Picking It Up: Changes to Detroit’s Trash and Snow Removal
Throughout the bankruptcy proceedings, cuts to city pensions and threats to the Detroit Institute of Arts' collection ruled the headlines....
Travis Wright talks to strangers. Maybe it’s his Viking roots, but the man is an ice-breaker personified. He says it’s because he moved around a bunch as a kid (but maybe it’s more of a compulsion of curiosity). When he’s not enraptured in a conversation, it’s because he’s listening to a song. Or watching the Pistons.
Wright’s an award-winning writer, broadcaster and photographer who’s covered Detroit’s vast music, arts and culture scenes professionally since 2006 (before that, he was doing “field research” at Wayne State University, where he earned a Bachelors of Arts in English).
He left print in mid-2011 to join WDET as a reporter and anchor of All Things Considered. He guided listeners through local, state and national elections, as well as sports, storms and national tragedies. But it was Wright’s interviews with artists, musicians, chefs and other creatives that lead to WDET’s “Culture City,” which premiered in January 2014.
Two years later, an evolution.
Wright co-hosts WDET’s Culture Shift, which he describes as “The realization of a dream every English major raised by Subaru station-wagon-driving, mandolin-playing, Cohen-Brothers-movie-quoting parents has dreamt.”
Don’t call him a Millennial. Or do ... but be prepared.
It’s All Good: Talkin’ Place, Pot & Poetry with the Legendary John Sinclair
"I'm not an activist like I was when I was young ... to the extent that I went to prison...
Band of Brothers: JR JR Return With New Name, New Music
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Music Detroit duo JR JR are one of the city’s most celebrated bands. For the past...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Beach House,The National Arab Orchestra and Michigan Burlesque Festival
Download of the Week “Shadow” by Chromatics Fans of this chilled-out, 80s-ish electro outfit have been patient as the band’s...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Gatsby Lawn Party, Dally in the Alley and Historic Indian Village Yard Sale
Download of the Week “Coming Home to Texas“ by Leon Bridges Low-key southern soul revivalist Leon Bridges and producer...
Detroit Culture in ‘Orbit’: Peelin’ Back the Pages of the Alternative Magazine’s Anthology
Travis Wright Before blogs and memes, we had alt-rags and zines. During the 1980s and 'well into 90s, humor was comparatively...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Jazz Fest, Hamtown Labor Day Festival and Arts Beats and Eats
Download of the Week “You've Got Style“ by Duane the Brand New Dog featuring Kiki Strike a pose. Looking for...
Sister Ships: Filmmakers Tell the Tale of the Boblo Boats
Filmmakers from New York are working on a Detroit-based documentary titled “Boblo Boats: A Tale of Two Sisters.” Combining old footage...
Books N’ Beats: Musicians Flock to Ferndale To Benefit Bibliotheca
Longtime Detroit music journalist and employee of the Ferndale Public Library, Jeff Milo has brought together top-tier Michigan musicians from...
‘The Design in Everything’: Ruth Adler Schnee’s Illustrious Career in Textile Art
Photo by Ruth Adler Schnee The celebrated textile designer Ruth Adler Schnee is the Kresge Foundation's 2015 Eminent Artist. At...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: WDET’s Summer Dance Party
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A Singer-Songwriter Serenade: New Tunes from Audra Kubat with Emily Rose & Michelle Held!
Travis Wright Detroit singer-songwriter Audra Kubat is performing at the Detroit Institute of Arts on the afternoon of August 16th,...