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Every now and then, covers are the way to go. As bands like Chango will tell you, choosing the right tune to cover is critical. It's pretty easy to look like a fool when you choose to cover some crap nobody's ever heard of or a song that's beyond your means. On some occasions, however, covers outshine the original material.

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From big shows to music to clubs and DJs, to stage and comedy, film, children's events and more, Metro Detroit has no shortage of fun to suit all tastes. Read on for the lowdown on what's goin' on.

Nostalgia propagates in cycles, and while stylized ’80s tributes are far from dead (see: “Drive,” M83, the underground cassette resurgence, etc.), the focus of pop-culture excavation seems to be shifting toward the 1990s (see: Portlandia’s “The Dream of the ’90s is Alive in Portland” sketch, the addition of ’90s dance tracks to Skully’s signature Ladies ’80s dance night, last year’s Pavement and ...

Local shows by Puscifer, Black Milk, Juston Stens, Matt Pryor and The Kooks. by Andy Mulkerin and Nicole Chynoweth [POST-INDUSTRIAL] + THU., MARCH 1 Puscifer started as a joke — a made-up band in a sketch on Mr. Show. It's debatable exactly what it is now.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

River City Extension have set a June 5th release date for their sophomore album, "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Your Anger."

[image2] Join The Yost Theater as it explores a new concept that features some of your favorite bands, ummm without their bands. Leading musicians will take to the stage solo to perform their own original works. Come check out Ace Enders of The...

Say Anything's Anarchy, My Dear , Max Bemis' outlying pop-punk outfit's first full-length effort for new (and independent) label home, Equal Vision Records, arrives March 13. It's a white-knuckled, sore-throated, open-hearted call to arms that Bemis recorded between Brooklyn and his recently adopted hometown of Tyler, Texas. SPIN spoke to the 27-year-old singer/songwriter about the label swap ...

Last year it was Social Distortion and Disneyland fixture Stan Freese. Year before that it was critic Jim Washburn's turn to be saluted.This time: