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“The stories of the children get to me the most,” Anthony Morrow, promoter/talent buyer for the Majestic Theatre complex said of his reaction to the incomprehensible devastation of the earthquake that struck the capital of Haiti two weeks ago. “It dwarfs the petty, day-to-day problems we all experience.”
“Even before,” said perennial Detroit musician(/writer/filmmaker) Troy Gregory, “they had it pretty rough in Haiti.” He recalled visiting there as a child, “It was pretty much just this big jungle with housing in it. And you doubt they have building codes like we do. It’s already a pretty damn poor country; (the earthquake was) like, going into some kind of broken down trailer park and a tornado hitting it…”
Friday and Saturday, the Magic Stick hosts consecutive fundraising concerts (minimum donation $8) with 20 bands in two nights, and money raised towards retired Detroit Bishop Thomas Gumbleton’s planned excursion next week with a team of aid volunteers to provide medical assistance, helping the purchase of supplies (bandages, antibiotics, antiseptics etc). Morrow said that soon after the quake, Majestic owner Papa Joe Zainea contacted Gumbleton, who had already helped establish a clinic (Klinik Sen Michel) in Port Au Prince, and asked the Bishop, “how we could help?”
Morrow, who’s already proven his knack for enlisting, organizing and promoting local performances with previous multiday festivals like Metro Time Blowout and (Majestic-hosted) Fucking Awesome Fest, was able to find twenty-plus bands within days. “The response from the Detroit music scene was exactly what I expected – swift and unselfish.”
Copper Thieves –
"It puts everything into perspective,” said Copper Thieves singer/guitarist John Nelson, voicing the Michigan perception of widening our gaze beyond our own economic travails and empathizing with those who, now, have it even worse. “All the bands are doing this for one cause, not to get paid, not to be cool, you’re doing it to help out in any little way you can; if it’s just taking one evening out of your life and playing music for fun, which you do anyways, it’s totally worth it.” The Copper Thieves include Nelson, Christian Doble, Andy Roy, and newest Thief Tony Rochon. The quartet recently performed the café as well as a packed Blind Pig show (in Ann Arbor) opening for the Hard Lessons. Their first record is available online (info: jackholmesproducts.com/copperthieves) and hope to crack out a follow up by late summer. Distinct from Nelson’s longest helmed project, New Grenada, Copper Thieves is a healthily collaborative project when it comes to songwriting, which makes sense, considering it was the songs Roy, the drummer, had developed initially that started the band – by bringing in Nelson play the riffs and to develop vocal melodies. From there, Nelson got Doble to play bass, a subtle pop maestro who developed his chops with Kiddo, and much later, after their debut, Tony rounded out the line up on second guitar. “We wanted to do something that was more classic rock sounding—more, sorta 70’s riff rock, but not in an ironic way, we’re coming from a pure place with it.”
Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor –
"It’s almost like, God, what shit isn’t heavy right now?” Sean Morrow, singer/guitarist of Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor regretted, again echoing local concerns, a recent fire near his home, cuts to school funding, Michigan’s unemployment rate. “You just hope to do something. That there’s some hope at the end of the tunnel.” SoYSY, Morrow, Rick Sawoscinski and Eric Oppitz, recently self released their epymonious 2nd full length, self-produced, self-recorded, and followed with a self-booked Midwest/east-coast tour to support it. “We built the studio, recorded it, wrote all the songs, produced it all,” said Morrow, acknowledging the keen help of Dave Feeney for the mixing. The band silk-screened record covers, t-shirts and developed their own Web site and lead their own PR attack. DIY-ethos is important to them, and their proud of their work, but they aren’t stringent about being solo – “the most important thing we do is write the music and put stuff out that we know we can back up.”
