Don Was revue brings Detroit heritage to Concert of Colors
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Review: Don Was revue brings Detroit heritage to Concert of Colors
Published: Monday July 19th, 2010
By GARY GRAFF
of the Oakland Press
DETROIT -- A few minutes before the Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue was slated to start Saturday night (July 17) at the 18th annual Concert of Colors, a fire alarm sounded, forcing participants and attendees alike to clear the Max M. Fisher Music Center.
There was no serious problem, but it was certainly a harbinger of the hot show in store for those who trooped back into the building a few minutes later.
Like its two predecessors, Detroit-born producer and Was (Not Was) founder Was' Revue was an eclectic survey of, as he put it, "the indigenous music of the tribe of Detroit." The 15 acts represented a stylistic and historical sweep of Detroit music, primarily rock and R&B, and the performances, quick as they were, provided testimony to the legendary and continuing vitality of the region's music scene.
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