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The return of Totally Awesome Fest: April 30 - May 2

By Mark | April 15, 2010

Remember how, last year at about this time, we were talking about Totally Awesome Fest? Well, it’s upon us again, and, with that in mind, I attempted to engage the enigmatic Patrick Elkins, one of the men behind the festival, in conversation. Following is the result:

MARK: What, if anything, are you doing differently this year?
PATRICK: [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged "the blog", aerobics, Aimee Adams, Alan Shuerman, Anna Vitale, Annie Palmer, batter, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, Body Holographic, brass knuckles, Bungalow, Charlie Slick, Chris Bathgate, City Center, cops shutting down house parties, Deathwish, Detroit Party Marching Band, Dos Hermanos, Dreamland Theater, drug and sex orgies, Emilia Javanica, Emogene Nightingale's Octopus Ballet, gas money, Geoffrey Fieger, Gigi Allyn, Grove Gardens, Heathens Gold, hippies, hippy segregation, Hob the Troll, how to fill the extra room in your shorts, Jamie Easter, Jen Wilke, Jes Kramer, Juniper Baby, Kelly Caldwell, Leaf Blower / Church Pipe, Lightening Love, Lord of the Yum-Yum, magical events, Martes Martes, May Day, Moon Elves, Naia Venturi, nflatable kids pool, noise ordinance violations, octopus ballet, orgies, pancake vvrestling, pancakes, parades, Patrick Elkins, performance art, photos of men with beards, Pine Cones, puppet Mark, Ryan Groendyk, salsa lessons, Santiparro, Secret Twins, Shitney Houston, Spur Studios, Swimsuit, T-Bone and the Drones, Thom Elliot, Totally Awesome Fest, Video Games, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op | 20 Comments

Brandon Zwagerman on Mittenfest IV

By Mark | December 21, 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, almost seduced by Ypsilanti, Amy Sumerton, Andy Garris, Beezy's, Big Beautiful, Black Jake and the Carnies, Brandon Zwagerman, Canada the band, Champions of Breakfast, Child Bite, Chris Bathgate, CMJ Music Marathon, Corndaddy, Corner brewery, Detroit Red Wings, DIY, Drunken Barn Dance, East Quad Music Co-Op, Elbow Room, Electric Fire Babies, folkies, Fred Thomas, Friendly Foes, Frontier Ruckus, Ghostlady, Great Lakes Myth Society, Growing Hope, Hallway, indie music, Jeremy Peters, Jib Kidder, Jim Roll, Landfill Mountain Boys, lo-fi pop, Madison House, Madisonfest, Matt Jones, Misty Lyn, Mittenfest, Mittenfest IV, music festivals, New Year's Eve, Photographers, pop music, Sarah Schaefer, Scott Sellwood, Secret Twins, Shadow Art Fair, Silverghost, The Dardanelles, The Juliets, the Michigan diaspora, The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love, Timothy Monger, unstoppable juggernauts, Whiskey Bottle, Yates | 22 Comments

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