Zach Russell

Bruiser Thanksgiving #4             On November 22, the fourth-annual Bruiser Thanksgiving concert was held at Club Fantasy in Detroit. The event, hosted by rapper and Detroit native Danny Brown, showcased several artists between 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., most notably famed internet rapper Lil B “The Based God.”             Located on Fort Street near Mexican Town, Club Fantasy, a large warehouse, was packed by the time the headlining acts were set to preform. Black lights, lasers, and fog machines set the atmosphere and accompanied the music. The opening acts for the show included, but were not limited to, rapper and DJ duo Detroit Lines, DJ Venus X, and electronic artist Jlin.             Since his first release in 2007, the thirty-six-year-old Brown, whose real name is Daniel Sewell, has received critical acclai...

On Saturday night, local jazz group Lu Fuki and Divine Providence performed at The Bottom Line coffee house, located on Third Street in Detroit, just off of the Wayne State campus. According to the event’s Facebook page, Lu Fuki and Divine Providence are “a collective of jazz musicians formed by bandleader Lu Fuki, who felt the need to connect hearts through sound in order to promote solidarity, freedom, and social action.”             The group features seven members: a drummer, keyboardist, bassist, saxophonist, two electric guitarists, and a percussionist who also plays the violin. People gathered and drank coffee and tea in the venue while the band played about five songs from 9:30 to 10:45 P.M. When describing the group’s music, percussionist & violinist Aaron McCoy Jacobs said “We do a combination of classical, Indian, and jazz, and then I throw in some Middle Eastern and African, so we have four continents...