Tag Archives: music

Free beer at Woodruff’s on Wednesday for those who are interested in discussing the local music industry

By Mark | October 24, 2011

This Wednesday, at about 5:15 PM, the folks from the online magazine Concentrate will be hosting an event at Woodruff’s, in Ypsi. The event, which is part of their monthly speaker series, will feature local music industry insiders Jim Roll and Fred Thomas. (Our friend Shelley Sallant, who you’ll remember was noted in Forest Juziuk’s [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Concentrate Media, Fred Thomas, free beer, Jim Roll, music scenes, Shelley Sallant, Ypsilanti Records | 20 Comments

Old men rant about “the problem with kids today” at the Shadow Art Fair

By Mark | July 17, 2011

Among the musical acts to perform at yesterday’s Shadow Art Fair was band called Druid Perfume. I know Brewery management wasn’t too happy about the volume, but I found them to be a nice change of pace from the other, decidedly quieter, bands on the bill. (All the bands that I saw were great, by [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Claydon, Billy Childish, crabs, denial, indie music, kids today, passion, punk rock, Raw Power, rebellion, rock, service jobs, where are the angry kids | 53 Comments

Mittenfest V is right around the corner

By Mark | December 12, 2010

Over New Year’s weekend, Ypsilanti will, as it’s done for the past four 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 what they’ve got in store for us this year, and how the [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826, 826 Michigan, Amy Sumerton, Avalon Housing, Bad Indians, Black Jake and the Carnies, Born to Run, Brandon Zwagerman, Catherine Calabro, Champions of Breakfast, Charles Trees, Chris Bathgate, circumspice, Clemente, Corner brewery, creative writing, Deadbeat Beat, Drunken Barn Dance, Elbow Room, English Language Learners, Fiona Apple, folk, Gun Lake, In Tall Buildings, interviews, Jeremy Peters, Jim Roll, Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair, Lightning Love, Loune, Matt Jones, Matt Jones and the Reconstruction, MC Trashpedal, Mitytenfest, music festivals, Our Brother the Native, Ozone House, Photographers, Pistolbrides, public school challenges, Red Wings, residency, Secret Twins, Silverghost, Springsteen, The Juliets, the Michigan diaspora, The Satin Peaches, The Sights, tutoring, volunteer opportunities, Woodruff's, writing skills, Ypsi festivals, Ypsilanti Middle School | 6 Comments

The abduction of Jambo Man

By Mark | August 11, 2010

This last weekend, while I was enjoying myself in Milwaukee, folks here in Ypsi had themselves a big shindig under the moonlight on the banks of the Huron River. This now annual event, as you might recall, got off to a wobbly start a few years back, when it attempted to get off the ground [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Ypsilanti, Battle of Ypsitucky, Charlie Slick, Depot Town CDC, Diazotrophical Liberation Armada, Iggy Pop, Iggy Pop statue, Jambo Man, Jmaes Osterberg, Manhole, Manhood, Michigan Roots Jamboree, music festivals, Patrick Elkins, Patty Hearst, puppetry, shadow puppets, SLA, Stanley the Mad Hatter, Symbionese Liberation Army, Wayang Kucing, Ypsi festivals, Ypsilanti cats, Ypsitucky, Ypsitucky Jamboree | 87 Comments

The Refuse Stealing Kukana Kuba Band

By Mark | July 8, 2010

As I’ve mentioned here before, my friend Pete has been in the African country of Malawi these past several weeks, conducting scientific research in support of his PhD thesis. Fortunately for those of us who care about Pete, he’s been blogging about his adventures, and I’ve found his posts absolutely fascinating, as they delve into [...]