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Wednesday, Dec. 7

Live/Concert

20th Anniversary of Mclusky Do

Dallas 7 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25.

Hollywood Casino Greektown

Presents Dave Koz and Friends 8 p.m.; The Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit; $35-$75.

Old Nation Tap Takeover + Indie/Punk Show, All-vinyl DJs

7-11:30 p.m.; Bowlero Lanes & Lounge, 4209 Coolidge Hwy., Royal Oak; free.

A Songwriter Scramble: Jackie Pappas, Carmel Liburdi, Tom

Alter 7-9 p.m. erkley Coffee, 14661 West 11 Mile Rd, Ste 50o, Oak Park; $10 suggested. Switchfoot 7:30 p.m.; Sound Board, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; $39-$52.

THEATER

Performance Musical

TINADec. 7, 8 p.m., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., Dec. 9, 8 p.m., 2 & 8 p.m., 2 & 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Cadillac Cafe, 1526 Broadway, Detroit; $35-$140. Stand-up Opening

Pontiac Little Art Theatre ‘Eyes Up Here’ comedy show with Camila Ballario, T. Barb, K ara Coraci, Ann Duke and Melanie Hearn. $15 Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 8

Live/Concert

Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith

7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $25-$120. Boney James 8 p.m.; Sound Board, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; $45-$58. Chest Fever 7 p.m.-midnight; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $25.

Farmington Swing Band: Swing

into the Holidays 7:30 p.m.; The Hawk - Farmington Hills Community Center, 29995 Twelve Mile Rd., Farmington Hills; $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Greet Death, Outside, Normal

7 p.m. Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff, Hamtramck; $15.

Harp Twins Rockin’ Christmas

Concert 8-10 p.m.; 20 Front Street, 20 Front St., Lake Orion; $25. Icewear Vezzo 7 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $25.

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

7 p.m.; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; $49+.

P.S. Words Matter... Poetry Slam

at the Leon Loft pm; Leon Speakers, 715 W. Ellsworth Rd, Ann Arbor; $5.

Thursday Night Live Music Series At Three Cats Restaurant

6-9 pm; Three Cats Cafe, 116 West 14 Mile Road, Clawson; Free. DJ/Dance

Incredible Songs Only with Nick

Speed Dec. 8, 10 pm-2 am; Willis Show Bar, 4156 Third St., Detroit; $10.

THEATER

Performance

Harmonie Club The Immersive Nutcracker - Detroit Dec. 8, 1, 2 & 3 p.m., Dec. 9, 1, 2 & 3 p.m., 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 & 3 p.m. and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 & 3 p.m. Meadow Brook Theatre A Christmas Carol $42 Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Dec. 9, 8 p.m., 2 & 6:30 p.m. and 2 & 6:30 p.m. Musical

TINADec. 7, 8 p.m., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., Dec. 9, 8 p.m., 2 & 8 p.m., 2 & 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Cadillac Cafe, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit; $35-$140.

COMEDY

Improv

Ant Hall Thursday Night Live! A comedy variety show! Featuring a new lineup of comedy sketch revues, stand-up, improv, video, & more, every Thursday night in the Ant Hall! $5.00 8-10 p.m. Stand-up Opening

Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle Comedian Dave Landau with Trevor Tress and JeCorey Hawkins. $25. Dec. 8, 7:30-9 p.m., Dec. 9, 7:15-8:45 & 9:45-11:15 p.m. and 7-8:30 & 9:30-11 pm.

Friday, Dec. 9

Live/Concert

Battlecross 7 p.m.; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $15+. Ben Portsmouth 8 p.m.; Andiamo Celebrity Showroom, 7096 E. 14 Mile Rd., Warren; $32-$72. Bitch Kraft + slizZ 8-11:30 pm; Bowlero Lanes & Lounge, 4209 Coolidge

Electric Forest announces its initial 2023 lineup — and it’s packed

IT MIGHT BE a little chilly outside now, but Electric Forest has us dreaming of summer as the festival has announced its initial 2023 lineup.

This year saw the return of the festival in Sherwood Forest after a two-year hiatus due to the COV ID-19 pandemic.

