Brandon Grafius Readying Release of Highways and Backroads

Youth Poets Turn Up the Volume

The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith

Ani in Ann Arbor: A Look at 6 of the Singer-Songwriter’s A2 Shows

New Single from Slug Love: Performing at Ziggy’s

40 Years of Taking Back the Night

Local Musicians Submit to Annual NPR Contest

In Tall Buildings Presents Multi-faceted Music

Youth-led Gun-Control Movement Gains Momentum

Wakandan superhero inspires local film students

Brandon Grafius Readying Release of Highways and Backroads

Highways and Backroads comes out May 31   Brandon Grafius is at the forefront of a new wave of folk revivalists, or maybe we should say folk preservationists? Really, Grafius has his own splendid signature laced through the rousing-yet-breezy arrangements on Highways and Backroads, a full-length album he’ll be releasing at the end of May. Grafius is

Ani in Ann Arbor: A Look at 6 of the Singer-Songwriter’s A2 Shows

Photos from the archive show Ani DiFranco through the years in Ann Arbor.

New Single from Slug Love: Performing at Ziggy’s

  Let’s get dreamy… This is the new single from Slug Love, an Ypsi ensemble that I’ve been following for about a year, now. Up until recently, they were sorta almost as mysterious as their nondescript online artwork–a snap of some graffiti that effectively represents their band name. The band features Zach Harris (guitars/vocals), Elly

The Go! Team Collabs with Detroit Youth Choir at El Club

It’s no secret that a robust choral accompaniment has the ability to fill out any band’s song with some vocal heat. It’s just that few bands actually make it happen. Six-piece indie garage rock outfit The Go! Team recognized the virtue of recording with an in-studio choir and applied it to its latest album SEMICIRCLE, released earlier this year.

Missy Raines at Green Wood Coffee House

The Best in Bass & Bluegrass

Jim Roll: Producer of enthusiasm, levity and life mastery

In The Mix With A Master

City Sips 2018

Mimosa & Bloody Mary Guide

Satchel’s BBQ Sprouts New Downtown Location

Building Friendships at Red Brick Kitchen

Ring in Spring with Oberon dinner at Ollie’s

Chef’s Corner: Chris Huey