This week, we’re highlighting ways to celebrate Native American Heritage Month, experiences that celebrate Detroit excellence and local markets to kick off your holiday shopping.

Plus, an opportunity to support arts education on the dance floor. Read on to learn more.

Upcoming events

Hockeytown Centennial FanFest

  MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit

  Thursday, Nov. 6 through Sunday, Nov. 9

  $17.60 and up

A four-day celebration honoring a century of Red Wings hockey featuring alumni appearances, interactive exhibits, exclusive merchandise and more. General admission day passes start at $17.60, and 4-day passes and VIP tickets are also available starting at $125. The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Guest Artist Demonstration: Kelly Church

  DIA Art-Making Studio in Detroit

  Friday, Nov. 7

  Free with museum admission (free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties)

A drop-in workshop led by Pottawatomi/Ottawa/Ojibwe artist and educator Kelly Church as part of the Detroit Institute of Arts’ celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Participants will help create a collaborative woven black ash basket while learning about Church’s process and the history of the materials. The workshop goes from 1–5 p.m.

Carmina Burana featuring Detroit’s Audivi Choir

  DSO Orchestra Hall in Detroit

  Friday, Nov. 7 through Sunday, Nov. 9

  $20.95 and up

A performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Detroit’s Audivi Choir. The cantata, composed in the mid-1930s, is based on a famous medieval collection of poems about worldly pleasures and the ups and downs of fortune. Performances take place at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

We’re Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media

  Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn

  Saturday, Nov. 8

  Free with registration

A discussion about how to combat anti-Indigenous racism featuring award-winning journalist and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Rebecca Nagle. She’ll break down the lack of accurate representation of Native Americans in pop culture, how that impacts Indigenous rights and how ordinary people can push back. The talk takes place at The Henry Ford’s Anderson Theater and doors open at 12:30 p.m.

Underground Music Academy Fundraiser

  Spot Lite in Detroit

  Saturday, Nov. 8

  $23–$29

A fundraiser to support ongoing construction at Underground Music Academy’s headquarters in Detroit’s North End, featuring DJ sets by Kindle, Disc Jockey George and WDET’s own Waajeed (host of The Boulevard). The party goes from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. and is 21+.

All Things Detroit Holiday Shopping Experience & Food Truck Rally 2025

  Eastern Market Sheds 3, 4 and 5 in Detroit

  Sunday, Nov. 9

  $7–$15

A holiday shopping market featuring over 200 small businesses, including local artists, handmade gifts, craft goods and one-of-a-kind pieces. There will also be food trucks on site, Detroit DJs in every shed and photo ops with Santa. VIP ticket holders also get two hours of private shopping, an All Things Detroit tote bag and a surprise holiday gift while supplies last. VIP access starts at 10 a.m. and is $15 online. General admission starts at noon and is $7 at the door.

Downtown Detroit Markets & The Cadillac Lodge

  Cadillac Square in Detroit

  Wednesday, Nov. 12 through Jan. 4, 2026

  Free

A holiday shopping market featuring a curated collection of over a dozen Detroit vendors selling everything from apparel and accessories to snacks and skincare. The market area also includes the Cadillac Lodge, a heated tent that offers warm food and seating. Both the market and the lodge are open Wednesdays through Sundays starting at 11 a.m.

A heavy dose of throwback Thursday tracks with Kate Bush, Johnny Jenkins, Paul Simon and others. Plus a sprinkling of new music discovery with Khraungbin, English Teacher, Dry Cleaning, Night Bus and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 6, 2025

• “Baby I’m Scared Of You” – Womack & Womack
• “Nightcall (Breakbot Remix)” – Kavinsky
• “Queen (Dan Kye Remix)” – Muzi
• “People Everywhere ii” – Khraungbin
• “Melhor Se Acostumar (Tour-Maubourg Remix)” – Pedro Mizutani
• Flor De Real” – Sessa
• “Free Fall” – Berlioz
• “Army Dreamers” – Kate Bush
• “Sleeping Volcanoes” – Cass McCombs
• “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” – Johnny Jenkins
• “Ritual Union (Maya Jane Coles Remix)” – Little Dragon
• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab (Daniel Avery Remix)” – English Teacher
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “N.I.T.A.” – Young Marble Giants
• “Mirror” – Jeff Tweedy
• “One of These Things First” – Nick Drake
• “Josh Tillman and the Accidental Dose” – Father John Misty
• “Kashmir” – Led Zeppelin
• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH
• “Heaven’s On Fire” – Radio Dept.
• “I’d Do It For Your Love” – Paul Simon
• “Psycho Killer” – Astrønne
• “Radio Silence” – James Blake
• “The Escape Engine” – Burning Airlines
• “Come On Let’s Go” – Broadcast
• “7 AM” – Jacqueline Taïeb
• “How Can I Lose” – Shirley Ann Lee
• “Half Full Glass Of Wine” – Tame Impala
• “All Along The Watertower” – Jimi Hendrix
• “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing (12″ Version)” – Gloria Ann Taylor
• “Skindo Le-Le (S.U.M.O. Rebounce)” – A Bossa Elétrica

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.”

