Fun Fact: Detroit’s Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, believed to be the oldest jazz club in the world, started out as a lunchtime sandwich spot.
Hey, it’s JB!
Over the last year, Moondog Cafe, a spot on Linwood and Montgomery in the Wildemere Park Neighborhood, has quietly become the coolest new music spot in the city.
The small listening lounge and concert cafe features a lot of Detroit talent and experimental music, in addition to so many other kinds of events: film screenings and panels, book clubs, collage nights with live music and more. They also have a coffee and tea cafe with pastries from local producers.
On April 5, it officially opens with a lineup including: Whodat, Supreme Gratitude, the Caleb Robinson Trio, Jon Dixon (my piano teacher!) and Ahya Simone.
After visiting the spot for an electronic, improvisational cello and keys performance, a film screening and panel featuring one of the originators of Detroit Jit, and most recently a live performance from Dick Texas, it’s become one of my new favorites. But don’t take my word for it – Detroit jazz legend Wendell Harrison also endorsed it.
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JB
- Over the weekend, Cafe Noir owner Evan Fay opened what’s believed to be Detroit’s first Black-owned brewery.
- The Detroit Food Academy purchased the former headquarters of the Heidelberg Project.
- Enomah, a new upscale Black-owned restaurant serving Asian-soul fusion is now open downtown.
- The Detroit People’s Food Co-op is having a jam session and art show on Mar. 29.
- A propane tank exploded at Detroit Abloom, causing a fire in its hoophouse and destroying thousands of seedlings.
- Detroit SIP is hosting the second annual women entrepreneur vendor marketplace Saturday.
- Keep Growing Detroit is looking for volunteers to plant trees at community and market gardens.
- More than 80 food trucks will hit downtown Detroit this year for the summer.
The weekly schedule of pop-ups, food events and more. Click on the calendar below created by Bekah Galang.
- Baobab Fare is hiring servers.
- Chartreuse Kitchen and Cocktails is hiring a line cook.
- Madcap Coffee Company is hiring an assistant cafe manager.
- D-Town Farms is hiring a part time farmer.
- Roar Brewing Co. is hiring a front of house manager and a social media manager.
