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Totally Awesome Fest is this weekend in Ypsi

By Mark | April 28, 2011

Remember how, last year, I told you about a totally great event called Totally Awesome Fest? Well, it’s about to happen again…. And, it’s not nearly as informative as the interview we did last year, but here’s a little conversation I just had with festival spokesman Patrick Elkins. MARK: Ready to do an interview? PATRICK: […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Aimee Adams, Awesome Amazing Ypsi Race, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, Brad Koski, breakfast with a stranger, Deja Vu, Dreamland Theater, Hob the Troll, interviews, Jimbo Easter, Kathy Acker, Long Whisker, Lord of the Yum-Yum, opportunities to win a meal with Mark, pancake walk, pancakes, Patrick Elkins, sack race, Totally Awesome Fest, Turkey Point, Video Games | 8 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, 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, 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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