Friday Five: Kelly Moran, OVVR, Mirror Monster, Electrifying Audiences, Dre Dav

Fri, 11/24/2023 - 11:15am by christopherporter

Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week features emotive piano by Kelly Moran, R&B hip-hop by OVR, electronic instrumental pop by Mirror Monster, post-punk synths by Electrifying Audiences, and rap by Dre Dav.

That Old Boom Bap: The Prop Shop's DJ Chill Will has been spinning bangers on WCBN for 35 years

Tue, 11/21/2023 - 3:00pm by christopherporter

Toward the end of the 2004 smash “Time’s Up” by Jadakiss, a voice came on the radio as a familiar new beat was blended in:

Friday Five: Nadim Azzam, Oren Levin, Fangs & Twang, Erin Zindle, Annabella Paolucci

Fri, 11/17/2023 - 5:00pm by christopherporter

Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week features hip-hop pop by Nadim Azzam, a silly song by Oren Levin, a roots rocker by Fangs and Twang, a ballad by Erin Zindle, and Latin folk-pop by Annabella Paolucci.

Natural Tendencies: Chris DuPont Shares Honest and Vulnerable Stories on “Fragile Things” EP

Mon, 11/13/2023 - 3:00pm by strattonl

Friday Five: JTC, Tyvek, C.R. Odette, .SSJ, Zilched

Fri, 11/10/2023 - 2:15pm by christopherporter

Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week features leftfield acid house from JTC, garage-punk by Tyvek, quiet synth psychedelia by C.R. Odette, forward-looking R&B by .SSJ, and noise-pop via Zilched.

Kelli O’Hara brings the bright lights of Broadway to the Michigan Theater

Tue, 11/07/2023 - 10:00am by christopherporter

Kelli O’Hara is one of those versatile Broadway stars who shines in every show she’s in. 

Friday Five: First Tone, Liam Charron, Verzer.ren/Thynk, DÆmons, The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

Fri, 11/03/2023 - 1:45pm by christopherporter

Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week features drift music by First Tone, piano jazz from Liam Charron, minimalist techno via Verzer.ren/Thynk, and technical metal courtesy of DÆmons and The Strange Theory of Light and Matter.

For Real: Judy Banker Explores the Power of Emotions on New “Bona Fide” Album

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 8:30am by strattonl

Monday Mix: Low Pony, Merekat, MEMCO, Mercury Ulia, DJ Bayb33, DJ Sphinx, Amber Gillen, Jonathan Taylor, WCBN Local Music Show live, We're Twins Halloween comp

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 3:30pm by christopherporter

The Monday Mix is an occasional roundup of mixes, compilations, podcasts, and more by Washtenaw County-associated artists, DJs, radio stations, and record labels.

For this edition, there's Michigan Electronic Music Collective Exposure electronica mixes by Low Pony and Merekat as well as an 11-track comp of original music by MEMCO members; Immaculate Conception Fruits of Our Labor dance mixes by Mercury Ulia, DJ Bayb33, and DJ Sphinx; an all-over-the-place Moods mix by former WCBN-FM DJ and Interdimensional Transmissions visual director Amber Gillen; a new Sounds and Silence podcast from Ann Arbor's Canterbury House featuring drummer Jonathan Taylor; a WCBN Local Music Show studio performance collection; and a resurrected Halloween comp by the We're Twins label.

Friday Five: Chill Place, Doogatron, Ahmad, Opius, Fred Thomas

Fri, 10/27/2023 - 3:00pm by christopherporter

Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week features R&B by Chill Place, techno from Doogatron, drum 'n' bass via Ahmad and Opius, and Fred Thomas live on WCBN-FM.