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  Detroit Tickets Broker - Detroit City Tickets, Venue Information, Event Schedules Tickets
Detroit is a city in Wayne County in the state of Michigan, in the Midwest region of the United States.
Located along the Detroit River—détroit is French for strait—and across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario, the city is the seat of Wayne County and the center of a tri-county industrial zone that is among the most significant in the American Rust Belt.
In 1796 Detroit and its surrounding areas passed to the United States, and from 1805 to 1847 the town was the territorial and state capitol of Michigan.
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  Detroit, Michigan - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Detroit is a city in Wayne County in the state of Michigan, in the Midwest region of the United States.
In 1796 Detroit and its surrounding areas passed to the United States, and from 1805 to 1847 the town was the territorial and state capitol of Michigan.
Detroit's population increased more than sixfold during the first half of the 20th century, thanks largely to a massive influx of Southern migrants—both white and fl—who came to the area for the burgeoning automobile industry jobs.
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 Detroit, Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Detroit is also known for its musical heritage as it was the birthplace of Motown and has been highly influential in the origins of punk and techno music.
Detroit is located on the north bank of the Detroit River, in southeastern Michigan.
Detroit is said to be home to the Nain Rouge, the red dwarf who is said to both attack people and more importantly be a harbinger of doom for the city.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/detroit__michigan   (1692 words)

  
 Detroit, Michigan - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Located along the Detroit River between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair -- "détroit" is French for "strait" -- the city is the seat of Wayne County and the center of a tri-county industrial zone, one of the most significant in the American Rust Belt.
While Detroit's rate of violent and property crime has fallen in recent years, the numbers are still among the highest in the country, as is the murder rate, which is inextricably tied to the city's drug trade.
Detroit's ethnic communities are largely the descendants of those Poles, Irish and Greeks who made their way to the city from New York in the early 20th century.
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 Bambooweb: Detroit Michigan
In the 2003 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a total population of 911,000, down from 951,270 in the 2000 census, but is still the tenth largest city in the country.
While Detroit's rate of violent and property crime has fallen recently, the numbers are still among the highest in the country as is the murder rate, which is inextricably tied to the city's drug trade.
The Detroit Police Department, after numerous scandals and court decisions, was being reorganized in 2004 under supervision of the FBI.
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 Detroit Rockers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pure Detroit A store in downtown Detroit that sells classic Detroit native foods, Detroit-branded merchandise, books and memorabilia about Detroit.
Detroit Artists Market The Detroit Artists Market, a nonprofit gallery for contemporary art, educates the metropolitan Detroit community about the work of emerging and established Detroit and Michigan artists through exhibitions, sales, and related programs.
The Detroit Zoological Institute Consists of 3 facilities: the Detroit Zoo with 125 acres of naturalistic habitat in Royal Oak, and the Belle Isle Zoo and Belle Isle Aquarium, in Detroit.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Detroit_Rockers.html   (276 words)

  
 detroit punks
Detroit’s hottest acts showed up, consumed a rather impressive amount of alcohol and told stories of camaraderie and rock and roll at places such as Bookie’s Club 870, the Red Carpet and the Gold Dollar.
Detroit Cobras, Jeff Meier of Rocket 455 and the Detroit Cobras, Tim Vulgar of the
From the current generation of Detroit rockers, Suvanjieff tagged Joe Burdick from The Dirtys and Tom Potter from Bantam Rooster and Detroit’s hottest new export the Detroit City Council, to be production assistants.
motorcityrocks.com /detroitpunks/punks1.htm   (419 words)

  
 Cleveland Rockers/Detroit Shock WNBA recap on ESPN
Detroit (12-15) remained a half-game ahead of idle Washington for fourth place in the Eastern Conference in the chase for playoff position.
The Rockers (15-12), who trailed 35-28 at halftime, took their first lead of the game, 51-48, on a three-point play by Mery Andrade with 7:47 remaining.
Detroit, which lost to the Rockers 80-60 in Cleveland on July 28, scored the first six points of the game and never trailed in the first half.
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 Cleveland Rockers vs Detroit Shock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Detroit is a very aggressive team which uses very dirty tactics in its defense.
The Rockers had the lead in the half of the game with 4:12 to go before the half.
This brawl ruined the momentum of the Rockers.
www.allsports.com /wnba/rockers/072399.html   (733 words)

  
 Detroit Shock/Cleveland Rockers WNBA recap on ESPN
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Vicki Hall scored 15 of her career-high 19 points in the first half as the Cleveland Rockers beat the Detroit Shock 80-60 Friday night, setting the stage for a showdown Saturday with New York.
Detroit (11-14) fell into a tie with the Washington Mystics for fourth place in the East.
Detroit shot just 36 percent from the field, as starting guards Dominque Canty, who went scoreless, and Edwina Brown combined for 1-for-15 shooting.
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 Rocker's History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Rockers captured the hearts of many in the Michigan soccer community that season, families who had waited seven long years for professional soccer to return to Detroit after the demise of the Detroit Express in 1983.
An underdog Rockers squad over­came the odds in defeating the higher-seeded Harrisburg Heat and the regular season champion, Canton Invaders, after trailing two games to none in the series, en route to capturing the team's first NPSL title.
The Rockers played their last home game at Joe Louis Arena on April 3, 1999, as the team was put up for sale after the the season ended.
www.detroitrockers.net /rockers_history.htm   (1110 words)

