‘Godfather of Shock Rock’ Alice Cooper announces Grand Rapids concert
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Michigan’s own, “The Godfather of Shock Rock” himself, Alice Cooper, has one homecoming concert scheduled for the rest of 2022. The Detroit native will be at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, September 21. Cooper released his latest album, “Detroit Stories,” last year. He says it was inspired by the garage rock music of Detroit in the late 1960s. The album, which was recorded in Detroit with all Detroit musicians, includes several covers of Detroit hits from that era.
mlive.comAll the dazzling art installations we saw at Detroit’s Dlectricity festival of lights 2021
All the dazzling art installations we saw at Detroit’s Dlectricity festival of lights 2021Everything we saw at Alice Cooper’s 2021 DTE Energy Music Theatre show20 pumpkin patches and corn maze to visit in metro Detroit this fallThe Lion Gate Estate, Detroit’s most extra house, is back on the marketHere’s all the love we saw at the Motor City Pride parade and festival in DetroitEverything we saw at Rob Zombie’s RIFF Fest performance at DTE Energy Music Theatre
photos.metrotimes.comWe dared to enter Michigan’s abandoned, haunted Eloise Asylum, turned real-life Halloween attraction
Closed and abandoned for years, this said to be haunted asylum has now been turned into a haunted attraction. We stepped foot inside Eloise Asylum, located at 30712 Michigan Ave. in Westland ahead of its Oct. 1 opening day. “We’re bringing a theatrical storyline to the attraction,” said Jay Kays, operations manager of Eloise Asylum. The haunted attraction utilized a lot of the actual abandoned asylum while adding elaborate visuals with constructed sets and props. ELOISE ASYLUM HISTORYThe haunted attraction will take you through Building D, also known as the Kay Beard Building.
mlive.comMichigan Matters: Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Returns to Belle Isle, Detroit Tigers Great Kirk Gibson on Confronting Parkinson’s Disease
On this week’s Michigan Matters. Motor Racing returns to Belle Isle as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix gears up. And Detroit Tiger Legend Kirk Gibson talks about his toughest foe these days—his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
detroit.cbslocal.comMichigan Matters: Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Returns to Belle Isle, Detroit Tigers Great Kirk Gibson on Confronting Parkinson’s Disease
On this week’s Michigan Matters. Motor Racing returns to Belle Isle as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix gears up. And Detroit Tiger Legend Kirk Gibson talks about his toughest foe these days—his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
detroit.cbslocal.comRock legend Alice Cooper to auction off Andy Warhol artwork
An Andy Warhol canvas found years ago in the garage of rocker Alice Cooper could become the highest selling artwork ever in Arizona. It will be up for bidding on Oct. 23 at an auction organized by the Larsen Gallery in Scottsdale. The red acrylic and silkscreen on canvas was part of Warhol's “Death and Disaster” series between 1964 and 1965.
news.yahoo.comMichigan Matters: Rock Legend Alice Cooper & PNC’s Ric DeVore’s Detroit Stories
Detroit Rock and Roll Legend Alice Cooper and PNC’s Ric DeVore appear on “Michigan Matters” this Sunday (7:30 am on CBS 62) and talk with Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain about their love of the Motor City and how they are making a...
detroit.cbslocal.comDetroit's demon daddy Alice Cooper lands 'Detroit Stories' at No. 1 on 'Billboard' sales chart
click to enlarge Brooke Elizabeth Art/SoniclivemediaAlice Cooper performing at DTE Energy Music Theatre, 2019.Who would have thought that a guy with a song called “ Dead Babies ” would find himself toppingTop Album Sales chart in 2021? And everybody keeps forgetting Motown and hard rock came out of Detroit,” Cooper told. “The only reason that we moved back there in the early '70s was because we didn't fit in in L.A., we didn't fit in in San Francisco, we didn't fit in New York. has landed on the chart, including his debut, 1969'swhich waspanned by legendary rock critic Lester Bangs as being a “tragic waste of plastic.”Congrats, Coops! (Sorry, not sorry)
metrotimes.comDetroit rock icon shares his love for the city
We all know there is something about that “Detroit Sound”. For instance, when you think of Hard Rock and Detroit one name that comes to mind is Alice Cooper. He then went on to say that Detroit has a concrete place in hard rock history, not just through his music as rock music’s villain, but other entertainers like Suzi Quatro and Iggy Pop as well. Cooper also talked about how another Detroit sound, Motown, is incorporated into his new album, highlighting how the influence of the “Detroit Sound” is perfect for some of his songs and all music genres. AdWatch the video about to hear more “Stories” from Alice Cooper.
