The days may be getting shorter, but Detroit knows how to make the most of wintery weather. From finding the perfect gift during Small Business Saturday, to strolling through breathtaking light displays with a loved one, here’s how to kick off your holiday season in metro Detroit.

Plus, indoor entertainment to keep you warm. Read on to learn more. 

Upcoming events

Wayne County Lightfest

Hines Drive

  Thursday, Nov. 20 – Wednesday, Dec. 24

  $5-50 cash, depending on vehicle 

Every Wednesday through Sunday from 6-10 p.m. Hines Drive goes full winter-wonderland with miraculous light displays! En route there’s also food trucks, hot chocolate, and plenty of opportunities to snap the perfect photo. 

Sunset: A Cyber-Lament

  Andy Arts in Detroit

  Thursday, Nov. 20 through Tuesday, Nov. 25

  $11.63–$64.15

A music-driven work inspired by medieval retellings of the Orpheus myth and our collective internet-driven madness. The production weaves technologies old and new to mythologize our relationship with technology and how it has changed and shaped our imagination. This performance runs approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.

Art for the Holidays

  Detroit Artists Market

  Friday, Nov. 14 through Saturday, Dec. 20

  Free

Detroit Artists Market’s Art for the Holidays exhibition is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Peruse and purchase unique pieces from almost 100 local artists, perfect for the gift-giving season! 

Detroit Tree Lighting

Campus Martius 

  Friday, Nov. 21

  Free

The 22nd annual tree lighting will be accompanied by live entertainment, holiday shopping, food trucks, and giveaways. It’s a great time to watch professional ice skaters hit the ice and make a visit to Santa! 

Light Up Beacon Park

 City Bird and Nest

  Friday, Nov. 21

  Free

Watch as Beacon Park brings a massive White Fir to life with ornaments and listen to carolers as the park lights up with festive cheer. Beacon Park celebrates the start of the holiday season from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21. 

Black Friday and Small Business Saturday

City Bird and Nest

  Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29

  Free

Visit City Bird and Nest for special deals and events during extended hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free gifts will be available, as well a DJ set, a locally crafted photo-op and Midtown Holiday Bingo. For those unable to attend in person, a coupon code is available from Friday to Cyber Monday. 

CatVideoFest 2025

Detroit Film Theatre

  Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 30

General Admission $11.50, Senior/Student/DIA Member $9.50

Cat videos are a long-standing gem of the internet era, and the Detroit Film Theatre invites you to enjoy the cutest and goofiest of them on the big screen. There are 4 showings over the weekend of this 80 minute compilation. The DFT recommends purchasing tickets in advance. A part of the proceeds will be donated to local shelters. 

A moody mix to match the weather with a ton of throwbacks, starting with James Brown, Massive Attack, Deftones covering the Cars and lots of moody morsels in between. Plus, giving our flowers to Stone Roses bass player Gary “Mani” Mounfield, who has died at the age of 63.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 20, 2025

• “The Payback” – James Brown
• “Protection” – Massive Attack
• “Drive” – Deftones
• “Ritual Union (Maya Jane Coles Remix)” – Little Dragon
• “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” – Gnarls Barkley
• “Kiss Me On The Neck” – Erykah Badu
• “Uno Punto Uno” – Women In Jazz & Rosa Brunello
• “Underwater Love” – Smoke City
• “The Truth (feat. Roisin & J-Live)” – Handsome Boy Modeling School
• “Pride May Put Me To Rest” – Louise Walker
• “Speak To Me” – Julian Lage
• “Fall Again (feat. Lil Silva)” – Duval Timothy & Melanie Faye
• “Africa” – Bill Laurance & Michael League
• “Baltimore” – Nina Simone
• “Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)” – Romare
• “I Can’t Hardly Stand It” – The Cramps
• “No News Is Good News” – Pops Staples
• “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” – Dr. John
• “Exuma, The Obeah Man” – Exuma
• “Carried Away” – H.E.R.
• “T.I.B.W.F.” – The Budos Band
• “Lo Life” – Antibalas
• “Let Go” – NewDad
• “2020” – SUUNS
• “The Equalizer” – Clinic
• “Lebanese Blonde” – Thievery Corporation
• “Dream Of You” – Lionlimb, Angel Olsen
• “Brown Paper Bag” – DIIV
• “Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi” – Friko
• “I Am the Resurrection” – The Stone Roses
• “Fools Gold” – The Stone Roses

