Hip in Detroit's Picks for the Weekend: March 6 - 8

Friday, March 6th - Detroit Music Video Extravaganza @ Ant Hall: It's no secret that there are a lot of great musicians in Detroit! There are a lot of awesome filmmakers in Detroit too! This Friday night, see the latest and greatest music videos from those great artists at Ant Hall in Hamtramck. This one night only music video film festival will feature videos from Mona Haydar, My Brightest Diamond, Anna Burch, Noveliss, Bevlove, Throwaway, Tart, Fred Thomas, saajtak (PREMIERE!), Dogleg, White Bee (PREMIERE!), Siamese, Scissor Now, Red Electric Shark (PREMIERE!), Valerie The Vulture, Alexyn Wundrland, Ben Keeler, and more. Tickets for this fun night of music videos are $10 in advance or cover is $13 at the door. Things kick off at 8 p.m.! 

Friday, March 6th - Weekend at Bernie's @ UFO Factory: A lot of our readers are big fans of Bernie Sanders, and this weekend there are some ways you can help raise money for Bernie's campaign. One of those ways is by heading to UFO Factory this Friday night. Some great bands will be playing a show there and proceeds from the door will go to Bernie Sanders. Cover is $10 and the lineup includes FIT Siegel, Mark Flash of Underground Resistance, John FM, and Charles Trees. Things kick off at 8 p.m. and 18+ are welcome.

Saturday, March 7th - Tart @ Outer Limits Lounge: Tart is one of the best bands in Detroit and they put on an amazing live show! Their live energy is unmatched and you can see it for yourself this Saturday night at Outer Limits in Hamtramck. Tart will be joined by Lung from Cincinnati and Valerie The Vulture (the latest project from the one and only Will Rae). Cover to see these great acts live is only $7. Doors are set to open at 8 p.m. and the music will start at 9.

Sunday, March 8th - Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! Record Show #6 @ The Sanctuary: The best record show around returns to The Sanctuary in Hamtramck this weekend! This Sunday afternoon, spend the afternoon perusing a great selection of record albums, music & movie paraphernalia while you have a drink or two and maybe even a slice of pizza. There will be 30 different vendors on site and some of them have been posting sneak peeks of their goods on the Facebook event page here.  Admission to this event is free, but make sure you bring plenty of cash for shopping! The fun starts at 11 a.m. and goes until 4.

Sunday, March 8th - Nathan Gray + Band @ Small's: This Sunday night, Small's brings another great show to town! End your weekend right with Nathan Gray from Boysetsfire and his band. Also on the bill for the night are Detroit's own Reuther and Touch the Clouds. Tickets for the show are only $12 in advance and can be purchased online here. Cover is $15 at the door and all ages are welcome. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8. Make sure you get there early because all of these bands are awesome!

~C

Hip in Detroit's Picks for the Weekend: August 2 - 4

We already told you about Kimball with Handgrenades, Deluxx Fluxx's 1 Year Anniversary, and the Not Going Back fundraiser for Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. Well, here are some other awesome things going on this weekend! 

Saturday, August 3rd - Midas @ Outer Limits Lounge: If you haven't seen Detroit's own Midas play live yet, this Saturday is your chance! This band is still newer to the scene, but features members of Bison Machine and Wild Savages. The guys just got back from tour and are ready to play Hamtramck along with Astral Hand (MKE) and SLO. Heavy & Beyond will be DJing throughout the night as well. Cover is $5 and doors open at 8 p.m.

Saturday, August 3rd - Detroit Oddities & Curiosities Expo: Are you into things that are a bit odd? Then this expo is for you! The Detroit Oddities and Curiosities Expo will be taking over the Suburban Collection Showplace for one day only! At this expo, you will find everything from taxidermy to artwork to "creepy, strange and bizarre items". Tickets are $20 and the show takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, August 4th - Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! Record Show #4 @ The Sanctuary: The best record show around returns to The Sanctuary this Sunday afternoon! The Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! Record show is put on by some of the biggest music enthusiasts in Metro Detroit. The show will feature over 30 vendors selling vinyl, cassettes, music, VHS, vintage shirts, posters, and so much more. Cover is free, but bring money for shopping and also to grab a drink or a $2 slice of pizza from the bar. The show goes from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Sunday, August 4th - Detroit Hustles Harder 12 Year Anniversary Summer BBQ: It's hard to believe that it has been 12 years since the words "Detroit Hustles Harder" first hit shirts. It seems like it really is Detroit's official slogan now-a-days. This Sunday, the brand will be taking over TV Lounge to celebrate their anniversary with food and great DJs, including Erno, Sheefy McFly, Gary Chandler, and more. Cover is $10 at the door, 21+ are welcome, and doors open at 4 p.m.

~C

The Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! Record Show Takes Over The Sanctuary this Sunday

For the past couple of years, the Facebook group Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie has been a place where music fans and collectors can come together to buy, sell, swap, and trade items. In the group, members can post vinyl, CDs, or cassettes, and the more rare they are, the better. Well, now the group is moving from the internet to a physical location for their first ever record show! 

The Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! Record Show will take place this Sunday afternoon at The Sanctuary. The show will host 16 private vendors and 8 record shops, including Village Vinyl, Flipside Records, B-Bop Records, Culture Clash Records, FOUND SOUND, Record Graveyard, Traxnwax, and Weirdsville Records. All of the vendors will be selling all sorts of music related items, like vintage shirts, posters, CDs, VHS, cassettes, and of course, records. And, judging by what we've seen in this group in the past, you'll have a chance to get your hands on some pretty awesome items! You can get a sneak peak of some of the goods that will be up for grabs here.

Doors for Sunday's record show are set to open at 11 a.m. and it will go until 5. Admission to this event is free, so you'll be able to use all of your money to shop! You can also buy some drinks from the bar while you're there, and if you get hungry, there will be pizza for sale for $2 a slice. The Sanctuary is located in Hamtramck at 2932 Caniff. For more info on this show and to keep an eye on what will be for sale on Sunday, RSVP to the Facebook event here. 

~C

Calling All Record Collectors!

If you're a fan of  vinyl you need to make your way to Livonia this weekend! This Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. the MotorCity Music Convention will be holding a record show. The event will take place at the Livonia Elks Club and will give the attendees the opportunity to buy, sell and trade albums. In addition to that there will be CDs for sale and everything that a fan of music would love.

Admission to the event is only $3. If you want to set up shop at the event, tables are available for $35 each. Just email The last time around this record show featured over 50 vendors, so hopefully this time around the turnout will be just as awesome.

The Elks Club is located at 31117 Plymouth Rd. in Livonia. For more information on this event or to find out how you can reserve a table, click here.

~C

Your Record Collection is Getting Bigger this Weekend!

Do you need more records? Better, question... Who doesn't need more records? This Saturday, October 19th head out to Henry Ford College in Dearborn for the WHFR.FM Record Show. The radio station is hosting their annual record show that will feature thousands of records from local and out of state vendors. Yes, some vendors won't even be from the area. That means that album that you've been searching for everywhere might just be in your hands this weekend. 

From 9 a.m. 'til 4 p.m. you can flip through the bins to see what goods you can find. Admission is only $5 for the early birds getting there at 9, then the admission price will range from $1-5 the rest of the day. As with most shows like this, there will also be music memorabilia and other music related goods available. There will probably even be some cassettes, 8 tracks, and CDs available. 

Henry Ford Community College is located at 5101 Evergreen in Dearborn. For more info on the 7th Annual WHFR Record Show, click here. For more information on 89.3 WHFR.FM and their programming, click here. 

~C