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Detroit's Local Artist Community Responds to Quarantine

Curtis Roach Photo Credit: Myron Watkins It’s been a week since the “Shelter in Place” mandate was issued by Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, but many Detroiters have been self-quarantined for much longer. Most businesses have closed their doors, thousands are out of jobs, and you’re likely to...

Sara Barron

PLAYING DETROITSix Tiny Desk Contest Submissions from Detroit

Audra Kubat reps Detroit in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest this year. Photo by Daniel Land. For indie bands on the rise, it's become a rite of passage to perform a live set in Bob Boilen's office as part of NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series, which has been ongoing since 2008. But since 2014, the inception of...

Sara Barron