Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, Ypsilanti has traditionally played host to the incredible Michigan music festival known as Mittenfest. Last year, unable to find a home in Ypsi, however, the festival wound up in Ann Arbor. Now, though… starting tonight… Mittenfest is back in Ypsi, where God intended it, and things are once again […]
Tag Archives: Frontier Ruckus
Mittenfest X returns to its roots, kicks off in Ypsilanti tonight
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amanda Uhle, Bermudas, Bonny Doon, Brandon Zwagerman, Chris Bathgate, Deadbeat Beat, Emily Jane Powers, Fred Thomas, Jeremy Peters, Jes Kramer, Linda Ann Jordan, Loose Teeth, Matt Jones, Misty Lyn, Mittenfest, New Year's Eve, Patrick Elkins, Rebel Kind, Sugar Shakers, The Bootstrap Boys 3 Comments
The Saturday Six Pack Holiday Special
I can’t bring myself to listen to it, but here, as best as I can recall, is what happened on our Saturday Six Pack holiday special. [The above photo comes courtesy of Nick Azzaro.] 1. The show started out relatively uneventful. I had no guests lined up for the evening, and no beer. I just […]
Posted in The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Bee Roll, Brian Little, Brigid Mooney, Christmas trees, classy vaginas, Colin Moorhouse, Davey Jones, Ethan Wampler, Everly Sisters, Great Lakes Brewing, Gregory McIntosh, J.T. Garfield, Jason Wright, Jim Cherewick, Karaage, Karaage Xmas, Kelleys Island, Max Fish, Morath Goethe, Morath Goyette, Patrick Elkins, Pointless Brewery & Theatre, pot, pot cookies, The Who Guy, vaginas, Ypsi Underground, Zachary Nichols 10 Comments
Reflecting on the origins, accomplishments and future of Mittenfest
Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, Ypsilanti will, as it’s done for the past seven years, play host to the incredible Michigan music festival known as Mittenfest. Following is a short interview I conducted online with organizers Brandon Zwagerman, Jeremy Peters and Amy Sumerton on how Mittenfest got started, how it’s changed over the years, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 826, 826Michigan, Amy Sumerton, Arbor Vitae, Beezy's, Brandon Zwagerman, Breezee On, Chickens in Love, Chris Bathgate, Christmas, Corner brewery, creative writing, East Quad Music Co-Op, Fred Thomas, fundraisers, Growing Hope, Halfass, homesickness, Jeremy Peters, Madison House, Madisonfest, Misty Lyn Bergeron, Mittenfest, New Year's Eve, New York, Nightlife, NYC, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Stepdad, SXSW, West Park, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti Public Schools 15 Comments