My live journal friends really do deserve more than this formal letter, but here it is. This is the announcement that I've been waiting desperately for weeks to make ( Read more... )

R.I.P. Paul Newman

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The 28th Annual Hamtramck Labor Day Festival is Fri. Aug 29-Mon. Sept 1. There will be a carnival with games and rides, two stages of live and local music, tons of ethnic food (no tickets needed!), and beer! Here's the schedule

Fri., Aug. 29
South Stage
6:30 p.m.: Powertrane
8:30 p.m.: Danny D
North Stage7:30 p.m.: Bill Parker & the ( Read more... )

Here is the Meatmen routing for SXSW. See you there ( Read more... )

My band Coronados are playing the Belmont tomorrow night AND it's Friends of Dennis Wilson's tour kick off party, and I booked their tour, so please come if you can!


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Tickets go on sale tonight! Get them at Small's bar and (eventually) at www.smallsbar.com. The Meatmen at Small's, March 22. All ages! $10 advance, $12 at the door.


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Tonight Suzy and I will air the 100th episode of Detroit Local 101 on Riff2!

To celebrate we have Riff2's Band of the Month, the Von Bondies in the studio with us. Front man Jason Stollsteimer and bassist Leann Banks will come in and talk about their upcoming 9 month worldwide tour and new EP "We are Kamikazes," plus they'll play some of their ( Read more... )

Coronados return to the Belmont, with two awesome rock bands...


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Happy Winter Solstice to all. It's the longest night of the year, so make the best of it. It's also my half-birthday!