Mo Pop Brings Bon Iver, The National and More to West Riverfront Park

This weekend, Mo Pop Festival will bring over 20 awesome acts to West Riverfront Park in Detroit. Now in its sixth year, this festival has featured big name national acts like Modest Mouse and Foster The People, with local and independent artists like Flint Eastwood and Stef Chura. This year, the fest has a packed lineup, with Bon Iver and The National headlining the event. Also on the bill are Portugal. The Man, St. Vincent, Vince Staples, Highly Suspect, Brockhampton, Daniel Caesar, Billie Eilish, Alvvays, Turnover, Rex Orange County, Dermot Kennedy, Homeshake, Jeff Rosenstock, Clairo, S. Carey, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, lovelytheband, Empty Houses, Shortly, and Curtis Roach. This will be two amazing days of music that you definitely don't want to miss!

Mo Pop 2018 will be taking place on Saturday, July 28th and Sunday, July 29th. Tickets for the festival are $145 for the weekend or $95 per day. You can purchase your tickets in advance here. In addition to all of the great music at Mo Pop, there will be small "villages" set up throughout the festival with all sorts of fun features. For example, The Mo Arcade is an air conditioned tent featuring arcade games from Offworld Arcade, along with contests and DJs. There will also be artists, vendors, craft beers, and a food truck alley with some delicious eats!

Festival gates will open at 1 p.m. each day, with the first act hitting the stage at 1:30. Curtis Roach will kick the festival off on Saturday, and trust us when we say that you don't want to miss his set! Check out the full schedule for the weekend below.

And whether or not you can make it to Mo Pop this year, make sure you check out the official Mo Pop After Parties happening both nights at PJ's Lager House. Saturday night's lineup will feature Homeshake and Ohio Wild. Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers and Jerry Dreams will play on Sunday. Cover for each night is $20 and 21+ are welcome. For more info on Saturday's after party, click here. For info on Sunday's after party, click here.

For everything you need to know about Mo Pop and the After Parties, head over to MoPopFestival.com.

~C

Meet Curtis Roach, Opening up for Sam Austins and Bevlove this Saturday (Giveaway)

There is no party like an Assemble Sound party because an Assemble Sound party will change the way you feel about music! If you want to be inspired, connect with like minded music lovers, and remember what live music is supposed to feel like, then you need to head out to Sam Austins' return to Detroit to headline in his hometown for the first time. He is going to kill it and the room is going to go insane when he plays his new hit track "Fenty". 

This is an iconic moment for the up and coming artist, but it is also a big moment for music in the city. Both opening acts are headliners in their own right. Bevlove has one of the most powerful voices and stage presence in the city and up and coming Detroit artist Curtis Roach will make you remember why you fell in love with hip hop in the first place. His latest release Highly Caffeinated has been playing on repeat ever since we heard about it and we cant wait to see what he brings to the stage at El Club this Saturday, April 7th. Tickets to attend the show are $10 in advance, but we have one pair of tickets to give away to the show.  But before we tell you how to win, take a second and check out our interview with Curtis Roach. His passion and personality are as infectious as his sounds.

To enter to win a pair of tickets to Saturday night's big Assemble Sound show, please email your full name to hipindetroit@gmail.com with the subject line #fenty. We will draw one lucky person the night of the show and they will get to witness the trifecta of talent that will be hitting the stage this weekend.

~S

Win Tickets to See Curtis Roach at El Club

Just a couple of weeks ago, Mo Pop announced its lineup for 2018. One of the most anticipated events in Detroit every year, this festival has brought out huge names like Modest Mouse, Chromeo, Foster the People and Run the Jewels, performing alongside some of Detroit's biggest up and coming acts. Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, Tunde Olaniran and Stef Chura are just a few of the local acts that have graced the stage at Mo Pop. Well, this year's lineup has been announced and Bon Iver, Portugal. The Man and St. Vincent are just some of the big names on the bill. As far as local acts go, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers will be performing along with Empty Houses and Curtis Roach.

For those that aren't familiar with Curtis Roach, he is a hip-hop artist from right here in Detroit. His latest release Highly Caffeinated was named on the list of Best Hip Hop on Bandcamp. He sites 70's jazz, soul music and late 90's and early 2000's hip-hop as some of his influences. Give him a listen below.

Before you check out Curtis Roach at one of the biggest festivals of the year , you have a chance to see him perform live at El Club this Thursday night. Cover to see him at one of the best venues in Detroit is only $10 and tickets can be purchased in advance here. You can also win a pair of tickets to the show by sending your name to hipindetroit@gmail.com with #roach in the subject line. We will draw one lucky winner on Thursday morning and will send them details on how to claim their prize.

Things are set to kick off at 9:30 on Thursday and all ages are welcome.

~C