Moth StorySLAM
Most people know the Moth through the Moth Radio Hour. National Public Radio latched onto this quirky gem–where amateurs tell stories on a given theme–in 2009, but it began a decade before it became a radio show, in...
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The Pete Siers Duo Featuring Mr. B
When some years ago my daughter, as a young teen, was working her way through the first four...
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Discussions about jazz education most often focus on the university programs that have blossomed all over the world in recent decades and have had a formidable impact on the very nature of the music. As important as these are in...
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Hayes Carll
Texas songwriter Hayes Carll came on the scene with a provocative number called “She Left Me...
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Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
The music of Johann Sebastian Bach works wonders at any time of year. It can be especially...
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The Ebird and Friends Holiday Show
It’s a Christmas miracle. Every year, Erin “Ebird” Zindle, frontwoman of Ann...
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Gregory Pardlo
Early on in Gregory Pardlo’s Digest, his Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poems, he...
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Kaveh Akbar
There is a wonderful group of young poets these days. One of the best is Iranian American poet...
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Avi Avital, Kinan Azmeh, and The Knights
The optics are very good: an Israeli mandolinist, a Syrian composer and clarinetist, and a...
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American Romanian Festival
Romania is the land of Transylvanian forests, Carpathian mountain meadows, and the delta of the...
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Zoe Speaks 2017
The folk circuit has in recent years been home to a number of married couples who make music and...
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Rhyta Musik
Bold, propulsive, and tightly arranged, Rhyta Musik’s brass band music sounds as though...
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God of Carnage
God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza at the Purple Rose, or anywhere really, is a must-see. In this...
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Chicana Fotos
Adult men are a noticeable minority in the current exhibit at the U-M Lane Hall Gallery, Chicanas...
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In the Heat of the Night
When a Chicago businessman promising to bring jobs to a dying rural town is murdered, the local...
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Amir ElSaffar
Amir ElSaffar grew up in Chicago playing classical trumpet. He shifted over to jazz, became a...
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Andrew Drury
About fifteen years ago, drummer Andrew Drury was scheduled to play a duet with the Canadian...
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Douglas Trevor 2017
U-M English professor Douglas Trevor could have a comfortable life as an academic specializing in...
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David Bromberg
David Bromberg attended Columbia University in the 1960s, traveling out to Queens to study guitar...
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