Hey Detroit, Chris Campbell here from the Progressive Underground dropping in for our Pick of the Week.

For this week’s pick, we spotlight Mexican and Colombian artist, producer, singer, rapper, and multi-instrumentalist Dani Bojorges-Giraldo, otherwise known as St. Panther.

Based in Los Angeles, they glide between soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, and alt-pop. The forthcoming album is “Strange World,” due any day now. For this single, the influence is clear and intentional, channeling D’Angelo’s “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” into a modern torch song that smolders and slow burns musically.

So let’s check it out, here’s St. Panther with “The Deal,” and it’s my Pick of the Week.

That was St. Panther with “The Deal,” from the upcoming album “Strange World.”

If that pocket pulled you in, lock in with us every Saturday evening at 6 p.m. on 101.9 WDET for The Progressive Underground. We dive into future soul, nu-jazz, B-sides, and deep grooves from across the musical spectrum.

For The Progressive Underground, I’m Chris Campbell. Catch you next time.

Does it ever feel like nothing feels quite like it used to, or has it always felt that way? Well, we’re pondering that notion on this week’s MI Local, with the newly formed minimalist electro-post-punk duo known as Power Moonroof!

The band is comprised of Rachel Kayuk on synth, vocals, and tambourine, and Deleano Acevedo on guitar, vocals, and bongos, but there’s also some other instruments that they tend to bring on stage—a little bit of a controlled-chaos vibe.

They’re wearing cowboy hats in a lot of their recent promotional images, but this ain’t exactly country. Power Moonroof’s debut album, “Nothing Feels Quite Like What It Used To,” is a darkly dreamy blend of post-vaporwave swoons, breathy falsettos, and slick guitar snarls, kinda like a gnarly melding of DEVO-esque rambunctiousness with The Kills’ edgy allure.

Kayuk and Acevedo joined me live in-studio to premiere a couple of songs from their forthcoming album: “Graffiti Cover-Up,” “Hotwax,” and “Live Like That,” with the latter featuring contributing vocals from John Brannon, lead vocalist from the iconic Detroit-based hardcore punk institution, Negative Approach.

Joining Power Moonroof in the studio was Stef Chura, a Detroit-based singer-songwriter who released two acclaimed indie-rock albums between 2017-2019, who then moved south for a spell, relocating back here in 2023.

Within the last year, Acevedo joined Chura’s band, as she works toward releasing her third album sometime in early 2026. Chura, along with Power Moonroof, are playing a show on Thanksgiving Eve at the UFO Bar with former MI Local guest Valerie Salerno, who performs as Dick Texas, and Mutual Heaven, with DJs Charles Trees and Kenjiro. Power Moonroof will have vinyl copies of their new album available at this show!

During our chat, we talked about the origins of Power Moonroof, which grew out of another concurrent band known as Mango Star. Acevedo also detailed his recent onboarding to Stef Chura’s band, while Chura, herself, treated WDET listeners to an exclusive in-studio performance of her song, “All I Do Is Lie.”

We also listened to a solid bit of newly released tracks by local artists; find the full playlist below!

• “Come 2 Me” – Molly
• “Visions” – Atlas the Kid
• “Bad Idea” – Ritual Howls
• “Conversations” – Scott Masson
• “satellite” – bonnie hook
• “Speed Table” – Winged Wheel
• “Long Dirt Driveway” – Dick Texas
• “Graffiti Cover-Up” – Power Moonroof
• “All I Do is Lie” – Stef Chura, live in WDET Studios
• “Live Like That” – Power Moonroof
• “Hotwax” – Power Moonroof

In this edition of 5-on-5, we shine a light on one of the most vital soul bands of the modern era, Durand Jones & The Indications.

Formed in Bloomington, Indiana in 2012, the group began as a side project among Indiana University music students Durand Jones, Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein. What started as a dorm-room experiment with old tape recorders and stacks of vintage 45s evolved into one of the defining acts of the contemporary soul renaissance. With a sound that channels Curtis Mayfield’s falsetto grace, the Dells’ harmony stacks, and the grit of southern gospel, the Indications stand at the crossroads of then and now.

