Stay tuned for what b-horror schlock masterpiece we’ll be watching on the big-screen this month!

It’s that time of year again, HENTCHMAS RETURNS! The annual holiday spectacular! One of the parties of the year!

The Hentchmen performing live! Their first performance after playing to a jam packed crowd on down the street on Jos. Campau for Hamtramck Labor Day Fest, joined by Jack White!

Celebrating the release of their split EP, ZEM will be out in top form, representing the new cut with Prude Boys!

Who’s opening? It’s a secret! The party starts after the LIONS game on the projector.

REPORT TO THE BEST LIONS VIEWING ATMOSPHERE IN TOWN AND BRING A DISH TO PASS FOR THE OUTER LIMITS CONTROLLED FURY PURE OCTANE ALL GRIT IT TAKES MORE LIONS WATCH PARTY POTLUCK

You’ve seen them in dive bars, you’ve seen them on the streets, you’ve seen them in parades and at any event you might have ever been to in the LAST 15 YEARS. ––because it’s been that long, come celebrate with this Detroit institution.

For the uninitiated: “The Detroit Party Marching Band is an ever-evolving collective of Detroit area musicians devoted to unanticipated revelry, driving jams, and the power of the un-amplified horn blast. DPMB blurs the line between performance space and public space, bringing the Party to the audience with aggressive intimacy and an in-your-face attitude.” –honk fest. org

Carjack: “beat heavy one-man band of destructo-space punk"–DeepCutz. com

“Hayley and the Crushers are a turbo-charged, glitter-bombed tsunami of bold, bad girl power. Hailing from sunny San Luis Obispo, California, the band made the leap to Detroit in 2022, infusing their sound with a dual-coast cool. Led by guitarist Hayley Cain and bassist Dr. Cain Esq., these self-proclaimed "poolside glitter punks" caught the adoring gaze of New Wave icon Josie Cotton in 2021.  That year, the band signed with Cotton's LA-based label, Kitten Robot Records, and released “Modern Adult Kicks” in 2022. Produced by Paul Roessler, a founding member of LA punk band The Screamers (with producer credits including TSOL, Josie Cotton, and Richie Ramone), “Kicks” showcased the Crushers' knack for playing halfsies between grit and glitz.” –hayleyandthecrushers. com

Quality Cinema Band

It’ll be weird! It’ll be wild! You’ll have to see it to believe it! What wonders might be in store! I don’t know, do you? Find out!

Tunes spun on the decks by Timmy Vulgar (of Timmy Vulgar’s Organism) and Bryce Mania (of Bryce Mania’s Organism)

ITS A RECORD RELEASE PARTY WITH OUTER LIMITS LOUNGE RECORDING ARTISTS LOOSE KOOZIES CELEBRATING THEIR NEW ALBUM “WOBBLY WHEEL”

“The Detroit band shirks the cosmic strain that many of their peers have embraced in favor of a grittier vision of Alt-Country, shot through the exhaust fumes of Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, and Son Volt. “Wobbly Wheel” comes barreling out of the speakers soaked in twang and turpentine, ridding a fuzz-rusted riff under the graveled vocals of E.M. Allen. As usual the denim-busted woes of Loose Koozies feel just right” –ravensingstheblues

The Going Gones are the newest super group in town made up of former members of Quickdraw, Reptile Forcefield, The Drinking Problem and Kickstand Band

Legendary Hamtramck based singer-songwriter, and founding member of 90s seminal psychedelic pop band Outrageous Cherry, Matthew Smith will be performing a very cozy solo acoustic set.

Opening up the night you’re in for a treat! With a rare performance of Outer Limits bartendress (and finest singer in the world) Eliza Godfrey

WILD SHAPE will be spinning records all night long

“It must feel similar to be an experimental musician, nobly laboring to shatter the boundaries of sound, yet receiving minimal fanfare and being misconstrued by critics. Jack Callahan and Jeff Witscher’s debut joint record, Think Differently, unravels like a musical midlife crisis. It interrogates their careers and the experimental scene but also feels like a long improv sketch, a self-aware simulation of two avant-gardists losing their head and going pop. Call it SoundClown performance art… hyper-eclectic pulp-rock and quivering Auto-Tune hooks will startle anyone who’s only familiar with their stim-board sound collages… sardonic and sincere skits about their lives as musicians constantly interrupted by puerile soundbites—but with a new layer of zany alt-rock and trip-hop” –pitchfork

“Fred Thomas (born August 6, 1976) is an American indie rock musician who was described by Mark Deming of AllMusic as "[o]ne of the most influential figures on Michigan's indie rock scene". –wikipedia

Mutual Heaven

“Pure Rave, a collective based in Detroit, Michigan, is an ongoing experiment in "chance dance". Using various prepared turntables, "damaged" records, the occasional drum machine, the effect is an indeterminate arrangement of patterns and rhythmic sonic collage. Real-time experimentation with the goal of hitting your pleasure center for whatever your brain thinks is interesting” –bandcamp

BRING A DISH TO PASS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AS WE WATCH THE LIONS ON THE PROJECTOR FOR THE PURE OCTANE ALL GRIT IT TAKES MORE LIONS WATCH PARTY!

THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH LIONS GAMES IN TOWN!

Heavy sledders from the sludge of Blue-Cheer worshipping sludge played in slow motion come feel the magic that is Magick Potion

Blasting out a bottle of tequila at 100mph with more wailing guitars than you’ve ever heard of come experience the pandemonium that is Detroit’s own Dusty Rose Band

Time Creep might be one of the most understated and underrated acts in town. The newest brain child of Derek Stanton (Awesome Color, Turn to Crime). Do yourself a favor.

“The Sewerheads, made up of members from some of Pittsburgh's grungiest rock bands, are already one of the city's most compelling musical acts.

Eli Kasan, of The Gotobeds, sings and plays guitar; Shani Banerjee, of Empty Beings, sings as well. More notably, she plays electric violin.

Outside of ELO, Hot Rats era Zappa, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, electric violin is a rarity. Here, it's used throughout, to tremendous effect: The Sewerheads make gloomy post-punk melodies that tear at your heart while melting your face simultaneously.” –pghindependent

On living local legend Fred Thomas, polyvinyl records has this to say: “Songwriter, producer and general audio alchemist Fred Thomas has quietly dedicated years to constructing his own universe of strange and insular sounds. Most visible as a "brainchild" sort of bandleader with the experimental pop collective Saturday Looks Good To Me, Thomas also dedicated energy to a wide range of wildly diverse bands like the washed-out psych of City Center, scrappy dream punks Failed Flowers or the gentle duo Mighty Clouds with former SLGTM singer Betty Barnes.”

DJ Wife’s Records (Joe Casey of Protomartyr and Creem Magazine) will be spinning presumedly his wife’s finest tunes.

“Artificial Go is a new four piece hailing from the DIY post-punk scene of Cincinnati, Ohio. Local labels Feel It and Future Shock have teamed up to co-release Artificial Go's debut album, Hopscotch Fever. Consisting of eight tight tracks, this debut is just that: an introduction. A little bit mercurial, a little bit iconic. Artificial Go is operating out of their own genre - not quite post-punk, not quite pop. Hopscotch Fever seems to have been recorded just outside of the collective-genre-periphery to form some sort of extraterrestrial kind of music. With angular guitar breaks, bouncing rhythms, and jolting vocals, Artificial Go is truly here on their own terms.” -Jacob Mouser

OLL R&R VFW alumni Prude Boys will be holding this one down with a home-base mega-concert for the ages… again.

“Prude Boys have been around long enough for local music fans to potentially already feel acquainted with their sound: an exhilarating blend of surfy, strutting, ’60s pop rock and grimy, riffy ’70s sludge, made indelible by their sensibilities for a perfect hook and a super sweet melody. The aesthetic was always a little bit cool, a little bit greasy, and a little bit nostalgic, but always embossed with a ton of heart and emotional earnestness. Their tumbling rhythms and reverb-soaked guitars were always sweetened quite poignantly by Caroline’s angelic lead vocals, often curled at the ends with a distinctive vibrato.” -metro times

On the projector!! Bring a dish to pass!! Your home for the ultimate PURE OCTANE ALL GRIT CONTROLLED FURY Lions watch party!

“The Flying Luttenbachers are an American instrumental unit led by multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser and producer Weasel Walker.

The Flying Luttenbachers have created a body of work focused on musical extremity and dissonance. Their music ranges from intense all-acoustic free improvisation to complex and modernistic rock composition, and from electronic noise to punk-inspired jazz. Walter has been quoted as saying he has drawn musical inspiration from the fields of punk, death metal, free jazz and no wave.” –Wikipedia

REPORT TO THE BEST LIONS VIEWING ATMOSPHERE IN TOWN AND BRING A DISH TO PASS FOR THE OUTER LIMITS CONTROLLED FURY PURE OCTANE ALL GRIT IT TAKES MORE LIONS WATCH PARTY POTLUCK

