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Marcus is a Contributing Writer at Strait Journal. Primarily covers Detroit music and nightlife, with occasional pieces on the city's working-class neighborhoods, food, and history.

Detroit-born and Detroit-rooted. Has been writing about the city since 2024.

Drawn to stories about institutions that have outlasted everything around them and the people who keep them open. His favorite room in Detroit is the back bar at Marble at 2 a.m. on a Sunday. Will not eat brunch. Has a black-and-white cat named Dilla.

Spent enough time in basement parties before they got cool to know the difference between a real one and a press-friendly one. Tends to find the real one.

Quick hits
Favorite room:
Marble Bar, after midnight
Favorite restaurant:
Supino Pizzeria
One Detroit artist to put on first:
Theo Parrish

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Gordie Howe bridge will open July 27 after Canada and Michigan reach deal
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Gordie Howe bridge will open July 27 after Canada and Michigan reach dealThe Gordie Howe International Bridge will open on July 27, connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, after Canada and Michigan reached a deal that resolved a delay. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority confirmed the date on July 10.By Marcus · Jul 11, 2026 District 7 breaks ground on its first indoor community center
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District 7 breaks ground on its first indoor community centerConstruction started June 26 on the approximately 25,000-sq-ft Brennan Community Center at Rouge Park, backed by $20M from Pistons owner Tom Gores, filling a gap that left District 7 as the only part of Detroit without an indoor rec center.By Marcus · Jun 30, 2026 Bedrock raises 141-foot flag over Hudson's Detroit for America's 250th
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Bedrock raises 141-foot flag over Hudson's Detroit for America's 250thBedrock raised a 141-by-85-foot American flag over Hudson's Detroit for the Fourth of July, reviving a Woodward Avenue tradition dating to 1923.By Marcus · Jul 3, 2026 New Detroit report calls for stronger career pathways for The City's young people
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New Detroit report calls for stronger career pathways for The City's young peopleDetroit Future City and the Skillman Foundation released a report urging educators and employers to build stronger school-to-career links for Detroit's young people.By Marcus · Jun 22, 2026 A souvenir Shop just opened at Campus Martius, inside a shipping container
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A souvenir Shop just opened at Campus Martius, inside a shipping containerThe Downtown Detroit Partnership opened The Shop at Campus Martius, a shipping container in the park selling Detroit-made goods with Carhartt backing.By Marcus · Jun 19, 2026 Detroit passes 8 PM curfew for Fireworks night as the City gears up for June 22 show
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Detroit passes 8 PM curfew for Fireworks night as the City gears up for June 22 showCity Council voted 6 to 2 to set an 8 PM curfew for unaccompanied minors in the downtown fireworks zone on June 22, two hours before the show.By Marcus · Jun 18, 2026 Detroit weighs ShotSpotter exit as council questions $2.06M extension
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Detroit weighs ShotSpotter exit as council questions $2.06M extensionDPD wants a 9-month, $2.06 million extension to keep ShotSpotter running while the city weighs three bids. A council committee is asking whether the money belongs elsewhere.By Marcus · Jun 17, 2026 Two hundred Jefferson-Chalmers residents take to the canals in protest
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Two hundred Jefferson-Chalmers residents take to the canals in protestMore than 200 east side residents launched a flotilla through the neighborhood's canals to oppose a city plan that could shut them off.By Marcus · Jun 18, 2026 Spot Lite and UFO Bar close at the end of June as owners leave nightlife
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Spot Lite and UFO Bar close at the end of June as owners leave nightlifeRoula David and Jesse Cory will close Spot Lite on June 28 and UFO Bar on June 30, stepping away from nightlife. UFO Bar's space is set to reopen as Detroit Vinyl Bar.By Marcus · Jun 17, 2026 Detroit City FC's new Stadium pushed to 2028, but Keyworth is ready for one more year
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Detroit City FC's new Stadium pushed to 2028, but Keyworth is ready for one more yearDetroit City FC pushed AlumniFi Field's opening to spring 2028, a year later than planned. The club spends another season at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck.By Marcus · Jun 16, 2026 Detroit sets 8 p.m. curfew for minors during the Ford Fireworks
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Detroit sets 8 p.m. curfew for minors during the Ford FireworksAn emergency ordinance bars unaccompanied minors from a large stretch of downtown after 8 p.m. on June 22, the night of the Ford Fireworks, with parents facing fines for violations.By Marcus · Jun 15, 2026 Six PGA Tour stars will hit golf balls off a Downtown Detroit rooftop on July 28
