Breaking News-Local Music Alert Umphrey's McGee and Wilco

Peeps

Breaking News from the Update Desk. It is now CONFIRMED from Live Nation

Friday October 9th (Can we say Miko Birthday show, a day early) Umphrey's McGhee wsg guests THE MACPODZ Michigan Theatre On Sale, this Friday 10am. Live Nation.com and the Michigan Union. Tix $22.50 4 pack $74

And Wilco (I guess after selling out the recent Royal Music Theatre in minutes, they wanted more). Friday October 16. Hill Auditorium On Sale, This Saturday. Live Nation.com and the Michigan Union.Tickets $30

Reminder Warped Tour is at Comerica Friday
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Also Dunegrass Friday through Sunday. www.dunegrass3.org/ This is very scaled down this year. But local favorites, the Ragbirds, Covert Operations and Rootstand will be there. I have the weekend free and am thinking about going. Please contact me by email, if you are interested in going. I might want to ride share. Kinda torn because I have been traveling a lot lately. But shit, to get to a great festy in Northern MI, sure sounds tasty.

Any much more to come.

Come join and add shows, show revues, MP3's and Comments . If you have a band or know a band that you wish to spotlight and the band plays in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810 area, sign up and share the love.

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music 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/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, 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/
Blondies (New Club in the Big D) www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub
Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocadetroit.org

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!

Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update

this week from the Update

Greetings Fellow Music Lovers

Man what a great summer its been. I have seen Phish 6 times and have two on deck. Went to Rothbury (coordinated the Yellow Balloon Group for the second year in a row) and saw String Cheese Incident reunite for a full show, plus a special sound check show and have seen scads of good local venue music. But I must ask, where is the summer heat. Hmm, someone forgot to tell the weather gods, it is the end of July.

There is more in store for this week and the weeks to come. Scads of local shows and even a few festivals. You know how I roll here, break it down real slow . . .

Tomorrow

Inkface and the Digital Dream The Blind Pig

Who Hit John? The Circus (Ann Arbor)

Earl Klugh Trio Chene Park

Times New Viking/ Magic Stick

Lowers

Robin Horlock Sean O'Callaghan's (Plymouth)

Neko Case/Jason Lytle Crofoot

Title Fight/Foundation/ Static Age (Romeo)

Mothers of Mercy

Nadir Memphis Smoke

Rick Charming Pub 13 (Ypsilanti)

Thursday

Grievous Angel The Ark Right On Billy, Nolan and Roscoe!!!!!

Greg Laswell/Elizabeth Blind Pig

and The Catapult

Ragbirds 10K Music Festival Detroit Lakes, MN Congrats to our dear local friends who made it to

this wonderful National Festival

Macpodz 10K Music Festival Detroit Lakes, MN Congrats to our dear local friends who ALSO made

it to this wonderful National Festival. See Birds and Podz perseverance pays!!!!

Covert Operations The Circus

Smokey Robinson DTE

Gucci Mane Chene Park

Robin Horlock The Whitney

SSM The Belmont (Hamtramck)

Friday

Sonny Landreth The Ark

Tinsley Ellis Callahan's

Brando and Friends Dick O'Dow's All things Jerry Garcia Band, Allmans, Floyd, Stones and Dylan

Cheap Trick/Def Leppard/ DTE

Poison

Bobby Brown Chene Park

The Dead Weather/ Fillmore

Screaming Females

Rick Ross Phoenix Center Pontiac

Obits Disappears The Pike Room

Good Sir Con Artist The Factory (Rochester)

Saturday

Frontier Ruckus The Ark

Lucky Brown The Berkley Front

Covert Operations Small Planet East Lansing

Inkface & the Digital Dream The Loft

Foreign Born/The Veils The Pike Room

Avant/Keith Sweat Freedom Hill

Brand New Sin Token Lounge (Westland)

Sunday

Icubus DTE

Sick Puppies/Hurt/The Veer Union The Machine Shop

Shows next week of note

Jackson Browne-Meadow Brook Mon 7/27

Dave Matthews Band with Old Crow Medicine Show-DTE Tues 7/28

David Lindley-Jackson Browne's long time guitarist The Ark Wed 7/29

Gaelic Storm The Magic Bag Wed 7/29

Brando and Friends Dick O'Dow's Thur 7/30

The Crystal Method Crofoot Thur 7/30

Anita Baker DTE Fri 7/31

WARP Tour Coamerica Park Fri 7/31

August Festivals worth seeing

Dunegrass Empire MI July 31-Aug 2 http://dunegrass3.org/?page_id=27

This festival has always been special to me. It has scaled back to its more local roots. Michigan and Midwest favorites The Macpodz, Covert Operations, The Ragbirds, Rootstand, My Dear Disco and the Ultraviolet Hippopotamus are featured. This show will also highlight some great local (Benzie and Grand Traverse County) pickers. I sure hope I can pull the time to make this show.

