Kôprová Slovak Kitchen presents: Selections of Soviet Era New Wave Cinema from Czechoslovakia and the rest of the Eastern Bloc, with a new movie and a new menu each week!
Food available after 7pm, short film then feature at 8pm!
New York’s Retail Drugs: “The most immediate factor for the album is that everything is recorded hot, approximately at the temperature of the sun. The bass clips and bleeds into frequencies around it. The hi-hats crinkle with distortion. Brooks’ voice howls like a PA system blaring a recording being fed into a live mic. Large parts of it are crawling chaos, digital synths layered on themselves and feeding back; volume knobs knocked to the top of the board and stuck there with gum. The effect, specifically and especially with regard to the radiation-damaged monster disco of “Tru Luv,” is like listening to an artifact originally recorded on some battered Compaq circa 2003, using a cheap mic and a pirated DAW.” –spectrumculture.com
Credit Card are kinda like a more pissed off Suicide got really into industrial
The Hum is the newest project from just a guy being a dude named Nips, featuring a carousel of top local talent on their ever changing roster
Sulk is a shoegaze band
Kôprová Slovak Kitchen presents: Selections of Soviet Era New Wave Cinema from Czechoslovakia and the rest of the Eastern Bloc, with a new movie and a new menu each week!
Food available after 7pm, short film then feature at 8pm!
3 the Hard Way - loft proto riot grrl proto No wave
Vampire Cowgirl - Detroit doom punk
Sunnyside Revival - postpunk psyche rock
Petalwave - Ann Arbor indie
whatever
Celebrate Valentines Day with THE GREATEST HITS OF ALL TIME with the RETURN of MOTOR CITY FAVORITES from THE LEGENDARY STUDIOS OF THE BIG 8 with your party band radio band fallen radio station band tribute artists
THE AM580s
THE REAL DON STEELE’S
with a special LIVE CROSSWORD COMPETITION from Block Party Puzzles
OPEN EARLY FOR BIG FAT TUESDAY WITH PACZKIS AND JEZYNOWKA AND POLISH GRUB FROM KOPROVA SLOVAK KITCHEN!!! THE ONLY BAND IN HAMTRAMCK THE YEJI BOYS WILL BE THERE TO PLAY FOR YOU AT 6 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SURPRISES AND MORE!!!!
Our favorite monthly horror schlock film presenters are back! Slimeball Cinerama ! With another free movie!
The Formal Nightmare - “DOWNRIVER'S WORST NIGHTMARE, NO ONE'S FAVORITE BAND, METAL/PUNK 3-PIECE”
Augres - “Aggressive Metal band from the Great Northern Michigan area!”
Blood Cream - “Three Piece Detroit Alternative Punk”
“the Mike Leslie Band out of the big bang of old structure, new generation and classic Motor City-born musical styles. MLB offer their eclectic jam twist on pop progressions over rock structure; these gentlemen have strong folk and classic-rock guitar chops yet write around hooks and lyrics to produce urban sonic jewels.”
Celebrity Sighting - “a real good new band from Madison, Wisconsin that should be on your radar. Please get into their fuzzy lo-fi jangle punk at your earliest convenience. Start by blasting their completely catchy debut album” –ohmyrockness.com
Rat Paws - “Guess what, I joined Rat Paws. Elanor’s songs are smart but not pedantic, great changes, very catchy, a joy to have in class. Also recently she stopped me while I was rattling off about Pride and Prejudice at a diy gig to ask “hey do you like Howard’s End?”” –Alex Glendening (Deadbeat Beat)
Impediment - Nashville twangle pop
Quitters - “I like this. A lot. It’s super lo-fi, but also super catchy (those two can go hand in hand. for sure). It’s fuzzy, but jangly at the same time. It’s got a somberness to it, but it’s not a downer. In terms of the sound, I guess I’d call it “indie,” if that’s okay with you. The production is perfect for the sound. This is pretty outstanding for a debut effort. Great guitar sound. These guys are from Detroit, so you know they’re tough. The mood they create reminds me a bit of the DANDY WARHOLS. Really great shit here.” –maximumrocknroll
Just Guys Being Dudes - “Michael "Nips" Kolesky on vocals and guitar. Jordan Teets on drums and violin. Psycho-delic funk punk. Kinda trippy. Kinda punk. A fuck ton of batshit guaranteed.”
Our favorite monthly horror schlock film presenters are back! Slimeball Cinerama ! With another free movie!
Lee Cleaveland & the Lefthand Band - “A one armed guitar player and his rag tag group of musicians.”
