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Vol. 39 | Issue 29 | April 24-30, 2019
News & Views
Publisher - Chris Keating Associate Publisher - Jim Cohen
Feedback/Comics ............... 18 Informed Dissent ................ 22
Feature: The Best of Detroit Intro ..................................... 33 Arts and entertainment ..... 34 Bars and clubs..................... 38 Best bet ............................... 48 Drinks .................................. 52 Food ..................................... 58 Retail and services ............. 82
EDITORIAL Editor in Chief - Lee DeVito Digital Editor - Sonia Khaleel Investigative Reporter - Steve Neavling Dining Editor - Tom Perkins Music and Listings Editor - Jerilyn Jordan Proofreader - Dave Mesrey Contributing Editors - Michael Jackman, Larry Gabriel Editorial Interns - Jessica D’Alfonso, Mike Dionne, Will Feuer, Maryam Jayyousi, Ariel Whitely, Angela Zielinski
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What’s Going On ............... 98 Livewire: Local picks ....... 108 Fast Forward ..................... 110
Music This Life. We Lead. ........... 112
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NEWS & VIEWS Feedback Readers react to stories from the April 17 issue We received a number of comments about our “Doobies for Newbies” special marijuana issue last week, and especially for Steve Neavling’s story “Going green” about Republicans cashing in on the cannabis industry after fighting it.
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industry will crush quality small scale grows and flood the market with mass produced trash. You’re happy, ignorance is bliss. Amanda Miller: Ahh... because they will no longer be able to profit from throwing users/growers/suppliers in prison, they are going to jump on the bandwagon of the industry. Savvy.
Jordan Allen: Who cares? They’re pro-pot. I’m happy.
Jeffrey Faber: The weed business is taking over the charter school business as the new growth industry for Michigan Republicans.
Mirriah Jackson: They are promoney. This involvement in the
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coming soon concert calendar:
4/25 – joey pecoraro
@ the shelter w/ englewood & munch - 18+
4/28 – the plot in you
@ the shelter w/ like moths to flames, dayseeker, limbs & as we divide - low tickets
may 9
the shelter
nick waterhouse w/ the mattson 2
may 11
johnny marr
st. andrew’s low tickets
4/30 – overkill w/ death angel & mothership
5/1 – jack & jack
w/ spencer sutherland & alec bailey
5/4 – ooh la la lucha - tequila, gams, and body slams - 21+
5/5 – the score @ the shelter w/ lostboycrow & overstreet
5/6 – johnnyswim may 14
the shelter
bbmak
june 8
the shelter
mark lanegan low tickets
5/7 – the lemonheads
w/ tommy stinson & the restless age
5/11 – matty matheson @ the shelter
5/17 – smino
w/ earthgang & phoelix - 18+
5/21 – fever 333 @ the shelter 5/24 – the distillers w/ starcrawler
june 12 local h the shelter
july 6
joyce manor & saves the day
st. andrew’s w/ awakebutstillinbed
5/28 – blessthefall
w/ palisades, slaves & glass houses
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NEWS & VIEWS
JOYCE N. BOGHOSIAN/PUBLIC DOMAIN
Informed Dissent
If we weren’t numb to Trump’s corruption, the calls for impeachment would be deafening y e rey . illman
Your first clue that Donald Trump doesn’t want you to know what’s in the Mueller report is the date of its release: the day before Passover and Easter weekend, but a whole 25 days after Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered it and Attorney General William Barr assured Congress (and a gullible media) that the president had been totally cleared of wrongdoing. Your second clue is that Trump spent the week prior rage-tweeting about the “18 Angry Democrats” on Mueller’s team who had — the logic gets twisted here — nonetheless rendered a “NO COLLUSION! NO OBSTRUCTION!” verdict. Trump’s lawyers (but not Congress) had gotten a sneak peek at the report’s 448 pages, and the president seemed less than thrilled by his exoneration. Your third clue is that, the morning of the “lightly” redacted report’s release, Barr — whose history of covering up Republican crimes dates back to Iran Contra — held a press conference to repeatedly declare that there was “no collusion,” as if he were the president’s flak instead of the country s top lawyer. This was a shameless attempt to
preemptively frame a bullshit narrative. That should have been obvious to anyone who’s been paying attention. But once the report dropped, we saw how deep the bullshit actually ran — and somehow, it was still shocking. Before we get there, though, imagine that everything in the Mueller report was new and The e ork imes and ashington ost hadn’t revealed its contents over the last two years. (So much for #FakeNews, huh?) Imagine we learned for the first time that the Trump campaign welcomed Russia’s help in swinging the election; that, during the campaign, Trump was trying to build a $300 million high-rise in Moscow; and that Trump repeatedly tried to intimidate witnesses and shut down the investigation, including ordering his minions to fire the special counsel. Imagine we hadn’t become numb to the corruption and mendacity. The calls for impeachment would be deafening. Instead, the frog has boiled slowly, and Trump is trying to claim vindication. There is no vindication in Mueller’s words, at least to anyone with a middleschool level of reading comprehension.
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Trying to summary his voluminous findings in a few hundred words is a fool’s errand, but the report makes three things extraordinarily clear: First, there absolutely was collusion — with WikiLeaks, which was disseminating information obtained by Russian hackers. Per Mueller’s report: “By the late summer of 2016, the Trump Campaign was planning a press strategy, a communications campaign, and messaging based on the possible release of Clinton emails by WikiLeaks.” There were also lots of shady campaign contacts with Russian operatives, including Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Kremlin-connected operative teasing “incriminating” information on Hillary Clinton. (Mueller concluded in part that Don Jr. was too naïve to realize that soliciting assistance from a foreign government was illegal.) But collusion isn’t a crime. The crime is conspiracy and coordination. The campaign coordinated with WikiLeaks to disseminate the emails, and while there s evidence that campaign o cials knew where those emails originated, Mueller decided he couldn’t prove a conspiracy. Second, Trump absolutely tried to obstruct justice. Mueller “found multiple acts by the President that were capable of e erting undue influence over law enforcement investigations.” In his summary to Congress last month, Barr brushed aside Trump’s obstruction by saying that, since there was no underlying conspiracy, Trump had no criminal intent. But Mueller disputed that: “The evidence does point to a range of other possible personal
motives animating the President’s conduct.” Among them: Trump saw the investigation as an attack on his legitimacy, and he worried that it might e pose other illegal or unflattering conduct. Trump got lucky; his advisers simply ignored him he president s e orts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the president declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests,” Mueller wrote. And he escaped prosecution by virtue of the fact that a “federal criminal accusation against a sitting President would place burdens on the President’s capacity to govern and potentially preempt constitutional processes for addressing presidential misconduct.” But Mueller had the goods — that much was obvious. According to Department of Justice policy, Trump can t be prosecuted while in o ce. So if Mueller reported that the president committed a crime, the president wouldn’t have a chance to defend himself in court. And an accusation “could carry consequences that extend beyond the realm of criminal justice.” So Mueller punted to Congress — and its impeachment powers. Third — this cannot be understated — Trump lies, all the time, about everything. Everyone around him lies, too. hey al ays fucking lie. A small sampling: During the campaign, Trump lied about his Moscow business venture, and, Mueller wrote, “expressed skepticism that Russia had hacked the emails at the same time as he and other Campaign advisors privately sought information [redacted] about any further WikiLeaks releases.” As president, Trump wrote a press release that lied about his campaign’s meeting with a Russian operative, then his lawyer lied about Trump’s involvement in that press release. Trump lied to NBC News about inviting FBI director James Comey to a private dinner in 2017, then lied about it not being his idea to fire omey. hite ouse press secretary Sarah Sanders lied about the “countless” FBI agents who wanted Comey gone; under oath, she confessed to making that up. Trump lied about reports that he directed the White ouse counsel to fire Mueller. nd illiam Barr deliberately mischaracterized Mueller s report in an e ort to hide the president’s misdeeds. As part of the Mueller investigation, several campaign o cials and associates have faced charges for lying to investigators or Congress. Trump doesn’t have to worry about that. Both he and Don Jr. refused interviews with Mueller. he fish rots from the head and this whole corrupt fugu needs to go.
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CASE CLOSED! OUR READERS WEIGH IN ON THE TOUGHEST VERDICT YET – 2019’S BEST OF DETROIT
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old it right there — you’ve been caught red-handed, see. The best this city has to o er ell the cat s outta the bag, thanks to you and your piehole! e would never kiss and kill but this year’s picks for Metro Times’ est of etroit are to die for. o we didn’t hire a private eye to uncover the goods, baby. nce again we left the fate of metro etroit s best restaurants, bars, drinks, shops, and artists in the
hands of you birds coppers dicks dames and babes. s your favorite watering hole a low down dirty secret r maybe your preferred place to throw back a cup of joe and shoot the shit before you get thrown in the cooler has gone full fu on t go batty and throw your mitts about if your favorite didn t make the cut ust turn a page and try something new because this year s list takes the cake. apisce — MT staff
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BEST ART FAIR
Ann Arbor Art Fair
July 18-21; theannarborartfair.com
BEST ART GALLERY
Tangent Gallery & Hastings Street Ballroom
715 E.Milwaukee Ave., Detroit; 313-873-2955tangentgallery.com
BEST COMIC CONVENTION
Arts & Entertainment
Motor City Comic Con
BEST LOCAL COMEDIAN
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Mat Richards
Dontae Rockymore
Mega 80s
BEST METAL CLUB
BEST PLACE FOR LIVE & LOCAL THEATER
BEST DJ
28949 Joy Rd., Westland; 734-513-5030; tokenlounge.com
May 17-19; motorcitycomiccon.com
BEST COVER BAND
facebook.com/mathew.richards.39
mega80s.com
DJ Godfather
The Token Lounge
djgodfather.com
BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL
BEST FOLK VENUE
May 25-27; movement.us
Movement
The Ark
316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-7611818; theark.org
BEST VENUE TO SEE HIP-HOP
BEST MUSICAL ARTIST
Angelo Coppola
facebook.com/angelocoppolamusic
St. Andrew’s Hall/The Shelter
431 E. Congress St., Detroit; 313-9618961; saintandrewsdetroit.com
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BEST PEOPLE WATCHING
Youmacon
Oct. 31-Nov. 3; youmacon.com
mrheatcam.com
The Whiting
1241 E. Kearsley St., Flint; 810-237-7337; thewhiting.com
BEST PLACE TO SEE A COVER BAND
The Morrie
511 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-216-1112; themorrie.com
BEST PLACE TO SEE AN INDIE FILM
Michigan Theater, State Theatre
603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor | 233 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-668-8397; michtheater.org
BEST ROCK CLUB
El Club
4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; 313-2797382; detroitelclubdetroit.com
BEST STREET FAIR
DIY Street Fair
Sept. 20-22; ferndalediy.com
BEST PLACE TO SEE A JAM BAND
Otus Supply
345 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-2916160; otussupply.com
BEST VISUAL ARTIST
Adam Patrick
breakfastwithadam.com
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Bars & clubs
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o, you want to cut a rug, throw back some eel juice, and get smoked? Lucky for you, metro Detroit’s bars and clubs are hitting on all eights, baby. Corktown rock bar UFO Factory narrowly escaped the big sleep after a construction accident nearly put the kibosh on the oint bu o big development) and came back roaring, establishing itself as metro Detroit’s best karaoke bar. The latest down the wire is Wayne County’s best new spot, Willis Show Bar — a stylish jazz club and cocktail lounge that has been restored to its former glory, where you can catch birds, broads, and canaries sing just about any day of the week. Can’t decide where to dip the bill? Detroit’s upscale food hall Fort
BEST ARCADE BAR
Ready Player One
BEST BAR (WAYNE)
Standby
Street Galley was voted best place to day drink, ya boozehounds. But for anyone looking to bump gums at a cheap dive, look no further than Royal Oak’s Gusoline Alley, where you can get smashed without going broke. Per usual, metro Detroit is flush with places to cut a rug sporting your glad rags. est electronic club and Movement afterparty haven) went to Marble Bar in Detroit, Pontiac’s Elektricity scored best dance club, and Ann Arbor hotspot Necto snagged best gay bar. Wanna dip with a real dish? Newly renamed Aretha’s Jazz Cafe (formerly Music all s a afe beat out some sti competition for best a club. So make a clean sneak with this thick list of places to hide out and jive.
