It's been said he was born on Mars...
That he has walked with dinosaurs in a prior life...
That he has heard voices telling him that he will be singing "96 Tears" in the year 10,000...
Geez. Don't wanna wait till then? Neither did we. Check out
Question Mark perform his pioneering garage rock anthem
"96 Tears" at the 2009 Detroit All Star Revue with our very own
Don Was on bass.
There's no
question about it. Question Mark can rock.
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Concert of Colors on 11/20/2009 6:54:38 AM by Dan Grgas
Let the colors of the Wasmopolitan Cavalcade fly over Detroit!
Every Tuesday for the next 12 weeks Don Was and My Damn Channel will present "The Detroit All Star Revue," performances filmed at the 2009 Concert of Colors, metro Detroit's annual diversity festival and celebration of music.
We kicked it off with The Layabout's
"Monkey See, Monkey Do" and will continue next week and right on into the new year with perfromances from the Donfather and legendary Detroit artists:
Sir Mack Rice
? of ? & the Mysterians
Mick Bassett & the Marthas
The Upscale
Blanche
Scott Morgan & Powertrain
The Go
Gorvette
Thornetta Davis
Teagarden & Van Winkle
Next week Sir Mack Rice performs "
Mustang Sally," his rock 'n' roll classic.
Don Was Todd Snider Dock Ellis
Click Don to get the intro.
Click Todd to get the video.
Click Dock to get more.
Experienced an honor & a thrill a few weeks back in LA. Don Was invited me to visit one of his recording sessions at Henson Recording Studios in LA. The Muppets lair is the former home of the old A&M Records. The site was first known as Charlie Chaplin's movie studio at the turn of the last century.
The Wasmopolitan Cavalcade of Recorded Music is the My Damn Channel house that Don Was built. We're incredibly lucky bastards to have this man creating new music for your ears and eyes.
Today's brand new music is featured on our home page is from Todd Snider. If you're uninitiated, get to his music & his live shows.
We're on the road this weekend with Brother Don to film on location at Detroit's Concert of Colors. Check back here this summer for this live music supporting a most worthy event.
If you're in the Detroit area, or can get there - this weekend's shows are all free.
Don Was Detroit Super Session is LIVE this Sunday night at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.
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Don Was Detroit Super Session Featuring the house band: Don Was (bass), Luis Rusto (keyboard), Randy Jacobs (guitar), Terry Thunder (percussion), David Was and special guests MC5 guitarist, Wayne Kramer, John Sinclair, Mitch Ryder, Lola Morales, The Muldoons, Sisters Lucas, members of Dirtbombs, Detroit Cobras, Black Bottom Collective, The Ramrods, Black Merda and other very special Detroit Superstars
Motor City Rock, Funk, Jazz, Pop, Soul (USA)
A once-in-a-lifetime event! Native Detroiter Don Was returns to lead an all-star cast of high-energy, only-in-Detroit talent. Fresh from the recent Was (Not Was) tour, Don Was (aka Don Fagenson) orchestrates a funky, jazzy, rockin’, soulful musical meltdown in historic Orchestra Hall, featuring John Sinclair, Lola Morales and members of Black Bottom Collective, Sisters Lucas, Detroit Cobras, the Dirtbombs and surprise special guests. Was is a master collaborator, best known for producing mega-watt musicians including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson and Bonnie Raitt, whose Was-produced Nick of Time scored the 1990 Album of the Year Grammy Award. Was also took home the 1995 Grammy for Producer of the Year. Guaranteed to thrill! |