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Six PGA Tour stars will hit golf balls off a Downtown Detroit rooftop on July 28Six PGA Tour players will hit shots from the rooftop of a Woodward Avenue building on July 28 in a new Rocket Classic event called Par 3 in the D.By Marcus · Jun 15, 2026 Detroit City FC's mascot Friendly was stolen, then back within a weekend
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Detroit City FC's mascot Friendly was stolen, then back within a weekendDetroit City FC asked the city to help find Friendly, its dumpster-born bear mascot, after the costume was stolen from a staffer's car in New Center, and a good Samaritan turned it up within a day.By Marcus · Jun 13, 2026 More than 700 free bikes, Skilla Baby, and 10 weeks of programming: Detroit kicked off 'Occupy The Summer
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More than 700 free bikes, Skilla Baby, and 10 weeks of programming: Detroit kicked off 'Occupy The SummerMayor Mary Sheffield launched a 10-week citywide youth initiative with more than 700 free bikes, a Skilla Baby set, and late-night rec center hours through August 14.By Marcus · Jun 13, 2026 Detroit ranked No. 1 in America for downtown stickiness
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Detroit ranked No. 1 in America for downtown stickinessGensler's City Pulse 2026 names Detroit the stickiest downtown in America, ranking it first among the 34 U.S. cities studied for how often people visit and how long they stay.By Marcus · Jun 12, 2026 Twenty-five painted drums put American stories across Detroit for the 250th
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Twenty-five painted drums put American stories across Detroit for the 250thThe Stories of Us has 25 painted drum sculptures on view across Detroit through July 22, marking the country's 250th anniversary with art and recorded stories.By Marcus · Jun 11, 2026 Twenty people rescued after seven sailboats capsize near Belle Isle
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Twenty people rescued after seven sailboats capsize near Belle IsleA line of thunderstorms capsized seven sailboats near Belle Isle on Wednesday evening, sending people into the Detroit River in a rescue that drew fire crews, harbor police, and private boaters.By Marcus · Jun 11, 2026 Detroit dresses Spirit of Detroit in orange to open a month of action against gun violence
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Detroit dresses Spirit of Detroit in orange to open a month of action against gun violenceDetroit opened Gun Violence Awareness Month by dressing the Spirit of Detroit in orange, then marched in Islandview for the 19th year running.By Marcus · Jun 9, 2026 What does it mean when your parish stops holding Mass? Inside Detroit's historic Catholic church restructuring
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What does it mean when your parish stops holding Mass? Inside Detroit's historic Catholic church restructuringAt least 58 parishes may stop hosting weekend Mass under the Archdiocese of Detroit's restructuring. That is not the same as closing a church. Here is what it means.By Marcus · Jun 9, 2026 Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight, Team USA's captain at Milan Cortina, is headed to PWHL Detroit
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Olympic gold medalist Hilary Knight, Team USA's captain at Milan Cortina, is headed to PWHL DetroitHilary Knight, who captained Team USA to gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics, is joining PWHL Detroit through a sign-and-trade with Las Vegas.By Marcus · Jun 8, 2026 Detroit's first new bridge to Canada in nearly a century gets its ribbon cutting on June 12
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Detroit's first new bridge to Canada in nearly a century gets its ribbon cutting on June 12The Gordie Howe International Bridge, Detroit's new cable-stayed crossing to Windsor, is set for a ribbon cutting on Friday, June 12, with traffic to follow June 15.By Marcus · Jun 8, 2026 The Freight Yard is now open on weekends all summer along the Dequindre Cut
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The Freight Yard is now open on weekends all summer along the Dequindre CutThe Detroit Riverfront Conservancy's seasonal beer garden on the Dequindre Cut runs Saturdays and Sundays through September, with lawn games, food vendors, and free Sunday house sets.By Marcus · Jun 4, 2026 KPMG is bringing 420 workers to Michigan Central Station
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KPMG is bringing 420 workers to Michigan Central StationKPMG plans to move 420 Detroit-area employees from 150 West Jefferson into Michigan Central Station in 2027, joining a growing roster of office tenants.By Marcus · Jun 4, 2026 Rent Free Coffee and Community, a coffee shop and listening venue, is headed to Eastern Market
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Rent Free Coffee and Community, a coffee shop and listening venue, is headed to Eastern MarketRent Free Coffee and Community, a daytime coffee shop and evening bar built around recorded music, is coming to Eastern Market from Detroit owner Lamont Leak.By Marcus · May 30, 2026 Detroit violence intervention groups run free teen flag football league for the summer
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Detroit violence intervention groups run free teen flag football league for the summerFive community violence intervention groups put a free flag football league on the field at Chandler Park, using the games as a way to reach teens with a season of conflict resolution work.By Marcus · May 23, 2026 A Movement weekend built on Detroit techno, with Carl Craig twice and a Borderland set
