What’s going on in metro Detroit this week (May 7-13)

Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Be sure to check venue websites before all events for the latest information. See…

By Lee DeVito

Sturgill Simpson With his 2014 breakthrough Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Kentucky-born Sturgill Simpson helped rejuvenate the genre with a neo-outlaw sound. He’s spent the rest of his career gleefully defying expectations: tapping Amy Winehouse’s former backing band the Dap-Kings for the Grammy-winning A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, soundtracking an anime film with the hard-rocking Sound & Fury, and releasing a suite of bluegrass albums in 2020 and 2021. When a vocal cord injury seemed like it might end his career, Simpson once again pivoted. Released under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies last year, Simpson’s Passage du Desir exists somewhere between Jimmy Buffet and Pink Floyd, but the live shows are on another level. Simpson and his tight band draw from his entire catalog, interspersed with long stretches of improvisational noodling to give his voice a rest — delighting fans of jam bands. And somehow, it’s still very country. Starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 10 at Meadowbrook Amphitheatre, 3554 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; ticketmaster.com. Tickets start at $59.50.
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All the colorful characters we saw at Detroit’s Space Dive ‘Star Wars’ fan event [PHOTOS]

Star Wars fans have once again banded together for Detroit’s Space Dive event, now in its tenth year. The brainchild of the…

By Mike Pfeiffer

Image: All the colorful characters we saw at Detroit’s Space Dive ‘Star Wars’ fan event [PHOTOS]
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Detroit celebrates ‘May the Fourth’ at Tangent Gallery’s Space Dive [PHOTOS]

“May the Fourth” is the day to celebrate all things Star Wars, and Detroit’s annual Space Dive party brought all that and…

By Mike Pfeiffer

Image: Detroit celebrates ‘May the Fourth’ at Tangent Gallery’s Space Dive [PHOTOS]
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All the ‘Star Wars’ fans we saw celebrating May the Fourth in Detroit

For a few credits you could smuggle your way into Detroit's Tangent Gallery for Space Dive, and be transported to a galaxy…

By Mike Pfeiffer

Fans at Detroit's Space Dive event on Friday.
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All the Jedi and smugglers we saw at Tangent Gallery's Space Dive

A wise man by the name of Obi-Wan Kenobi once warned against the seedy patrons of the Mos Eisley Cantina, “You will…

By Metro Times editorial staff

Image: All the Jedi and smugglers we saw at Tangent Gallery's Space Dive
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