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

A very busy show today! Diving into a world of new music with Mac DeMarco, pôt-pot, Smerz, Glyders and more. 

We spent some time with Acoustic Cafe’s Rob Reinhart, who had the honor of interviewing Todd Snider over the years. The late singer-songwriter died on November 15 at the age of 59.

Plus, Detroit-based artist Via Mardot stops by to talk about her show at the Lager House on Friday. We play a handful of tracks from her album “Higher Higher Burning Fire,” which you can buy directly from the artist via Bandcamp.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 19, 2025

• “Moving Forward” – Bryony Jarman-Pinto
• “Day Dreaming” – Aretha Franklin
• “Cruisin’” – Smokey Robinson
• “I Want You” – Marvin Gaye
• “Parabéns (feat. Marcos Valle) [Quarantine Sessions]” – Tom Misch
• “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (Live)” – Orgone
• “Holy” – Mac DeMarco
• “Hot Scene” – pôt-pot
• “One Tiny Flower” – Jeff Tweedy
• “Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)” – Smerz
• “Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg (feat. Justin Vernon & Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “Count The Days (feat. Jenny Lewis)” – Swamp Dogg
• “Elderberry Wine” – Wednesday
• “Meet Me In The City” – Junior Kimbrough
• “How Can I Lose” – Shirley Ann Lee
• “Avant Gardener” – Courtney Barnett
• “Conservative, Christian, Right Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Males” – Todd Snider
• “Better Than Ever Blues (Acoustic Cafe Session)” – Todd Snider
• “When I Get To Heaven” – John Prine
• “In Spite of Ourselves (feat. Amy Taylor)” – Viagra Boys
• “Got You” – Amyl and The Sniffers
• “This Is Who I Am” – Celeste
• “Pining” – Via Mardot
• “Flea” – St. Vincent
• “Crosseyed and Painless (feat. Money Mark)” – Chicano Batman
• “Once In A Lifetime” – WITCH
• “Queenless King” – WITCH
• “Stone Shadow” – Glyders
• “Mother’s Son” – Curtis Mayfield

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

This week on MI Local, we checked out three new albums by, of course, local artists, including the indie rock trio Idle Ray with “Airports”, Panda House with their self-titled EP coming out on Dec. 12, and indie-singer-songwriter Jesse Shepherd Bates, with “Extra Texture”—the latter has a release party this Saturday at the Lexington!

We also heard some Midwest emo/post-punk rock from the trio known as Marcus the Apex Predator, and the latest from the versatile producer Eddie Logix.

Our in-studio guests included Kristin Lyn from Ladyship Warship! Lyn is the drummer and vocalist from the husband-wife rock duo that also features Eric Myers on guitar, but as we note in our interview, more often than not it’s a Mandocello! Lyn talked about Ladyship Warship’s most recent album, “Lacrimosus Intolerantem,” as well as the two new music videos that they’ll be releasing, with one dropping Thursday ahead of their show on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27 at the Outer Limits Lounge.

Sonic Smut, meanwhile, are a “loud” psychedelic rock trio who have a new album out next weekend, “Eye Bleach.” We sampled some of their invigorating new tracks before the trio successfully adapted one of their gnarly/groovy guitar/keyboard based tracks into a pared back acoustic version!

