Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Good Vibes’ by The Pocket Queen ft. Duckwrth
New Orleans native, now Los Angeles-based, drummer and producer Taylor Gordon aka The Pocket Queen brings us this week's pick...
Chris Campbell is a broadcast personality/nationally-renowned tastemaker and host of the multi-genre electronic music program The Progressive Underground. He is also a correspondent for NPR (National Public Radio) curating global underground music for national segments such as "Heavy Rotation" and "Songs We Love." Campbell is the host of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s “Paradise Jazz Series,” “Concerts at the Cube,” and is co-host of the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre’s “Jazzy Wednesdays Summer Concert Series.”
He has also hosted events including the Detroit International Jazz Festival, Charivari Detroit Electronic Music Fest and has curated/hosted Detroit Performs LIVE on WTVS-Channel 56 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), along with hosting/moderating a variety of concerts, industry showcases, artist album releases, panel discussions, movie screenings, and press unveilings.
Campbell is also an author and music journalist who has written for national and international publications such as Smooth Jazz News, Upscale, and Examiner. He is a published author as his books “The Essential Neo-Soul” and “Essential Neo-Soul 2.0” spotlight the modern-day progressive soul music movement and are the only publications of their kind to cover the history of the modern/alternative soul community.
The Progressive Underground: Snoh Aalegra, the cinematic songstress who feels every note
Snoh Aalegra isn’t just a singer — she’s a mood, a movement, a sonic architect of emotions we didn’t even...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Society’s Man’ by Spiral Deluxe
This week’s pick is from one of Detroit’s most iconic figures in electronic music. Jeff Mills, whose most recent music excursions...
The Progressive Underground: ‘Control’ is Janet Jackson’s Declaration of Independence
Today on The Progressive Underground's Liner Notes we dive into "Control" — the groundbreaking 1986 album from Janet Jackson that was...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Cold & Lonely’ by sillygirlcarmen and Hallex M
What’s happening Detroit? This week on The Progressive Undergound, my Pick of the Week comes from Carmen Johnson — aka...
The Progressive Underground: Tears for Fears’ sonic manifesto of the 1980s turns 40
This week on Liner Notes, we step into the sonic universe of "Songs from the Big Chair," the 1985 masterpiece...
Vibes Eternal: Growing up on Roy Ayers in Detroit
Roy Ayers was more than music. He was a frequency, a wavelength, a pulse embedded in the DNA of Black...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Your First Time’ by Erogenous
This week on The Progressive Underground we're tuning into a blend of deep, jazzy soulful house and neo soul by...
The woman who gave soul its second wind: Remembering Angie Stone
Angie Stone’s voice was always more than a sound — it was an emotion, a truth-teller, a vessel for love,...
Chris Jasper: The unsung architect of the Isley Brothers’ timeless sound
When we talk about the architects of soul— the visionaries who sculpted the very essence of R&B, funk, and quiet...
Roberta Flack: The quiet fire who gave love its soundtrack
Noted soul music icon Roberta Flack has transitioned at age 88, leaving behind a legacy of music that defined the...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Play (Like We Used To)’ by Dean Beanz
This week's pick is a tribute to timeless artistry.Dean Beanz, a Detroit producer, musician, and artist, has been a creative...