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A Movement weekend built on Detroit techno, with Carl Craig twice and a Borderland setCarl Craig plays Movement twice, Juan Atkins reunites with Moritz von Oswald for a Borderland set, and Dopplereffekt closes out a Saturday night when the festival returns to Hart Plaza May 23 to 25.By Marcus · May 22, 2026 JerJuan Howard opens the Howard Family Bookstore at Puritan and Lesure
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JerJuan Howard opens the Howard Family Bookstore at Puritan and LesureJerJuan Howard turned a long-vacant building at 13803 Puritan into a bookstore, cafe, and community space on Detroit's west side.By Marcus · May 22, 2026 Pine Knob opens its 2026 season Saturday with Kid Cudi and a new marquee
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Pine Knob opens its 2026 season Saturday with Kid Cudi and a new marqueePine Knob Music Theatre launches a 45-show outdoor season May 23 with Kid Cudi, anchored by Jack White's first-ever outdoor set in July and a debut digital marquee at the Clarkston gates.By Marcus · May 21, 2026 Topa, a rooftop bar atop the AC Hotel in Brush Park, opens for the season
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Topa, a rooftop bar atop the AC Hotel in Brush Park, opens for the seasonThe Roxbury Group's new rooftop bar on the AC Hotel Detroit at the Bonstelle brings a Mediterranean and California coastal menu to the top of the Woodward corridor in Brush Park.By Marcus · May 20, 2026 Concert of Colors to pay tribute to WGPR-TV's 'The Scene' at July festival
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Concert of Colors to pay tribute to WGPR-TV's 'The Scene' at July festivalDon Was and his Detroit All Star Revue will salute WGPR-TV's 'The Scene' at the DIA on July 18, in a set dedicated to late Concert of Colors founder Ismael Ahmed.By Marcus · May 15, 2026 A Dearborn shelter dropped 'Pawchella' after a Coachella legal threat. The donations rolled in anyway.
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A Dearborn shelter dropped 'Pawchella' after a Coachella legal threat. The donations rolled in anyway.Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit renamed its June fundraiser to Pawfest after lawyers for Coachella objected to the 'chella' in the original name, and the shelter says support has only grown.By Marcus · May 15, 2026 Motor City Cinematheque steps in where Detroit's art theatres left off
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Motor City Cinematheque steps in where Detroit's art theatres left offAfter Main Art Theatre was demolished and Cinema Detroit went to a pop-up model, John Monaghan and Kevin Maher started a roving art film series across metro Detroit.By Marcus · May 13, 2026 Danny Brown brings 15 years of catalog to Movement's 20th
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Danny Brown brings 15 years of catalog to Movement's 20thDanny Brown headlines Movement's Saturday bill at Hart Plaza, arriving on a recent EDM pivot and a new dance single that has become a Detroit spring anthem.By Marcus · May 14, 2026 Pat Caputo, longtime Detroit sports columnist and radio host, dies at 67
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Pat Caputo, longtime Detroit sports columnist and radio host, dies at 67Pat Caputo, who spent nearly four decades writing and talking about Detroit sports for The Oakland Press and 97.1 The Ticket, died May 7 of pancreatic cancer at 67.By Marcus · May 8, 2026 Yungblud opened his 2026 world tour with a sold-out night at Freedom Hill
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Yungblud opened his 2026 world tour with a sold-out night at Freedom HillYungblud launched the IDOLS world tour in Sterling Heights on May 1, playing a sold-out Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill with Return to Dust opening.By Marcus · May 2, 2026 Pig & Whiskey leaves Ferndale for Corktown in 2026
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Pig & Whiskey leaves Ferndale for Corktown in 2026The barbecue-and-music festival returns July 31 to August 2 in a new Corktown home after years on Ferndale's Nine Mile, with a Corktown address still to come.By Marcus · Apr 30, 2026 DJ Holographic and the next wave of Detroit DJs
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DJ Holographic and the next wave of Detroit DJsAriel Corley has spent more than a decade building DJ Holographic into a Detroit-rooted, genre-fluid touring act, and the bookings show why her name keeps coming up first.By Marcus · Jun 12, 2025 DJ Minx and the long build of Women on Wax
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DJ Minx and the long build of Women on WaxJennifer Witcher started the Women on Wax collective in 1996 and turned it into a record label in 2001, and three decades on she remains one of Detroit house's most established touring DJs.By Marcus · May 6, 2025 Carl Craig, a documentary, and the long arc of Planet E
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Carl Craig, a documentary, and the long arc of Planet EA feature documentary on the Detroit techno producer reaches the city in May, more than three decades into a career built on his own label and the Detroit Love showcase.By Marcus · Apr 15, 2025 Kyle Hall: the Detroit producer who never left the city
