What do you feel is missing in Detroit Musical nightlife?
I was in Columbus this weekend, and one thing a couple Detroiters and I
agreed on, is there are no more 'intelligent' type spaces for music to be
heard-like the Annex in Columbus. For those that remember the Critical
space...it was a loft type space where art could be seen and any type of
music was likely to be heard. It was as casual as you wanted it to be (motor
mouth threw some of the earliest parties there). Plus, there are no venues
for music outside of techno. No venues for the Detroit hip/trip hop scene
here to really develop or for the jungle scene to finally have its due (as
Detroit has some really great jungle DJs to be heard). The casual days of
Family Funktion seem to have gone.
What would you like to see happen, or change?
Another thing noticed in Columbus was there was a blend. A blend of the
indie/rock and roll crowd with the techno crowd. As it seems to be the
unspoken truth that we listen to one another's music. Detroit has such a
solid yet split music history with rock and roll and techno, that the two
really need to meet and learn from each other. I miss the days of casual
fun, perhaps we have it to blame on the invention of the martini.
No more glamour clubs like Pure or some of the attitude that goes down at
other places.The reason Detroit is special is because it has a unique
atmosphere...this is detroit not Life or the Limelight.
For some of the high school hoopla that goes on here to end. Because _then_
Detroit will actually be the force it can be.For the younger kids to care
more about the music then the drugs they are swallowing and taking a moment
to listen and some time to learn.
(hey..u asked;)
What factors motivate you to go out...what are the hooks,
lines and sinkers...?
(on the flip side) that i dont have to work the next morning, money and line
up and venue.
If you are asking this because you are looking to do/start something in
Detroit. Do something that will bring ppl together..not seperate one crowd
from the next (though with 21+ venues its hard). Do something that makes you
dig a bit deeper into the city instead of something easy.
d
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