You can see Sonic Smut perform live next Friday, Nov. 28, at the Paris Bar as a part of a dual album release with The Idiot Kids, who are releasing their next album, “Instants.” Idiot Kids, led by Jon-Mikal Bartee, have been in-studio guests on a couple occasions prior; we spun one of their new songs, “Mr. E.”

Full tracklist below! Check it out and listen to the media player above for two weeks after it airs.

• “Memories Burn (Whenever You Dream)” – Idle Ray
• “M.M.M.” – Jesse Shepherd-Bates
• “Overexposure” – Panda House
• “Plenty & Shine” – Marcus the Apex Predator
• “Sun of Elizabeth” – Eddie Logix
• “Death By Nostalgia” – Sonic Smut
• “Freakquency” – Sonic Smut
• “Good Ones” – Ladyship Warship
• “Marks The Spot” – Ladyship Warship
• “The Only Way Out is Through” – Ladyship Warship

New music discovery from corto.alto, Olive Jones, Celeste, Moses Sumney, Clairo and more.

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In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 18, 2025

• “Towers” – Hundred Waters
• “It Always Was” – Joshua Idehen
• “The Divine Chord (feat. MGMT & Johnny Marr)” – The Avalanches
• “So Easy” – Röyksopp
• “Juna” – Clairo
• “Time” – Ni Maxine
• “APRIL (feat. anaiis)” – corto.alto
• “End Of Time” – Olive Jones
• “This Is Who I Am” – Celeste
• “O Mistress Mine” – Michael Thurber, Moses Sumney & Twelfth Night Cast
• “Squares” – Beta Band
• “What’s Done In the Dark (Will One Day Come to Light)” – Jackie Wilson
• “No One’s Gonna Love You” – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
• “Côte D’ivoire” – Yoni Mayraz
• “Herbs & Wine (feat. Ivar)” – Kraak & Smaak
• “You Ain’t Gotta Lie (Momma Said)” – Kendrick Lamar
• “Backline” – Butcher Brown
• “Are You Even Real” – Teddy Swims & GIVĒON
• “The Line” – D’Angelo
• “Song for My Father” – Tenderlonious
• “Monotropa” – MRKT
• “Amants Ennemis” – Domenique Dumont
• “Big People Music (feat. Theo Croker)” – Reuben James
• “Dumpalltheguns (Jitwam Remix)” – Adi Oasis
• “Ethiopean Sunshower” – Brian Jackson, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
• “SPIDERS” – Lola Young
• “Drains” – mary in the junkyard
• “Better” – SPRINTS
• “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab (Daniel Avery Remix)” – English Teacher & Daniel Avery
• “Heaven Scent (feat. Chloe Sevigny)” – Soulwax
• “Gemini” – Angélica Garcia
• “I Don’t See It That Way” – Spoek Mathambo
• “Too Poor” – Σtella
• “I’m Not Ready For The Chance” – Nation of Language
• “Just Like Honey” – The Jesus and Mary Chain
• “Golden Gate (On And On)” – Madison Cunningham
• “Cruel” – St. Vincent
• “Nightclubbing” – Iggy Pop

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

A legendary Detroit band has been recognized with one of music industry’s highest honors. 

The White Stripes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month. With that distinction, the band is now alongside some of Detroit’s greats, like Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, and Aretha Franklin.

The duo exploded onto the national scene in the early 2000s and  released six studio albums across ten years. Songs like “Blue Orchid,” “Icky Thump,” and the iconic stadium banger “Seven Nation Army” are examples of the raw textures and driving beats that characterize their approach to garage-punk. 

Meg and Jack eventually split after 2011 but their contributions to music in Detroit and America will be forever recognized.  Mike Latulippe, host of The Detroit Move on WDET, played with Jack White back in the day. He joined the program to discuss the band’s legacy.

Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and streaming on demand.

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From design to fashion, all art can act as a vehicle for larger themes impacting society. Some art makes you laugh and puts you in whimsical mood, while some are built on justice.

