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We are the robots: German band Kraftwerk returns to Detroit.
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SAT, JUNE 4 Kraftwerk
A n arg u m en t t h at c o m es u p o v er an d o v er ag ai n i s wh o s h o u l d b e c redi t ed wi t h c reat i n g el ec t ro n i c m u s i c wri t l arg e: t h e G erm an s y n t h - dri v en b an d K raf t werk , f o rm ed i n 1 9 7 0 , o r D et ro i t t ec h n o p ro du c ers l i k e t h e B el l ev i l l e T h ree. I n real i t y , b o t h were h eav i l y i n s p i red b y wh at T h e G u ardi an des c ri b ed as “ a f eedb ac k l o o p b et ween G erm an y an d D et ro i t . ” K raf t werk s ai d t h ey were in uenced by Motown, and Kraftwerk were in turn amplified in Detroit on the S o u l T rai n - i n s p i red T V s h o w T h e S c en e and on the in uential radio show by The Electrifying Mojo, inspiring a new wav e o f l o c al art i s t s . E v en t h e D et ro i t DJ Moodymann once admitted, “Hell, I t h o u g h t K raf t werk was f o u r n i g g as . I
ai n ’ t g o i n g t o l i e t o y o u . ” T h e f ac t i s t h at t h o s e G erm an s p ret en di n g t o b e ro b o t s c o u l d b e p ret t y dam n f u n k y , an d t h e music of Kraftwerk looms over the Motor City to this day — fitting for a group wi t h a h i t c al l ed “ A u t o b ah n . ” T h e b an d m ak es a D et ro i t s t o p o n t h i s p o s t p o n ed tour, which is enhanced by -D e ects t h at u t i l i z e t h o s e 3 - D g l as s es m ade al l t h e rag e b y t h at A v at ar m o v i e y ears ag o . —Lee DeVito S tarts at 7 p . m. on S aturday, J une 4 at the M asonic T emp le T heatre; 5 0 0 T emp le S t. , Detroit; themasonic . c om. T ic k ets start at $ 4 9 .
SAT-SUN, JUNE 4-5 Palmer Park Art Fair
P al m er P ark i s o n e o f t h o s e h i dden D et ro i t g em s f o r n at u re l o v ers , an d i n t h e s u m m er i t c o m es al i v e du ri n g t h e P al m er P ark A rt F ai r. T h i s J u n e, t h e p ark wi l l h o s t t h e n i n t h an n u al P al m er P ark A rt F ai r i n t h e area n ex t t o t h e l o g c ab i n ,
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COURTESY PHOTO
wh i c h wi l l b e t ran s f o rm ed i n t o a s t ro l l ing fairground. Hundreds of paintings, s c u l p t u res , m u s i c , m i x ed m edi a, an d m o re wi l l b e di s p l ay ed an d av ai l ab l e f o r p u rc h as e f ro m b o t h l o c al an d n at i o n al artists. Detroit artist Jon Harris, who wen t v i ral f o r h i s s eari n g “ C ri t i c al R ac e T h eo ry ” p ai n t i n g , i s o n e o f t h i s y ear’ s featured artists. Muralist and painter D es i ree K el l y al s o c reat ed t h e s p ec i al edi t i o n p o s t er f o r t h e f es t i v al , wh i c h i s l i m i t ed t o 1 0 0 p ri n t s . K el l y i s t h e art i s t b eh i n d t h e m u ral o n t h e s i de o f D et ro i t ’ s small-format Meijer, Rivertown Market, and a mural of Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin for the 2021 film, Respect. Beyond just visual art, the fair will al s o h av e a m u s i c s t ag e, an au t h o r’ s t en t wi t h l i v e p o et ry readi n g s , an d an o p en drum circle that anyone can join. es, t h ere wi l l b e f o o d b o o t h s o n s i t e, t o o . —R a n d ia h C a m il l e G r een F rom 1 0 a. m. - 7 p . m. on S aturday, J une 4 , and 1 1 a. m. - 5 p . m. on S unday, J une 5 . P almer P ark is loc ated at 9 1 0 M errill P laisanc e S t. , Detroit. E ntry is f ree.
STARTS SAT, JUNE 4 Beacon Park Night Market
T h e f reak s c o m e o u t at n i g h t i n do wn t o wn D et ro i t ’ s B eac o n P ark . O K , actually, by “freaks,” we just mean small b u s i n es s es an d v en do rs . T h e p ark ’ s Saturday Night Market series starts b ac k u p o n S at u rday , J u n e 4 , an d ru n s t h ro u g h A u g . 2 7 . A v ari et y o f v en do rs slinging handmade jewelry, food, art wo rk , s weet t reat s , an d b ey o n d wi l l p o s t u p at B eac o n P ark ev ery S at u rday f ro m 6 - 1 1 p . m . T h e m ark et i t s el f i s f ree t o at t en d — b u t o f c o u rs e, b ri n g c as h to support these local vendors or just to g rab a l at e- n i g h t s n ac k . T h ere wi l l al s o b e l i v e m u s i c an d t h e at m o s p h ere i s g en eral l y f am i l y - f ri en dl y , s o f eel f ree t o b ri n g t h e k i ds . O r, y o u k n o w, n o t . L et your freak ag y. —R a n d ia h C a m il l e G r een F rom 6 - 1 1 p . m. ev ery S aturday until A ug . 2 7 . Beac on P ark is loc ated at 1 9 0 1 Grand Riv er A v e. , Detroit.