BEST BAR FOR CLASSIC COCKTAILS
The Last Word
BEST BOTTLE SERVICE
Level Two Rooftop & Bar
407 E. Fort St., Detroit; 313-395-3300; rpodetroit.com
225 Gratiot Ave., Detroit; 313-241-5719; standbydetroit.com
301 W. Huron St., Ann Arbor; 734-5855691; thelastwordbar.com
535 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-420-1990; leveltwodetroit.com
BEST BAR (MACOMB)
BEST BAR AT MIDNIGHT
BEST BAR ON THE WATER
BEST COMEDY CLUB
Orchid
Brownie’s on the Lake
Johnny Black’s Public House
Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle
35000 Moravian Dr., Sterling Heights; 586-553-9513; johnnyblacks.com
141 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-3368077; orchidferndale.com
ff s t a s 586-445-8080; browniesonthelake.com
310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak; 248-5429900; comedycastle.com
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One-Eyed Betty’s
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Ye Olde Tap Room
Elektricity
175 W. Troy St., Ferndale; 248-808-6633; oneeyedbettys.com
2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-4628620; kidrockrestaurant.com
14915 Charlevoix St., Detroit; 313-8241030; taproomdetroit.com
15 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; 248-5992212; elektricitymusic.com
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BEST DAY DRINKING (DETROIT)
The Wurst Bar
705 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti; 734-4856720; wurstbarypsi.com
McShane’s Irish Pub
1460 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-9611960; mcshanespub.com
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Ashley’s
338 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-9969191; ashleys.com
Magpie, Fort Street Galley
160 W. Fort St., Detroit; 313-230-0855; fortstreetgalley.org
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BEST DAY DRINKING (SUBURBS)
The Hideout
Marble Bar
1110 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson; 248-4352494; hideoutclawson.com
1501 Holden St., Detroit; 313-338-3674; facebook.com/marblebardetroit
BEST DISTILLERY TASTING ROOM
BEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX
Grand Traverse Distillery
CJ Barrymore’s
Multiple locations; grandtraversedistillery.com
21750 Hall Rd., Clinton Twp.; 586-4692800; cjbarrymores.com
BEST DIVE BAR (DETROIT)
BEST GAY BAR
The Old Miami
Necto
3930 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-831-3830; oldmiami.business.site
516 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; 734-9945436; necto.com
BEST DIVE BAR (SUBURBS)
BEST HAPPY HOUR FOR DRINKS (MACOMB)
Gusoline Alley
Kapone’s
309 S. Center St., Royal Oak; 248-5452235; facebook.com/gusolinealley
24301 Harper Ave., St. Clair Shores; 586-200-5242; kaponesbar.com
BEST DRAFT SELECTION (DETROIT)
BEST HAPPY HOUR FOR DRINKS (OAKLAND)
HopCat
Rock on 3rd
4265 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-7698828; hopcat.com/detroit
112 E. Third St., Royal Oak; 248-5427625; rockon3rd.com
BEST DRAFT SELECTION (SUBURBS)
BEST HAPPY HOUR FOR DRINKS (WASHTENAW)
CK Diggs
2010 W. Auburn Rd., Rochester Hills; 248-853-6600; ckdiggs.com
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BEST ELECTRONIC MUSIC CLUB
Sava’s
216 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-6232233; savasannarbor.com
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BEST HAPPY HOUR FOR DRINKS (WAYNE)
BEST NIGHTCAP
Second Best
220 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-3696070; nightcapbara2.com
42 Watson St., Detroit; 313-315-3077; secondbestdetroit.com
BEST IRISH PUB (DETROIT)
The Old Shillelagh
349 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-964-0007; oldshillelagh.com
BEST IRISH PUB (SUBURBS)
Danny’s Irish Pub
22824 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248546-8331
BEST JAZZ CLUB
Aretha’s Jazz Cafe
350 Madison Ave., Detroit; 313-8878500; jazzcafedetroit.com
BEST KARAOKE BAR
UFO Factory
2110 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; ufofactory.com
BEST MARTINI
Woodbridge Pub
5169 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-8332701; woodbridgepub.com
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR (MACOMB)
Roger’s Roost
33626 Schoenherr Rd., Sterling Heights; 586-979-7550; rogersroost1. com
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR (OAKLAND)
Renshaw Lounge
210 E. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson; 248-6163016; renshawlounge.com
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR (WASHTENAW)
McShane’s Irish Pub
2203 Ellsworth Rd., Ypsilanti; 734-4340494; mcshanespub.com
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD BAR (WAYNE)
Firebird Tavern
419 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-782-4189; ta
BEST NEW BAR (DETROIT)
Willis Show Bar
4156 Third Ave., Detroit; 313-788-7469; willisshowbar.com
BEST NEW BAR (SUBURBS)
Lo-Fi
220 S. Main St., Lower Level, Ann a a
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Nightcap
BEST PATIO FOR DRINKING
Northern Lights Lounge
660 W. Baltimore St., Detroit; 313-8731739; northernlightslounge.com
BEST ROOFTOP BAR
Exodos
529 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-962-1300; exodosrooftop.com
BEST SALSA NIGHT
SCL Royal Oak
401 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak; 248977-6229; sclroyaloak.com
BEST SPEAKEASY
Johnny’s
215 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-7941261; johnnysroyaloak.com
BEST SPORTS BAR (MACOMB)
Kavans Tavern
28970 Hayes Rd., Roseville; 586-7763500; kavanstavern.com
BEST SPORTS BAR (OAKLAND)
J’s Penalty Box
22726 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248398-4070; jspenaltybox.com
BEST SPORTS BAR (WASHTENAW)
Haymaker Public House
203 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor; 734997-5399; haymakerpublichouse.com
BEST SPORTS BAR (WAYNE)
Big League Brews
20428 Ecorse Rd., Taylor; 313-406-6931
BEST TIKI BAR
Mutiny Bar
4654 Vernor Hwy., Detroit; 313-4064043; mutinybar.com
BEST TRIVIA NIGHT
Patrick J’s Irish Pub
3052 12 Mile Rd., Berkley; 248-268-3909; patrickjsirishpub.com
BEST WINE BAR (DETROIT)
Cata Vino
4130 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-285-9081; catavinodetroit.com
BEST WINE BAR (SUBURBS)
Cork Wine Pub
23810 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge; 248-544-2675; corkwinepub.org
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s usual, Detroit remains a sure bet when you want to hit the casinos and maybe win some scratch. MGM Grand Detroit won Best Casino Hotel and Best Casino Table Games. The Best Poker can allegedly be found at MotorCity Casino Hotel, the Best Slots are at Greektown Casino, and the Best Players Club is a hop, skip, and a jump across the river at Caesars Windsor. Fancy some entertainment? MotorCity Casino Hotel copped the Best Casino to See a Show. hen it comes time to stu your yap Iridescence at MotorCity Casino Hotel won Best Casino Restaurant and The Assemby Line Buffet at MotorCity Casino Hotel won est asino u et. eyond our fair burg Mount leasant s Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort copped Best Up North Casino.
BEST CASINO BUFFET
Assemby Line Buffet at MotorCity Casino Hotel
2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 866782-9622; motorcitycasino.com
BEST POKER
MotorCity Casino Hotel
2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 866782-9622; motorcitycasino.com
BEST SLOTS BEST CASINO HOTEL
MGM Grand Detroit
1777 3rd Ave., Detroit; 877-888-2121; mgmgranddetroit.com
Greektown Casino
555 E Lafayette St., Detroit; 313-2232999; greektowncasino.com
BEST UP NORTH CASINO BEST CASINO RESTAURANT
Iridescence at MotorCity Casino Hotel
2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 866782-9622; motorcitycasino.com
BEST CASINO TABLE GAMES
MGM Grand Detroit
1777 3rd Ave., Detroit; 877-888-2121; mgmgranddetroit.com
BEST CASINO TO SEE A SHOW
MotorCity Casino Hotel
2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 866782-9622; motorcitycasino.com
BEST PLAYERS CLUB
Caesars Windsor
377 Riverside Dr. E., Windsor; 800-9917777; caesars.com/caesars-windsor
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Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort 6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd., Mount Pleasant; 989-775-5777; soaringeaglecasino.com
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ant to nibble one? Have a smell from the barrel? Tip a few? Be out on the roof? Good news, friends, because the Motor City is a drinking town. If beer is your pick of poison, brewpubs abound — Batch Brewing Co. is Wayne County s finest Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. is the best in Macomb County, The Royal Oak Brewery is Oakland County’s top dog, and Wolverine State Brewing Co. is the best Washtenaw County has to offer. The best Michigan beer comes from Founder Brewing Co., and you can wet your whistle at their Detroit taproom, which opened a couple years ago. Who knew? Michigan also has a top-notch tequila maker with Teeq Tequila. And Vivio’s has your best bloody Mary — you know, for the next morning, when you need some of the hair from the dog that bit you.
DRINKS BEST BEER
Pabst Blue Ribbon
pabstblueribbon.com
BEST MICHIGAN BEER
Founders Brewing Co.
Valentine Distilling
456 Charlotte St., Detroit; 313-335-3440; foundersbrewing.com
161 Vester Ave., Ferndale; 248-629-9951; valentinedistilling.com
BEST MICHIGAN BOURBON
BEST MICHIGAN WHISKEY
BEST BEER SELECTION IN A STORE
Red Wagon Shoppe
2940 S. Rochester Rd., Rochester Hills; 248-852-9307; 1613 Livernois Ave., Troy; 248-404-9999; redwagonshoppe.com
BEST MICHIGAN VODKA
Motor City Gas
325 E. 4th St., Royal Oak; 248-599-1427; motorcitygas.com
Coppercraft Distillery
coppercraftdistillery.com
BEST MICHIGAN WINERY
BEST BLOODY MARY
BEST MICHIGAN BREWER
Vivio’s
New Holland Brewing Company
52588 Van Dyke Ave., Suite C, Shelby Charter Twp.; 586-884-8411; sabrosasangria.com
BEST MICHIGAN MEZCAL
BEST MICROBREWERY OR BREWPUB (MACOMB)
2460 Market St., Detroit; 313-393-1711; viviosdetroit.net | 3601 12 Mile Rd, Warren; 586-576-0495; vivioswarrenmi. com
BEST CHAMPAGNE
Veuve Cliquot
veuveclicquot.com
newholland.com
Two James Spirits
2445 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-9644800; twojames.com
BEST MICHIGAN RUM
BEST GIN
Tanqueray
tanqueray.com
BEST HARD CIDER
Blake’s Flannel Mouth
Davy Jones Rum, Rusted Crow Spirits
6056 N. Telegraph St., Dearborn Heights; 313-551-4164 | 78 W. Adams Ave., Detroit; 313-782-4751; rustedcrowspirits.com
blakeshardcider.com
BEST MEADERY
B. Nektar Meadery
1511 Jarvis St., Ferndale; 313-744-6323; bnektar.com
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BEST MICHIGAN TEQUILA
Teeq Tequila
teeqspirits.com
Sabrosa Sangria
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co.
5919 Chicago Rd., Warren; 586-9838362 | 36000 Groesbeck Hwy., Clinton Twp.; 586-231-0249; kbrewery.com
BEST MICROBREWERY OR BREWPUB (OAKLAND)
The Royal Oak Brewery
215 E. 4th St., Royal Oak; 248-544-1141; royaloakbrewery.com
BEST MICROBREWERY OR BREWPUB (WASHTENAW)
Wolverine State Brewing Co.
2019 W. Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor; 734369-2990; wolverinebeer.com
BEST MICROBREWERY OR BREWPUB (WAYNE)
Batch Brewing Co.