Secret Twins:
“It’s impressive how quick (the show/line-up) happened,” said Secret Twins drummer Timmy (Tim) Thomas, “it’s a really noble move of (Morrow/Zainea). You gotta do what you can! That’s an epic tragedy.” The Arbor/Ypsi duo (with singer/guitarist Dina Bankole) have hit a high for chemistry and collaboration, with recent writing and numerous shows; they’re talking to Quack!Media with the hopes of recording a debut full length soon, and touring. “We’re excited to do our part,” Thomas said of the benefit. In the meantime, they’re developing new material and, having only played together since last April, also developing their friendship. Recent adventures include fruitful rehearsals, assisting a recording project with the U-M school of music, working things out with Quack!Media, and attending Monster Jam, “the most epic monster truck rally,” as a “band field trip” facilitated by “quite a few $9 beers.”
Electric Fire Babies:
“We’re all about bringing people together,” said Electric Fire Babies singer/guitarist Lo-Fi-Bri, “so we jumped on it right away.” After a year of big shows, including opening for the Dirtbombs, CityFest, Zombie Dance Party and Mittenfest, the trio (with Justin Audio/Miss N) are currently working on their debut EP, with a surge in writing spurred by their new spread of electronics and choice gear. Lo-Fi said that the band’s main operative is unifying people on the dance floor with their style of punkified/funkified, garage-flavored soul and house revival – thus that they were very happy to do what they could to help the cause, if, specifically, through bringing everyone closer with relentless beats.
Troy Gregory
Gregory lamented the irrational sensationalism of some of the coverage, like if a handful appear to be looting, that it is tacitly presented as a rampant problem – of course, in the chaos of an earthquake aftermath, there will be some lawlessness. But, at the same time, “there’s relief workers going under tons of rubble and garbage and shit to save somebody.” He notes that there are “sheer acts of compassion” as well as “indifference. Just as when you saw in New Orleans, (Katrina aftermath), people wading through sludge to save people! It can be a vanquished task. You hear stuff about people, even, just, to rescue a dog. Whereas, just as many people probably say, it’s just a dog…”
Gregory, meanwhile, hopes to release an album’s worth of material online around March, as he tires of waiting for a label, (“I didn’t record the songs for me, I do this for other people so, might as well get it out there.”) Gregory said he’ll debut his local-artist-studded feature film World War Love, Mar 14 at Cliff Bell’s. His latest project/line-up includes Scotty Hagen, Mary Alice, George Jacobsen, Jimmy Dado and Joey Leoni. More on the way from him, including more songs (already written) and a new movie, eventually.
Many more bands on the bill – these were just the cats I caught up with at deadline…
Full line up and times:
~
“Even before,” said perennial Detroit musician(/writer/filmmaker) Troy Gregory, “they had it pretty rough in Haiti.” He recalled visiting there as a child, “It was pretty much just this big jungle with housing in it. And you doubt they have building codes like we do. It’s already a pretty damn poor country; (the earthquake was) like, going into some kind of broken down trailer park and a tornado hitting it…”
Friday and Saturday, the Magic Stick hosts consecutive fundraising concerts (minimum donation $8) with 20 bands in two nights, and money raised towards retired Detroit Bishop Thomas Gumbleton’s planned excursion next week with a team of aid volunteers to provide medical assistance, helping the purchase of supplies (bandages, antibiotics, antiseptics etc). Morrow said that soon after the quake, Majestic owner Papa Joe Zainea contacted Gumbleton, who had already helped establish a clinic (Klinik Sen Michel) in Port Au Prince, and asked the Bishop, “how we could help?”
Morrow, who’s already proven his knack for enlisting, organizing and promoting local performances with previous multiday festivals like Metro Time Blowout and (Majestic-hosted) Fucking Awesome Fest, was able to find twenty-plus bands within days. “The response from the Detroit music scene was exactly what I expected – swift and unselfish.”