Local experimental theater A Host of People prides itself in being a collective that brings justice to the forefront, making sure all people see themselves on stage.  The theater company explores a range of topics in their productions, including how American politics intersect with personal lives. 

Recently, A Host of People got a permanent location on Detroit’s West Side, further cementing its mission in a city that has no issue fighting back against injustice.  

Sherrine Azab is the co-director of A Host of People. She spoke with The Metro’s Tia Graham about the move and using theater to speak justice to power. 

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This week on Visions, I dug through my personal record crates to inspire the episode. Now, I don’t have an extensive collection, but what I found was a lot of 70’s jazz records. This led me to a show of almost entirely selections from the 70’s.

I’ve got Alice Coltrane, Elvin Jones in a couple different contexts, Leon Thomas, Wendell Harrison, Cecil McBee, Lonnie Liston Smith, Armen Donelian, Miles Davis, and Pharoah Sanders. I also play a 2025 release from Chicago-based trio Hearts & Minds, and a brand new Blue Note release from Aaron Parks.

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Visions Playlist for Nov. 17, 2025

• “Blues on the Bottom” – Cecil McBee
• “Illumination” – Hearts & Minds
• “Flys” – Jack DeJohnette’s Directions
• “One” – Leon Thomas
• “Peace” – Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
• “Song of Happiness” – McCoy Tyner
• “Half and Half (feat. McCoy Tyner)” – Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison Sextet
• “My Ship (Live at the Lighthouse Café, CA.1972)” – Elvin Jones
• “Bob’s Blues” – Robert Hurst*
• “Parks Lope” – Aaron Parks
• “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” – Kenny Burrell*
• “Monday” – Armen Donelian
• “My Favorite Things” – Alice Coltrane*
• “Little Church” – Miles Davis
• “Heavenese” – Wendell Harrison*
• “Astral Traveling” – Pharoah Sanders

* indicates Detroit artists

New week, new music from Perfume Genius, Lady Wray, Chronixx, Morgan Nadler and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 17, 2025

• “It’s A Mirror” – Perfume Genius
• “..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE )” – Saya Gray
• “Words” – Big Thief
• “Ferry Lady” – Panda Bear
• “Paradis” – Donna Blue
• “Survivor” – Chronixx
• “D’Evils” – SiR
• “Teach Me” – SiR
• “Devil’s Pie (Tall Black Guy Edit)” – D’Angelo
• “I Want To Thank You” – Alicia Myers
• “Les Fleurs” – Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band
• “Be A Witness” – Lady Wray
• “Tonight You Might (feat. Lady Wray)” – Synthia
• “Switch Over” – Horsegirl
• “Vertigo” – Shadow Show
• “Radiant Hue” – Shadow Show
• “13th Century Metal” – Brittany Howard
• “Mi Mujer” – Nicolas Jaar
• “Hanan” – Adiga House Band 
• “Hold On To The Light” – Jack Johnson & Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Gumshoe (Dracula From Arkansas)” – Youth Lagoon
• “Before You Gotta Go” – Courtney Barnett
• “Diving Woman” – Japanese Breakfast
• “Cradle The Pain” – Morgan Nadler
• “I Set My Face To The Hillside” – Tortoise
• “Give It To Me Baby” – Jarina De Marco
• “Baby Forgive Me (Young Marco Remix)” – Robyn
• “Dopamine” – Robyn
• “Satan In Love” – La Bellini
• “Estrelar” – Marcos Valle
• “Olhos Coloridos” – Sandra de Sá
• “Nomalizo” – Letta Mbulu
• “Space Oddity” – Seu Jorge
• “Hurricane” – Chronixx
• “Hold Me” – Sault
• “I Want You (John Morales M+M Pianopella Mix)” – Marvin Gaye

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

Last night was the debut of Big Sonic Heaven on WDET. I’ve been doing the show for over 30 years, and last night was just as, if not more, exciting as ever!

