Je vais, je vais et je viens Entre tes reins Je vais et je viens Entre tes reins*

Lots goin' on in the D tonight, kiddies. The Lager House has Terror at the Opera, the Valentinos, and Bisou Bisou. Terror at the Opera features an almost Tom Waits feel with their creepy and haunting yet somehow refreshing sound. The Valentinos features ex-Clone Defects and a couple of Murder City Wrecks playing punk a la Television! Lastly, the headliner, Bisou Bisou, is a band I have yet to see, but I've heard good things. Taken from the Lager House's website: "Sophisticated and sexy French Pop act that revives the ghosts of Gainsbourg and swinging 60's France and parades them around for all to enjoy. From jazzy to rockin' and everything gogo in between." There you have it. The other big show in the city tonight is at the Majestic Theater. This one's big, so pay attention. Opening the night is Detroit's very own Back In Spades. Everyone's talkin' 'bout these guys for a few reasons. First, they sound good. Really good, almost like "Who's Next" era Who. Second, the band features some ex-members of former local mod act Fletcher Pratt (who were also good). Third, yes, this is the facet that's been exploited the most: Jackson Smith, the guitar player is Fred 'Sonic' Smith and Patty Smith's son. That's right, Sonic Smith of the MC5, and the Patty Smith (not Smyth). Jackson plays like his dad, which is good. Very good. That's just the first band. Second up, we have Midwest Product. This band may seem inappropriate on this bill, but you couldn't get further from the truth. Their sound is difficult to explain: real guitars, real drums, vocoder vocals, keyboards, drum machines, and a bit of a New Order-ish sound, yet somehow still rockin'. I don't know how they do it, but they do it well. Midwest Product is from Ann Arbor. Lastly, for the first time in Detroit, their hometown, in over a year, the Electric 6 (formerly the Wild Bunch). That's right, I'm a demon, and I love rock 'n roll. Gay Bar, High Voltage, you know 'em, I know you do. Disco-punk-arena rock-new wave just for you. Doors are at 8pm. Do it now! I command it!

*taken from "Je t'aime moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg