Detroit-made documentary ‘Introducing… Marcus Belgrave’ follows the musician’s life and legacy
Detroiter Timashion Jones is an Emmy award-winning film director who has worked on a dozen feature-length and documentary films. Along...
Modern Music: Exploring Space Age lounge music and stereo demonstration records
In this episode of Modern Music, we take another tour of the more offbeat section of my vinyl collection with...
Detroit Today: Michigan’s poet laureate Nandi Comer discusses her work
Nandi Comer has been a writer-in-residence in Detroit’s public schools and worked with various organizations, including InsideOut Literary Arts. Comer...
Win tickets to see ‘The Treatment’ live with Elvis Mitchell and Laurence Fishburne at Freep Film Fest
The Freep Film Festival starts Wednesday with opening night at the Detroit Film Theatre inside the Detroit Institute of Arts....
Actor Bruce Campbell revisits his hometown of Royal Oak
Bruce Campbell might have started his career as Ash Williams in the Evil Dead movie franchise, but he has ventured...
Record Store Day 2023: What you need to know
Since 2007, vinyl fans have looked forward to supporting their favorite independent record shops during Record Store Day. The popularity...
Matthew Dear talks art show, passion for painting and more on ‘Modern Music’
Ann Arbor’s Matthew Dear is an internationally-acclaimed electronic music composer, DJ, songwriter and bandleader. Dear co-founded Ghostly International Records and...
Donate for a chance to tour the Third Man Pressing plant with WDET hosts
The 2023 edition of Record Store Day is just a handful of days away. This holiday for vinyl record fans...
Detroit electronic music legend Delano Smith talks cancer diagnosis and support from the community
Delano Smith is a musical legend in the city of Detroit. The Chicago-born, Detroit-raised producer has had a career spanning...
Greta Van Fleet to headline Little Caesars Arena this September
Frankenmuth rockers Greta Van Fleet announced dates for their biggest headlining tour to date, which includes a stop at Little Caesars...
WDET’s Ann Delisi receives Spirit of Detroit Award
Longtime Essential Music host Ann Delisi was honored with the Spirit of Detroit Award during her show last Saturday. The...
From Sly and the Family Stone to P-Funk, get to know funk music icon Dawn Silva in five songs
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Dawn Silva gravitated to music early on as she sang in a high school...