In The Groove: Your musical umbrella on a rainy day, plus blowing out candles for Dorothy Ashby
I learned a long time ago in radio that you can try to fight the weather, but it’s best to...
Visions: Ahmad Jamal, DOMi & JD Beck, Brandee Younger + more
This week on Visions, I hit just about every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s. From the late '60s I...
In The Groove: Previewing Sounds Like Detroit concert, new music from Rosie Lowe + more
I loved having MI Local host Jeff Milo stop by to preview the 2024 Sounds Like Detroit concert that’s going...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: New Lady Blackbird, August releases from the past (Stevie Wonder, Supremes, FKA Twigs) + more
On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, hear new music from the stunning vocalist Lady Blackbird (pictured above), plus...
In The Groove: From Father John Misty to Fcukers, plus Decliner returns
A wonderful journey through music with a world premiere of Detroit’s own Decliner, new Father John Misty, Goat Girl, oreglo,...
In The Groove: Heavy dose of Detroit rock ‘n’ roll from Jack White, Dusty Rose Band, Sugar Tradition + more
It’s truly not my fault. Here’s what happens. You start spinning that new Jack White record and the amps go...
The Metro Events Guide: Outdoor festivals, comedy shows and cat videos
Welcome to August! We’ve got several outdoor festivals this weekend so you can take full advantage of the late summer...
In The Groove: A full-on funk fest alongside new music from Childish Gambino, Habibi, Karen Nyame KG
What a fun show today. Leaned into the beautiful weather with a lot of funk — maybe too much! Fill...
MI Local: Ronny Tibbs talks new album and ‘rock opera’ film series
This week on MI Local, I premiered exciting new tracks from Detroit-based artists The Doozers (danceable indie-pop), Danny VanZandt (quirky,...
In The Groove: Donald Byrd’s ‘A New Perspective’ connects to new music from Britti, Cousin Kula & Forest Law
Getting ready for DIIV’s big show at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit this week (I’ll have more of that tomorrow),...
Visions: Music from Weather Report, Chief aTunde Adjuah, John Coltrane and more
On this episode of Visions, I play a little bit of a lot of things across all the decades, including...
In The Groove: A journey through Japanese jazz, Black Sabbath-meets-house and more
A weird one in all the right ways. Crashing into Monday with so many first spins on In The Groove,...