WCBN, the University of Michigan’s student-run freeform radio station, has been broadcasting the Local Music Show since 1993 when it was started by Dan Banda. 

For 31 years and counting the show has featured live performances from Southeast Michigan artists of all genres selected by a rotating cast of hosts.  The Local Music Show has always presented live performances by these artists, and listening to them gives a sense of what the clubs, bars, and basements of Ann Arbor have sounded like over the past two decades. This collection includes over 600 performances from 2002 to 2022 with favorites like Protomartyr, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Tyvek, Bonny Doon, Stef Chura, Frontier Ruckus, Chris Bathgate, and many more. 

Take a deep dive into the Local Music Show archive to discover the local talent that surrounds you!

Video extra from the feature-length documentary Welcome to Commie High from 7 Cylinders Studio.

Jim Dulzo is one of Ann Arbor and Detroit’s favorite DJs. Dulzo is also a very skilled writer, and did music reviews for the Ann Arbor Sun, and many other publications.