Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert
Is it possible to be ubiquitous and behind-the-scenes at the same time? That pretty much sums up Don Was and his long...
The Shake Out: The Meters reunite, a lost Detroit album and more
This week on The Shake Out, hear music from the Meters in honor of their recent reunion show, a lost...
Don Was receives honorary degree from Wayne State University
Celebrated producer, musician and WDET host Don Was is being honored with a Doctor of Humane Letters by Wayne State...
The Don Was Motor City Playlist celebrates five years on air
This month marks a milestone at WDET as the Don Was Motor City Playlist celebrates five years on air. Don...
In The Groove: Best of 2025 with Ann Delisi
Few voices are as deeply woven into Detroit’s musical fabric as Ann Delisi’s. A trusted presence in Detroit radio for...
In The Groove: New releases from Chronixx, Butcher Brown, Don Was, MRKT + more
A heavy dose of new music discovery from Chronixx, Don Was, Butcher Brown, Lawne, Detroit’s own MRKT, Momoko Gill and...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Detroit’s Peter Litvin and pairings Plant/Dian, Danger Mouse/Black Thought, Glasper/Jones + more!
In this week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, lots of interesting new pairings from Robert Plant to Robert Glasper,...
The Metro: Ann Delisi, Don Was to go head-to-head at Motor City Playlist’s annual Bowling Party
Here at WDET, we feel incredibly lucky to have such an esteemed group of music hosts gracing our airwaves. On...
The Metro Events Guide: Film screenings, art exhibits and record releases
Now that Movement weekend is behind us, there's room to explore Detroit's talents beyond Hart Plaza. This week, we've got...
In The Groove: Concert of Colors highlights with Don Was and Makoomba; new music from Clairo, GUM + more
One of my favorite weekends of the year — Concert of Colors — is coming up this weekend. It’s completely...
Don Was Reflects on 40th anniversary of the Was (Not Was) album ‘Born to Laugh at Tornadoes’
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Born to Laugh at Tornadoes, the second studio album from legendary Detroit band Was...
Detroit Today: Concert of Colors festival is a love letter to Detroit’s diversity
Originally founded by WDET’s own Ishmael Ahmed, host of This Island Earth, the Concert of Colors music festival offers a...