Tangent Gallery's Breaking Borders offers freakish delights

by Jerilyn Jordan on January 25, 2018 at 6:00AM

If you like to cry and dance —
 Happy Endings at The Loving Touch is for you

by Jerilyn Jordan on January 23, 2018 at 4:32PM

Metro Times' annual Vodka Vodka is coming and yes there's going to be vodka

by Jerilyn Jordan on January 19, 2018 at 8:05AM

Poet and activist Andrea Gibson will make you feel something at the Shelter

by Jerilyn Jordan on January 11, 2018 at 9:00AM

Redford Theatre will screen Wes Anderson classic 'The Royal Tenenbaums'

by Jerilyn Jordan on January 10, 2018 at 3:38PM

A suicidal tennis star, a misanthropic wooden-fingered playwright, a neurotic widowed father, and a family’s faithfully unfaithful patriarch. These are but a few of Wes Anderson’s beautifully crafted — albeit dysfunctional — characters from his 2001 masterpiece The Royal Tenenbaums.

Jimi Hendrix's apartment finds a new home at DIA

by Jerilyn Jordan on December 21, 2017 at 9:01AM

We all know "All Along the Watchtower," but what about all along the London flat? As Metro Times reported earlier, the DIA will be opening a new gallery on Jan. 12 that will showcase recent acquisitions that will remain on display for six months.

DIA to open permanent gallery for new acquisitions in January

by Jerilyn Jordan on December 19, 2017 at 10:37AM

,” edition 1/15, 1999, Cristina Iglesias, ink on copper plate. Gift of Janis and William M. Wetsman -“Saint Benedict of Palermo,” 1770–80, attributed to Juan Pascual de Mena, coniferous wood, pigment, gold.

Main Art Theatre to host midnight showings of cult favorite 'The Room'

by Jerilyn Jordan on November 29, 2017 at 12:34PM

This metro Detroit company wants to break the Guinness World Record for the largest ugly sweater gathering

by Jerilyn Jordan on November 28, 2017 at 9:55AM

’Tis the season for hot cocoa, caroling and ... totally laying waste to Guinness World Records?  For metro Detroit-based company UglyChristmasSweater.com, the holidays just got a whole lot uglier.

Suzy Poling and friends get weird at MOCAD

by Jerilyn Jordan on November 23, 2017 at 12:32PM

A gaggle of some of the most avant-garde names in art are bringing their multimedia hypnotic realms to life for a special engagement. Los Angeles-based artist (and former Detroit resident) Suzy Poling is joined by Detroit artists Nicola Kuperus, Jimbo Easter, and Forest Juziuk to deliver an out-of-this-world exhibition that explores gender shapeshifting, bewilderment via sculptural constructions, projections, costumes, and performance art. 

Wizard of Oz takes over Fox Theatre

by Jerilyn Jordan on November 22, 2017 at 6:22AM

Click your heels and repeat after us: “There’s no place like the Fox. There’s no place like the Fox.”

Detroit radio station 106.7 changes its tune overnight

by Jerilyn Jordan on November 21, 2017 at 11:53AM

So far, the lineup has included tunes like "Tell Me Baby" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood," "Believer" by Imagine Dragons, "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam, and "Stressed Out" by Twenty One Pilots.

Longstanding Dearborn music store closes after 50-plus years in business

by Alysa Zavala-Offman on October 11, 2017 at 10:36AM

Wayne and his brother Larry opened the story in the '60s, and now, they're ready to retire and decided to close up shop. During their time in business, the brothers say they supplied equipment to several of the city's biggest venues, including Cobo Center and the Fisher Theatre.

Ride or cry: Emo music night comes to the Magic Stick

by Alysa Zavala-Offman on October 10, 2017 at 12:58PM

Long before the rise of the modern day hipster, a group of raven-haired outsiders were making counterculture mainstream. Lest you allow yourselves to forget, early 2000s suburban high schools were fraught with mopey teens wearing generously applied black eyeliner, uncomfortably tight jeans, and annoying swoopy haircuts.  If you're one of those people, we're pleased to announce the Magic Stick will play host to Emo Nite LA, a California-based group that throw parties where the soundtrack is strictly comprised of your favorite New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, and Jimmy Eat World songs.

Hazel Park Art Fair returns for sixth year this weekend

by Alysa Zavala-Offman on August 24, 2017 at 1:50PM

Summer’s winding down, but we have a few outdoor art fairs left before we can say the season’s officially over. The Hazel Park Art Fair, now in its sixth year, will take over Green Acres Park for a two-day celebration of art.

Local artists use cheesy inspiration to craft pizza art

by Alysa Zavala-Offman on August 24, 2017 at 6:33AM

The inaugural PizzaCon will take place on Friday, Aug. 25 at Small's Bar. Starts at 8 p.m.; 10339 Conant St., Hamtramck; 313-873-1117; smallsbardetroit.com; Cover is free; 21 and older only.

A clown choir is taking over historic St. Albertus church in Detroit

by Alysa Zavala-Offman on August 22, 2017 at 2:02PM

Satori Circus may well be Detroit’s most famous clown — outside of Insane Clown Posse, of course — and he’s been at it for nearly 30 years. Now, the performance artist is doing something new and he’s asking fans to come with an “open heart and head to witness a hybrid of performance art rarely seen in this Detroit metro area.”

Techno pioneer K-Hand officially named ‘The First Lady of Detroit’ by city council

by Lee DeVito on July 27, 2017 at 8:34AM

Techno artist Kelli Hand, aka K-Hand, has long been known as the "First Lady of Detroit techno." Now, she's officially the First Lady of Detroit.

The Pistons spent six months and an undisclosed sum on this familiar-looking new logo

by Violet Ikonomova on May 16, 2017 at 4:04PM

Bud Light is the official beer of the Detroit Red Wings and other Little Caesars Arena news

by Alysa Zavala-Offman on May 15, 2017 at 3:42PM

In a press release sent out this afternoon, Olympia Entertainment announced they've inked a deal with Anheuser-Busch who now have naming rights to three venues within Little Caesars Arena. Budweiser Biergarten, Goose Island Pub, and Bud Light Upper Concourse Bar will all be located inside the new arena, shilling the pale pilsner the company is known for brewing.