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It’s time to publicly recognize that the Williamston Theatre owns Christmas. Consider some past triumphs, including Aral Gribble’s one-man “A Christmas Carol: The Radio Show,” … more

This first weekend of December is a great time to get out and enjoy all the city has to offer before holiday shopping, family gatherings and inevitable snowstorms derail plans for much-needed free … more

Brian Major spent the past month or so walking the hallowed boards of New York’s Metropolitan Opera in an electric blue waistcoat embroidered with gold. No big deal, right? “Honestly, … more

Robert Morris has been caught up in the Kennedy mystique since he was a little boy in Detroit. His father, Ken Morris, a top official at the United Auto Workers, would drag his sons to all kinds of political events. At a 1960 campaign event in Detroit, Morris, who was 8, found himself posing for a photograph with presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, his father and another UAW official.  … more

Fresh off its win in City Pulse’s Top of the Town contest for Best Folk Artist/Band, The Dangling Participles will release its sophomore album, “One More Drop,” Friday, Dec. 2, at … more

If you hung out in Manhattan in the early 1980s and wanted to light up your night, Studio 54 wasn’t the only place to go. Fridays at midnight, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Gramercy Park, … more

This year, when you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings, give thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale for creating Thanksgiving Day and its celebration on the fourth Thursday of November. How … more

PET ME, the fierce femme queercore band from Lansing, dropped its latest release Sunday, yet another powerful addition to its steadily growing discography. The busy band chatted with City Pulse about … more

As talk of Lansing’s performing arts center continues to taunt us, it’s easy to disparage the cultural opportunities we don’t have in the city. Yet the Lansing area enjoys an … more

Society’s obsession with true crime continues to pay off for Jenn Carpenter, founder and proprietor of Deadtime Stories in REO Town and the originator of the “So Dead” podcast. … more

He’s the man of the hour, and not just from 3 to 7 weekday afternoons. Melik Brown, aka Metro Melik, king of Lansing’s afternoon drive time on WQTX Stacks 92.1, is the runaway choice for … more

 While Asamu Johnson & The Associates of The Blues have opened for legends like Koko Taylor, they also perform more intimate … more

[[highlight 1]]            Are you ready to roll? “For The Love Of (or The Roller Derby Play),” written by Gina Femia and directed … more

The return of the Women in the Arts Festival may bring a roster of music, an artist market, food and good times. But over the years, it’s also provided a welcoming safe space during times of … more

“We would describe our sound as alternative folk-rock — a crossroads where The Cranberries meet R.E.M.,” said Tammy Cook, bassist for Half Looking, an East Lansing-based group that … more

With this week’s cover story covering the reopening of the remodeled Mac’s Bar, what better time to dig into the back story of the notorious location at 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing? … more

I’d love to clue you in on the weird and wonderful dance production coming to the Wharton Center Sunday, but it won’t be easy. As Frank Zappa should have said, writing about dancing is like dancing about isotopes. … more

Soulful Detroit trumpeter Dwight Adams can teach MSU Jazz Studies students a lot of things when he comes to town for a week-long residency and a concert Friday night, but self-promotion is not one of … more

Some listeners are sick to death of the same old music, while others have enough challenges in their lives and long for familiar comforts. How do you satisfy them all?For this Saturday’s … more