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Check this revelatory electric John Lee Hooker performance live in Detroit, 1970 | Blogs | Detroit Metro Times
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Switch to the mobile version. Saturday, January 24, 2015. Check this revelatory electric John Lee Hooker performance live in Detroit, 1970. Posted By Mike McGonigal. On Sat, Jan 24, 2015. It's hard to think of a blues musician more affiliated with Detroit than John Lee Hooker, who moved here in the late 1940s to work for Ford, play local clubs, and who then recorded dozens of great sides under various names for labels like Modern, Chess, Chance, De Luxe and Fortune Records. More on City Slang. Trans-Sibe...
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RIP Detroit art maven Susanne Hilberry | Blogs
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RIP Detroit art maven Susanne Hilberry. August 14, 2015 at 2:19 PM. We just received word that Susanne Hilberry the collector, gallery owner, and "Grand Dame of the Detroit Art scene" as once described here in Metro Times. Died last night. A cause of death has not yet been reported. She was 72. In 1976 at the age of 31. In 2000, she closed the Birmingham location and relocated to Ferndale in 2002. A funeral service will be held Sunday morning at the Ira Kaufman Chapel. 2016 Detroit Metro Times.
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Happy birthday, University of Michigan alum Madonna Louise Ciccone! | Blogs
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Happy birthday, University of Michigan alum Madonna Louise Ciccone! August 16, 2015 at 1:11 PM. Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on this day in Bay City, Mich. in 1958. She is best known as a singing recording artist under just the name of Madonna. Her relationship to her home state can best be characterized as ambivalent, but we still love her. Madonna attended the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance before dropping out and moving to New York City to pursue a career in modern dance.
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Meet Meredith Miotke, the artist who created the cover illustration for this week's MT | Blogs | Detroit Metro Times
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Switch to the mobile version. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Meet Meredith Miotke, the artist who created the cover illustration for this week's MT. Posted By Lee DeVito. On Wed, May 13, 2015. Self portrait of the artist. We first learned about illustrator Meredith Miotke's work. From the College for Creative Studies annual student exhibition a few years ago, when we saw her maps of Detroit. Project. We weren't the first publication to appreciate her work since then, she's created illustrations for Crain's.
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The Skip outdoor alley bar soon to go year-round, offer food. Serena Maria Daniels on. November 6, 2016 at. We've been getting this question a lot lately as the temperatures slowly but surely begin to drop: Will The Skip outdoor bar downtown be year-round? It's a fair enough question, and we've an answer that some of you will appreciate. Side Dish: Meet the ‘world’s best young pastry chef’ right here in metro Detroit. Serena Maria Daniels on. November 5, 2016 at. November 5, 2016 at. November 4, 2016 at.
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Show preview: Derrick May with Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Chene Park tonight, August 14 | Blogs
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Show preview: Derrick May with Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Chene Park tonight, August 14. August 14, 2015 at 11:06 AM. The modern "pops" tradition of taking popular music and adapting it to a large orchestra gets a decidedly super modern and very Detroit treatment tonight, when the Detroit Symphony Orchestra adapts the music of Derrick May. Will it be worth it to go, even if all you want to do is hear them bust out an epic version of "Strings of Life"? The answer is heck, yes. 2016 Detroit Metro Times.
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Why was a bomber flying over Detroit yesterday? | Blogs
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Why was a bomber flying over Detroit yesterday? August 13, 2015 at 4:02 PM. If you were in Hazel Park yesterday at 4 pm (like we were), you were treated to an eerie sight: a B-17 bomber, all four propellers roaring, gliding over the city heading west, its shiny fuselage reflecting the afternoon sunshine, a U.S. Air Force roundel appearing on the undersides of the wings. Like a ghost from the past, the aircraft soared away from the one-time Arsenal of Democracy. The ticket price is so high because, betwee...
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Here's the fake Shinola ad from our 'Orbit' takeover issue | Blogs
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Here's the fake Shinola ad from our 'Orbit' takeover issue. August 14, 2015 at 5:07 PM. In case you missed it in anticipation of the Orbit Magazine Anthology. Out Sept. 1 on Wayne State University Press, we decided to hand over nine pages of this week's issue to the staff of the long-defunct local magazine (and former Metro Times. Rivals) to see what they would come up with. The results didn't disappoint the issue features a 2015 update of Orbit. S old "Blast Off" page. A look at "Detropolis 2065,".
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Update: Michigan's first 'glampground' is now accepting reservations | Blogs
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Update: Michigan's first 'glampground' is now accepting reservations. August 14, 2015 at 9:36 AM. Photo courtesy of Bella Solviva. A Bella Solviva rep. told MT. This morning that reservations are now being accepted for spring and summer 2016. Originally posted: July 31, 2015 at 11:21 am. A "glampground," AKA a place to lodge folks who really want to like the outdoors but just can't quite handle being. A variety of accommodations will be available ranging from safari tents with hot water and WiFi, to tipi...
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American Coney Island opens registration for annual food fight | Blogs
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American Coney Island opens registration for annual food fight. By Serena Maria Daniels. August 14, 2015 at 10:49 AM. Do you think you have what it takes to be a Coney-eating champ? 2016 Detroit Metro Times.
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