Entertainment & Nightlife
Motown roots, late nights, and the shows worth the ticket.
Entertainment & NightlifeFrom Clapton To Weezer: Detroit's Loaded September Of Shows
September brought a packed concert calendar to Detroit's biggest venues, from a guitar legend at Little Caesars Arena to rock and country across the metro.
Entertainment & NightlifeArts, Beats & Eats Packs Royal Oak For Its 29th Year
Metro Detroit's beloved art, music, and food festival returned to downtown Royal Oak over Labor Day weekend with a loaded headliner lineup.
Entertainment & NightlifeThe Detroit Jazz Festival Turns 47 With Coltrane At Its Heart
The world's largest free jazz festival returned to Hart Plaza over Labor Day weekend, anchored by a centennial tribute to John Coltrane.
Michigan's Summer Festival Season Is Bigger Than Ever
From massive electronic gatherings to lakeside folk weekends, the state's warm months have become a nonstop procession of music festivals.
The Rise Of The Day Party In Michigan Nightlife
Daytime dance events with serious DJs are booming, offering the energy of a club with none of the 2 a.m. consequences.
Detroit's Nightclubs Are Roaring Back To Life
A new generation of clubs is reviving the city's after-dark reputation, blending world-class sound systems with a distinctly Detroit sense of cool.
Motown's Ghost Still Runs Detroit's Music Scene
Six decades on, the sound that Detroit gave the world still shapes how the city makes, hears, and sells music. Its influence is everywhere and nowhere.
Detroit's Rock Scene Never Got The Memo That Rock Is Dead
Loud guitars, garage energy, and a raw local sound keep Detroit's rock and indie scene defiantly alive against every trend.
The Quiet Power Of Michigan's Singer-Songwriter Scene
In coffeehouses and small rooms across the state, a thriving acoustic scene proves that sometimes one voice and a guitar is all it takes.