Here’s the Lineup for the 40th Anniversary of Jazz Fest
The Detroit Jazz Festival is fast approaching and will be celebrating its 40th year this Labor Day Weekend. This year...
This 70’s One Album Wonder Has Been Sampled by Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest
Meta Stange/WDET RAMP (an acronym for "Roy Ayers Music Productions") was formed by Roy Ayers in 1976. Ayers was not...
New Art Installation Is A Surreal Trip Through the City’s Boat Culture
Sarah Blanchette If you wander the former warehouse district less than a block from the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, there’s a 25,000-square-foot...
See the Evolution of the Stevie Wonder Mural Downtown
Ryan Patrick Hooper London-based artist Richard Wilson has spent the last year in Detroit putting his paint brush to a...
Inhabitants of the Marshall Islands Fear Cultural Loss. One Michigander is Helping Out
The Marshall Islands are a ring-shaped collection of Pacific islands made of coral and sit about six feet above sea...
Renowned Detroit Jazz Musician Phil Ranelin Returns for 80th Birthday Performances
Meta Stange/WDET Renowned Detroit jazz musician and composer Phil Ranelin and saxophonist Wendell Harrison formed Tribe Records in the early 1970's,...
Detroit Photojournalist Tells Stories of War and Migration
Detroit photojournalist Kenny Karpov has been back in the city since January, after spending the past several years documenting war-torn and ravaged...
Tea, Stan and Mood: New Podcast Digs Into Etymology of Slang
Have you ever wondered how slang in the English language evolves? Stephen speaks with Laura Rosenberg about just that. Rosenberg is a teacher...
Pancho Villa’s Skull Bring Mexican Mariachi to Detroit’s Punk Scene
Courtesy Pancho Villa's Skull Pancho Villa's Skull is a duo comprised of brothers Tino and Rolando Ybarra that tap their heritage to...
How Michigan Became America’s Epicenter of Accessible Ballroom Dancing
LaToya Cross Metro Detroit is increasingly becoming a hub for para dance sport, an accessible-style of ballroom dancing for physically-challenged athletes that's popular...
Preview of Chazz Miller’s New Mural: “What We Need is Education”
As the sun set in the Fitzgerald neighborhood Tuesday, visions of Chazz Miller's new mural design came into view —...
Bad Brains Frontman at The Loving Touch and More Local Shows This Weekend
Brian Rozman Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into...