for the Update. Sorry, but a confluence of day job, non profit events and a show I am producing all have taken up huge space. But the Update must go on . . .
I special shout out to the my many peeps at the Detroit Music Awards. The Update Congratulates Jill Jack and Billy Brandt for their Awards. Nadir for his and a very well received performance at the show. Also Nadir for opening up his loft at Eastern Market for a special after show. Many of the heavy hitters where there, including Jeff Newsome, Thornetta Davis (2 am performance), a few members of Parliament, all in the mix. The Update left at 3:30 am and there was not stopping this all star jam. Shout out to Jean, Karen K and Lisa L, who always make the Update feel the love at the Awards. Also to my dear friend Tim C and the Zumba's (the only true rock and roll Mexican restaurant on the planet) crew who fill our bellies well backstage each year, my dear friend Willy Wilson, the MC to the best music awards in the country and to the crew of Ferndale Record Time (RIP), who just helped to create an ambivalence backstage.
The Update, in an ongoing effort to expand its presence as the source of all Detroit and Southeast Michigan music, has added some more local bands to the mix. Added is Nadir and Distorted Soul. My new brother for life, the Flophouse Band (tasty Detroit funk), Mifune (big friends of the Macpodz, afro-electronic music) and last, but not least, Brando's new Reggae band Lucky Brown Music.
Now on to the shows . . .
May 2nd Bruce in the USA The Magic Stick
Spyro Gyra River Raisin Ctr for Prfmg Arts (Monroe)
Liz Larin Memphis Smoke
Natives of the New Dawn Shore Club (St Clair Shores)
FlopHouse (New Band for the Update) Hard Rock Cafe (Det)
May 3rd Megadeth DTE
Ghostland Observatory St Andrews
Covert Operations The Texas Bar and Grill (Detroit)
Midtown Underground Fifth Ave (Royal Oak)
Back Forty TC's Speakeasy (Ypsi)
May 3-4 The Green Street Fair (many local bands and it looks like a great
ecofest) Plymouth www.myspace.com/greenstreetfair
May 4th Erykah Badu/The Roots The Fox
Tokyo Police Club Magic Stick
May 5th The Night Marchers Magic Stick
May 6th War Michigan Theatre
Drive By Truckers The Crofoot
May 7th Blue Mountain The Lager House (Detroit)
The Kills Magic Stick
May 8th M.I.A. The Fillmore (formerly the State Theatre)
James McMurtry The Magic Bag
May 9th Jewel and others Hart Plaza (Free show)
Was (Not Was)/Todd Snider The Majestic
Tantric St Andrews
May 6th War Michigan Theatre
Drive By Truckers The Crofoot
May 7th Blue Mountain The Lager House (Detroit)
The Kills Magic Stick
May 8th M.I.A. The Fillmore (formerly the State Theatre)
James McMurtry The Magic Bag
May 9th Jewel and others Hart Plaza (Free show)
Was (Not Was)/Todd Snider The Majestic
Tantric St Andrews
Freekbass/Bootsy Collins (from P Funk) Royal Oak Music Ttr
Breathe Caroline The Eagle Theatre (Crofoot)
School of Rock The Pike Room (Crofoot)
May 10th The Update and Now More Than
Ever Productions Present
Assembly Required
An Evening of Grateful Dead Music
The Magic Stick 8pm
Shemekia Copeland The Ark
Chris Cagle Hart Plaza
Jaheim The Fillmore
Savoy Brown Magic Bag
Afroman Clutch Cargo's
Jam Samwich El Nibble Nook (W. Bloomfield)
Flophouse The US-12 (Wayne, MI)
May 11th Ritchie Havens The Ark
Lone Star Hart Plaza
The Presidents of the United States of America Magic Stick
May 12th Coliseum Magic Stick
May 13th Teitur The Ark
The Sword Magic Stick
Scary Kids Scaring Kids St Andrews
May 14th Augustana St Andrews
Dream Theater The Fillmore
Covert Operations MoDoggie's (Fenton)
El-P Crofoot
May 15th Matthew Ryan The Ark
The Detroit Cobras Majestic
Duran Duran Masonic Theatre
The Mars Volta The Fillmore
Menudo w/ GLOWB St Andrews
Thrice Clutch Cargo
May 16th Phil Vassar Hart Plaza
Carla Cook Orchestra Hall
