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Julian Wettlin (bass player in Javelins) made his triumphant return to the forest as a last minute addition when a scheduled guest went MIA. This change was certainly for the best, because Julian brought tons of killer jams. [display_podcast] Playlist for Tuesday In the Forest March 13, 2012 Pre-party warm up: [side B of Shirley […]

Matt Smith, leader of Outrageous Cherry and the Volebeats, was a welcome return guest, bringing with him not only another batch of highlights from his massive vinyl collection but also the special treat of Medusa Cyclone, who performed their second live set in ten years. [display_podcast] Playlist for Tuesday In the Forest, March 6, 2012 […]

Jay Carroll is one of the personalities behind Five Three Dial Tone Records and the now-retired polarizing Eat This City blog. This night was the pre-party to the release of the excellent Belle Ghoul 7″, and we celebrated with special live performances by labelmates Jen David of Illy Mack and George Morris of the Satin Peaches.  Plus […]

This was a great night that took a lot of musical turns I didn’t anticipate. Brian has been collecting records for years and has gotten a lot of great things along the way that are pretty hard to find nowadays and his tastes run a broad spectrum. The 90-minute mixtape is posted below. He also […]

Valentines Day 2012 featured two couples as my guests. Newlyweds Dave and Melody Malosh guest DJed, and sweethearts Annette Barbara and Mike Delorean played a live set (with some help from expecting newlyweds Melissa Rae and James Anthony). All in all, there was a lot of rockin’ romance in the air. [display_podcast] PLAYLIST FOR TUESDAY IN THE […]

Eugene Strobe has been involved with the Detroit music scene in so many ways that I won’t even try to sum them up. I first met him as the new drummer in the Sights and later we toured Europe and Japan together when we were in the Singles and even later than that were in […]

Ben Hernandez is the man behind nearly all of the musical events at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit (MOCAD). He also co-hosts a DJ night every Thursday night at Donovan’s Pub, which is right behind the train station. You should probably go down there sometime. Shit got loud that night, and as a […]

Fabian Halabou is a guy that seems to be friends with everyone, and for good reason: why wouldn’t you be friends with such a nice dude? Fabian plays guitar in Glossies, and he also DJs monthly at Sakana, where I’d been his guest once before.  I was overdue to return the gesture, and it was […]

“Atomic” Adam Stanfel plays bass with local soul legend Melvin Davis and guitar with soul revivalists the Wrong Numbers. He collects exclusively 45s. And a weird bonus fact: he was the president of my graduating class in high school. Technical note: This was my first test with recording the set digitally, and because of that […]

Jeremy Stork and Dale Wilson have been friends for years and bandmates in various outfits during that time, including Four Hour Friends and currently Octopus. Both of them are avid record collectors, especially Jeremy, who has made it a daily habit of picking through thift stores and flea markets. I was also in The Drinking […]