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Motor City Is Burning: A Michigan Anthology 1965-1975

  • motor city is burning comp cvrMotor City Is Burning: A Michigan Anthology 1965-1975 – Various Artists (Grapefruit Records)

    Proof positive, if it was actually needed,that a Golden Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll existed in one of the 50 states of the USA other than Califonria and that it encompassed much more than just the Stooges and the MC5.

    In Australia, of course, we have a skewed view of the so-called “Detroit Scene” (a name that almost no Americans of my acquaintance use, by the way.) We learned from the teachings of Radio Birdmanleader and expat Michiganite Deniz Tekwho landed here to study medicine in 1974, spreading the word about those bands in evangelistic fashion.

    Of course Birdman were always much more than those two trace elements - they were just the ones on the high-energy scale that caught the imagination of most. If you’ve ever engaged the Kona Coffee Farmer in conversation for more than five minutes you’ll know his passion for the Stones and his knowledge of local acts like the SRC and the first band he saw live, Ann Arbor heroes The Rationals.  

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- Apr 26
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MAY
+ Van Ruin
Old Manly Boatshed, NSW
-24
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+ Van Ruin
+ Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes
Sydney Crowbar, Leichhardt, NSW
- 25 (5pm)
+ Australian Beefweek (public bar)
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+ Murray’s Bay Country Club
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St Kilda Bowls Club, VIC
- 30
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- 31 The Tote, VIC
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“May Mayhem”
The Jane Does
+ Jupiter 5
+ Moot
+ The Strike-Outs
(playing order TBD on the night)
Marrickville Bowling Club
- May 3
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Missing Link # 5
The Bluebottles
+ The Wraylettes
+ Honk
+ The Missing Link Band
Shotkickers, Thornbury, VIC
- May 3

Mike Rudd + Tim Gaze
MAY
2 - The Citadel, Murwillumbah, NSW
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3 - The Junk Bar, Brisbane, QLD
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4 - Banshees Bar, Ipswich, QLD
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 The Mick Medew & Ursula 4
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The Triffid, Brisbane
- May 24

The Blowers
MAY
AUS
9 -  Adelaide - Grace Emily Hotel
w/ HAGO +
Juliette Seizure & The Tremor-Dolls
10 - Adelaide - TBC
w/ Street Legal
+ TGRX
EU
21 - GER – Leipzig, Zwille, Germany
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28 - CH – Basel, Quarterdeck, Switzeland
29 -  GER – Köln, Bumann & Sohn, Germany
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AUS
20 - Shotkickers, Melb
21 - Trash Cult, Bendigo
09 - Grace Emily, Adelaide
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The Cruel Sea
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Cherie Currie
Australian Tour
with Hot Machine
SEP
5 -  Rosemount, Perth
6 - Crown and Anchor, Adelaide
11 - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
12 – Sydney Crowbar
13 – Brisbane Crowbar
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SEP
16 - Auckland, Powerstation
17 - Wellington, Meow Nui
19 – Melbourne, Northcote Theatre
20 - Brisbane, Tivoli
24 - Perth, Astor Theatre
26 - Adelaide, The Gov
27 - Sydney, Metro Theatre
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