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Electro-jazz super group Spiral Deluxe, comprised of renowned DJ and composer Jeff Mills (from left), Japanese bassist Kenji “Jino” Hino, legendary keyboardist Gerald Mitchell, and Japanese rocker Yumiko Ohno.
  • Culture & Music
  • Progressive Underground

The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Society’s Man’ by Spiral Deluxe

Chris Campbell March 17, 2025

This week’s pick is from one of Detroit’s most iconic figures in electronic music. Jeff Mills, whose most recent music excursions...

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Detroit producer and musician Dean Beanz.
  • Culture & Music
  • Progressive Underground

The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Play (Like We Used To)’ by Dean Beanz

Chris Campbell February 24, 2025

This week's pick is a tribute to timeless artistry.Dean Beanz, a Detroit producer, musician, and artist, has been a creative...

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Bob Seger vinyl records for sale at Peoples Records in Detroit.
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  • CuriosiD
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  • News

CuriosiD: Does Gen Z know who Bob Seger is?

Amanda LeClaire February 13, 2025

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

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Portrait of artist Zo!
  • Culture & Music
  • Progressive Underground

The Progressive Underground: Exploring the evolution of maestro Zo! in 5 tracks

Chris Campbell February 4, 2025

Zo! is a Detroit-born, now DC-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer who has helped to reshape modern soul, R&B, and jazz...

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Detroit artist Lakeisha Johnson, aka Ideeyah.
  • Culture & Music
  • Progressive Underground

The Progressive Underground: The sonic odyssey of Ideeyah

Chris Campbell January 22, 2025

Ideeyah is a Detroit-based singer, songwriter, and powerhouse performer whose eclectic style fuses funk, electronic, and R&B.  Born and raised in...

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Ann Arbor-based hip-hop trio Tree City have a new album out.
  • Culture & Music
  • MI Local

MI Local: A smorgasbord of exciting Michigan music to kick off 2025

Jeff Milo January 8, 2025

Each year starts off a little bit slow, then suddenly accelerates! Very soon, we'll have a cavalcade of new music...

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  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Benjamin Booker readies new album ‘LOWER’ ahead of Magic Bag show in Ferndale

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 6, 2025

So pumped to be back In The Groove in the New Year… with a special highlight on Benjamin Booker, who...

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"In The Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper inside WDET's studios in the Cass Corridor.
  • Culture & Music
  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Rosie Lowe, Allysha Joy, Kokoroko + more new music from Detroit and beyond

Ryan Patrick Hooper December 12, 2024

You warm up with Nina Simone. You discover the voice of Allysha Joy. You realize Tyler The Creator sampled Zamrock...

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Jeff Milo interviews C3 in-studio.
  • Culture & Music
  • MI Local

MI Local: In-studio guest C3 premieres new song; new tracks from Shadow Show, Kylee Phillips + more

Jeff Milo October 16, 2024

This week on MI Local, I received another visit by a local artist/musician, so that they could personally share a...

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Right image: Tia Graham with Detroit historian Frank Solis. Left image: Archival photo of Tejano musician Martin Solis.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • The Metro

The Metro: A Detroit musician’s historical impact on Tejano music

Dorothy Jones October 10, 2024

Tejano music, or Tex-Mex music, is a blend of different sounds and instruments from Mexico and other countries — like...

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John Sinclair and the MC5.
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  • Events
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The Metro: MC5 to be honored at Woodbridge Porch Concerts Saturday

John Filbrandt October 3, 2024

The fourth annual Woodbridge Porch Concerts are set to take place this Saturday, featuring live music from local artists with...

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"My Black Country," is the latest book from Detroit author and songwriter Alice Randall, released April 9, 2024.
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  • Culture & Music
  • News

Created Equal: Detroiter’s new memoir details Black roots of country music

Cary Junior II October 1, 2024

Detroit music and the people who make it are often associated with soulful, funky and bluesy sounds. But very rarely...

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