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Detroit - Weekend Concert Planner September 14-16

Written by Art Michalski

Friday, 14 September 2007

FRIDAY The Dear & Departed @ St. Andrew’s Hall - The Orange County modern rock outfit is forging out a new wave sound. The band is influenced by groups like The Cure and Jesus and Mary Chain versus the scores of alternative bands ripping off new wave groups left and right. The band’s debut Something Quite Peculiar was released back in May and the band played numerous dates on the Warped Tour. Lead singer Dan Under’s vocals and musical stylings echo Robert Smith at times, but the new wave tendencies come out way more than the goth ones do. A lot of that was to do with the production from Chris Vrenna, who has worked with U2 and Nine Inch Nails, just to name a few. Check out songs like “Masquerade” and “Hometown Hero” for a taste of this band’s sophisticated sound. The band is currently on tour with Within Temptation, who Roadrunner Records has high expectations for this year. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com. SATURDAY The Bled @ The Fillmore Detroit -The Arizona band is just fresh of the Projekt Revolution and was just here a few weeks ago. As soon as that tour ended, the band was now hopped on the fall tour with The Used. The metal band is gearing up for a busy fall, touring through at least December and preparing for the release of their Silent Treatment album, due out September 25th on Vagrant Records. Tracks like “You Should Be Ashamed Of Myself” hit with a vigor that will rile up the fans and keep their interest for the fans of the recently reissused Pass The Flask album. Expect some fists wailing and pits brought to life as The Bled punishes Detroit for the second time in the last 30 days, giving The Used a run for their money. The Bled opens for The Used. Tickets are $25 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com. SUNDAY Blaqk Audio @ St. Andrew’s Hall - If you were a little bummed that AFI didn’t tour Detroit a little more behind their Decemberunderground album, you are not alone. After a trip to the 89X Birthday Bash in June 2006, the band toured relentlessly, but Detroit wasn’t on their radar. Well, singer Davey Havok and Jade Puget are trying to make it up to Detroit with an early stop on their electronic side project tour. Their new sound is more reminiscent of early Depeche Mode and sounds like a refreshing time warp to that period. The group’s release, CexCells, debuted inside the Billboard Top 20 back in August. Tickets are $23 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com

 

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