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April 20 is a day recreational users celebrate cannibis culture. Ann Arbor blues guitarist and singer Laith Al-Saadi celebrated with an early morning 4/20…

Local harmonica heavyweight Peter Madcat Ruth is celebrating a milestone this week: his 70th birthday with a big show at The Ark in Ann Arbor this…

Spending 30 years in one job is becoming more rare. 30-years at one place in the broadcasting industry is almost unheard of. Today, Linda Yohn wraps up…

For a gift of $200 to WEMU, you and a guest can join the whole WEMU crew with a pair of tickets for the Blues Barbecue Thursday, June 1st, from 5:00 to…

Ann Arbor’s own guitar virtuoso Laith Al-Saadi returned to the city to for his first live performance since receiving national acclaim on NBC’s ‘ The…

Members of Ann Arbor's renowned folk and blues scene came together Monday night to help longtime local music writer Kevin Ransom. A set of debilitating…

Warm and delicious as hot buttered cinnamon toast, as easy and relaxed as a rewarding after-dinner talk and as soothing as Sunday morning. That’s my…

It was 1989, I was a member of Etta James' Roots Band and we were touring Europe. Etta had mounted a big comeback and she was starting to receive what she…

Watch President Obama join in on "Sweet Home Chicago" at In Performance at the White House: Red, White & Blues, courtesy of PBS.