2010 March | MyCityBuzz

Interview w/ Kristofer Dommin of Dommin

Odds are Dommin weren't hangin' at the Circle K in San Dimas.

Hailing from San Dimas, California, you’d figure that the guys in the band Dommin hear a lot of jokes about the movie Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure or the fictional band the guys had- Wyld Stallyns. But for the guys in [...]

MCB Review- Atticus Metal Tour @ Magic Stick

Unearth headlined the metal vs. hardcore show March 27th.

It is always a potentially chaotic scene when metal kids meet hardcore kids, and this year’s Atticus Metal Tour was another display on how it can get a little tense. Boston metal band Unearth headlined the six band show, which featured metal [...]

MCB Review- Mayer Hawthorne @ St. Andrew's Hall

Mayer Hawthorne during his show @ St. Andrew's Hall March 26th.

Mayer Hawthorne, dressed to impress in a bright red suit and tie, wheeled into St. Andrew’s Hall for a hometown show of sorts. Mayer, born Andrew Mayer Cohen in Ann Arbor, has been touring the country since September to promote his [...]

See Metric Across the Border this Weekend

"Fantasies" was one of the most unsung releases of 2009.

After a triumphant show at St. Andrew’s Hall last summer, where Metric sold out the Detroit venue, the Toronto-based band will make their way back to the area… well, almost back when the band heads to Windsor for a Canadian tour behind [...]

UFC 111 Preview and Fearless Predictions

The main events for UFC 111 on March 27th.

Well, I’ve been known for my music critiques and rantings over the years, but one other thing that I’ve been following for a while is UFC. Now, I don’t own any Tapout or Affliction t-shirts (which is definitely a good thing), nor do have the [...]

Greg Puciato of Dillinger Escape Plan: The MCB Interview

Greg and Dillinger pictured in 2007.

As they prepares to release perhaps their most anticipated record to date, Option Paralysis (out now), the New Jersey based Dillinger Escape Plan is definitely evoking the slogan “dare to be different.” For the better part of the past decade, Dillinger has been putting out [...]

Steel Train Roll Into Royal Oak

Steel Train playing last year in Indianapolis.

For a band in which lead singer Jack Antonoff that thinks “came out 30 years too late,” the guys in Steel Train definitely have a modern feel to their music. The band, which was formed back in the late 90s, has been on the [...]

Is There Any Sting Left in the Tail?

The Scorpions' 17th and potentially last album should please core fans.

After almost 40 years in the business and 17 studio albums, longtime German rock band The Scorpions recently announced that their latest album, Sting in the Tail, would be their last and they would be retiring. But the band wanted [...]

Alice in Chains @ The Fillmore Detroit: The MCB Review

Cantrell & Duvall at a AIC show in 2009.

Alice in Chains may be one of the few rock bands from the 90s to do a comeback without blowing it out of proportion or trying to live too much in the past. With the death of Layne Staley in 2002, Alice in [...]

Mayer Hawthorne's Big Home State Show

Mayer's taking over St. Andrew's March 27th.

The last time Mayer Hawthorne played a show in Detroit was December 19th. It was pretty quiet around town due to the holidays, but one show seemed to gather all the buzz during that time period. Hawthorne’s show at the Magic Stick attracted hipsters and curious [...]

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