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Frank Allison, opera, and the Ypsi Songfest …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | September 25, 2015

The 9th annual Ypsi Songfest kicks off this Saturday morning at the Whittaker Road library with an all-ages performance by Frank Allison… a fellow who, back in the day, pretty much shared ownership of the Ann Arbor music scene with John Brannon. Or at least that’s how I remember things back around 1990, when I […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Beatlemania, Community Church of God, Frank Allison, John Brannon, John Lennon, Kira Monae Turner, Marshall Crenshaw, Mel Ratner, Our Own Thing Chorale, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Willis Patterson, Ypsi Songfest | 22 Comments

The Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink reunion and the legacy of Bulb

By Mark | August 1, 2010

I just made my last trip to the airport. All the guys from the Monkey Power Trio are now gone, and, as is always the case, the anxiety – which I feel during each session – is giving way to depression. It’s great to see everyone, and to spend a day making music, but I […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio | Also tagged anarchy, Anarchy is Stupid, Andrew WK, Andy Claydon, Blank Generation, Bulb Records, CBGB, Couch, Flying Bomb, Henry Rollins, huffing, Ivan Kral, Japan, Kneecap Deep, Leon Bernstein, Monarchs, Patti Smith, Pete Larson, Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink, Ramones, Savoy, Tap Room, television, Ultra Fuckers, Ween, Zip Code Rapists | 69 Comments

It’s my birthday, and I’ll blog if I want to

By Mark | February 11, 2010

So far, I’ve had a pretty good birthday. Linette and Clementine made me panna cotta and presented me with a new, smaller, faster computer. Lots of friends and family called and wrote. And, most importantly, I haven’t been visited by the death bear. Oh, and I had lunch with my friend Pete at my favorite […]