Bringing BSH back home to Detroit was a thrill! As always, I love to mix classics with new cuts, and last night was no exception.

Some of my new favorites I played ​were Nother & Moon Leap “Until You Come Back Home,” Night Tapes “Helix,” Daniel Ash’s new band, Ashes and Diamonds with “Setting Yourself Up For Love,” and The Tear Garden “A Return.”

I’m so looking forward to being back in the studio this and every Sunday at 9 p.m. to play some more amazing tracks! Talk to you then.

Listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, some great covers  and originals from Mavis Staples’ new album “Sad And Beautiful World.” Plus some other songs Mavis chose by the original artists!

Also, the Detroiter who started the iconic Bloodshot Records in Chicago, new Sampa The Great, Detroit’s Nick Behnan, the late Motown artist Ted Lucas and lots more.

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for November 15, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Sad And Beautiful World” – Mavis Staples
• “God Speed” – Frank Ocean
• “Cold At Night” – Mountain Goats
• “Stay In Your Lane” – Courtney Barnett
  
• “The Line” – Nick Behnan
  
• “What A Racket” – Joe Jackson (as Max Champion)
  
• “Hit Single’” – Joe Jackson
  
• “Can’t Hold Us” – Sampa The Great
  
• “Hold On To The Light” – Jack Johnson & Hermanos Gutiérrez
• “Ain’t Nobody Making Me High” – Bartees Strange
• “Evelyn Wood” – The Hangabouts
• “Hater’s Anthem” – Infinity Song
• “I’ll Find A Way (To Carry It All) – Folk Bitch Trio
  
• “It’s So Easy (When You Know What You’re Doing)” – Ted Lucas
  

• “Chicago” – Mavis Staples
• “We Got To Have Peace” – Curtis Mayfield
• “Trixies, Pt. 1” – Squeeze
• “From The Cradle To The Grave” – Squeeze (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “The Last Day I Went Crazy” – Kate Hinote Trio
  
• “Ivy” – Old 97’s (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Castanets” – Alejandro Escovedo (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “To Be Young” – Ryan Adams (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Rock Bottom, Population 1” – Robbie Fulks (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “New Rochelle (1 AM)” – Cautious Clay
• “Change A Life” – St. Paul & The Broken Bones
  
• “Everybody Needs Love” – Mavis Staples
• “Satisfied Mind” – Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas
  

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This is an extended interview from MI Local, with WDET music host Jeff Milo interviewing Traverse City-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist folk artist Laurel Premo, about her new album, ‘Laments,’ and the series of forthcoming videos for each of the four songs.

Premo is a lifelong admiration for American traditional folk styles with orchestral elements and Nordic arrangements.

She has been writing, arranging, and touring internationally since 2009. In 2021, she released “Golden Loam,” her first album as a proper solo-artist.

On Halloween, she released the poignant EP, “Laments”—four orchestral folk pieces as odes of griefwork, exploring the possibility of grief being an ecstatic act that helps connect oneself with the tremendous energy and love that leads to these immense feelings, with a focus on how this love and loss is all about the deep connections we’ve forged.

The first video, “Laments,” premiered recently, and more will be on the way soon.

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Madi Diaz returns as our guest, telling the second half of the story started on last year’s album “Weird Faith”. Her new one, “Fatal Optimist,” chronicles the relationship coming apart!

Also, some archived performances from Wilder Woods, Ben Taylor, I’m With Her, Bobby McFerrin and much more!

