MOTOR CITY COMIC CON! THIS WEEKEND!

This weekend is a special time for me and my fellow geeks. The time for the Motor City Comic Con is upon us.

Starting today, rabid packs of Trekkie's, nerds, and pop culture geeks from all over the midwest will descend in troves on the Rock Financial Show Place in Novi, in search of rare comic book/pop culture memorabilia, and also to have the chance to meet stars from such films as Star Wars, and TV shows like Dukes of Hazard and Battlestar Galactica.
This year is extra special because Team Bang along with the 501st Storm trooper legion will be hosting the official after party! Here is the low down.

Mix Tape Dance Party With Superhero/Comic Flair!
In honor of Motor City Comic Cons 20th Anniversary the 501st Legion are teaming up with the areas most unique mix tape masters of "The Bang!" to bring the biggest pop culture fans an after party they won't soon forget!

When: Saturday, May 16, 2009, 9:00pm - 1:00am

Where: Novi Doubletree Hotel Ballroom, 42100 Crescent Bvld (only a 4 min drive from the Rock Financial Showplace)

Theme: Superhero/Comic Mix Tape Dance Party! Costumes are preferred but not required.So slip on your superhero dancing shoes, leave your inhibitions at the door and come cut loose with fellow pop-culturists for a great night of music, dancing and socializing!
It's going to be off the chain!


HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

MAY DAYS This weekend!

Hey there. I've been way to busy lately to post much here, but I had to take a sec and post about a huge event taking place this weekend.

MAY DAYS at the Bohouse.
JOHN SINCLAIR AND THE PINKEYE ORCHESTRA HOST WEEKEND CELEBRATING DETROIT CULTURE; IT'S ART, JAZZ, POETRY AND ROCK 'N' ROLL

2 NIGHTS: FRIDAY MAY 1st 2009- -SATURDAY MAY 2nd 2009

THE BOHOUSE (historically the Bohemian National Home)
3009 TILLMAN
DETROIT, MI 48216

DOORS: 6PM
SHOW: 7pm
COVER: $5 (each night at the door)
ALL AGES

BACK STORY:
"This chance meeting with Jeff Howitt had turned into a thing of great beauty-a tremendous artistic experience deeply rooted in my own personal geography and brought to bloom through the robust energy and intelligence of these young musicians out of the old bohemian tradition." wrote John Sinclair for the liner notes of TEARING DOWN THE SHRINE OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY; his collaboration with PINKEYE last summer.
The sessions were released through LOCO GNOSIS on Sinclair's 67th Birthday Party held at THE BOHOUSE where he was named Poet-In-Residence and given a key so he has an actual room of his own to live in when he is in the United States.
"Fast forward 40 years and here I am again, in the same neighborhood with exactly the same sort of people I'd grown up with at the(Detroit Artist's)Workshop and doing the exact same thing!"
With that sentiment Sinclair asked Howitt to help him design an event for "May 1st and/or 2nd". Howitt(whose inaugural event for LOCO GNOSIS at the Masonic Temple in 2006 featured 12 bands on 2 stages volleying sets for 8 hours of unbroken music)immediately knew it had to run 2 days. Howitt recruited band mates Jason Worden and Frank Stephens and MAY DAYS started to take shape. They invited the Detroit Artists Workshop and Detroit Life to help keep one eye on lineage, another on friendship and the third on the spirit of this city and how it reflects in it's people and culture.

JAZZ & POETRY UPSTAIRS IN THE BALLROOM-curated by James Semark & the DETROIT ARTIST'S WORKSHOPhttp://www.detroitartistsworkshop.com/-sponsored by DETROIT LIFEwww.myspace.com/holicepwoods

-FRIDAY'S PROGRAM FEATURES:

GALLERY:
7:00 AHH CHARLIE
8:15 RED CHINA
9:30 SLOW GIANT

LIBRARY:
7:20 OUTDATED FATE
7:55 HELLBLOWER
8:30 BLACK LODGE
9:05 THE SUMMER PLEDGE
9:40 HOT DAMN!
10:15 BARS OF GOLD
10:50 JEHOVAH'S WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM
11:25 WOODMAN
12:00 MARCO POLIO & THE NEW VACCINES/PINKEYE
1:ish CARJACK/THE OSCILLATING FAN CLUB

BALLROOM:
7:00 RON ENGLISH ENSEMBLE
8:00 McCUNE - SEMARK - WILLEM COLLABORATION
9:00 WARDELL MONTGOMERY
9:15 DONNA VINSTRA
9:30 ANDY VINSTRA
9:45 JOHN CAGE'S SCULPTURES
10:00 RON ENGLISH & JOHN SINCLAIR
10:30 MIKE WHITTEY & drummer
11:00 JOHN CAGE'S CRUMBLED PAPER
11:15 BILL HARRIS, DOCTOR DETROIT and others

-SATURDAY'S PROGRAM FEATURES:

GALLERY:
7:00 DANDYLYON WHINE
8:15 INDIAN GUIDES/JURA
9:30 ROOT BEAR

LIBRARY:
7:30 MOTHER WHALE
8:05 OATMEAL
8:40 AL SCHEURMAN
9:15 THE MANTONS
9:50 GARDENS
10:25 OBLISK
11:00 BLUE SONG
11:35 DUENDE!
12:10 PIGEON
12:45 FRIENDLY FOES

BALLROOM
9:00 DUTCH PINK
10:00 RED CHINA
11:00 MADAME XD
12:00 MAZINGA
1:ish JOHN SINCLAIR & PINKEYE ORCHESTRA

Live videos from the Ann Arbor Ron Asheton Tribute show.

Thanks to Dan Boyd and his crew for filming.
More to come in a later post.

Mazinga on your mind. Blowout and Belmont.

Hey there friends,

Mazinga will be performing at the Metro Times Blowout tonight at Bakers Street Car Lounge @ 12am.

We make hardcore jams, so fuck respect.

In a few more weeks we'll return to Hamtown to blast the Belmont. We plan on cashing in your wolf tickets for the good vibes we drop tonight.

Asheton Tribute Recap

If you missed it then you suck.
If you were there then thank you very much for coming out.
Here is a nice recap.

Here are some cool photos.

It was a great night. Thanks to all the bands for playing and being professionals.
Most of all thanks to Ron Asheton with out whom our lives would be much less cool.

Christpuncher recap.

Ricki told me it rocked, but don't take his word for it. Check out what was said over here at the Elizabitchin' blog. This lady has the low down on all local Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti events.
Stay Tuned.

Ann Arbor Ron Asheton Tribute Show.

This show is going to rule. Don't miss it.