In The Groove: (Almost) all the music we played during the spring fundraiser
Our playlist gets a bit interrupted when we’ve got to pause our programming for the spring fundraiser. And a lot...
The Progressive Underground: Snoh Aalegra, the cinematic songstress who feels every note
Snoh Aalegra isn’t just a singer — she’s a mood, a movement, a sonic architect of emotions we didn’t even...
In The Groove: New music from bigboihums, Annahstasia, happy birthday to the godmother of rock ‘n’ roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Annahstasia is readying her new album and “Villain” is our first taste of it, plus Detroit’s own Carmel Liburdi covers...
In The Groove: New music from Friko, Lily Talmers, Panda Bear & Cindy Lee
I’d call this a wonderfully throwback kinda day on In The Groove… where tracks from Bill Withers & Grover Washington,...
In The Groove: New music from Joshua Idehen, Doechii, Perfume Genius
Really enjoyed the mix today, where genre does not matter and good music does. From throwbacks with Odetta and Tania...
In The Groove: New music from John Beltran, Jordan Rakei, plus a big gulp of Irish bands for St. Patrick’s Day
A celebration of St. Patrick’s Day with a heavy dose of Irish bands (both well known and not), including selections...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Society’s Man’ by Spiral Deluxe
This week’s pick is from one of Detroit’s most iconic figures in electronic music. Jeff Mills, whose most recent music excursions...
Ann Arbor singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink premieres new music video for ‘Fearless and the Pure’
“As an independent artist, you have so many limitations, but I actually enjoy them…” Ann Arbor-based singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink is...
The Progressive Underground: ‘Control’ is Janet Jackson’s Declaration of Independence
Today on The Progressive Underground's Liner Notes we dive into "Control" — the groundbreaking 1986 album from Janet Jackson that was...
The Progressive Underground Pick of the Week: ‘Cold & Lonely’ by sillygirlcarmen and Hallex M
What’s happening Detroit? This week on The Progressive Undergound, my Pick of the Week comes from Carmen Johnson — aka...
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...