The Glass Flowers - “no run of the mill”
Queenie T & the Frogs and Toads - from Kzoo
Wolfenstein - “VIOLENT THRASH FROM BUFFALO, NY”
Manic Outburst - “Thrash/Crossover out of Detroit, MI with the goal of writing relentless metal and never letting off of the throttle!!!”
Convulsis - “High-octane Thrash Metal outfit from Taylor, Michigan. Formed in 2021 by current and former members of Plague Years, Euphoria, Two Neck Noose, and We Will Rot.”
8 Ball Death - “Hardcore malted stupid drunk”
“Have you ever felt like you were trapped riding shotgun in a car spinning out of control? Stuck, know the feeling well. This nightmarish joyride with a malicious stranger at the wheel comes straight from the lyrics of “gg”, the closing track on the Chicago post-punk group’s latest full-length Optimizer, their second release for Exploding in Sound and third album overall. The feeling of being unable to stop a machine hurtling toward danger by its own momentum pervades across the whole record. Optimizer reports live from the front lines of a society on the decline, where every attempt toward self-improvement only locks you into a more efficient downward spiral. Optimizer’s cover depicts a classical statue trapped in buffering hell while the album’s title below it sinks along a declining trajectory. The lyrics trace the same futility, taking stock not just of the delusional patterns around him but the diminishing returns of sticking to your guns with nothing but air left in the chambers. Turning their eye for political lyrics instead to more directly social subjects, Stuck see the world as one big commercial gym packed to the gills with debt-ridden and desperate marks who only tear their gaze away from the mirror to watch the latest pitch from the latest digital huckster promising a better you at a reasonable fee. Written directly on the heels of the band’s tour for 2023’s Freak Frequency, the album also grapples with the personal costs of devoting your life to music while the music industry crumbles around you. Optimizer continues Freak Frequency’s incorporation of synthesizers and also brings along more backing vocals, bigger choruses, and even blast beats. It is the most high-definition and physically propulsive Stuck record yet. Previous Stuck albums needled you, using fast twitch guitars to keep you on edge. Optimizer goes straight for the emotional haymakers. Along with classic egg punk fare you’d expect from Stuck on songs like “Net Negative” and “Less is More”, Optimizer provides plenty of new twists on their formula. “Deadlift” is slower and sadder, an unsparing look at the loneliness of workout culture, “Fire, Man” a sardonic twist on All American rock anthemics. Stuck have no illusions about solving the problem they’ve diagnosed here in short hand. On the contrary, Optimizer confronts the very idea of trying to solve life head on, drawing implicit connections between ideology and addiction. Every choice demands a sacrifice. The same instinct that drives us to simplify and streamline our lives can leave behind only our darkest and dumbest impulses. If there’s no escaping the ride we’re on, we might as well crank the dial.”
Zastava is a music maker of motor city’s new generation worthy of knowing their names, which are Mateja Matic, Arman Bonislawski, Cam Frank, and Ollie Elkus. On a night out in the East Village, I caught their set and though I had heard the recordings and been a fan, I was struck by their live performance. I was captivated. Inspired, even. I felt like I wished I had learned to play guitar instead of earning an English degree. Their fervor and precision chaos applied to an on-stage presence that was both confident and scrutable, assembled yet dangerous, combined with songs that are genuinely danceable and undeniably alluring and specifically and emphatically not the same old half-hearted sadboy dogshit being chucked out by the flacid idiots who happened upon a pirate stream of the Meet Me in the Bathroom documentary their first year at NYU film school and who plague dozens of curated ‘hot new indie’ Spotify playlists, all in my view added up to one thing for Zastava: quality. Zastava had the room - it was completely theirs - and their music earned them the right to it.” –monsterchildren.com
Our favorite monthly horror schlock film presenters are back! Slimeball Cinerama ! With another free movie!
“Accessory is the solo recording project of Chicago based Jason Balla (Dehd, Earring). “Eyes For Berlin, a new track is Jason’s first for Fire Talk. Jason on the traack…"It's about finding new eyes. Seeing the old and everyday that has become the background of my life with a fresh sense of wonder. Years ago, I went to Berlin, crashed on a friend's floor and walked and walked. Even through the cold faced grey of Berlin winter, the city felt so full of life and it all felt so new to me. There are moments where I have these eyes again in the most surprising of places: an old neighborhood I used to live in, a friend's face, the sunset through the McDonald's golden arches out my bedroom window. And they all remind me that the world can be beautiful and good." “
“Golden Apples possess the rare ability to make music that’s at once familiar and elusive, instantly satisfying and also undeniably unique. On their self-titled sophomore album, the Philadelphia-based band have seamlessly combined the off-kilter catchiness of ‘90s college rock with dashes of dreamy shoegaze, scrappy bedroom pop, homespun psychedelia, and more. The result is a vibrant and eclectic sound that works in tandem with Edling’s agile lyrics, and an album that aims to capture the endless highs and lows of life without sanding down the complexities and contradictions–all done with humor, humanity, and most of all, hooks.”
