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Brandon Zwagerman on Mittenfest IV

Brandon Zwagerman doesn’t live here anymore. But he stays connected to the local music scene through Mittenfest, an annual winter showcase of Michigan bands, which he organizes from his home in New York. This year’s Mittenfest, to be held at the Elbow Room in Ypsilanti beginning New Year’s Eve, spans 4-days, and involves 40-bands. Following [...]

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reminder: The Shadow Art Fair is this Saturday

I suspect that you probably already know this, as you’re super cool and not much gets by you, but I thought that I’d mention it anyway… The Shadow Art Fair (SAF) is taking place this Saturday, December 5, at Ypsi’s Corner Brewery. It will run from noon to midnight. And, as usual, it’s just two-cents [...]

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A quick update on Cycle Powered Cinema

Remember that idea that I had a long time ago, about using bikes to power an outdoor movie series here in Ypsi? Well, the idea, no thanks to me, is still alive and kicking. In fact, we hope to have the first bike built in time for the December 5 Shadow Art Fair. And, if [...]

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Winter Farmers’ Market Tuesday evening in Ypsi

Tomorrow, from 3:00 to 7:00 PM, there’s going to be a special, indoor farmers’ market at the Corner Brewery. I’m told that 20 vendors will be on hand, more than half of whom will be local produce growers. Among the others planning to attend are Zingerman’s Creamery, Grassfield’s Cheese, Ugly Mug coffee, the Ypsi Food [...]

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Cross Street Station reunion

Linette and I first met about 16 years ago in an Ypsilanti bar called Cross Street Station. It’s been closed for several years now, but apparently quite a few people still have fond memories of the filthy, old place that, for whatever reason, agreed to book my band when few Ann Arbor clubs would. The [...]

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Jamboree update

As most of you probably know, there’s a big, outdoor music festival taking place here in Ypsi this weekend. It’s being called the Jamboree, and, as luck would have it, I had an opportunity to sit down with festival director Don Sicheneder and ask him a few questions this evening. Here’s our interview:

MARK: So, [...]

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Say No to Trough Urinals in Ypsilanti

I love the Brewery, but I’m thinking about starting an online petition. I seriously hate trough urinals. I realize my dislike of them probably has a lot to do with the fact that I suffer from social phobia, but, even if that weren’t the case, I can’t imagine that I’d enjoy urinating shoulder-to-shoulder with other [...]

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Another bathroom interview

A few days ago, I posted an interview here that I did in the bathroom of the Corner Brewery. I didn’t set out to conduct an interview in the men’s room. It just kind of happened. I was washing my hands and talking with my friend Ryan, when it occurred to me that I had [...]

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The Shadow Art Fair is just around the corner


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Cool things I didn’t do this weekend: Hamtramck Bars Poker Run

I’ve been talking about having a big, somewhat coordinated bar crawl here in Ypsi for quite some time now. Maybe it would be ill advised, but I was thinking that we’d have one drink in each of six different places. And, I even went so far as to talk some folks involved with Bike Ypsi, [...]

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