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This Week On The Dispatch


This week is one of Detroit's best. It's Hamtramck Music Festival weekend!


For the episode this week, we dedicated the whole thing to talking about what's happening. Go to this festival!


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Monday March 4th

  • Jessica Pavone, JOBS, Saajtak
  • At 8pm in Trinosophes in Detroit
  • Facebook event

    • Tuesday March 5th

    • Paczki Day w/ The Polish Muslims 
    • 10am, all day at Ant Hall Hamtramck
    • Facebook event
    • Paczki Day 2019 at Small's Bar Hamtramck
    • Bar open at 10am
    • 4-4:45 p.m. Eastside Elvis & The Motor City Mafia (main room)
    • 4:45-5:15 p.m.: Captains of the Head (bar room)
    • 5:15-6 p.m.: Eastside Elvis & The Motor City Mafia (main)
    • 6:30-7:30 p.m.: The Polka Floyd Show (main)
    • 7:30-8 p.m.: Captains of the Head (bar)
    • 8:00-9 p.m.: The Polka Floyd Show (main)
    • 9:20 p.m.-?: Party Zeppelin (main)

      • Open Mics

      • Dessert Oasis, hosted by Brion Riborn - 7pm Detroit
      • The Dovetail, hosted by Dave Martin - 8pm Warren
      • Ghost Light Songwriter Night, hosted by Dave Toennies - 9pm Hamtramck

        • Wednesday March 6th

        Open Mics

        • Dillaha's Birthday Open Mic at New Way Bar - 8pm Ferndale
        • McShane's, hosted by Brian McManus - 7pm Corktown
        • Northville Winery, hosted by Angela & Tom Shepherd - 8pm Northville

          • Thursday March 7th

          Hamtramck Music Fest Kickoff! 

          HMF Event

          Ant Hall & Ghost Light, Hamtramck

          • ANT HALL STAGE:
          • Sextez & The Vybe (12midnite)
          • Dude (11pm)
          • Cosmic Light Shapes. (10pm)
          • Sold Only As Curio (9pm)
          • Kind Of Animal (8pm)
          • GHOST LIGHT STAGE:
          • Valid (11:30pm)
          • Ladyship Warship (10:30pm)
          • After Dark Amusement Park (9:30pm)
          • Panda House (8:30pm)


            • Open Mics

            • ASHE Supply Co, hosted by Mike & Angie Ward - 6:30pm Detroit
            • Facebook link
            • Goldfish Tearoom, hosted by Lawrence Mangindin - 8pm Royal Oak

              • Friday March 8th

              Café 1923: Friday (all ages)

              • 7:15pm EnD
              • 6:30pm Palou
              • 5:45pm Norma Jean Haynes
              • 5pm Zach Vazum


                • Hamtramck Public Library: Friday (all ages)

                • 7:30pm Post Imperial Jazz Band
                • 6:30pm Jackamo
                • 5:30pm Marbrisa


                  • Delite Café: Friday (all ages)

                  • 8pm Wierdoz Gang
                  • 7pm Cloudy
                  • 6pm Truman Nolan
                  • 5pm DJ Soccer Mom & Loni K.


                    • Bank Suey: Friday (all ages)

                    • 9pm Kubat, Finlay, & Rose
                    • 8pm Michele Oberholtzer
                    • 7pm Banjolectric


                      • Ant Hall: Friday 18+

                      • 1am The Beggars
                      • 12am Don Duprie and The Inside Outlaws
                      • 11pm Alison Lewis and String of Ponies
                      • 10pm The Gashounds
                      • 9pm True Blue


                        • Ghost Light: Friday 18+

                        • 12:30pm Duende
                        • 11:30pm Caveman & Bam Bam
                        • 10:30pm The Creepos
                        • 9:30pm J Walker and the Crossguards
                        • 8:30pm Tony Paris and Sugarburn


                          • Kelly’s Bar: Friday 21+

                          • 12:45am Whodat
                          • 11:45pm Viands
                          • 10:45pm Dinner Music
                          • 9:45pm Party Days


                            • Painted Lady: Friday 21+

                            • 11:15pm Siamese
                            • 10:15pm The Stools
                            • 9:15pm Primitiv Parts


                              • Baker Streetcar Bar: Friday 21+

                              • 12:15am Friends of Dennis Wilson
                              • 11:15pm Blueflowers
                              • 10:15pm Electric Honey
                              • 9:15pm Scott Harrison
                              • 8:15pm Jenn's Apartment


                                • Whiskey In The Jar: Friday 21+

                                • 12:30am Werewolves
                                • 11:30pm VVISIONSS
                                • 10:30pm The Hackwells
                                • 9:30pm The Hi-Views
                                • 8:30pm Blues Preacher Creighton


                                  • Bumbo’s: Friday 21+

                                  • 11:30pm Career Club
                                  • 10:30pm Infinite Land
                                  • 9:30pm Zack Fealk
                                  • 8:30pm Immaculate Conception


