In The Groove: A farewell to Quincy Jones, an introduction to Cleo Sol
Coming into this week with a heavy heart as we say goodbye to Quincy Jones, a musician so massive in...
Quincy Jones, the genius who rewrote the American songbook and gave music its soul, dies at 91
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. has left the building, but let’s be clear — he left it changed. And by changed,...
In The Groove: New music Friday with Samora Pinderhughes, Cleo Sol, High Vis + more
The first new music Friday of November with fresh cuts from Samora Pinderhughes, High Vis, Friko, Machinedrum, Leifur James and...
In The Groove: Songs that feel like Halloween without being Halloween songs
The first ever Halloween special on In The Groove! And we did it together — your voicemails and picks on...
In The Groove: Mary Jane Dunphe, Tamar Aphek, Zamrock mixtape + your Halloween picks!
The term “devil’s night” has been dead in Detroit for some years… but I do reference it because it went...
MI Local: Eerie Halloweeny vibes + new tracks from Speed Circuit, Chris DuPont
Happy Halloween, everyone! This week, on MI Local, I dedicated the latter third of the show to play some songs...
Visions: Immanuel Wilkins, Terri Lyne Carrington, Wendell Harrison + more
On this episode of Visions, I have a lot of modern selections. With a new Blue Note record that just...
Matt Johnson of The The talks new album, tour ahead of Detroit show
London’s Matt Johnson has released records as The The since the early 1980s.After a 25-year hiatus, he has returned to...
MI Local: In-studio guest C3 premieres new song; new tracks from Shadow Show, Kylee Phillips + more
This week on MI Local, I received another visit by a local artist/musician, so that they could personally share a...
The Metro: A Detroiter’s dedication to Latino music and community
It’s the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, and to celebrate, The Metro was joined by a Detroit musician, activist,...
Visions: Myra Melford, Benny Golson, Roy Hargrove + more
This week on Visions, my playlist is all over the board. Between 1965 Sonny Rollins to 2024 Andy Milne, I...
Created Equal: Detroiter’s new memoir details Black roots of country music
Detroit music and the people who make it are often associated with soulful, funky and bluesy sounds. But very rarely...