Weekend Riff: 50 Cent in Detroit, Electronic Beats at The Loft, Common Ground July 12 Tickets On Sale
-Friday: Lansing rock band Fade to Black has played numerous benefit
concerts for Waverly Community Schools. Catch a free show by the guys on Friday at Basement 414 in Lansing. Read more about the band, including an interview with guitarist Eldon McGraw, here.
-Also Friday: Palace Sports & Entertainment kicks off its 2010 season on Friday with Eddie Money headlining DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston.
-Saturday: Electronic music invades The Loft in downtown Lansing on Saturday, with beats by Ohio-bred Papadosio. The group combines electronic beats with a live band.
-Also Saturday: 50 Cent (right) is in the house, kids. The rapper-turned-movie actor performs at Chene Park in Detroit on Saturday, bringing hits such as "In Da Club" and "Disco Inferno." Ludacris (who, remember, plays Common Ground on July 17) and Lloyd Banks open. Crunk!
-Common Ground reminder: Hard rockers Drowning Pool and Buckcherry are set to kick off Common Ground 2010, and single-sale tickets for that July 12 date go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Visit the official Common Ground website for details and where to find tickets, and click here for info on the new performers.
-Xtra: Congrats to Lansing psych-punk band The People's Temple, who just released a 3-song EP via the Chicago-based HoZac Records imprint. Sound interested? Check out the dirt, here.
Have a good Memorial Day weekend!
