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Home»Posts tagged with»entertainment (Page 2)

Magic Stick pulls plug on rock shows to become dance club

By Steve Neavling on January 8, 2015   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Magic Stick pulls plug on rock shows to become dance club

The Magic Stick was a mainstay for indie rockers and helped propel The White Stripes to stardom.

Glimpse inside: Punch Bowl Social offers new nightlife experience in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on January 6, 2015   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Glimpse inside: Punch Bowl Social offers new nightlife experience in Detroit

There’s nothing like it in metro Detroit – four bars, ping pong tables, arcade games, bowling lanes and enough space for 1,000 people.

Take a peek inside Detroit’s new HopCat, which opens Saturday

By Steve Neavling on December 13, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories, Lens On Detroit, posts  

Take a peek inside Detroit’s new HopCat, which opens Saturday

The two-story bar offers 130 beers, food and an entertainment venue.

Detroit News Columnist Nolan Finley ‘expecting worst’ from Daily Show

By Steve Neavling on November 17, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Detroit News Columnist Nolan Finley ‘expecting worst’ from Daily Show

Conservative Detroit News columnist Nolan Finley pulls no punches, and he expects nothing less when he appears on “The Daily Show with John Stewart” tonight on the Comedy Channel.

Comet Bar, a Cass Corridor staple, closing in shadow of Red Wings arena

By Steve Neavling on October 13, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Development, Headline  

Comet Bar, a Cass Corridor staple, closing in shadow of Red Wings arena

There are few establishments left between Midtown and downtown with as much character, earnestness and hometown flavor.

Punk rock is dead? Not in Detroit. Trumbullplex helps keep genre alive

By Eric Kiska on September 14, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline, posts  

Punk rock is dead? Not in Detroit. Trumbullplex helps keep genre alive

Although bands such as Death, MC5 and The Stooges rocked out a few generations ago, there is still a bevy of power chords and in-your-face punk rock hiding in small gatherings around the city.

Lens on Detroit: Downtown bustled with people, optimism Friday evening

By Steve Neavling on August 23, 2014   Development, Headline, Lens On Detroit, Urban Renewal  

Lens on Detroit: Downtown bustled with people, optimism Friday evening

19 photos of hope and energy in downtown Detroit on Friday evening.

Rafael Statin Quintet impressed Detroit jazz cats at Cliff Bells

By Eric Kiska on August 17, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Rafael Statin Quintet impressed Detroit jazz cats at Cliff Bells

The Rafael Statin Quintet reeled their solos off as if the scales were tattooed on their fingers.

Jack White’s homecoming at Fox Theatre was ‘final piece of the puzzle’

By Eric Kiska on July 29, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Headline, posts  

Jack White’s homecoming at Fox Theatre was ‘final piece of the puzzle’

The Detroit-born rocker made his long-anticipated debut at the Fox Theatre, not far from where he once bussed dishes and made pizza in his youth.

Big names drop out of Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival over trans-exclusionary policy

By Steve Neavling on May 9, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Featured Stories  

Big names drop out of Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival over trans-exclusionary policy

“Orange is the New Black” star Lea DeLaria, poet Andrea Gibson and Canadian rockers Hunter Valentine are the latest to drop out of the female-born-only festival.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Eric Kiska

Eric Kiska graduated from Northern Michigan with a BS in English and writing and minor in art and design. He's also a former video editor at Detroit Public TV.

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