Songs From Studio East: Red Tail Ring
The duo Red Tail Ring goes back to traditional old-time music--because that’s what they love. Michiganders Michael Beauchamp and Laurel Premo’s interpretation of Appalachian and folk songs come from...
View ArticleAn interview with Red Tail Ring
Red Tail Ring is a musical collaboration between Michiganders Michael Beauchamp and Laurel Premo. The two combine traditional American music with their own modern approach. Michigan Radio's Jennifer...
View ArticleSongs From Studio East, with music from Seth & May
Listen to the interview. Michigan natives Seth Bernard and May Erlewine have a new album inspired by their journey across Ethiopia. Last year they were invited to join the project “Run Across...
View ArticleSongs From Studio East: With Detroit-based musician Nadir
The Book of Jonah is the new album from Nadir Omowale. It’s a blend of soul music, rock, funk and blues. While there are songs about love and relationships, themes of social and political...
View ArticleSongs From Studio East: A classical revolution
Rick Robinson is a bassist, arranger, composer and artistic director of Cut Time. John McLaughlin Williams is a violinist and Grammy award winning conductor.Both musicians are part of Classical...
View ArticleSongs From Studio East: Frontier Ruckus
Michigan-based Frontier Ruckus has a new CD, Eternity of Dimming out from Quite Scientific Records. The double album with 20 songs is “dense,” according to Matthew Milia, lead singer-guitarist for the...
View ArticleSongs From Studio East: Jessica Hernandez and The Deltas
This indie-soul group is getting a lot of attention around the Michigan music scene. Their new album Tarantula Manson comes out this fall.Listen to the full interview above to hear about Hernandez's...
View ArticleSongs from Studio East: Matt Jones
Ypsilanti's Matt Jones has been writing songs and performing around Michigan for the past 15 years. The 35-year-old has been receiving more critical acclaim and has a growing fan base. His story is one...
View ArticleYpsilanti's Matt Jones finds salvation in his music
His name is Matt Jones. He's 35 and he's based in Ypsilanti. He's been writing songs and performing around Michigan for the past 15 years. He has growing audience of fans and has received more critical...
View ArticleThe Appleseed Collective visits the studios of Michigan Radio
The 37th Ann Arbor Folk Festival kicks off this Friday. This year’s celebrated national acts include artists like Iron and Wine, and Neko Case. But the festival also features local bands. One band is...
View ArticleDetroit's Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas perform on Letterman
Detroit's Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas made their television debut on David Letterman last night.The band, which hails from southwest Detroit, performed their song "Sorry I Stole Your Man" from...
View ArticleVideo: Abigail Stauffer in-studio performance
Abigail Stauffer has a new album out this week called Where I'm Going. There's an album release show on Thursday at the Ark, in Ann Arbor.
View ArticleSongs from Studio East: Vox Vidorra explores race, inequality and religion...
The debut album by Grand Rapids indie rock and soul band VoxVidorraexplores race, inequality, love and religion.Molly Bouwsma-Schultz is VoxVidorra’s lead singer and lyricist.
View ArticleSongs from Studio East: Ghost Heart
When the Grand Rapids band Ghost Heart plays live, it’s a performance spectacle. They played in-studio at Michigan Radio as part of Songs from Studio East....
View ArticleSongs from Studio East: The Crane Wives
The band members of The Crane Wives quit their day jobs this year and are making the jump from being a West Michigan band, to trying to make their mark on the national music scene. Their new album,...
View Article'It Bathes The Pleasure Centers': BORNS Channels 'Dopamine'
Pop singer Garrett Borns, known more commonly by his stage name BORNS, became an instant sensation when his song "Electric Love" went viral earlier this year. The song, hailed as an "instant classic"...
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View ArticleThe Ragbirds' Erin Zindle talks about new album, motherhood and songwriting
The Ragbirds have been touring the state and country for the past 10 years. Their sound is a fusion of folk, rock and world music. You can hear that fusion in their latest album, called The Threshold...
View ArticleHow hip-hop helped this Ojibwe/Chicano Detroiter define himself
As part of Michigan Radio’s Songs from Studio East series, this year we are exploring music that combines both contemporary and traditional music from around the...
View ArticleAnn Arbor fusion band Sumkali blends classical Indian music with western...
The Ann Arbor-based fusion band Sumkali brands themselves as “Indian music made in America.” Everyone in the band calls Michigan home, but according to the band’s founder John Churchville, half of them...
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