The anticipation was palpable for the DSO’s opening night gala and concert.

Stuart Braithwaite has said the Stooges reshaped his musical outlook as a kid, so recording with rock’s elder statesman must feel like a dream come true.

Forty artists reimagine tarot cards in the third edition of this Detroit art installation series, an eerie maze of creativity.

“The Stunt Driver” searches for the hero Canada needs now.

While de Groot’s banjo keeps “Nervion” grounded, Ruth adds an out-of-this-world scale and scope to the track.

In Detroit’s Little Village, a new landscape installation invites quiet reflection on the U.S.-Canada relationship — and the nature of borders themselves.

The exhibit is based on Lauren Hood’s “Black Thriving Index.”

Eastern Market After Dark draws nearly the whole city for art, music, and food.

Art Leaders Gallery reveals the serious art history behind the beloved children’s book author’s whimsical style.

Rockstars! They’re just like us!

Detroit artist Jessica Nabongo turns photographs from her travels to every country in the world into physical works of art.

Cosm Detroit brings Sphere-level tech to the Motor City — but does the novelty last?

At Ann Arbor’s Blue Llama Jazz Club, a young bandleader made the case that he’s already arrived.

Few acts in town add live instrumentation to electronic music as well as this duo.

Eccentric hair and fashion show delivers transcendent whimsy.

A new exhibit details Georgia O'Keeffe's architectural obsessions.

The group was absolutely locked in throughout their 75-minute performance.

A slow burn.

She is, by far, the most animated jazz singer I’ve seen in my decade-plus of attending and covering the largest free jazz festival in the world.

Sax appeal.

The murals at the former Busy Bee Hardware building have watched over Eastern Market for decades — now a $12.5 million redevelopment could wipe them out.

Anthology of Black Detroit writers tells stories of joy, self discovery, community, hardship, belonging, and grief.

At Detroit’s Container Globe theater, “macbitches” focuses on the female frenemy dynamics of five theater students.

Life can be so serious, but sometimes adults need to remember to stop to play.

It feels old and groovy, like it’s been hanging around the record crate for a while.

Two painters came up with a crafty solution for the falling tiles on Pewabic Pottery’s 1907 building.

A new Detroit Historical Museum exhibit follows women artists of the Arab diaspora through grief, exile, and quiet acts of hope.

A Fisher Theatre crowd got to hear inconceivable behind-the-scenes stories of the beloved film.

The bluegrass star brought two nights of music and mischief with his inaugural Ionia Freak Fair.

How a home kitchen experiment turned into Detroit’s best bagel pop-up.

It’s a cover so good, you simply don’t want it to end.

In her new memoir, the “Girls” creator reckons with the price of fame she chased at 23.

Big artists love to talk about Detroit like they know something about it.

Talent and passion carried this dance company’s annual concert — but pushing the envelope would carry it further

This sold-out tribute took a big swing at reinterpreting the iconic rock band’s catalog.

Mixing jazz and hip-hop, the pianist brought a quintessential concert to the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre.

There were no casual listeners here.

The Be Well Agency’s “Subconscious” was dramatic, well-paced, and full of stunning yet wearable looks.

Michael Polakowski’s new exhibition wraps transformational dread in gorgeous, handmade frames.

Parked at Bumbo’s Bar in Hamtramck, chef Andrew Stevick serves rustic bites to a lively late-night crowd.

On its forthcoming album, the Detroit band imagines America as an aging hotel

Sometimes less is more.

Don Was and his Detroit All-Star Revue resurrected the beloved WGPR-TV dance show at the Concert of Colors.

The Instagram ads did their job connecting me with Motor City Food Co.’s newest eatery, where orders are picked up from a locker with the wave of a phone.

The Detroit-based artist’s first solo show explores identity, vulnerability, and the diaspora.

The Detroit indie rock band exudes cool on its latest album.

These watch parties have become bigger than the game itself.

A University of Michigan exhibition marks America’s 250th with an unflinching look back — but stops short of the present.

With lots of glitter.