Jamie xx Talks Detroit Record Shopping, Upcoming Detroit Show

London indie darlings The xx are bringing their largest-yet stage production to Detroit’s Masonic Temple on May 2.

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CultureShift Correspondent Ryan Patrick Hooper interviews Jamie xx about the record he wanted to sample by a Detroit artist, how the band’s live show has transformed over the years and the risk that comes along with changing the set list at the last minute.

Author

  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.