Hot Talent Buffet

And now for something completely different...

There's so much potential in a Variety Show formula left untapped by this generation of artists. We have our receptions in galleries and we have our album release parties in music venues, and it all just sort of blurs together. With Hot Talent Buffet, there's not only a sense of each artist on its lineup getting a chance to try something unconventional and really express themselves in a new, fresh way, but also a bit of a vibe of unpredictability. From one act to the next, you'd be best to just drop all preconceptions. Because anything could happen.

Hot Talent buffet embraces the sink-or-swim aspects of throwing a volunteering artist out onto the mic, more or less at the mercy of the crowd. Saturday, August 26, Juggalo misfit Freshness (of the YouTube Series 'Freshness TV') will be the host for a revue of local artists varying in styles and disciplines, tallying up the votes of you, the audience, by the end of the night, to award the winner the prize of 'Top Ham.'

Ham it up at the Northern Lights Lounge this Saturday.

All proceeds from this event will benefit Freedom House in Detroit, a temporary home for asylum seekers from anywhere in the world.

This Saturday's lineup features local music scene regulars like Frank Woodman (experimental guitar), Burns (experimental viola!), a new krautrock-inspired band called Nein (with some familiar faces), plus Kitty Hawkk (burlesque), Hiccup Kenny (country music sung in Japanese) plus vaudeville duo Pinch & Squeal, and performance artist Ziam Penn. Freshness, as we said, is your host, and the music coordinator is Chef Johnnie Penn.. Sponsored by Found Sound record shop in Ferndale, the evening's entertainment is produced by Chris Butterfield and Salvador Caramagno.

Rock clubs and art galleries sometimes don't allow for some of the more unique, avant-garde, irreverent performers to reach an audience. This is your chance to experience something completely different.