Some of the 2023 performers include eds Dead, Sofi Tucker, Jamie xx, Ganja White Night, and fest regulars the String Cheese Incident, who will perform two sets.

Wristband sales for loyalty members begins at noon on Monday, Dec. 5 with general admission wristband sales beginning at noon on Friday, Dec. 9. More information is available at electricforest.com.

—Alex Washington

Hwy., Royal Oak; Free. Dominic Fike 6:30 & 7 p.m.; The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $25-$75.

DSC 10: Celebrating a Decade

of Detroit Sound Conservancy 8 p.m.; UFO Factory, 2110 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; $20 suggested donation.

Gary Hoey: Ho Ho Hoey Rockin’

Holiday Tour 8 p.m.; Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $40. GRiZ 8 p.m.; Detroit Masonic Temple Library, 500 Temple St., Detroit; $49.95.

GRiZMAS Afterparty with GRiZ

DJ Set 10 p.m.; Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $49.95. Celtic Woman 8 p.m.; The Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit; $59.50-$95. Home Free 7 p.m.; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; $39.50+. KPop Night 7 p.m.; Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw, Pontiac; $15. Max 7 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $27.50. Stephen Kellogg 8-10 p.m.; 20 Front Street, 20 Front St., Lake Orion; $35.

The Beatles Album Club: The

Beatles (The White Album) 7 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $10.

DJ/Dance

Fast & Loose, DJ Nervous Recs 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; Second Best, 42 Watson St., Detroit; Free.

Revival: A Tribute to The Allman

Brothers. 7-11:30 p.m.; The Parliament Room at Otus Supply, 345 E Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $15.

THEATER

Performance

Harmonie Club The Immersive Nutcracker - Detroit Dec. 8, 1, 2 & 3 p.m., Dec. 9, 1, 2 & 3 p.m., 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 & 3 p.m.. and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 & 3 p.m. Meadow Brook Theatre A Christmas Carol $42 Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Dec. 9, 8 p.m., 2 & 6:30 p.m. and 2 & 6:30 p.m. The Music Box Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dec. 9, 10:45 a.m., 8 p.m. and 3 p.m. Planet Ant Theatre Trouble Don’t Last - Poetic Play. $30 Dec. 9-10, 8-10 p.m. and 3-5 & 8-10 p.m. Musical

TINA Dec. 7, 8 p.m., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., Dec. 9, 8 p.m., 2 & 8 p.m., 2 & 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Cadillac Cafe, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit; $35-$140.

COMEDY

Improv

Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Name This Show $20 8 & 10 pm.; Free 11:45 pm. Stand-up Opening

Fox Theatre Louis C.K . $55-$125. Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle

Dave Landau with Trevor Tress and JeCorey Hawkins. $25.Dec. 8, 7:30-9 p.m., Dec. 9, 7:15-8:45 p.m. & 9:45-11:15 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. & 9:30-11 p.m.

Saturday Dec., 10

Live/Concert

GRiZ 8 p.m.; Detroit Masonic Temple Library, 500 Temple St., Detroit; $49.9. Ace Frehley 7 p.m.; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $50. Dirk Kroll Band 8-10 p.m.; Berkley Coffee, 14661 West 11 Mile Rd., Oak Park $10 suggested.

End Prejudice presents The

Jingle Jam 8-10 p.m.; 20 Front Street, 20 Front St., Lake Orion; $15.

The Fourth Annual Wreck The

Halls 7 p.m.; PJ’s Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit; $10. Itzhak Perlman and Friends 7:30 p.m.; Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor; $14+.

Jeff Rosenstock & Laura Ste-

venson 7 p.m.; Sanctuary Detroit, 2932 Caniff St., amtramck. Jingle Ballz 12 7 p.m.; Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; $15. Mannheim Steamroller 8 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $25-$85.

Nae Nae Entertainment R & B

Explosion 8 p.m.; The Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit; $69-$120. Raising The Dead 7:30-11:30 p.m.; The Parliament Room at Otus Supply, 345 E Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $15. Ruby Waters 6 pm; The Shelter, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $17. The Ruiners, The Mydols 8-11:30 pm; Bowlero Lanes & Lounge, 4209 Coolidge Hwy., Royal Oak; FREE. Son Little 7 pm; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $20.