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Kyle Hall: the Detroit producer who never left the cityKyle Hall started Wild Oats as a teenager in 2008 and has kept the label, the studio, and his whole career rooted on Detroit's west side ever since.By Marcus · Apr 8, 2025 Kerri Chandler's recurring Detroit work
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Kerri Chandler's recurring Detroit workDropped: the article's core premise (a 2025 Movement booking and a near-annual Detroit residency pattern) is not supported by any primary source and is contradicted by the published 2025 lineup.By Marcus · Apr 2, 2025 Theo Parrish and Sound Signature: 28 years of Detroit deep house
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Theo Parrish and Sound Signature: 28 years of Detroit deep houseTheo Parrish founded Sound Signature in Detroit in 1997 and has run it for nearly three decades on slow vinyl releases, a tight catalog, and total creative independence.By Marcus · Mar 22, 2025 DJ Stingray, the Detroit electro DJ who kept Drexciya's tempo
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DJ Stingray, the Detroit electro DJ who kept Drexciya's tempoSherard Ingram became DJ Stingray as Drexciya's touring DJ, and he has carried the fast, masked electro set out of Detroit and across the world ever since.By Marcus · Mar 12, 2025 Omar-S: Detroit's most prolific solo techno project
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Omar-S: Detroit's most prolific solo techno projectAlex Smith has run FXHE Records out of Detroit since 2003, producing, pressing, and releasing a deep catalog of raw techno and house almost entirely on his own terms.By Marcus · Feb 5, 2025 Detroit house and Chicago house: where the two split
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Detroit house and Chicago house: where the two splitChicago and Detroit house share a decade and a roster of mutual influences, then split around 1990 in ways that still define both cities' records.By Marcus · Jan 30, 2025 Stacey Pullen and the second wave that stayed on the road
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Stacey Pullen and the second wave that stayed on the roadThree decades into a touring career, the Detroit producer is best understood as the connective layer that kept the city's techno moving between its founders and its festival-headliner generation.By Marcus · Jan 18, 2025 Robert Hood and the minimal Detroit techno tradition
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Robert Hood and the minimal Detroit techno traditionThe Detroit producer left Underground Resistance in 1994, founded M-Plant, and put out Minimal Nation, the record that gave a subgenre its name.By Marcus · Dec 22, 2024 Moodymann: the Detroit producer who keeps the underground underground
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Moodymann: the Detroit producer who keeps the underground undergroundKenny Dixon Jr. has built a thirty-year house catalog on his own terms in Detroit, releasing as Moodymann through the labels he controls and a vinyl-first habit he has never given up.By Marcus · Nov 8, 2024 Jeff Mills, the Detroit master who plans his sets to the second
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Jeff Mills, the Detroit master who plans his sets to the secondFrom his Wizard radio years to Axis Records and an orchestral second act, the Detroit techno DJ has built a four-decade catalog on his own terms.By Marcus · Sep 30, 2024 Mike Huckaby's Detroit house legacy is still in rotation
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Mike Huckaby's Detroit house legacy is still in rotationFour years after the Detroit deep house producer and teacher died, his records on Deep Transportation and S Y N T H still circulate and the producers he trained still cite him.By Marcus · Aug 18, 2024 Stacey Hotwaxx Hale: the Detroit DJ they call the Godmother of House
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Stacey Hotwaxx Hale: the Detroit DJ they call the Godmother of HouseDetroit DJ Stacey Hale, known across the city as the Godmother of House, played the Movement Stage at this year's festival and keeps teaching the next wave of women behind the decks.By Marcus · May 30, 2024 What Movement 2025 said about where Detroit techno is going
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What Movement 2025 said about where Detroit techno is goingDropped: the original piece's analysis rests on fabricated stage and set assignments that contradict the festival's official 2025 schedule.By Marcus · Jun 8, 2025 What the Stargate Stage played at Movement 2025
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What the Stargate Stage played at Movement 2025Dropped: the original review's Stargate Stage lineup is fabricated and contradicts the official set times.By Marcus · May 30, 2025 The Detroit Stage at Movement 2025: a city writing about itself
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The Detroit Stage at Movement 2025: a city writing about itselfRecommend drop: the original is factually wrong at its core, with fabricated stage assignments, lineups, a non-existent Robert Hood booking, and invented Mixmag and Resident Advisor sourcing.By Marcus · May 29, 2025 The Underground Stage at Movement 2025: where the deepest sets lived
