<B>FOR MORE INFO AND UPDATES: http://www.tastefest.com</B>

<B>2004 Comerica TasteFest at New Center</b>
Festival Highlights

Dates: Thursday, July 1 – Monday, July 5, 2004
Times: 11:30 AM – 10 PM (Thursday-Sunday)
11:30 AM – 8 PM (Monday)
Location: Detroit’s New Center
Festival Hot Line: (313) 872-0188
Produced By: New Center Council, Inc.



<B>MAIN Stage </b>
(Fisher Building Parking Lot – Free)

<U>Thursday, July 1, 2004</u>
8 PM Cake

<U>Friday, July 2, 2004</u>
5:30 PM Five for Fighting
8 PM Rooney

<U>Saturday, July 3, 2004</u>
5 PM Rick Braun
8 PM Jet

<U>Sunday, July 4, 2004</u>
5 PM Dwele
8 PM Buddy Guy

<U>Monday, July 5, 2004</u>
3 PM The Spinners
6 PM The Romantics



<B>PURE DETROIT Stage</b>
(Second at Lothrop – Free)

<U>Thursday, July 1, 2004</u>
4:30 PM Gore Gore Girls
6 PM The Sights
7 PM tba
8 PM Collette:Nettwerk America & Champion Sound

<U>Friday, July 2, 2004</u>
4 PM Shipwreck Union
5:30 PM The Dollfaces
7 PM esQuire
8:30 PM Electric Six

<U>Saturday, July 3, 2004</u>
3 PM dj Rolandlondon
4:30 PM The Come Ons
6 PM The Fondas
7:30 PM Niko Marks Live
8:30 PM Carl Craig

<U>Sunday, July 4, 2004</u>
3 PM tba
4:30 PM The Elevations
6 PM Blanche
7 PM tba
8 PM John Acquaviva-Final Scratch-Definitive Recordings, Canada

<U>Monday, July 5, 2004</u>
2:30 PM The Sirens
3:45 PM Back in Spades
5 PM The Cyril Lords
6:30 PM tba



<B>SUBWAY 2nd AVE STREET MARKET</b>

Pure Detroit
Art Design Gift Gallery
Art Market
Blackfokapparel
BNX Imports
By-Worjloh
City Knits
Detroit Spice Co.
Djenne Beads and Art African Imports
Elizabeth Collection
Eva's Attic
Fashion Place
Massamba's Creations
My Sistah's Place
Noir Leather
Offin River Enterpises
Pure D. Vinyl/Pure Detroit Design Lab
Pure Detroit
Spirit in the Park Gallery
Vera Jane



<B>ART GALLERY</b>

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<B>MGM GRAND Jazz & BlUES Stage</b>
(Grand Boulevard at Cass – Free)

<U>Thursday, July 1, 2004</u>
Noon tba
4:30 PM The Strange
7 & 8:30 PM Sun Messengers with special guest Thornetta Davis

<U>Friday, July 2, 2004</u>
Noon Twistin Tarantulas
4 PM Odessa Harris Group featuring Johnnie Bassett
7 & 8:30 PM Tim Bowman

<U>Saturday, July 3, 2004</u>
Noon Sheila Landis Quartet featuring Rick Matle
2 PM Django Reinhardt Revue featuring Hot Club Detroit, The Royal Garden Trio and The Gypsy Strings
5:30 PM Brothers Groove
8 PM Bettye LaVette

<U>Sunday, July 4, 2004</u>
12:30 Penny Wells
2 PM Larry Nozero / Shaida Nurullah "The Jobim Project" featuring the Brazilian music of Antonio Carlos Jobim
4:30 PM Larry McCray
7 & 8:30 PM The Kimmie Horne Show

<U>Monday, July 5, 2004</u>
1 PM Barbara Ware and The Cliff Monear Trio
3:30 PM Alexander Zonjic and friends
6 PM Joce' lyn B & The Detroit Street Players



<B>Fitnessworks Park Stage</b>
(New Center Park Stage – Free)

This year New Center Park will again feature a stripped down sound with Detroit’s best singer/song writers.

<U>Thursday, July 1, 2004</u>
6 PM Billy West
7 PM Thunderbirds Are Now
8 PM The Avatars
9 PM Troy Gregory and The Stepsisters

<U>Friday, July 2, 2004</u>
6 PM John Rice
7 PM Jeff Jablonski
8 PM Sean Fitzgerald
9 PM tba

<U>Saturday, July 3, 2004</u>
6 PM Dan Minard
7 PM Fred Thomas
8 PM Audra Kubat
9 PM The Volebeats

<U>Sunday, July 4, 2004</u>
6 PM Ryan Powell
7 PM Joe Shaw Trio
8 PM Dead String Brothers
9 PM Urban Folk Collective

<U>Monday, July 5, 2004</u>
4 PM 1000 x Yes (A Thousand Times Yes)
5 PM Jawbone
6 PM Sunshine Duray
7 PM Denise James



<B>- RESTAURANTS – </b>
Selling “Tastes” of Their Specialties

<U>New in 2004:</u>

Harry’s Bar, Detroit
Hungarian Rhapsody, Southgate
Kenny’s Ribs and Chicken, Southfield
LunchBox Deli, Grosse Pointe Park
M’Dear’s, Grosse Pointe Park
New Center Eatery, Detroit
Rice Bowl, Detroit
Stoney Creek Brewery, Detroit


<U>Returning Restaurant Favorites:</u>

Aw Shucks, Petoskey
Bangkok Bistro, Troy
Beans & Cornbread, Southfield
Bert’s on Broadway, Detroit
Big Fella’s Barbeque, Detroit
Brenda’s Beans & Greens, Southfield
The Coney Man, Detroit
Harbor House, Clinton Township
Kola’s Food Factory, Riverview
Mario’s, Detroit
Meaghan’s, Grosse Pointe Woods
Motor City Pit Stop, Detroit
Mr. Pita, Detroit
Olympian Café, Detroit
Papa Romano’s, Detroit
Peacock Restaurant, Detroit
Potato Factory, Brownstown
Sheik Restaurant, Orchard Lake
Subway
Sweet Georgia Brown, Detroit
Sweetwater Tavern, Detroit
Taqueria Mi Pueblo, Detroit
Turkey Grill, Detroit
Under the Eagle, Hamtramck


<U>Dessert District:</u>

Anchoring the eastern edge of the festival and located near the MGM Grand Jazz & Blues Stage, the Dessert District is the perfect destination for those looking for something sweet.

Small Plates, Detroit
Heavens D’Lite, Detroit
The Almond Hut, Troy
Sweet Potato Sensations, Detroit
What’s For Dessert