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RSVP HEREShelley Thomas Livestreams via YouTube + MORE

Shelley Thomas composes and produces lush orchestral arrangements that she has dubbed "world chamber pop." She has figuratively and physically gone around the world with her compositions, traveling to 17 countries and studied with over 40 music teachers that have influenced her style that melds...

Tarra Thiessen

RSVP HEREHnry Flwr Livestreams via BABY.tv + MORE

studio Hnry Flwr is Brooklyn's musical guru guiding us towards the mystery and beauty of the infinite void. Hnry Flwr is the musical project of David Van Witt, and he has quite the origin story - his first impression of this world was living in a...

Tarra Thiessen

ONLY NOISEReal(istic) Love

ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Erin Lyndal Martin shares a selection of songs that jar her out of a sardonic mindset when it comes to romance. There’s nothing wrong with sugary love songs. But I...

Erin Lyndal Martin

NEWS ROUNDUPWebster Hall Reopening, R. Kelly Arrested, and MORE

Webster Hall is Reopening! It's always sad when an iconic New York venue closes, but Webster Hall's story has a happy update. The 130-year-old venue was shuttered in August 2017 for renovations when longtime owners the Ballingers sold it to AEG. That means Bowery Presents will be handling bookings,...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPNYC Cabaret Law Repealed, CMA Gag Order and More

NYC Cabaret Law Officially Repealed Established in 1926 to prevent unlicensed dancing in NYC bars, New York's "Cabaret Law" is finally on its last legs after City Council voted Tuesday to end it. Many have been quick to point out that the antiquated law is like something out of Footloose,...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPReactions to Charlottesville, Prince's Pantone Purple and More

Music + Politics: Responses To Charlottesville The horrible events of last weekend show that change is necessary in this country. Here's some ways the music world reacted to Charlottesville: Spotify is cracking down on racist bands. Yeah, unfortunately, white supremacists make music too, and it...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUP100 Days Worth Of Protest Music

On the day Donald Trump is sworn in as president, our music news roundup is all about protest songs.

Emily Daly

PLAYING DETROITOhtis "Runnin'"

The return of Adam Pressley (Prussia, Jamaican Queens) and Sam Swinson's beloved project, Ohtis, is really good news.

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROITThe Belle Isles, SHELLS, Stef Chura and Mega Bog

Erin Birgy of Mega Bog Photo by Andrew Swanson My first musical outing of 2016 was also the first of the year for The Seraphine Collective, "an inclusive, supportive, and active community of feminists designed to foster creative expression and camaraderie among underrepresented musicians and...

Jerilyn Jordan

PLAYING DETROIT10 Questions With Frontier Ruckus

Frontier Ruckus' Matthew Milia has a lot to be thankful for. For starters, Ryan Adams sent him an email about anticipating ''smoking a jay" and listening to the new recordings and they scored former Wilco drummer, Ken Coomer, as producer and percussionist on their 2016 release recorded in Nashville...

Jerilyn Jordan