1400 Porter St., Detroit; 313-338-8008; batchbrewingcompany.com
BEST RUM
Appleton Estate
appletonestate.com
BEST TEQUILA
Maestro Dobel Tequila maestrodobel.com
BEST VODKA
Tito’s Handmade Vodka titosvodka.com
BEST WHISKEY
Maker’s Mark
makersmark.com
BEST WINE
Robert Mondavi
robertmondaviwinery.com
BEST WINE SELECTION IN A STORE
Plum Market
Multiple locations; plummarket.com
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hew on this: There’s plenty of dining options in metro Detroit, and our readers did the hard work of sleuthing out the best. ou can start o with the most important meal of the day with a cup of joe and a reader-voted best breakfast at the Dime Store (Wayne), Ken’s Cozy Cafe (Macomb), Toast (Oakland), or Zingerman’s Roadhouse (Washtenaw). Speaking of java, if you want to root for the little guy over the big corporations, readers like independent joints like Detroit’s Red Hook (Wayne), Royal Oak’s Atomi Coffee (Oakland), Warren’s The Dovetail (Macomb), and Ypsilanti’s Cu ti ate Coffee and Tap House (Washtenaw). As far as bigger bites go, Corktown’s Lady of the
BEST BAGEL
New York Bagel
BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH (MACOMB)
Ken’s Cozy Cafe
23316 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248548-2580; newyorkbagel-detroit.com
50640 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Charter Twp.; 586-254-5460
BEST BAKERY
BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH (OAKLAND)
A Serendipity Cakery
18100 Fort St., Riverview; 734-925-6238; cakedropsgalore.com
BEST BAR FOOD
Public House
241 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248850-7420; publichouseferndale.com
Toast
House scored best restaurant in Wayne County, while Ferndale’s Otus Supply won in Oakland County, Sterling Heights’ Italian joint Andiamo nailed it in Macomb County, and Ypsi’s Bona Sera Restaurant earned top kudos in Washtenaw County. Got a hankering for shiny and new? Best new restaurants include Cork and Gabel (Wayne) for its fusion of German, Irish, and Italian dishes; Testa Barra (Macomb) for its creative take on Italian; Antihero (Oakland) for its stylish take on the Japanese izakaya watering hole, Standard Bistro & Larder (Washtenaw) for its take on French cuisine. And for you night owls who just need a quick fi staple Lafayette Coney Island won the spot as the best late-night joint.
BEST BURGER
Brome Modern Eatery
607 Shelby St., Detroit; 313-403-1200; | 22062 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313996-5050; bromemoderneatery.com
BEST BURGER (MACOMB)
Eclipse Burgers
23144 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248398-0444; 203 Pierce St., Birmingham; 248-258-6278; eattoast.com
34780 Van Dyke Ave., Sterling Heights; 586-826-9999; eclipseburgers.com
BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH (WASHTENAW)
BEST BURGER (OAKLAND)
Zingerman’s Roadhouse
HopCat
2501 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-6633663; zingermansroadhouse.com
208 5th Ave., Royal Oak; 248-556-2202; hopcat.com
BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH (WAYNE)
BEST BURGER (WASHTENAW)
Dime Store
Jolly Pumpkin Cafe and Brewery
BEST BARBECUE RESTAURANT
Slows Bar B Q
2138 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-9629828; slowsbbq.com
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19 Griswold St. #180, Detroit; 313-962-9106; eatdimestore.com
311 S Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-913-2730; multiple locations; jollypumpkin.com
BEST BURGER (WAYNE)
Checker Bar
124 Cadillac Square; 313-961-9249; checkerbar.com
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22848 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248691-7145; howesferndale.net
BEST CAJUN (WAYNE)
Lousiana Creole Gumbo
2051 Gratiot Ave., Detorit; 313-4469639; detroitgumbo.com
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BEST CARRYOUT
Greenspace & Go
Bread Basket Deli
32867 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak; 248-850-8500; greenspaceandgo.com
Multiple locations; breadbasketdelis.com
BEST CHICKEN AND WAFFLES
BEST CUBAN
Honest John’s
1250 Library St., Detroit; 313-962-8800; vicentesdetroit.com
488 Selden St., Detroit; 313-832-5646; honestjohnsdetroit.com
BEST CHINESE
Midtown Shangri-La
4710 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-974-7669; midtownshangri-la.com
BEST COFFEEHOUSE (NON-CHAIN) (MACOMB)
The Dovetail
29200 Hoover Rd., Warren; 586-576-0317
BEST COFFEEHOUSE (NON-CHAIN) (OAKLAND)
Atomic Coffee
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Cultivate Coffee and Tap House
307 N. River St., Ypsilanti; 734-249-8993; culitvateypsi.com
BEST COFFEEHOUSE (NON-CHAIN) (WAYNE)
Red Hook
8025 Agnes St., Detroit; 313-458-8761; t ff
BEST CONEY (MACOMB)
Detroit’s Finest Coney Island
ff s St. Clair Shores; 586-777-4002; t ts st sa
BEST CONEY (OAKLAND)
National Coney island
Multiple locations; nationalconeyisland.com
BEST CONEY (WASHTENAW)
Mark’s Midtown Coney Island
3586 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor; 734998-0067; marksmidtown.com
BEST CONEY (WAYNE)
American Coney Island
114 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit; 313-9617758; americanconeyisland.com
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BEST CORNED BEEF
Vicente’s
BEST DEEP DISH/DETROIT PIZZA
Buddy’s Pizza
17125 Conant St., Detroit; 313-892-9001; buddyspizza.com
BEST DELI (MACOMB)
Ventimiglia’s
35197 Dodge Park Rd., Sterling Heights; 586-979-0828; ventimigliafoods.com
BEST DELI (OAKLAND)
Stage Deli
6873 Orchard Lake Rd., West thestagedeli.com
BEST DELI (WASHTENAW)
Zingerman’s
422 Detroit St., Ann Arbor; 734-663-3354; zingermansdeli.com
BEST DELI (WAYNE)
Mudgie’s Deli
1300 Porter St., Detroit; 313-961-2000; mudgiesdeli.com
BEST DESSERTS AT A RESTAURANT (MACOMB)
J Baldwin’s
16981 18 Mile Rd., Clinton Twp.; 586-416-3500; jbaldwins.com
BEST DESSERTS AT A RESTAURANT (OAKLAND)
Diamond Jim Brady
1214 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-306-1954; jimbradysdetroit.com
BEST DESSERTS AT A RESTAURANT (WASHTENAW)
Standard Bistro & Larder
5827 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor; 734-263-2543; standardbistro.com
BEST DESSERTS AT A RESTAURANT (WAYNE)
Nico & Vali Italian Eatery
744 Wing St., Plymouth; 734-207-7880; nicoandvali.com
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BEST DINER (MACOMB)
BEST GYRO (WASHTENAW)
Travis Coffee Shop
23500 Greater Mack Ave., St Clair Shores; 586-778-0101; t a s ff s
KouZina Greek Street Food
332 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-997a
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BEST DINER (OAKLAND)
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BEST HAPPY HOUR FOOD (OAKLAND)
Detroit Fleat
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BEST DOUGHNUT SHOP
Apple Fritter Donut Shop
741 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-5457295
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BEST FISH & CHIPS
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Bonefish Grill
660 W. Big Beaver Rd., Troy; s
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Baker’s Keyboard Lounge
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ne thing is true — metro Detroit knows how to blow through scratch even if they’re strapped. It doesn’t take a sly snooper to deduce that we’ve got the lowdown on goods when it comes to, well, goods. Swing by Detroit’s best marijuana provisioning center, Utopia Gardens, for tip-top reefer, and hop in your boiler for trip to Belle Isle, the winner for best visitor experience. Need some tunes to go with that jazz cabbage? Take a spin through Trax N Wax (Macomb), Found Sound (Oakland), Underground Sounds (Washtenaw), and Dearborn Music (Wayne) as the best record stores by county. Don’t be a boob — just peep a pair at Penthouse voted best strip club or get yours properly fitted at best bra shop Bravo Intimates. f you ever should find the coppers hot on your tail get on the horn and get the pick for best attorney eoffrey ie er on the case. And once you’re out of the big house, grab yourself a ay o, the top pop and winner for best Michigan-made product — you’ve earned it, baby.
BEST ADULT STORE
BEST AUTO REPAIR
Intimate Ideas
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BEST ENGAGEMENT OR WEDDING RING
Astreins
120 W. Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248644-1651; astreins.com
BEST GROW SHOP (MACOMB)
The Cultivation Station
23529 Little Mack Ave., St. Clair Shores; 586-775-9485; multiple locations; tcs-hydroponics.com
BEST EYEBROW SALON
Red’s Waxing Studio
289 Southbound Gratiot Ave., Mount Clemens; 586-864-3120; facebook.com/ redswaxingstudio
BEST EYEWEAR
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BEST GROW SHOP (OAKLAND)
Northern Lights Hydroponic Garden Supply
29090 N. Campbell Rd., Madison Heights; 248-439-6269; northernlightshgs.com
Multiple locations; seeeyewear.com
BEST GROW SHOP (WASHTENAW)
BEST EYEWEAR (BOUTIQUE)
4095 Stone School Rd., Ann Arbor; 734-677-0009; thegrowshow.org
Optik
Grow Show
247 W. Maple Rd., Birmingham; 248-646-6699; optikbirmingham.com
BEST FARMERS MARKET (MACOMB)
Mount Clemens
135 N. River Rd., Mount Clemens; 586-493-7600; mountclemensfarmersmarket.com
BEST FARMERS MARKET (OAKLAND)
Royal Oak Farmers Market
316 E. 11 Mile Rd., Royal Oak; 248-2463276; romi.gov/389/farmers-market
BEST FARMERS MARKET (WASHTENAW)
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
315 Detroit St., Ann Arbor; 734-7946255; a2farmersmarket.org
BEST FARMERS MARKET (WAYNE)
Eastern Market
2934 Russell St., Detroit; 313-833-9300; easternmarket.org
BEST FLEA MARKET
Dixieland
2045 Dixie Hwy., Waterford Twp.; 248a a t
BEST FLOTATION THERAPY
Sapphire Springs Flotation Therapy Spa
31166 Haggerty Rd., Farmington Hills; 248-702-0990; sapphire-springs.com
BEST GIFT BOUTIQUE
The Rocket
23147 Woodward Ave, Ferndale; 248-556-5084 | 122 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti; 734-483-2291; shoptherocket. com
BEST GROCERY STORE
Nino Salvaggio
Multiple locations; ninosalvaggio. com
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BEST GROW SHOP (WAYNE)
Hydrogiant
21651 Eight Mile Rd., Detroit; 313387-7700 | 14455 Ford Rd., Dearborn; 313-216-8888; Multiple Locations; hydrogiant.com
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1515 E. 11 Mile Rd., Royal Oak; t tst t
BEST GYM (WASHTENAW)
The Barre Code
855 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-5658372 | 2010 Cole St., Birmingham; 248220-4062; thebarrecode.com
BEST GYM (WAYNE)
CrossFit 8 Mile
31745 Eight Mile Rd., Livonia; ss t
BEST HARDWARE STORE
Frentz and Sons
1010 N. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-544-811; frentzandsons.com
BEST HAUNTED HOUSE
Erebus
18 S. Perry St., Pontiac; 248-332-7884; hauntedpontiac.com
BEST HEAD SHOP
Tha Head Shop Smoke Shop
737 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-677-0178; theheadshop.com
BEST INSURANCE AGENT
Legacy Partners
3304 Grand River Ave., Farmington; 248-474-1761; legacy partnersins.com
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BEST JEWELRY REPAIR
Mount-N-Repair
205 Pierce St., Birmingham; 248-6478670; mountnrepair.com
BEST JEWELRY STORE
Tappers
Various locations; tappers.com
BEST LOCAL NONPROFIT
Six Feet Over/Suck It! Suicide sixfeetover.org
BEST LOCAL T-SHIRT COMPANY
I Am Detroit
450 W. Fort St., Detroit; 313-262-6162; iamdetroitclothing.com
BEST MARIJUANA PROVISIONING CENTER (ANN ARBOR/YPSILANTI)
Greenstone
338 S. Ashley St., Ann Arbor; 734-773-3075
BEST MARIJUANA PROVISIONING CENTER (DETROIT)
Utopia Gardens
6541 E. Lafayette St., Detroit; 313-3320544; utopiagardens.com
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BEST MARIJUANA PROVISIONING CENTER (OAKLAND )
Greenhouse of Walled Lake
103 E. Walled Lake Dr., Walled Lake; 833-644-7336
BEST MARIJUANA PROVISIONING CENTER BUDTENDER
Green Planet
700 Tappan Ave, Ann Arbor; 734-8452172; greenplaneta2.org
BEST MARIJUANA PROVISIONING CENTER CONCENTRATE
Erbacare
8680 E. Eight Mile Rd., Detroit; 313-707-0994
BEST MARIJUANA STRAIN
Chemdawg MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE MARIJUANA PROVISIONING CENTER STAFF
Botaniq
2540 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit; 313-450-1400; botaniq.us
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BEST MASSAGE
BEST PET SUPPLY
Natural Healing Therapeutic Massage
Premier Pet Supply
6915 Rochester Rd., Unit 300, Troy; 248-289-6506
BEST MEN’S CLOTHING
Untied on Woodward
223 S. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-792-6828; untiedonwoodward.com
BEST MEN’S GROOMING SUPPLIES
Detroit Grooming Co.
