By Mark | January 26, 2012 I have a friend named Greg Baise. If you’ve ever been to see a band in the metro Detroit area, chances are you’ve probably seen him. He’s probably the best connected guy I know when it comes to music, having promoted shows for over a decade, and done tons of other stuff in the industry. [...]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized | Also tagged American Apparel, awesome t-shirt ideas, Corktown, critical mass, Dan Selzer, Dov Charney, Faust, Fuck Your Blog, Gold Dollar, halter leotards, Jeff Kaeppeler, Jezebel, Jodie Foster, karaoke, Keiji Haino, Kelly Jean Caldwell, Kevin O'Neill, Kim Sorise, La Vie C'est Chouette, Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America, music venues, new ideas in retail, Obama, performance venues, product tie-in, Sonic Youth, stretch velvet leggings, Ted Shumaker, The Palace at 4 A.M., Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Times New Viking, Tony Conrad, Viva Radio, WCBN, Woodruff's | By Mark | January 18, 2012 A few times a month, the music industry magazine CMJ asks a band to write a “scene report” for their website, kind of giving a little glimpse into what’s going on culture-wise in their hometown. Well, today’s CMJ scene report is from none other than Leah Diehl, of Ypsi’s own Lightening Love. For the most [...]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Garris, Beezy's, CMJ, Leah Diehl, Lightening Love, music venues, pant shitting, PIPA, Powell's, Powell’s Pilsner, protests, Smarty Catz, SOPA, Woodruff's | By Mark | August 31, 2011 A friend of mine named Forest is going to be leaving his home in Ann Arbor soon, for the west coast. I thought that I’d take the opportunity to ask him a few questions about his decision to go, and ask his thoughts on the arts scene that he’ll be leaving behind. Following are my [...]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Crimewave USA, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged A&W, Ann Arbor arts scene, Ann Arbor Film Festival, avocados, B. Thomas Hunter, Blood Club, Book of Zines, boxty, Brian Hunter, Canterbury House, Chacho, Coney McGillicutty, Dark Matter, Depot Town, Dreamland Theater, Erin Nicole Bratkovich, Forest Juziuk, Gerlado, Google, Hall Of Owls, Hillers meat counter, Hollis, hot dogs, HOTT LAVA, Irish food, Jeremy Wheeler, John Hieftje, Lauren Hill, mall frog sales, Manhole, Mariah Cherem, Midwest Scene Report, music venues, Name Brand Tattoo, Nomo, Portland, Rick's American Cafe, San Francisco, Shelley Sallant, Skate Laws, Ted Kennedy, The Ballad of Genesis & Lady Jaye, The Bang, The Whip, the Ypsi arts scene, Van Houten, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | I was just reading, about a week ago, that Ypsilanti’s Club Divine, was one of the area’s most successful bars, at least based upon wholesale liquor purchases. The local dance club was number six on the list, with $134,079 in ’09 liquor purchases, based on data released by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The thing [...]
Posted in Art and Culture, Food, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Chick Webb, Chinese restaurants, Club Divine, Club Heidelberg, dance clubs, Dave Curtis, Donald Sicheneder, Elbow Room, Harlem, Linette's great grandfather, liquor, Savoy Ballroom, Stompin' at the Savoy, The Savoy | By Mark | August 17, 2009 For those of you who missed Daniel Johnston at the Blind Pig last night, I thought that I’d post a few video clips. I hope you enjoy them. Life in Vain: Walking the Cow and Speeding Motorcycle For those of you who were there, I was the old, non-hipster who was standing near the front, [...]
One of my favorite artists, Daniel Johnston, is going to be playing at Ann Arbor’s Blind Pig on Sunday, August 16. If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing him perform, I’d highly recommend it. Here, by way of introduction, is a video of him performing the song Living Life not too long ago in [...]