Their music resonates deeply with the retro-soul community and has found special embrace within the Chicano lowrider movement, a testament to the timeless reach of their sound. Ahead of their tour stop in Detroit tonight, let’s trace their evolution in five songs that capture their essence.

Five essential tracks by Durand Jones & The Indications

1. “Make a Change” (Durand Jones & The Indications, 2016)

We begin with a spotlight of a track from their self-titled debut album found on Colemine Records, a label founded in 2007 and dedicated to putting out timeless sounding music. The project was recorded on a Tascam 4-track in the band’s Bloomington basement and reintroduced the urgency of late-’60s era protest soul, anchored by Jones’ preacher-like vocal delivery and Frazer’s dynamic percussion.

The album would draw parallels to Stax and Daptone artists, but the Indications would bring a Midwestern humility to their message.

“Make a Change” was one of the heartbeats from the album, which was a call for empathy and social transformation framed in the language of classic rhythm and blues. The album would earn underground acclaim, prompting a reissue by Dead Oceans record label in 2018 and launching the band on a new trajectory.

2. “Too Many Tears” (American Love Call, 2019)

Up next, we move from the grassroots of activism to the elegance of reflection with a standout from their 2019 sophomore album, American Love Call.

Recorded in Brooklyn, the album fused lush strings, vocal duets and spiritual undertones reminiscent of The Impressions and The Delfonics. This album marked a leap in craftsmanship – a full band statement produced with the care of a lost Atlantic Records session. “Too Many Tears” finds Jones and Frazer trading vocals over a slow-burn arrangement that captures heartbreak and endurance in equal measure.

3. “Witchoo” (Private Space, 2021)

Next up, the group trades melancholy for groove, diving headfirst into the dancefloor of the 1970s with “Witchoo,” a track that made them music festival favorites. If American Love Call was candlelight and confession, then their 2021 album release Private Space was mirror ball and liberation. This album expanded their sonic reach, blending Philadelphia-style strings with disco basslines, congas and synth textures. Recorded at the Diamond Mine studios in New York, Private Space showcased the full bloom of the Jones-Frazer partnership, a balance between Jones’ grit and Frazer’s falsetto shimmer.

4. “Lovers’ Holiday” (Flowers, 2025)

From the dancefloor, we move to their latest phase – a sonic bouquet that reaffirms the band’s devotion to melody, message and emotional truth. The 2025 release of their album Flowers presents the band’s most refined and contemplative work to date. Recorded after an extended break that included Jones’ acclaimed solo album and two solo albums by Frazer, the group reunited with a sound steeped in maturity and grace.

“Lovers’ Holiday” channels the sensual restraint of early-’70s Marvin Gaye and the craftsmanship of Thom Bell. The production is more panoramic complete with harps, horns and gospel textures woven seamlessly. The lyrics celebrate intimacy as a spiritual act, signaling a band confident in its evolution.

5. “Been So Long” (Flowers, 2025)

From a 4-track in an Indiana basement to world stages and cross-cultural resonance, Durand Jones & The Indications embody the revival and reinvention of true soul music that speaks to the conscience while keeping you moving. They have been able to move effortlessly through the genre, painting timeless tracks that feel both authentic and effortless, while they forge a path in their own lane.

Our final track, “Been So Long,” epitomizes the emotional centeredness of the Flowers album, a masterwork that bridges nostalgia with modern perspective. The song’s bittersweet melody and layered harmonies present the sound of a group that’s lived through change, while still believing in the redemptive power of soul music.

If you dig artists who embody the spirit of true soul music, keep listening to The Progressive Underground every Saturday at 6 p.m. on 101.9 FM and wdet.org. See you next time.

Durand Jones & The Indications will perform at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit on Wednesday, Nov. 5.

More from The Progressive Underground:

• Pick of the Week (May 6): ‘Flower Moon’ by Durand Jones & The Indications
• 5-on-5: Snoh Aalegra, the cinematic songstress who feels every note
• After the silence: What D’Angelo’s life and music taught us about soul and survival

A heavy dose of new music discovery from Chronixx, Don Was, Butcher Brown, Lawne, Detroit’s own MRKT, Momoko Gill and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 5, 2025