A celebration of the life of David Berman! With an 8pm screening of Silver Jew followed by a Silver Jews cover set performed by Self Ignition
$5 or PWYC cover charge • All proceeds go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
A night of new sounds! With Ohio’s The Pranks joined by local yokels New Entertainment and Toboggan Man
Our favorite monthly horror schlock film presenters are back! Slimeball Cinerama ! Free movie! This month: Brain Damage
Kôprová Slovak Kitchen presents: Selections of Soviet Era New Wave Cinema from Czechoslovakia and the rest of the Eastern Bloc, with a new movie and a new menu each week!
Food available after 7pm, short film then feature at 8pm!
Kôprová Slovak Kitchen presents: Selections of Soviet Era New Wave Cinema from Czechoslovakia and the rest of the Eastern Bloc, with a new movie and a new menu each week!
Food available after 7pm, short film then feature at 8pm!
The big man is in the house! Come get your pictures with Santa Claus himself on the Outer Limits stage! With a special dinner pop-up from the Mystery Chef!
YOUR NUMBER ONE DETROIT LIONS WATCH PARTY IS BACK AT THE OUTER LIMITS LOUNGE. FULL WALL PROJECTOR, PURE OCTANE, ALL GRIT. BRING A DISH TO SHARE
The big man is in the house! Come get your pictures with Santa Claus himself on the Outer Limits stage! With a special dinner pop-up from Koprova Slovak kitchen!
YOUR NUMBER ONE DETROIT LIONS WATCH PARTY IS BACK AT THE OUTER LIMITS LOUNGE. FULL WALL PROJECTOR, PURE OCTANE, ALL GRIT. BRING A DISH TO SHARE
YOUR NUMBER ONE DETROIT LIONS WATCH PARTY IS BACK AT THE OUTER LIMITS LOUNGE. FULL WALL PROJECTOR, PURE OCTANE, ALL GRIT. BRING A DISH TO SHARE
“The Knee-Hi’s ARE A FEMALE FRONTED GARAGE ROCK BAND FROM CHICAGO EXISTING AS A LIVING LOVE LETTER TO ROCK & ROLL. DESCRIBED AS THE "SWEETHEARTS OF PUNK ROCK", THE KNEE-HI'S SERVE UP A MIXTURE OF PUNK, GLAM, & POWER POP THAT'LL GIVE YOU HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF ROCK MUSIC! THEY JUST RELEASED THEIR 2ND ALBUM, RAZZLE DAZZLE, AND ARE READY TO SHOW UP AND DO JUST THAT-RAZZLE DAZZLE!”
“Electric Bug is a garage/psych rock band based in Detroit. Alexander Jarmoluk, Arlo Betley, Merrick Deluca, and Revi Deluca combine vintage combo organ tones with rock and punk influences drawn from a variety of eras.” –rockindetroit
YOUR NUMBER ONE DETROIT LIONS WATCH PARTY IS BACK AT THE OUTER LIMITS LOUNGE. FULL WALL PROJECTOR, PURE OCTANE, ALL GRIT. BRING A DISH TO SHARE
“RE/STRICT is a film and art festival based in Detroit, Michigan, that celebrates kink as political resistance. In a time when censorship escalates, pleasure is criminalized, and bodies, especially queer, trans, and racialized bodies, are targeted, we spotlight work that’s been censored, suppressed, or ignored.
This festival isn’t about shock, it’s about truth. We feature work that power has tried to silence because it exposes what repression can’t control: desire, autonomy, and the refusal to disappear. Visibility is not neutral, it’s a confrontation.
All kink is political. It breaks down purity culture, disrupts systems of control, and insists on our right to define our own bodies and desires. Through film, performance, and visual art, we share stories that unmask control dressed up as morality, uplift those most often erased, and demand the right to feel, want, and exist on our own terms.
RE/STRICT is not a safe middle ground. It’s a site of storytelling, reckoning, and resistance. We platform artists who understand that eroticism is part of survival—and that pushing back against censorship is not a side note. It’s the point.”