#Playing Detroit

PLAYING DETROITJessica Hernandez and The Deltas "Hot Damn"

A firecracker personified, Jessica Hernandez (and her Deltas, respectively) embodies the grit, the groove, and the gloriously kaleidoscopic rock nuances that Detroit is best known for.

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PLAYING DETROITValley Hush "Iris"

If rolling your hips in slow motion had a soundtrack, this would be it.

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PLAYING DETROITBest of What I Missed in 2015 - Ladies Edition

Pretty Ghouls left; Mz. Mockery, T.J. Ghoul and Li'l Queenie Considering that Playing Detroit is still in its infancy at just four months old, it's no surprise that there are a slew of notable releases I missed out on this year. While compiling my Best Of list, I found it only fair to do my...

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PLAYING DETROITOdd Hours

The first half of my conversation with Natasha Beste of moody electro-pop duo Odd Hours is instantly dedicated to playing six degrees of separation between the two of us until we are able to piece our social puzzle together, realizing that we run in the same circles and are friends with the same...

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PLAYING DETROITKiller Queens Playlist

Jax Anderson from Flint Eastwood Detroit is a perplexing musical playground. From the greats of Motown all the way down to (like, rock bottom level down) king of the trailer park Kid Rock and his pasty, ornery 8 Mile loving opposition, Eminem to minimalistic power duo, The White Stripes and that...

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PLAYING DETROIT800beloved

Introducing a new column that takes us inside the Detroit music scene - AF Cover photo for Some Kind of Distortion courtesy of Christina Anderson A lot can happen in five years. Sean Lynch of Milford-based dream pop, post-punk trio, 800beloved, agrees with me. Five years ago I met Lynch, per my...

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