What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 7-13)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

Sturgill Simpson With his 2014 breakthrough Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Kentucky-born Sturgill Simpson helped rejuvenate the genre with a neo-outlaw sound. He’s spent the rest of his career gleefully defying expectations: tapping Amy Winehouse’s former backing band the Dap-Kings for the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, soundtracking an anime film with the hard-rocking Sound & Fury, and releasing a suite of bluegrass albums in 2020 and 2021. When a vocal cord injury seemed like it might end his career, Simpson once again pivoted. Released under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies last year, Simpson’s Passage du Desir exists somewhere between Jimmy Buffet and Pink Floyd, but the live shows are on another level. Simpson and his tight band draw from his entire catalog, interspersed with long stretches of improvisational noodling to give his voice a rest — delighting fans of jam bands. And somehow, it’s still very country. Starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Meadowbrook Amphitheatre, 3554 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at $59.50.
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All the colorful characters we saw at Detroit’s Space Dive ‘Star Wars’ fan event [PHOTOS]

Star Wars fans have once again banded together for Detroit’s Space Dive event, now in its tenth year. The brainchild of the…

By Mike Pfeiffer

Image: All the colorful characters we saw at Detroit’s Space Dive ‘Star Wars’ fan event [PHOTOS]
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Detroit park turns art gallery, for Earth Day festivities

Sunshine, blue skies and vibrant green trees created a perfect atmosphere for Art in the Trees Sunday in Detroit’s Palmer Park. The…

By Erica Hobbs

With a similar embrace of the natural surroundings, artist James Rodriguez sat painting a landscape, surrounded by his other paintings of the natural world hanging from trees nearby with a Henry David Thoreau-type vibe.
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What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (April 30-May 6)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

60th Annual Cinco de Mayo Parade and Fiesta This year’s Cinco de Mayo festivities in Southwest Detroit are extra special. Not only is Detroit’s Latino community celebrating six decades of its cultural parade, but it’s also commemorating the election of Mexico’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. A two-day Cinco de Mayo Fiesta starts on Saturday at Patton Park with vendors, food trucks, musical performances, and more. The parade starts at noon on Sunday at Patton Park, ending at Clark Park.Fiesta from noon-8 p.m. on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at Patton Park, 8151 Dix St, Detroit; detroitcincodemayoparade.com. No cover.
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Sprawling barn-themed Ann Arbor mansion hits market [PHOTOS]

This real estate listing looks like it could have come straight out of the hit TV show Yellowstone.A sprawling complex in Ann…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Sprawling barn-themed Ann Arbor mansion hits market [PHOTOS]
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2025 summer movie preview

With the release last week of the Michael B. Jordan-Ryan Coogler instant classic Sinners, we have officially entered the 2025 summer season…

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

July 11: Superman Yes, we’ve had a lot of comic book movies over the years, but this is James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) relaunching the DC Universe under his own supervision. I want to see characters like The Green Lantern, Swamp Thing, Animal Man, and Constantine through his twisted lens, so I hope Superman does well enough that we finally get some really weird comic stuff. I really want an R-Rated Swamp Thing movie.
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What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (April 16-22)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

Bridging Our Friendship Rally As anyone who’s ever had the pleasure of interacting with our neighbors to the north knows, Canadians are nice people. The nicest. One time, while visiting a record store in Windsor, I overheard the clerk politely say, “Well, which Nickleback albums don’t you own?” This would never happen in the U.S. The point is that you have to fuck up pretty bad to piss Canadians off, and it seems President Donald Trump has done just that. His bizarre threats to make Canada the “51st state” or slap it with tariffs have riled our nation’s closest ally, with some Canadians even calling for a boycott of U.S. products. This weekend, Americans and Canadians will set aside our differences for “Bridging Our Friendship,” an international gesture of solidarity. All across the U.S.-Canada border, people on both sides plan on gathering at 1 p.m. on Saturday to wave flags, sing each others’ national anthems (time to brush up on the lyrics to “O Canada,” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” for that matter), and show the world some of that famous Canadian kindness. Detroit’s protest will take place at Hart Plaza, organized by the group We the People Dissent. Protests will also be held in Port Huron by Blue Water Indivisible and in Sault Ste. Marie by Yoopers Unite. Hundreds of people showed up at the Detroit-Windsor border for a similar protest last month. Let’s see if we can top it. Starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday; Hart Plaza, Detroit. No cover.
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April indie movie roundup

There are a ton of low-budget, international, and just plain off-the-radar films coming out over the next few weeks, most of which…

