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Electronic music legends help kids with school supplies at Backpack Music...
This weekend, electronic music will take center stage again in the Motor City. This time, it’s with a grander purpose – to help kids get much needed supplies for school. The 7th annual Backpack Music...
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God rest ye merry choristers
So, you’ve always wanted to sing on the big stage and be discovered, right? Well, this is NOT your chance at that, but it is a chance to sing with one of the area’s premier chorale groups. There’s...
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New York Arabic Orchestra stops in Detroit this weekend
The New York Arabic Orchestra is coming into town this week, but their colorful musical performance will be far from what you might expect when you think of an “orchestra.” Invited by the Arab American...
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Classical and Techno musicians to make Detroit ‘Structurally Sound’
Detroit’s a music city. We invented Motown. We created techno music. Our Detroit Symphony Orchestra is world class. Hey! We’ve got rhythm. We’ve got music. Who could ask for anything more? We can. Our...
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Mosaic Youth Theatre celebrates 20 years with onstage time capsule
If Back to the Future’s Doc Brown had taken a cue from Mosaic Youth Theatre he could have saved Marty McFly a lot of trouble by using music to help him experience the past. Yes, the Mosaic Youth...
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Christmas sounds and sights warm up the Villages – and a chance to hear them...
As the holiday season picks up there are some great events to check out this weekend in the Villages of Detroit. In case you didn’t know, The Villages are comprised of a group of neighborhoods on the...
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Native Detroiter brings relief to Hurricane Sandy victims through music
It’s been a few months since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, and although it seems coverage on relief efforts has dropped significantly, there are still people on the ground in New York City...
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I had a grand adventure at the MGM Detroit
Here’s a hometown gift idea that’s terrific for a Valentine’s Day romantic getaway … a great stress reliever … a super way to show off Detroit to out-of town guests … a staycation … just somewhere...
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra kicks off Beethoven Festival
Why is it Ludwig van Beethoven, who died in 1827, still tops so many lists of the most popular classical composers? Unlike many other composers of his time he had no patron so he was a freelancer. He...
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This weekend only: The soul of a city is honored in Singsation!
Funk and soul music captures the heart of this city, and have been a big part of the sonic history of Detroit. Singsation!: Mosaic Singers (more on the Mosaic Youth Theatre in a bit) is having a...
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Indie shopping mecca Rust Belt Market looks to crowd funding to expand
The Rust Belt Market is a story of reinvention and reuse in Metro Detroit. They took what was a vacant chain anchor store spot and turned it into a vibrant, independent market for creative goods. The...
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ERIN GO BRAGH!!! Here’s where you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Metro...
“Cead Mile Failte” is an old Irish greeting in the native tongue of one of the friendliest people in the world. Translated from Gaelic it means “One Hundred Thousand Welcomes.” The next time you are...
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Detroit’s School Of Music is in tune to Detroit’s soul
Detroit’s known the world over for music. How do we keep the sound alive in Motown for our own? That’s where the Detroit School of Music comes in. It was a typical winter day just outside of the...
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Businesses offering special discounts for this weekend’s Marche du Nain Rouge
Who knew driving away the evil red dwarf that curses Detroit could mean discounts and deals? Detroit businesses are offering discounts for people and special “bib discounts” for participants in the...
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Detroit’s celebrated Brazeal Dennard Chorale seeks to save, honor a musical...
Take the things that divide Detroit – race, poverty, repression, mistrust, anger – and set them to music. Those are the songs that the Brazeal Dennard Chorale embraces and uses to empower its...
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You, too, can lift the city up — with song — by Grammy-winning Detroit native...
Come on down, Detroit. That’s the message songwriter Allee Willis has for her beloved hometown. She has put those words to music, and she wants the world to sing along. Motown has inspired so many...
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Tonight: Listen online to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra playing Carnegie...
For the first time in seventeen years, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is headed to New York to play Carnegie Hall. Thursday night marked their first of two performances. Symphony patrons from Detroit...
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Sunset at the Detroit Zoo means the party is just beginning on June 14
It isn’t often someone gets to dine with beings that spend their free time gnawing on wood and covered in hair … unless you go to a hippie commune. However, one bidder and up to nine guests will be...
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Critic Car lets Detroiters share their opinions about art
Detroit is flush with art and artists. We have one of the largest theater districts in the country … one of the top six museum collections in the United States … a vibrant history as the birthplace of...
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Bookies, Detroit’s watering hole, celebrates a decade near Cass Corridor
Bookies Bar & Grille is about to celebrate 10 years in business in the near Midtown/Fox Town area of Detroit. Beginning with the shell of what stands today it has grown at a time when the city is...
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