The Metro: Does the Motor City need a new slogan?
The city of Detroit is overflowing with cultural riches — from Motown to techno, street art to Detroit jit, the...
The Metro: Does the Motor City need a new slogan?
The city of Detroit is overflowing with cultural riches — from Motown to techno, street art to Detroit jit, the...
Calling all local artists: NPR’s Tiny Desk contest is back for 2025
NPR Music officially launched its 11th annual Tiny Desk Contest this week — in search of the next great undiscovered...
Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent...
The Metro Events Guide: How to spend MLK Weekend in Detroit
This week, we’ve got celebrations honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., new museum exhibitions and exciting musical performances to...
The Metro: Potential US TikTok ban weighs national security against free speech
The social media platform TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as early as this week if the Supreme Court...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Listen’ by Brainstory
What up doe, Detroit? This week, we’re diving into the mesmerizing sounds of Brainstory, an indie band from Rialto, California,...
MI Local: Premieres from Elisabeth Pixley-Fink, Danny VanZandt; a ‘lost’ Passalacqua track + more
The multi-faceted, genre-fusing singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink premiered a new single from her forthcoming album this week on MI Local.Pixley-Fink was...
In The Groove: Sending love + music to musicians who lost their homes in LA wildfires
Real wild mix today that starts with FKJ & Bas before heading over to Gil Scott Heron’s forever important “Winter...
Acoustic Café: In-studio guest John Moreland discusses a year unplugged
On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Oklahoma songwriter John Moreland returned after throwing away the smartphone for a year...
In The Groove: Japanese Breakfast previews new album; music from Mogwai, Rich Ruth + more
We're back In The Groove with new music from Japanese Breakfast, Mogwai, Goat Girl, Rich Ruth, Lightning Bug and more....
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Some Hendrix tracks and covers, car songs + more
On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, new Father John Misty, Waxahatchee, and lots of Hendrix and Hendrix covers....
Last chance to catch Toshiko Takaezu’s ‘Worlds Within’ retrospective at Cranbrook
Last call to see one of my favorite shows of the year, which closes this Sunday, Jan. 12. I knew...
