The Obsidian Theatre Virtual Festival Uplifts Underrepresented Voices Through Art, Honors Diversity of Black Stories
At the core of the Obsidian Theatre Festival is the desire to amplify the diversity of Black stories across the...
Check Out These March Releases From Third Man Records
Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...
WDET’s Chris Campbell Says Detroit’s Reach on Music Extends Far Beyond the City
Detroit has always been a superpower of music, with homegrown artists like Aretha Franklin, Jack White and Juan Atkins. Entire genres were born...
Amp Fiddler, Motown’s Progressive Funk and Soul Man, Connects the Dots of Detroit’s Rich Musical Heritage
Growing up as one of five children steeped in Motown, soul and jazz, Joseph "Amp" Fiddler was surrounded by music from...
Harvey Ovshinsky Dives Into Detroit’s Underground and Alternative Media Scene in His New Book “Scratching the Surface”
Harvey Ovshinsky is a veteran educator and a multimedia journalist whose lifelong passion for telling Detroit stories was once described by...
Detroit Documentary Photographer Shares the Narrative that Fuels Her Art
Courtney Wise Randolph writes about Detroit's movers and shakers for Detour Detroit. Once a month, she stops by CultureShift to...
Now Showing at the Detroit Film Theatre: “Stray” and “The Inheritance”
CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM gives you a front row seat to the latest films playing at the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT). Jake...
Irish Immigrants Found Land, Opportunity and a Mini “Emerald Isle” in Michigan
Frank Murphy might be Michigan's best-known Irish American. He was the 55th mayor of Detroit and the state's 35th governor. President...
Biology Major Turned Singer/Songwriter, Detroiter Madelyn Grant Releases Her EP “Purpose”
Like so many musicians who were born and raised in Detroit, it was the Motown sound that inspired Madelyn Grant...
Looking Back at 60 Years of Iconic Albums Released During the Month of March
The month of March is known for many of music’s best releases from the past 50 years. R.E.M. It was...
Clark Orwick, Who Performed As Ded Bob at Michigan Renaissance Festival, Has Passed Away
The performer best known as Ded Bob, who performed for decades at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, has passed away. Paul...
Meet Effa Manley, the First and Only Woman Inducted Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
The existence of the Negro Leagues not only created space for Black players to rise in the game of baseball....