Monday @ Arts, Beats, & Eats 9-1-08

on .

Monday @ Arts, Beats, & Eats 9-1-08

 What an absolutely perfect day it was to attend an all day outdoor festival that included a wide variety of food, an array of off the wall art, and of course a vast menagerie of music all of which makes Pontiac’s Arts, Beats, & Eats the hugely successful festival it is. Arriving a bit later than anticipated, it appears we missed the Pajama Party that was hosted by our friends in Overloaded, damn wish we’d a seen that one, but I guess their pic’s tell the story! 60 Second Crush was already into their set when we arrived at the Detroit News Stage, and the first thing we wondered is WTF happened to the stage? This year’s stage was on the verge of a joke, small & cramped with a little PA that was smaller than what we use in our basement, cabinets that looked as if they were dragged all the way from DJ Supply to Pontiac, and A sound man that  again had no clue as to what he was doing. Amazing isn’t it? Good thing they had Detroit bands up there to save the day as the Crushers pounded out yet another sweet set, topped by a guest appearance by Colby Veil, lead singer of Dopesnake, Addler’s Appetite, & Hollywood Roses! One of thee most solid, hard hitting bands in Detroit, 60 Second Crush never disappoints and always seems to throw a twist at ya, just ask Dana as we even captured a rare moment of her singing backing vocals, can’t wait for something big to happen with this group! Check them out this Saturday at the People’s Art Fair at the Russell Industrial Center @ 8pm; check the Dr2 Gig Calendar for more info! The Matt Austin Band certainly turned our heads as they headed on up on stage, not as 3 pc this time but a 4 pc, adding a rhythm guitarist/back-up vocalist to round out his sound. Boy did it work! By the time the guys launched into World Wide Flight we were sold on the fat, full sound the extra guitar adds to their sound, freeing Matt up to do what he does best, sing and rip out some screaming leads with out missing a beat! It will be interesting to see what happens next for these guys as they've been selected as a finailist in the latest WRIF competition, The Big Break, to open up for Tesla down at the Fillmore-Detroit on October 17th. Dr2 & Crew finally got a chance to catch another Detroit area sensation, the lovely Alyssa Simmons. Having performed all across the nation, Simmons style is more of the R&B, Pop music style and it fits her well. With over 200,000 MySpace views and a whole slew of songs with 20,000+ plays, it may only be a matter of time before she hits it big! Certainly a joy to watch perform, Simmons has quite the line-up in her band that includes backing vocalist  Crystal Star, and Detroit's very own guitar virtuoso, Brian Lord who also shares the stage with Sarah Lenore & Mitch Ryder to name a few. A phenomenal talent at only 18, Alyssa Simmons is definetly a rising star, check her out over in our Top Friends.  Critical Bill has been quite for most of the summer, returning to The Stage today for a huge show opening for Puddle Of Mudd & Rev Theory inside the spacious Phoenix Amphitheater. Critical Bill is no stranger to the big stage, in fact they appear to welcome it as they look & sound as at home up there as they do at any of the smaller venues they play. In fact, with the huge show these guys bring, the larger venues are becoming a must for them, usually selling out the small venues to overcapacity. With full show in tow, Critical Bill hit up on most of their latest release, Downtown The World, opening with This Is Critical, even filling the stage with the Critical Girls for Jump Around, while Powerdise took to the Main Floor with his usual flashy style! Looks like Michael Scott’s shoulder surgery  went just fine, looking as badass as ever, shredding his guitar as violently as he did prior to the procedure he recently underwent to repair some damage incurred during their last tour. Watch for Critical Bill opening for Sponge at the newly re-opening Hayloft over in the Clem October 11th, should be a wild time, get there early! Back at the Detroit News Stage, those Bad Boys from Mid Michigan, Dirty Americans, returned to Arts, Beats, And Eats this year in preparation for their upcoming CD Release Party with The Vamps & The Muggs on Sept 13th @ The Crofoot, where they’ll be unleashing their latest 5-song EP that they’ve been shopping around to a number of labels. As usual, the Dirty Americans dropped another energetic set on their fans, playing all the favorites from their first EP as well as a great preview of the new including Snake In The Grass, How I Roll, and of course Dr2’s favorite Detroit Son Of A Bitch! These guys also pulled off that rare event themselves by inviting their young super fan Angelo Coppola on stage to sit in for Jeremiah during one point, awesome! Check back soon for the Dr2 View of the new Dirty Americans EP to be posted in the next few days! In the mean time, head on over to the Dirty Americans MySpace page where you can give all these tunes a quick listen, find them in our Top Friendsover on the Dr2 MySpace Page! Be sure to stop on over to the Dr2 Photo Gallery and check out all the photos from the night! Detroit Rock Review, The Only Place For Local Music News & Reviews!

Join now and claim bonus william hill uk - wbetting.co.uk