Detroit Life

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The John Sinclair Foundation Presents Detroit Life Radio 05 Holice P. Woods Studio, Detroit Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 10:30-11:30 pm [DL-0905] Today’s episode is centered on a WDET-FM production by Rob St. Mary called “40 Years Later” to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the MC5 “live” recording sessions at the Grande Ballroom on October [...]

(Reprinted from 2006 article.) I can’t get comfortable. No, really. There is no “comfort level” in this town. There are veins of musicians here in Detroit. There are veins of music, and veins of the musicians who play those veins of music. It’s amazing how many great musicians there are in different genres of music [...]

The Jazz Loft is a club located above The Golden Fleece Restaurant in Detroit’s Greektown area. Normally, the joint is called Exodos, but on Monday nights it’s The Jazz Loft. I believe the original host, saxman Gerard Evans, may have dubbed it The Jazz Loft. I’m not sure. But the name stuck. Anyone who comes [...]

Bill Heid ARLINGTON, VA. – Recently, I made a four day trip to New York City which was highlighted by an organ trio gig with guitarist Peter Bernstein in Hell’s Kitchen.  The jaunt also featured doing my Ruppert Pupkin thing (“I dont mind waiting”) with record companies, consulting with local musical allied forces seeking light [...]

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No Cover Show 2 I’m happy to bring you episode 2 of the No Cover Radio Show with a special program of music recorded for the “No Cover’s Next 14” sampler Cd. (NCP039) The songs featured here are from 14 different Cd’s released by the No Cover Productions Blues label. These  14 are from the very start of [...]

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This episode features a full program of music produced and recorded by Justin Showah at Voyagers Rest studios in Oxford, Mississippi for release on his Hill Country Records label, including cuts by Eric Deaton, the Juke Joint Boys with Cedric, Dwayne & Gary Burnside, the Taylor Grocery Band, John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars, and three selections from Alliance, the new Hill Country Records release by Guelel Kumba & Afrissippi.

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I’m celebrating the first ever episode of the No Cover Radio Show with a special program of music recorded for the “No Cover’s First 14″ sampler Cd. The songs featured here are from 14 different Cd’s released by the No Cover Productions Blues label. These first 14 are from the very start of the label in the mid 90′s and the feature a great list of bands from that period, many of which are still performing today, and some of which have since passed on. I hope you enjoy this cross section of blues history.

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