DIA Detroit

The Detroit Institute of Arts presents the premiere of It Came from Detroit, a new feature length documentary exploring the raw energy of bands such as The Detroit Cobras, The Hentchmen and Electric Six. The film chronicles the evolution of the Detroit garage scene from underground obscurity to rock and roll renaissance. With a performance by The Dirtbombs in Rivera Court

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[yourtubesteak]

Cactus just smoked on Friday night at the Magic Bag! McCarty's tone out of that Les Paul was searing. Where as Danny's tone from his Les Paul was just muddy sludge. How can your tone sound so lousy when you play a Les Paul through a Twin Reverb? Tells me he doesn't know much about his gear besides being a real average player. Bobby East was playing better licks on that acoustic.

[yourtubesteak]

By the way, the new Cactus album smokes. If you liked the old stuff, you're gonna love this album. Jim McCarty's guitar work on this album just blazes. Ya. I'll be there this Friday.

[yourtubesteak]

The Trash Brats were great! Ricky is a super nice guy. And how is Bootsy doing these days? As far as Alucard, you may not like the songs (I do. I always liked a lot of metal AND punk), but you have to admit that the kid can rip on the guitar. Those videos don't even do him real justice. Thinking of going to the Cactus show. Jim McCarty is another great guitar player.

[BaronHagstrom]

Maybe we could argue/agree at the Cactus reunion. You goin'?

[BaronHagstrom]

Oh, and I also agree with you that Bobby East is fucking awesome.

[BaronHagstrom]

Wow! I just checked out Alucard, and that was some of the most godawful newrock/emo/sloppy metal, I've ever heard. I guess we must just have dissimilar tastes. I'm just into rock and roll, man. Not Hardcore meets post grunge new metal slop freakouts. I agree with you on the Romantics new stuff though.

[BaronHagstrom]

No Internet research here, just a real love for real rock and roll. I love Sonic's Rendevous, but I'm not going to dis them because they're not part of "my generation". I guess that's my only beef with your perspective is that any recent Detroit band is automatically shit because they got some undeserved press.

[BaronHagstrom]

I'll give you a little background here. Besides playing in two of the bands featured in this lameass and ten years too late movie, I've also played in recent bands with members of Coldcock, the Lovemasters and Trash Brats.

[yourtubesteak]

Sonic's Rendezvous band was a great example of simple high energy original rock with GREAT guitar playing from Fred Smith. None of these local garage bands have a guitar player even close to being in that league. You want to see a current local band with excellent hard rock songs and a true guitar hero who plays his ass off, check out a band called Alucard. Type in Alucard shredcore here on youtube or check their myspace (Alucardrock). I have become a big fan after catching them locally.

[yourtubesteak]

The thing is these bands like the Muggs and Hard Lessons lack any originality with their three chord garage sound. Simplicity can be great AND original if you have talent. Elvis Hitler is a perfect example. An older band like The Reruns is another example of simple songs with great hooks and melodies, where as a band like the Muggs flat out rip off exact riffs from bands like Led Zep. And, the Hentchmen probably could learn a few things from Ron Ashton.