The crowd quieted as Najee Greenlee took up his clarinet and began to play the first notes of the Carmen Fantasy by P. Sarasate. With seemingly little effort, the music began to dance through the auditorium. The audience was rapt as Greenlee, with intricate variations, trills and movement, transported them to another world. And after

Rock is not dead. In a world dominated by pop, country and autotune, the rock genre is slowly growing, getting louder and louder, and the world is going to find it impossible to ignore. Especially when the volume was just turned up to 11! When Frame 42 took the stage on June 12 for their

“It’s Tha Beast Lani!” Right before the beat drops and you hear that signature phrase, you know you are in for an exciting performance. Tha Beast Lani is the stage name for aspiring Flint rapper Milan Reaves and for her, the past year has been a busy one. She has been recording, writing songs and

“We put heart and soul into songs that I feel really resonate with people.” Even at age five, Miko Marks was evoking strong emotions with her voice. By then, the boisterous kindergartner was already a regular on stage at Flint’s Church of God in Christ, belting out beloved gospel songs. At times, she found herself

The year was 1995 and the once-proud city of Flint was stagnating. The mighty factories were shutting down. Citizens were fleeing to the suburbs. Schools were closing, buildings crumbling. While the city’s adults lamented a glorious past, its youth, in a valiant search for hope, desperately clung to one of the only things vibrant left

Surrounded by state-of-the-art recording equipment, Marshall Block sits in his studio at Real II Reel Productions listening to a new track he recently mastered for a new band called The Fruits. “They are fantastic musicians, a great singer and great players. Most importantly, they are putting in the work to make it in today’s music

The pure sound of the violin is versatile – it can be melodious, soft and sweet or it can be dark, muted and haunting. No matter the music being played, the violin’s sound is one of the world’s most beautiful. National Violin Day is celebrated on December 13. To recognize the occasion, My City Magazine

First, there was Breed – Flint’s hip-hop pioneer whose work resulted in a new musical sub-genre that put Flint on the map for rap talent. In the early 80s, rap or hip-hop was gaining a hold on the country. When the Sugar Hill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight” in 1980 to a national audience, the song

On Saturday, March 7, the annual William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition will take place at the Flint Institute of Music with the five finalists performing beginning at 7pm. The performance is free for all those interested. This year’s category is “strings”. A reception will follow the evening program. Listen and watch as talented young