CARJACK 'THEME 2013' VIDEO NOMINATED FOR DETROIT MUSIC AWARD BEST VIDEO

'If Egyptian Lover spawned a love child with Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn, the result would be Carjack.' - MetroTimes Detroit

With the Detroit Music Awards quickly approaching I decided to write about a lesser known category but one of my favorite acts, Carjack, whose video “Theme 2013” was nominated for Outstanding Video - Independent Budget (Under $10,000).

Why? Carjack and this video, is everything that relates to my growing up in my generation in and around Detroit. The combinations of music styles, technology, complete disregard for what others think, love for robots, kung-fu, graffiti, drum machines , skateboarding, do-it-yourself-with-what-you-have-to-work-with, RAY GUNS, distorted guitars and effects pedals… you get the idea.

CARJACK - Theme 2013 (Music Video) from Mike Rozman on Vimeo.

'Carjack: Sounds like the Stooges played through an Atari. What's not to like?'
- MotorCityRocks.com

'THEME 2013' was recorded & performed by Lo-Fi Bri aka Carjack. Filmed and Edited by Mike Rozman. All on screen performances, skateboarding, robots & kung fu by Lo-Fi Bri (Carjack). Filmed as a two-man crew all throughout Detroit and Hamtramck Michigan. Carjack landing sequence filmed in Ferndale, MI. Dedicated to all the Graffiti Artists involved in the Detroit Beautification Project and those who choose to create music & art in the city of Detroit.

GRAFFITI ARTISTS FEATURED IN VIDEO: 

SEVER

REYES 

REVOK 

BROWNBAGDETROIT.COM 

VICTOR 

YEYES 

DEMOTE 

WANE 

ASKEW 

STEEL 

DETROIT ARTISTS: 

TYREE GUYTON heidelberg.org 

KATIE CRAIG northendstudiosdetroit.com 

STEVE & DOROTA COY hygienicdressleague.com/ 

Carjack by Chris Lawrence Photography

We filmed this as a two man crew with no budget what so ever and are really proud of what we created. - Carjack  

Carjack is the brainchild and alter-ego of Metro Detroit musicphile and home-recording-mad-scientist Lo-Fi Bri. He’s also a successful photographer and you’ve definitely seen his work in local publications, i.e. the 2014 Metrotimes ‘Best of’ cover. Keep your eye out for the next Carjack show and best of luck to him!

Find out more about CARJACK

Jason Osburn is a Kimchi and craft beer fueled artist, graphic designer, chef, daddy, and writer. (not necessarily in that order)
He’s worked in and around the music industry in Detroit and Nationally for the better part of 20 years. 

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ABUNDANT FIELDS: CREATIVITY TO FEED THE SOUL/ART TO NOURISH THE HUNGRY

 

 www.newstudiod.com

Creativity to Feed the Soul. Art to Nourish the Hungry.

An evening of art, community and philanthropy. Be the first to view a new exhibit by local artists Nancy and Jason Unger, while enjoying food, drink, music and conversation.

The artists will offer a piece to auction, with proceeds benefiting Gleaners. Additionally, 10 percent of any art sales from the show will be donated to Gleaners.

Abundant Fields Unger & Unger PhotoMore on Nancy and Jason Unger: A long-time collaborative pair, Nancy and Jason Unger have been working on a body of new work that celebrates their need to find beauty in their surroundings.

They have taken images from their lives, their neighborhoods & experiences, sometimes fantastic and sometimes mundane, and turned them into multi-dimensional works of art. This new series will premiere at Studio D in Birmingham, MI for a night of creative energy that will benefit hungry neighbors in metro Detroit. MORE INFO HERE

MURUGA! MAY 2 AT PJ LAGER HOUSE AND NEWS!

Thanks for all your support... saw you listed him as one of the top Detroit drummers on your blog a while back... I really appreciate you getting behind Detroit music like you do and helping to make people not forget Detroit and it's music of past and present.

Muruga is also opening for Melvin Davis on May 3 but this is the show we are pushing the most as it's the bands headlining show but Spyder will also be at the Davis show which is way cool. Also, the Cosmic Hoedown Band have a new record coming out soon "Changing the Sound of Your Room" and we will all be at the Detroit Music Awards as Muruga has a couple nominations and the band was nominated for Outstanding LIve Performance which was a HUGE honor. THANKS AND BLESSINGS! 

THE STANDELLS PLAY THE MAGIC BAG ON MAY 11th

April 23, 2014 (Brooklyn, NY)  

The Standells are excited to announce the kick-off of their much-anticipated Tour spanning 18 cities across    The United States.  The band, best known for their 1966 hit “Dirty Water” and remembered by many as The Godfathers of Punk Rock, recently released their newest album BUMP. The Standells released a string of snotty, aggressive garage singles in the mid to late 1960s, which are now rightly regarded as proto-punk classics. Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White, Why Pick On Me, Riot On Sunset Strip the songs of The Standells have been covered by everyone from Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith and U2 to Spacemen 3, Minor Threat and a million 77 punk bands as well as many subsequent scene bands.

The group was formed in 1962 by keyboardist and lead vocalist Larry Tamblyn. Larry created the name from "Standing" around booking agencies trying to get work. Today, the Standells consist of original members Larry Tamblyn (lead singer & keyboardist), John Fleck (bassist), Mark Adrian (guitarist & co-lead vocalist), and veteran drummer Greg Burnham.

Their first hit single on Tower Records "Dirty Water" reached #11 on the Billboard charts, #8 in Cashbox, and #1 in Record World. Other chart records include "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White", "Why Pick On Me," and "Riot On Sunset Strip.” which is featured as the kick-off song in the new Rhino Records boxed CD set Where the Action Is.

Dirty Water is listed in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped Rock & Roll. A biography titled Love that Dirty Water The Standells and the Improbable Red Sox Victory Anthem is currently available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Target and in other retail outlets.

http://www.standells-official.com

https://play.spotify.com/artist/4BM6qze88exQPVILQpcYpj

TOUR DATES
4/27   Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, NC                                                    
4/28   Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC                   
4/29   Black Cat, Washington, DC                                            
4/30   BB Kings, New York, NY                    
5/2    Open Arts Stage, Bordentown, NJ       
5/3    The Brighton Bar, Long Branch, NJ      
5/4    Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
5/5    Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
5/6    Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT
5/7    The Brickhouse   Dover,NH
5/8    Lovin' Cup, Rochester, NY
5/10  Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
5/11  The Magic Bag, Detroit, MI               
5/13  Mayne Stage, Chicago, IL      
5/14  Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI    
5/16  Knickerbockers, Lincoln NB  
5/18  Herman’s Hideaway, Denver, CO
5/21  Cheyenne Saloon, Las Vegas, NV

DETROIT MUSIC AWARDS: OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SINGLE NOMINEES

 

Pistol Day Parade "Not Today"

Eminem "The Rap God"

Sponge "Come in From The Rain"

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. 

"If You Didn't See Me 

(Then You Weren't on the Dancefloor)"

Marshall Crenshaw, "I Don't See You Laughing Now"

Ron Isley "My Favorite Thing" Featuring KEM 

FUNKY D RECORDS STAGE: SEE BEE IN ACTION MAY 3RD!

ELIZA NEALS UNOFFICIAL PRE-DMA PARTY THIS THURSDAY!

Unofficial PRE-DMA @NewWayBar 4/24 9pm featuring Gabe Gonzalez on Drums -  Duminie DePorres on Guitar - John Abraham on Bass - Chris Kaercher on Harp/Sax - Gary Indiana on guitar and Eliza Neals on Powerhouse vocals and piano!

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