Things to do this week

WHAT’S GOING ON

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check all venue website before events for latest information. Add your event to our online calendar: metrotimes.com/AddEvent.

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Live/Concert

Advance Base, MJ Lenderman and The Wind, Spencer Radcliffe

pm; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., Hamtramck; $15.

Album Release Show: Rodney

Whitaker Quartet 7:30 & 9:30 pm; Cliff Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit; $25.

THEATER

Performance

Meadow Brook Theatre A Christmas Carol $42 2 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm, Dec. 3, 2 & 6:30 pm and Dec. 4, 2 & 6:30 pm. Musical

Hamilton (Touring) 8 pm, Dec. 1, 8 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm, Dec. 3, 2 & 8 pm and Dec. 4, 2 & 8 pm; Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit; $69-$249. Hockey

Little Caesars Arena Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres $39-$209.25; pm.

Thursday, Dec. 1

Live/Concert

Album Release Show: Rodney

Whitaker Quartet 7:30 & 9:30 pm; Cliff Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit; $25. Baked Shrimp, Asklepius 7-11:30 pm; The Parliament Room at Otus Supply, 345 E Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale; $10.

Influence, Hudson Hill, Strengthbeyondyou, Voluntary

Mortification, Phoenix Rising 7 pm; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $10.

Oakland University Jazz Band

and Latin Jazz Ensemble 7:30 pm; Flagstar Strand Theatre for the Performing Arts, 12 N. Saginaw St., Pontiac; $8.

Then Sings My Soul - Introduc-

ing Alexander Abaté 6 pm; Emerald Theatre, 31 N. Walnut St., Mount Clemens; $25.

A Very Special Evening of Motor

City Soul 8-11 pm; Aretha Franklin Jazz Cafe At Music Hall, 350 Madison Street, Detroit; $20.

THEATER

Performance

Harmonie Club The Immersive Nutcracker -Detroit; Dec. 1, 1, 2 & 3 pm, Dec. 2, 1, 2 & 3 pm, Dec. 3, 11 am, 12, 1, 2 & 3 pm and Dec. 4, 11 am, 12, 1 & 2 pm. The Music Box Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dec. 1, :30 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm and Dec. 3, 11 am & 8 pm. Musical

Hamilton (Touring) 8 pm, Dec. 1, 8 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm, Dec. 3, 2 & 8 pm and Dec. 4, 2 & 8 pm; Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; $69-$249.

COMEDY

Improv

Ant Hall Thursday Night Live! $5.00 8-10 pm. Stand-up

Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle

Comedian Phil Hanley with Caitlin Checkeroski and Ron Rigby. $20. Dec. 1-3, 7:30-9 pm, Dec. 2, 7:15-8:45 & 9:45-11:15 pm and Dec. 3, 7-8:30 & 9:30-11 pm. Basketball

Little Caesars Arena Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks $24-$2,215.50 Dec. 1, 7 pm.

Friday, Dec. 2

Live/Concert

Blind Liars, The Honey Pot,

matro.matic 8 pm-12:30 am; The Lexington, 5063 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; $5.

Brother Elsey, Oliver Hazard,

Remnose, Pia 7 pm; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $15.

Capstan, In Her Own Words, Cherie Amour, Shallow Pools

pm; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck; $18. Falling In Reverse 7 pm; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $45.

Festival of Lessons and Carols

7-9 pm; Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 9844 Woodward, Detroit; donation. Kambridge 6 pm; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $15.

ReTooLed Tool Music Tribute

:30-11:30 pm; Otus Supply - Parliament Room, 345 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $12 adv./$15 door. The English Beat 8 pm; Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $35. Tino Gross, Junkluck 8-10:30 pm; Berkley Coffee, 14661 West 11 Mile Rd., Ste. 50o, Oak Park; $10 suggested (door jars or can take card at bar).

Metallica announces two Detroit shows in 2023

THE HEAVY METAL stalwarts in Metallica have a new album, 72 Seasons, slated for release in April, and on Monday they announced a world tour to support it with a stop in the Motor City.

The “M72” tour is a mini-festival of sorts, with the band playing two shows in each city, and promising not to play the same set list twice. Detroit’s shows are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 10 and Sunday, Nov. 12 at Ford Field.

