That is, we’ve just added one of Detroit’s best kept secrets, iLLiTe to the team! This musical storyteller performs as half of the duo Octane & Illite outside of his own projects, most notably the underground masterpiece “Creme de la Creme”, a full length CD that’s currently undergoing some updating. URB Magazine has [...]
Danny Brown @ Low End Theory :: Tonight, March 18th 2009 / 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM
On Wednesday, March 18th we are proud to present a night of new talent at Low End Theory. It’s a massive line-up of four guest acts, featuring Danny Brown, Furious Stylz (Anticon), Skrapez and Walter Gross (Vulgar Records). Nearly [...]
From the moment he joined up with Alter Ego, people have been asking us that question, and now, it can be answered! Not by us, of course, but by the man himself! Rather than spend a lot of time trying to sum up this musical chameleon, this sonic shapeshifter, Guillamino created an epk that gives [...]
They say it takes a few thousand years for a star’s light to stop shining from where we sit once it’s gone, so if the analogy follows, we’ll be feeling the effects of J Dilla for a long time to come! And in the spirit of that light, this coming Tuesday, the good folks [...]
17 Jan, 2009
Posted by: tim In: Events
The Regiment, Black Milk, One.Be.Lo (AKA One Man Army) & Octane @ Blind Pig, Ann Arbor. Music by DJ Phrikshun. Also, a sneak preview of upcoming producer Apollo Brown’s instrumental album “Make Do”.
Location: Blind Pig, 208 S. First St. Ann Arbor, MI
Start Time: 9:30 PM
Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 @ door
Nick Speed is a triple threat emcee / producer / DJ, hailing from the dirty streets of Detroit, who recently signed to 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records as an in-house producer. After spending years selling beats to underground artists, Speed finally garnered national attention with the creation of Libido Sounds, a joint venture with Elzhi from [...]
Dec 31: Monica Blaire @ Elements Gallery, Detroit
When: 8 PM
Where: Elements Gallery, 2125 Michigan Ave., Detroit, MI 48216
New Year’s Eve opening reception includes open bar, appetizers, music by Monica Blaire, Dj Dez, Finale, Milieu and Dj Sicari. Featuring art by Robert Sestok, Julian Wilson, Brandon Strong, Lynn Spanke and Izabela Steciuk.
For the second time an Alter Ego artist has been featured in the Metro Times ‘Motor City Cribs’ series (find the previous article with Aaron-Carl here), and we are pretty sure that more will follow!
This time Metro Times did an article with Danny Brown. Normally their feature is called Motor City Cribs, find out why [...]