• “8 Ball” – Underworld
• “Roscoe (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Remix)” – Midlake
• “Visions (Ela Minus Remix)” – José González
• “Futures (feat. José González)” – Zero 7
• “The Magician” – Andy Shauf
• “Jump Into The Fire” – Harry Nilsson
• “Hold You in My Arms (20th Anniversary Remaster)” – Ray LaMontagne
• “Genesis” – Chronixx
• “Hold Me” – Sault
• “Beyond” – Leon Bridges
• “For You (Many Selves Version)” – Kadhja Bonet
• “Ritual Union” – Little Dragon
• “African Rumble” – Timo Lassy
• “Nubian Lady” – Don Was
• “Colors of Autumn” – Nujabes
• “N8 Medley (Live at Audio Gold)” – Lawne
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “Espionage (feat. Charlie Hunter)” – Butcher Brown
• “Flex FM” – Joy Orbinson
• “Bodysnatchers” – Radiohead
• “Kenya” – Os Ipanemas
• “Monotropa” – MRKT
• “Babystar (Momoko Gill Remix)” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “HOURS:AFTER” – Butcher Brown
• “BIG POPPA” – Kassa Overall
• “I Can’t Help It” – Michael Jackson
• “I Love You Too Much” – Stevie Wonder
• “Messages From The Stars” – The RAH Band
• “The Darkness That You Fear” – The Chemical Brothers
• “Dream Of You” – Lionlimb & Angel Olsen
• “Get Me Back In the Game” – LL Burns

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.”

A busy splash back into the week! New releases from Snocaps, English Teacher, Big Thief, Dry Cleaning and a special spotlight on “Naive Melodies”—a “visionary tribute album reimagining Talking Heads through the lens of Black musical innovation” courtesy of BBE Music.

Plus Kaleigh Wilder stops by to talk about her return as host to Visions on WDET. If you haven’t listened yet, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR! Hope you enjoy!

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 3, 2025

• “Coast” – Snocaps
• “Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)” – Ben Kweller
• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab (Daniel Avery Remix)” – English Teacher
• “Incomprehensible” – Big Thief
• “Fractals” – Beth Orton
• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “(Nothing But) Flowers” – Talking Heads
• “This Is a Photograph (The Salvation Choir Version)” – The Salvation Choir
• “Solace” – Antibalas
• “Black Iris” – Sven Wunder
• “Harlem River After Hours Dub (Peaking Lights Remix)” – Kevin Morby
• “The Quarterdrawing of the Dog” – Siouxsie & The Banshees
• “Every Little Counts” – New Order
• “Psycho Killer” – Astrønne
• “Under a Rainbow (feat. Elle Músa)” – SFJ
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “Tear It Down” – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
• “Try A Little Tenderness” – Otis Redding
• “As” – Stevie Wonder
• “Solid Air” – John Martyn
• “All Seeds” – Don Glori
• “Caravan” – Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
• “Spanning (Live)” – Charles Tolliver & Music Inc.
• “Circles (feat. Val Jeanty)” – Milena Casado
• “Fallen (feat. Momoko Gill)” – Matthew Herbert

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, two legends of song, Mike Reid and Joe Henry, join us in the studio to play songs from their first album together “Life And Time.”

Also, some archived performances from Teddy Thompson, Aimee Mann, Amythyst Kiah, Lianne La Havas and much more!

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for November 2, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Goodbye Mr. Blue” – Father John Misty
• “Deja Vu” – aron!
• “Hold On To You” – Belle Canyon
• “Walking The Floor Over You” – Teddy Thompson (in-studio performance)
• “I Can’t Make You Love Me” – Mike Reid
• “Sleeper Car” – Mike Reid & Joe Henry (in-studio guests)
• “The Bridge” – Mike Reid & Joe Henry (in-studio guests)
• “Boombox” – Charlie Parr
• “Disarray” – Lianne La Havas
• “Is Your Love Big Enough” – Lianne La Havas (in-studio performance)
• “Morning Morgantown” – Joni Mitchell
• “These Days” – Muireann Bradley
• “Pour The Wine” – Sons Of The East
• “Thunderbird” – Josh Ritter
• “Silk And Petals” – Amythyst Kiah (in-studio performance)
• “Best Guess (Wedding Version)” – Lucy Dacus
• “My Full Name” – Madison Cunningham
• “Dead Flowers” – The Rolling Stones
• “You’re With Stupid Now” – Aimee Mann (in-studio performance)
• “Martins Ferry” – Mike Reid & Joe Henry (in-studio guests)
• “History” – Mike Reid & Joe Henry (in-studio guests)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, a new month brings a new set of album anniversaries, including classics from The Miracles, Four Tops, L.L. Cool J and more.

Also, lots of new music from Brandi Carlile, Jalen Ngonda, Lucinda Williams with Brittney Spencer and Sloan!

