With a big Mitten primary only a few days away, the political chatter is starting to pick up around town. Well, we here at Single Barrel would like to call your attention to an important race happening right here on the world wide web involving Detroit’s very own The Victorious Secrets. A super-group of sorts who you may remember as winners of the ‘April in the D’ contest, or recognize from their other “real” bands, or even just know personally because they are really cool dudes. The Secrets are one of four finalists for the Free Credit Report (dot...

It all started with a cello, an acoustic guitar, a single camera and one of Detroit’s architectural treasures, long vacant. In February 2009, a small crew assembled at the Traffic Jam on 2nd and Canfield. We ordered coffees and waited anxiously for two adventurous and unassuming musicians to arrive. A brief meet-up turned quickly into a caravan down Michigan Avenue, a careen down Grand Boulevard and a one-by-one hop into the hollows of Lee Plaza. 6 hours later we emerged in all states of frozen, but immensely excited about an experience that is still pretty difficult to categorize. What...