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

Freaky Tales This passes the vibe check. A batshit-crazy anthology of interconnected stories (set in 1987 Oakland!!) following a goofily animated green lightning that shapes the fates of several disparate Californians. If you’re like me, this movie has it all: punks vs. Nazis, rap battles, narration by Too $hort, fake cigarette burns to give the film that old-school theatrical texture, a deep love of 1980s Oakland and Bay Area hip-hop culture, a deep obsession with genre movies, the Golden State Warriors, kung-fu, cartoonish violence, Pedro Pascal, sword fights, and so very much more. Filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck take all the tricks they’ve learned in 20 years as writer-directors (including their toe-dipping into studio blockbusters with 2019’s Captain Marvel) and made what feels like a deeply personal and goofball love letter to their youth and the things that make them happy. It’s not perfect, but what is? At the end of the closing credits, there’s a brief moment where the statement “This movie was made in its entirety by human beings” appears. Just a group of people making a movie about Oakland in the 1980s with sword fights and rap music. Humanity at its best. Freaky Tales Grade: B
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Everything we saw at Astronomicon 8 in Ypsi [PHOTOS]

Pop culture fans packed the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest for Astronomicon 8. Twiztid and Majik Ninja Entertainment hosted a…

By Josh Justice

Image: Everything we saw at Astronomicon 8 in Ypsi [PHOTOS]
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Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth releases more erotic artifacts [PHOTOS]

The estate sale of Keith Howarth has released even more objects from the collection of the Noir Leather founder, who ran the…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth expands with more erotic artifacts [PHOTOS]
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Detroit welcomes spring with its 2025 Marche du Nain Rouge parade [PHOTOS]

On the Sunday after the vernal equinox metro Detroiters welcome spring with its annual Marche du Nain Rouge parade. A tradition since…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Detroit welcomes spring with its 2025 Marche du Nain Rouge parade [PHOTOS]
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What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl

On Sunday, downtown Wyandotte held a St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl including stops at District 142, Grand Dad’s Bar, Firehouse Pub…

By Joe Maroon

Image: What we saw at Wyandotte’s 2025 St. Patrick’s Party and Leprechaun Crawl
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Photos from Corktown’s 67th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Obviously, Corktown is the place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. On Sunday, Detroit’s historic Irish neighborhood hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day…

By Joe Maroon

Image: Photos from Corktown’s 67th St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth shows a life lived on the wild side [PHOTOS]

For nearly 40 years Keith Howarth owned and operated Royal Oak kink shop Noir Leather, which helped make the once-sleepy suburb one…

By Lee DeVito

Image: Estate sale of Noir Leather founder Keith Howarth shows a life lived on the wild side [PHOTOS]
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Photos from Autorama 2025

The 72nd Autorama hot rod show rolled into Detroit’s Huntington Place over the weekend. Here’s some of what we saw.

By Joe Maroon

Image: Photos from Autorama 2025
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What we saw at the final weekend of the 2025 Dirty Show

The Dirty Show returned to the Russell Industrial Center for the second and final weekend of its 2025 event (see photos from…

By Mikel O.D.

Image: What we saw at the final weekend of the Dirty Show 2025
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Everything we saw at the Dirty Show 2025’s opening night

The temperature may have dropped on Valentine’s Day but Detroit’s Dirty Show kept things hot. Celebrating 25 years, the international erotic art…

By Josh Justice

Image: Everything we saw at the Dirty Show 2025’s opening night
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Notable Dirty Show artists through the years

Erotic art likely started on cave walls and continued for millennia, reaching its zenith in the year 2000 with the first Dirty…

By Jerry Vile

Colin Christian, 2016 I was enamored with Colin’s work after seeing pictures in Juxtapoz. His sculptures are beautiful, beyond cool, and he dominated every art show he was in. He was in our earlier shows going back to the Tangent. His work always stops viewers in their tracks. He is my favorite artist. In Colin’s own words: “I love taking part in the Dirty Show, none of us would be here without the feelings that the work on display can generate, of all the shows I’ve done the Detroit crowd is the warmest, most open-minded and diverse in nature, the city should be proud of this wild event.”
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Winter Guide: 10 events for your Detroit calendar this season

It’s the coldest, darkest, grayest, and iciest time of year — but it doesn’t have to be boring. Mark these wintertime events…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Friday, Feb. 14-Saturday, Feb. 15, and Friday, Feb. 21-Saturday, Feb. 22 The Dirty Show 25 The filthiest art show in Detroit — and maybe beyond? — is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The show features dozens of works of art in a variety of mediums from artists from the world over, burlesque and drag shows, the Cinerotic Film Festival, and probably more skin than you are likely to see during this time of year otherwise. From 7 p.m.-2 a.m.; Russell Industrial Center; 1600 Clay St., Detroit; dirtydetroit.com. Tickets are $50 general admission, $85 for weekend passes, and $110 for VIP with lounge access and a swag bag.
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Beautiful Detroit steel shines in auto show exhibit

