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Shadow Art Fair entertainment lineup

By Mark | July 8, 2010

As there have been a few last-minutes substitutions, I thought that I’d better post a revised lineup. Here’s what things are looking like right now for Saturday.

CORNER BREWERY
FLY Children’s Art Center - noon to 2:00 (activities for kids)
Music - 2:00 to 9:00 (lineup below)
Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Cinemasports event- 9:00 to midnight (assignments handed out [...]

Posted in Dreamland Tonight, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Krugliak, Andrew Coltrane, Anna Vitale, Annie Palmer, Art Race, Blood Mambas, Corner brewery, Dan Kroha, Darby London, Davy Rothbart, Dreamland Theater, Ferdy Mayne, FLY Children's Art Center, Genius Blowjob, Ghostlady, HISS, Holly Hughes, Ian Bost, Jim Cherwick, kinetic Sculpture race, Laura Pazuhowski, Manhole, Our Brother the Native, Paper Mice, Rustbelt Unsemble, Sam Dour, Spur Studios, Stef Chura, Suicide By Cop, The Battle of Romantia, The Blob, The Heror Chronicles, The Savoy, Thom Elliot, Tom Carey | 7 Comments

Mittenfest wrap-up

By Mark | January 14, 2010

Last week, before I was sidetracked by the big ceremonial rib-breaking, I asked some of the folks involved with Mittenfest this year to take a moment and write down their thoughts about how this year’s festival went, what they’re most likely to remember, and what, if any, thoughts they’ve had since about how to do [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Amy Sumerton, Andy Garris, Animal Collective, Bee Mayhew, Beezy's, ceremonial rib breaking, Champions of Breakfast, Child Bite, Chris Bathgate, Deer Country, Drunken Barn Dance, Elbow Room, Fred Thomas, Friendly Foes, Frontier Ruckus, Ghost Heart, Great Lakes Myth Society, Gregory McIntosh, Jeremy Freer, Jim Roll, Misty Lyn, Mittenfest, music, music festivals, Panda Bear, Photographers, ribs, Secret Twins, Silverghost, SXSW, The Juliets, Timothy Monger | 15 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, Lightning Love, lo-fi pop, Madison House, Madisonfest, 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

Jamboree update

By Mark | September 1, 2009

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, [...]