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A happy birthday today to #jormakaukonen, still kickin' and pickin' at 85
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Despite touring retirement, Ohio-based Rock and Roll Hall of Famer plans to keep playing
Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna co-founder Jorma Kaukonen was born and raised in Washington D.C., but for many years he's made his home in Ohio -- where he studied at Antioch College. As he turns 85 t...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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From #southlyon to Shucked: on actress' journey
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South Lyon actress exercises her comedic muscle in national ‘Shucked’ tour
“I think ‘Shucked’ is a piece of theater we need right now. Life is hard for a lot of people, so to be able to do something very light and filling, it’s wonderful for people…
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December 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Since it's the week of, here's how to rock your holiday this year
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Get our Yule on with these 12 discs of Christmas
New holiday music is one of the rites of ever seasons, as acts both expected and surprising take their crack at adding some tunes to the annual revelry. This year's recommended 12 Discs of Christmas i...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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#chimaira has no plans to pass out of existence, btw...
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The Last Holiday is not the last we’ll hear from Cleveland’s Chimaira
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of what was once an annual event, the first Chimaira Christmas in eight years is billed as The Last Holiday. And while it may be the headbangers' final Yuletide fete,...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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This week's rock talk with #bobandbrian on #1029thehog in #milwaukee
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12/19/25-Gary Graff has Janes Addiction, Snoop, Peter Chris, Journey, and more in Music News - 102.9 THE HOG
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December 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The Cat's latest album is out of the bag today...
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Peter Criss Shares What Ace Frehley Told Him About KISS’ Kennedy Center Honors Before His Passing
Peter Criss opens up on Ace Frehley's death, KISS Kennedy Center Honors and more.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Some holiday things to do this pre-holiday weekend in the #detroit metro
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Detroit trio’s annual Songwriters Round and more holiday events in the metro area this weekend
Recorded at bassist Brian Frink’s studio in Beverly HIlls, “Welcome to the Jingle” adds staples such as “Silver Bells,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” (as…
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December 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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@straightnochaser.bsky.social has its eye on more than music as @ncaa.bsky.social bowl season gets under way
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A cappella favorite Straight No Chaser celebrates more than just the holidays this season
Indiana University's No. 1 ranked football season has been of particular interest to the members of Straight No Chaser, an a cappella group that formed on the campus nearly 30 years ago and began rele...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Plenty of music this weekend in advance of the holiday in the #detroit metro
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Trisha Yearwood joins Detroit Symphony Orchestra for special ‘Christmastime’ concert
“I just love Christmas. It’s my favorite holiday,” says the Georgia-born Yearwood, 61, who began her recording career with the 1991 single “She’s in Love With the Boy&…
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December 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Scoop: #georgeclinton will be manning the P-Funk Mothership again in 2026
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George Clinton Teases 2026 Tour, With a Newly Constructed P-Funk Mothership Ready to Soar
George Clinton teases 2026 tour -- with a new P-Funk Mothership in the works.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Here's how #pinkfloyd tapped into a dark side of the music biz for its latest reissue
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Nick Mason Looks Back on Syd Barrett’s ‘Shocking’ Visit With Pink Floyd During ‘Wish You Were Here’ Recording
Nick Mason looks back on Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' recording at 50.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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#chrisisaak provided plenty of cheer, holiday and otherwise, last night in #detroit
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Chris Isaak brings hot show, holiday songs — and dogs — to the Fillmore Detroit
As he and his band worked their way through an audibled rendition of his “Blue Spanish Sky” on Tuesday night, Dec. 16, at the Fillmore Detroit, Chris Isaak quipped to the crowd, “…
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December 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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A fine couple of hours wrapping up the year in music, as we do, for #anndelisiessentialmusic on @wdet.bsky.social Check it out 11 a.m. Dec. 30
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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#chrisisaak shares some holiday cheer in #detroit
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Rounding up the latest batch of music books, for those still in holiday shopping mode
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Music books: Memoirs, biographies, photo books, more out in 2025
Memoirs by Patti Smith, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, the late Robbie Robertson and other Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are among the substantial load of new music books that have arriv...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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If anybody knows how to do naughty AND nice, it's #chrisisaak
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Chris Isaak’s holiday tour is an annual pet project
“If I did all Christmas songs, three people would be overjoyed,” said Isaak, 69. “I feel like it’s my job to entertain those people who got dragged to the show, you know? I …
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December 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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When you thought we've seen everything the season has to offer...
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‘Miracle on 34th Street’ musical is on tour for the first time and stopping in Detroit
“Miracle on 34th Street the Musical,” with three shows at Detroit’s Fox Theatre, has been around for more than 60 years, but seldom staged and never taken on the road until this y…
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December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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This week's rock talk with #bobandbrian on #1029thehog
in #milwaukee
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12/12/25-Gary Graff on Taylor Swift’s big weekend, Triumph’s Tour, Ozzy’s last words, and the rest of the Music News - 102.9 THE HOG
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December 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Checking out this week's new music releases
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Nas-DJ Premier team-up and seven more things you need to hear this week
The long-promised collaborative album between hip-hop luminaries Nas and DJ Premier finally hits on the last major new music release week of the year. It's joined by new titles from 21 Savage, Juliana...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Hooray for holidays in the #detroit metro this weekend
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Saxophonist Dave Koz leads holiday music shows in the metro area this weekend
While the Grammys loom on Feb. 2, Koz — whose credits include playing in the bands on “The Arsenio Hall Show,” “The Pat Sajak Show” and “The Emeril Lagasse Show,&#8221…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Big music doings in the #detroit metro this weekend
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A cappella troupe Straight No Chaser’s return leads metro area music weekend
“It isn’t your grandfather’s a cappella anymore,” Seggie Isho said. “You’re not coming to see a concert. It’s an evening of entertainment. We’re not …
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December 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Few, and maybe no other, artists have a track record of great guitarists like @paulrodgers.bsky.social . Talked to him about it...
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“He was my soulmate guitarist, and we were in sync musically. Sad we lost him. Such a tragedy.” Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa
“I don't really know the secret of how guitarists create their own unique sounds,” Rodgers tells us, “but I know a good guitar sound when I hear it”
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December 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Thanks to Dave LewAllen for the podcast chat about the Essential 80s book
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The Dave LewAllen Podcast - Episode 60 - Gary Graff, music critic and author
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December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Ringing down the Jingle Ball last night at @littlecaesarsarena.bsky.social
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Jingle Ball 2025 offers sampler platter of pop at Little Caesars Arena
For pre-holiday concert goers, the annual Jingle Ball can be a full stocking or a lump of coal proposition — sometimes within minutes.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Look who's fighting the good fight again in 2026
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December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM