Destroy This Place 

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Sounds. Spirits. Destroyed.

Here’s a video of us killing it at the annual Sounds and Spirits showcase at the Magic Stick last week. The first song is “Jesus Christ,” which is on Big Star’s sort of odd, but adored album Third/Sister Lovers. The second is the more famous Kinks jam “Father Christmas,” which was apparently butchered by another band later on in the night. Guess we’re a...

Dec 29th

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Countdown to the Countdown

Lots of people have their varying opinions on the Electric Six, but since they’ve taken off they’ve always kept their foot firmly planted in their own backyard, and have thrown tons of Detroit bands bones over the last few years. They’ve taken locals like Millions of Brazilians and Javelins out on tour, and a few years ago, were nice enough to have my old band Friendly Foes open...

Dec 16th

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A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF DESTROY THIS PLACE

Hello nerds. We had a pretty active week in the still somewhat fetal life of our pretty badass band. First, we jammed the Red Iron Orchestra CD release show, and played to an awesome and enthusiastic crowd. Here’s some pictures from the show… first up, openers Roofbeam Rye, who are old Livonia buddies playing My Morning Jacket-esq worksongs. Good stuff. Here’s a shot of Red...

Dec 5th