Allye Gaietto met nine cats then recorded a dispatch in the space of three hours, discussing topics as diverse as her songwriter's education and yak shaving. Catch her show with Pancho Villa's Skull benefiting Do Only Good animal rescue on January 18th at the Crofoot! Monday, January 7th Open Mics 8PM | Black Lotus | Clawson Black Lotus Open Mic Reopen! Tuesday, January 8th Open Mic The Dovetail Goldfish Tea Room Dessert Oasis Detroit Ghost Light Songwriter Night Wednesday, January 9th 7PM | Trixie's Bar | Hamtramck Gear Swap! Set up a table and sell or trade your unused gear. There ..read more

Ian Lee Lamb joins the podcast and tries his hardest to derail your mighty heroes from their quest to discover songwriting knowledge. He does a pretty good job. Listen to his latest album Last Tango In Atlantis and catch him this Saturday at the Ghost Light! Monday, December 17th Shows Betsy Soukup & More at Green Brain Comics Featuring Stephen Mack Jones, Kahn Santori Davison, Betsy Soukup, as well as Tara Kurtzhals and Sarah Bollinger 7PM | Green Brain Comics | Dearborn, MI Tuesday, December 18th Shows Singers in the Round at Otus Supply Featuring Christina Chriss and&nb ..read more

(Mike and Angie Ward join Scott and Dave in kicking off Season Two of the Dispatch! *train whistle noise* Being a landmark 50th episode, we get pretty meta in this one.  ..read more

One of my favorite Detroit songwriters and people, Vern! He is absolutely unmistakable and this podcast is no different. Hear how Vern developed his indelible stage presence and how a schoolyard crime ring led him to playing piedmont blues ..read more

Willa Rae Adamo reflects on playing music in Detroit before moving to New York.  ..read more

Dan Minard recently moved back to Detroit. Here we reflect on the difference between Nashville and Detroit music, taking care of yourself, speaking out, and much more.  Check out http://thatdandyclassicmusichour.com/ for more Dan, and look for him around town ..read more

John Freeman plays with The Codgers and writes poetry. He joined the Dispatch and we discussed what 'arrogate' means, the natural wisdom of Doop, and Dillaha's probable protest against what we think 'arrogate' means ..read more

Dave and Scott are back in an unknown capacity! Hear Dave's update on the open mic. Scott suggests another person's podcast. An open call is made for a guest (within a very short window). - I Don't Heart Radio by Summer Krinsky and Scott Murphy ..read more

Tuesday July 16 Songwriter Open Mic with Dave Toennies Ghost Light at 9pmm Signup at 8 Wednesday July 17 New Way Open Mic with Ryan Dillaha, signup 830 Friday July 19 Michigan Rattlers, Winnow, & Nick Juno at Mac's Bar in Lansing, MI $15/$18 at the door in Lansing, MI VAZUM album release w/ Gold Crayon, VSTRS $5 - PJ's Lager House in Corktown VAZUM post-punk / goth - 12 am Having released two albums last year, VAZUM is now releasing it's third, entitled 'Variant' on July, 19th. 'Variant' leans more towards the post-punk and goth sensibilities of the band, featuring two Bauhaus covers ..read more

Ben Yost and Emily Parrish tell us stories of basing music on the relationship with the audience, blending myriad influences, and where the songwriting process begins. Recorded on March 10th ..read more