Dessa Plays “The Twin”

Away from Doomtree, Dessa's sultry vocals invade the Stick this Thursday.

Coming from the same hip-hop enclave as such indie hip-hop heavyweights Atmosphere, Brother Ali and others, Minneapolis’ Dessa has a little bit of a different vibe to her than the previously mentioned acts.

Sure, the singer born Margret Wander came from [...]

Agnostic Front Does Things Their “Way”

Roger Miret and Co. get ready to throw down in the Magic Stick pit on Tuesday.

When it comes to hardcore music, you don’t get much more old school than Agnostic Front. Back when most of the members of any modern hardcore band was barely able to walk, Roger Miret and company [...]

Braid The Rabbit at the Stick

Braids headlines of a night of eerie yet breezy pop on Sunday at the Stick.

Ok, that’s a playful way to shove all the names of the band’s playing at the Magic Stick on Sunday as Calgary based quartet Braids hits Detroit with LA band Pepper Rabbit for a night of art/experimental [...]

Polar Bear Club Dips in Detroit

Punk and racquetball mix when Polar Bear Club hits the Stick on Thursday.

Nope, nope- this isn’t giving a shout out to the crazies who decided that swimming in a cold ass lake is a good idea in January, that would just be stupid. Good thing the punk band Polar [...]

Samiam Sticks To Their Trip

It's been 10 years since the last Samiam show in Detroit, but play the Stick tomorrow.

Ten years is a long time for an active band to not have a headlining tour, but for the California based band Samiam, it’s not because the band hasn’t been doing anything. Keeping an pretty active [...]

Get Some PB&J In Detroit

Peter Bjorn and John (yes, that's three people) hit the Stick this Thursday.

Sorry if I make it look like you’re about to get a tasty peanut butter and jelly sandwich if you go downtown. The city of Detroit may be desperate at the moment, but they haven’t resorted to ordering food [...]

Conjuring Toxic Things at the Stick

Joel and the Holocaust head to Detroit next Wednesday.

Thrash metal revivalist Joel Grind always seems to be pumping out new material and remaining one of current metal’s true road warriors. But even with being on the road as much as he has and recording all the material for the albums [...]

Big Business Takes Over The Stick

Big Business and Torche bring the sludge to the Magic Stick this Tuesday.

Criss-crossing the U.S. while on tour in the dead of summer can be a grueling experience, but tons of bands always endure. This summer, some of stoner/sludge metal’s biggest names hit the clubs of the States as Big Business [...]

Maps & Atlases Find Detroit

Maps & Atlases chart a path to the Magic Stick next Wednesday.

If I had a quarter for sometime back in 2004 or 2005 when a band got labeled “math-core” or “math-rock”, I might be a millionaire right now- or at least upgrade my life a little. One of the bands that [...]

Interview w/ Dylan Carlson of Earth

Dylan and the rest of Earth hit the Stick this Friday.

Since their inception in 1993, the experimental metal band Earth has made a giving their listeners some curve balls. Starting out in more of a doom metal vein, the combo of Dylan Carlson and Adrienne Davies have given fans a plethora [...]