  
 Cleveland Rockers/Detroit Shock WNBA recap on ESPN
Detroit (12-15) remained a half-game ahead of idle Washington for fourth place in the Eastern Conference in the chase for playoff position.
The Rockers (15-12), who trailed 35-28 at halftime, took their first lead of the game, 51-48, on a three-point play by Mery Andrade with 7:47 remaining.
Detroit, which lost to the Rockers 80-60 in Cleveland on July 28, scored the first six points of the game and never trailed in the first half.
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 Nolan, Ford overwhelm Rockers; now on to conference finals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Shooting guard Deanna Nolan looked like she was playing an arcade game in the first half, scoring 16 of her team-high 26 points in the first six minutes and tying a league playoff record with four three-pointers in the first half.
The Rockers made a bit of a run in the second half, cutting the lead to 11, 70-59, with 2:10 left.
Detroit responded with a jumper by Riley and a lay-up by Ford.
www.freep.com /sports/shock/shock3_20030903.htm   (689 words)

  
 Cleveland Rockers vs Detroit Shock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tonight the Rockers lost to the Detroit Shock with a score of 93 to 81.
The Rockers had a very high field goal percentage in the first half of 75% but it dropped in the second half due to the strength of the Shock defense.
In this game, the Rockers had way too many turnovers and were not taking care of the boards.
www.allsports.com /wnba/rockers/061600.html   (490 words)

  
 Residency Programs - College of Osteopathic Medicine
In the 1930's Detroit was known as the city of champions - titles were won by the Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings.
Detroit is home to some of the most loyal and knowledgeable sports fans in the country.
Detroiters are enjoying what is emerging as the Theater District along Woodward Avenue just north of the central downtown district.
www.rad.msu.edu /ResidencyPrograms/pages/COM/living.htm   (966 words)

  
 Detroit Shock/Cleveland Rockers WNBA recap on ESPN
Canty matched her career high with 22 points to spark the Shock to a 93-81 victory Friday night, snapping the Rockers' five-game winning streak.
The Rockers' reserves outscored opposing subs by an average of 25-12 during Cleveland's winning streak.
Cleveland shot a team-record 77 percent from the field (17-of-22) in the first half, but was outscored 13-5 at the line and trailed 44-41 at halftime.
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 Travel: The Motor City: Detroit, Michigan
Ground has also been broken on the new home for the Detroit Lions, the city's football team, with a domed stadium slated to open for the 2005 season with 65,000 seats, 120 suites, and a family area.
The freeway system of Detroit is also undergoing a massive renovation -- getting ready for the millions of people expected to visit Detroit in the early years of the new century.
Detroit, you're a city that's truly on the move, offering a lot of diversity and action for the tourist.
www.diabetic-lifestyle.com /articles/jun99_trave_1.htm   (1026 words)

  
 Detroit Rockers Hotels - Detroit
Detroit Hotels offers the lowest rates on hotels near the Detroit Rockers.
With no professional outdoor soccer franchise in Detroit in many years, soccer fans in southeastern Michigan have made do with indoor soccer since 1990.
The Rockers are members of the National Professional Soccer League, which plays games in a hockey-sized arena.
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 Rockers Soccer: Detroits's hot address for soccer camps, clinics, tournaments...
Rockers Soccer: Detroits's hot address for soccer camps, clinics, tournaments...
The Detroit Rockers, Professional Indoor Soccer Team, were members of the National Professional Soccer League from 1990-2001, and in 1992 the team captured a NPSL Championship trophy.
Rockers Soccer is dedicated to continuing that tradition of success with Professional and College players as instructors for our camps and clinics.
www.detroitrockers.net   (211 words)

  
 The Brothers Groove | Press - Rock the South
The second Detroit Future Platinum showcase, which took place on the fete's opening night, put four bands from the metro area on stage at the District and served notice that Detroit was unquestionably in the house for the entire five-day run of the influential gathering.
And with the above artists keeping Detroit high on the international music radar, industry folk were anxious to check out anything branded with the city's name.
Clued to the band by his keyboardist, Ben Wilson, a Detroit native, Popper brought his case of harmonicas and genuinely enjoyed his jam with the group.
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 Joe Louis Arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Joe and JLA is the home of the Detroit Red Wings National Hockey League franchise.
It is located at 600 Civic Drive on the Detroit River with a view of Windsor Ontario Canada.
Some Detroit residents believe that the remains Jimmy Hoffa the infamous Teamsters chief last seen in Bloomfield Hills Michigan in 1975 might be encased in the concrete of JLA.
www.freeglossary.com /Joe_Louis_Arena   (311 words)

