Celebrate the Birth of Jen Koss this Weekend!

This Friday night it's time to celebrate the birthday of a good friend of Hip In Detroit! Hell City Records' own Jen Koss is having a birthday and she's throwing a huge bash at City Club to celebrate! It's being called Jen's Cotton Candy B-Day Bash and it will feature bands, booze, tarot card readers, Cotton Candy Champagne, and of course, cotton candy!

The lineup for the evening is pretty stacked. It includes Pick Axe Preacher, The Worst Of, Serpent Men, SUB and Scotty Karate. 5 bucks will get you in the door and the party start at 9:30 p.m. and goes late into the night, ending at 4 a.m.

The Leland City Club is located at 400 Bagley in Detroit. For more details on this event, click here.

Happy Birthday Jen! Thanks for all of your support and for everything you do for the Detroit music scene! We hope your party is a blast!

~C

A Family That Lost Everything Needs Your Help!

Imagine if your entire life was changed in an instant? If your home and everything you owned went up in flames? That's exactly what happened to a Royal Oak family this week. The home to the family of 7 went up in flames. Luckily they were all able to get out, but they lost everything, including their family pets. We can't even imagine how devastating this would be.

Luckily, this family has some great friends in the Detroit music scene that are already coming together to help them out. Our friends at Hell City Records have teamed up with Corktown Tavern and some Detroit bands to put on a benefit show this Saturday night, January 10th. Admission is $10 with proceeds going to the Baldwin family. That price will get you in the door and you'll get some food too. The lineup for the night includes Busby Death Chair, Serpent Men, Dummy Up, Cycle of Violence and Fetal Stress, but more bands are expected to be added to that list. There will also be raffles throughout the night. 

If you can't make it out to the show, but you would still like to help this family out, there is a Go Fund Me site set up for monetary donations. The family is also in need of the following items:

BOYS:
Pants 8R
Shirts 8/10
Shoe 4
Underwear medium

WOMENS:
Pants XL and 13/14jr
Shirts 3X and XL
Shoes 8.5 and 8
Underwear 6 and 9
Bra 44H

MENS:
Pants L and 3X sweats, and 30X32 and 42-44/34
Shirts XL, 3X and 8XL
Shoes 9, 11, 13

Also coats, hats and gloves for all!

Last, but not least, the organizers of this benefit show are trying to gather some items that would help comfort the family during this horrible time. They include a large print bible, crime stories and romance novels, a keyboard, video games/game system and toys (specifically monster trucks). Also, if you own a business or can provide gift cards to places like Meijer or Target, or can even donate every day items, please head over to the Go Fund Me page or the Facebook page and let them know how you can help.

~C

Punk & Junk II at Rust Belt Market

This Saturday, November 16th The Rust Belt Market in Ferndale will be hosting the second annual Punk and Junk event. This is an opportunity to hear some good music and look for some unique gifts for the hard to shop for on your upcoming Christmas list. This event will feature 20 tables of different junk for you to look through and purchase while bands play some good old punk rock for your enjoyment.

The lineup features Buck Nell, Lower Lifes, Creep Eye and Serpent Men. The “junk” will be items like records, cassettes, video games, leather goods, original art, creepy dolls, and vintage medical items, according to the flyer. They will also have all the usual booths at the Rust Belt open for you to browse.

Doors for the sale are at 4 pm and bands start at 8 pm. There is a $5 cover after 7 pm, so it's to your benefit to get there early and do a little shopping before you watch the show. The Rust Belt is located at 22801 Woodward Ave. in Ferndale. Happy treasure hunting.

~S