Detroit music

The United Auto Workers prepare for contract talks, Juan Garcés’ book created from cracking a secret, prison code, and a conversation with Detroit-based musician, Baddie Brooks

A Wisconsin-based tribe trying to reclaim land sovereignty, Medicaid disenrollment, the Drive SAFE bill package, and an opera singer with roots in Michigan.

Mary Lindsey grew up in Detroit, but her opera career took her to concert halls across Europe. Today she lives at Casa Verdi, a home for retired musicians in Milan, Italy established by composer Giuseppe Verdi.

Lester Graham joined us to chat about spring birdwatching. Plus, it's morel season. Could a northern Michigan man's new technique make them growable year-round? Then, music journalist Gary Graff discussed his new book about Detroit-born rock legend Alice Cooper.

Today, the state of Detroit pensioners,10 years after the city's bankruptcy restructuring. Then, a preview of the Detroit Music Awards, happening this Sunday in Royal Oak. Plus, a conversation about the history of the NBA, and the Black athletes who shaped the league.

Today, we revisited just a few of our favorite moments in music on Stateside in 2022.

On today's show, what an impending rail strike could mean for Michigan's chemical and agricultural industries. Then, we spoke with Wayne Kramer — co-founder of the Detroit rock band MC5. Plus, we revisited a conversation about plans for a passenger rail line to connect southeast Michigan to the north side of the state.

When you think of classical music, the Motor City isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for most folks. Pianist BLKBOK might be changing that.

A group of teens are changing the theater landscape in Detroit. But they're not reinventing the wheel — instead they're building off of the Mexican Carpas theater tradition to create whimsical, bilingual performances. The group is called La Carpa Theatre and is run by artist Karilú Alarcón Forshee.

This week, Detroit singer and songwriter Lamont Dozier passed away at age 81. Dozier helped write and produce countless Motown hit records during his career, making him a major part of Motown history and culture.