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The Underground Stage at Movement 2025: where the deepest sets livedDropped: the original article's core premise is factually false. None of its named Underground Stage anchors (Sara Landry, DJ Stingray, Sama' Abdulhadi, Daria Kolosova) played that stage, and several did not play Movement 2025 at all.By Marcus · May 28, 2025 Movement 2025: the showcases that anchored the 25th anniversary
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Movement 2025: the showcases that anchored the 25th anniversaryMovement marked 25 years at Hart Plaza over Memorial Day weekend, and the published set times point to the Detroit Love takeover and the city's own roster as the weekend's center of gravity.By Marcus · May 27, 2025 John Summit Closes Out Movement 2025 at Hart Plaza
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John Summit Closes Out Movement 2025 at Hart PlazaMovement wrapped its three day run at Hart Plaza on Memorial Day, with John Summit taking the final slot on the Movement Stage.By Marcus · May 26, 2025 Sunday at Movement 2025: Day Two delivered the deepest sets
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Sunday at Movement 2025: Day Two delivered the deepest setsDropped: the original article's Sunday lineup is factually wrong against Movement's official set times.By Marcus · May 25, 2025 Saturday at Movement 2025: opening day at Hart Plaza
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Saturday at Movement 2025: opening day at Hart PlazaOriginal recap dropped: its core premise is false. Carl Cox did not headline Movement 2025 (he postponed to 2026; Jeff Mills replaced him), it was the 20th anniversary not the 25th, Detroit Love ran on the Stargate Stage not a separate Detroit Stage, and most per-stage rosters are fabricated.By Marcus · May 24, 2025 Movement 2025 starts early: Friday opening parties before Hart Plaza
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Movement 2025 starts early: Friday opening parties before Hart PlazaMovement's official opening parties at Spot Lite and Lincoln Factory ran Friday night, a day before the festival's first set on Hart Plaza.By Marcus · May 23, 2025 Movement 2025 by the numbers: 25 years, six stages, 115 artists
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Movement 2025 by the numbers: 25 years, six stages, 115 artistsThe 25th edition of Detroit's flagship electronic music festival returns to Hart Plaza over Memorial Day weekend with six stages and more than 115 artists across three days.By Marcus · May 20, 2025 Movement 2025, stage by stage: how the bookings line up across Hart Plaza
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Movement 2025, stage by stage: how the bookings line up across Hart PlazaMovement 2025 spreads more than 100 artists across six stages over Memorial Day weekend, and each stage is built around a different slice of the techno and house spectrum.By Marcus · May 19, 2025 How Paxahau programs Movement, Detroit's festival institution
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How Paxahau programs Movement, Detroit's festival institutionPaxahau has produced Movement since 2006, building the Memorial Day weekend lineup over a long planning cycle, and the 2025 edition leans hard into Detroit programming.By Marcus · May 18, 2025 Movement 2025: what to know about the 25th festival on Hart Plaza
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Movement 2025: what to know about the 25th festival on Hart PlazaDetroit's electronic music festival marks its 25th edition over Memorial Day weekend with six stages and roughly 116 acts on the riverfront.By Marcus · May 15, 2025 What to know about Movement 2026
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What to know about Movement 2026Detroit's techno festival marks 20 years under Paxahau over Memorial Day weekend, with Carl Cox, Dom Dolla, and Sara Landry on top of a 115-plus lineup spread across six stages at Hart Plaza.By Marcus · May 7, 2026 Three Detroit acts to watch at Movement 2026
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Three Detroit acts to watch at Movement 2026DJ Minx, Terrence Dixon and a Kyle Hall back-to-back are the three hometown sets worth planning around when Movement returns to Hart Plaza this May.By Marcus · May 7, 2026 Detroit's underground answer to Movement 2026 is a four-day run at the Tangent
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Detroit's underground answer to Movement 2026 is a four-day run at the TangentMovement holds the Hart Plaza contract, but Interdimensional Transmissions programs Memorial Day weekend's other half from the Tangent Gallery, anchored by the long-running No Way Back.By Marcus · May 6, 2026 Paxahau at 20: the company that kept Detroit's festival alive
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Paxahau at 20: the company that kept Detroit's festival aliveThe 2026 Movement Music Festival is Paxahau's twentieth at the helm, two decades after the Detroit company stepped in to rescue a festival that had run through three producers and lost money for years.By Marcus · May 4, 2026 Movement 2026: the lineup, decoded for Paxahau's 20th year
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Movement 2026: the lineup, decoded for Paxahau's 20th yearPaxahau revealed a 115-plus act bill for Movement's 2026 edition in late January, the festival's 20th under the Detroit company. Here is what the bookings signal.By Marcus · May 3, 2026 How Detroit's club rooms made it through the shutdown years
