Sign that reads, "Private Parking. Violators will be ticketed and towed away. J.O.T."

In The Groove: A tribute to the Jolly Old Timers’ jukebox

April 1, 2024

The jukebox in your local dive bar is a dying breed, but not at Jolly Old Timers. The legendary Black...

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Photo of the Detroit Tigers statue at Comerica Park.

The Metro Events Guide: Opening Day, special screenings and award-winning jazz in Detroit

March 28, 2024

This week, we’ve got a star-studded lineup in Detroit, including critically-acclaimed filmmakers, comedians and musicians.Plus, where to tailgate the Tigers’...

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Big Sean performing at NPR's Tiny Desk Concert.

Detroit rapper Big Sean makes Tiny Desk Concert debut

March 28, 2024

NPR premiered Big Sean's Tiny Desk Concert debut on Wednesday. Wearing a Detroit Tigers-J Dilla baseball cap and a Beastie...

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Jeff Milo at the WDET studio

MI Local: Listen to Reggi Roomers, Whodat, Libby DeCamp and more

March 27, 2024

This week on MI Local, hear new music from Detroit artists Reggi Roomers and Extra Arms, and Ann Arbor's Jess...

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Adam Ant at The Masonic Theater in San Francisco in 2017

The Detroit Move: Hear Adam Ant, the Bossmen, Ray Taylor and more

March 27, 2024

This week on The Detroit Move, I feature the 1960s Boston band The Remains and the late Michigan guitar legend...

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Lakecia Benjamin, Alice Coltrane, Ellen Rowe

Visions: Hear Alice Coltrane, Ellen Rowe Octet, Lakecia Benjamin and more women in jazz

March 26, 2024

This week on Visions, I play a selection from a previously unreleased recording of Alice Coltrane live at Carnegie Hall...

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Herbie Hancock onstage

The Metro Events Guide: Herbie Hancock, Toni Morrison and more in Detroit this week

March 22, 2024

This week, we’ve got trailblazing jazz at the DSO, award-winning film at The Henry Ford, new music discovery at the...

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Syrian opera singer Lubana Al-Quntar will perform "Louder than Bombs: Songs for Our People" at the Arab American National Museum on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Detroit Evening Report: Arab American National Museum concert to honor Middle Eastern families

March 19, 2024

Syrian opera singer Lubana Al-Quntar will lead the Arab American Choir in a performance at the Arab American National Museum...

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Detroit Opera's 2024–25 opera season will conclude with Anthony Davis’s "The Central Park Five," (May 10–18, 2025), a true-story adaptation of systemic discrimination that earned Davis the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2020.

Detroit Opera 2024-25 season to feature ‘Central Park Five,’ AI-inspired ‘Così fan tutte’ and more

March 18, 2024

Detroit Opera's 2024-25 season will feature an eclectic variety of opera productions written over three centuries, as well as dance...

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Interior of Old Shillelagh's Pub in Detroit

The Metro Events Guide: St. Patrick’s Day parties and more in Detroit this weekend

March 15, 2024

This week, we’ve got live DJ sets, collaborative songwriting workshops and St. Patrick's Day parties. Plus, WDET's spring fundraiser has...

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Edwin Taylor is a 23-year-old Detroit-based food critic known as "Ed Eats" on TikTok, where he has garnered more than 28,000 followers.

Detroit influencers weigh impact of TikTok ban as lawmakers explore security concerns

March 15, 2024

As debate over the potential ban of TikTok continues, U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration are examining new legislative approaches...

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Devotees of TikTok cheer their support to passing motorists at the Capitol in Washington, before the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn't sell, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell

March 14, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app...

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