25+ local acts to support on Friday when Bandcamp donates all profits directly to artists
March 18, 2020Hey everyone. I feel like “What a time to be alive…,” has now replaced any/all small-talk. It has probably replaced “Hello.” I, and everyone here at Current, want to wish you well–sending all the good vibes of health and safety your way, as well as hoping you can find a sense of peace amid all
Ypsilanti Social & Organizing Center Benefit
February 29, 2020The General Defense Committee (GDC), along with other community organizations, is working towards converting a restaurant on Ecorse Rd. in Ypsilanti into a multi-purpose, Community Center and Union Hall with a plan to engage members of the community and to create a place where people can come together. The group’s mission — “Anything that fosters
Keyon Harrold
February 29, 2020World-renowned jazz trumpeter and songwriter Keyon Harrold was born and raised in Ferguson, Missouri, in a large musical family of 16 children. Harrold left Ferguson at 18 and moved to New York where he landed his first major gig as a trumpeter. Soon he was performing alongside stars like Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé and
The Olllam
February 29, 2020The Olllam is a progressive Celtic influenced electric indie-folk band formed in 2012. The group, a collaborative partnership of core members— Irish musician John McSherry, and Detroit natives Tyler Duncan, Michael Shimmin (known for their popular groups Vulfpeck, My Dear Disco and Ella Riot)— is named after the bards of Irish Kings. Heavily influenced by
Third Monk Brewery: Empowering Local Performers With Licensing Agreements
February 29, 2020Jeff Robinson can hear the music of the brew. After working as an audio engineer for nearly 30 years, the owner of South Lyon’s Third Monk Brewing doesn’t see that career as dissimilar: “…malt is the bass,” he says, “and hops are the treble, and the yeast is the mastering. I can take components of
YBN Cordae at the Blind Pig
February 1, 2020To call YBN Cordae a rising star of hip hop would be an understatement. With over 200 million streams and counting, he has exploded into the forefront of the modern hip hop scene. Cordae is poised to enter the next level of fame and notoriety with the release of his major label full-length debut The