  
 Real Detroit Weekly - Parker & The Man (November 29, 2006)
Hantz himself is a Detroit resident who attended both Northwood University in Midland and a tiny little college called Harvard.
It was only a few years ago that the Detroit Rockers called it quits.
The Rockers finally folded and it seemed we had seen the end of indoor soccer in our area.
www.realdetroitweekly.com /article_2069.shtml   (686 words)

  
 Rockers 76, Shock 65
 The strategy worked as the Rockers (15-12), who trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half before cutting the Shock's lead to 35-28 at halftime, outscored Detroit 34-17 over the final 12 minutes.
Her 3-pointer triggered an 11-0 run that put the Rockers ahead to stay.
 Detroit remained a half-game ahead of idle Washington in the battle for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
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 www.myspace.com/detroitfleshrock
Over the course of four fricking years, Detroit invented, established, exploited and eventually killed the genre of rock music most commonly known as Minnesota Fleshrock.
The result was one of the silliest and smartest rock units ever devised, a four-way train-wreck that flabbergasted audiences from (East) coast to the Taste of Minnesota.
This fall, Detroit will reunite yet again, as a favor to the Brothers Sullivan to mark their tenth year as owners of Minneapolis' legendary 400 Bar.
www.myspace.com /detroitfleshrock   (952 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - WNBA Basketball - Preview: Cleveland Rockers at Detroit Shock - Saturday July 28, 2001 11:27 AM
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- The Detroit Shock, the WNBA's worst team this season, looks to become the second team to surprise the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Rockers when the teams meet Saturday.
Detroit owns the worst record in the league and finished 1-3 on their recent four-game road trip.
The Rockers are 6-5 on the road, where they play five of their final eight games.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/wnba/previews/2001/07/28/det_cle   (181 words)

  
 Encores and departures mark Detroit's music scene   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Early on, the Detroit music community was dealt a pair of crushing blows with the deaths of two of the city's most important hip-hop figures, Proof and J Dilla.
While Seger was reveling in his status as a Detroit legend, Jack White of the White Stripes was fleeing the city in a hailstorm of Detroit-dissing interviews.
Meantime, Detroiters are bracing for the possibility of a summer run of shows from Seger, which potentially could be the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's final shows.
www.detnews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061227/ENT01/612270369   (709 words)

  
 The Daily Page: Music: Ragged glory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
She fronted the Ann Arbor garage band Ten High before moving in 1997 to Detroit, where for a time she covered the music scene as a writer for the Detroit News.
But it may also be because Detroit as a city is, unlike stunning Seattle, rather grim.
Regardless, Detroit has no shortage of terrific bands these days, and one of the great things about Detroit rock is that it is, to use the technical term, fun -- especially compared to the logy nü-metal that has been all the rage.
www.thedailypage.com /going-out/music/news/managedit.php?intmusicnewsid=397   (515 words)

  
 VisitDetroit.com - Rock
Detroit competes in its own right as one of the top rock capitals of the country, both from its range of artists to its location as a concert stop for national rock tours.
From punk and heavy metal rockers like MC5, Alice Cooper and the Stooges, to funk artists like George Clinton, to garage bands like White Stripes, Detroit has produced a kaleidoscope of rock artists.
And not only is Detroit a major concert stop, but its concert venues have been the location of a number of live album recordings, including Kiss’ "Alive" and Bob Seger’s "Live Bullet" albums.
www.visitdetroit.com /musicscene/rock   (146 words)

  
 Macomb Community College | Conference & Event Services - Area Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Recognized as the cornerstone of Detroit's Cultural Center, the DIA exhibits the works of Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse and includes special displays such as the nation's largest collection of historic puppets.
Home to the Detroit Tigers baseball team, this new Detroit landmark is located in the heart of the city and within walking of other Detroit area attractions.
Detroit's own landmark of five glass towers is home to a hotel, offices, restaurants, shops and theaters.
www.macomb.edu /EventServices/attractions.asp   (1396 words)

  
 Major rockers to hit Detroit in campaign bash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
R.E.M. is among several major rock acts planning to team up for shows in Detroit and several other cities during the run-up to November's elections, the Free Press has learned.
While dates and venues are still in the works, sources say the series of Detroit shows will likely take place simultaneously at area arenas on a night in early October.
Springsteen spokeswoman Marilyn Laverty said Detroit is not on her client's itinerary.
www.freep.com /news/politics/rocker17_20040717.htm   (596 words)

  
 David Leone: Managed, inspired Detroit rockers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
David Allen Leone, who managed Detroit rockers Bob Seger and Ted Nugent and ran one of the nation's biggest booking agencies, died Tuesday of a heart attack.
Leone, who was born in Detroit, attended the University of Cincinnati and served in the Air Force during the 1960s.
All content © copyright 1999 Detroit Free Press and may not be republished without permission.
www.freep.com /news/obituaries/qleone9.htm   (480 words)

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