Cinematic Sunrise St Andrews
Gore Gore Girls Small's (Hamtramck)
Filter Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 17th Arch Enemy Majestic Theatre
Down the Line Magic Bag
Black Stone Cherry The Machine Shop (Flint)
Papa Roach The Emerald Theatre
May 18th Michael Cleveland The Ark
Paper Rival Magic Stick
Carney The Eagle Ballroom (Crofoot)
May 19th The Avett Brothers The Ark
Mike Ness St Andrews
May 2oth Macpodz (hot off their successful east coast tour)
The Blind Pig
Panic at the Disco The Fillmore
May 21st Tiger Army St Andrews
Covert Operations MoDoggies (Fenton)
May 22nd Kanye West The Palace
Tim McGraw DTE
Blood on the Wall Magic Stick
Blind Melon The Machine Shop (Flint)
Macpodz The Loft (Flint)
May 23rd Dave Mason The Ark
Eddie Money DTE
Headlights The Pike Room (Crofoot)
May 24th Moby (headlining Movement DEMF) Hart Plaza
Los Campesino's The Magic Stick
Jason Mraz The Fillmore
Flophouse The Stone House (Det)
May 25th Carl Craig (the Daddy of Electronic Music) DEMF-Hart Plaza
Devlin and Darko The Majestic
Rilo Kiley Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 26th Dubfire Movement-DEMF-Hart Plaza
May 27th the Everybodyfields The Ark
May 28th Covert Operations MoDoggies
May 29th Firewater Magic Stick
The Ragbirds Crofoot
May 30th Shemekia Copeland The Ark
The Ragbirds The Loft (Flint)
Badfish (Subline Tribute) Clutch Cargo
w/ Covert Operations
Broken Spindles The Pike Room
May 31st Tom Petty and Steve Windwood The Palace
My Dear Disco Alvins
Danity Kane The Fillmore
The Breeders Magic Stick
June 2nd Silver Mt. Zion Magic Stick
Mudhoney Crofoot
June 3rd Stone Temple Pilots The Fillmore
June 4th Sea Wolf The Fox Theatre
Stone Temple Pilots The Fillmore
June 5th James Taylor Meadow Brook Music Festival
June 6th Duke Robillaird The Ark
Detroit Festival of the Arts (various) www.detroitfestival.com/
Umphrey's McGee St Andrews
June 7th Detroit Festival of the Arts (various) www.detroitfestival.com/
June 8th Detroit Festival of the Arts (various) www.detroitfestival.com/
June 9th Dave Matthews Band DTE
June 10th Jimmy Buffet DTE
Down the line
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant 6/17 The Fox
Jack Johnson 6/18 DTE
Return to Forever -Stanley Clarke, Al DiMeola and Chick Corea
6/21 Freedom Hill
Detroit Riverfest Week of June 20th
Rothbury Festival July 4th Weekend www.rothburyfestival.com
Dunegrass Festival 7/31-8/3 www.dunegrassfestival.com/
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PLEASE remember to support local live bands:
Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music (new band featuring Brandon Creasmen) www.myspace.com/LuckyBrownMusic, The Macpodz, www.macpodz.com, Mifune, www.mifunemusic.com, The Great Divide, www.myspace.com/greatdividelive Grievious Angel http://drumdancerrecords.com/grievousangel/index.php, Jill Jack, http://www.jilljack.com Distorted Soul (featuring Nadir), www.distortedsoul.com, Flop House Band, www.flophouseband.com, Back Forty backfortymusic.com, Covert Operations http://www.covertopsband.com Rootstand www.rootstand.com, Jam Samwich http://jamsamich.com, David Nefesh www.davidnefesh.com, The Ragbirds www.theragbirds.com, , PAPA www.papatunes.com, Bitter Herbs www.myspace.com/bitterherbs, Greensky Bluegrass www.greenskybluegrass.com; THTX www.myspace.com/THTX and Sentimental Shark, www.sentimentalshark.com to name a few.
PLEASE remember to support local venues:
The Magic Bag www.themagicbag.com
The Majestic Theatre www.majesticdetroit.com/
Saint Andrew's Hall www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1776
The Crofoot www.thecrofoot.com
The Royal Music Theater www.royaloakmusictheatre.com/
The Blind Pig www.blindpigmusic.com/
Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810
Miko
Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update
