Haiku Review
Van Halen
Ky-Mani Marley
Palace
Auburn Hills, MI
October 22, 2007

Cancer survivor
Recovering alcoholic
Replaced hip, still shreds



Diamond David Lee
Synthetic rock n' roll star
Surprisingly works



Big secret revealed
The back up vocal sound of
Van Halen is Ed

Haiku Review
Wilco
Andrew Bird
Fox Theater
Detroit, MI
October 17, 2007

Crazy Victrola
Speaker spin for doplar sound
In Bird's crazy songs

Fat Elvis, Fat Jeff
Both know how to rock a joint
Stock in sequence jumps

Defined, pristine sound
Audiophile clarity
Made the whole damn show

Haiku Review
Spoon
The Ponys
Majestic Theater Detroit, MI
October 13, 2007

Spoon has a fourth guy
Plays guitar, keys, other stuff
Adds performance depth

Fourth great Spoon album
Rewarded with sold out show
Good guys win sometimes

Could have cut a fourth
From the nearly two hour set
No "Small Stakes" was heard

Haiku Review
Travis
Clutch Cargo
July 18, 2007

Want a real review?
Information Leafblower
Leaf on the money

Travis entered from back
Shaking hands on way to stage
This would kill Thom Yorke
Fran was having fun
Honest enthusiasm
You get what you give
Back in fucking Black
A great way to end the show
Angus would be proud

Haiku Review
The Police
Fictionplane
The Palace, Alburn Hills, MI
July 17, 2007

True/false: Fictionplane?
False, but Sting's kid sings like dad.
Would skip the reggae Muse

Don't fuck with Yoga-man
Drop a note, he'll melt yer face
Serious frontman
Valhalla's hi-hat
Arsenal of percussive joy
Neil Peart can lick it

Much less rock band than
A competitive structure
Push the pop limits

Haiku Review
Mastodon
Against Me
Cursive
State Theater, Detroit, Michigan
May 13, 2007

Intensity blooms
Mastodon shreds your mind grapes
Kings of metal age

Against Me rocks solid
But young fans skip the metal
Mind grapes still intact

White vinyl record
Limited edition gift
Best mother's day ever.

Haiku Review
Arctic Monkeys and Be Your Own Pet
Clutch Cargo, Pontiac, MI
May 9, 2007

Arctic Monkeys Rock
Suburbans love the limeys
Lads of potential

Be Your Own Pet suck
Hotness does not mean talent
Now, please end career

Acoustics nightmare
House of god, my big black ass
Clutch Cargo is durst