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For many, the Detroit music scene can be summed up in a single word. But while Motown, the legendary label founded by Berry Gordy, did bring the world The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye ...
Three friends in Detroit's advertising world teamed up to make a film, "Band on the Run," about a 1999 garage rock group's ...
The music scene in Detroit today — whether it’s blues, rock, electronic, indie — remember its roots. Baise, who has lived in Michigan all his life, from Detroit to Ann Arbor to Plymouth, says of ...
Shop tied to Detroit music scene must move, owner says The shop has been in Detroit nearly 31 years. It has been a venue for up-and-coming artists, including Kid Rock, and a place to buy tickets ...
Detroit’s Electronic Music Scene, Seen Through Its Black Creators Electronic Landscapes takes the reader into the storied record shops and cozy home studios of Detroit’s most important musicians.
Detroit's gospel music scene takes center stage in new reality TV series 'Grown & Gospel' Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press. Thu, March 16, 2023 at 3:14 PM UTC. 3 min read.
A new exhibit at the Michigan State University Museum celebrates Detroit as the birthplace of techno music in the 1980s and '90s and how the genre has progressed to today.
There's this quote from Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon's memoir, Girl in a Band, where she explains the world's perception of girls in punk-rock bands. She writes: "In general, women aren't ...
Stewart Francke, a beloved figure in Detroit's music scene whose mix of rock, soul and folk earned him a loyal following, has died. He was 66. According to his family, he died on the morning of ...
A violent altercation at Detroit’s Paramita Sound over the weekend has the city’s local music scene mounting a boycott of DJ and producer Omar S and rallying against violence toward female ...
Even with a music scene that's been churning out stars for decades, Detroit has yet to find a way to make "Motor City" a music city.