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Retro Gaming Alive And Well In The D At Offworld Arcade

We all know that Detroit comes with a lot of history, but it’s not every day that history comes to Detroit. Launched with only six classic home video gaming consoles and a small garage space, Don Behm started Offworld Arcade exactly one year prior to this February. The arcade is now made up of a multitude of old school video gaming consoles, all restored by Behm in the comfort of his own home. It started with a memory of a formerly owned game, Galaga. Behm purchased the game thinking it would...

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"Cardiovista: Detroit Street Photography" Focuses The Lens On The Heartbeat Of The City

For many years, architects, philosophers and writers have pictured cities as human bodies; imagining the traffic, pedestrians, and signage all to have beating hearts and veins as do humans. University of Michigan-Dearborn Assistant Professor of Art History Nadja Rottner writes that this metaphor of the city as a human body is “a way of structuring thought otherwise too abstract to parse.” With this metaphoric approach, Cardiovista: Detroit Street Photography will capture just that with the cit...

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Undefined Beats: A Close-Up On Detroit's Own Gosh Pith

A blend of psychedelic, spell-binding beats and hypnotizing vocals, the Detroit duo of Gosh Pith is expanding their own self-proclaimed genre with each mesmeric release. Performing at the Masonic Temple’s Grizmas this Saturday with Griz, Odesza and Will Sessions, open-minded vibers from all over metro Detroit will gather to witness the eccentric sound of Gosh Pith, an act that is on the verge of taking flight. Made up of duo Josh Smith and Josh Freed, the two have roots that go back to 1999 wh...

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10 Shows This Winter That Will Give You Instant Nostalgia

Post-Hardcore. Ska. Screamo. Pop-Punk. Emo. Alternative Rock. For many, those words defined the lifestyle we lived in the early 2000’s. As much as we may miss the days where we just got by on the pure emotions found in our favorite lyrics, these bands are still up to some pretty great things and their upcoming Detroit shows will prove just that. Check out the list we’ve compiled below and rock out down memory lane. Chiodos with We Came As Romans: Wednesday, December 10 – Crofoot Ballroom,...

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Manufactured In Detroit: Meet The New Handmade Leather Goods Maker Douglas & Co.

It’s a sense of pride. A feeling of triumph. A shared dream for all to see and to celebrate. There’s something about the stamp of hand-made in Detroit that develops a product into more than just a material good … it’s a craft made to signify a city that’s proudly united. And that’s exactly what Shane and Melissa Douglas wanted to share with the launch of their new handmade leather goods company: Douglas & Co. With the introduction of many local handmade enterprises to the Detroit area, handcra...