FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Motor City Zooms into Town for a Visit
There were two through-lines at the Detroit Breakdown, a festival of music from Michigan on Saturday at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. One was the crisp, enterprising gospel-turned-pop that found its biggest audience on Motown Records. The other was a cantankerous streak that runs from Detroit blues through the city's proto-punk and garage-rock, and arguably into the combative hip-hop of Eminem. Through afternoon and evening shows, craftsmanship and commotion kept recombining...
All About Jazz — There were two through-lines at the Detroit Breakdown, a festival of music from Michigan on Saturday at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. One was the crisp, enterprising gospe... more info