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How Detroit's club rooms made it through the shutdown yearsThe state closed Detroit's bars and clubs in March 2020 and did not fully reopen them until June 2021, and the rooms that came back reshaped the city's nightlife map.By Marcus · Feb 22, 2025 Metroplex Records is the founding document of Detroit techno
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Metroplex Records is the founding document of Detroit technoJuan Atkins started Metroplex in 1985 out of his mother's house, and the catalog he built there set the template the whole genre followed.By Marcus · Dec 5, 2024 From Detroit to Berlin: how the city's sound went global
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From Detroit to Berlin: how the city's sound went globalDetroit invented the music, but the infrastructure that carried it worldwide was built in Berlin, and the line that runs between the two cities still holds more than thirty years on.By Marcus · Aug 10, 2024 The Music Institute: the Broadway room that gave Detroit techno its first home
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The Music Institute: the Broadway room that gave Detroit techno its first homeFor roughly 18 months on Broadway, an alcohol-free after-hours room gave Detroit techno its first dedicated dance floor before the bills caught up with it.By Marcus · Jul 4, 2024 How techno started in Detroit: the Belleville Three story
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How techno started in Detroit: the Belleville Three storyThree friends from Belleville High School built the foundation of Detroit techno in seven years, then watched the genre they named go global without them.By Marcus · Jun 12, 2024 Movement 2024 by the numbers
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Movement 2024 by the numbersDropped: the original is a fabricated statistics dossier attributed to a Paxahau figures release that does not exist, and its few checkable claims are wrong.By Marcus · May 30, 2024 Movement 2024 closes Monday with Borderland, Seth Troxler and a Fatboy Slim send-off
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Movement 2024 closes Monday with Borderland, Seth Troxler and a Fatboy Slim send-offMovement's Memorial Day finale ran the Movement Stage from Juan Atkins and Moritz von Oswald's Borderland through Seth Troxler to a Fatboy Slim close, with Terrence Parker and a deep Detroit Stage bill running alongside.By Marcus · May 27, 2024 Movement 2024, Sunday: a storm cleared Hart Plaza, then the headliners came back
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Movement 2024, Sunday: a storm cleared Hart Plaza, then the headliners came backSevere weather pushed Movement's second day off its grounds before 7 p.m., and the festival reopened in time for Richie Hawtin and a Kevin Saunderson set with Idris Elba to close the night.By Marcus · May 26, 2024 Movement 2024 opened with Stacey Hotwaxx Hale and a Detroit Love close
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Movement 2024 opened with Stacey Hotwaxx Hale and a Detroit Love closeMovement returned to Hart Plaza on Saturday, May 25, with the Godmother of House opening the main stage and Carl Craig's Detroit Love closing the Pyramid.By Marcus · May 25, 2024 What to know about Movement 2024 at Hart Plaza
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What to know about Movement 2024 at Hart PlazaMovement returns to Hart Plaza for Memorial Day weekend with six stages, more than 100 artists, and a run of showcases anchored by Detroit Love, KMS Records, and a Metalheadz anniversary.By Marcus · May 22, 2024 Movement 2023 closes its 17th year at Hart Plaza
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Movement 2023 closes its 17th year at Hart PlazaDetroit's Movement Music Festival ran May 27 to 29 at Hart Plaza, drawing more than 30,000 people a day across six stages.By Marcus · May 30, 2023 Submerge opens its doors before Movement weekend
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Submerge opens its doors before Movement weekendThe Underground Resistance headquarters on East Grand Boulevard holds the archive Movement is built on, and every spring the world comes to stand in it.By Marcus · May 2, 2026 The DSO leans on living composers this season, with Michael Abels in residence
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The DSO leans on living composers this season, with Michael Abels in residenceThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra is programming fifteen works by living composers in 2025-2026, anchored by composer-in-residence Michael Abels and a calendar that keeps reaching back into the city's own musical history.By Marcus · Apr 30, 2026 A Highland Park resident wants to save the old Highland Appliance sign before the building comes down
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A Highland Park resident wants to save the old Highland Appliance sign before the building comes downWith the vacant Highland Appliance store on Woodward headed for demolition, resident Kira Thomas is trying to salvage the sign and rework its letters into a 'Highland Park' marker.By Marcus · Apr 28, 2026 Detroit breaks ground on $80 million Brush Park housing project, including 52 supportive units
