MI Local: Best of the year (so far); songs from Sounds Like Detroit contenders + more
The year is flying by! This week, I'm featuring some of my favorite songs of the year released by metro...
MI Local: Voting now open for Sounds Like Detroit 2025; PUG Fest returns + more
What a busy night on MI Local! We premiered so much new music by metro area artists; we had exciting...
MI Local: Rock quartet Zastava in-studio; new music from Kate Hinote Trio, Idle Ray + more
Each week on MI Local, you'll hear me refer to admittedly cryptic-sounding sub-genres, like for example, "post-punk" and "shoegaze." Well,...
MI Local: Idiot Kids premiere and in-studio interview; new music from Jackamo, Jah Connery + more
Identity and self-empowerment imbued with fast punk-tempos and ferocious guitars: it's "Zeros & Ones," the brand new single from Detroit-based...
MI Local: Neu Blume’s new album + ‘Queens of the Song Age’ showcase
If you seek a pleasant peninsula — look about you! But also, if you're seeking out sensational singer-songwriters, then just...
MI Local: Grand Rapids indie rockers Phabies in-studio; premieres from Kylee Phillips, Pancho Villa’s Skull + more
One of the top reasons to tune in to MI Local every Tuesday is the live energy! Sometimes even I,...
MI Local: Songwriter Ryan Allen in-studio; premieres from Zastava, Origami Phase + more
Singer-songwriter Ryan Allen has never stopped, literally. The metro Detroit-based multi-instrumentalist has never stopped writing, recording and performing.Even when his...
MI Local: Interview with songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink, premieres of Pretty Island, Low Phase + more
We love having local musicians hang out in-studio during MI Local, and this week I have to appreciate how Elisabeth...
MI Local: Interview with Dick Texas ahead of Third Man show, new Phabies, Neu Blume + more
Singer-songwriter Valerie Salerno started her ambient noise-rock/alt-country solo project — Dick Texas — about five years ago, building up to...
MI Local: Singer-songwriter Carmel Liburdi performs in studio, Detroit X Detroit showcase + more
Singer-songwriter Carmel Liburdi joined me in the studio this week during MI Local to talk about her busy Spring, full...
MI Local: Local punk bands crash WDET Studios with spotlights on Spring Stunr Fest + more
What a loud, fun, gnarly night! Several members from a wide array of local punk bands stopped by the studio...
MI Local: Ann Arbor songwriter Lauren Blackford live at WDET; new music from JR JR + more
MI Local is the show where you can literally meet the local music scene! Each week, I'll premiere new tracks...