Copper Thieves –
"It puts everything into perspective,” said Copper Thieves singer/guitarist John Nelson, voicing the Michigan perception of widening our gaze beyond our own economic travails and empathizing with those who, now, have it even worse. “All the bands are doing this for one cause, not to get paid, not to be cool, you’re doing it to help out in any little way you can; if it’s just taking one evening out of your life and playing music for fun, which you do anyways, it’s totally worth it.” The Copper Thieves include Nelson, Christian Doble, Andy Roy, and newest Thief Tony Rochon. The quartet recently performed the café as well as a packed Blind Pig show (in Ann Arbor) opening for the Hard Lessons. Their first record is available online (info: jackholmesproducts.com/copperthieves) and hope to crack out a follow up by late summer. Distinct from Nelson’s longest helmed project, New Grenada, Copper Thieves is a healthily collaborative project when it comes to songwriting, which makes sense, considering it was the songs Roy, the drummer, had developed initially that started the band – by bringing in Nelson play the riffs and to develop vocal melodies. From there, Nelson got Doble to play bass, a subtle pop maestro who developed his chops with Kiddo, and much later, after their debut, Tony rounded out the line up on second guitar. “We wanted to do something that was more classic rock sounding—more, sorta 70’s riff rock, but not in an ironic way, we’re coming from a pure place with it.”
Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor –
"It’s almost like, God, what shit isn’t heavy right now?” Sean Morrow, singer/guitarist of Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor regretted, again echoing local concerns, a recent fire near his home, cuts to school funding, Michigan’s unemployment rate. “You just hope to do something. That there’s some hope at the end of the tunnel.” SoYSY, Morrow, Rick Sawoscinski and Eric Oppitz, recently self released their epymonious 2nd full length, self-produced, self-recorded, and followed with a self-booked Midwest/east-coast tour to support it. “We built the studio, recorded it, wrote all the songs, produced it all,” said Morrow, acknowledging the keen help of Dave Feeney for the mixing. The band silk-screened record covers, t-shirts and developed their own Web site and lead their own PR attack. DIY-ethos is important to them, and their proud of their work, but they aren’t stringent about being solo – “the most important thing we do is write the music and put stuff out that we know we can back up.”
Secret Twins:
“It’s impressive how quick (the show/line-up) happened,” said Secret Twins drummer Timmy (Tim) Thomas, “it’s a really noble move of (Morrow/Zainea). You gotta do what you can! That’s an epic tragedy.” The Arbor/Ypsi duo (with singer/guitarist Dina Bankole) have hit a high for chemistry and collaboration, with recent writing and numerous shows; they’re talking to Quack!Media with the hopes of recording a debut full length soon, and touring. “We’re excited to do our part,” Thomas said of the benefit. In the meantime, they’re developing new material and, having only played together since last April, also developing their friendship. Recent adventures include fruitful rehearsals, assisting a recording project with the U-M school of music, working things out with Quack!Media, and attending Monster Jam, “the most epic monster truck rally,” as a “band field trip” facilitated by “quite a few $9 beers.”
Electric Fire Babies:
“We’re all about bringing people together,” said Electric Fire Babies singer/guitarist Lo-Fi-Bri, “so we jumped on it right away.” After a year of big shows, including opening for the Dirtbombs, CityFest, Zombie Dance Party and Mittenfest, the trio (with Justin Audio/Miss N) are currently working on their debut EP, with a surge in writing spurred by their new spread of electronics and choice gear. Lo-Fi said that the band’s main operative is unifying people on the dance floor with their style of punkified/funkified, garage-flavored soul and house revival – thus that they were very happy to do what they could to help the cause, if, specifically, through bringing everyone closer with relentless beats.
