Monthly Archives: January 2012

Ben Hernandez is the man behind nearly all of the musical events at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit (MOCAD). He also co-hosts a DJ night every Thursday night at Donovan’s Pub, which is right behind the train station. You should probably go down there sometime. Shit got loud that night, and as a […]

Fabian Halabou is a guy that seems to be friends with everyone, and for good reason: why wouldn’t you be friends with such a nice dude? Fabian plays guitar in Glossies, and he also DJs monthly at Sakana, where I’d been his guest once before.  I was overdue to return the gesture, and it was […]

“Atomic” Adam Stanfel plays bass with local soul legend Melvin Davis and guitar with soul revivalists the Wrong Numbers. He collects exclusively 45s. And a weird bonus fact: he was the president of my graduating class in high school. Technical note: This was my first test with recording the set digitally, and because of that […]

Jeremy Stork and Dale Wilson have been friends for years and bandmates in various outfits during that time, including Four Hour Friends and currently Octopus. Both of them are avid record collectors, especially Jeremy, who has made it a daily habit of picking through thift stores and flea markets. I was also in The Drinking […]

Gabe is an In the Forest regular, leader of the band Old Empire, and a big music lover. For his birthday, he was the guest DJ and also performed a solo set with family and bandmates helping out.  I think I can safely say that Gabe had a great birthday night but maybe not the […]