“IMMORTAL GIRLFRIEND IS AN ALTERNATIVE ELECTRONIC/ RETROFUTURE BAND & PRODUCTION DUO MADE UP OF BROTHERS KEVIN & WILLIAM BUSH. THE SELF PROCLAIMED “DARK KNIGHTS OF SYNTH” DEFINE THEIR SOUND AS A BLEND OF SYNTHS, CINEMA, NOSTALGIA & LONG CAR RIDES AT NIGHT. AS COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS THEIR WORKS HAVE BEEN HEARD ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST TV SHOWS & VIDEO GAMES WORLDWIDE, AS A LIVE DUO, THEY’VE PLAYED SOME OF THE BIGGEST STAGES THROUGOUT THE MIDWEST. THE BUSH BROTHERS BLEND  GENRES FROM ALTERNATIVE ROCK, R & B, AND VARIOUS ELECTRONIC SUB GENRES AND UNITE THEM UNDER SYNTHESIZERS, FOR A SOUND THAT HAS BECOME THEIR OWN. WELCOME TO IMMORTAL GIRLFRIEND.”

Lipstick Jodi: “The Grand Rapids-based trio was formed in 2014 and is fronted by lead singer and guitarist Karli Morehouse… Lipstick Jodi has developed a growing reputation for blending rich vocal harmonies with earworm-like melodies that drip with synthesizer. While musical influences like Tegan and Sara and St. Vincent were clear throughout their setlist, the band has a sound that is all their own.” -loudhailermagazine

“With a voice as bold as her personality, Allie Marzie is a 22 year old artist/songwriter taking on the music scene with her catchy hooks and powerful vocals. Her free spirit has her traveling frequently, taking her sound around the country... She's an unstoppable force, with a voice that stands apart from the noise. Determined to take her tunes to the next level, she takes inspiration from classic rock/blues artists such as Janis Joplin, combined with contemporary pop artists like Julia Michaels and Sasha Sloan.”

What does local band Jail sound like? Well, let them tell you, and they’re not happy about it:

“We tend to let other people tell us what we sound like rather than create a framework that would give our sound away off the bat. It's a shame when you look at a flier and you can predict every style of each band by logo/artwork. We pull from a lot of heavy influences. We can be too punk for metalheads and too metal for hardcore kids. We thrive on crusty crossover.”

As for City Pleasure, you’ll have to just see for yourself, they don’t do interviews.

“FRACTURED, a trio from Montreal, brings five tracks displaying a D-beat/UK82-infused sound heavily influenced by crusty hardcore punk. Good riffing fast guitars and thrashy ’80s metal female vocals mixed with classic hardcore punk drum cadences, reminding me in some songs of Canibalina’s screams in her band ABYECTA.” -maximumrockandroll

All the way from Germany is the powerful Terminal Filth:

“The underground music scene has seen a remarkable resurgence of dark and heavy genres in the 2020s. The original crust punk sound, sometimes referred to as stenchcore, pioneered by influential bands such as Antisect, Axegrinder, and Amebix in the 1980s, has also experienced a global revival with new bands emerging around the world. While many of these bands remain true to the genre’s roots in both sound and aesthetic, without the need of reinventing the wheel or adding new elements, there is a clear emphasis on delivering quality over quantity in their work.

Among the bands embracing the classic stenchcore sound and distinctive artwork, Berlin-based Terminal Filth caught my attention. Taking their name from stenchcore godfathers Deviated Instinct, this German band is a pandemic-born project that has come to tug at my crusty heartstrings with their aptly titled The Plague Sessions EP. Featuring four powerful tracks infused with filthy metallic riffs, a thunderous rhythm section, and gravel-gargling vocals driven by darkness and despair… Each track is a dense onslaught of metallic passages, brimming with relentless thrills and noise terror. Terminal Filth draw influence from bands like Extinction of Mankind and compatriots Instinct of Survival, striking a chord that resonates with both crust punk loyalists and seasoned battle-vested metalheads.” -diyconspiracy

IT’S THE BEST HALLOWEEN PARTY IN TOWN AND WE’RE BACK FOR TWO INCREDIBLE STACKED NIGHTS! CONCLUDING ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT WITH:

Talking Heads by members of ZEM, Eroders, and Briggance

Bauhaus by members of Zastava

Eno by members of Eck! and Piranahs

Bad Finger by members of Prude Boys, Cheetahs and Briggance

Thee Oh Sees by members of Hall Pass

The Cure by members of Deno and Oscillating Fan ClUB

Jesus and Mary Chain by members of Moonwalks and Wild Shape

IT’S THE BEST HALLOWEEN PARTY IN TOWN AND WE’RE BACK FOR TWO INCREDIBLE STACKED NIGHTS! STARTING ON DEVILS NIGHT WITH:

Hawkwind by members of Dusty Rose Band and the UFO Factory

Motörhead by members of Tin Foil and SLO

Oasis by members of Wild Shape, Toeheads, Craig Brown Band and Frontier Ruckus

Replacements by Johnny Salvage and members of Pink Spit, with former members of the Handgrenades

PJ Harvey by members of Deno

The Strokes by members of Day Residue and Briggance

Beat Happening by members of Just Guys Being Dudes, Andreww Starr All Starr Bandd

The newest super-group in the land Pretty Island is throwing a seasonal birthday spectacular!

