I’m not a huge fan of trends, and there everywhere, but there is something that feels forced about the Detroit music scene to me. First of all, I’m more into hippy-ish, Jam-band stuff, but I’m pretty open-minded as music goes. I feel like they’re all copying each other though, trying for a White Stripes image, or just to be “edgy” in some way, which I don’t even really know what that means but when bands try it, it shows through. I saw a few bands this Blowout, not enough to state a real concrete opinion, but the bands I did see seemed prety run of a mill, trying to be high-energy loud rock, but sounded like everything else in Detroit to me. I don’t get people so I’m not a real good person to guage local popular culture.
One band I wanted to see but missed was Great Lakes Myth Society. Were they good
I’d like to see more diversity in Detroit music within the respective scenes and I’d like to see more jam bands. Where are they? There are countless festivals in Michigan and nationally highlighting jam music. There’s money in it. Why aren’t bars or people in Detroit interested?
The only place I’ve seen jam bands are a seldom show at Cadieux Cafe and a couple times at the Magic Bag.
Tags: blowout, cadieux cafe, dead, Detroit, detroit cobras, dirty americans, garage rock, great lakes myth society, Hamtramck, jamband jam band, magic bag, music, phish
