Every year, at about this time, Patrick Elkins, the director of Ypsilanti’s Totally Awesome Fest (TAF), calls a big press conference to formally announce the coming festivities. And, every year, invariably, I’m the only member of the professional press to show up. This year’s press conference, which took place yesterday evening during a hijacked karaoke […]
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Hijacking a local karaoke night, the reclusive Patrick Elkins announces his intention to take Totally Awesome Fest international this year
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, The Saturday Six Pack Also tagged Aimee Adams, Alanis Morissette, Albatros, Amber Fellows, Ben Miller, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, brilliant troubled musicians, Devin Leatherman, fashion, festivals, free music events, Fundrager, Hollis Coats, Hollis Knight Coats, India, indie music, international travel, Jim Cherewick, karaoke, Karaoke Jamming, Karen Dalton, Logan Schaedig, Manhole, May Day, Maypole, Nathanael Paul Romero, Patrick Elkins, Powell's, press conferences, Riot Peddlers, Sibylle Baier, Stef Chura, Stefyoke, ventriloquism, Ypsilanti 10 Comments
Rebel Kind at Totally Awesome Fest 9
There was a lot to like about this year’s Totally Awesome Fest. Among my favorite things was the set by Rebel Kind at dusk on Friday, on the banks of the Huron River. There was just something really beautiful about the way the swaying trees and the warm glow of the lamp worked in concert […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amber Fellows, David Lynch, Jim Cherewick, Jules Nehring, K Records, music, pencil paparazzi, Rebel Kind, Shelley Salant, Totally Awesome Fest 16 Comments