Hoxeyville Music Festival Hoxeyville MI August 21-23 Boy has Kalamazoo Michigan's Matty Beck (now of Passion Presents in Arcata CA and Phish Tour's Waterwheel) pulled the proverbial rabbit out of the hat. Matty is family to me and he has gone to the wall to bring an amazing lineup to this festival. Hot Buttered Rum, Greensky Bluegrass, Melvin Seals and JGB, ekoostik hookah, EOTO, Todd Snider, the Macpodz and Ragbirds just to name a few. This show will have it share of pickers too with Detour Bluegrass, Great American Taxi and Breathe Owl Breathe

Between Dunegrass and Hoxeyville, you could just plant yourselves upnorth for a few weeks. Plus I seem to get flyered with tons of little festies during August when I go to the bigger ones up there.

Shows down the line-stay tuned

Arts Beats and Eats and Detroit International Jazz Fest Labor Day weekend

Dally in the Alley Saturday September 13

Karl Denson and the Tiny Universe Saturday September 13

Bop (harvey) reunion show Rick's American Cafe East Lansing, MI Nov 13 and 14th

I Now have a Blog. Come join and add shows, show revues, MP3's and comments . If you have a band or know a band that you wish to spotlight and the band plays in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810 area, sign up and share the love.

http://detroitmusicupdate.blogspot.com/

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music 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/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, 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/
Blondies (New Club in the Big D) www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub
Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocadetroit.org

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!


Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update

OMG bop (harvey) reunion in November!!!!!

Hey Now

While East Lansing is far off and perhaps a forgotten place, to many of us, it was the center of the musical universe in the mid 80's to the mid 90's. Shoot, I sat in with a half a dozen or so bands during that era. Thomas Cooley Law School brought me to East LA, as we affectionately called it. And the quintessential band of that era is going to reunion. ladies and gentlemen I give you bop (harvey) So mark your calendars now, you are all coming to the regrouping of the sickest regional band in the land

from Stevie J and bop Central IT'S OFFICIAL. BOP (HARVEY) REUNION SHOWS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 13TH AND 14TH AT RICK'S AMERICAN CAFE, EAST LANSING MICHIGAN. After 16 long years, I never thought I'd see the day. Hope to see you all there. Stay tuned for details.

If you went to MSU from the mid 80's to the early 90's, you partied with one or more of the incarnations of bop (harvey). Even if you didn't, you know someone who did. Their shows were legendary. I saw quite a few. Join us for this sick evening.

Here is a bop facebook group. www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/inbox/?compose&ref=mb

Also check my blog http://detroitmusicupdate.blogspot.com for updates on this and many other great area shows.

bop til you drop

Miko

Come join and add shows, show revues, MP3's and comments . If you have a band or know a band that you wish to spotlight and the band plays in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810 area, sign up and share the love.

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music 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/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, 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/
Blondies (New Club in the Big D) www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub
Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocadetroit.org

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!


Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update

Greensky/Back Forty Reminder

Hey Now

Just a reminder that tomorrow night Back Forty and Greensky Bluegrass will be invading the Magic Bag. And its only a 10 buck cover. So come on over to the Bag for some old fashioned slam grassin'

Come join and add shows, show revues, MP3's and comments . If you have a band or know a band that you wish to spotlight and the band plays in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810 area, sign up and share the love.

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music 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/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, 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/
Blondies (New Club in the Big D) www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub
Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocadetroit.org

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!


Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update

Zappa Plays Zappa

Hey Now

I get information from the strangest of places. I signed onto my Yahoo Messenger and there it was in bold advertisement. Zappa plays Zappa Tomorrow at the Sound Board at the Motor City Casino. BTW a great sounding venue if I must say.

It is weird that this venue is getting all these bands. MMW was there recently. I think it is a little big for the bands that they are booking. I am also concerned that if we do not go to these shows, then these bands are going to be reluctant to book here. So , hence a Catch 22. Support the bands because we need the agents to know we are serious about getting music here. But, go to venues that are not where we would like to see music.

Anyway, I say go if you have the time . . .

. Come join and add shows, show revues, MP3's and comments . If you have a band or know a band that you wish to spotlight and the band plays in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810 area, sign up and share the love.

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music 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/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, 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/
Blondies (New Club in the Big D) www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub
Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocadetroit.org

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!


Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update

Greensky Bluegrass Ticket Giveaway

Howdy Y'all

My My. I sure hope that everyone is having a great summer seeing music, hanging with family and just doing all that makes them smile. I have had a great summer so far and that is why the blog has been on the low side. I saw Phish 6 times in June and just got down working the Rothbury Music Festival. I am a booth coordinator for a non profit. Also have squeezed in some music at the local venues. Ain't life grand

So I have been lobbying Jeremy at the Bag to get Greensky Bluegrass http://www.greenskybluegrass.com/ to town. It is finally happening. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!They are playing this Saturday with special guests, our own Back Forty!!!http://www.backfortymusic.com/

So Miko, tells us more about Greensky. Well they used to be kinda local. They hailed from Western Michigan and played the Ann Arbor scene for quite a while. They are now considered one of the premier bluegrass/jamgrass bands in the land. They have won the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Contest in 2006, and regularly play with the likes of Tim Carbone from Railroad Earth, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan.Bill Nershi and Keith Mosely from String Cheese Incident,Del McCourey and his sons Ronny and Robbie, David Grishman and the Punch Brothers. But honestly they can stand alone. They have been tearing up the festy scene making appearances at the Allgood Festival, Rothbury, Langerado and Bonnaroo. They also play traditional bluegrass festivals.This is a must see band if you enjoy traditional bluegrass. But they are known to take some of jamband favorites, classic rock songs and even some Michael Jackson and give it there own extended play workover

I must also give a little plug for my friends Back Forty. http://www.backfortymusic.com/bio.html. I first laid eyes on them about four years ago. They had been playing the Ann Arbor/Ypsi scene and I had heard so much about them. They played a hootenanny with my friends the Ragbirds and Rootstand. When I saw them, I was hooked. When Colin plays the fiddle, you just want to rage. Dan on guitar and Andy on Mando/Guitar are the cat's meow. Now they play funkgrass so there are going to get you bumpin' and reelin'

Here's the best. My dear friend Willy Wilson from the Bag is allowing yours truly to offer 2 sets of a pair of tickets to this show to the first 2 people that reply to the email/blog. The show is Saturday July 11th. Tickets are 10 dollars and doors are at 8 pm.

Come join and add shows, show revues, MP3's and comments. If you have a band or know a band that you wish to spotlight and the band plays in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810 area, sign up and share the love.

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music 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/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, 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.

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!


Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update

Some Street Fairs for this Weekend

Greetings My Dear Friends

Will someone tell the powers to be that my dayjob is interfering with my fun LOL. Yep, been defending against the MAN since Tuesday. That means I have been in a lengthy contested trial that will end today.

But since I am always looking for fun to get some relief. I did take a scan of the sources.

There are two street fairs going on this weekend. One is tomorrow only. The Detroit Linberation Fair. It is apparently a marihuana legalization festival. But, I do know that local favorite Covert Operations will be playing there. http://detroitliberation.org/index.html

This weekend brings the Green Street Fair. www.greenstreetfair.com Over the weekend Bump and the Macpodz are playing. The music schedule was buried on the official site, so I decided to just copy and paste it.

FRIDAY, MAY 1
2:00-3:15: THE SAINTS
3:45-5:00: FOUR FINGER FIVE
5:30-7:00: ZOOROPA: A U2 TRIBUTE.

SATURDAY, MAY 2
2:00-3:15: LUKE WINSLOW-KING
3:45-5:00: ORPHEUM BELL
5:30-7:00: BUMP

SUNDAY, MAY 3
2:00-3:15: THE MACPODZ
3:45-5:00: SERENA RYDER

Saturday Brando and Friends plays Dick O'Dows. Also the Ultraviolet Hippopotamus are playing the Cadieux Cafe.

A show that I am going to draw attention to for next Thursday is Charlie Hunter returning to the Magic Bag. I know many of you know of Charlie. I have literally been seeing him for years. He built the guitar he plays. It is a combination bass and treble (a regular) guitar. It is amazing to see him play jazz rifts while playing the bass chords at the same time. The current version we'll see is a duo. I have seen Charlie in a duo before and my jaw was dropping

Here's another one May 22 Medeski Martin and Wood at the Motor City Casino. www.motorcitycasino.com . I gotta tell you, I was at the room they will play last Friday night, for a swanky gala. It is called the Sound Board and it was state of the art shit. I said to myself, a show in this room is going be tops. Then I saw that MMW, whom we all know, is the most amazing jazz-jam trio in the world.

I will put out some more when I can. I have been really "work" busy these past few weeks.

PLEASE remember to support local live bands:

Brando Creasman, www.brandoncreasman.com, Lucky Brown Music 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/, Billy Brandt, www.billybrandt.net, 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/
Blondies (New Club in the Big D) www.myspace.com/officialblondiesnightclub
Museum of Contemporary Art www.mocadetroit.org

GO OUT AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!!!


Much love in the 313, 248, 586, 734 and 810

Miko

Author of the occasional Detroit Metro area Live Music Update