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 […]
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Ypsi’s Lightening Love spills the beans on local Ypsi-Arbor hot spots to CMJ
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Andy Garris, Beezy's, Blind Pig, CMJ, Leah Diehl, music venues, pant shitting, PIPA, Powell's, Powell’s Pilsner, protests, Smarty Catz, SOPA, Woodruff's 6 Comments
The return of Totally Awesome Fest: April 30 – May 2
Remember how, last year at about this time, we were talking about Totally Awesome Fest? Well, it’s upon us again, and, with that in mind, I attempted to engage the enigmatic Patrick Elkins, one of the men behind the festival, in conversation. Following is the result: MARK: What, if anything, are you doing differently this […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti Also tagged "the blog", aerobics, Aimee Adams, Alan Shuerman, Anna Vitale, Annie Palmer, batter, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, Body Holographic, brass knuckles, Bungalow, Charlie Slick, Chris Bathgate, City Center, cops shutting down house parties, Deathwish, Detroit Party Marching Band, Dos Hermanos, Dreamland Theater, drug and sex orgies, Emilia Javanica, Emogene Nightingale's Octopus Ballet, gas money, Geoffrey Fieger, Gigi Allyn, Grove Gardens, Heathens Gold, hippies, hippy segregation, Hob the Troll, how to fill the extra room in your shorts, Jamie Easter, Jen Wilke, Jes Kramer, Juniper Baby, Kelly Caldwell, Leaf Blower / Church Pipe, Lightning Love, Lord of the Yum-Yum, magical events, Martes Martes, May Day, Moon Elves, Naia Venturi, nflatable kids pool, noise ordinance violations, octopus ballet, orgies, pancake vvrestling, pancakes, parades, Patrick Elkins, performance art, photos of men with beards, Pine Cones, puppet Mark, Ryan Groendyk, salsa lessons, Santiparro, Secret Twins, Shitney Houston, Spur Studios, Swimsuit, T-Bone and the Drones, Thom Elliot, Totally Awesome Fest, Video Games, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op 36 Comments