As our latest addition to our Original Artists / Funk & Soul category, Lucybrownsville describes their sound as  "70's influenced rock and soul in the genre of sly and the family stone/rolling stones/otis redding, etc...". Judging from the deliciously distorted electric piano and modulated vocals that introduce "Drown" from their their Myspace page, I'd say that about nails the vibe. Of course this isn't exactly a new direction for singer/keyboardist Marcus Christy and drummer Paul Winterhalter. You may recall those names from our 2004 review of Four Deep. Now the pair have matched up with bassist Mike Wilbur and singer Rebekah Hopper to create Lucybrownsville. Check them out live upstairs at The Berkley Front on Dec 19th at 9pm.

The Flipping the Pig song "Hide and Seek," written by Jeff Mansk and found on the album Pout, was heard on the December 2, 2009 episode of Dog the Bounty Hunter. As of this notice, the episode, titled Wrong Turn (episode 155/156), is streaming online at www.aetv.com. The song is played during the final half of the show (shortly after the vehicle rolls over). For more information visit www.flippingthepig.com. 

EDITOR'S NOTE: Actually, you're much more likely to catch the above mentioned moment at the following YouTube link (beginning at 1:36): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxXkC-dwWp8&feature=related.

Michigan Artists Celebration of the Art of Music on December 12th @ 9pm at the Token Lounge in Westland. Hope you can come out and support the Art of Music while raising money for families in need. The door will go 100 % to families in need. We are having live bands, Funtown, Rocket Ride, The Skam with Abraham . Come out and network your music, bring CDs. There will be many different people involved in the music scene. We will be giving resource CDs out to Artists. There will have a raffle to raise money for the needy. Many gifts given every year. Guitars, diamond rings, memory sticks and much more.

When we give our gift to the needy families: The Christmas Gift.

We give our gifts in the name of loved ones no longer with us to keep their memory alive as we miss them. When people receive their gift they thank our loved ones. ( as we do for the time we got to spend with them) First names only given in the cards for the needy. We have a long list of loved ones and are adding every year. We hope you will come out and help us raise money for families. Any questions feel free to e-mail.

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Join a host of bands and entertainers at the 28th annual Whaley jam in support of Whaley's Children's Center December 4th (Friday) and 5th (Saturday) at Jester's Lounge in Flint.

Bands start at 6 pm on Friday and 4 pm on Saturday. Admission is just $10.00 each day or the donation of a toy of equal value. In addition there will be 50/50 drawings and auctions both days.

The event will feature 17 bands over the two days with all proceeds going to support the Whaley Foundation.

The Whaley children's Center has been helping children and families in crisis since 1924.

"Christmas through the eyes of a child is magic no child should be without"
 

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Shrimpanzee is perhaps the best known of the "pan-dimensional Kimbockleophonic audio ensembles" arranged, produced and performed by one John Moore of Milford, MI. Among some of the others are OJABOM Media, Nomeus Music, Pet Minotaur, Uneasys, Trick Of Shadow, E Minor Oswald, Hiram Glyphics, Oily Dave and who knows how many more. While a schizophrenic musical life is never dull, it still doesn't pay well enough to keep you fed and shed in Michigan. So, John's currently exploring employment opportunities in Virginia. Maybe if we're all suddenly taken with his spastic modal inventions he can afford to move back, eh? In case you get homesick, John,  we'll keep the light on fer ya here at MB's Original Artists / Psychedelic category. 

Check out Shrimpanzee @ Myspace

If you're a fan of the snarling acoustic irreverence of bands like The Violent Femmes, Camper Van Beethoven and The Dead Milkmen, chances are you're going to dig the latest entry to our Original Artists / Indie Rock category.  Morseville Bridge are a trio out of Flint, Michigan whose songs trample along like a wayward street-muse whacking on anything that makes an interesting "clank".  They're loose, they're unpredictable, they're musical and probably organically medicated.  In any case, it works and it's an interesting find.  Welcome to MB.

Listen to Morseville Bridge on MySpace.

Blue Coyote Band's song "Later" went # 1 in the country charts and # 1 in traditional country charts at Soundclick.com . This is BCB's sixth song to reach # 1 in those charts in the last two years.

Blue Coyote Band is on about 400 FM stations in Europe and 1,200 clear channels in the USA. Currently # 12 on the top 30 Country Count Down.  Check it out by clicking HERE.

Commerce Township, MI: 

I feel like a number,
I'm not a number,
I'm not a number,
Dammit I'm a man, I said I'm a man.
— Feel Like a Number
Bob Seger

Six stay-at-home dads, laid-off automotive engineers, and struggling professional musicians have decided they aren’t going to take it any longer and happy as hell about it.

The Southeast Michigan musicians have formed a rather gripping Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet tribute band dedicated to preserving the legacy of Southeast Michigan’s favorite rock-n-roll son, and breathe new life into some classic rock-n-roll favorites while discovering a viable and rewarding alternative to more “traditional” careers.

Lookin’ Back was the brainchild of Todd Stoney, a Commerce Township entrepreneur who was selling his patented vehicle display ramp systems to new car dealers; that is until dealers weren’t selling much of anything, and buying less.