Royal Oak Music City: August

July 28, 2012

Built in 1928, the Royal Oak Music Theatre started out as a grand movie house typical of its era. Though it still hosts the occasional movie, the Royal Oak Music Theatre is now known for much, much more. Comedy nights, private parties, heck, even boxing routinely draws big crowds. What it’s really known for, though, is all in the name. Let’s take a look at what will have concert-goers lining up on 4th Street and wrapping around the block this August.

Gloriana

Would you consider the band Gloriana new country, young country, country pop, country, or pop? Yes. Detroit’s 99.5 WYCD is sponsoring the show, with Lauren Duski and Russell Dickerson in support. Winners of an American Music Award, CMT Music Award, and Academy of Country Music Award, the band scored a hit with ‘Wild at Heart’. Wikipedia fact: “Before the band’s foundation, [Cheyenne] Kimball was the 2002 winner of the competition America’s Most Talented Kid and a solo artist on Epic Records.”

Thursday August 9th, 7pm Doors, $15/$20

Sugar Hiccup

The Sugar Hiccup parties keep getting bigger and bigger. A Royal Oak institution, the dance party is going to run out of venues if it keeps growing. DJ Quig and the Sugar Hiccup crew first brought their trip hop dance party to 5th Avenue Billiards and, as it grew, they moved to the next logical spot: Luna. Now the group plans on throwing one of the summer’s biggest parties inside the city’s biggest venue.

Saturday August 11th, 9pm Doors, $6 Cover

2nd Annual Charity Team Kendal Kidz Concert

This charity dinner and concert raises funds for Team Kendal Kidz, which is an organization dedicated to providing happiness and hope to children with cancer. Quietdrive is headlining the benefit concert, with Seven Letters and See Jane Rock in support. If you feel like helping kids with cancer, you can purchase the VIP balcony seating (with hors d’oeuvres) for $52 or General Admission Main Floor it for $27. Either way, a good deed will be done. Do it!

Saturday August 18th, 6:30pm Doors, $52/$27

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MJ Galbraith

MJ Galbraith is a songwriter and local musician, freelance writer, baseball enthusiast, lover of travel, and a terrible mechanic. When MJ graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in Creative Writing, he was immediately barraged with 'questions' of "What are you gonna do, teach?" He is determined to not get a job teaching. So far, so good. With music, MJ's traveled the country touring on his songs. Having spent time in places from Chicago to Seattle, LA to New Orleans, and Nashville to NYC, he is convinced that Detroit and its 'burbs have the the highest concentration of 'native' songwriting talent anywhere. Eat it, New York. You too, LA. MJ started writing for the Urbane Life in the summer of 2011. He also writes for a handful of other websites as well as an immigration lawyer. He used to work in a publishing house. He's glad he's out.