Entertainment & Nightlife

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From Clapton To Weezer: Detroit's Loaded September Of ShowsEntertainment & Nightlife

From 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.

Arts, Beats & Eats Packs Royal Oak For Its 29th YearEntertainment & Nightlife

Arts, 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.

The Detroit Jazz Festival Turns 47 With Coltrane At Its HeartEntertainment & Nightlife

The 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 EverEntertainment & Nightlife

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 NightlifeEntertainment & Nightlife

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 LifeEntertainment & Nightlife

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 SceneEntertainment & Nightlife

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 DeadEntertainment & Nightlife

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 SceneEntertainment & Nightlife

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.