Red Hot Chili Peppers show Detroit extra love at huge homecoming stadium concert
It was all about the band’s love for Michigan at this concert and it started with Smith’s drum kit, front and center, featuring the Detroit Tigers old English D on it. Bassist Flea knew how big this night was for two of his bandmates and acknowledged it early. Thank you for Chad and Anthony.”Kiedis then recalled the band’s first gig in Detroit. You came out and beat my A@#.”Even more reminiscing as Flea recalled recording one of the band’s first album in 1985 in Detroit with George Clinton. MORE FROM MLIVE:Here are your 2022 Detroit Lions Cheerleaders comprised of 10 rookies, 7 veteransZillow Gone Wild goes nuts for Hobbit-looking Michigan Mushroom House hitting marketNorthern Michigan city ranked No.
mlive.comRebirth Brass Band brings New Orleans sound to Ferndale's Magic Bag
click to enlarge Courtesy of the Magic Baghas referred to the Rebirth Brass Band as a New Orleans institution, and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea once called the ensemble free as a ray of light, adding there is not a band on Earth that is better.For more than 35 years, the Rebirth Brass Band has upheld the tradition of brass bands while also exploring funk and hip-hop for a sound that is equal parts technique and feeling, resulting in what co-founding member Phil Frazier once lovingly referred to as junk music. Formed in 1983 by Phil and Keith Frazier, the Rebirth Brass Band has done everything from performing to sold-out music halls to starring in, an HBO series about their neighborhood following Hurricane Katrina, to maintaining a standing Tuesday night residency at the historic Maple Leaf Bar in Uptown New Orleans. Get our top picks for the best events in Detroit every Thursday morning. Sign up for our events newsletter.
metrotimes.comRed Hot Chili Peppers cover 'Just What I Needed' for Ric Ocasek
It's been a few days since lead singer Ric Ocasek of the new wave band The Cars died and tributes are still pouring in. Artists like Weezer and The Killers have made tributes to 75-year-old Ocasek, who died unexpectedly on Sept. 15. The Red Hot Chili Peppers took their tribute to the next level by playing a cover of one of The Cars' greatest hits, "Just What I Needed" at a recent concert in Singapore. RHCP bass player Flea posted a tribute to Ocasek on Instagram, writing, "What an interesting, smart, kind, funny man who made incredible records. Flea sounds incredible on bass during the cover, and lead singer Anthony Kiedis does his best to hit those high notes Ocasek used to sing.
Red Hot Chili Peppers cover 'Just What I Needed' for Ric Ocasek
It's been a few days since lead singer Ric Ocasek of the new wave band The Cars died and tributes are still pouring in. Artists like Weezer and The Killers have made tributes to 75-year-old Ocasek, who died unexpectedly on Sept. 15. The Red Hot Chili Peppers took their tribute to the next level by playing a cover of one of The Cars' greatest hits, "Just What I Needed" at a recent concert in Singapore. RHCP bass player Flea posted a tribute to Ocasek on Instagram, writing, "What an interesting, smart, kind, funny man who made incredible records. Flea sounds incredible on bass during the cover, and lead singer Anthony Kiedis does his best to hit those high notes Ocasek used to sing.