Milo Minute: The Stools, Bars of Gold, Detroit X Detroit
Each week, Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo previews some of the best live shows happening in the region.
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Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene for years with his prolific Deep Cutz blog and his YouTube series, The Milo Show.
Each week, Milo gives us a rundown of can’t-miss shows in and around the Detroit area.
Friday, April 12th
The Stools open for Easy Action and The Scientists at UFO Factory
The Scientists, 70’s and early 80’s post-punk pioneers from Australia, visit UFO Factory on Friday. They’ll be joined by Easy Action, an equally iconic pack of rockers, which features members of famously intense groups like Negative Approach, The Necros, and Laughing Hyenas. The Stools round out the bill, creating that special kind of suspense of punk rock where you anticipate some sort of self-destruction initiating before any of their 2-minute songs can finish.
Bars of Gold Album Release Party
Bars of Gold are putting out a long-awaited third full-length album and will celebrate with a release show at Loving Touch. This band has been around for 10 years, but the friendships shared between its members go back 25 years, resulting in unparalleled chemistry and brotherly vibe.
Saturday, April 13th
Detroit X Detroit: Local Bands Perform Cover Sets at the Loving Touch
Time for the ninth annual Detroit X Detroit, where local bands cover the works of any artist from Detroit (or at least Southeast Michigan). The format is left open, so that any band participating can cover someone contemporary (The White Stripes, JR JR, Eminem) or classic (The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Parliament Funkadelic).
Freep Film Festival Screening Features Kevin Saunderson at Ant Hall
Kevin Saunderson is doing a live set after the presentation of the music documentary: “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines: The Story of Detroit Techno.” The film takes the viewer to the early 1980s where Detroit’s great pioneers in techno music wound up influencing the world’s dance music scene and changing it forever. The film is directed and edited by Kristian R. Hill and produced by Jennifer Washington. Saunderson, who is one of the famed Belleville Three, the credited inventors of this genre, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, will be performing after the film.