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for November 1, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “What Good” – Arkells
• “Call On Me” – Daniel Caesar
• “Keeper” – Courtney Marie Andrews
• “All About Me” – Jalen Ngonda
  
• “What It Is” – Will Sessions ft. Dames Brown
  
• “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” – LL Cool J (November 1985)
  
• “Something About You” – The Four Tops (November 1965)
• “You Sexy Thing” – Hot Chocolate (November 1985)
• “Unpopular Ideas” – The Mammals
  
• “k.i.s.s.” – keiyaA
• “The Bridge” – Mike Reid & Joe Henry (Acoustic Cafe preview)
• “Ain’t Nobody Making Me High” – Bartees Strange
  
• “Let It Bleed” – Rolling Stones (November 1995)

• “Unshielded Desire” – John Abercrombie, Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette
  
• “Straight, No Chaser” – Bruce Hornsby, Christian McBride & Jack DeJohnette
• “If You Want Me” – The Womack Sisters
  
• “Chicken Wings” – Samm Henshaw
• “Back To The Land” – JR JR
• “Hey Lover” – LL Cool J ft. Boyz II Men (November 1995)
• “Good Day” – Tally Hall (November 2005)
• “Give Me One Reason” – Tracy Chapman (November 1995)
• “Witch Dance” – Florence & The Machine
• “Heathcliff” – Snocaps (Katie & Allison Crutchfield)
• “The World’s Gone Wrong” – Lucinda Williams ft. Brittney Spencer
  
• “Night In” – Brittney Spencer
• “shut up” – Royel Otis
• “Going To A Go-Go” – Smokey & The Miracles (November 1965)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

Happy Halloweekend! Below are four free celebrations happening around the city this week, from public trunk-or-treating to EDM dance parties. Plus, new exhibitions highlighting world-renowned artists and niche local legends. Read on to learn more.

Upcoming events

DaVinci: The Exhibition

  The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn

  Sunday, Oct. 26 through May 2026

  $25.50–$34 (free for museum members and children 4 and under)

A detailed exploration of Leonardo da Vinci’s discoveries in art, engineering, science, flight and more. The 7,500-square-foot exhibition features 65 full-scale models of his inventions, 20 fine art studies of his masterpieces like “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper,” in-depth explanations of his discoveries, interactive machines, and multimedia materials that illuminate his creative and scientific processes. The exhibition is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is included in museum admission.

Halloween Programming on WDET

  Online and on the air

  Friday, Oct. 31

  Free

Let WDET be the soundtrack to all your Halloween festivities this year. You can listen to special episodes of The Detroit Move (aired Oct. 28), Alternate Take (aired Oct. 30) and more on-demand using the WDET mobile app. Plus, tune in live on Oct. 31 from 6–8 p.m. to hear an encore broadcast of Jon Moshier’s award-winning Halloween Radio Special on 101.9 FM.

Halloween at The Station

  The Station at Michigan Central in Detroit

  Friday, Oct. 31

  Free

An outdoor Halloween celebration featuring trunk-or-treating, spooky science demonstrations, arts and craft stations, photo booths, and cider and donuts. Complimentary parking is available in the Bagley Mobility Hub and the event is free and open to the public. Festivities are rain or shine and go from 5–9 p.m.

Fridays at The Station: Halloween Edition

  The Station at Michigan Central in Detroit

  Friday, Oct. 31

  Free

An indoor Halloween-themed edition of Fridays at the Station, curated by DJ Dez Andrés, featuring live performances by Gabriel Duran Band, DJ Cisco, Motor City Street Dance Academy and painter demaciiio. Costumes are encouraged, but masks are not permitted inside The Station. Space is limited so admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Festivities go from 5–10 p.m.

Harloween: A Filipino Day of the Dead Party

  Detroit Public Library – Main Branch

  Saturday, Nov. 1

  Free

A celebration blending Halloween with Day of the Dead, featuring a dance party and DJ sets from Filipino EDM artist With Love, Harlow and Erika.Irie. This joyful event is a time to hold space for ancestors and lost loved ones while enjoying music and community. Festivities go from 2–5 p.m.

Mythic Chaos: 50 Years of Destroy All Monsters

  Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills

  Sunday, Nov. 2 through March 2026

  $8–$12 (free on Thursdays and for children 12 and under)

An exhibition highlighting the wide-ranging works of Ann Arbor-based artist collective Destroy All Monsters, formed by Cary Loren, Mike Kelley, Jim Shaw and Niagara in 1974. The collective served as an outlet for young creatives to explore rebellious interests in the post-hippie, pre-punk era. The exhibit features iconic posters, zines, photographs, collages, films, drawings and banners selected from the DAM archive. The exhibition is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (8 p.m. on Thursdays) and is included in museum admission.

Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley

  Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills

  Sunday, Nov. 2 through February 2026

  $8–$12 (free on Thursdays and for children 12 and under)

The first mid-career survey for artistic duo and twin brothers Nikolai and Simon Haas, whose work combines art, craft, design and technology. The exhibition includes examples of their artistic journey over the last 15 years, exploring themes related to nature, fantasy, the subconscious and the human experience. The exhibition is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (8 p.m. on Thursdays) and is included in museum admission.

Adam Fox fills in for Ryan Patrick Hooper.

New music from Joanne Robertson, Big Thief, Eliza McLamb, Neko Case, and more! Plus reflecting on the genius of legendary drummer and bandleader Jack DeJohnette who left us this week.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove  playlist for October 28, 2025

• “In the City” – Anika 
• “Works and Days” – Tortoise 
• “What’s Up Front That-Counts” (2023 Remastered) – The Counts
• “Solitude Standing” – Suzanne Vega
•  “Keep Me in the Dark” – Flock of Dimes
•  “Afterlife” – Alex G
•  “Gown” – Joanne Robertson & Oliver Coates 
• “Sweet Revenge” – John Prine
• “Neon Grey Midnight Green”– Neko Case
• “Candy” – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  
• “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – Toots & The Maytals  
• “Lowdown” (2006 Remastered Version) – Wire
• “Disarray” – Preoccupations
• “East of What” – Charif Megarbane  
• “Fazed Out” – El Michels Affair  
• “The Battle” – Weval 
• “I’m So Tired” – Deserta
• “Epilog” – Jack DeJohnette  
• “John McLaughlin” – Miles Davis (feat. Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, John McLaughlin) 
• “Peace” – Cass McCombs
• “The Brute Choir” – Palace Music 
• “Town of the Castle” – John Southworth 
• “Aquarius” – Boards of Canada 
• “Line of Fire” – Junip 
•  “Grandmother” – Big Thief (feat. Laraaji) 
•  “Like the Boys” – Eliza McLamb  
• “Where Did Our Love Go?” – Soft Cell
• “On a Better Day I’m Dreaming” (Tall Black Guy Remix) –  Colman Brothers 
• “Scorpio” – Dennis Coffey  
• “Nubian Lady” – Don Was  
• “Affection” – Bullion
• “Cool Ghoul” – The 3-D Invisibles 
• “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” – Bauhaus 

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Once again, here on MI Local, we have three in-studio guests hanging out for the entire hour, each of them discussing new and upcoming projects and performances. At the same time, I premiere some of their latest tracks and they treat WDET listeners to exclusive live, in-studio performances of acoustic versions of their recent songs.

When you stream the show up top, you’ll start off with brand new music from the Americana-folk-rock duo The Whiskey Charmers, with singer-guitarist Carrie Shepard and guitarist Lawrence Daversa hanging out to chat about their new single, “Day Is Long,” followed by a live performance of their song, “Full Moon,” from their 2017 album, “The Valley.” For any of our listeners on the west coast of the state, The Whiskey Charmers are coming your way in November!

After that, the garage-pop duo known as CHECKER came to the mics to talk about their brand new song, “Aerosol,” that comes out this Friday. Better yet, the duo, Cinquex (on guitar and vocals) and McKenna Fain (on drums and vocals), performed an acoustic version of that song during the segment! An accompanying music video will drop the same day as the song. CHECKER also has a new album coming out in mid-winter 2026!

Winding out the show was singer-songwriter Sean Madigan Hoen, lead singer and guitarist from the band Kind Beast, which formed several years ago, leaning in to a cinematic-tinged indie-rock vibe, with anthemic vocals and catchy, hard-hitting hooks. The band has released two EPs and two full-length albums, with their third coming up in early November—there’s a release party on Saturday, Nov. 8 at The Lexington, with Gusher, Dyzioek, and Cult Therapy.

Hoen has been in previous groups like the post-hardcore punk outfit Thoughts of Ionesco, and published a memoir several years ago, “Songs Only You Know.” Kind Beast’s next album is titled “Familiars From Another Life,” out next weekend on Don Giovanni Records. While he was in-studio, Hoen let WDET give a sneak preview of Kind Beast’s new single, “Down For Life,” which is officially out this Friday, and followed that up with a live, in-studio performance of the group’s most recent single, “In It To Win It.”