Joined by the raincoat-esque primal garage punk stylings of ZEM

Spaghetti-eating surf aficionados Virga to open.

“From pre-punk anthems to streetwise social commentary to timeless pop, Craig's career as a musician/singer/songwriter now spans four decades and a long list of bands.” Craig Bell is an iconic fixture of the late 70s Cleveland (also Connecticut/Indiana) punk rock scene. “Craig's catalog of recordings is impressive: albums by Mirrors, Rocket From the Tombs, and X___X; two singles with Saucers, (1979–1980); songs by Saucers and The Plan on the compilation LP It Happened But Nobody Noticed (1982, reissued as It Happened But Nobody Noticed/Temp Supplementaire on CD 2008); a single by The Plan (1983); The Bell System's "America Now" (on the radio-station-only SCREAM promo LP in 1985) along with various songs contributed to other compilations in the USA and Europe; What We Did, a 2002 CD of Saucers studio recordings released by Grand Theft Audio of Los Angeles; a CD EP Second Saucer (2009), a reunion of members of Saucers; as well as a CD (America Now), CD EP (Beehunter), and two singles by the Down-fi (2008 – ). Craig also played bass with Bloomington's Gizmos in 2014, including an appearance at Goner Fest, and recorded new material with them, 21st Century Gizmos Fans Can't Be Wrong, released in 2016.”

Born of a parade, the All Seeing Eyes are the pride of Dayton, Kentucky. The three piece of multi-
instrumentalists developed into the house band at Masonic Sounds Studios in that Kentucky river town.
Housed in a Free Mason Blue Lodge, they created the new LP “In Us We Trust”, now available on
Mauvias Foi Records in Europe. The trio was described as “the MC5 of the country blues” by Tav Falco
after a recent show.
Johnny Walker fronts the band, playing harmonica and guitar. He is the progenitor of the Soledad
Brothers and Cut in the Hill Gang who has toured singing for MC5/DKT and done session work with the
White Stripes, the Detroit Cobras, the Greenhornes, Low Cut Connie and James Leg. Matt Ayers (drums)
and Kane Kitchen (bass) are the rhythm section rooted in Cincinnati R and B legends The Guitars. The
band was formed to play a party on a parade route for the largest annual celebration in Cincinnati, Ohio.
It was quickly realized that the trio could fill the role as house musicians for Walker’s newly established
recording studio across the Ohio river. The All Seeing Eyes began writing and recording their LP in
earnest while working in and recording for artists in the Masonic Sounds Studios. They have played
extensively in the Midwest of the United States, but touring has been limited by Walkers preferred
profession, Psychiatry.

Mod Lang is the newest supergroup in town! Consisting of members of Shadow Show, Sugar Tradition, Fen Fen and Secondary Colors.

Join us and Detroit’s premiere schlock horror movie hosts Slimeball Cinerama for a very special Halloween edition of their monthly film showcase! This month we watch 1986’s Trick or Treat, the story of a heavy metal ghost hellbent on more than revenge, guest starring Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osborne!

“Dany Laj and the Looks is a vibrant power pop band hailing from Montreal, known for their infectious melodies, high-energy performances, and a distinctive sound that blends garage rock sensibilities with modern flair. Led by the charismatic Dany Laj, whose songwriting prowess and distinctive vocals drive the band’s creative vision, they’ve earned a reputation for their electrifying live shows and compelling studio recordings. Formed in 2010, the band quickly made a name for themselves with their constant touring, showcasing their knack for crafting catchy hooks and singalong choruses. Their music draws inspiration from the golden era of power pop, as well as punk and garage rock, resulting in a sound that is both nostalgic and fresh.”

The Britemores are a “Detroit rock and roll supergroup featuring Jonny Chan (New Dynasty 6, Split Signals), Jeff Meier (Detroit Cobras/Rocket 455/ Nathaniel Mayer/ Gino Washington), Adam Stanfel (Melvin Davis, the Party Stompers) and Jerry Barterian (Hysteric Narcotics)”