Simple Machines is a Traverse City alternative bluegrass duo with mandolin, fiddle, and guitar. John and Max talk songwriting, pickles, and their BuzzFest dream.

Nicholas Thomasma, Executive Director of the Michigan Music Alliance, talks career growth, artist support, and building a thriving Michigan music scene.

From church worship teams to the Ryman Auditorium, Traverse City singer-songwriter Drew Hale has built a career on pavement-pounding persistence and raw, real storytelling. Now, with his new label Dead Honey Productions, he's turning that same honesty toward helping the next generation of Northern Michigan artists find their voice.