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

• “The Day Is Long” – The Whiskey Charmers
• “Full Moon” – The Whiskey Charmers, live in WDET Studios
• “Vampire” – The Whiskey Charmers
• “Hot Damn” – CHECKER
• “Aerosol” – CHECKER, live in WDET Studios
• “If Only The One Thing I Got You” – CHECKER
• “Cry Without Shame” – Kind Beast
• “Down For Life” – Kind Beast
• “In It To Win It” – Kind Beast, live in WDET Studios

Exploring new music from Florence + the Machine, who have a new album coming out and a big tour date at Little Caesars Arena on April 13, 2026 (add it to your calendar and tell ‘em you heard about it on this show!). Plus, new music discovery from Celeste, Hayley Williams, Olivia Dean and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 28, 2025

• “One of the Greats” – Florence + the Machine
• “Seventeen (feat. Norah Jones)” – Sharon Van Etten
• “The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs” – Wye Oak
• “It’s All Around You” – Tortoise
• “Never Be Another You” – Lee Fields & the Expressions
• “Good Ol’ Days” – Hayley Williams
• “A Couple Minutes (A Colors Show)” – Olivia Dean
• “Woman of Faces” – Celeste
• “Kaikoura” – Girls in Airports
• “Tourist Mind” – Miss Grit
• “Five Seconds” – Twin Shadow
• “Ramble On” – Led Zeppelin
• “White Winter Hymnal” – Fleet Foxes
• “So Says I” – The Shins
• “Favourite” – Fontaines D.C.
• “Everything & Nothing” – SOFT PLAY
• “I Will Dare” – The Replacements
• “I Don’t Want To Get Over You” – Magnetic Fields
• “Way We Won’t” – Grandaddy
• “Alien” – Beach House
• “Is She Weird” – Pixies
• “False Prophet” – Nightbus
• “Teen Age Riot” – Sonic Youth
• “Age of Consent” – New Order
• “Coffee” – Yuna
• “Distance” – Yebba
• “A Long Walk” – Jill Scott
• “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock
• “She Raised Us In Sunset Park” – musclecars
• “Sun (Jitwam & EJT Remix)” – Emma Jean Thackray
• “Thrown Around” – James Blake
• “Taurus” – DJ Holographic
• “Casanova” – Bryan Ferry
• “To Ardent (Grovesnor Remix)” – Black Devil Disco Club

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

After taking time away to focus on her health, Kaleigh is doing great and ready to return to the music that inspires her and so many others. Starting Nov. 3, listeners can once again join her every Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. as she explores the vanguard of postmodern jazz from 1969 to today.

“I’m really excited to be coming back to Visions,” Kaleigh says. “It’s been a challenging recovery process, but knowing I’ll get to return to the airwaves and to my listeners is one of the things that kept me pushing through.”

Kaleigh’s perspective has always made Visions special. She created a space where listeners can hear jazz in new ways and connect through sound.

We’re also very grateful to Sam Beaubien, Liz Warner and Kim Heron for filling in during Kaleigh’s time away and keeping Visions on track.

Welcome back, Kaleigh. Monday nights just got wilder!

Listen to Visions on Monday nights from 8 to 10 p.m. 

A special spotlight on Courtney Barnett, her new single “Stay In Your Lane” plus some of my favorites from her back catalog… plus new music from Butcher Brown, Jeff Tweedy, Foxwarren and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for October 27, 2025

• “Stay In Your Lane” – Courtney Barnett
• “Before You Gotta Go” – Courtney Barnett
• “Avant Gardener” – Courtney Barnett
• “Otis” – Durutti Column
• “Water Underground” – Real Estate
• “Fall Into You” – Soulstice
• “It Will Never Be The Same” – Dropout Orchestra
• “Close Your Eyes” – Miguel Migs, Meshell Ndegecello
• “Downtown” – Destroyer
• “Dominoes” – Donald Byrd
• “You Wish” – Nightmares On Wax
• “Ibiza” – Butcher Brown
• “Sealion” – Feist
• “30th Century Man” – Scott Walker
• “Dedicated Follower of Fashion” – The Kinks
• “Are You With Me Now?” – Cate Le Bon
• “Drinkin’ On A Tuesday” – Sarah Mary Chadwick
• “Heart Is A Drum” – Beck
• “Sleeping Lessons” – The Shins
• “Nu Tones” – Nomo
• “War On War” – Wilco
• “Enough” – Jeff Tweedy
• “Can You Get To That?” – Funkadelic
• “Le temps de l’amour (Fox Medium)” – Françoise Hardy
• “Call Me The Breeze” – J.J. Cale
• “I Love You And Buddha Too” – Mason Jennings
• “Gravity Rides Everything” – Modest Mouse
• “Gooey” – Glass Animals
• “Everybody Knows” – SBTRKT
• “The Tower” – Wye Oak
• “Born Too Late” – Dent May
• “Pretty Boys (feat. Khruangbin)” – Paul McCartney
• “Pelota (Cut A Rug Remix)” – Khruangbin, Quantic
• “Say That” – Toro Y Moi
• “Odessa” – Caribou
• “Listen2me” – Foxwarren
• “Overlander” – Budos Band
• “Cigarettes Out The Window” – TV Girl
• “Since I Left You” – Avalanches

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.”

