Review: Scorpions @ DTE Energy Music Theater- July 1st

Klaus Meine & the Scorpions live in an earlier date in 2010 (Photo: www.scorpions.com)

For most bands getting on their years, sometimes the stage show and showmanship starts to dwindle off a little- something that definitely was not the case for the longtime German band The Scorpions. The band’s nearly two-hour set [...]

The MCB Review: She & Him at Royal Oak Music Theatre

Zooey Deschanel of She and Him.

I ♥ She & Him. That’s what the concert t-shirt reads that I bought, and I usually don’t buy concert t-shirts. However, there was something so real and pure about this duo that I could not resist the t-shirt, or declaring my love. She [...]

MCB Recap: Sunday @ Rock on the Range

ROTR 2010 is in the books and everybody is heading home.

The warmth and humidity came in for Day 2 at Rock on the Range. After an ok, but far from stellar first day, the second day lived up to expectations and saw major crowds (somewhere in the 20,000 range) that rivaled [...]

MCB Recap: Saturday @ Rock on the Range

Day 1 @ ROTR is in the books, Day 2 starts soon.

The opening day of the 4th annual Rock On The Range was a weird day weather wise, with sunshine creeping through clouds and brief drizzles. As nearly 20 bands descended on bustling Columbus Crew Stadium, the biggest names and [...]

An Evening with the Juggalos

From another show on the "Bang! Pow! Boom!" tour from wikipedia.com. I couldnt have gotten this close without getting sprayed down with Faygo.

I wouldn’t call myself a fan of the Detroit-based rap duo Insane Clown Posse by any stretch of the imagination but I sure have run into plenty of “Juggalos” over the [...]

The MCB Review: Local Natives @ Blind Pig

Local Natives' Taylor Rice & Baba Booey from "Howard Stern"- seperated at birth? Maybe. (Photo: Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings)

The Local Natives are commonly compared to their contemporary indie peers—Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Yaesayer, etc.—the very convenient list goes on to capture just about every band that has [...]

The MCB Review: 3OH!3/ Cobra Starship @ Fillmore Detroit

3OH!3's "Streets Of Gold" is out June 29th.

The “Too Fast For Love” tour has started just started, and the lineup of 3OH!3, Cobra Starship, Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy and I Fight Dragons made for quite the entertaining bill for the mostly teenage crowd of 2,200 or so at the [...]

The MCB Review: OK Go @ Magic Stick

OK Go during their Magic Stick performance April 22nd (photos courtesy of Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings.)

There is a certain wildly popular independent music website that absolutely loathes OK Go; too contrived, too formulaic, too campy. Their albums get completely blasted for trying too hard to be commercially successful. The most positive thing [...]

The MCB Review: Saving Abel @ Crofoot Ballroom

Saving Abel prepares to release their sophomore release, "Miss America" June 8th. (Photo: www.savingabel.com)

Mississippi natives Saving Abel had been on tour most of 2008 and 2009 in support of their debut album, which reached gold status last summer and is inching towards platinum status. So now that the band has had [...]

The MCB Review: Citizen Cope @ Royal Oak Theater

Citizen Cope at Royal Oak Theater April 20, 2010. (Photo courtesy of Christian Spencer & Nicole Cummings)

There is no confusing the on stage performance of Clarence Greenwood, a.k.a. Citizen Cope, with Iggy Pop. Clarence is, to say the least, laid back. He’s a lot gentle strumming, some shallow swaying and a bit [...]