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Port Lucian Uses Twitter to Curate 'Trans Musicians and Allies for Change' Compilation

But sometimes, it can also be a catalyst for beautiful projects that inspire change. Twenty-one year old college junior Portia Maidment (of Port Lucian) harnessed the power of the internet and used it to create a...

Sara Barron

PLAYING DETROITA Year in Review

With this absolute dumpster fire of a year coming to a close, the next few weeks are a time for reflection, rest and recuperation. That means a lot of things for a lot of people, but in the music world, it means year-end lists. I usually tend to stay away from this sort of thing because I don’t...

Sara Barron

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 DETROITFred Thomas Mourns Former Friendships With "Altar"

As the former leader of Saturday Looks Good To Me and bass player in His Name Is Alive, Fred Thomas might easily be considered Southeast Michigan’s godfather of indie rock. Ever prolific, his third solo record in four years, Aftering, is set to drop this Friday. Ahead of that comes a video for his...

Sara Barron

PLAYING DETROITA Springtime Playlist

There is an undeniable shift in self when the clocks return to their forward position and warmer days begin to outnumber the cold ones. Spring, though different depending on your geographic specifics, happens under the same sky at just about the same time. Perhaps you're like me and mending a...

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROITFred Thomas "Voiceover"

Fred Thomas has a lot of feelings (and he really wants to talk about them).

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROITStef Chura "Slow Motion"

video still for "Slow Motion" filmed by Molly Soda There's something unidentifiably exciting about Stef Chura. It would be an easy out to say her warbled, playful vocal contortions are the key to her aforementioned excitability, which are undoubtedly fearless and perfectly flawed. Last month, I...

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROITWAT'ER YOU THINKING?! A Playlist for Flint

If you’ve seen the cover of this month's TIME Magazine or have recently tuned into any national media outlet, you know that Detroit’s sister city, Flint, is in crisis. Due to corrupt government, dangerous mismanagement, and incompetence, thousands of Flint residences have been poisoned by lead...

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROITBest of + Most Anticipated

wolf eyes It's New Years Eve-Eve, and I'm flooded with the sounds of the past year. 2015 saw the rise of Detroit music in an unforgettable way. Our musicians took to the stage and to the studio with an unmistakable fire under their asses, in turn producing one of the most emotive soundtracks for...

Jerilyn Jordan