December Concerts in Detroit

The first snow of winter has fallen, and months of darkness and frigid air are ahead of Detroit natives. December concerts are a great way to stay warm, lost in sweat soaked mosh pit, or simply enjoying great music and taking your mind off of the horror of all that is Michigan winter. Here is a list of all the underground shows we could get our hands on, updates are sure to be added as soon as our informational sources provide them. Brave the treacherous, icy roads, and make sure to slide, fishtail, and traverse the freezing tundra in order to catch some of these December concerts.

Fri Dec 4

Municipal Waste, Brutal Truth, Cauldron @Magic Stick

The Recital (Farewell Show), Thunderbirds Are Now, Zoos of Berlin @Majestic Cafe

Frustrations, Night of Pleasure, CoCoComa, The Hollows, Bad Rhythm @Lager House

Sat Dec 5

Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels @Alvin’s

Duende!, Blue Flowers, the Mantons @Cadieux Cafe

The Handgrenades CD Release w/Mick Bassett & the Marthas, The Crooks @Lager House

Darling Imperial, James McGovern, Sh! The Octopus @Berkley Front

Scotch Bonnet, Bad Party, Andi & Tracy @ Smalls

W.P.A. @The Ark

Throwdown, Abacabb, Bury Your Dead, The World We Knew, @Harpos Concert Theater

Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs @Magic Stick

Sun Dec 6

Emilie Autumn @The Crofoot

Straight No Chaser @Royal Oak Music Theatre

Mon Dec 7

Matisyahu, Dub Trio, Kosha Dillz @Saint Andrew’s Hall

Tue Dec 8

Holy Ghost Revival @Painted Lady Lounge

Phoenix @Clutch Cargo’s

Push Play @Pike Room

Wed Dec 9

The Queers, TA80, The Leftovers @Magic Stick

Rooney, Crash Kings, Tally Hall @The Majestic

Thu Dec 10

Tertiary Color, Royale, Inkface, The Rogue Satellites
@Lager House

Los Straitjackets, El Vez @The Crofoot

Cinecyde (short set), You Can’t Rent Here Anymore film premiere
@Main Art Theatre

Fri Dec 11

Pure Detroit’s Eleventh Birthday Party: The Silent Years, Phat Kat Big Band, Prussia, Scarlet Oaks, Charlie Slick, Catfish Mafia, The Juliets, The Great Fiction, Ohtis, Sisters Lucas @ Magic Stick

Sat Dec 12

Raekwon @Blind Pig

Jim McCarty & Mystery Train @Callahan’s

Druid Perfume Record Release Show w/ Wolfman Band, Loveblood & The Coagulators
@Lager House

Margaret Dollrod @Smalls

The Muggs, Super Dollar @Alvins

Sun Dec 13

Craig Owens, Katie Stanley, Nocturnal Me, The Arrival @Pike Room

Mon Dec 14

Nico Vega, Inward Eye, Neon Trees @Magic Stick

Fanfarlo, Freelance Whales @Majestic Cafe

Iwrestledabearonce, Inhale Exhale, Miss May I, Of Machines @Pike Room at The Crofoot

Raphael Saadiq @Royal Oak Music Theatre

Tue Dec 15

Joseh Hoge, Tony Lucca, Matt Lowell @Pike Room at The Crofoot

Sainthood Reps, All The Day Holiday @Small’s

Wed Dec 16

Bobby Long @Small’s

Thurs Dec 17

The Hosts w/Ray Cashman, Duende @ Lager House

The Summer Pledge, Blase Splee, Tristorta @ Post Bar

Whip It (movie), Detroit Derby Girls appearance @ Magic Bag

Fri Dec 18

The Mahonies, Kommie Kilpatrick, Morseville Bridge, Shark Week @ Painted Lady

Pewter Cub, High Speed Dubbing @ Majestic Cafe

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson (MC5), Dennis Tek (Radio Birdman), Scott Morgan, Hiawatha Bailey, Gorvette, Mazinga @ Blind Pig

Valentiger, Scarlet Oaks @ Belmont

Trace the Veins, The Hard Promises @ Elbow Room

Audra Kubat w/ Tone & Niche, Blair & The Boyfriends @ Lager

The Skeemin No Goods, Easy Action ($10) @ Smalls

Octopus, Dark Red, Heroes and Villains, Bad Rhythm ($5) @ New Way Bar

Sat Dec 19
Chris Bathgate, Alan Scheurman, The Mourning Voices @ Park Bar $5, 21+ proceeds go to charity FLYER

Mayer Hawthorne, Will Sessions @ Magic Stick

Hifi Handgrenades (Detroit), Lincolns UK @ Smalls

Karalavara, The Stimulus, HAFLIFE @ Lager House Free show!

Blood, Bricks & Booze, Switchblade Justice, Satan’s Toilet @ Painted Lady

Sun Dec 20

Child Bite, Paradise Arches (Deastro project), Copper Thieves, The Summer Pledge @ Cass Cafe

Winter Solstice Acoustic Showcase ($free) @ Smalls

Tue Dec 22

Mick Bassett and The Marthas, The Lush Life, Diego Attanasio @ Pike Room

The Attractive Devils Rock Music Club, Utility Monster, Trash Camera @ Lager House FLYER

Stroller Coaster @ Berkley Front

Wed Dec 23

8th Annual Detroit Sounds and Spirits Olde Fashioned Holiday Spectacular: The Hard Lessons, The Satin Peaches, Silverghost, Friendly Foes, The Go, Hounds Below, Mick Bassett and the Marthas, A Kroha Family Smithmas, Outrageous Cherry, Allan James and Cold Wave, Sean Hoen Sleeps Til Dusk, The Oblesons, The Barrettes, Fawn, Duende!, Amy Gore, The Octopus, Those Transatlantics, The Mydols, Old Empire, The Pop Project, American Mars @ Magic Stick $15, 18+, Charity event!

Gardens, The Johnny Ill Band @ Lager House (no cover)

Speedball, Chapstik, Mean Mother @ Smalls

The Polish Muslims @ Berkley Front

Sat Dec 26

Goober & The Peas w/ Silverghost @St. Andrews Hall

Scotty Karate, Billy Catfish @Old Town Tavern

The Sights @Loving Touch

Sponge @The Crofoot

Crud @The Ritz

Koffin Kats @Small’s

Mon Dec 27

Mustard Plug, Flatfoot 56 @Magic Stick