artist-feature

John Beltran on his works of a lifetime

The versatile Michigan ambient techno legend breaks down five of his essential releases spanning more than 30 years

Apr 3 • Marty Slagter

Matthew Dear on creating like a child

The Michigan techno legend opens up on his creative process and where his sounds come from

Mar 27 • Marty Slagter

Bang Theory: A window into the Detroit R&B artist's evolving world

Drawing inspiration from rap, R&B and indie, the artist breaks down some of his biggest tracks to date

Mar 20 • Marty Slagter

Power pop politics: Ryan Allen sounds off on making catchy protest music

The prolific songwriter's latest EP 'They're Coming For Us' is his most overt political statement to date

Mar 6 • Marty Slagter

The persistent rise of DJ Killa Squid

The Detroit DJ reflects on a decade leading up to her first spot in Detroit's Movement Music Festival lineup

Feb 13 • Marty Slagter

Can't Stop Now: Greensky Bluegrass look forward to new album after reflecting on 25 years together

Bassist Mike Devol describes a quarter century of being a part of the Kalamazoo five-piece headlining the Ann Arbor Folk Festival

Jan 29 • Marty Slagter

LIVE REVIEW: On Racing Mount Pleasant defying the hype

A brief history of the Ann Arbor turned Chicago septet and some thoughts on its sold out homecoming show at El Club in Detroit

Jan 23 • Marty Slagter

Meet City Lights Chorus, Michigan's premier male barbershop ensemble

The southeast Michigan-based group has finished among the top 15 barbershop choruses in the world each of the past four years

Dec 5, 2025 • Marty Slagter

The Boy Detective and the case of the inevitable album

How the rising Southeast Michigan ska-punk band lived out their dream to record with Less Than Jake's Roger Lima

Nov 14, 2025 • Marty Slagter

10 great shots through the lens of a Michigan rock photographer

Check out the work of Cidney Bundon and many other Michigan creators at the second GIG - The Art of Michigan Music Visual Art Experience

Oct 31, 2025 • Marty Slagter

Bonnie Hook's philosophical approach to music

The Detroit singer/songwriter's amibitious debut EP aims to connect with listeners with left field ambient folk

Oct 24, 2025 • Marty Slagter

Detroit producer CoffeeBlack takes you through six of his best tracks

The producer's signature chopping and stretching of R&B samples shines on tracks with MAVI, Ahmir, WTM Scoob

Oct 3, 2025 • Marty Slagter

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