Detroit this week: Saosin's anniversary, The Menzingers, Victoria Monét and more

Two big nights at the Majestic, a Grammy winner at the Fox and a Friday built for bass: the Detroit shows worth planning around, Nov 9–15.

The Majestic Theatre has the bookends of this week's punk calendar. Wednesday it's a Philadelphia band touring a record that looks back over its own history; Saturday it's a California band playing a 20-year-old debut that a lot of people in that Woodward Avenue room still know word for word. In between, Hamtramck, the Cass Corridor and Pontiac each have their own reason to go out, and Sunday a three-time Grammy winner closes the week at the Fox.

Wednesday, Nov 11: The Menzingers at the Majestic Theatre, 6pm. The Menzingers are touring *Everything I Ever Saw*, their eighth album, which came out July 17 on Epitaph. It's a deep bill, too: Hot Water Music and Weakened Friends support on the Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour. With a 6pm start, plan to leave work on time. Tickets.

Wednesday, Nov 11: VOILÀ at Saint Andrews Hall, 6pm. If the Majestic isn't your speed, VOILÀ is a few miles south on Congress Street the same night, with Ella Red and Weathers opening. Tickets are $54.50. Tickets.

Thursday, Nov 12: Ayria at Small's, Hamtramck, 7pm. Small's holds about 300, so this is the close-quarters pick of the week. Admission is $23.63. Tickets.

Friday, Nov 13: Ray Volpe at Russell Industrial Center – Expo Hall, 9pm. Friday leans electronic. Ray Volpe headlines the old industrial complex off I-75, with Barely Alive and Neotek also on the bill. Tickets.

Friday, Nov 13: Blasterjaxx at Magic Stick Lounge, 9pm. For a smaller room the same night, the Dutch duo play upstairs at the Magic Stick, at roughly a third of the Expo Hall's size. Tickets.

Saturday, Nov 14: Saosin at the Majestic Theatre, 6pm. This is the 20 Years of Self-Titled tour, built around the band's 2006 debut. Silent Planet and Like Moths To Flames open. The run started in October at the House of Blues in Anaheim, near the band's home turf, and it follows "Starting Over Again," their first new music in ten years, released after they signed to Sumerian Records. It's another early door, so eat first. Tickets.

Saturday, Nov 14: PhaseOne at the Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, 7:45pm. Heavy bass fans have a Saturday option up in Pontiac. Tickets are $39.58. Tickets.

Sunday, Nov 15: Victoria Monét at the Fox Theatre, 7:30pm. The week's biggest room goes to the three-time Grammy winner's Frequency Of Love Tour. *Frequency of Love* is her second studio album, out on Lovett Music/RCA, with "Reach Out," "Let Me" and "Juicy" among its singles. The tour opened October 27 in Raleigh and runs until mid-December, so Detroit gets it while the new material is still settling in. Tickets.

A 20-year-old debut that a lot of people in that Woodward Avenue room still know word for word.

If you only go out once this week, choose your Majestic night: Wednesday for the new record, Saturday for the old one. Either way, get there early. Both start at 6, and on a November night in Midtown the doors are the warmest place to be.

Sources: The Menzingers release 'Everything I Ever Saw' — WHYY (whyy.org); The Menzingers: Everything I Ever Saw North American Tour — Live Nation (livenation.com); The Menzingers announce tour with Hot Water Music, Weakened Friends — BrooklynVegan (brooklynvegan.com); SAOSIN: 20 Years of Self-Titled — Majestic Detroit (majesticdetroit.com); Saosin announce self-titled 20th anniversary tour — Alternative Press (altpress.com); Saosin to Launch 20th Anniversary Tour of Debut Self-Titled Album — Knotfest (knotfest.com); 3x Grammy Winner Victoria Monét Brings Frequency Of Love Tour To The Fox Theatre November 15 — 313 Presents (313presents.com); Victoria Monét Confirms Frequency Of Love Tour 2026 & Shares 'Juicy' Single — JamBase (jambase.com); Victoria Monét sets North American Frequency of Love tour — TicketNews (ticketnews.com)