Jazz pianist Elew’s electrifying set at Cliff Bell’s
Sometimes at Cliff Bell’s, the jazz gets drowned out by the clink of forks on plates. That’s usually on the...
In The Groove: Rosie Lowe, Allysha Joy, Kokoroko + more new music from Detroit and beyond
You warm up with Nina Simone. You discover the voice of Allysha Joy. You realize Tyler The Creator sampled Zamrock...
‘Monday Is The New Monday’ at Motor City Wine
It’s hard to catch a vibe on a Monday night in Detroit. We’re not quite yet a seven-night-a-week sort of...
In The Groove: Getting ‘Freakadelic’ with Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet; new music Oscar Jerome + more
I’m obsessed with Jeff Parker’s latest effort “The Way Out of Easy,” featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and...
In The Groove: New music from TV Girl & George Clanton, DJ Koze & Damon Albarn + more
Does it get any larger and moodier and distorted and wistful and wanting than Ethel Cain’s “Punish?” What a track....
In The Groove: Mdou Moctar, Salin, Girls Of The Internet, plus the moody side of Motown
Sliding into the final month of the year mixing in some classics with the new stuff. Girls of the Internet,...
In The Groove: Kim Deal goes solo, Lola Young delivers painful love on ‘Charlie’ + more
I wanted the first hour of the show to feel like being wrapped in your favorite flannel around a bonfire...
In The Groove: Annahstasia’s magnificent voice, St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming’ in Spanish + more
New music Friday with Vulfmon & Evangeline, Dawuna, Doves, Mk.gee, Jack White, O & the Mo… but I really gotta...
In The Groove Pick of the Week: ‘Renegade’ by Doves
I first fell in love with Doves when their video for "Catch The Sun" was in regular rotation on MTV2....
In The Groove: Rainy day mix with MATTERS UNKNOWN, Aja Monet, nimino
Thank you to everyone that hung out underneath the sonic umbrella today for a rainy day mix on In The...
In The Groove: Revisiting Talking Heads’ ’77,’ plus new music from Squid, Theodor + more
Always a good day when you get to start off with a trio of Talking Heads songs in a row....
In The Groove: Celebrating Patrick Cowley, new music from Eddie Chacon, Joe Webb, Pet Shop Boys
I got an email from a listener today. They wrote: “way to get a grown man to cry at work...