It's impossible to see everything, of course, so I decided to stay with what was working on Saturday.
And what was working was the Motor stage out by the water, where TP, Afronaut, Fred Gianelli and K Hand put on a solid afternoon of music that just got better and better. Big shouts to the Telepathic One and Kelli for really putting on a show. I bailed around 9:30 because I was starving, and headed over to Greektown for some grub. Then commenced the afterparty circuit, starting with the Camillian Cafe (300 Monroe at Randolph) which is actually a very nice coffee place. I missed Gerald (Matrix) who played around 7, but Dwayne Jensen and Mike Clark were heating it up when I stopped in around 11. He played a white label of a new vocal track, and his singer was there but with no microphone all she could do was a lip-sync to her vocal, but she definitely put some serious diva energy into it :) It's quite cool to see Detroit house making a big comeback; I talked with D-Ha (Derwin Hall) later at the MI party, he's coming out with some new ones shortly after a long break. Then off to the Round Table Records showcase; this is a crew from Toronto that's associated with an interesting bunch of labels including Chair, 21/22 (hey Ed Luna, where were you?), Polaris and Public Transit. Saw a bit of DJing and some live stuff with a cool singer, this was all at a loft right on Gratiot. Then the UR party at the Johanson Gallery, which was pretty packed when I got there, I heard a bit of both Suburban Knight and Rolando. Finally, home, more or less, to the Music Institute reunion in a loft on W Grand River, where Alton Miller, D Wynn and D May were on the decks. I imagine all the real MI veterans were looking at the rest of us and saying, "where did all these people show up from?" but on the other hand this party had the best vibe of the evening. Day 1 down... Day 2 ready to go... bring your rain hat! phred --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
