NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ROCK PHOTOGRAPHER LENI SINCLAIR!

Leni Sinclair Photo:  MC5 and friends

One of my favorite heroes of photography has always been Ms. Leni Sinclair. She was there with cameras in 1968 when the MC5 made their inconic live LP at the Grande Ballroom. 

Leni had the forethought to capture that music with stills and video. Thankfully! Leni combined her art form with promotion and marketing to help forge the image of the MC5. 

Dennis Thompson Hill St ann Arbor Photo by Leni Sinclair

Leni's story is not only about her being creatively business minded but also about standing up for your beliefs and includes her activism, feminism, civil rights, culture, and art. It’s a rock and roll rebellion story, it’s very timely.

The filmmakers Jennifer Baross and Jack P Johnson have picked a great person to honor with this film.

Leni is also a fabulous mom and grandma too! Go Leni!! xoxK

LeniSinclairDocumentary.com

KICK OUT THE ART MOTHERF*KCERS: A DETROIT ROCK 'N' ROLL ART SHOW

KICK OUT THE ART: 

A DETROIT ROCK 'N' ROLL ART SHOW

Thursday, April 30 at 7:00pm

Atomic Cafe in Hamtramck, Michigan

Johnny Bee Badanjek

Lo-Fi Bri

Gary Grimshaw

Craig Horky

Dennis Loren

Carl Lundgren

Shawn Knight

Leni Sinclair

Jason Abraham Smith

 Mark Arminski

After a triumphant return for 2015 with Phase IV, The Atomic Cafe presents Phase V for the month of May, with it's first themed show: a tribute to the Motor City's musical legacy- which is arguably the most formidable in the universe, with five weekends of art, movies and live music. In addition several dozen local artists submitting works for the open call for art, we will also 10 featured artists, representing both iconic and up and coming artists including:

Hours Thursdays & Friday 7-11, Saturdays 7-12. Movies and bands start around 9. No cover except nights indicated below (all cover charges go to the bands).

Entertainment schedule:

WEEKEND ONE (coincides with Metro Times Blowout, no cover or wristband required, we are not an official venue):

Thursday April 30th Movie Night: MC5 Documentary Blowing Fuses Left and Right plus other rare MC5 interviews and live footage.

Friday May 1st Official Opening with live music: Ben Keeler playing classic Detroit Rock.

Saturday May 2nd live music: The Sterling Whites Band.

WEEKEND TWO:

Thursday May 7th Movie: Searching for Sugarman.

Friday May 8th Movie: The Stooges Live in Detroit 2003 plus other rare footage and interviews.

Saturday May 9th, 3 bands, 5$ cover: The Sex Police, The Vagrant Symphony, A Mayonnaise Graveyard

WEEKEND THREE:

Thursday May 14th Movie: Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Friday May 15th Movie: White Stripes Live Under Black Pool Lights

Saturday May 16th: Entertainment TBA

WEEKEND FOUR:

Thursday May 21st Movie: Agile, Hostile, Mobile- a Year With Andre Williams.

Friday May 22nd Movie: George Clinton/Parliment/Funkadelic live 1976

Saturday May 23rd: Entertainment TBA

WEEKEND FIVE:

Thursday May 28th movie: A Band Called Death

Friday May 29th: Destroy All Monsters- Grow Live Monsters

Saturday May 30th, 3 bands, 5$ cover: The Hearsemen, The Luckouts, The Adrays

MY GIFT FROM DETROIT URBAN DESIGN STUDIO!

How lovely! Susan from the Detroit Urban Design Studio just sent me a Carl Lundgren Bracelet and Stanley T, Madhatter is on it too! Guaranteed to touch my heart wearing Madhatter on my arm! Thanks so much Susan I love your gift!

Large Italian Charm Bracelet- Rock and Roll Poster art by Carl Lundgren

Carl Lundgren Rock and Roll Poster Charm Bracelet
Price: $28.00

This highly collectible item is a great piece of Rock and Roll history. A collection of iconic photos from the 60's and 70's on each charm. Each link has a high enameled poster image on each 9mm link.

Wear alone or with other bracelets for a stylish layered look. Custom Mega Link Italian Charms are a large 18mm and there are 9 charms on each bracelet. They are made of stainless steel, flawless, and are high quality.
 

Detroit Urban Design has another bracelet that i love too by Leni Sinclair

This highly collectible item is a great piece of Rock and Roll history. A collection of iconic photos from the 60's and 70's on each charm including Alice Cooper, Pete Townshend, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Seger, Iggy Pop, Janice Joplin, and more.

This is the one site where you can get the real Detroit Rock n Roll Art Merch!

DETROIT URBAN DESIGN STUDIO: ONLINE STORE FOR DETROIT ART AND MORE!

We received a cool email tonight from the new Detroit Urban Design Studio. They feature art by some of the most legendary rock artists all in one location online. To my readers around the globe...this is the place to buy real Detroit swag....cool posters. bags, shirts, watches and lots more cool stuff....

Gary Grimshaw Grande Ball Room Bag

EMAIL FROM
Susan Adams

We have started a new company called Detroit Urban Design Studio. We are dedicated to supporting Detroit’s regional artists, and displaying their art on fashion and accessories called ArtWear. Each accessory we create is designed to take art to the streets, celebrate the local artists and support a living wage.

I just bought this cool Detroit button with ball chain designed by Carl Lundgren! love it!

CARL LUNDGREN'S LINE

LENI SINCLAIR'S LINE

GARY GRIMSHAW'S LINE
D.U.D.S logo

As we begin this exciting new business we would love for you to visit our website detroiturbandesignstudio.com, and we hope you like what you see! Word of mouth is so important as we start out so please ‘Like Us’ on Facebook. Please take a moment and share our story with friends and family. We are a work in progress; so check back often!

Stop by and see us at our permanent home at the Mt Elliott Park Fun Shop just off the newly transformed Mt Elliott Park on the Detroit River Walk at 200 Mt. Elliott #16 on Wight Street side and also at Detroit’s Eastern Market at the Sunday and Thursday Evening Market Days.

Gary Grimshaw Love In Tee Shirt

We are honored to represent some very talented local artists and will soon add several more including 2 local fine artists, a dynamic graffiti artist, a print-maker and more to offer a diverse product line. Our ArtWear will include silk scarves, metal wallets, messenger bags, leather handbags, jewelry and more.

Taking local art to the streets on each ArtWear item we design.

Detroiturbandesignstudio.com

detroiturbandesignstudio@yahoo.com

Detroit Urban Design Studio