Joe Zimmer

2 weeks ago | metrotimes.com | Joe Zimmer

AK is the pseudonym of DJ and producer Alanna Greenlee, returning to the Movement festival for her second time this year. She is a co-founder and resident of Blueprint, a party series that seeks to honor the lineage of Detroit techno by amplifying the sound of the future. As a rising voice over the last couple of years, AK is always pushing her own personal sound, and we caught up with her ahead of her upcoming set at the Waterfront Stage this Memorial Day.

2 weeks ago | metrotimes.com | Joe Zimmer

Blackmoondchild is the pseudonym of DJ and producer Janisa Nelson, who will touch down at Movement festival for her first time on the lineup this year. She is a co-founder and resident of Blueprint, a party series that seeks to honor the lineage of Detroit techno by amplifying the sound of the future. We caught up with her ahead of her upcoming set at the Detroit Stage, where she’ll be part of the Underground Music Academy (UMA) showcase.

1 month ago | metrotimes.com | Joe Zimmer

Father Dukes is the pseudonym of Detroit’s resident party-starter Hailey Dukes. After cutting her teeth at Seraphine Collective’s beatmatch brunches, Dukes quickly made a name for herself throughout the city, and has recently been headlining bills in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and beyond. With her second run at Movement on the horizon, we caught up with the mixmaster ahead of the festival, set to return to Detroit’s Hart Plaza Memorial Day weekend.

Dec 19, 2023 | metrotimes.com | Joe Zimmer

Got a Detroit music tip? Send it to . Gather with Family at TV Lounge this holiday season: There isn’t much physical evidence of the legendary ’90s Detroit rave scene left, with warehouses torn down and venues closed. The popular Instagram account @DetroitRaveFlyers — now with a printed zine — serves as a great time capsule of the scene’s visual style, but what did it truly sound like?

Dec 11, 2023 | metrotimes.com | Joe Zimmer

Got a Detroit music tip? Send it to . Frontier Ruckus has new album on the way: The banjo-wielding Michigan folk band Frontier Ruckus has returned with new music, and a new album coming on Feb. 16, 2024. As the primary vehicle for singer Matthew Milia’s kodachrome songwriting, On The Northlinewill be the band’s first LP of new material in seven years (though, Milia released a solo album in 2021).