Here’s the Local Hip-Hop, Indie and Punk Shows to Catch July 4th Weekend

Brian Rozman Each week, longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo of Deep Cutz and "The Milo Show" fame previews his local picks...

Are You a Gentrifier? Confronting the Hard Questions of Detroit’s Most Controversial Concept

Gus Navarro/WDET We’ve all heard the word gentrification before, and we think we know the definition. It's the process of...

Ann Delisi talks with Brad Gladstone of Urban Bee LLC Who Set Up a Beehive In Her Backyard This Spring

Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, talks with Urban Bee, LLC owner and beekeeper, Brad Gladstone, about the fascinating world of some...

Ali Al Arithy Was Told He Would Never Be Able to Read English. Now, He Teaches The Language

From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. This season explores the real-life...

Glynn Washington, Satori Shakoor, Shannon Cason on the Power of Storytelling

Jake Neher/WDET "Let me tell you a story." Are there any more powerful words in the English language than these...

Ann Arbor Musician Overcomes Fears to Forge Collaborations for Ambitious Psych-Rock Album

Musician Ben Freedman is the one constant member of a fluid cast of contributors that make up Vision Explored, an...

Local Arts and Music Festival Resurrects Detroit’s Jazz History at the Vanity Ballroom

Cruise down East Jefferson and “entertainment mecca” doesn’t quickly come to mind.  Sure, restaurant options are popping up and folks...

Allye Gaietto Performs Live at WDET

Singer/songwriter Allye Gaietto knew she wanted to play piano before she even went to kindergarten. Her soulful ballads and melodic...

Metro Detroit Concerts: Motown at The Whitney, Those Hounds, Best Exes, ‘Godzilla’ Live

Brian Rozman Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into...

Race, Environment and Justice: Detroit Today Previews Summer Book Club

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Water is life. It’s the very basis for life on this planet. And access to it is one...

“Halal Metropolis” Spotlights American Muslim Culture, Heritage in Southeast Michigan

Art is humanity in all of its complexities and nuances. There’s a connective power that brings together storylines, disrupts cultural...

“Twisted Storytellers” Season 3 Features Immigrant Tales In Modern Day Melting Pot

Courtesy of Satori Shakoor From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast....