I never really thought of Patrick Elkins & the Rainbow Vomit Family Band as a kids’ band, but there they were, playing the Ann Arbor Summer Festival today, on the same bill as The Boogers, so I guess it’s official. And I think that’s a good thing. As far as I can tell, there’s a […]
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Patrick Elkins & the Rainbow Vomit Family Band sing to Ann Arborites about their yoga pants
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Aimee Adams, All Messed Up on Fun, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Anton Newcombe, B-52s, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Chelsea Jordan, Chris "Legs" Pierce, cults, Ian Fulcher, Jason Voss, MC Trashpedal, music for kids, Patrick Elkins, Patrick Elkins & the Rainbow Vomit Family Band, Top of the Park, yoga pants 17 Comments
I’m tempted to wake Clementine up to show her this…
…but I’m afraid that she’d never let me eat another cephalopod. [This video comes courtesy of my friend Dan in Minnesota.]
Posted in Other Also tagged Beethoven, Bryan Verhoye, cephalopod, Moonlight Sonata, nature, white octopus 4 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, Lightening Love, Lightning Love, Lord of the Yum-Yum, magical events, Martes Martes, May Day, Moon Elves, Naia Venturi, nflatable kids pool, noise ordinance violations, 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