Troy Gregory
Gregory lamented the irrational sensationalism of some of the coverage, like if a handful appear to be looting, that it is tacitly presented as a rampant problem – of course, in the chaos of an earthquake aftermath, there will be some lawlessness. But, at the same time, “there’s relief workers going under tons of rubble and garbage and shit to save somebody.” He notes that there are “sheer acts of compassion” as well as “indifference. Just as when you saw in New Orleans, (Katrina aftermath), people wading through sludge to save people! It can be a vanquished task. You hear stuff about people, even, just, to rescue a dog. Whereas, just as many people probably say, it’s just a dog…”
Gregory, meanwhile, hopes to release an album’s worth of material online around March, as he tires of waiting for a label, (“I didn’t record the songs for me, I do this for other people so, might as well get it out there.”) Gregory said he’ll debut his local-artist-studded feature film World War Love, Mar 14 at Cliff Bell’s. His latest project/line-up includes Scotty Hagen, Mary Alice, George Jacobsen, Jimmy Dado and Joey Leoni. More on the way from him, including more songs (already written) and a new movie, eventually.
Many more bands on the bill – these were just the cats I caught up with at deadline…
Full line up and times:
~
JANUARY 29th
01:00 AM FRIENDLY FOES (pictured at top of post) (MAIN STAGE)
12:30 AM COPPER THIEVES (SIDE STAGE)
12:00 AM FOUR HOUR FRIENDS (MAIN STAGE)
11:30 PM SECRET TWINS (SIDE STAGE)
11:00 PM CHARLIE SLICK (pictured above^) (MAIN STAGE)
10:30 PM OLD EMPIRE (SIDE STAGE)
10:00 PM BLACK JAKE AND THE CARNIES (MAIN STAGE)
09:30 PM FAWN (SIDE STAGE)
09:00 PM THE COLD WAVE (MAIN STAGE)
08:45 PM THE HANDGRENADES (SIDE STAGE)
08:30 PM DESIGNASAUR (MAIN STAGE) JANUARY 30th 01:00 AM BUMP (MAIN STAGE)
JANUARY 30TH
12:30 PM SISTERS OF YOUR SUNSHINE VAPOR (SIDE STAGE)
12:00 PM ELECTRIC FIRE BABIES (MAIN STAGE)
11:30 PM TROY GREGORY (SIDE STAGE)
11:00 PM THE JULIETS (pictured above ^) (MAIN STAGE)
10:30 PM DECIBILT (SIDE STAGE)
10:00 PM MICK BASSETT AND THE MARTHAS (pictured at top of post) (MAIN STAGE)
09:30 PM TBA (SIDE STAGE)
09:00 PM COMPUTER PERFECTION (MAIN STAGE)
08:45 PM TBA (SIDE STAGE)
08:30 PM BODY HOLOGRAPHIC (MAIN STAGE)
12:00 AM FOUR HOUR FRIENDS (MAIN STAGE)
11:30 PM SECRET TWINS (SIDE STAGE)
11:00 PM CHARLIE SLICK (pictured above^) (MAIN STAGE)
10:30 PM OLD EMPIRE (SIDE STAGE)
10:00 PM BLACK JAKE AND THE CARNIES (MAIN STAGE)
09:30 PM FAWN (SIDE STAGE)
09:00 PM THE COLD WAVE (MAIN STAGE)
08:45 PM THE HANDGRENADES (SIDE STAGE)
08:30 PM DESIGNASAUR (MAIN STAGE) JANUARY 30th 01:00 AM BUMP (MAIN STAGE)
JANUARY 30TH
12:30 PM SISTERS OF YOUR SUNSHINE VAPOR (SIDE STAGE)
12:00 PM ELECTRIC FIRE BABIES (MAIN STAGE)
11:30 PM TROY GREGORY (SIDE STAGE)
11:00 PM THE JULIETS (pictured above ^) (MAIN STAGE)
10:30 PM DECIBILT (SIDE STAGE)
10:00 PM MICK BASSETT AND THE MARTHAS (pictured at top of post) (MAIN STAGE)
09:30 PM TBA (SIDE STAGE)
09:00 PM COMPUTER PERFECTION (MAIN STAGE)
08:45 PM TBA (SIDE STAGE)
08:30 PM BODY HOLOGRAPHIC (MAIN STAGE)
If you can’t go – visit bishopgumbleton.org for information on contributions.
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