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for November 16, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Joni” – Brandi Carlile
• “Free Man In Paris” – Joni Mitchell
• “Flip A Coin” – Cautious Clay
• “Offering” – Wilder Woods (in-studio performance)
• “The Joker” – Fruit Bats
• “Take The Joker And Run” – The Steve Miller Band
• “Haevy Matal” – Madi Diaz (in-studio guest)
• “Lone Wolf” – Madi Diaz (in-studio guest)
• “Night And Day” – Ringo Starr
• “Song For Arthur” – Natalie Bergman
• “Run It Back” – Madison McFerrin
• “Every Time” – Bobby McFerrin (in-studio performance)
• “First Timer” – Elliott Smith
• “Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands” – Brad Mehldau
• “You Can Close Your Eyes” – Jacob Collier
• “Nothing I Can Do” – Ben Taylor (in-studio performance)
• “Tonight, Tonight” – Leslie Odum, Jr.
• “Thirty Three – Smashing Pumpkins
• “Tie You Down” – HAIM ft. Bon Iver
• “Mother Eagle (Sing Me Alive)” – I’m With Her (in-studio performance)
• “Partita No. 3 in E Major – Preludio ” – Chris Thile
• “If Time Does” – Madi Diaz (in-studio guest)
• “Fatal Optimist” – Madi Diaz (in-studio guest)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

Scoping out new music from Glyders, a psyched-out trio from Chicago on Drag City, plus Yellow Days is back with fresh cut “Sharon” and Celeste might be my favorite singer in the world right now.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 14, 2025

• “The Seize” – Jordan Rakei
• “Dispose Of Me” – Omar Apollo
• “Road To Nowhere” – Roge
• “Waves” – Ista
• “Believer” – Annahstasia
• “Left For Tomorrow” – Perfume Genius
• “Comin’ Through” – War On Drugs
• “I Found The F” – Broadcast
• “É Preciso Dar Um Jeito, Meu Amigo” – Erasmo Carlos
• “Stone Shadow” – Glyders
• “Gap In The Clouds” – Yellow Days
• “Sharon” – Yellow Days
• “I Love You Too Much” – Stevie Wonder
• “People Always Change” – Celeste
• “Melodies” Girls Of The Internet & Sio
• “Why Don’t You” – Cleo Sol
• “17 Days (Piano & a Microphone 1983 Version)” – Prince
• “How Big Is The Rainbow” – Tune-Yards
• “If You Only Knew” – Gabriels
• “Roy” – IDLES
• “Man Made Of Meat” – Viagra Boys
• “A Vineyard For The North” – Yard Act
• “Mind’s A Lie” – High Vis
• “Love Like Blood” – Killing Joke
• “Circlesz” – GENA, Liv.e & Karriem Riggins
• “Opal (feat. John Medeski, Jorge Roeder & Kenny Wollesen)” – Julian Lage
• “TNT” – Tortoise
• “Ritual Union (Maya Jane Coles Remix)” – Little Dragon
• “What They Say” – Maya Jane Coles
• “Garden” – Maria Somerville
• “Alone (Four Tet Remix)” – The Cure
• “I Shimmer” – Jadu Heart
• “Penthouse Samba” – Marina Zispin
• “Deadly Valentine (Soulwax Remix)” – Charlotte Gainsbourg

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

WDET’s Liz Warner appeared on All Songs Considered, New Music Friday discussing the best albums for November 14.

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It’s Friday, it’s mid-November, and the weekly deluge of new albums felt like it was finally starting to slow down as we approach the holidays — until we looked at our Nov. 14 list of LPs, EPs, compilations and reissues and saw triple digits. There’s no offseason in this business.

The most anticipated album out this week is Summer Walker’s Finally Over It … which we did not get to hear in advance, but that didn’t stop us from marveling at the Atlanta R&B star’s promo acumen. With 26 featured guests across 18 tracks, it’s going to challenge Taylor Swift for the top spot on the Billboard 200.

Each week, we welcome a different DJ from the NPR Music network of public radio stations, and this episode’s guest is the esteemed Liz Warner from WDET in Detroit, where she hosts an eclectic program called Alternate Take.

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Started off with a pair of fresh selects from Ni Maxine and corto.alto before diving into a bunch of throwback Thursday tracks by Nino Ferrer, John Lee Hooker, Bobbie Gentry, and Nick Drake.

