Monday, May 21, 2007
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DEMF grooves this week
By ANNA ASH draw in a million people like it
Associate Arts Editor did back then either. But consid-
ering the production issues that
Even after some severe finan- the DEMF has had, electronic
cial troubles, the Detroit Elec- music fans are just grateful that
tronic Music it still exists.
Festival will DEMF Since its inauguration, the
be beating DEMF (in addition to being a pro-
again this May25-27 gressive music festival) has been
memorial Weekend pats hailed by Detroit city officials as
weekend. $41/$46at the door an important boost to the local
No, the fes- One day pass economy. While legal disputes
tival isn't $21/$26 atthedoor with the festival's founder Carol
free like it Hat Plaza, Detroit Marvin and the initial festival
was back in producer Carl Craig jeopardized
2000, and the festival's financial success,
unfortunately it probably won't both city and festival officials
are hoping that the current pro-
ducer Paxahau, a Ferndale record
label, will be able to assuage the
DEMF's woes.
And judging by the line-up for
this year's festival, there's a good
chance this will happen.
Headlining the show will be
Detroit's own Model 500, Moody-
mann and Jeff Mills. Model 500,
also known as Juan Atkins, is
considered one of the founding
fathers of techno. Atkins began
making electronic music when
he was a student at Washtenaw
Community College in the early
1980s.
Around the same time, DJ Jeff
Mills, then known as The Wizard,
was exposing Detroit techno like
Model 500 to the masses on radio
station WJLB. Also known for
his work with the Underground
Resistance, Mills has recently
launched into a few epic techno
projects, one of which includes
collaboration with the Montpel-
lier Philharmonic.
But even if there isn't a live
orchestra at Hart Plaza this
weekend, downtown Detroit will
still be pulsing with both local
and international techno, ambi-
ent and drum & bass musicians.
SHREK
From page 9
The princesses have a bad side,
Snow White is an absolute pill, and
Shrek can vibe with a high schooler
like a nerd who memorizes all of
Gazoogle, but what does it all mean?
It has nothing whatsoever to do
with the central tension of the fai-
rytale villains looking for their own
"happily ever after."
Thanks to a complete lack of
effort in the writing and neglect of
the details that made the first film a
classic, "Shrek the Third" is a dis-
appointment to all but the youngest
of fans - for whom the potty humor
at least is a saving grace. But even
in this tired dud there was a story
worth following. And with more
sequels on the way, that at least is
an indication that this series has
some promise yet.
GRAND DEBUT FIT FOR A QUEEN
Fro . N 1L ES S g" N1 ES, author of Ilisco Bloodbath
unning for prom queen can he a BAG.
Unless you're a queen already.
* "An accessible, deliciously outrageous, machine-gun
barrage of bitchy, button-pushingdragcqueen humor."
KirkusReviews, starredreview
* "St. James has created an archetypal hero for outsiders
and freaks."-Publishers eeklystarredreview
"Freak Show has it all. It's hilarious, sad, sexy, and
glamorous-just the way life should be."--PerezHilton
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Festival
y, June Is & Saturday, June 2nd
10:00AM to Midnight
Greek Food
Homemade Pastries
IG Grecian Artifacts
Taverna Bar
Kafenio/Loukoumathes
50/50 Raffle
AFTERNOON & EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
Featuring the St. Nicholas Dancers &
Kyklos Hellenic Dancers
6:30 & 9:30
\ A Live Band "ENIGMA"
(Friday SPM-11PM, Saturday 2PM-11PM)
Admission: $2.00 after 5PM -
Free Parking & Shuttle
At Knox Presbyterian Church
Wagner Read
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
3109 Scio Church Road t Ann Arbor, Ml 48103
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