Record Albums

Paramita Sound
A new creative space recently opened in the West Village neighborhood called Paramita Sound. It's a unique spot where you can buy a record album or bring your own disc to play and share with others. Mrs. DVD and I stopped by with our Red Hook coffees in hand on a Saturday evening, and we enjoyed flipping through the record album bin. That alone is worth a visit. Flipping through record albums, checking out the cover art and turning it over to check out song titles is a pleasure that can't be replicated with compact discs.

Records and more

A Social Spot
While there, we learned that on Thursdays they have a dj spinning records. Aiming for a social vibe there's also a "swap meet" on Sundays to exchange vinyl, equipment and tapes. The listening lounge in the back is another area to relax while at Paramita. Detroit Video Daily will definitely be on the look out for some of the future happenings at Paramita Sound!

Vinyl lives at Paramita Sound

Bongos, Photos and Paint

Detroit Video
Detroit Video Daily is always ready to let you know about the great things happening in the city, and recently an artist named Sharon Vanderkaay shared a song with me called What I See in the D. She co-wrote the piece with Nahru Lampkin (the Bongo Man), and it highlights many of the pluses about Detroit. She produced a video for the song, and it's at the end of this post, but don't stop reading yet!


 Photo by svkaay

Not Only a Video
Just as I like to say "videos and more", Sharon has some cool photos over at her Flickr account. Take a look at them by clicking here. And when you're finished, be sure and view some of the art she has created. Her blog has some fantastic paintings. Click on the following link to see for yourself VanderPalette.com.

Video
Also check out the Facebook Page for more about What I See in the D. And yes, you may recognize the talented Nahru from outside of Comerica Park where he provides entertainment to fans as they head to the game. Bongos, Detroit style!



Are there any other Detroit songs from local artists that I should look at on YouTube? Leave a comment and let me know!

Sounds of Detroit

Movement Electronic Festival
Driving past Hart Plaza during Memorial Day weekend means you'll witness a bit of the electronic festival. Here's a short audio from Saturday.

Link

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Detroit Historical Museum Renovation Party

Opening and Closing

Dancing to beats by Carl Craig

It's been said before, and it's true, that Detroit knows how to throw a party. In this case the Detroit Historical Museum hosted a pre-Movement Electronic Music Festival party/kickoff event to the six month closing of the museum while it undergoes a major renovation. The technofest (aka Movement, I'm old school and still refer to it occasionally as technofest) is an annual Detroit electronic music festival that takes place at Hart Plaza during Memorial weekend. The dual purpose party at the Historical Museum featured a performance by Detroit's own Carl Craig, one of the most talented artists of the techno music genre.

Outdoors

Hand prints of techno legends

The party was held outdoors at the museum's Woodward Plaza. Part of the renovation will be the creation of a Detroit Legends Plaza, and before the party started Detroit electronic music legends Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Eddie Fowlkes cast their handprints in cement to be showcased later in the new plaza. The Detroit Legends Plaza is scheduled to open in September 2012 a month before the museum reopens on November 23, 2012. Detroit Video Daily (DVD) missed the casting of the hand prints but managed to snap a few photos of the cement casts before they were removed from the party area.

The Music

Carl Craig

Carl Craig's set energized a happy crowd of dancers, minglers and historians. I will admit that I haven't been to a technofest since they started charging a fee to enter. It's kind of funny because I attended the first electronic music fest at Hart Plaza in 2000, and it was an awesome event with great music and a positive vibe. It was also free, and subsequently whenever I talk to someone about the Movement Festival they always say it was better when it was free. The price (free!) of the pre-party at the Historical Museum made it desirable to attend, but it really was the featured performance by Carl Craig that solidified the deal for me. The music accompanied a warm evening, and plenty of people were moving to the electronic beats.

Last Visit to the Old Museum
The Detroit Historical Museum is a great attraction for visitors and city residents, and anyone who enjoys history will not be disappointed if they visit. Since the museum waived the admission charge during the event, DVD and Mrs. DVD ventured in for one last peek at the museum before the renovations start. This rounded out the evening, and now we can look forward to the reopening in six months. DVD will be sure to head back then, for a look at what promises to be an exciting time for the museum.

Here's the video from the event...