In The Groove: Music from Bon Iver, Lady Wray, Smerz + more
The major highlights here are Bon Iver’s stunning new album (featuring Flock of Dimes, Dijon and Danielle Haim, just to...
In The Groove Pick of the Week: ‘You got time and I got money’ by Smerz
This is a love song that is absolutely stuck to my ribs. If Smerz is new to you, know that...
Essential vinyl shops to visit in metro Detroit this Record Store Day
Each year, Record Store Day keeps getting bigger than the year before. Since 2007, when a group of indie record...
The Metro: Detroit’s oldest choir has a new director
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.The Rackham Choir has been a vital part of Detroit's rich musical...
In The Groove: New releases from Lizzo, Orions Belte, Sparklmami, Bab L’ Bluz
There’s no April Fools here! Just a serious love of music — all music, from all genres, brought together through...
Support WDET for a chance to win tickets to The War and Treaty, Movement, Hamtramck Blowout + more
WDET kicked off its 2025 Spring Fundraiser last week, and we are offering some exciting incentives to encourage listeners to...
The Progressive Underground: Tears for Fears’ sonic manifesto of the 1980s turns 40
This week on Liner Notes, we step into the sonic universe of "Songs from the Big Chair," the 1985 masterpiece...
Vibes Eternal: Growing up on Roy Ayers in Detroit
Roy Ayers was more than music. He was a frequency, a wavelength, a pulse embedded in the DNA of Black...
MI Local: Stoop lee premieres new track from Local Organic collaboration with MUNCH, Datsunn + more
I love having the opportunity to feature a local artist live, in-studio, to chat about their latest projects; even better...
Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the...
WDET music hosts, reporters nominated for Hour’s ‘Best of Detroit’
Hour Detroit magazine has released its "Best of Detroit" nominees for 2025, and it features a few familiar WDET faces! Check...
CuriosiD: Does Gen Z know who Bob Seger is?
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...