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Thursday - March 7 — Kickoff Party 11:00 Dude – When you see Dude for the first time, you're like, “Dude!” Ant Hall/Ghost Light (1) And then the next time you see yer friends at a Dude show, you're like, “Dude, these guys are f**king rad dude!” And they're like, “Dude! We 8:00 Kind of Animal – Scary voices on feral nights, glue and glitter guitar know! Now lemme hit that again dude!" smeared over heartsick beats from crappy future drum machines. 11:30 Valid – Working hard to build his following in and out of the state, 8:30 Panda House – Progressive, indie-rock band meeting at the Valid chipped away at the craft to earn the respect of Detroit's musical intersection of art and music. community. In the last couple years, he has dropped singles that the Metro Times considered one of the top ten hip-hop tracks of the year, 9:00 Sold Only As Curio – A globe-trotting, high-energy band with won freestyle battles on air at HOT 107.5 Freestyle Friday w/ DJBJ and strong harmonies, beat-driven tunes and unusual instruments making a has toured extensively. spell-binding new sound that defies genre but embraces elements of rock, pop, soul, blues, punk and goth blended with influences from all 12:00 Sextez and the Vybe – With a goal to use music to spread love, over the world. Aided by a glittering cast of local guest dancers and light, give a platform to the less fortunate who grew up in poverty and in performers and known for theatrical attire, the band brings glamor to the foster care and with a voice and transcendental energy that summon stage along with banjo, accordion, oud and fiddle added to bass, drums, listeners to the dance floor, the passion and undying authenticity of this and guitar and three powerful vocalists. Detroit original cannot be duplicated. Crediting influences from D'Angelo to DJ Assault, this all-encompassing artist personifies genre 9:30 After Dark Amusement Park – A power trio, indie-alt-rock band fluidity by fusing elements of neo-soul, R&B, Chicago Juke, Detroit with hint of beauty and a dash of glam. Ghettotech, soul and pop into a sultry and danceable package.
10:00 Cosmic Light Shapes – This spacey, psych rock power trio channel the galactic sonic-sound vibrations from lost extraterrestrial satellites near and far. Imagine an AM radio traveling through outer space powered by a combination of solar flare explosions and 9-volt alkaline batteries.
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10:30 Ladyship Warship – Going for the roots of rock music with the raw excellence of understated drum and brash guitar, this is intimate and powerful rock music that eschews the cliques with a straight shot to your rock and roll soul. 3
Friday - March 8
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9:00 True Blue – Alternative pop rock gems with a lo-fi charm.
10:00 The Gashounds – Brash, literate, dark rock songs that borrow from ‘60s garage, punk and ‘90s indie.
11:00 Don Duprie and The Inside Outlaws – Alt-country roots rock band led by singer songwriter Don Duprie.
12:00 Alison Lewis and String of Ponies – Singer-songwriter Alison Lewis has been playing for over 15 years in the area, across the country, and overseas. 1:00 The Beggars – They knock loudly on your door but look so cordial. You'll wanna let them in even though you know they'll bring the house 11:15 Blueflowers – With a unique blend of influences ranging from surf down. They can do rowdy, they can do outrageous and they do all the to garage, goth-rock to grunge, new terms need to be created to reckless valiant theatrics of everything you thought you loved most about describe the Blueflowers' sound, which goes beyond alternative. rock n' roll: the swagger of the greats without the sleaze of the stereotype - a pure energy burst from a wholesome love for the legends of rock. 12:15 Friends of Dennis Wilson – Since 2002, founder/frontman Anthony E. Moran and company have been performing a unique brand of heavy/psych rock that they call “Detroit Sonic Street Rock.” One person Baker Streetcar (2) said it best at a recent show, “I want Friends of Dennis Wilson to get the credit they deserve for all the music and shows they’ve done, but now 8:15 Jenn's Apartment – Hailing from Lansing, Jenn's Apartment are a they’ve become like Detroit’s untarnished gem -- I feel like they belong to power pop trio reminiscent of 1990s alternative rock and pop punk bands me and me only!” like Green Day and Gin Blossoms.
9:15 Scott Harrison – Singer-songwriter Scott Harrison seems to always Bank Suey (3) surround himself with ample, musical-friends to support songs balancing between well-bred and loose-grooved rock in an honest, outsider-bluey 7:00 Banjolectric – Combines ancient melodies, traditional instruments, approach. The music is far tempered from his night rampage and and modern technology to make roots in a new era.. boisterous riffed band Battling Siki, but you can still expect untinged, lay- it-on-the-line roots rock. 8:00 Michele Oberholtzer – Lullabies for Grown Ups. “I call my songs ‘lullabies for grownups’ because I sing without accompaniment.” 10:15 Electric Honey – Upbeat rock with indie-folk undertones. Pairs well with Bowie, Talking Heads, and Built to Spill. Aged in old oak 9:00 Kubat, Finlay, & Rose – A collective of independent songwriters barrels. who sometimes perform solo but have come together to offer lush harmonies and rich instrumentation.