The cool march air kisses your clavicle as you walk down the dingy Hamtramck thoroughfare. Music emanates from every angle, sweeping you away in a sea of bliss. The juxtaposition of beauty wrapped in a worn out city is nostalgic, almost surreal. For the Detroit underground enthusiast, this is heaven. A grounded, incredibly cool experience that puts one in touch with the Detroit indie rock scene, completely immersing them in underground overload, a lethal dose of what Detroit has to offer. Welcome to the Hamtramck Blowout.
Taking place in the lively ‘city’ within a city, the Hamtramck Blowout is a Detroit classic. The epitome of Detroit class and music, the character of the venues and the scene are truly something to behold. Virtually every indie rock band in Detroit that matters will be featured, for dirt cheap. Three days, 15 venues, and more Detroit concerts than is probably good for your health, the Hamtramck blowout is a must for anyone interested in the Detroit scene. Witness rising acts in Detroit, shops with plenty of personality, and probably every free rag within Detroit giving shit away. Seriously, if you’re cool, you will likely be here. More Detroit bands than you can shake a stick at, here is a full list:
Bad Party, Bars of Gold, Bat on Fire, Beekeepers, Beverly Fre$h, Big Mess, Bill Bondsmen, Black Irish, Black Lodge, Blasé Splee, Bloodbird, Blue Snaggletooth, Buffay, BUMP, Canja Rave, Carjack., Carradine, Chapstik, Citizen Smile, Computer Perfection, Copper Thieves, Cougar the Tiger, Dale Earnhart Jr. Jr., DAS, Decibilt, Detroit Cobras, Devilfish, Divine Comedians, Dog Latin, Dooley Wilson, Doop & the Inside Outlaws, Duende!, Earwhigs, Electric Fire Babies, Electromags, Elle & the Fonts, Eyer Department, F’ke Blood, FAWN, Ferdy Mayne, Fidyrych, Flatfoot, Forget, Four-Hour Friends, Friendly Foes, Fur, Gorevette, Grande Nationals, Grateful Dads, Grommet, Guerrilla Public, Haley Jane, Hi Speed Dubbing, I, Crime, Illy mack, Invader, Isosceles Mountain, Jamie Register an The Glendales, James & the Rainbros, Jehovah’s Witness Protection Program, Jesus Chainsaw Massacre, Johnny Ill, JTX, Karalavara, Keep on Trash, Kielbasa Kings, Kommie Kilpatrick, Lac La belle, Le Ren, Legendary Creatures, Lettercamp, Lightning Love, Los Misntrels Del Diablos, LTAG, Macrame Tiger, Marco Polio & the New Vaccines, Matt Jones, Mean Mother, Michael Seger & Everyone’s Favorite Band, Mick Bassett, Millions of Brazilians, Mirror Twin, Mister, Modernlull, No, Really!, October Babies, Octopus, ODAYIN, Old Empire, Oscillating Fan Club, Perennials, Phantom Shakers, Pigeon, Polish Muslims, Political Heroes, Prussia, Robin Parrent (Violent Ear), Rogue Satelites, Rue Moor Counts, Satin Peaches, Sault Ste. Marie, Scarlett Oaks, School of Rock, Scott Harrison, Selfsays, 750CC, Sey Lui, Sh! The Octopus, Shakey Jakes, Silverghost, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, Sisu Kid, 60 Second Crush, Slow Giant, SMOKE, Snakewing, Solitary States, Space Band, Spitting Nickels, Steffie & the Dirty Virgins, Stoopz N Breeze, Superdollar, Swamp Sisters, Switchblade Justice, The Beggars, The Bitter Inks, The Black List, The Blueflowers, The Codgers, The Cold Wave, The Crooks, The Displays, The Drags, The Fondas, The Hadituptoheres, The Handgrenades, The Hard Lessons, The Juliets, The Kodaks, The Meadowlarks, The Meltdowns, The Mourning Voices, The Mydols, The Phage, The Potions, The Ruggs, The Sights, The Space Heaters, The Summer Pledge, The Sundresses, The Wrong Numbers, They Never Sleep, This is Deer Country, Timothey Monger, Trash Camera, Wolfbait, Woodman, WTCM Gold!, Zoos of Berlin.
List of Hamtramck Blowout Venues
Atlas Bar, Baker’s Streetcar, The Belmont, Jean’s Kelly’s Bar, Gates of Columbus, New Dodge, Painted Lady, Paycheck’s, Skipper’s, Small’s, Whiskey in the Jar, Detroit Threads, Cafe 1923
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