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Detroit breaks ground on $80 million Brush Park housing project, including 52 supportive unitsAn $80 million development beside the historic Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center will add 211 affordable apartments, with 52 set aside for residents leaving chronic homelessness.By Marcus · Nov 14, 2025 Castalia, the fragrance-paired Midtown cocktail bar, will close New Year's Eve after eight years
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Castalia, the fragrance-paired Midtown cocktail bar, will close New Year's Eve after eight yearsThe Midtown bar known for pairing cocktails with perfume says it is closing on its own terms, with new ownership taking over the room in 2026.By Marcus · Oct 27, 2025 Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and an 'Outside the Ring' statue
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Joe Louis Greenway adds two miles and an 'Outside the Ring' statueDetroit opened a new two-mile stretch of the Joe Louis Greenway on the city's west side and unveiled a bronze statue honoring Joe Louis for his barrier-breaking golf career.By Marcus · Oct 7, 2025 Capitol Park reopens after a $3.5 million reset
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Capitol Park reopens after a $3.5 million resetDowntown's historic triangle of green is back open after six months of work, with a bigger lawn, new trees, and the dog park neighbors asked to keep.By Marcus · Jul 23, 2025 Roar Brewing opens on Selden as Detroit's first Black-owned brewery
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Roar Brewing opens on Selden as Detroit's first Black-owned breweryAir Force veteran Evan Fay reopened the former Nain Rouge Brewery space at 666 Selden as Roar Brewing, which the company says is the first Black-owned brewery in the city.By Marcus · Mar 23, 2025 The New York Times put Hamtramck Disneyland in a national conversation
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The New York Times put Hamtramck Disneyland in a national conversationA backyard folk art landmark on Klinger Street landed in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, the latest national nod for a piece Hamtramck has been quietly keeping alive.By Marcus · Sep 27, 2024 Alice Coltrane's harp comes home for the Detroit Jazz Festival
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Alice Coltrane's harp comes home for the Detroit Jazz FestivalThe 45th Detroit Jazz Festival opened with a restored harp once owned by Detroit-born Alice Coltrane, then moved its first night indoors when storms rolled up the river.By Marcus · Aug 30, 2024 Paramita Sound is the only Michigan bar on USA TODAY's first Bars of the Year list
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Paramita Sound is the only Michigan bar on USA TODAY's first Bars of the Year listUSA TODAY's inaugural Bars of the Year list named just one Michigan spot, the Black-owned wine bar and record shop Paramita Sound on Broadway downtown.By Marcus · Jul 29, 2024 African World Festival returns to Hart Plaza for its 41st year
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African World Festival returns to Hart Plaza for its 41st yearThe Charles H. Wright Museum brought its 41st annual African World Festival back to Hart Plaza from July 12 to 14, with Third World and Rapsody among the headliners and about 20,000 people expected over three days.By Marcus · Jul 12, 2024 Supino Pizzeria brings dine-in back to Eastern Market
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Supino Pizzeria brings dine-in back to Eastern MarketSupino Pizzeria reopened its Eastern Market dining room on July 9, 2024, roughly fourteen months after a fire in the apartment above the Russell Street restaurant forced it to close.By Marcus · Jul 9, 2024 Michigan Central Station reopens after thirty-six years
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Michigan Central Station reopens after thirty-six yearsThirty-six years after the last train left, Ford reopens the restored Michigan Central Station with a ten-day public celebration in Corktown.By Marcus · Jun 6, 2024 Michigan Central reopens with a Detroit all-star concert on the Roosevelt Park lawn
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Michigan Central reopens with a Detroit all-star concert on the Roosevelt Park lawnSix years and roughly 1.7 million work hours after Ford bought the ruin, Michigan Central handed itself back to the public with a 90-minute concert that drew about 20,000 people.By Marcus · Jun 6, 2024 Leña brings wood-fired Spain to Brush Park
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Leña brings wood-fired Spain to Brush ParkA new Spanish restaurant in Bedrock's City Modern building cooks nearly everything over a live hearth fed by Michigan oak, cherry, and applewood.By Marcus · May 8, 2024 Detroit People's Food Co-op opens after 14 years of organizing
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Detroit People's Food Co-op opens after 14 years of organizingDetroit's first Black-led, community-owned grocery store opened May 1 at Woodward and Euclid, the anchor of a nearly $20 million project more than a decade in the making.By Marcus · May 1, 2024 The 2024 NFL Draft pulled 775,000 people to downtown Detroit
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The 2024 NFL Draft pulled 775,000 people to downtown DetroitThe 2024 NFL Draft ran across downtown Detroit from April 25 to 27 and drew a record 775,000 people, then returned an estimated $213.6 million to the region, the Detroit Sports Commission reported.By Marcus · Apr 25, 2024 BLACK opens at the Carr Center with eleven Detroit artists