The Detroit Auto Show rolls into Huntington Place from Jan. 10-20, and this year’s expo includes a special showcase on Motor City…

By Lee DeVito

1970 Dodge Charger R/T.
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18 movies we’re looking forward to seeing in 2025

Not to compare watching movies to some sort of eternal Herculean struggle, but the weirdest thing about writing about cinema for a…

By Jared Rasic, Last Word Features

4/18: Sinners A new Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed) film starring Michael B. Jordan that sees the actor playing twin brothers in what looks like a disturbing period horror thriller. Coogler doing a horror movie should be thoughtful and intense in all the best ways.
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A Detroit landscaper takes a look at the state’s architectural gems in new book

Peter Forguson says he first developed his passion for architecture as a child, when he saw photos of iconic skyscrapers like New…

By Lee DeVito

Melvyn Maxwell & Sara Smith House; Frank Lloyd Wright, 1949; Bloomfield Hills.
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Young, grassroots car club Modded Detroit brings its modified magic to the Detroit Auto Show

They weren’t always the cool kids. As teenagers, Mitch McSweeney, founder of the Modded Detroit auto club and car expo, and co-founder…

By Eddie B. Allen Jr.

Modded Detroit, a club for young car enthusiasts, joins the Detroit Auto Show this year.
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10 epic ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Detroit

Ring in 2025 with style at Detroit's hottest New Year's Eve events! Whether you're into glamorous soirées, high-energy club nights, or unique…

By Sydney Catinna

Image: 16 best New Year's Eve events in Detroit
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Everything We Saw At The Holiday Spectacular Hosted by Lilith Von Tal and Eartha Kitten

Ending the year with a bang, Lilith Von Tal and award-winning producer and performer Eartha Kitten hosted their second annual Holiday Spectacular,…

By Josh Justice

Image: Everything We Saw At The Holiday Spectacular Hosted by Lilith Von Tal and Eartha Kitten
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See who made Detroit's Naughty List with these NSFW photos

Doomvana hosted her third annual Naughty List party at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac Saturday night. The bad kids on Santa's list…

By Josh Justice

Image: See who made Detroit's Naughty List with these NSFW photos
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PHOTOS: The Chaos And Carnage We Saw At ICP's Juggalo Championship Wrestling

Thursday night heated up with some amazing wrestling from The Insane Clown Posse's Juggalo Championship Wrestling. The juggalos in attendance at The…

By Josh Justice

Image: PHOTOS: The Chaos And Carnage We Saw At ICP's Juggalo Championship Wrestling
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Detroit's legendary Edward F. Fisher mansion in Boston-Edison district is now for sale

The Edward F. Fisher Mansion is more than a home—it’s a work of art. Designed by Richard H. Marr, known as the…

By Sydney Catinna

Image: Detroit's legendary Edward F. Fisher mansion in Boston-Edison district is now for sale
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Metro Detroit holiday traditions you don’t want to miss

Somehow it’s already December, which means the holiday season is definitely here. In metro Detroit, there are a lot of fun holiday…

By Sydney Catinna

Christmas Tree Lighting For some, this event is just too many people, so staying away from downtown when it’s happening is necessary. But for other people, this is a huge Detroit tradition that happens yearly at Campus Martius to kick off the holiday season.
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See inside the viral Ransom Gillis condo from HGTV’s ‘Rehab Addict’

Originally built in 1876 by renowned architects Henry Bush and George Mason, the Ransom Gillis House in Detroit’s Brush Park is a…

By Sydney Catinna

205A Alfred St., Detroit
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NSFW photos from Dirty Show preview Hot and Bothered: Va-Va-Va Voom

Presented by The Dirty Show and The Keyhole Club, Hamtramck’s Ant Hall heated up with Hot and Bothered: Va-Va-Va Voom. The preshow…

By Josh Justice

Image: NSFW photos from Dirty Show preview Hot and Bothered: Va-Va-Va Voom
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All the holiday mischief we saw at Detroit’s kinky Krampus Ball 2024

Detroit may have gotten its first snowfall of the year but things were heating up at the Tangent Gallery with the Krampus…

By Josh Justice

Image: All the holiday mischief we saw at Detroit’s kinky Krampus Ball 2024
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