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mitch writes It's been years now since we closed the forums - which was probably not the smartest thing to do in the age of "social networking". But they sucked a lot of time and energy due to abuse, spammers, malcontents, etc.. We didn't have the time to babysit bandheads to make sure they treated one another with courtesy and respect. It's that lack of trust and solidarity, I'm convinced, that has led our country, and this website, to the sorry state they are in today. But there are a few true believers out there who, despite their better interest, continue to fight the good fight for local music. One of those people, Jeff (Wiki) of MichiganMusicians.com, has volunteered to do what we refuse to do - moderate the forums. There's a few bugs to work out yet, but watch for their return. - Mitch
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| Doop & The Inside Outlaws at Magic Bag |
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Anonymous writes  Doop & The Inside Outlaws make their debut performance at The Magic Bag on Friday, November 16 at 8pm, opening for Bloodshot recording artists the Deadstring Brothers CD release party. Hot on the heels of their debut album, “Blood River”, which was released in late-September, Doop and the boys start off the night bringing their down-home Americana rock to the stage of Ferndale’s premiere live music venue, The Magic Bag. “Blood River” features ten tracks produced by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders. The album is receiving national airplay and local spins on WRIF and on the acoustic music show, "Open Mike Café". Reviewers of the CD have compared Doop’s songwriting to such artists as Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger.
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| Jazz Caf "Discovery Series" Announces Annual Talent Search |
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Anonymous writes  The "Discovery Series" on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Music Hall's Jazz Caf is launching a year long search for Detroit's best and freshest new talent. Musicians who perform in the series, beginning in September, will be eligible for the Jazz Caf Discovery Award, which will be awarded in July of 2008. Jazz, Blues and R&B Performers are all encouraged to participate. "There is such a great wealth of unrecognized talent in the city, we want to offer a platform to help some worthy group on the path to their success", says Vince Paul, President of Music Hall, "There are so many legendary performers who have graced the stages here, we hope to be able to add some new Detroit names to that roster over the years to come"
Click "read more" below for prize and contact information.
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| Music Review: Weapons Of Mass Percussion by The Process |
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 The anticipation of hearing new music from The Process came loaded with expectations based entirely on 2002's "Blood & Bones", a great collection of reggae gems that I put among the best local records I've heard in the past ten years. So I couldn't help but hope for a repeat performance on their 2006 follow-up, "Weapons of Mass Percussion". And a repeat performance is pretty much exactly what I got - just not in the way I expected. -Mitch
Click "read more" below for the review.
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| These 5 Down Set to Release Friction |
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 FRICTION - The much-anticipated follow up to These 5 Down's acclaimed self-titled debut release is coming! The band that Progressive Airplay Journal hailed the "Breakout Artists of 2000" are about to release their sophomore effort, "Friction".
The new set showcases the band's incredible artistic growth since their debut. Hard hitting, passionate songs like "I Can't Wait", "It Ain't Right", and "Deception" are instant nu-metal classics.
Check out the site to order DIRECTLY from the band www.myspace.com/officialthese5down.
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| WRIF presents the ''Rockin' for Vinnie'' benefit concert and rock auction |
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faith148 writes  On September 29, 2007, 12-year-old Vinnie Ocelnik died in a tragic car accident near his home. Now, Detroit is coming together for one special night. WRIF presents Rockin’ for Vinnie, a 12-hour benefit concert and rock auction on Saturday, November 3 starting at 1 pm at The Ritz in Warren. The proceeds will go to the Vincent Ocelnik Memorial Fund to help his family cover the funeral and medical costs.
Vinnie Ocelnik was the son of Beth Ocelnik of CB Entertainment in Warren. Beth is a much-loved and well-respected booking agent in Detroit’s hard rock/metal scene and when her friends at WRIF heard the news, they immediately wanted to help.
“Our hearts go out to Beth, her husband and their family over the loss of Vinnie,” said WRIF program director Doug Podell. “I have worked closely with Beth through The Ritz. Beth is like family and it feels as if we have lost one of our own.”
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| Private Messages Error Fixed |
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We recently moved MB to a new server and a few bugs have surfaced. One of them caused an error when accessing private messages. The problem only affected those that had reset their time zone from the default.
I would like to thank "Max Effort" for bringing this to our attention so the problem could be resolved.
This problem has been fixed. You should reset the timezone in your Private Messages profile to the correct time.
Click Read More for instructions on how to set the time zone for Private Messages.
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| The Surrogate Band Pink Floyd Tribute Announces Name Change |
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zeberifo writes Detroit, MI – October 2, 2007
 The Surrogate Band, Michigan’s Pink Floyd Tribute Band known throughout the Midwest United States as one of the premier tribute bands in the business and highly respected for bringing the most authentic recreations of all era’s of Pink Floyd’s music to its fans, today announced that it is changing its name to Echoes of Pink Floyd.
The new name reflects the band’s objective and commitment to deliver the best recreations of Pink Floyd’s music to the masses.
After almost 5 years in the Pink Floyd tribute band industry, The Surrogate Band has decided to make the name change to Echoes of Pink Floyd to more effectively market the band.
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| If You're Tired of The Same Old Tune - Change The Music |
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 On Saturday, October 6th Jonah Nadir Omawale and other artists will be performing at Change: The Music - an event designed to highlight "the work of socially conscious artists who evoke strong, positive messages with their film, poetry, painting, dance, music, photography." The gathering promotes and supports grassroots activists, organizations and individuals who are working to make the world a better place. Change; The Music is a forum for people who believe that justice, social responsibility, political and economic equality, cultural diversity and self-determination should be the true foundation of a civilized society.
The funds from this particular event will benefit three area groups (MI Impeach, A-28 and World Can't Wait) that are working to keep pressure on Congress to hold the Bush administration accountable for its actions, according to a recent MySpace message from Nadir.
Click "read more" below for venue information.
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| Egyptian-inspired progmetal rockers Dendura sign to KillZone Records in Austin |
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faith148 writes  KillZone Records of Austin, TX, a notable indie label that specializes in metal music, signed local rockers Dendura, the female-fronted, Egyptian-inspired, progressive metal band with belly dancers (Got all that?), to a one-album deal on their label.
“Dendura is a perfect fit for KillZone because they stand out from the norm in terms of talent, ability and marketability,” said Stuart Banks, president of KillZone Records. “They present an unforgettable approach to progressive metal that builds and weaves dark themes with the allure of sensual mystery. Their music calls from a past that touches both the primal and inquisitive nature of our souls. They combine powerful, heavy music that drives like the shifting sands, carrying vocals like rising smoke and invoking the ghosts of a land and time long passed, but never forgotten."
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