Plus, the bartenders behind BOP OR SWAP at Last Chance Saloon stop by. The idea is simple. You bring a record. They play the full A side. The crowd votes. Is this a BOP (we love it—let’s play the other side!) or a SWAP (it’s terrible—onto the next record!). It’s one of my favorite music-related events in the city, every Thursday starting at 7 p.m. at Last Chance. Tell ‘em In The Groove sent ya—and have your bops ready!

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 13, 2025

• “Time” – Ni Maxine
• “APRIL (feat. anaiis)” – corto.alto
• “Uno Punto Uno” – Women In Jazz & Rosa Brunello
• “There, There” – Radiohead
• “Get Dressed” – Jeff Parker
• “Looking For You” – Nino Ferrer
• “Roll Your Daddy Right” – John Lee Hooker
• “Luv N’ Haight” – Sly & the Family Stone
• “Dancin People (Part 1 & 2)” – Stars
• “Jingo (Luke Una’s Dancing in Outer Space Edit)” – Manu Dibango, King Sunny Ade & Luke Una
• “Lo Life” – Antibalas
• “Seasons Come, Seasons Go” – Bobbie Gentry
• “One of These Things First” – Nick Drake
• “I Dig Love” – George Harrison
• “Afraid” – Flock of Dimes
• “Another Life” – Alabama Shakes
• “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City (feat. Kameron Whalum)” – Zeshan B\
• “Summertime” – Rosinha De Valença
• “Alemania” – Twin Shadow
• “Works And Days” – Tortoise
• “I’ll Bet You” – Funkadelic
• “Yes We Can” – Lee Dorsey
• “Slow Down” – Loose Ends
• “I Can’t Help It” – Michael Jackson
• “Big Time Sensuality” – Björk
• “Angles Mortz” – Nightbus
• “Судно (Борис Рижий)” – Molchat Doma
• “Vampiro” – French Police
• “Hit My Head All Day” – Dry Cleaning
• “Carry Me Higher (Elite Mix) [10 Inch Version]” – The Blessed Madonna, Joy Anonymous & Danielle Ponder
• “Neverender (Kaytranada Remix)” – Justice, Tame Impala

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.

As the weather gets colder, we’ve got some cozy events to keep you warm — including intimate performances, accessible art sales and seasonal celebrations.

Plus, the Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Detroit. Read on to learn more.

Upcoming events

Sweet Tooth exhibition

  Hatch Art Center in Hamtramck

  Ongoing through Dec. 7

  Free

An art exhibition centered around the idea that we need sweetness in our lives to counteract the bitterness around us. The exhibit features works by 18 artists in a variety of mediums, including paintings, photography, sculptures and more. Hatch Art Center is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m., and on Thursdays and Fridays from 6–9 p.m.

Royal Oak Market: Art Fair Edition

  Royal Oak Farmers Market

  Thursday, Nov. 13 and Friday, Nov. 14

  Free

An indoor fine art fair featuring 60 juried artists showing a wide variety of works, including painting, jewelry, ceramics, glass, photography and more. There will also be live musical performances, food vendors and adult beverages. The fair is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days.

Jalasat / جلسات: Victor Ghannam, Roger Kashou and Noon

  Adeni Tea Room in Dearborn

  Friday, Nov. 14

  Free

A new pop-up performance series from the Arab American National Museum that celebrates Arab and Arab American expression through intimate performances of poetry, music and conversation in accessible environments. The first show features musical performances by Victor Ghannam, Roger Kashou and Noon (Farah Afra and Layan Srour). Admission is free and open to the public, and the show goes from 7–9 p.m.

