Its about time . . .

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