                                    • Moose Lodge: Friday 18+

                                    • 12am WAIL
                                    • 11pm LEGUME
                                    • 10pm CITIZEN SMILE
                                    • 9pm Wasabi Dream
                                    • 8pm GO TIGER GO


                                      • Plav Post #6: Friday 18+

                                      • 10:30pm Jaws That Bite
                                      • 9:30pm Tssr
                                      • 8:30pm Registerd Nurse
                                      • 7:30pm Apollo's Din


                                        • Plav Post #10: Friday 18+

                                        • 1am Doctor Pizza
                                        • 12am saajtak
                                        • 11pm 1000 Yard Stare
                                        • 10pm Slob


                                          • Polish Sea League: Friday 21+

                                          • 12:15am Black Shampoo
                                          • 11:15pm 3DMOTHERSHIP
                                          • 10:15pm Twelve Bridges
                                          • 9:15pm Intricate Dialect


                                            • High Dive: Friday 21+

                                            • 12:30am Straight Rye Trio
                                            • 11:30pm Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations
                                            • 10:30pm Alex Mendenall
                                            • 9:30pm Julius De'Von


                                              • Polish Village Café: Friday 18+

                                              • 12:30am Efthimi
                                              • 11:30pm Stella's Ghost
                                              • 10:30pm Jill Govan
                                              • 9:30pm Oblique Noir


                                                • Port Bar: Friday 21+

                                                • 12am The Whiskey Charmers
                                                • 11pm Stefanie Cox & The Blox
                                                • 10pm QRB
                                                • 9pm Nate B. Jackson


                                                  • Polka Dot: Friday 18+

                                                  • 12:30am Rogue Satellites
                                                  • 11:30pm 3ft
                                                  • 10:30pm VAZUM
                                                  • 9:30pm The End Electric
                                                  • 8:30pm Lak Lok


                                                    • Sanctuary: Friday 18+

                                                    • 11pm Reuther
                                                    • 10pm Cabin 7
                                                    • 9pm Sharks Never Sleep
                                                    • 8pm Vena Morris


                                                      • Small’s Bar: Friday 18+

                                                      • 12:30am SpaceSkull
                                                      • 11:30pm WOMB
                                                      • 10:30pm Suburban Delinquents
                                                      • 9:30pm Pancho Villa's Skull


                                                        • Trixie’s: Friday 21+

                                                        • 12am Throwaway
                                                        • 11pm Bananacondas
                                                        • 10pm Ripshark
                                                        • 9pm Tears of a Martian
                                                        • 8pm Run from the Future


                                                          • Outer Limits: Friday 18+

                                                          • 12am SLO
                                                          • 11pm Electric Huldra
                                                          • 10pm The Hand


                                                            • Saturday March 9th

                                                            Ant Hall: Saturday 18+

                                                            • 1am JP From The HP
                                                            • 12am Tart
                                                            • 11pm Damn The Witch Siren
                                                            • 10pm Mister
                                                            • 9pm Krillin


                                                              • Baker Streetcar Bar: Saturday 21+

                                                              • 12:15am James Linck
                                                              • 11:15pm The Dropout
                                                              • 10:15pm The Forty Nineteens
                                                              • 9:15pm The Haley Riots
                                                              • 8:15pm Timothy Monger


                                                                • Bank Suey: Saturday (all ages)

                                                                • 9pm Fat Angry Hens
                                                                • 8pm Isaac Levine Band
                                                                • 7pm Kameryn Ogden


                                                                  • Bumbo’s: Saturday 21+

                                                                  • 11:30pm Handgrenades
                                                                  • 10:30pm Ben Keeler Band
                                                                  • 9:30pm Junkfood Junkies
                                                                  • 8:30pm Connor Dodson


                                                                    • Café 1923: Saturday (all ages)

                                                                    • 5:30pm Emma Guzman
                                                                    • 4:45pm Lady Darkness
                                                                    • 4pm Carmel Liburdi
                                                                    • 3:15pm The Marmalades
                                                                    • 2:30pm Neriah Reign


                                                                      • Delite Café: Saturday (all ages)

                                                                      • 8pm LXL
                                                                      • 7pm All City Cypher
                                                                      • 6pm Coney Meal Combo
                                                                      • 5pm Sudden Death Syndrome


                                                                        • Detroit Threads: Saturday (all ages)

                                                                        • 11pm DJ Roach
                                                                        • 10pm Jeremiah Shaw
                                                                        • 9pm DJ Disc Detroit
                                                                        • 8pm Brent Scudder
                                                                        • 7pm Discreet Disco
                                                                        • 6pm Jeffery Woodward
                                                                        • 5pm Beth Dzierwa
                                                                        • 4pm Teresa Chavez


                                                                          • Ghost Light: Saturday 18+

                                                                          • 12:30am Werewolf Jones
                                                                          • 11:30pm Teener
                                                                          • 10:30pm Zilched
                                                                          • 9:30pm Dear Darkness
                                                                          • 8:30pm Old Empire


