Detroit Rock City

Just a reminder: June 19th and 20th, the Majestic Theater Center (Magic Stick, Garden Bowl, Majestic Cafe, Majestic Theater) will be hosting the first annual Rock City Festival. This is big, kiddies. Bigger than most of the other local summer festivals, because this one is almost exclusively about the music, and it's completely free! There are over 30 bands on 2 stages and over 7 artist booths. All of the artists are Detroit-based or Detroit-related. You can see hard-working locals like the Dirtbombs and the Hentchmen and the Sights, pop geniuses like Brendan Benson and Saturday Looks Good to Me, up-and-comers like PAS/CAL and the Avatars and Back in Spades. There's just so much. The artist booths will feature local "rock 'n' roll" artists as Glenn Barr and Mark Arminski. The Dirty Show will be featuring artwork. There'll be drinks and food available at a cost. All of this will be in the back lot of the Majestic. That night, all of the Majestic will be open for business as normal, and you can come and see yours truly DJ inside in the Garden Bowl from 9pm to 2am. The Festival runs from 2pm to 11pm on Saturday and Sunday. The organizers are expecting 15 to 20,000 people to attend this first-ever event. Each and every Detroiter who knows what rock and roll is all about should be there.