2615 Wolcott, Ferndale; 877-294-5826; detroitgrooming.com
BEST MICHIGAN-MADE PRODUCT
BEST PIERCING STUDIO
DV8 Body Art
1531 Union Lake Rd., Commerce Twp; dv8bodyart.com
BEST PLACE FOR LINGERIE
Lovers Lane
Multiple locations; loverslane.com
Faygo
BEST PLACE TO BUY A MOTORCYCLE
BEST MOBILE DEVICE REPAIR
24800 Haggerty Rd., Farmington Hills; 248-473-7433; harley-davidson. com
faygo.com
computer virus (“god”)
21513 Kelly Rd., Eastpointe; 586-4413520; mobilecomputerrepairdoctor. com
BEST MOVIE THEATER
Emagine
Motor City Harley
BEST PLACE TO BUY A WATCH
Shinola
a t t t 2390; Multiple locations; shinola.com
Multiple locations; emagineentertainment.com
BEST PLACE TO BUY ART
BEST MOVING COMPANY
ff s t t 2000; pewabic.org
Men on the Move
Multiple locations; michiganmovers. com
BEST NIGHT OUT
Five15
600 S. Washington St., Royal Oak;
BEST PAWN SHOP
American Jewelry & Loan
t t 4000; 20804 John R. Rd., Hazel Park; 248-398-4653; pawndetroit.com
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t s 248-647-4310; 15399 Merriman Rd., Livonia; 734-855-4505; 47810 Grand River Ave., Novi; 248-773-8592; premierpetsupply.com
Pewabic Pottery BEST PLACE TO BUY BDSM GEAR
Noir Leather
124 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; 248-5413979; noirleather.com
BEST PLACE TO BUY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (INDEPENDENT SHOP)
Music Castle
28856 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak; 248-543-5070
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BEST PLACE TO BUY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (NATIONAL)
BEST SALON (WAYNE)
Guitar Center
2127 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-8005184; blackthesalon.com
Multiple locations; guitarcenter.com
BEST PLACE TO BUY SNEAKERS
Mr. Alan’s Elite
21310 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313326-4027; mralans.com
BEST RECORD STORE (MACOMB)
Trax N Wax
26535 Harper Ave., Saint Clair Shores; 586-218-8188
BEST RECORD STORE (OAKLAND)
Found Sound
234 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-565-8775
BEST RECORD STORE (WASHTENAW)
Underground Sounds
255 E. Liberty St., Unit 249, Ann Arbor; 734-327-9239; store.ugsounds.com
BEST RECORD STORE (WAYNE)
BEST SHOP FOR A BRA FITTING
Bravo Intimates
29732 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak; 248-582-7286; bravointimates.com
BEST SKATEPARK
Modern Skate & Surf
1500 N. Stephenson Hwy., Madison Heights; 248-545-5700; modernskate.com
BEST SMOKE SHOP
The Station
25940 Michigan Ave., Inkster; 313-561-7969
BEST SPA
Om Spa
22070 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-565-9686; omdayspa.com
BEST SPECIALTY MARKET (MACOMB)
Vince and Joe’s Gourmet Markets
Dearborn Music
22501 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-561-1000; dearbornmusic.net
55178 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Twp; 586aa t Twp; vinceandjoes.com
BEST SALON (MACOMB)
BEST SPECIALTY MARKET (OAKLAND)
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45318 Market St., Shelby Twp.; 586-566-7700; theblosalon.com
27659 Woodward Ave., Berkley; 248-547-1000; westbornmarket.com
BEST SALON (OAKLAND)
BEST SPECIALTY MARKET (WASHTENAW)
Black the Salon
The Produce Station
314 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; 248-565-8786; blackthesalon.com
1629 S. State St., Ann Arbor; 734-6637848; producestation.com
BEST SALON (WASHTENAW)
BEST SPECIALTY MARKET (WAYNE)
Tricho
27640 Novi Rd., Unit E119, Novi; 248697-9528; trichosalonandspa.com
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City Market
575 Brush St., Detroit; 313-222-0000; citymarketdetroit.com
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BEST STRIP CLUB
Penthouse
20771 W. Eight Mile Rd., Detroit; 313-541-7000
BEST STRIPPER AGENCY
The Royal Delivery Company
BEST THRIFT STORE (WASHTENAW)
Value World
Multiple locations; valueworld.com
BEST THRIFT STORE (WAYNE)
Value World
Multiple locations; valueworld.com
248-270-5973; strippersdelivery.com
BEST TATTOO SHOP (MACOMB)
Elite Ink
32750 Mound Rd., Warren; 586-8384027; Multiple locations; 247tattoos. com
BEST TATTOO SHOP (OAKLAND)
Signature Tattoo
230 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; 248-439-0021; signaaturetattoo.com
BEST TATTOO SHOP (WASHTENAW)
Lucky Monkey Tattoo Parlour
3024 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor; 734-623-8200; luckymonkeytattoo.com
BEST TATTOO SHOP (WAYNE)
Harlequin Tattoo
10021 Jos. Campau, Hamtramck; 313-870-1682; harlequintattoo.com
BEST THRIFT STORE (MACOMB)
Second Glance
31252 Harper Ave., Saint Clair Shores; 586-294-5151 | 18859 E. Nine Mile Rd., Eastpointe; 586-498-5151; secondglanceresaleshop.com
BEST THRIFT STORE (OAKLAND)
Regeneration
23700 Woodward Ave., Pleasant Ridge; 248-414-7440 | 126 E. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson; 248-589-0500; regenerationclothing.org
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BEST TIRE STORE
Sucher Tire
3641 E. Davison, Detroit; 313-891-5640; suchertire.com
BEST VAPE STORE
Corktown Smoke Shop
1446 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-9747730; corktownsmokeshop.com
BEST VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Belle Isle
2 Inselruhe Ave., Detroit; 313-821-9844; belleisleconservancy.org
BEST WEDDING BANQUET HALL
Crofoot
1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; 248-858-9333; thecrofoot.com
BEST WESTERN WEAR
Scott Colburn Boots & Western Wear
20411 Farmington Rd., Livonia; 248476-1262; scottcolburnwestern.com
BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING
UnitedFront | Contemporary Dress & Skirt Boutique
3939 Woodward Ave., suite 20, Detroit; 313-883-9441; shopunitedfront.com
BEST YOGA
Center for Iyengar Yoga
1204 E. 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak 248-8219642; centerforiyengaryoga.com
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P!NK, Little Caesars Arena, April 26-27.
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What’s Going On
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A week’s worth of things to do and places to do them
Ferndale Spring Fever @ the Loving Touch, Magic Bag, Otus Supply, and New Way Bar
MUSIC Metro Detroit has a reputation for organizing tiny music festivals that pack a big punch. We also have a reputation for complainng about our severe and totally ustifiable case of spring fever. In an attempt to free us of our winter doldrums with sonic treats for our eardrums is Ferndale’s Spring Fever music festival. The rock-centric festival takes place over the course of three nights across four venues (all of which are within .3 square miles of one another) with more than 30 bands taking their respective stages. Spring Fever will host national headliners, including the lack ips orn u ans Speedy rti Tokyo Police, Murder by Death, and She Wants Revenge. Meanwhile, Prude Boys, Tart, Siamese, and Handgrenades are among the nearly two dozen local artists slated to perform. Doors open at 8 p.m.; various venues; ferndalespringfever.com. Tickets are $25 per night or $70 for the weekend.
THURSDAY, 4/25 MorMor
Doors open at 8 p.m.; 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; 313-279-7382; elclubdetroit. Tickets are $15.
@ El Club
MUSIC Toronto’s Seth Nyquist, who performs as MorMor, has been hailed a “wary” indie pop star on the rise. His smooth and explorative dream pop calls to mind the driving-with-no-handsalong-the-coast chill of artists like Tame Impala and Mac DeMarco. But where MorMor is able to distance himself from his influences is in his versatility which is exercised several times within a single track on 2018’s Heaven’s Only Wishful. The 27-year-old might share a management team with Adele, but he also writes, performs, and produces most of his work and steers clears of the music industry’s numbers game. His goal? Maintaining a safe space so that he can continue to create sensual and existential pop.
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FRIDAY, 4/26 Trevor Noah @ Fox Theatre
Comedy Last year, Trevor Noah compared President Trump to cancer during the inaugural Fuck Cancer heroes gala. Also in 2018, Noah landed a role in the record-breaking Marvel blockbuster Black Panther. so The Daily Show host may not have yet gotten any real facetime on the big screen. (He was an uncredited voice of the sleek A.I. used by the protector of Wakanda.) But seeing that the 35-year-old pundit, New York Times bestselling author, and successor to Jon Stewart cut his teeth in comedy,
Noah will be right at home standing up as he is taking on the Cheeto-in-Chief from behind the desk. Performances start at 7:30 and 10 p.m.; 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-471-6611; 313presents.com. Tickets are $35.
FRI., 4/26 AND SAT., 4/27 P!NK @ Little Caesars Arena
MUSIC hat about us he badass acrobatic diva better known as was forced to reschedule last year s Detroit performance due to illness, proving that not even one of the world’s best-selling artists is immune to such mundane inconveniences. To make up for it, she’ll get the party started in Detroit with her imaginative aerial performance and inclusive message for two nights — just a few weeks after releasing new music in the form of the Grey’s Anatomy intro-sounding “Walk Me ome. hile stans await the forthcoming Hurts 2B Human, y’all can catch her flipping and dangling from wires as she delivers an 18-year career’s
worth of cathartic pop gold. Doors open at 7:30 on Friday, April 26 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 27; 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-471-7000. Tickets start at $88 and tickets for last year’s performance will be honored on Friday, April 26 only.
FRI., 4/26-SAT., 4/27 7th Annual Venus Rising: An All-Women Art Exhibition @ Tangent Gallery
ART Identifying as a woman has never been so liberating as it is now. Who would have thought pussy-grabbin’ Trump could bring us closer together, and even closer to achieving our goal of eternal international girl power? The folks behind the Venus Rising Art Show have been championing this very power for seven years running. The two-day celebration of women in the arts returns to the Tangent Gallery with performance art, music, live painting — both canvas and body — as well as 18 shopping and food vendors. Per usual, the event will donate a portion of its proceeds to Alternatives for Girls — an organization that supports homeless and high-risk female youth with the necessary opportunities and resources to succeed. This year, the event will also collect tampons, pads, cups, and other toiletries to be distributed to homeless women in Detroit and Pontiac thanks to the Oakland University-sponsored organization For the Love of Humanity.
@ The Fillmore
years, Handler has provided her brand of celeb commentary and heavy doses of TMI as the host of a slew of late-night talk shows and has gone full tilt in many a stand-up special. Lately though, Handler has been less about tequila shots and more about advocating therapy talks, as evidenced in her fifth memoir s New York Times bestseller, Life Will Be the Death of Me... and You Too! The book — which spans everything from crushing on Robert Mueller to life-changing loss — has inspired her latest tour, which is billed as a sit-down comedy show. So, saddle up, strap in, or on — the doctor is in.
COMEDY Comedian and writer Chelsea Handler has pretty much built a career on oversharing. For more than 15
Doors open at 8 p.m.; 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-961-5451; thefillmoredetroit.com. ickets are
by students grades K-12, the exhibit will feature hundreds of works in a wide range of mediums, including paint, print, drawings, photography, ceramics, video, jewelry, and more. The exhibition will be on display through June 2. Museum opens at 10 a.m.; 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-833-7900; dia.org. Event is free with museum admission.
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StAy GoLdEn 2: An 80S & 90S HiP HoP ThRoWbAcK
Saturday 5/4
ViRgInIa ViOlEt & ThE RaYs
Friday 5/10
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Doors open both nights at 6 p.m.; 715 E. Milwaukee St., Detroit; facebook. com/tangent.hsb. Preview night tickets are $45 and include food and access to discounted art; the main event is $15.
Sunday 5/19
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SATURDAY, 4/27
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82nd Detroit Public Schools Community District student exhibition
Wednesday 5/22
@ DIA
ART For those who may be in doubt that children are the future, or could use a surge of inspiration, welcome back Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition, which is returning for its 82nd year. Despite Secretary of Education Cruella DeVos’ villainous attempt to cut educational budgets threatening Detroit’s public school programs, artistic students persevere with the support of the exemplary teachers working tirelessly to encourage self-expression. Explorations of imagination and visions of the future, as shown
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Trevor Noah, Fox Theatre, April 26.
COMEDY CENTRAL/ART STREIBER
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MorMor, El Club, April 25.
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MUSIC Wednesday, April 24 B2K 8 p.m.; Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $49.50+. Chief Keef 9 p.m.; Russell Industrial Center, 1600 Clay Ave., Detroit; $30. Dalton & The Sheriffs 8 p.m.; PJ’s Lager House, 1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit; $10+. Gotta Get Over The Hump: Act Casual & Friends Residency Last Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m.; Otus Supply, 345 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $5. The GQ Jazz Ensemble p.m. Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit; $10.
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Lume, Atsuko Chiba, Mover Shaker 7 p.m.; Deluxx Fluxx, 1274 Library St., Detroit; $10. Luxotica Lounge Cabaret 7 p.m.;
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Blind Pig, 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor; $10-$12.
Nirvana Tribute Night 8 p.m.; Blind Pig, 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor; $10.
Sasami 7 p.m.; Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; $10+.
Paul Lewis, piano 7:30 p.m.; Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor; $15+.
Satsang 7 p.m.; El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; $12-$15.
Thursday, April 25 Bad Suns, Carlie Hanson 7 p.m.; Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $22-$25. The Jacob Jolliff 8 p.m.; The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; $20. Jerry Dreams, Alexyn Wunderland, Warhorses, and more at FSF 8 p.m.; New Way Bar, 23130 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25+. Joey Pecoraro 8:30 p.m.; The Shelter, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $13. MorMor 8 p.m.; El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; $15.
Roe Bickley Kramer Trio 7 p.m.; The Blue LLama Jazz Club, 314 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; No cover. Screcha Mabecka p.m. li 2030 Park Avenue, Detroit; $10.
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She Wants Revenge 8 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25. Slothrust 7 p.m.; Deluxx Fluxx, 1274 Library St., Detroit; $12-$14.
Friday, April 26 Acid Witch, Anguish, Slasher Dave 8 p.m.; The Sanctuary, 1501 Outer Dr E, Detroit; $10. Black Lips 8 p.m.; The Loving Touch,
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OUR PATIO NIGHTLY BONFIRES ON THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REDBEARD & DENNIS! ~ FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH RYAN DILLAHA & THE MIRACLE MEN, HOLLOW ROOTS (NASHVILLE), KATE HINOTE 9PM DOORS / $5 COVER (ALT-COUNTRY, ROOTS ROCK, GOTH FOLK) SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH PANIC OR PAIN, SOLD ONLY AS CURIO, BANJOLECTRIC 9PM DOORS / $5 COVER (VAUDEVILLE VARIETY ROCK, SIDE SHOW ELECTRIC JUG BAND JAMS) SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH HOWARD GLAZER BENEFIT 4PM-10PM MONDAY, APRIL 29TH FREE POOL ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRIAN B! ~ FRIDAY, MAY 3RD 2ND ANNUAL PSYCH-A-DE-MAYO FEST: BOTANICAL FORTRESS, FRIENDS OF DENNIS WILSON, RABBIT EARS, CATL SATURDAY, MAY 4TH REYAL, BLINDSPOT (BOSTON), THE KING’S ENGLISH FRIDAY, MAY 10TH JEMMI HAZEMAN & THE HONEY RIDERS, VENA MORRIS, LUCID ONES & FRIENDS SATURDAY, MAY 11TH NOTHING ELEGANT (ASS EVERYWHERE)
22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25. Chaos and Carnage Tour 4:30 p.m.; The Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; $25.
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HONNE 8:30 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $22.
Detroit Music Awards 6 p.m.; The Fillmore, 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $25-$30.
Hunter Hayes 6 p.m.; Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; $29.50.
EELS 6:30 p.m.; Majestic Theatre, 4120 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $25-$40.
Love Luther A Tribute to Luther Vandross 7 p.m.; Aretha’s Jazz Cafe, 350 Madison St., Detroit; $50.
Ellen Rowe Trio 7 p.m.; The Blue LLama Jazz Club, 314 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; No cover. Foals 7 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $38.50. The Jeff Cuny Trio p.m. li Bell’s, 2030 Park Ave., Detroit; No cover. Kimball, Mark Whalen & The Buttermilk Boys 8 p.m.; New Way Bar, 23130 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25+. Love Luther A Tribute to Luther Vandross 7 p.m.; Aretha’s Jazz Cafe, 350 Madison St., Detroit; $50.
Marble Bar presents: Sadar Bahar wsg John Collins 9 p.m.; Marble Bar, 1501 Holden St., Detroit; $5. Mr. B’s Blues and Boogie Celebration 7:30 p.m.; The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; $20-$30. MUSHROOMHEAD 7 p.m.; The Machine Shop, 3539 S. Dort Hwy., Flint; $20+. P!nk 8 p.m.; Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $88+ Peelander-Z 7 p.m.; Deluxx Fluxx, 1274 Library St., Detroit; $12-$15.
Mason Jennings 7 p.m.; El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; $25-$30.
Queens for a Cause 8 p.m.; Pike Room, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac; $15+.
Paul Cauthen7 p.m.; The Machine Shop, 3539 S. Dort Hwy., Flint; $10+.
Ron Brooks Quartet 7 p.m.; The Blue LLama Jazz Club, 314 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; No cover.
Perpetual Groove 9 p.m.; Blind Pig, 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor; $20-$25. Pink 7:30 p.m.; Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $180+.
Sanctuary Showcase #3 6 p.m.; The Sanctuary, 1501 Outer Dr E, Detroit; $10.
Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, Trapt, Saving Abel, Tantric 6 p.m.; Harpo’s, 14238 Harper Avenue, Detroit; $35.
Strangelove: the Depeche Mode Experience 8 p.m.; Small’s, 10339 Conant St., Hamtramck; $12.
Sam Lewis 8 p.m.; The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; $20.
Tokyo Police Club 8 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25.
Shy Girls 7 p.m.; Deluxx Fluxx, 1274 Library St., Detroit; $13-$15. Willa Rae, Adventures with Vultures, Noveliss, and more at FSF 8 p.m.; New Way Bar, 23130 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25+.
Saturday, April 27 A Very John Waters Birthday ft. Jake Shears 7 p.m.; El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; $65-$250. The Beggars, Strange Heart, Reuther, Nature Boys, Allye Gaietto 8 p.m.; New Way Bar, 23130 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $25+. Boogie 6 p.m.; The Shelter, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; $32. Buckethead 7 p.m.; Token Lounge, 28949 Joy Rd., Westland; $35+.
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Evan Mercer Trio p.m. li 2030 Park Ave., Detroit; No cover.
The Claypool Lennon Delirum 8 p.m.; Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit; Sold-out. Clozee 9:30 p.m.; Magic Stick, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $$25-$30. Dieselboy 8 p.m.; Harpo’s, 14238 Harper Avenue, Detroit; $10-$20.
WORD OF MOUTH SHOW 8 p.m.; The Underground D.I.M.E., 1265 Griswold Street, Detroit; $20.
Sunday, April 28 A Very John Waters Birthday ft. Jake Shears 6 p.m.; El Club, 4114 W. Vernor Hwy., Detroit; $65-$250. Ann Marie 7 p.m.; Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $20-$25. Aretha’s Jazz Jam 6 p.m.; The Music Hall, 350 Madison Ave., Detroit; No cover. DEATH 7 p.m.; Deluxx Fluxx, 1274 Library St., Detroit; $20-$25. Delicate Steve 7 p.m.; The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; $12+. Kenny Lattimore with special guest Vivian Green 7:30 p.m.; Sound Board, 2901 Grand River Ave., Detroit; $30-$43. Motor City Symphony Orchestra presents The Russian Greats 3 p.m.; Macomb Center for the Performing rts arfield d. linton wp.
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Venus Rising: An All-Women Art Exhibition, Tangent Gallery, April 26-27.
$10-$23. The Plot In You 6 p.m.; The Shelter, 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; Sold-out. Son Volt 7:30 p.m.; The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; Sold-out. The Shawn McDonald Group p.m. li ell s ark ve. etroit o cover. Terry Reid p.m. Magic ag oodward ve. erndale .
Monday, April 29 The Rochester Adams High School Jazz Band p.m. li ell s ark ve. etroit . Sam Amidon, Flashpaper 8 p.m.; The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; $20. Valley Maker p.m. elu lu 1274 Library St., Detroit; $10-$12.
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THEATER All My Sons Mondays-Sundays.; urple ose heatre ark St. helsea; $16+. Angels in America: Part Two — Perestroika riday p.m. and Saturday 2 & 8 p.m.; Hilberry Theatre, ass ve. etroit . Aubrey Thursdays-Sundays.; Detroit epertory heatre oodrow ilson St., Detroit; $20. Motor City Cabaret Presents: We Wanna Rock Saturday, 8 & 11 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m.; Hilberry Theatre, 4743 ass ve. etroit .
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National Theatre, Live in HD: Allelujah! Sunday, 7 p.m.; Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; .
Dennis Coffey 8 p.m.; Northern ights ounge . altimore St. etroit ree.
Popcorn Falls Wednesdays-Sundays; ipping oint heatre . ady St. orthville .
The Hot Club of Cowtown 8 p.m.; he rk S. Main St. nn rbor .
Sleeping Beauty Sunday, 4 p.m.; The Music all Madison ve. etroit ree.
International Jazz Day with Vincent York 8-10 p.m.; Kerrytown oncert ouse . ourth ve. nn rbor . Johnny Orlando 6 p.m.; The Crofoot allroom S. Saginaw St. ontiac . Overkill p.m. Saint ndrew s all
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; The hiting . earsley St. lint . The Marvelous Wonderettes Mondays Sundays. hrough May . Meadow rook heatre ilson all ochester .
COMEDY All-Star Showdown ridays Saturdays p.m. o omedy mprov heater . ine Mile d. erndale $20. Chelsea Handler Saturday, 8 p.m.; he illmore oodward ve. etroit . Class Show Alpha Monday, 7 p.m.; o omedy mprov heater . ine Mile d. erndale . Class Show Bravo Tuesday, 8 p.m.; o omedy mprov heater . ine Mile d. erndale . Comedy Open Mic uesdays p.m. ri ie s ar arpenter venue amtramck o cover. Family Friendly All-Star Showdown Sunday 4 p.m.; Go Comedy! mprov heater . ine Mile d. erndale ree . Fresh Sauce Sundays p.m. o omedy mprov heater . ine Mile d. erndale ree. Mike Bonner’s Uptown Friday Night riday p.m. Mark idley s omedy astle S. roy St. oyal Oak; $20. Name This Show ridays Saturdays p.m. o omedy mprov heater . ine Mile d. erndale ree . Noah Gardenswartz Thursday, 7:30 p.m. riday p.m. and Saturday p.m. Mark idley s omedy astle S. roy St. oyal ak .
