The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.
This week: Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley, Sacha, Levona, The City Lines, Bekka Madeleine, Mark Zhu, Normal Park, Gee Floyd, The DayNites
Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley
“The Most of Little Things”
Genre: classical, chamber, new music
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: A piece for bassoon, percussion, and “fixed media.” Percussionist and composer who’s also a member of FLYDLPHN, which plays the Refugia Festival in the Arb on September 28.
Link: instagram.com/p/DOoIPGWkTem
Sacha
“MTB”
Genre: electronic, dance, soul
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: ∅
Link: instagram.com/sacha.musica
Levona
“Ms. Madame Uncanny”
Genre: rock
Location: Ypsilanti
Notes: Music video shot at Ypsi’s Back Office Studio and around town with members of the Neighborhood Theatre Group
Link: instagram.com/p/DNigcwjtZkD
The City Lines
Prescribed Fires
Genre: alt-rock, power pop, pop-punk
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: Third album
Link: “Fighting Fires With Fires: The City Lines’ new album explores heritage, mental health, and the environment” [Pulp, September 18, 2025]
Bekka Madeleine
“Wind Drought”
Genre: electronic, pop, dance
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: More electronic elements for this usually folky singer-songwriter
Link: bekkamadeleine.com
Mark Zhu
“Pretty Boy”
Genre: R&B, pop
Location: Ann Arbor
Notes: U-M student with a new video for his latest single
Link: markzhuofficial.com
Normal Park
Troubleshot
Genre: punk, emo, rock
Location: Ypsilanti
Notes: New album release concert at Ziggy’s in Ypsilanti on September 27
Link: “This Was It: Normal Park Reflects on Its Decade-in-the-Making Debut Album” [Pulp, February 21, 2023]
Gee Floyd
Good Isn’t Good Enough
Genre: hip-hop
Location: Ypsilanti
Notes: Guest spots from S.L.I.M. Ready and Devon Blair
Link: instagram.com/itsgeefloyd
The DayNites
“Paralyzed”
“Real Good Time”
Genre: soul, psych-rock
Location: Ypsilanti
Notes: While the band is no longer together, it has released two new songs that have only been played live before
Link: ∅
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