Join us next Friday May 1st for the latest installment in our Free Music Fridays in store concert series (proudly presented with @davehurl ). This month’s concert features a quartet of improvisers comprised of:
Ben Miller (The Eleventh Hour, Porcelain Hammer, Destroy All Monsters) - Guitar
John Raleeh - Trombone
Dominic Bierenga (Northwoods Improvisers) - Woodwinds
Dave Hurley - Drums
Doors at 6 PM
Music by 7 PM
This upcoming Saturday Cat-urday April 18th: The Purrfect Hello Records Customer Appreciation Sale returns.
50% off Used Records, CDs + Tapes.
20% off New stuff.
DJs all day (@djdremond , @djriff1200 , @whodat_detroit , @contentsare )
Absolutely no official RSD titles.
Party starts at 10 AM.
Next Friday April 3 - Free Music Fridays, our live in-store concert series curated by @davehurl continues with a performance by Power Quartet Unit.
A powerhouse unit blending soulful foundations with experimental sensibilities.
Kenn Thomas (Piano) : A pillar of Detroit creative music known for his sophisticated harmonic language and elegant touch rooted in both Classicism and the Avant-garde.
Zekkereya El-magharbel (Trombone): A visionary artist who integrates North African Maqam and Afro-Arab sonic histories. Curator of @tuesdays.at.trinosophes , member of The Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra.
Jaribu Shahid (Bass):
A veteran of Detroit improvised music, member of Griot Galaxy, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, and the Sun Ra Arkestra, providing a legendary, deep-toned foundation.
David Hurley (Drums):
A versatile rhythmic engine known for his conversational flow and technical ingenuity.
Metro Detroit native Nathan Erskine Smith (Woodwinds, Bass Clarinet, and Electronics) opens the show and sets the tone with an intimate solo set, creating atmospheric, textured soundscapes that bridge classical precision and Avant-garde freedom.
Doors at 6
Music at 6:30
Next Friday March 6th here at @hellorecordsdetroit - Free Music Fridays, our live in-store jazz performance series co-presented with @davehurl continues with the heavy quintet of:
Alex Harding (AfroHORN, Agape Trio) - Baritone Sax
Djallo Djakate (Junk Jazz, Inner Ear) - Drums
Dave Hurley (Dr. Prof Leonard King Orchestra, Agape Trio) - Drums, Percussion
Zekkereya El-Magharbel (artist, educator, @tuesdays.at.trinosophes curator) - Trombone
Alex Colista (Dr. Prof Leonard King Orchestra, Planet D Nonet) - Woodwinds
This one is pretty much a no-brainer for anyone who keeps tabs on local creative improvised music. Some of these players have established chemistry in different sized ensembles (Dr. Prof Leonard King Orchestra, Agape Trio) and shared connections through the Detroit jazz scene and with figures from the AACM. This set is guaranteed to be super lively, eclectic and satisfying for anybody who loves Post-Bop, Latin Jazz, the Blues, the Avant Garde, and Middle Eastern Music.
Doors at 6
Music by 7
Every time I walk into a record store, I’m not “the DJ” … I’m 7-year-old Todd again with big ears and bigger curiosity.
Pulled up to Hello Records and ended up doing what real music heads do — talking pressings, samples, producers, first issues vs. reissues… the kind of conversations that don’t happen in comment sections.
Chopped it up with the owner and staff, felt the energy, respected the culture… and of course I couldn’t leave empty-handed. A few quality gems coming home with me.
No playlists.
No algorithms.
Just intention and vinyl.
For the collectors, the crate diggers, the ones who still read liner notes — you know this feeling.
Support your local record shops. That’s where the soul still lives. 💿✨
#VinylCommunity #RecordCollector #CrateDigging #AnalogVibes #MusicCulture
Join us here at @hellorecordsdetroit in Lincoln Park this Friday February 6th for the next installment of Free Music Fridays presented and curated by the man @davehurl . This month’s free in-store concert features Terraform, the explosively energetic free funk trio of:
Sami Calamity
Voice/Effects, Winds
Jon Jackson
Drums
Martin Schiller
Electric Bass
Fans of post-Prime Time free funk, AACM-style experimentalism, 80’s Cass Corridor sensibilities, abstract electronics, contempo classical vocal music, and avant-progressive rock will find this ferociously creative free music unit particularly exciting.
Doors at 6
Music by 7
Next Friday January 2nd - the Hello Free Music Fridays series extends further into future dimensions with a live performance from the far out trio of:
John Pablo Rojas (Cello)
Indira Edwards (Viola)
Dave Hurley (Percussion)
John Pablo Rojas’ raw and unconventional voice on cello was a highlight of last March’s Free Music Friday performance, and we look forward to more classical counterpoint and unbridled abstraction from him in this format.
Indira Edwards is a composer and improviser who performs on viola, keyboards, electronics and voice in various contexts, including solo as Little Fly, in ensembles with Mike Khoury and Ben Hall, and in an abstract duo with Rojas as Iron Joy.
Dave Hurley is a percussionist and is the organizer of Free Music Fridays. He is an indispensable catalyst for creative activity in the Detroit improvised music scene, and we are always overjoyed to help him present his all-killer programming and ensemble curation here in the shop.
Doors at 6
Music by 7