The dates will feature an “in-theround” stage set-up surrounded on all sides by fans. In a post on metallica.com, the band also says, “Most of the shows (sorry, not all — we tried!) will be on Fridays and Sundays, so we’ll be sure to have lots of extracurricular events for you to hang with fellow Metallica fans at before the shows kick-off and on the Saturday night in between.”

Michigan’s rock ’n’ roll revivalists Greta Van Fleet will also join the band on the tour, but not for the Detroit dates. Pantera and Mammoth WVH have been announced as the support acts for the first night in the D and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine K ills on the second.

Tickets for access to both nights go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday through Ticketmaster. Tickets for individual nights will be available starting on Jan. 20.

A portion of proceeds from tickets go to the Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation, which supports grants for career and technical education programs in the U.S., aid for people experiencing food insecurity, and disaster relief efforts worldwide.

—Lee DeVito

WJLB Big Show 6:30 pm; Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $40-$150. DJ/Dance

Fast & Loose w/ DJ Nervous

Recs + special guests 9 pm-2 am; Second Best, 42 Watson St., Detroit; Free.

THEATER

Performance

Fox Theatre Baby Shark Live!: The Christmas Show $14.50-$64.50 Dec. 2, 6 pm. Harmonie Club The Immersive Nutcracker - Detroit Dec. 1, 1, 2 & 3 pm, Dec. 2, 1, 2 & 3 pm, Dec. 3, 11 am, 12, 1, 2 & 3 pm and Dec. 4, 11 am, 12, 1 & 2 pm. Meadow Brook Theatre A Christmas Carol $42 2 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm, Dec. 3, 2 & 6:30 pm and Dec. 4, 2 & 6:30 pm. The Music Box Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dec. 1, :30 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm and Dec. 3, 11 am & 8 pm. Musical

Hamilton (Touring) 8 pm, Dec. 1, 8 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm, Dec. 3, 2 & 8 pm and Dec. 4, 2 & 8 pm; Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit; $69-$249.

COMEDY

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Name This Show; 8 & 10 pm.; $20. Stand-up Opening

Andiamo Celebrity Showroom

Peter Fogel $40 Dec. 2, 8 pm.

Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle

Comedian Phil Hanley with Caitlin Checkeroski and Ron Rigby. $20. Dec. 1-3, 7:30-9 pm, Dec. 2, 7:15-8:45 & 9:45-11:15 pm and Dec. 3, 7-8:30 & 9:30-11 pm. Art Exhibition Opening

Dancing Eye Gallery Leni Sinclair Photography; dancingeye.com; Dec. 2, 6-8 pm.

Saturday, Dec. 3

Live/Concert

Ali Gatie: Who Hurt You? Tour 7 pm; The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $25-$40.

Captain Fantastic - The Ultimate

Tribute to Elton John 7 pm; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $25.

Jake Hill, Belmont, Oliver Fran-

cis 7 pm; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $20.

Jim McCarty & Mystery Train

9-11 pm; Bowlero Lanes & Lounge, 4209 Coolidge Hwy., Royal Oak; free. The Bronx Wanderers 8 pm; Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Rd., Warren; $32-$62. Voxanna -10 pm; Berkley Coffee, 14661 West 11 Mile Rd., Ste 50o, Oak Park; $10 suggested.

Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Mi-

chael Jackson Experience 8 pm; Emerald Theatre, 31 N. Walnut St., Mount Clemens; $25-$200.

Wreking Crue - Motley Crue

Tribute 7:30 pm; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $15. Hamilton (Touring) 8 pm, Dec. 1, 8 pm, Dec. 2, 8 pm, Dec. 3, 2 & 8 pm and Dec. 4, 2 & 8 pm; Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit; $69-$249; 313-9721135; www.thezenithatthefisher.com .

COMEDY

Stand-up Opening

Fox Theatre Live, Lit And Laughter $69-$165 Dec. 3, 7 pm.

Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle

Stone Cold & The Jackal: Holiday Show live in Royal Oak. $49. Dec. 3, 1-2:30 pm.

SPORTS

Hockey

Little Caesars Arena Detroit Red Wings vs. Vegas Golden K nights $69$355.25 Dec. 3, 7 pm.

Sunday, Dec. 4

Live/Concert

Bad Omens Presents: A Tour

of the Concrete Jungle 5:30 pm; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $23.