Sunday, Dec. 11

Live/Concert

Horse Cave Trio, The Memphis

Thrillbillies, DJ Del Villarreal 5 p.m.; The Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $15-$30. Sheila E 7:30 p.m.; Sound Board, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; $45-$57. The Lemonheads 6:30 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $25.

Waajeed. 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!

W aajeed drops new album : Master sampler and soulful techno musician W aajeed has released his latest full-length, this time on the legendary German techno label Tresor. Memoirs of H i-Tech Jazz is “inspired by revolutionary efforts against oppressive hegemonies in Detroit,” according to the album’s Bandcamp page. Waajeed also states that “the album is undoubtedly best experienced while driving,” and says the record is perfectly timed for a round-trip drive from the North End to Belle Isle. This route is particularly significant to the spirit of Waajeed’s music, driving from the neighborhood of the Techno M useum and Subm erge (3000 E. Grand Blvd.) all the way to a longtime destination for Black Detroiters to cook out, enjoy the outdoors, and listen to local music pumping from car stereos. The album is available digitally and on vinyl via Waajeed’s Bandcamp, as well as his recent “Acts of Love” mixtapes (be sure to check out acts one, two and three). All sales from the mixtapes benefit the nderground Music Academy.

D etroit Sound Conservancy cel-

ebrates 10 years: Local grassroots nonprofit Detroit Sound Conservancy has spent the past 10 years with one mission in mind: preserving the “Detroit sound.” This preservation has taken on many forms over the past decade, including purchasing the historic Blue Bird Inn to begin rehabilitating it, erecting a historic marker at U nited Sounds Studios to protect it from demolition, and showcasing artifacts like the Club H eaven sound system at the Detroit Historical Society and other venues. Through these initiatives plus archival practices, DSC aims to prove that Detroit is the most influential musical city in the world. To celebrate its 10-year milestone, the organization is hosting a night of intergenerational performances on Dec. 9, hosted at the UFO Factory. Performers include Duality/ Detroit (Ian Finkelstein), My Detroit Players (too many dope artists to list), and very special guest DJs (the Detroit Sound Conservancy board). Tickets available here for a donation of $20 (or more, if you feel so inclined).

Body W orx w elcom es A shton

Sw inton to Tem ple Bar: Dretraxx has been holding down his residency at Tem ple Bar for quite some time, bringing everything from minimal acid slammers to high-intensity jungle and more. For the next iteration of his Body W orx party on Saturday, Dec. 10, Dre will be joined by the inimitable A shton Sw inton, a staple in Detroit music playing frequently at TV Lounge, Marble Bar, and others. Dre always has a way of bringing the right angle of his own musical taste to suit the inclinations of his guests, so expect a high-octane back-to-back set that is sure to keep the dance floor pumping all night long. And hey, if you ever get tired or need a break, there’s always the pool table in the back and a nice new back patio to cool down at. At a price of $5 all night long, the party might be the best value in dance music on Saturday night, which will give you plenty of extra money to spend on Jell-O shots at the bar.

A n intergenerational celebration

at TV Lounge: In Detroit’s electronic music scene, it’s not often that multiple generations of talent can combine in a cohesive and mutually-respectful way. ou can find great examples of course: Rick Wilhite playing with Deon Jamar at Motor City Wine, AK opening up for AMX at Boiler Room Detroit, and so forth. But with all that said, impressive feats of intergenerational collaboration are always worth celebrating, and The Culture x Freaquency’s party at TV Lounge on Friday, Dec. 2 was just that. Featuring the likes of D J Cent and D J R ighteous in the front room, as well as artists such as Stardust, H i-Tech, D J K illa $quid, and Blackm oonchild in the big room, the vibe was so different across the two stages while still somehow remaining cohesive. The two rooms could have almost been marketed as two separate parties, and indeed in some cases they were, one can only hope that a few people trickled between the two spaces, curious about what the other side had to offer. Cross-pollination, baby

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