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PLAYING DETROITThis Summer's Hottest Releases You Might've Missed

Summer Like the Season released "Wakey" in July via PopMatters. Photo by Allen Zhang. As we all know, it’s impossible to keep track of all the incredible music being released on a regular basis, even on a local scale. Instead of focusing on one particular release, I wanted to do a roundup of some...

Sara Barron

PLAYING DETROITWhateverfest Brings Detroit's Disparate Music Scenes Together

When you think about music festivals, it’s easy to picture giant stages, overcrowded drink lines, and teenagers in various species of headwear. Whateverfest - an all-genre, all-ages DIY festival based in Detroit - is pretty much the opposite of that. Born from a “what if” conversation between...

Sara Barron

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PLAYING DETROITMango Lane Share Cheeky "Sex" Video

If Detroit had palm trees and if palm trees had a theme song we would have to assume that Mango Lane's chilled out, shimmering L.A. afternoon make-out session "Sex" would be most fitting. Channeling Washed Out, with hints of Phoenix's "Love Like a Sunset," "Sex" feels more like a post-coital...

Jerilyn Jordan