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BLACK opens at the Carr Center with eleven Detroit artistsThe Carr Center's Black History Month group show, BLACK: A Built Language Across Culture and Knowledge, runs free through February 29 with work from eleven Detroit-based Black artists.By Marcus · Jan 19, 2024 Jeff Mills group sets a new Tomorrow Comes The Harvest album for early 2026
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Jeff Mills group sets a new Tomorrow Comes The Harvest album for early 2026Detroit techno figure Jeff Mills and his trio Tomorrow Comes The Harvest will release a new album, Forbidden Planet, on his own Axis Records in early 2026.By Marcus · Feb 15, 2026 Tec-Troit returns to June for 2026
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Tec-Troit returns to June for 2026Detroit's free techno festival Tec-Troit is set for June 26 to 28, 2026, back in June after a one-year run in August.By Marcus · Feb 1, 2026 Jeff Mills reissues his 'i9' for the 30th anniversary of the Liquid Room set
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Jeff Mills reissues his 'i9' for the 30th anniversary of the Liquid Room setJeff Mills put out a new 2025 version of 'i9' on Axis Records, the first piece of a wider 30th anniversary program around his 1995 Live at Liquid Room set in Tokyo.By Marcus · Dec 3, 2025 Kyle Hall put out four records in nine months
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Kyle Hall put out four records in nine monthsThe Detroit producer released four records on his Forget The Clock imprint between May 2025 and January 2026, a pace almost nobody else in the city is keeping.By Marcus · Dec 1, 2025 DJ Stingray 313 takes the Echogenesis tour to Lincoln Factory
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DJ Stingray 313 takes the Echogenesis tour to Lincoln FactoryInterdimensional Transmissions brought DJ Stingray 313's Echogenesis tour to Detroit's Lincoln Factory, with Akua, 1morning, and local DJ Aki on the bill.By Marcus · Sep 27, 2025 Charivari traded its single site for the whole city
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Charivari traded its single site for the whole cityCharivari Detroit returned in August 2025 as a four-day, multi-venue run across the city's clubs, retiring the single-site festival it staged at Fort Wayne for a decade.By Marcus · Aug 13, 2025 Three founders of the Detroit sound shared one set at Movement
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Three founders of the Detroit sound shared one set at MovementCarl Craig, Moodymann and Mike Banks closed the Detroit Love showcase together at Movement 2025, then released the set as an official Resident Advisor podcast.By Marcus · May 25, 2025 Theo Parrish and Moodymann headlined a 12-hour Movement Sunday at Lincoln Factory
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Theo Parrish and Moodymann headlined a 12-hour Movement Sunday at Lincoln FactoryLincoln Factory's Nothing Is Strange party ran 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. on Movement Sunday with Theo Parrish and Moodymann on top of a deep all-night bill.By Marcus · May 25, 2025 No Way Back marks 30 years of Interdimensional Transmissions
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No Way Back marks 30 years of Interdimensional TransmissionsDetroit label Interdimensional Transmissions ran its annual No Way Back overnight at Tangent Gallery on Memorial Day weekend, this year doubling as the label's 30th birthday.By Marcus · May 25, 2025 HiTech had the year
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HiTech had the yearRecommend drop: the original is an unqualified victory-lap profile, but its July 11 Majestic show was canceled after a member was publicly accused of sexual assault, so the celebratory framing is no longer accurate or safe to republish.By Marcus · May 22, 2025 Kevin Saunderson revives E-Dancer with his son, the alias's first album in 25 years
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Kevin Saunderson revives E-Dancer with his son, the alias's first album in 25 yearsDetroit techno founder Kevin Saunderson brought back his harder-edged E-Dancer alias in 2025 with a self-titled album made alongside his son Dantiez, the first E-Dancer full-length since 1998.By Marcus · May 21, 2025 Mister Joshooa took a Detroit club career to Panorama Bar
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Mister Joshooa took a Detroit club career to Panorama BarDetroit's Mister Joshooa, the music director who built TV Lounge into one of the city's longest-running clubs, made his Panorama Bar debut on a Berghain Klubnacht.By Marcus · Apr 26, 2025 Jeff Mills returns to jazz fusion with a new Spiral Deluxe album
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Jeff Mills returns to jazz fusion with a new Spiral Deluxe albumDetroit techno figure Jeff Mills released The Love Pretender, the second album from his jazz fusion group Spiral Deluxe, on March 14, 2025 through his Axis label.By Marcus · Mar 14, 2025 Jeff Mills takes Carl Cox's Saturday headline slot at Movement
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Jeff Mills takes Carl Cox's Saturday headline slot at MovementCarl Cox postponed his Movement set to 2026, and the festival named Detroit's Jeff Mills to headline Saturday in his place.By Marcus · Feb 20, 2025