Buried Alive, Exhibition, Ante

Up pm; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., Hamtramck; $20.

Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert for

Children of All Ages 3-4:30 pm; Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 46 Fairford, Grosse Pointe Woods; $20 ($15 seniors, $5 college students, free to students K -12).

Allen Dennard.

NOAH ELLIOTT MORRISON

Local buzz By Broccoli and Joe Zimmer

Welcome to a new column about Detroit’s music scene. Got a tip Hit us up at music metrotimes.com

Jonah Baseball: After his breakthrough 12-inch single on Portage Garage Sounds (“Baby’s Born to Fish” backed with “Impish Desires”), underground favorite 2Lanes is wading into the physical realm again. This time it’s on his own Auto Shop label, with a four-track scorcher with fellow Detroit musician and DJ Jonah Baseball “recorded over many sessions during the past year,” according to the artist’s Bandcamp page. Per these two producers’ reputations, the EP runs the full gamut of sounds you’d expect to hear at the late-night gigs they typically play. The first singles offer thumping techno DJ tools, mid-tempo soulful house moments, and downtempo melodies for when the starts to come up. Other guest musicians include Ji Hoon (previously featured on 2Lanes’s “Impish Desires”) on saxophone, L.A.-based singer Jia Pet, and also Jonah’s father David Julian Gray lending clarinet to a track. The “Standing Waves” EP is released digitally on Dec. 5 via 2Lanes’s Bandcamp page (with three exclusive bonus tracks), with the physical vinyl arriving in shops worldwide soon after.

Vinny Moonshine ends eight-year

hiatus: Kevin McGorey released his first cassette as alter-ego Vinny Moonshine in 2014, and quickly thereafter was unable to tour and support the album due to illness. That album Live at W axw ing (not actually a live album) went on to receive a late burst of critical acclaim, thanks in part to getting reissued in 2020 via Metaphysical Powers. Now, eight years after the debut, Vinny has emerged from the depths to give us M ass Extinction Fairy Tale, 12 cavernous tracks of his signature haunting vocals over blissed-out, dreamy loops. The new album offers the same gorgeously simple melodies fans loved on the debut, with a heavy dub influence that recalls some of the more skeletal songs Panda Bear might write. CD and digital versions of the album are available now via the Metaphysical Powers Bandcamp page, with a release show happening on Dec. 2 at Grey Area, an art gallery in southwest Detroit that has been hosting great DIY and punk concerts as of late (4200 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit, greyareadetroit.com).

Wetdogg’s new video: On her latest video for “EMO SWINGSET,” a track inspired by a middle school diary entry, Wetdogg conjures pop styles both old and new and blends them into a sentimental and mysterious rumination on emotional uncertainty. Over a minimal club beat, complete with blown-out kicks and echoing percussive textures, Wetdogg’s voice twinkles sharply in a stark juxtaposition that somehow results in remarkable harmony. The video is charming as well, contrasting VHS-style shots of rollercoasters and swing sets with clips of the artist’s early-2000s inspired attire and an over-the-shoulder peek at the act of journaling, as if you’re trying to understand what the song is about as a concerned friend. Reminiscent of early work by fellow Detroit artist Tammy Lakkis, as well as some contemporary work by the likes of Hyd, “EMO SWINGSET” is an intriguing offering that primes the listener for more experimental offerings to come.

Allen Dennard’s debut album:

One of the most prolific young jazz talents in the city of Detroit right now is Allen Dennard. As a frequent collaborator with a variety of artists, including Bruiser Brigade affiliates Gulley and Apropos as well as DeSean Jones, to name a few, it seems like Dennard always has something new to offer. Coming off of a stellar year where he performed with his band on the main stage at the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival, Dennard has just released his debut album, Flashback, celebrating the occasion with a performance at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Cube as well as at a show this past weekend at Motor City Wine. The record hit some delays through streaming services, but you can check out a selection of tracks via his SoundCloud page, and be sure to keep an eye out on his website (allendennard. com) and Instagram ( al kay313) for updates on physical and digital distribution. Expect a crisp, refreshing take on contemporary jazz that soundtracks Dennard’s life as a trumpeter, composer, band leader, and activist.