Hip In Detroit's Picks for the Weekend: August 18-20

We already told you about The Ferndale Flea Market! Here are some other fun things happening this weekend. 

Saturday, August 19th - SW Fest @ The Senate Theater: SW Fest returns to the Senate Theater this Saturday to celebrate art, music, food and everything that makes Southwest Detroit great. The event starts at 2 p.m. and there will be music across three stages throughout the day. Check out the full lineup here. There will be 45 performers and over 100 vendors. Admission is free! 

Saturday, August 19th - Sorted! Dance Party @ Bowlero: If you sort of hate the Dream Cruise, but you also sort of feel like you're missing out if you don't go, we have the event for you! Head to Bowlero this Saturday night for Sorted!, a '60s dance party! DJ Mike Trombley and DJ ALR!GHT will be spinning your favorite tunes from the 60's all night, from R&B to garage to psych. Plus, for this special Dream Cruise edition, they are encouraging scooter owners to come through and park out front. Cover is free, 18+ are welcome, and the fun starts at 9 p.m.

Saturday, August 19th - Eck! Release Party @ Outer Limits Lounge: Eck! has a new album out! This Saturday night they will be celebrating the release at Outer Limits along with their friends New Twenty Saints and Dirty Copper. Give the new album Flatland a listen here. 

Sunday, August 20th - Sunday Swell @ Mutiny Bar: Escape the Sunday Scaries this weekend at Mutiny Bar! Every Sunday, Mutiny has guest DJs come spin their favorite records for Sunday Swell. This week, the DJs include Robby D. and Angela W. from Coup D'état. There will also be food available from Chutney Cat. The fun starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 10. 

~C

Win Tickets to See Supersuckers at Small's

Who: Supersuckers with Bill Kozy's Rising Force and Dirty Copper

What: Playing Small's on Tuesday, October 11th, 2022.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $16 the day of the show and they can be purchased here.

Or you can enter to win a pair!

How? Email your full name to hipindetroit@gmail.com with the subject line #Supersuckers.

Enter now, the winner will be drawn on Monday, October 10th, 2022.

~C

Win Tickets to the Trash Brats "Out of the Closet" Vinyl Release Show

The Trash Brats have been a part of the Detroit music scene since the late '80s. It's been about 30 years that they've been rocking out and during that time they have released several albums, singles, and EPs. But, of all of them, one of the most popular still today is their 1996 release Out of the Closet. Although it has been over 20 years since the album was released, it was never released on vinyl, until now.

Jett Plastic Recordings has released a ton of great music for Detroit bands and national acts alike. This Friday night it releases the first ever vinyl pressing of the Trash Brats' Out of the Closet. In celebration of this release, the band will be performing live at Small's along with David Bierman Overdrive and Dirty Copper. This will be an amazing night of music that you don't want to miss! Tickets to this show are only $13 and can be purchased in advance here. If you're feeling lucky, you can also enter to win a pair of tickets from us! Just send your name over to hipindetroit@gmail.com with #trash in the subject line. We will draw one lucky winner on Friday morning and they will get in the door that night with a friend for free.

Doors are set to open at 8 p.m. for this one. For more info, click here.

~C

Don't Miss Symptoms with Trace The Veins and Dirty Copper

Detroit's own Trace The Veins is changing their lineup a bit and tonight is your last chance to see Cory Gibson behind the drums. The band will be hitting the stage along with Dirty Copper and Symptoms from Portland. Symptoms is out on the road now and plan to release a new 12" later this month. You can check out some of their tunes on their bandcamp here. 

Cover to Tuesday's show is only $6, which is quite the steal for this awesome lineup. Doors are set to open at 8 p.m. and 21+ are welcome. For more info on this show, head over to the Facebook event page here. 

~C