The Metro: Detroit’s composer laureate is creating music inspired by sounds of the city
The Detroit Office of Arts Culture and Entrepreneurship appointed its first Composer Laureate in December, Patrick Prouty. Embracing his role...
The Metro: Detroit’s composer laureate is creating music inspired by sounds of the city
The Detroit Office of Arts Culture and Entrepreneurship appointed its first Composer Laureate in December, Patrick Prouty. Embracing his role...
In The Groove: Music from Robert Glasper, Detroit Cobras, Brian Eno + more
Adam Fox filling in for RPH again! Today on In The Groove, tracks from Robert Glasper, Detroit Cobras and Brian Eno.Plus,...
MI Local: Idiot Kids premiere and in-studio interview; new music from Jackamo, Jah Connery + more
Identity and self-empowerment imbued with fast punk-tempos and ferocious guitars: it's "Zeros & Ones," the brand new single from Detroit-based...
The Metro: More than 700 Detroit students ready to showcase artistry on Fox Theatre stage
Detroit Public School Community District is hosting its 56th annual "Evening of Fine Arts" at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday,...
The Metro: Superfine tailoring breaking the mold at the Met Gala
Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Museum of American Art hosted its yearly Gala as part of its fundraising efforts for...
The Metro: ‘Heroes vs. Villains’ exhibit shining a light on Detroit’s comic book history
In 1938, two young Jewish kids decided they wanted to tell a story of an invincible man, who could move...
The Metro: New MOCAD installation tells the human story behind gun violence statistics
Almost 700 people a week died of gun violence in 2018 across the U.S., and that number has only gone...
Detroit Evening Report: Book launch, film screening to encourage inclusion of Asian American history in schools
The Asian American nonprofit Rising Voices is hosting an educational event this weekend to kick off Asian American and Pacific...
The Metro: New MOCAD exhibit to highlight contributions of Black tech innovators
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is unveiling a new exhibition next month to help shine a light on...
Detroit Opera’s Yuval Sharon reimagines Mozart’s ‘Così fan tutte’ through the lens of AI
Detroit Opera’s latest production looks to the future by reinterpreting Mozart’s "Così fan tutte" through the lens of artificial intelligence. Artistic...
Small business aims to preserve Palestinian cultural traditions with soap making kits
Editor's note: A previous version of the story incorrectly referred to Culture Crate as a nonprofit organization. Culture Crate is...
The Metro: Celebrating the impact of women on hip-hop culture, design
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. From the way we dress, down to the food we eat,...