Hamtramck has a vibrant arts scene. In duplexes around the city, you can hear people playing in a local band or practicing their comedy. 

Those people are often young and queer. 

Hamtramck Queer Alliance is making sure its presence is known and spreading the word, supporting the education and advocacy of all gender and sexual minorities, who are often involved in creative spaces.

Passenger Recovery was founded in 2016 with the goal of helping traveling artists maintain sobriety with tools and resources to allow for safe experiences on the road.  

Now, the artistic and sobriety space, Recovery Community Center, is trying to do even more to foster and protect local and visiting talent, and to expand its programming. They’ve found they often partner with the Hamtramck Queer Alliance, providing a safe space for all sorts of communities in the area. 

Bryan Wolf is the Director of Passenger Recovery and Passenger Radio, a music and sound professional and educator. Tim Price is Outreach and Marketing Director of Social Media for Passenger Radio WHCK. He is also the founder and curator of the Christopher Street Gallery in Hamtramck.

Bryan and Tim joined The Metro to talk more about what’s being happening in Hamtramck’s arts and culture scene.

Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and streaming on demand.

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Capturing love through photography

Elonte Davis is a Detroit-based photographer and a 2025 Kresge Fellow. His work has been featured in Forbes Magazine, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

For Elonte, photography is a powerful tool to spread love and joy, helping people see themselves differently and with greater appreciation.

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Jonah Kagen makes his national debut with the album “Sunflowers & Leather,” an album he created entirely himself, traveling the country in an Airstream trailer last year.

Also, some archived performances from Rosanne Cash, Eels, Fountains Of Wayne and much more!

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for October 26, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Already Dead” – Beck
• “Everybody Laughs” – David Byrne
• “Thank You, Love You, All Better” – Olivia Barton
• “Oh Wide World” – Mon Rovia
• “Hurricane” – Rosanne Cash (in-studio performance)
• “Soul Of A Man” – Robert Plant & Suzi Dian
• “Sunflowers & Leather” – Jonah Kagen (in-studio guest)
• “You Again” – Jonah Kagen (in-studio guest)
• “Things Done Changed” – Jerron Paxton
• “Parting Gift” – Fiona Apple
• “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man” – Eels (in-studio performance)
• “Favorite Place” – John Gorka
• “Nowhere Is Where” – Margo Price
• “At All” – Jon Batiste
• “Hate That It’s True” – Ivy
• “Fire In The Canyon” – Fountains Of Wayne (in-studio performance)
• “Hollywood (Unerthed Version)” – Toro y Moi
• “Here To Forever (acoustic)” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Planting By The Signs” – S.G. Goodman
• “Lovestruck” – The Heavy Heavy (in-studio performance)
• “Moon” – Daniel Caesar
• “God Needs The Devil” – Jonah Kagen (in-studio guest)
• “The Roads” – Jonah Kagen (in-studio guest)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Brandi Carlile returns to self, and Cautious Clay returns with late night songs.

Also, tons of re-issues from Smashing Pumpkins, Elton John, Ringo Starr and more!

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for October 25, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “5th Floor (10 PM)” – Cautious Clay
• “Dracula” – Tame Impala
• “Dearborn” – Bahamas
• “Misled” – Kool & The Gang
  
• “The Day is Long” – The Whiskey Charmers
  
• “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” – Smashing Pumpkins
  
• “Tonight, Tonight” – Leslie Odum Jr.
• “Norwegian Wood” – Jacob Collier
  
• “Nothing More Lonely” – St. Paul & The Broken Bones
  
• “Church And State” – Brandi Carlile
• “Run It Back” – Madison McFerrin
• “Let’s Do It Again” – The Staple Singers
• “Tell Me When The Whistle Blows” – Elton John

• “Rubberband Man” – Mumford & Sons + Hozier
  
• “The Rubberband Man” – The Detroit Spinners
• “Way Out, Way Down” – Peter Litvin
• “Dans Un Moment D’errance” – The Midnight Hour
• “Thieves In The Temple” – Herbie Hancock
• “Thieves In The Temple” – Prince
• “Fatal Optimist” – Madi Diaz
• “Early 1970” – Ringo Starr
• “Snookeroo” – Ringo Starr
• “By the End Of The Night” – Amber Mark
• “Cruisin'” – D’Angelo

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org