8 Shows You Must See This Week is a roundup of some of the best shows in the city, and this week we’re featuring our top 8 for October week of 21-27. Check back with us every week for the hottest music, shows and the greatest venues!
1. Melanie Martinez
Wednesday, October 23
MELANIE MARTINEZ
‘The K-12 Tour,’ The Fillmore Detroit (Image: Facebook Event)
Melanie Martinez is an incomparable, multi-faceted artist that consistently brings innovation and artistic integrity to the forefront of her career. The constantly evolving 24-year old is at once a singer, songwriter, director, writer, and designer. Every creation of hers is another puzzle piece to the bigger picture. Taking story-telling to another dimension in music, she has embodied a character who was born out of her own imagination and subconscious.” – Melanie Martinez Facebook Bio
2. Ray LaMontagne
Wednesday, October 23
RAY LAMONTAGNE
‘Just Passing Through Tour,’ Fox Theatre (Image: Facebook Event)
Ten years ago Ray LaMontagne released his first album, TROUBLE, the gold-certified start to a fiercely ambitious, Grammy Award-winning, critically praised career that’s encompassed three more albums, several EPs, a slew of soundtrack compilations and arresting live performances fronting a variety of ensembles.” – Ray LaMontagne Facebook Bio
3. Thievery Corporation
Thursday, October 24
THIEVERY CORPORATION
‘Babylon Falling Tour 2019,’ The Fillmore Detroit (Image: Facebook Event)
“When they met in the mid-1990s, Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton and Rob Garza instantly bonded over their shared passion for bossa nova. Dedicating their 1996 debut ‘Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi’ to bossa nova pioneer Antonio Carlos Jobim, the Washington, D.C.-based duo have spent nearly two decades creating boundary-warping, complexly crafted electronic music partly inspired by bossa nova’s intricate rhythms and lush textures.” – Thievery Corporation Facebook Bio
4. Taking Back Sunday
Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
’20th Anniversary Tour,’ Saint Andrew’s Hall (Image from Facebook Event)
“‘Twenty’ a career retrospective album released on Jan 11, 2019 by Craft Recording is a celebration not only of the career-defining moments of Taking Back Sunday but of the landmark albums that chronicle the band’s story: 2002’s Tell All Your Friends, 2004’s Where You Want To Be, 2006’s Louder Now, 2009’s New Again, 2011’s Taking Back Sunday, 2014’s Happiness Is and 2016’s Tidal Wave, all of which are represented on this collection. Whether your introduction to the band was singing along to ‘A Decade Under The Influence’ in a sweaty club or hearing ‘MakeDamnSure’ or ‘Sink Into Me’ on the radio, Twenty is a look back at some of the highlights from this persevering group of musical misfits.” – Taking Back Sunday Facebook Bio
5. Luke Bryan
Friday, October 25
LUKE BRYAN
‘Sunset Repeat,’ Ford Field (Image: Facebook Event)
“Luke is a two-time Academy of Country Music and a two-time Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, a five-time host of the ACM Awards, a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year and was named a CMT Artist of the Year six consecutive years. Luke has more certified digital singles than any other country artist with 46 million tracks and 12 million albums with four Billion music streams. Luke has placed 21 singles at #1, 11 of which he co-wrote. In each of the last several years, Luke’s headline tours have performed for 1.5 million fans or more and in 2018 he headlined the most stadium shows in one year of his career, now totaling 34 stadium concerts to date. Also in 2018 Luke opened Nashville’s only six-floor entertainment facility in the heart of Music City, LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK.” – Luke Bryan Facebook Bio
6. Haute To Death
Saturday, October 26
HAUTE TO DEATH
Marble Bar (Image: Facebook Event)
“Haute to Death is a dance party based in Detroit, MI. We collapse the space between sound and vision, for a post-studio experience that for a post-studio experience that explores new frontiers in nightlife culture.” – Haute To Death Facebook Bio
7. Young Thug & Machine Gun Kelly
Saturday, October 26
YOUNG THUG AND MACHINE GUN KELLY
Fox Theatre (Image: Facebook Event)
Stream Young Thug’s new album “So Much Fun” out now: https://youngthug.ffm.to/somuchfun
Machine Gun Kelly’s 3rd studio album ‘bloom’ available now http://smarturl.it/MGKbloom
8. The Menzingers
Sunday, October 27
THE MENZINGERS
The Magic Stick (Image: Facebook Event)
“Since forming as teenagers in 2006, The Menzingers have shown their strength as rough-and-tumble storytellers, turning out songs equally rooted in frenetic energy and lifelike detail. On their new album Hello Exile, the Philadelphia-based punk band take their lyrical narrative to a whole new level and share their reflections on moments from the past and present: high-school hellraising, troubled relationships, aging and alcohol and political ennui. And while their songs often reveal certain painful truths, Hello Exile ultimately maintains the irrepressible spirit that’s always defined the band.” – The Menzingers Facebook Bio
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