DEQ Magazine interview with Dave Graw written by Blair French There is truth in the saying “opposites attract” as in the case here of the multitalented artist Dave Graw. He is well known in Detroit for his punk and metal music ties, writing lyrics and drumming in hard core bands like Bang Bang and Heads Will…
Join us Tuesday, August 15 at Motorcity Wine for a fundraiser to benefit the urban farm Buckets of Rain! There will be live music from world traveled musicians Chris Skellenger (Buckets of Rain founder) with special guests Al Schackman (guitarist and Music Director for the legendary Nina Simone), Nick Branch (guitar and mandolin), and Patrick…
Come celebrate with us!!! Here’s an article about our special guests featured in the latest DEQ Magazine!! Party details!! https://www.facebook.com/events/1866636073586181/?ti=icl words & photo by Walter Wasacz The production/DJ crew behind Remote Viewing Party and the shrouded in mystery imprint How to Kill Records first surfaced in the mid-00s as Detroit party promoters Proper|Modulation. The collective…
In addition to afterparties, there are great interviews with all star promoters Brendan Gillen, Bruce Bailey, Theresa Hill, Maggie Derthick, Zay Crescendo, and Steven Reaume! Must reads!! Steven Reaume did an incredible job with the design, layout and listings as he always does for his site(s). www.thedetroitilove.com will have more updates! Stay Tuned!! Pick up a limited edition at our roll out…
Al Schackman – From Jazz in the 60s Detroit to Electronic Music Today ::: Interview by Basia Jaworska Silva::: Photo by Virginia Cates::: —- Sitting with Guitarist Al Schackman is to be in the company of a griot of Jazz Music. Not only does he possess an amazing memory of where he’s played – the…
Here’s the DEQ interview::Buckets of Rain: by Rebecca Berger :: Chris Skellenger didn’t let a knee injury stop him from working hard. After he made his way around his urban farm carrying ten pound bags of apples (all while using a crutch), the question of ‘what happened?’ begged to be asked. He said he…
MGUN: By Kevin Reynolds. Photo: by Amy Hubbarth Q: When you google our names the first thing that pops up for you is a Major League Baseball Umpire. I get a Canadian Figure skater. Sport and athletic mentality seem to go hand in hand with Detroit Techno since the beginning with Saunderson, May, Banks, and the…
DJ Godfather, Words by Tara Phillips, Photo by Jeremy Deputat from DEQ #2 (Jeremy Ellis Cover) For the past decade, Brian Jefferies, a.k.a. DJGodfather, has been making a name for himself. Actually, he’s many names: producer, pioneer, CEO, club DJ, etc. Between running four record labels during the day to playing club gigs at…
Issue 9: http://detroiteq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DEQ-No.9_Interactive.pdf Issue 10: http://detroiteq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DEQ-No.10_Interactive.pdf Distribution: Local Detroit: Hello Records, Peoples Records, Detroit Threads, Paramita Sound, Found Sound, Street Corner Music, Detroit Mercantile, MOCAD, Melodies and Memories, Detroit Mercantile, Nora and more!! Out of Michigan & overseas: Amoeba Music, Juno Records (U.K.), Hard Wax (Germany), Pacific Beach, Clone (NL), Bent Crayon (Cleveland), Gramaphone (Chicago), Redeye…
Alton Miller: 2017 is here and I am reflecting on not only 2016, but also how I have spent the last twenty-five years of my life. My story is very similar to most DJs who decided at a very young age to pursue their dreams and play records as if their life depended on it.…