                                                                            • Hamtramck Public Library: Saturday (all ages)

                                                                            • 6pm Bangla School of Music
                                                                            • 5pm Hamtramck Public Schools Elementary Honors Choirs
                                                                            • 4pm RicanStruction
                                                                            • 3pm Homemade Musical Instruments Workshop w/ Norma Jean Haynes


                                                                              • High Dive: Saturday 21+

                                                                              • 12:30am Jibbs Brown & the Jambros
                                                                              • 11:30pm Wuzee
                                                                              • 10:30pm Annamaria
                                                                              • 9:30pm Drew Schultz Trio feat. Matt Ryan & Evan Mercer


                                                                                • Kelly’s Bar: Saturday 21+

                                                                                • 12:45am Lu Fuki & Divine Providence
                                                                                • 11:45pm Jonathan Franco
                                                                                • 10:45pm Electric Blanket
                                                                                • 9:45pm Parallel People


                                                                                  • Moose Lodge: Saturday 18+

                                                                                  • 12am Mark Whalen and The Buttermilk Boys
                                                                                  • 11pm KIMBALL
                                                                                  • 10pm BETA CAMP
                                                                                  • 9pm Patrick Davy & The Ghosts
                                                                                  • 8pm WHO BOY


                                                                                    • Outer Limits: Saturday 18+

                                                                                    • 12am The Drinkard Sisters
                                                                                    • 11pm Dirty Copper
                                                                                    • 10pm Milk Bath


                                                                                      • Painted Lady: Saturday 21+

                                                                                      • 11:15pm The Mahonies
                                                                                      • 10:15pm Jenny & Jackie
                                                                                      • 9:15pm Johnny ILL


                                                                                        • Plav Post #6: Saturday 18+

                                                                                        • 10:30pm Botanical Fortress
                                                                                        • 9:30pm ZZvava
                                                                                        • 8:30pm Alex Knows it All
                                                                                        • 7:30pm Bad Liver Piss


                                                                                          • Plav Post #10: Saturday 18+

                                                                                          • 1am Nique Love Rhodes & The NLR Experience
                                                                                          • 12am Warhorses
                                                                                          • 11pm The High Strung
                                                                                          • 10pm The Strains
                                                                                          • 6:30pm Dearborn Public Schools STEM & DCMST Jazz Band (all ages)


                                                                                            • Polish Sea League: Saturday 21+

                                                                                            • 12:15am Pewter Cub
                                                                                            • 11:15pm Leaf Erikson
                                                                                            • 10:15pm The Blitzers
                                                                                            • 9:15pm Caleb Byers


                                                                                              • Polish Village Café: Saturday 18+

                                                                                              • 12:30am Honey and Buffalo
                                                                                              • 11:30pm J. Rose
                                                                                              • 10:30pm Zac Fortin
                                                                                              • 9:30pm Mike Ward


                                                                                                • Polka Dot: Saturday 18+

                                                                                                • 12:30am Rebecca Goldberg
                                                                                                • 11:30pm Super Birthday
                                                                                                • 10:30pm VSTRS
                                                                                                • 9:30pm Gold Crayon
                                                                                                • 8:30pm Qu'elle


                                                                                                  • Port Bar: Saturday 21+

                                                                                                  • 12am JAKDD
                                                                                                  • 11pm Blackmail
                                                                                                  • 10pm Detroit Party Marching Band
                                                                                                  • 9pm Papa Vanya i Brodyagi


                                                                                                    • Sanctuary: Saturday 18+

                                                                                                    • 11pm Jackson and the Poolsharks
                                                                                                    • 10pm Splitters
                                                                                                    • 9pm High Totals
                                                                                                    • 8pm Bave


                                                                                                      • Small’s Bar: Saturday 18+

                                                                                                      • 12:30am Brother Son
                                                                                                      • 11:30pm Betty Cooper
                                                                                                      • 10:30pm Remnose
                                                                                                      • 9:30pm Hung Up


                                                                                                        • Trixie’s: Saturday 21+

                                                                                                        • 12am Raising The Dead
                                                                                                        • 11pm Slizz
                                                                                                        • 10pm John Salvage
                                                                                                        • 9pm Dead People


                                                                                                          • Whiskey In The Jar: Saturday 21+

                                                                                                          • 12:30am Scarlet Lies
                                                                                                          • 11:30pm Choking Susan
                                                                                                          • 10:30pm Tiger Sex
                                                                                                          • 9:30pm Ch'i Machines
                                                                                                          • 8:30pm Modern Mal


                                                                                                            • Sunday March 10th

                                                                                                            • The Dovetail, hosted by Steve Stocker - 8pm Warren
                                                                                                            • Dixie Moon Saloon Songwriter Sunday - 6pm
                                                                                                            • Mike Galbraith
                                                                                                            • Barelyon
                                                                                                            • Carolyn Striho
                                                                                                            • Hosted by Steve Taylor


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