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Posts Tagged ‘festival’

Vitamin D: Fiesta, Fiesta

Vitamin D: Fiesta, Fiesta

Welcome to wknd #35 of 52. Let's celebrate! Here's how: 1) 32nd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival at Hart Plaza, Friday Sept. 2- Monday Sept. 5 Get ready to snap your fingers and bob your heads to some sizzling jazz, which will be heating up downtown Detroit all weekend long! DGAT already got the inside scoop on some of the hottest musicians who [...]

Catching up with Justin Martin at Movement 2011

Catching up with Justin Martin at Movement 2011

  Name: Justin Martin Hometown: Westford, Conneticut Occupation: DJ, Producer, Co-Founder of Dirty Bird Records What kind of music do you listen to: Everything but country. Anything by the Neptunes, Timbaland, and drum n' bass music. How did you get into the electronic scene: My brother brought me to my first rave at a [...]

Three Must-Sees for the Last Day of Movement 2011

Three Must-Sees for the Last Day of Movement 2011

We're not superstitious, but we know what they say about things that come in threes. But we're also willing to chuck any old wives tales we're heard because not only do the days of Movement come in threes, but so do our favorite artists. On Monday, the festival's final day, three of our favorite artists are playing nearly back to back in a [...]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About GhettoTech* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About GhettoTech* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

You may not know them by name, but DJ Godfather and DJ Assault have made you dance. We wouldn't call it dancing though because you know how you move when someone's banging the beat... don't worry, we won't tell. In fact, we do it, too. That's why we were excited DJ Godfather, neé Brian Jeffries, brought Ghettotech back to the masses of Movement [...]

How to Survive Movement 2011

How to Survive Movement 2011

It's that time again! Get your glowsticks ready and take heed of our advice. We all have our stories about Movement. Some involve "that girl" and some might star you or one of your pals as "that girl." Suffice it to say, being "that girl" is not the goal of anyone.   Through trial and error, polling, and calling up friends and [...]

Detroit Girl About Movement 2011: Minx

Detroit Girl About Movement 2011: Minx

With her cunning moves around the wheels of steel and flirtatious deep house cuts, DJ Minx (neé Jennifer) is this year's Detroit Girl About Movement. She got her start in 1988 and by 1996 she was organizing her very own record label, Women on Wax. We admire Minx for standing out in the boys club of Detroit techno and for supporting the talents [...]

How to Survive Movement 2010

How to Survive Movement 2010

We all have our stories about Movement. Some involve "that girl" and some might star you or one of your pals as "that girl." Suffice it to say, being "that girl" is not the goal of anyone. Through trial and error, polling, and calling up friends and asking, we've put together the ultimate guide to avoid being "that girl" at Movement. Instead, if [...]