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Open Mic Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.; Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak; $5. Pandemonia Every other Friday, 8 & 10 p.m.; Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $20. Proving Grounds Wednesday, 9 p.m.; Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $10. Reality Check Thursday, 9 p.m.; Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $10. Rock O Matic Thursday, 7:30 p.m. and Friday 8 p.m.; Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $10. Samuel Comroe Sunday, 6:30 & 9 p.m.; Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, 310 S. Troy St., Royal Oak; $20. Sarah Squirm with Helltrap Nightmare and Mr Wallace Sunday, 7:30 p.m.; UFO Factory, 2110 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; $10. Sunday Buffet Sundays, 7 p.m.; Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $10. Teachers’ Lounge Wednesday, 8 p.m.; Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; $10. The Free Pizza Show Last Thursday of every month, 9 p.m.; Trixie’s Bar, 2656 Carpenter Avenue, Hamtramck; $5. Thursday Night Live!Thursdays, 8 p.m. nt all ani St. amtramck; $5. Trevor Noah Friday, 7:30 and 10 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $35.
DANCE 2019 Dance Workshop Inaugural Gala Friday, 6 p.m.; Spread Art @detroit Contemporary, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit; $15-$20. Derek Hough: Live! The Tour Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.; Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $49.50+. Martha Graham Dance Company Friday, 8 p.m. and Saturday 8 p.m.; Power Center for the Performing Arts, 121 Fletcher St., Ann Arbor; $42+.
FILM Brew and View - Pretty Woman Thursday, 7 p.m.; Emerald Theatre, 31 N. Walnut St., Mount Clemens; $5. Bride +1 Saturday, 3 p.m.; Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; $12. Stratford Festival Presents: Timon of Athens Sunday, 2 p.m.; Detroit Film Theatre, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; $7.50-$9.50.
ART 82nd Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Ex-
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hibition Tuesdays-Sundays. Through June 2. Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; Free with museum admission Dearborn Youth Arts Festival Wednesday, 4 p.m.; Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; Free. Drawing in the Galleries Fridays, 6 p.m., Saturdays, noon and Sundays, noon; Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; Free. Engaging African Art: Highlights from the Horn Collection Through May 26; Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint; $10 donation. Exposures: Photography ’19 Mondays-Sundays.; Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620 Woodward, Suite A, Ferndale. Extraordinary Eye, Extraordinary Gift: The Legacy of Margaret Herz Demant Mondays-Sundays.; Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; Free with museum admission. From Camelot to Kent State: Pop Art 1960-1975 Tuesdays-Sundays.; Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; Museum admission. Global Glass: A Survey of Form and Function Monday-Friday. Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, U of M-Dearborn, Dearborn; Free. Hybrid: Glass + Metal MondaysSundays.; Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint; $10. Ruben & Isabel Toledo: Labor of Love Mondays-Sundays.; Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit; Free. Scott Vincent Campbell: Material Friday 6 p.m.; M Contemporary Gallery, 205 E. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale; Free. Venus Rising: All Women Art Exhibition Friday and Tangent Gallery & Hastings Street Ballroom, 715 E. Milwaukee Ave., Detroit; $20+. Wang Qingsong/Detroit/Beijing Mondays-Sundays.; University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor; Free.
LITERARY EVENT Author visit: Stephen Mack Jones Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.; Main | Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit; Free. Elizabeth Acevedo Friday, 8 p.m.; Madame Cadillac Hall, Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit; Free. Go to metrotimes.com/addevent or email calendar@metrotimes.com to get your event listed!
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THIS WEEK THURSDAY, 4/25 Mic Phelps and the Plug @ Detroit Shipping Co.
Detroit’s Mic Phelps might try to tell you that he is a heavily decorated Olympian swimmer, but that would be a lie. (That’s Michael Phelps.) He is, however, a poet, rapper, comedian, father, speaker, and self-described “humble servant of the dictionary.” While he often performs solo accompanied by nothing more than a microphone, the Detroit emcee and pianist will be leading his soul and jazz band the Plug for a soulful take on his non-Olympic swimmer stylings. Chavis Chandler is also on the bill. Event begins at 8 p.m.; 474 Peterboro St., Detroit; 313-462-4973; detroitshippingcompany.com. Tickets are $8.
Death, Deluxx Fluxx, April 28.
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THURSDAY, 4/25 Ohtis
Local music picks
@ UFO Factory
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve heard from Ohtis. The band that has wrestled with death and resurrection — almosts and near-maybes — has made what has been dubbed somewhat of a miraculous reemergence with their long-awaited debut LP, Curve of Earth. Described as both sparse and confessional, Curve of Earth follows the same seemingly curvaceous trajectory that brought bandmates Samuel Swinson, Adam Pressley, and Nate Hahn to the point of its release. To help celebrate Ohtis’ album release are Double Winter and Metro Times’ 2019 band to watch, Career Club.
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By Jerilyn Jordan Doors open at 8 p.m.; 2110 Trumbull St., Detroit; facebook.com/ufofactorydetroit. Tickets are $10.
THURSDAY, 4/25 Screcha Mabecka @ Cliff Bells
While none of the members of Screcha Mabecka may be new to the scene (in fact, they might as well be considered well-seasoned) together drummer Max
auhof guitarist rett ucas and li Bell’s regular and organist Evan Mercer are just a few months into the release of their debut self-titled EP. Though it consists of five cover songs among them Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour,” Richard Groove Holmes’ “Red Onion” — Screcha Mabecka infuses their own blend of organ funk, soul, jazz, and boogaloo.
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Event begins at 7 p.m.; 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-961-5451; detroitmusicawards.net. Tickets start at $25.
SUNDAY, 4/28 Death, Timmy’s Organism @ Deluxx Fluxx
Doors open at 8 p.m.; 2030 Park Ave., etroit cli ells.com. Tickets are $10.
FRIDAY, 4/26
Shortly, Detroit Music Awards, The Fillmore, April 26.
outfit the oys as well as advocate and poet John Sinclair will be honored with 2019’s distinguished achievement awards and Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine will also be recognized for its contributions.
Of course, it’s an honor just to be nominated, but let’s be real — winning a Detroit Music Award is pretty fucking cool, too. The annual awards show is now in its 28th iteration and will dole out more than 70 awards in 11 musical categories. This year’s performers include Frankie Ballard, Mike Skill of the Romantics & friends, Shortly (another previous Metro Times artist to watch pick), as well as an Aretha Franklin Gospel tribute led by Carl B. Phillips and friends and a Motown tribute by the Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit. Longstanding Ann Arbor folk
Death is forever. Nearly 50 years after brothers David, Dannis, and Bobby Hackney formed an unassuming and incredibly raw rock ’n’ roll band as teenagers, they are now internationally revered as punk legends and luminaries. Largely inspired by fellow Detroit rockers MC5, the Stooges, and Alice Cooper, Death created what we now refer to as protopunk and are celebrating an important anniversary. Ten years ago, the world got hip to Death’s seminal LP, ...For the Whole World to See, a good 35 years after it was released thanks to a reissue from Chicago indie label Drag City. Death will perform as part of a special celebratory string of performances and invites fellow give-no-fucks punks of Timmy’s Organism as support. Music begins at 7 p.m.; 1274 Library St., etroit delu u .com. ickets are $20-$25.
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Grace Jones Masonic Temple, July 1, 8 p.m., $59.50+
Fast-Forward KRISTIAN SIBAST
Ali Wong The Fillmore, May 4, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., $55+
Hugh Jackman Little Caesars Arena, June 24, 7 p.m., $69.50+
Lizzo Saint Andrew’s Hall, May 15, 7 p.m., Sold-out
The Lonely Island Fox Theatre, June 26, 8 p.m., $84+
Patton Oswalt The Fillmore, May 18, 8 p.m.; $37.50+
Weird Al Yankovic Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, July 5, 8 p.m., $30+
Fred Armisen Crofoot Ballroom, May 19, 7 p.m., $30
Snoop Dogg, Warren G, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony The Aretha Franklin Amphitheater, July 5, 7 p.m., $75+
Slayer DTE Energy Music Theatre, May 19, 6 p.m., $29.50+ Tony Bennett Fox Theatre, May 23, 8 p.m., $39.50+ Chromatics Majestic Theatre, May 28, 7 p.m., $30.50+ The Who Little Caesars Arena, May 28, 7:30 p.m., $49.50+ Luke Combs DTE Energy Music Theatre, May 30, 7 p.m., $97+ Wu-Tang Clan Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, May 31, 7:30 p.m., $29.50+ Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band DTE Energy Music Theatre, June 6, 8, 12, 14, 19, and 21 7:30 p.m., $255+
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Dave Matthews Band DTE Energy Music Theatre, July 9, 8 p.m., $45.50+ The Raconteurs The Masonic Theatre, July 12, 8 p.m., Sold-out Jeff Lynne’s ELO Little Caesars Arena, July 20, 8 p.m., $49.50+ Alice Cooper and Halestorm DTE Energy Music Theatre, July 20, 7 p.m., $29.50 Mary J. Blige, Nas DTE Energy Music Theatre, July 28, 8 p.m., $30.99 Mo Pop Festival West Riverfront Park, July 27-28, noon, $75+ Adam Lambert + Queen Little Caesars Arena, July 27, 8 p.m. Sold-out
Coheed and Cambria, Mastodon Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill, June 11, 6:30 p.m., $25+
John Mayer Little Caesars Arena, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m., $59.50+
Jason Isbell, Father John Misty Fox Theatre, June 17, 7:30 p.m., $49.75+
Beck, Cage the Elephant DTE Energy Theatre, Aug. 3, 6 p.m., $29.50+
New Kids on the Block Little Caesars Arena, June 18, 7:30 p.m., $59.95+
Bryan Ferry Fox Theatre, Aug. 3, 8 p.m., $39.50+
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill , 7p.m., $29.95+
A Flock of Seagulls, the Motels, Wang Chung The Aretha Franklin Amphitheater, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., $35+
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MUSIC Teacher by day, rapper by night When he isn’t teaching Detroit schoolchildren, Steve Banks performs as ‘This Life. We Lead.’ By Gus Navarro
From the outside looking in, pursuing a career in music usually seems fun and exciting — and plenty in the business will say it is most of the time. But what fans typically don’t see, however, are the hours that go into songwriting, rehearsing, booking shows, and all the other behind-thescenes work that comes with being a creative. For many independent artists, finding a healthy work life balance is already challenging enough — but what if your day-job is also particularly demanding? For up-and-coming rapper Steve Banks, that question has been central to his life for years. Born and raised in Flint, Banks currently lives in Detroit and teaches middle school on the east side. During the day he’s Mr. Banks, or just “Banks.” Outside of school, he’s known as This Life. We Lead., the thoughtful, ambitious, and charming rapper-songwriter ready to burst on the scene. used to not be good at finding a balance between myself as a teacher and wanting to rap,” he says. “I didn’t want the teachers at my school to know. he reason was able to find a balance is because I stopped caring what other people think. That literally was it. Eventually I just said, ‘Fuck it,’ this is what I do. I know a lot of people who feel like they can’t share who they are at work. When I started letting people know what I do after school, everything became easier.” With regard to hip-hop, 2019 has already been quite eventful for Banks. In February, This Life. We Lead. was the opener for Wale’s concert in Flint, which was curated by Banks’ childhood friend Brandon Corder, who is a successful hip-hop producer and the brains behind the Beats x Beers lifestyle brand. Banks also attended SXSW for the fifth time. n March he released his latest project, Drink Responsibly. At 11 songs, Drink is Banks’ most polished and thought-provoking project to date. Musically, there’s a little bit of everything. There are bangers (“Toast,” “Give It Up,”) radio-ready hits (“The Wakeup,” “Everything Sweet”), and smoked-out joints (“Drink Responsi-
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bly,” “Never Enough”). Lyrically, Banks explores relatable themes: overindulgence, bad breakups, losing a family member finding work life balance as a millennial, and the inherent value of putting in work. As Banks explains it, Drink was written after going through a
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series of hard times. went through a year of doing stu that wasn’t really me. I was going to the bar a lot,” he says. “I needed to be around people so I would go out. I had to wake myself out of that funk. The core of the album is the emotions I had
at that time in my life. I was trying to figure out what was going to do with myself. I had no idea. It was about learning to feel happy about life again. The metaphor with drinking is that sometimes you fill your cup up with too much stu too much life. As he processed and wrote the songs that would become Drink Responsibly, Banks learned even more about how he sees the world. For example, there’s nothing wrong with going out, but it’s probably not necessary to do that every night. If you like vintage jerseys, go shopping — but don’t buy every one that catches your eye. Finally, if you have the capacity to work at something creative — to invest your time in a project you’re passionate about — do it. Inevitably because he’s a teacher, Banks references and applies these ways of thinking on a daily basis. To be clear, the vast majority of his middle-school students probably don’t actually care “who Mr. Banks is” outside the classroom,” he says. But for those who do, it’s provided an invaluable opportunity to connect. “A lot of teachers use music, especially hip-hop, to try and relate to kids. For me it was di erent because actually rap he says. “I always tell my kids, ‘Number one, don’t drop out to rap. But if you want to do music, you should.’ A lot of my kids write poetry and raps. A lot of them make beats. I say, ‘Don’t let anyone tell you not to follow your dreams, but you need to have a backup.’ Have a dream, but don’t let that dream be the end of it.” “That’s where we get messed up,” he says. “I tell them, ‘You guys like what I do, right? Keep in mind I have a master’s degree and a full-time teaching job. You can for sure do both. You can go to school and do what you need to do. But also, if you like this art, do that on the side because it costs money to do it for real.’ I just know I wouldn’t be making music now if I had never moved down to Detroit for school and been around so many di erent types of people and e periences.” You can hear music from This Life. We Lead. at thislifewelead.bandcamp.com.
