MI Local: Listener votes complete Sounds Like Detroit showcase lineup + Ethan Marc Band performs live in-studio

July 9, 2025

Listen to “MI Local” with host Jeff Milo Tuesday nights from 9-10 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

Sounds Like Detroit

Listeners voted and now we have a lineup for our Sounds Like Detroit Musical Showcase happening on Aug. 14 at Batch Brewing!

Four metro Detroit-based artists will take the stage: three were pre-selected by WDET music hosts, including myself, along with Liz Warner (Alternate Take) and Chris Campbell (The Progressive Underground). WDET listeners selected the fourth artist in a recent poll; so without further ado, here’s our full lineup!

Thank you to everyone who voted! Now it’s time to get your tickets! Mark your calendars, tell your friends, and secure your spot for this impressive lineup!

Stream this week’s episode of MI Local to hear music by Tariq Gardner, paired with a song by Corazon Szell, an up-and-coming musician and bandleader from Ann Arbor, with the song “Paradise Island.” Szell’s band, The North Ingalls Band, also just released a new single, and you’ll hear that on my show next week! Stay tuned for more details about Sounds Like Detroit and don’t wait another minute: get yourself a ticket today!

Meanwhile, this week’s show also featured in-studio guests The Ethan Marc Band, a five-piece alt-rock group that’s celebrating the release of their latest album, “Bad Day,” this Friday at El Club!
 
Ethan Marc Band, live on MI Local.
Ethan Marc Band, live on MI Local.

Three members, including singer Ethan Marc, and guitarists Kenny Micek and Michael Seger, came in for an on-air interview about the band’s new album. They gave WDET listeners a few samples of songs from the album — including the latest single, “Short Fuse” — and treated us to an exclusive live acoustic performance of a previous single heard on WDET, “California.” 

As always, we heard a lot of the latest releases by several other local artists, including new tracks from Marawana, Motorcity Era, Maraj Virtuoso, and Blasty’s Backgroad! We also heard a new single by a post-grunge/stoner-rock power-trio, Carbon Decoy, with the song “Heavy Weight,” coming off their new album Crush The Sun; their album release party is next Friday, July 18, at the Old Miami!
 
See the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.
 
MI Local Playlist for July 8, 2025
  • “The Beginning” – Marawana
  • “It Takes 2” – Motorcity Era & Maraj Virtuoso
  • “Garden Dweller” – Tariq Gardner & Evening Star
  • “Island Paradise” – Corazon Szell
  • “weatherman” – bonnie hook
  • “Heavy Weight” – Carbon Decoy
  • “109°” – Blasty’s Backroad
  • “Panopticon” – Mac Kish
  • “Me Gusta” – CHECKER
  • “Persona” – Maryiam Kiani
  • “Misbehaving” – Ethan Marc Band
  • “California” – Ethan Marc Band, live in WDET Studios
  • “Short Fuse” – Ethan Marc Band

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  • Jeff Milo inside the WDET studio.
    Jeff Milo is the host of "MI Local" on 101.9 WDET. He's a longtime music journalist documenting the Michigan scene for 20 years.

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