MI Local: Grand Rapids indie rockers Phabies in-studio; premieres from Kylee Phillips, Pancho Villa’s Skull + more
One of the top reasons to tune in to MI Local every Tuesday is the live energy! Sometimes even I,...
Honoring a legend: Detroit celebrates Amp Fiddler Day with street renaming
Love poured out onto the corner of 7 Mile and Revere Street on Friday, May 16, as the city of...
The Metro: Take a ‘Journey Through the Dance Floor’ with ‘Dance Your Way Home’
Movement is right around the corner, and many in Detroit and beyond are getting ready to hit the dance floor...
In The Groove: Stevie Wonder’s 75th birthday, plus new music from Ezra Furman
Blowing out 75 birthday candles for Stevie Wonder today! That’s always a pleasure on this show. I make it clear...
In The Groove: Broken Social Scene’s tribute album, plus new music from Baltimore punks TURNSTILE
There’s a new tribute album coming out to celebrate Broken Social Scene’s “You Forgot It In People” album, with contributions...
CuriosiD: The untold history of Detroit’s Fortune Records
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...
MI Local: Interview with songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink, premieres of Pretty Island, Low Phase + more
We love having local musicians hang out in-studio during MI Local, and this week I have to appreciate how Elisabeth...
MI Local: Interview with Dick Texas ahead of Third Man show, new Phabies, Neu Blume + more
Singer-songwriter Valerie Salerno started her ambient noise-rock/alt-country solo project — Dick Texas — about five years ago, building up to...
In The Groove: BADBADNOTGOOD, Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Smerz, Bon Iver
Kicking off the show with new music from BADBADNOTGOOD, who are coming to the Masonic Temple on May 13 with...
In The Groove: New music from Nilüfer Yanya, Rodeo Boys, The Beths + more
Lots of back-to-backs today, spotlighting new stuff and old stuff from artists and comparing the results/the growth/the whatever. That included...
Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, White Stripes and Outkast get into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll...
MI Local: Singer-songwriter Carmel Liburdi performs in studio, Detroit X Detroit showcase + more
Singer-songwriter Carmel Liburdi joined me in the studio this week during MI Local to talk about her busy Spring, full...