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Author Josh Malerman releases new book By Michael Fossbakk
Inspection — the latest novel from author Josh Malerman, whose thriller Bird Box was adapted into a hit Sandra ullock starring etfli film last year — tells the story 26 boys who, as Malerman e plains are raised by a megalomaniac who believes that genius is distracted by the opposite se . These 26 boys are raised from birth by . . . and his arenthood or other adult men that aid in the children’s education and well-being, in a remote location in northern Michigan with the hope that they’ll become the most intellectual men ever raised in modern society. nd as far out and wild as that kind of sounds, thank God it’s balanced by the fact that the same thing is happening with girls in a di erent tower deeper into the woods Malerman says of his book. So it s boys and girls that are completely separated in an attempt to see how much more adept they are at engineering and art without the distraction of courtship essentially. While Bird Box could easily be described as among the horror or thriller genres, Malerman calls Inspection a mad scientist tale. Malerman says the idea for the book came after he had finished another (unreleased) novel and, wanting to maintain his writing chops he ust started writing something new with no clear intent of what it would become. nd then m writing it and writing it and writing it and months go by and reali ed like m not ust keeping my chops up m writing a novel Malerman says. ut think accidentally wrote a better book ust to try to stay in shape than the one had written before it. Inspection marks the seventh novel Malerman has written, and also his seventh novel to be published, though he’s said that he has roughly 30 drafts
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for novels already written — making it clear that he is nothing if not prolific. n fact the pro ect was thrown into overdrive after the idea to tell the girls’ side of the story didn’t even come about until a week before his deadline. went to take the dog out or something and my fianc e suggested like sort of flippantly suggested that should tell the whole thing from the girls side too Malerman says. was like h llison come on. ou re talking about another 200 pages…’ and she’s like was ust saying he idea now firmly planted in Malerman’s mind, he says it ate away at his every waking thought. e called his manager to e plain the idea his wife had suggested and that his gut had confirmed.
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eah dude you have to do that idea now his manager yan ewis told him. fter having the deadline for the book e tended Malerman wrote roughly an additional 150 pages, giving the added perspective of the young women in the story. hat idea that llison gave me changed the entire novel and really gave the novel its star character, which is from the girls side Malerman says. hile the first draft was completed in 2007, Malerman’s editor, Trisha Narwani, thought the story would resonate more post-#MeToo. iting themes such as gender equality and misinformation, Malerman says here s no uestion that all these things have seeped into the book through the rewrite and through adding the entire girls section. With 26 boys and 26 girls, each child is named after a letter from the English alphabet. he boys are referred to as the lphabet oys and the girls are the etter irls. owever it isn t long before readers come to find out that two of the lphabet oys have been
sent to he orner a place from which no one returns. he book is filled with mysteries that begin to unravel as the kids enter an age of their life in which it will become natural to question the world around them including the authority figures in their lives. While the boys are written as 11-12 years old, they were originally planned to be years old. Malerman says he reduced their ages in order to circumvent having to address the issue of se uality. bviously this book should address homose uality and would even argue in a big way Malerman says. ust didn t want Inspection to be about that. hile se uality may not be at the forefront of Inspection, Malerman says there is a touch of romance in the book. here is the sense that someone tried to shove the natural course of things in a bo and the sides split open he says. nspection is available now from Penguin Random House, penguinrandomhouse.com.
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How sweet the sound By George Elkind
“We want you to give in to the spirit,” says Rev. James Cleveland, who acts as the showrunner in Amazing Grace, a resuscitated 1972 performance documentary showing Aretha Franklin recording the live gospel album of the same name. That spoken wish is not concerned merely with the spirit per se; he’s asking the modest crowd (“can you sound like 20,000?”) to ham it up, to go big for the sake of the camera, for television. Or maybe “ham,” with its implications of fakery and ingratiation, isn’t quite the right word. He’s asking them to behave without reserve, to let go and feel openly, to make the most of their two-night show — but still with an eye to presentation. Such are the intersecting demands of being a [well-meaning] public spiritual leader — a role in which the tasks of looking after people and show business are less at odds than blended together, in which the entire premise is to reach and move people, and in which building an audience and selling them records is understood to be doing them a service. Here, even for the disabused, such spiritual advice is easy to take. There’s little doubt as to the sincerity of the
project here, even amid its contradictions, undertaken in a snug, oddly shaped Los Angeles church with dingy theater seating and wood veneers — one not even filled to capacity. Sydney Pollack’s shooting (frankly, sloppy) enhances the no-frills feel; a more experienced documentarian would have laid out the architecture of the blueaccented space earlier, given a stronger sense of place and shot enough footage to avoid onscreen focus adjustments and hands passing over lenses. But then those are underseen facts of shooting a live event, and the attention his crew (there are several camerapersons seen working) fails to pay to depicting space and nailing technique — at least as it’s conventionally understood — is lavished instead on the feeling of the crowd and the particular architecture of Franklin’s face and performance, if that’s the word. Shot largely from the shoulders up after her swiftly gliding, all-business entrance, Franklin — without showboating — quickly overtakes the show’s other hands and voices. In a performance both too large and too unadorned to register as an “act,”
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Pollack’s camera captures her range of moods and tones for what it is: an athletic achievement. Working her muscular, deftly made-up face from the start she s the first among many onscreen to be aglow with sweat in the heat of her singing. Contorting her face and neck judiciously — she’s pacing herself — the lines of her face illuminate bliss, ardor, pain, and (quite rarely) relief across a spread of gospel hymns and anthems. Her look is heavy, and one of love, as well as of considerable e ort despite her range. Radiating authority and control over her body, her technique, her audience, and the room, it’s clear nonetheless that between tracks she’s steeling herself, that this is not a regular performance for her. When she drinks water between tracks, she does so deeply and with both hands. It’s hard to watch Franklin without focusing on her trademark squint, in which the lines out from her wincing eyes seem to connect with her dimples, encircling her face. Her expression seems to constantly slip between registers in a kind of cycle that can be hard to keep pace with, shifting as she
Amazing Grace Rated: G Run-time: 89 minutes sings. If most art is animated by some kind of mystery, by something it tries but doesn’t quite manage to grapple with it s in this film s case what s going on within her more than some mystery more traditionally divine. Pollack’s struggle to even shoot conveys some portion of that e ort it s not clear he knows what he’s seeing, even if he can capture the energy of the turned-up crowd with a zoom. From the short-lived tear Franklin sheds when her father takes the podium to express his pride that she’s returned to gospel music, it’s clear she’s grappling with much here herself in, after a long string of hits, returning to the music of her childhood — a time steeped just as much in music, in discipline and constant e ort. t s hard to speak to where they may come from or what all is held back from the viewer’s eyes, but maybe she’s wincing to hold back tears. Amazing Grace has screenings at 1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m., and 9:45 p.m. through May 2 at the Main Art Theatre, 118 N. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-5425198; landmarktheatres.com. Tickets are $6.50.
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Higher Ground
Views from Michigan’s first 4/20 since legalizing marijuana By Larry Gabriel
Although 4:20 comes
around twice every day, 4/20 only comes around once a year. Although the mari uana lovers holiday started o about as soggy as it can get thanks to Saturday’s rain, it didn’t put much of a damper on most festivities. One event that the rain and weather cooled o was the party at he eef provisioning center (6640 E. Eight Mile d. etroit findthereef. com). Folks over there were geared up for a big day with a canopy in the park ing lot and a grill with hamburgers and hot dogs for hungry revelers. ve got to say that indoors he eef is the most impressive provisioning center I’ve visited as far as space and vibe. he waiting room is huge and well appointed with big leather couch es, a couple of big viewing screens, cool music, and a generally relaxed vibe. here s plenty of space to move around in here. he room with all the product was e ually impressive. here were registers going in there at stations that were each fully supplied with medicinal products. Outdoors it was cold, wet, and windy, although free snacks and games at tracted some hardy partiers. I asked a couple of women enjoying their burgers why they were standing out in the cold. “We came for the festivities and the deals that are available here at he
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eef said one. er friend added efinitely to mi and mingle amidst the crowd. s they fell into what seems a long practiced manner of finishing the other s sen tences the first woman added efi nitely get high. er partner umped in n oy the flower. OK, they were headed for a fun after noon at he eef. headed over to ohn d. a el ark facebook.com bdtha elpark to check out the annual event there. is a chain of smoke shops that has been one of the backbone supporters of le gali ation drives. heir party took place in the building next door, with numerous cannabis related posters on the walls. he sweet smell of burn ing cannabis hit my nose the second I entered the place, and the ebullient crowd played bingo and munched pi a as they enjoyed their favorite herb. As a sign on the wall read: “Smoking Al lowed o igarettes. ve been smoking since about so ust always loved weed one partier told me. “So I wanted to celebrate on a di erent scale. ow that it s rec reational it’s more open, it’s a better enjoyment. I don’t have to be scared or hiding about it. It’s good to be more open about it now. t p.m. a ceremonial spli was fired up. t was about inches long
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drink. Aside from the aura photography — the photos are taken in a yurt, which dominates one of the rooms — a collection of unusual-looking wooden pipes were on display. There was no smoke in the air there but did notice a few guys smoking something outside. Then it was over to the Russell Industrial Center (1600 Clay St., Detroit; 313-872-4000; russellindustrialcenter. com . missed the shuttle bus that left from there earlier but was on time for the Spadespill420 party. Spadespill is a party where people play the card game spades. rystal addell has been doing them for a while, and this one just happened to line up with 420. t s an event where we bring the culture together addell said. t s how you bring your family together. e play spades, drink, have fun, talk, dance. It reminds you of an old-school family reunion.” addell s family is all in. er father oversees the door, her grandmother handles the catering and her uncle s security company works the event. nd if somebody in the family wants to smoke weed there s a room down the
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‘Now that it’s recreational it’s more open, it’s a better enjoyment. I don’t have to be scared or hiding about it. It’s good to be more open about it now.’ hall for that. nd maybe in the fashion of acceptance for all that comes with all the characters at a family reunion, the words on t sk hy et igh are painted on the wall of that space. fter that it was over to s ager House (1254 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-961-4668; pjslagerhouse.com) to catch the uke harelle album release party e cept uke wasn t there yet at 11 when the thing was advertised to end at 11:30. So I caught a few tunes by the hett ocom lues and who seemed to be the first of three warm up acts. ocom was laying down avid ilmour and imi endri es ue ri s from the stage. t s the first that s recreationally legal,” he said on the side of the stage. e get to be out playing a 420 party.” m ust speechless man a bandmate tossed in. ve waited all my life
for this to happen.” So have a lot of people. When you look at the landscape of across Michigan, it seems like the state has embraced mari uana for at least one day. There was a 420 Canna Expo at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant. There was a Kushstock festival in Clio. Damn near every provisioning center around had sales and discounts for the day. There was weed and yoga, weed and painting. Heck, even the Free Press published a guide to events. Maybe pril should become marijuana month in Michigan. We have the Hash Bash, our traditional marijuana event that has turned into a three-day festival, and shortly after that we get . t wouldn t take much more to bring that unmistakable odor of the herb throughout the state all month long.
