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 | Benefit · Total News: 25 · Total Reads: 33344 |
Articles:    DATERAID set to benefit Michigan artist (tomkat)
5th Annual ''Home For The Holidaze'' Benefits Area Homeless (mitch)
Fifth Annual Jingle Bell Jam (cherri)
WRIF presents the ''Rockin' for Vinnie'' benefit concert and rock auction (faith148)
BENEFIT SHOW for STEVE PIRRONE the VOICE of SYRANT (jammindude)
6th Annual Monroe Street Fair in A2 - Bands Needed (groundscoreadmin)
TOYS FOR TOTS: Operation Xmas THIS SUNDAY!!! (MrDizturbed)
TOYS FOR TOTS Benefit THIS SUNDAY NIGHT @ BIG SHOTS !!!! (MrDizturbed)
THE 4th ANNUAL “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAZE” BENEFIT (chief editor)
Second Annual Rock For Warmth (woody)
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by: tomkat
2008-01-05 08:19:41 'DATERAID' is a benefit concert and silent art auction that will take place Jan. 20th 2008, at The Redrum in Kalamazoo starting at 1:00PM.
 The concert was established for local artist Chris Neale, who grew up in the Paw Paw/Ka lamazoo area, to raise money for hospital b ills. The name DATERAID arises from Chris' nickname growing up where he was called 'Dater', because before changing his last name to Neale, it was Date. Chris, wh o lives in Texas, wa s diagnos ed with liposarcoma, a cancer of the so ft tissue. Doct ors removed a 10-pound tumor f rom his abdomen that had caused a great deal of pain. F ollowing his week-l ong hospital stay he ha d amassed around $50,000 in hospital bills, and he did not have health ins urance.
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2006-12-11 21:54:23  STIT was originally formed in 1989. They had a pending deal with CBS that unfortunatly fell through. They played the Bar Scene till 1991 and eventually called it quits. In the spring of 2006, STIT was discovered by RETROSPECT RECORDS out of Las Vegas off a local website thanks to a good friend Dave Hess. RETROSPECT wanted to release a 1990 recording. But instead they decided to reform and record some never performed or recorded songs they had written. With that they have produced, STIT, "BACKWARDS". Click "read more" below. read more... |
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2007-07-25 09:35:00  Since 2000, Crud has been giving some of the most talked-about live performances in the city of Detroit and beyond. They've been known to wear vinyl, perform in their underwear, wear pasties, play strip joints and have even shared their stage with some scary-ass, bad-mannered puppets. Crud's 'super-charged sex rock' has been compared to White Zombie and Ministry and their latest CD, “ Devil At The Wheel”, was described by one fan as, ‘ 'a thoroughly enjoyable romp through the kind of sleazo, nitrous oxide-injected rock'n'roll that anyone with a taste for nasty guitars and pounding rhythms is gonna dig’. Couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Crud’s label, Full Effect Records, will be sending the crew on tour in support of the international release of “Devil At The Wheel”. I caught up with frontman Vin E Dombrowski (Sponge, Orbitsuns) and bassist Dana Forrester (60 Second Crush) this week via e-mail.
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Articles: Euphoric Haze CD Release Party @ Token w/Flophouse, Steppdogg (mitch)
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2008-02-26 18:10:00  Back when my wife worked for an industrial tool supplier in Redford she noticed that one of her co-workers often sang along to the radio. Not just musical mumbling mind you, but belting out the song better than the vocals coming out of the speakers. She only knew him as Howard, one of the few people she could tolerate at that job. As it turned out, that co-worker was Howard Whitaker - the lead singer for the alternative rock band Euphoric Haze. She brought home his CD, Euphoric Haze's "Volume One", and we were both pretty impressed. It was like a mix of Seattle grunge and power pop, just like their link description here on MB said. The sound was tight and the songs were good.
Four years later, Euphoric Haze has finally released their long-awaited follow-up, "Losing Sleep" on Hell City Records. To celebrate, they'll be throwing their CD release party at The Token Lounge this Saturday, March 1st. It's not only ther perfect opportunity to see Euphoric Haze, but also Flophouse, Steppdogg (former Nasties/Face drummer Steve Firneno's new band) and The Black List. It's going to be a great night of rock and we hope to see you there. - MItch
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A brand new website has been launched to promote local music. It's only been live for about a week and we're out trying to gain users. For a new place to promote yourself, your band, your venue or your music resource, take a look at 
We've thought long and hard about this and we've decided that we're going to take that big step and play another show... 
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.
Detroit, MI -Honky tonk rockers The Orbitsuns will perform at WYCD's 26th annual Downtown Hoedown. Held at Detroit's Hart Plaza, this three-day event is largely recognized as the world's largest free country festival, drawing close to 1 million attendees. The Orbitsuns will be appearing at Hart Plaza's lower stage at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday May 10, 2008. Marking their second year as Downtown Hoedown entertainers, The Orbitsuns are honored to perform alongside country music legends Trisha Yearwood, Little Big Town, Gretchen Wilson and many more. 
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. 
Happy Independence Day Michigan Bandheads! Today we celebrate not just our break with Great Britain some 231 years ago, but our independence from all forms of tyranny and oppression, including those imposed on us and all peace-loving people by violent political ideologies and religions. We'll declare our independence from the shortsightedness of the FCC for not insisting on more local programming and local music on the public airwaves. We'll declare our independence from the global economy which continues to export our jobs and drag our standard of living into the toilet. We'll celebrate the independent spirit that is manifest through local independent music. We'll affirm a new dedication to localism, starting with the music performances we attend. With that said, 
The 7th Annual MCMF Acoustic Showcase will take place this Thursday, April 10th at Memphis Smoke in Royal Oak. This year's event will be hosted by multi-DMA winner Jill Jack. Performers will include past and present winners and nominees as well as up and coming talent, including Rock The Vote's Michigan correspondent Nadir, guitar journeyman Billy Brandt, folk chanteuse Jo Serrapere, electro-acoustic punk freestyler Carolyn Striho, Americana classics The Wrenfields, a rare appearance by L.A. transplant Michael On Fire and much more. Music begins at 8:00 p.m. $5 donation at door. 
I'll be releasing a new CD titled You Can't Have It on May 8th, 2008. It is the follow up to "American Man" which is still available at Wal*Mart & WalMart.com. You Can't Have It includes 13 new songs and it is a slight departure from American Man. The record still holds strong to my country & southern rock roots but is more guitar heavy and adds a dose of blues and Detroit Soul thrown in for good measure. Release date is set for May 27th on my label, MRC Records Nashville.
Fox 2 Detroit just announced the winner of their My Fox Rocks battle of the bands. The Matt Austin Band has been chosen to open up for Def Leppard and Styx at DTE on Tuesday, July 24th. Austin beat out hundreds of local bands from the metro Detroit area including some of our favorites. Coincidentally (or not), it was also announced that The Matt Austin Band was chosen to compete in Simon Cowell's new Fox franchise "The Next Great American Band" - which leads this cynic to question the validity of the contest. I know there will probably be some "sour grapes" comments from the lucky winners, the Fox producers and even Austin's fans (we're certainly not saying they don't deserve the shot - sounds like a decent band), but do you believe the results of this particular contest were pre-determined as a local promotional vehicle for The Next Great American Band? Does it matter? 
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of all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All.