Winter at The Station

  Michigan Central in Detroit

  Friday, Nov. 14 through Dec. 28

  Free, $15–$88

A family-friendly celebration of the season featuring festive decor, interactive exhibits, holiday shopping, live music and more. Special programming will also take place throughout the month, including dance performances, artist workshops and more. General admission is free and open to the public, but some of the special programming is ticketed, ranging from $15 to $88. Parking is $5 per vehicle. The Station is open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Sugar Hill Clay’s 2025 Seconds Sale

  Sugar Hill Clay in Detroit

  Saturday, Nov. 15

  Free

The third annual ceramic seconds sale from Sugar Hill Clay, where experiments, tests and imperfect pieces from the studio are available for discounted prices, starting at $5. This sale is a fundraiser to help the studio purchase new shared tools and create new programming for their members to improve their community experiences. The sale goes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ferndale Underground Holiday Market

  Underneath the doT Parking Garage in Ferndale

  Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16

  Free

An underground holiday market featuring unique gifts from over 90 local artists, makers, authors and bakers. Admission is free but canned food donations are welcome. The market is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Dance Theatre of Harlem

  Detroit Opera House

  Saturday, Nov. 15 and Sunday, Nov. 16

  $70–$150

A highly-anticipated Detroit performance by the Dance Theatre of Harlem, with a program featuring iconic works by Robert Garland, Jodie Gates and more. Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Limited tickets remain for the Sunday show.

Detroit has changed a lot in the last two decades. 

There’s more investment in the downtown and midtown areas. There are more people milling about the city. The parks and public areas have improved. 

Stephen McGee witnessed those changes up close.The photographer and award-winning filmmaker came to Detroit decades ago and began photographing the city for the Detroit Free Press. He aggregated a lot of that work into his documentary, “Resurgo.”

In it, he focuses his lens on decaying infrastructure, new investments injected into the area, and the people who never left.

Who gets credit for all these changes? And, how can the investments in Detroit be more inclusive of those that have always been here?

These are some of the questions that McGee’s “Resurgo,” asks. It will be playing at the Emagine theater Thursday, Nov. 12 in Royal Oak at 7 p.m.

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Huge thank you to listener Dean for reminding me that today is Neil Young’s 80th birthday! Would’ve slipped right through my fingers otherwise, so a few Neil Young songs of course plus an excellent Pixies cover of “Winterlong” (a big time favorite around here). Plus new music from Joshua Idehen, Detroit’s own MRKT, Smerz and more.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for November 12, 2025

• “It Always Was” – Joshua Idehen
• “Goatnoggin” – Goat & human language
• “Monotropa” – MRKT
• “Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)” – Smerz
• “Tie You Down” – HAIM & Bon Iver
• “Elderberry Wine” – Wednesday
• “Take It All” – Say She She
• “Love Hangover (12”)” – Diana Ross
• “Baby I’m Scared Of You” – Womack & Womack
• “Maureen” – Sade
• “Place in My Heart (feat. RYAT)” – Taylor McFerrin
• “Ibiza” – Butcher Brown
• “Wreck” – Neko Case
• “I Wish I Was The Moon” – Neko Case
• “Train Song” – Vashti Bunyan
• “My Love Mine All Mine” – Mitski
• “All Mirrors” – Angel Olsen
• “Transmission” – Joy Division
• “The Chills” – Peter Bjorn & John
• “Just Like Honey” – The Jesus and Mary Chain
• “All I Wanna Do” – Beach Boys
• “Play The Game” – Beach House
• “It Might Have To Be You” – Vulfmon & Evangeline
• “Hurts To Be Alone” – Norah Jones
• “Harvest Moon” – Neil Young
• “Winterlong” – Pixies
• “The Fool” – Steven Bamidele & Sly5thAve
• “Different Places” – Amber Mark & John The Blind
• “Nervous System” – Candi Carpenter
• “Good Ol’ Days” – Hayley Williams
• “Nice To Each Other” – Olivia Dean
• “The Ones We Loved” – Georgie Sweet
• “Constellation” – The Circling Sun
• “Sympathy Magic” – Florence + the Machine
• “Down By The River” – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
• “Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)” – Neil Young

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.”