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My best friend’s father is an avid user of social media. He’s retired and spends most of his day posting memes on Facebook and Instagram. Recently, I realized he might not know how Instagram works. I noticed over the past week or so that he has been following, liking, and commenting on a lot of Instagram pictures of young gay men. I don’t think he realizes that anyone who follows him can see that acti ity. t first as worried, not because he might be gay or bisexual, but because he may still be “in the closet.” He’s married, with a son (my friend), and to my knowledge, if he is bisexual or gay, nobody knows. I thought about warning him that his activity is public, but then I saw more. Not only has he been liking pictures of younger looking men, he’s also been liking and following accounts of very young boy models. Underage boys. I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but the evidence is there. So now I’ve gone from wanting to warn this guy that he may be accidentally outing himself by not knowing how apps work to feeling morally obligated to tell my friend that his dad is into dudes and might be a pedophile. I can only imagine the ramifications this ne s would have on him and his family. —Best Friend’s Dad
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cerns,” says Dr. Michael Seto, director of forensic rehabilitation research at the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and an expert on pedophilia and sexual o ending. know many people wonder what to do if they suspect someone is sexually attracted to children. And I understand how much of a burden it can feel like to keep a big secret especially from a best friend.” But before we discuss your options and responsibilities here let s get our terms straight f by young boy models you mean teenage boys past puberty but under the age of consent then your friend’s father’s behavior is icky and inappropriate but it is not by itself, evidence that he’s a pedophile. “Clinically, pedophilia refers to attraction to prepubescent children,” says r. Seto though know it s still commonly used in public to refer to attraction to anyone underage. ctually the term pedophile gets tossed around so indiscriminately these days that some of my own readers have used it to describe (or condemn) people in their 40s or 50s who are attracted to or fucking grown men and women in their 20s and 30s. or the record n attraction to younger youngish adults does not make someone a pedophile. If that were the case, almost everyone on earth could be described (and condemned) as a pedophile. Dr. Seto estimates that just 1 percent of men are, in fact, attracted to prepubescent children. So depending on your point
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of view depending on whether you re a glass percent empty or percent full kind of guy pedophilia is either e ceedingly rare or alarmingly common. ttraction to underage teens boys or girls is more common says r. Seto though it s hard to estimate how common because it’s a taboo subject. e get hints from the popularity of certain porn genres like schoolgirl twink barely legal and so on. e also have a hint from how so many fashion models begin working in their teens. But Dr. Seto emphasizes that sexual attraction does not equal sexual behavior. he nstagram follows and likes may indeed suggest an attraction to underage boys says r. Seto. nd it may even be pedophilia if the models are that young. ut that doesn t mean his friend s father is going to do anything beyond following or liking. nderstanding what separates pedophiles who ve o ended against children read pedophiles who ve se ually abused children) from pedophiles who’ve never inappropriately touched a child is an important focus of Dr. Seto’s research and his insights could inform your course of action. ne thing we know is that people who are low in self-control are more likely to act on se ual as well as nonsexual impulses,” says Dr. Seto. “That low self-control shows up in other ways, including addictions problems holding down a job, problems in adult relationships, unreliability, and criminal behavior. My hypothesis is that someone who doesn t show these signs is unlikely to o end against a child. hey might look at child pornography though which is illegal and problematic or they might look at legal images of children like on social media as a se ual outlet. iewing child pornography is hugely problematic because it creates demand for more child pornography which leads to more children being abused. But even if no new child porn were ever created sharing images of the rape of a child is itself a violation of that child. And while it may not be pleasant to contemplate what might be going through a pedophile s mind when they look at innocent images of children it s not against the law for someone with a se ual interest in children to dink around on nstagram. eturning to s uestion about whether to disclose don t think it s an easy yes-or-no answer,” says Dr. Seto. t depends on what else knows about the father. I’m required by law and professional ethics to report [someone] if believe an identifiable child is at imminent risk. his mandatory reporting re uirement is triggered simply by knowing whether someone is se ually attracted to children. Instead, I have to consider information like whether the
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person has ever expressed fantasies or urges about a specific child whether they work with children regularly whether they live with children who are in their attraction category or whether they have ever engaged in suspicious behavior like direct messaging with a child. oes your friend s dad work with underage boys oes he sometimes look after underage boys say grandsons Do they have sleepovers with friends at grandpa s house as he ever behaved in an inappropriate manner around underage boys e.g. inventing reasons to be alone with them o ering them boo e or drugs or making suggestive comments o ine or online n the absence of these kinds of red flags what we have here is someone who might be se ually attracted to underage boys but who might not pose a serious risk to children e plains r. Seto. So while not disclosing might mean some risk of a child being harmed disclosing could definitely cause harm to the best friend, to the father, and to their relationship.” ou re in an agoni ing position . ou essentially have to weigh the chance most likely very remote that your friend’s dad would harm a child against the near certainty that telling your friend about his father s behavior would do irrevocable harm to their relationship. Your relationship with your friend would also be at risk this is definitely one of those circumstances where the messenger risks being shot. iguratively speaking. hope. Personally, BFD, in your shoes, I would err on the side of protecting even a hypothetical child. would say something to the dad perhaps via direct message you could create a throwaway account and reach out anonymously), and I would also say something to my friend. ut would emphasize what the best available research tells us about pedophilia t s not something a person chooses and most pedophiles never sexually abuse children. (And not everyone who sexually abuses a child is a pedophile.) So even if your best friend’s father is attracted to prepubescent boys if he s looking at prepubescent children and not teenagers who happen to be ust under the age of consent that doesn t mean he’s harmed a child or would ever harm a child. He may need help to avoid o ending if worst case scenario he actually is attracted to children and being held accountable by loved ones is one way pedophiles avoid o ending. Dr. Seto is the author of Pedophilia and e ual ending gainst hildren Theory, Assessment, and Intervention and more. ollo him on itter @ Seto. Listen to the Savage Lovecast at savagelovecast.com. Questions? mail@ savagelove.net. Impeach the Motherfucker lready .org.
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Horoscopes By Cal Garrison
ARIES: March 21 – April 20 You’re torn between needing to keep it together and wishing you could vanish into thin air. How you decide to approach things is your business. In some cases, the desire to drop everything needs to be overridden with enough common sense to keep on keeping on until it’s 100 percent safe to light the fuse and let things explode. Those of you who worry about maintaining appearances are sure to be having a tougher time than those of you who are fed up with pretense. ith a whi of a need to hang in there be wary of beating dead horses when there’s no need to keep toeing the line.
LEO: July 21 – August 20 Too many things are eating away at your sense of certainty for you to be sure how you feel. The brunt of it seems to be coming from circumstantial interference, and the rest of it is coming from other people and their choices. ow those things a ect you will depend on what you’re willing to accept. This is one of those times when you could even start smoking the stress is so unusual. Words of comfort won’t match the level of intensity that’s swirling in and out of this situation. For now, surrender to the drama and do your best to stay centered in the eye of the storm.
SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 21 – Dec. 20 It’s so clear that something has to change because you’re feeling restless and you need to review where you’re at in order to keep growing. That’s all it comes down to right now. The past two years have taught you so much about what life is for. The things that have kept you going no longer seem relevant. In your conversations with others you keep getting lit up by the idea that nothing was meant to last forever. Recent experiences have shown you that there’s got to be more to life than this. You’re right on the money. Keep searching. In no time at all you’ll be on to the next thing.
TAURUS: April 21 – May 20 This could be the biggest milestone of your life. As you contemplate what it might feel like to step over the line, fears of how this will upset the applecart are equal to your desire to be who you are. Part of you wants a guarantee, or some sense of certainty that everyone involved will be OK with this. I hate to clue you in, but there’s no certainty on this planet — and the lesson seems to be about you figuring out that love is the response we get when we are true to ourselves. You might as well follow your heart and let others figure out how to get big enough to take this leap with you.
VIRGO: August 21 – Sept. 20 You’re having trouble with someone who can’t deal with you honestly. This has been ongoing and it’s driving you nuts. I don’t know why you need this, but you might want to look at what it’s meant to teach you. Instead of trying to work around their inability to be straight with you, stop feeding into it. It could be that you’ve outgrown them; yes sometimes we outgrow people. When was the last time the two of you saw eye-to-eye? If they keep it up, check in with yourself and consider the virtues of moving on because this situation is sucking up too much of your energy.
CAPRICORN: Dec. 21 – Jan. 20 You aren’t entirely sure about anything these days. The last few years have brought so much change it would be good if you could get up to speed on where you’re really at with yourself. A big part of you thinks it has to “go on with the show” at a time when you’d just as soon fall apart. Your sense of responsibility to either your standards or the past could be getting in the way. Take a look around; you’re not in Kansas anymore. Get real enough to see that a raft of other things have come along to show you that the same old MO is totally irrelevant to who you are now.
GEMINI: May 21 – June 20 It may be too late, but it would be good if you could reflect on what you’ve done and see that you were in error. This is no time to be stubborn; if you need to make amends, do so. Sometimes we allow our issues to win out over the truth. All of us fall prey to this. Getting conscious enough to do the right thing even when it’s the last thing we want to do is one of the most di cult parts of being human. nce you get over the need to save face, you will find out that the truth really does set us free — and your honesty will save this relationship and eliminate tons of hassles down the road a piece.
LIBRA: Sept.21 – Oct. 20 Your concern for others is keeping many of you up at night. In addition to the way it makes you wonder how all of this is going to turn out, it’s bringing up a ton of unresolved issues from the past. Little did you know you had this much going on at the subconscious level. Working your way through it is where it’s at right now. For at least three more months, you’ll be dealing with ordinary, outer concerns and walking a more spiritual path at the same time. Huge shifts and changes will be birthed in the realm where your higher self is the one who decides which way to turn.
AQUARIUS: Jan. 21 – Feb. 20 You have it made on a lot of levels — so much so that the last thing one would expect is that you would ever want to change even one bit of it. As nuts as it sounds, you’re actually thinking about moving on — not because there’s anything “wrong” with this picture, but because something new is brewing. Whatever that looks like, it would be premature to do anything drastic. Soon enough, you’ll have a chance to decide if you want to stick with showcase number one or go for what’s behind the curtain. We get it and lose it in cycles: yes, my dear — this is a huge turnaround.
CANCER: June 21 – July 20 You’ve reached the point where the desire to find what you re looking for has hit some kind of wall. Some of you are beginning to realize that whatever it is isn’t “out there.” For those of you who think you’ve found it, it comes down to wondering if you’re fooling yourself. Whenever we reach this kind of impasse, we are closer to the heart of the matter. In the act of questioning all of it we get to refine our search. So much of who you really are has yet to be reconciled. It might help to let the past roll in and show you the extent to which it still runs everything you do.
SCORPIO: Oct. 21 – Nov. 20 ou are sitting on the fine line between the past and the future, wondering what to do. Certain things have run their course. Not knowing how to approach what happens next, part of you is nervous, and maybe a little afraid. Having been on the treadmill far too long, the idea that there are infinite possibilities escapes you. Reviewing your options, you come up with nothing. What’s happening on the deeper levels is what matters right now. If you go pearl diving, soon enough you will reclaim yourself, blow the dust o your blues and be free to get o to a whole new start.
PISCES: Feb. 21 – March 20 You can’t get too worked up about things when they’re this intense. For the next few weeks I see you sorting wildcats out by hand, one way or another. Recent epiphanies have shown you that it might work out better if you can find a way to trust someone else to handle it. As you do what it takes to untangle a mess that’s over the top, you see that there’s more to you and your goals than you’ve ever been given credit for. This has something to do with the fact that your true purpose is awakening. Stay the course. Rolling with the punches is crucial to your success right now.
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