Jazz pianist Elew’s electrifying set at Cliff Bell’s
Sometimes at Cliff Bell’s, the jazz gets drowned out by the clink of forks on plates. That’s usually on the...
The Metro Events Guide: Films, exhibits and festivals to check out this weekend
This week, we’ve got thought-provoking films, feminist fiber art displays and a showcase of some of the funniest comics in...
In The Groove: Rosie Lowe, Allysha Joy, Kokoroko + more new music from Detroit and beyond
You warm up with Nina Simone. You discover the voice of Allysha Joy. You realize Tyler The Creator sampled Zamrock...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit getting its own Michelin Green Guide to highlight cultural attractions
Visit Detroit published Detroit's first Michelin Green Guide this week, highlighting the city's top cultural attractions.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
‘Monday Is The New Monday’ at Motor City Wine
It’s hard to catch a vibe on a Monday night in Detroit. We’re not quite yet a seven-night-a-week sort of...
In The Groove: Getting ‘Freakadelic’ with Jeff Parker’s ETA IVtet; new music Oscar Jerome + more
I’m obsessed with Jeff Parker’s latest effort “The Way Out of Easy,” featuring saxophonist Josh Johnson, bassist Anna Butterss and...
MI Local: New tracks from Deadbeat Beat, Krystian Quint & the Quitters, stoop lee + more
There's always so much good music coming out of the local music scene, both here in Detroit, and all across...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Modern Times Blues’ by Jean-Luc Ponty
For this week’s Pick of the Week, we’re turning back the clock 40 years to highlight a masterpiece from Jean-Luc...
The Metro: Detroiter on becoming the first Black woman to visit all 195 countries
International travel is an easier concept to wrap your head around when you’re from Detroit. There’s a whole other country...
In The Groove: New music from TV Girl & George Clanton, DJ Koze & Damon Albarn + more
Does it get any larger and moodier and distorted and wistful and wanting than Ethel Cain’s “Punish?” What a track....
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release...
In The Groove: Mdou Moctar, Salin, Girls Of The Internet, plus the moody side of Motown
Sliding into the final month of the year mixing in some classics with the new stuff. Girls of the Internet,...