Sam’s Jams: Little Beaver – Concrete Jungle

Willie Hale (AKA Little Beaver) is a funk and soul guitarist from Arkansas. He got his start as a session...

Highland Park Opens First Bar in Decades [PHOTOS]

As WDET previously reported, it's been decades since anyone can remember a bar in Highland Park. That is changing tonight...

This Week at the Detroit Film Theatre: A Taut German Thriller Called “Styx”

Detroit Film Theatre Click the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. CultureShift airs weekdays from 12 p.m....

Lucid Furs Song Premiere: “Wait”

The Lucid Furs self-identify as “Detroit Freak Rock,” which can best be described as a refreshingly psychedelic spin on hard...

Jeff Milo’s April Favorites: The CultureShift Playlist

Brian Rozman CultureShift airs weekdays 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit Public Radio. Every week on CultureShift, longtime music journalist Jeff...

Milo Minute: The Lucid Furs, Poor Player, Mic Phelps

Click the audio player above to hear the conversation.     Brian Rozman Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in...

True Blue Reinvigorates 90’s Grunge, Blending a Mix of Influences on ‘Solitary Queen’

Click the audio player above to hear the conversation.   True Blue True Blue is the moniker of Detroit singer...

Can We Have a Productive, Civil Conversation About Reparations in 2019?

Library of Congress One of the big surprises of the early 2020 presidential campaign is the role that reparations has...

Celebrate The Legacy of The Ghoul at the Redford Theatre

Click the audio player above to hear the conversation.  Redford Theatre A beloved regional horror movie host passed away this month. ...

Pulitzer Prize Posthumously Honors Queen of Soul

WDET The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and literary arts were announced on Monday.  But there was a surprise announcement after...

The Motor City Lyric Opera Honors Aretha Franklin While Raising Money For Its Anti-Bullying Program “Opera On Wheels”

Ann Delisi talks with Aretha Franklin's vocal coach, Mary Callahan Lynch, about working with The Queen of Soul, seeing her...

The Detroit Music Awards Celebration Comes to The Fillmore on Friday, April 26th at 7pm!

Essential Music Host, Ann Delisi, talks with Gary Graff about this long-standing Detroit music celebration, the philosophy behind the awards,...