Detroit Music Awards

The Motor City Music Foundation is a Michigan 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation, whose mission is to recognize Detroit area musicians working on a national, regional and local level. Its purpose is also to support and nurture the musical community in the Detroit metropolitan area, and to create a network for musicians that cuts across genres and styles. Every year, the foundation hosts the Detroit Music Awards. The winners are determined by local musicians and music industry professionals in southeast Michigan, and presented in ten music genres. The DMA is the only local music awards in the nation to be presented by a not-for -profit organization. Voting is accomplished entirely via the internet.

This year, Blank Artists is proud to announce their nomination for the Detroit Music Awards. Three releases have been nominated including Jared Wilson - Office Analogue and Josh Dahlberg - Am Brain. Visit the Detroit Music Awards website to register and cast your nomination.

Weekend Bender

Blue Note | 70th Anniversary Tour
Max M. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48210
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The Chap | U.S. Tour
Trowbridge House of Coffee
10241 Jos. Campau
Hamtramck, MI 48212


Auxetic | 3-Year Anniversary
The Old Miami
3930 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48210

Braille Radio

Braille Radio has been in rotation at CJAM for over six years and is slowly climbing the ranks as the station's best music variety programs. From jazz and new wave to electronic and indie-rock, Braille's attention to detail and openness to format offers a fresh perspective to the contrived formulas of modern radio programming. Download and listen to this week's segment and be sure to tune-in every Wednesday at 1pm to hear more quality music.

Warning: This week's segment contains some heat. so listeners must handle with care

Drew Pompa Mix

Blank Artists co-director Drew Pompa, offers up this dj mix absurdly entitled "Beware Of The Red Muchacho". A re-incarnation of his performance at the Blank Artists 4-year annivesary, this mix is full of genre-hopping goodness that conveys a sense of eclecticism you can expect to hear more often from Pompa and it serves as a bridge to both the danceable and listening environments. Enjoy!

Beware Of The Red Muchacho - Listen/Download

Tracklisting:
Arovane - Tides
Burnt Friedman - Western Smoke ft. Enik
Tim Blake - Lighthouse
Seefeel - More Like Space
Radiohead - In Limbo
Arovane - Nacrath
As One - Farewell
Dan Curtin - Low
Luke Vibert - Voyage Into The Unknown
DMX Krew - Black Music
E.Spleece ft. Peril Elle - Waiting For Something to Happen
Fela Kuti & Kwanzaa Posse - Wicked Funk (Right Tempo Live Mix)
Jamie Lloyd - Bidi Bidi Bom Bwah (Betaville Orchestra Remix)
Juno 6 - Sampled Soul
Dark Party - Active
Boards Of Canada - Dawn Chorus

Movement Webcast

On March 10th to keep fans, media, sponsors and electronic music junkies around the world apprised of all MOVEMENT 09 schedules, artist info, and event happenings, Paxahau will feature the first edition of their new programming leading up to the festival. The March 10th show airs from 7pm-9pm and will feature John Johr & Lee Curtiss. Paxahau will continue the movement cast at its regularly scheduled air-time, every Tuesday evening, leading up the the Festival in May.

Visit www.paxahau.com, click on the "tune in" link in the upper right corner of the page to launch the radio player.

Totally Bill Hicks

From: Best Documentaries

The tragic death of the outspoken comedian Bill Hicks, at just 32, cut short the career of a man who had proven himself as having one of the most distinctive voices in comedy. Uncompromising and outrageous Hicks was a sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll comedian. Passionate about his work, his comedy was built on conviction, setting him apart from all other stand-up comedians. As we breach the 15-year anniversary of his passing, Blank Artists would like to help commemorate the legacy of Hicks by offering our fans and listeners this candid documentary, including interviews with Eddie Izzard, Sean Hughes, Jay Leno, David Letterman, his fans as well as friends and family. Enjoy!

More Doom and Gloom?

"Bare in Mind.... We All Fall Behind.... From Time To Time", is a popular quote from dance rockers, LCD Soundsystem and although these lyrics are uttered carefree, they conjure the sense of profound clairvoyance from the perspective a Detroiter. It has become painfully obvious that the city of Detroit is risking a catastrophic economic collapse if the automobile industry fails- a scenario long predicted by economists, sociologists, and urban planners. However, our role on the center stage of the current economic crisis has catapulted us to a level of exposure equal to the first great depression and that has become all the rage of news media outlets. There was the Mitch Albom's SI story, followed by the recent Rolling Stone's article. Now Richard Florida who is an economist, urban theorist, and author of the global best-seller The Rise of the Creative Class, chimes in with his predictions. Although Florida's outlook is considered bleak, his position as a creative thinker could certainly offer an unique perspective in regards to the continued re-development of Detroit. Read his recent article for the Atlantic Monthly.