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I attended the blowout last year and it was fantastic. The blowout is a 4 day music festival that plays out in the city of Hamtramck (Ham-Tram-Ick for our non-Detroit readers). I attended only 2 nights last year but I had a great time. Last years opening night had more bands I was familiar with, The Muggs and The Hard Lessons in particular, so I will have to do a little more research on the bands playing at the Majestic. On Friday Carjack is playing and this is the one can’t miss show for me. The wife and I saw him play at the K.O.C. Lounge last year and it is not a live show to miss. The only negative thing is that he is playing at the same time as the Detroit Cobras. On Saturday I will be at the K.O.C. to see Scott Morgan’s Powertrane and Mitch Ryder for a Grande ole time. Beyond that I am gonna do some myspace searches and decide who I wanna go see. Here is the list of performers so you can do the same. ANYONE GOT A RECCOMENDATION?
Cousin Justin
Yesterday, Justin and I went over to the house of the founder and editor in chief of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine, Robert Jr. Whitall. www.bigcitybluesmag.com
We had a fantastic visit with him - he showed us his music collection, his original music posters, photographs, zydeco folk art and more. Robert Jr. also told us about the good old days of Detroit - Ann Arbor rock n roll; he was another person we’ve come across who was a former John Sinclair disciple. He said, “Back then, the MC5 and all those guys, we were all listening to the blues! People don’t realize that punk music came from the blues.”
His magazine is an absolute must check-out. Puts the spotlight not only on all the old time blues guys, with interviews and stories, but also on a lot of the current, lesser known blues talents of today. Filled with awesome photographs, even the ads are enjoyable to look at. Being huge blues fans, Justin and I may be biased, but even my wife thought the magazine was cool.
Only $30 for a year’s subscription - I already know what my dad’s getting for Christmas this year.
-Cousin Geoff
