>>What do you feel is missing in Detroit Musical nightlife? I think that Detroit is lacking the "intelligent" spaces such as critical. When a space is multi-funcional and many people come to a show (by word of mouth) there is an inherent respect that is created and an event becomes more than a party. When a space is used for artistic output rather than a money maker the vibe is going to be better and the people that are attracted to such a place will be more inspired.
With random parties and random party promoters allowing 13 year old junkies to become the core audience of electronic music (by accepting their presence they endorse the behavior thinking any other way is denial) you jade the whole scene. What would you like to see happe, or change? The inclusion of hip hop into the techno/electro scene has been gaining acceptence on both sides. Now with the new Friday format at Motor many three floor kids are coming down. Gillespie started it off by bringing out Houseshoes. This is the type of DJ diversity we need The explosion of after hours and new weeklys that many local DJ's (Mike Clark, Theo Parrish, Wax master D-smooth, Monk)have put together have kept things real, but many more people need to start coming out and supporting these nights. >>> "Diana Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/06/00 09:13AM >>> >>What do you feel is missing in Detroit Musical nightlife? I was in Columbus this weekend, and one thing a couple Detroiters and I agreed on, is there are no more 'intelligent' type spaces for music to be heard-like the Annex in Columbus. For those that remember the Critical space...it was a loft type space where art could be seen and any type of music was likely to be heard. It was as casual as you wanted it to be (motor mouth threw some of the earliest parties there). Plus, there are no venues for music outside of techno. No venues for the Detroit hip/trip hop scene here to really develop or for the jungle scene to finally have its due (as Detroit has some really great jungle DJs to be heard). The casual days of Family Funktion seem to have gone. >What would you like to see happen, or change? Another thing noticed in Columbus was there was a blend. A blend of the indie/rock and roll crowd with the techno crowd. As it seems to be the unspoken truth that we listen to one another's music. Detroit has such a solid yet split music history with rock and roll and techno, that the two really need to meet and learn from each other. I miss the days of casual fun, perhaps we have it to blame on the invention of the martini. No more glamour clubs like Pure or some of the attitude that goes down at other places.The reason Detroit is special is because it has a unique atmosphere...this is detroit not Life or the Limelight. For some of the high school hoopla that goes on here to end. Because _then_ Detroit will actually be the force it can be.For the younger kids to care more about the music then the drugs they are swallowing and taking a moment to listen and some time to learn. (hey..u asked;) >What factors motivate you to go out...what are the hooks, >lines and sinkers...? (on the flip side) that i dont have to work the next morning, money and line up and venue. If you are asking this because you are looking to do/start something in Detroit. Do something that will bring ppl together..not seperate one crowd from the next (though with 21+ venues its hard). Do something that makes you dig a bit deeper into the city instead of something easy. d _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
