Erica Banas: Writing Samples

Erica Banas: Writing Samples

Specializing in rock/classic rock news coverage and commentary, with experience in wrestling, TV and film.

Hour Detroit Magazine •

Detroit Opera, Yuval Sharon Parting Ways at End of 2025-26 Season

Detroit Opera has announced that the contract with Artistic Director Yuval Sharon will come to a mutual end with the close of the 2025-26 season.Sharon’s six years with Detroit Opera has been met with great praise. His innovative production choices and settings led to Yuval being included in Time‘s 2022 Next list of emerging talent in the world. Yuval was also included in our 2023 Hour Detroiters list.Yuval is credited for helping expand Detroit Opera’s audience, both in size and diversity. In a...
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‘Holiday Detroit’: The Broadway-Style Show Ft. Local Talent of All Ages

Balance is something anyone needs to survive the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Perhaps it’s not a coincidence that balance is also a key ingredient Lisa McCall needs to put together Holiday Detroit, a seasonal celebration of the city’s incredibly diverse artistic legacy through a mix of dance and both traditional and original holiday music performed by professional musicians and local students.“You have to be balanced, and you have to be proactive, and you have to plan, plan, plan,” s...
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'Spirit of Detroit' Sculpture Studio: Details on the Latest 'Little Village' Addition

“Little Village,” the unique arts and culture center in Detroit’s East Village neighborhood, is set to expand with the addition of the “Spirit of Detroit” Sculpture Studio.This studio is an extension of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU). Fredericks was a renowned Detroit-based sculptor with over 150 public and corporate pieces on display worldwide. Locally, he is best known for “The Spirit of Detroit” statue located outsid...
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7 Picturesque Espresso Martinis You Can Enjoy in Metro Detroit

The past few years has seen a massive resurgence of espresso martinis. In fact, Forbes reports that sales of the cocktail increased by 50% in 2023 on its way to becoming one of the top six drinks ordered in the United States.Its popularity is in large part due to the rise of coffee culture. EHL Hospitality Business School notes how, like wine, there are now coffee sommeliers who are experts in “bean origins, processing methods, and brewing techniques.” Of course, we also can’t help but think of...
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'Metallica' & 9 Other Best-Selling Albums During the SoundScan Era

Metallica released their self-titled fifth studio album on August 12, 1991. Affectionately known as "The Black Album," the LP became a game-changer for the band. It also had a massive impact on the music industry at large thanks to the game-changing technology then known as SoundScan, which premiered on March 1, 1991.Per a feature piece from Billboard, "SoundScan, which is now known as MRC Data, measured album sales as they happened — stores scanned bar codes at the checkout register — and over...
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