James Linck Takes a Big Step with ‘Small World’
"When I wrote this I was kind of in a state of despair... once I started to work on the...
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.
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Concert of Colors, Jarrod Champion and Container Lofts
Download of the Week "Sometimes" by Prince Harvey New York artist Prince Harvey made headlines around the world last week...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Concert of Colors, Ghetto-Tech Gawds & a Pig Roast
Download of the Week "Dissolve" by Jon Zott remix of the song by Absofacto Michigan musicians Jonathan Visger makes brilliant, modern...
Homemade Stories Live: Detroit Storyteller Brings His Podcast to the Stage
Courtesy of Shannon Cason | Matrix Theatre Armed with a $30 mic, an empty can of coffee, and a knack...
In the Mix with Will Sessions: New Tunes from Detroit’s Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop House Band
If you're making professional grade music in Detroit, there's no doubt you have Will Sessions on speed dial. if not,...
WDET’s Alex Trajano Talks “The Beginning of the End” on Culture City
Shelby Jouppi This week, WDET is proudly releasing the first episode of "The Beginning of the End", a storytelling podcast focusing...
Culture City Weekend Calendar: Cabaret, Disco & Tech
Download of the Week "Somethin in the Water" by Pokey LaFarge A new slice of Midwestern Americana baked with energy,...
Ford Foundation in Focus: Tackling Inequality in Detroit
The Ford Foundation was established 79 years ago by Edsel and Henry Ford. It started in the Motor...
Experiments in Residence: Spread Art Announces a Family-Oriented Residency
"It is very, very, very difficult to find dedicated space, mentally as well as physically, for performing, creating or producing your...
California Teamin’: The Musical Dialogue of Best Coast
"That's what happens with bands -- they evolve. That's what happens with everything." Bethany Cosentino, Best Coast What started as a bedroom-pop...
Fade to Black: The Cinematic Sounds of Ritual Howls
"I guess we've always attempted to have a cinematic environment that we're creating... a sound you can escape into." Ben...
Culture City Calendar & Download of the Week
Download of the Week "Strange Days" by Boyfriends Genes This is how you debut: The first track from Michigan-based brothers...