation of The Inside Outlaws, 'a nationwide group of singer/songwriters dedicated to developing new talent through education and networking.' That network led to Stone's relationship with Kid Rock and eventually to led to his being signed to Top Dog /Atlantic Records in 2006. 
