It’s a big week in the Motor City with Spin Inc. and Charivari Detroit joining forces to bring you the Detroit Electronic Music Conference Tuesday, July 28 through August 2nd. We caught up with community activist Ron Johnson (aka DJ Jungle 313) who is celebrating the fifth anniversary of his nonprofit organization Spin Inc. which…
DetailsDEQ recently caught up with Detroit Techno pioneer Eddie Fowlkes! He’s celebrating the release of his Knucklehead series on his imprint City Boy Records. DEQ: Hi Eddie! Congrats on your new EP series (and your label over all.) How did you come up with the name “Knuckle Head” for it? Eddie: The name “Knuckle Head”…
Detailsby Vince Patricola. (Pictured in main photo: Raphael Blake (center) with Edward Stefanko (co-owner,left) and (booking agent Ted Krisko, right) *** *** Raphael Blake is part owner of Marble Bar. He is a strong cultural presence and appreciator of music and art scenes. *** DEQ: First of all, thank you so much…
DetailsTwo Rooms record label spotlight for DEQ by Vince Patricola updated April,2022 There are crucial things brewing at 1464 Gratiot and it’s not just the locally roasted coffee. Trinosophes is no ordinary cookie-cutter cafe. The industrial feel of the large, open space, the energy of people in it’s Farmer’s Market location, the carefully…
DetailsThe Bassment: Interview with Mollison Folson, by Vince Patricola updated April,2022 The Bassment, by Vince Patricola Somewhere on Russell Street stands, what I call, the little house that could. With a vision to expand the knowledge of electronic music artists, a lot of elbow grease and the flip of the first letter e to an…
DetailsGrey Area article, by Aaron Lichko. (photos by Eileen Lee) updated May 2022 Southwest Detroit’s art and music scene has been on the rise for years now. Standing at the forefront of this movement are dual visionaries Eileen Lee and Christopher Taylor who operate out of the experiential art gallery, retail and aura photography space,…
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