Alice Cooper covered Detroit band Outrageous Cherry's deceptively sunny 'Our Love Will Change The World'
click to enlarge Jenny Risher, Cary LorenAlice Cooper, left, covered a song by Matthew Smith's (right) band Outrageous Cherry. "Alice Cooper and producer Bob Ezrin have always been a HUGE influence on me. "You'd play the Eastown and it would be Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, the Stooges and the Who, for $4! "You can listen to Alice Cooper's cover below, with an amusing animated video.It's perhaps the highest profile cover of an Outrageous Cherry song. Outrageous Cherry also landed on the soundtrack to the 2006 film
metrotimes.comShock rocker, Alice Cooper, to live Zoom spooky story time
You can take part in a live Halloween Zoom with Alice Cooper with all of the money raised going to an Ann Arbor charity. The shock rocker from Detroit has partnered with Airbnb Online Experiences to live stream “Spooky Story Time with Alice Cooper” on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m.Cooper says this event is meant to give kids a little taste of Halloween even if they can’t go trick-or-treating because of the coronavirus pandemic. With Halloween all but canceled, we’ll have to take our penchant for terror to the scariest place I know – the internet," said Cooper. Cooper says this event is suitable for kids ages six and up. Put on your ghastliest garb and log in – it’ll be a scary good time,” added Cooper.
mlive.comAlice Cooper will participate in this year's livestreamed Detroit Music Awards
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metrotimes.comAlice Cooper extends tour and, shocker, he's coming back to metro Detroit
click to enlarge Brooke Elizabeth Art/SoniclivemediaAlice Cooper performing at DTE Energy Music Theatre, 2019. Hometown shock rocker Alice Cooper is bringing his Ol' Black Eyes tour to metro Detroit for another batch of monster jams.It was announced Tuesday that the 71-year-old Mr. Nice Guy has extended his 2019 tour. Cooper will be available for autographs ($60) and photos ($80) during all three days of the convention.Tickets ($29.50+) for his DTE performance go on sale starting Friday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased via ticketmaster.comGet our top picks for the best events in Detroit every Thursday morning. Sign up for our events newsletter.
metrotimes.comJack White and Alice Cooper join Kirk Gibson to raise money for Parkinson's at Detroit's Shinola Hotel
click to enlarge Courtesy of Fox Sports DetroitKirk Gibson. OK if we were to tell you that hometown heathen Alice Cooper and Detroits very own patron saint of guitar music Jack White were in a room together on Devils Night in the Motor City, it would be safe to assume it was for a satanic music collab, likely involving bats and a phonograph. While both Cooper and White will, in fact, be making a hometown visit on Devils Night, its got nothing to do with the devil and everything to do with a Tiger. The fundraiser, which is billed as an intimate evening, will benefit the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinsons, which aims to support research and outreach. Gibson, who was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2015, will participate in the evenings moderated conversation with WDETs Ann Delisi.
metrotimes.comAlice Cooper teams up with Halestorm for delightfully demonic rock 'n' roll at DTE Energy Music Theatre
click to enlarge Sterling Munksgard / Shutterstock.comSchool may be out, but the master of shock rock is in and hes not stopping. The rebel rocker, hometown hellion, and former Mr. Nice Guy is back with more menacing black eye makeup than ever before (well, maybe). Cooper has been teasing an all-new stage show for this run of dates, and his performance just may rival his stage antics of years past which, have involved, among other things, live snakes and a giant prop guillotine used to behead himself because, you know, rock n roll. Alice Cooper and Halestorm will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at DTE Energy Music Theatre; 33 Bob Seger Dr., Clarkston; 248-377-0100; 313presents.com. Tickets are $29.50+.
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