A few months ago, our friends Chris Sandon, Natalie Berry and Trevor Stone, who perform together under the name Spontaneous Art, drove out to Chicago to audition for the television show America’s got Talent. Well, on Wednesday night, their episode finally aired. Here’s video of their segment, followed by the transcript of a discussion that […]
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America’s Got Feces… local artists bring cat poop to network television
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti Also tagged A2Awesome, America's Got Talent, Awesome Foundation, cat poop, Chicago, Chris Sandon, contracts, entertainment industry, Festifools, fireworks, hairballs, Heidi Klum, Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Mark Tucker, mascots, Natalie Berry, Nick Cannon, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, performance art, pooping cat, reality television, Reva Rice, Scary Spice, Spontaneous Art, talent competitions, Trevor Stone 9 Comments
Jamboree update
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, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Arbor Brewing Company, Back 40, beer, Better Made Chips, Black Jake and the Carnies, bluegrass, Community Records, Corner brewery, Daisy May, Dick Siegal, Don Sicheneder, Dragon Wagon, Erik Dotzauer, Fago, first aid tent, Frog Island Brewery, Hullabaloo, kids tent, Koegle hot dogs, Laith Al-Saadi, magic pipe, Matt Jones, May Erlewine, Music Event, October Babies, one man band, Orpheum Bell, Rave Distributors, Riverside Park, roots music, Seth Bernard, That 1 Guy, The Afternoon Round, The Bearded Ladies, The Macpodz, The Ragbirds, Tokyo Sexwhale, Wayward Roots, Ypsilanti, Ypsitucky, Ypsitucky Bluegrass Festival, Ypsitucky Jamboree 22 Comments
Obama’s rail investment
Politico has an article today on Obama’s rail strategy that I think some of you might like. Here’s how the piece begins: Railroads made Chicago, and now a Chicago-rich White House wants to return the favor: remaking rail with a huge new federal investment in high-speed passenger trains. The $787.2 billion economic recovery bill — […]
Posted in Michigan, Rail, Sustainability Also tagged Candice Miller, high-speed rail, Obama, Rahm Emanuel 10 Comments