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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Stephen Jolley

By Mark | September 24, 2011

Remember how, a little while ago, I told you that Hollis Knight Coats, the mastermind behind the Ypsi band Manhole, left for Portland? Well, he didn’t leave alone. The following exit interview is with Stephen Jollie, the man who aided him in his escape. MARK: What’s your name? STEPHEN: Stephen Jolley. Close friends often refer […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged asymmetrical haircuts, Beezy's, Benjamin Rosenau, Brighton, cheap sunglasses, Dutch Lust, Eastern Michigan University, exit interviews, guitar solos, hippies, hipsters, Hollis, Hollis Knight Coats, Inkblot, Logan Schaedig, Manhole, Mark Jolley, Patrick Elkins, people who can afford to buy black market organs, pizza delivery, Portland, rhythm hymns, State Theater, Stephen Jolley, The Jols, The Rainbow Family Vomit Band, The Zombies, Time of the Season, Trenton, Ugly Mug, Worst Song Ever, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 23 Comments

The performance lineup for Saturday’s Shadow Art Fair

By Mark | July 11, 2011

For the last several years, a brilliant fellow by the name of Ian Fulcher (otherwise know as MC Trashpedal) has been curating the live performances at the Shadow Art Fair. Following is a short conversation between he and I on Saturday’s lineup. But, first, here’s the tentative schedule: The music begins at 1:30! 1:30 Found […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andrew Brown-Cat Kauervane, Cinemasports, Compartment, Corner brewery, Dabenport, Dan Florida, Druid Perfume, flash unity, folk, Forest Juziuk, Found Object Orchestra Internationale, Ian Fulcher, James Cornish Wind Choir, Juniper Baby, Mark Stewart, MC Trashpedal, noise, Patrick Elkins, Ronen Goldstein, shadow puppets, Steve Hughes, Stupor, Team Ethic, Ypsilanti sound | 3 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, music festivals, 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 | 7 Comments

Shadow Art Fair entertainment lineup

By Mark | July 8, 2010

As there have been a few last-minutes substitutions, I thought that I’d better post a revised lineup. Here’s what things are looking like right now for Saturday. CORNER BREWERY FLY Children’s Art Center – noon to 2:00 (activities for kids) Music – 2:00 to 9:00 (lineup below) Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Cinemasports event- 9:00 to […]

Posted in Dreamland Tonight, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Krugliak, Andrew Coltrane, Anna Vitale, Annie Palmer, Art Race, Blood Mambas, Corner brewery, Dan Kroha, Darby London, Davy Rothbart, Dreamland Theater, Ferdy Mayne, FLY Children's Art Center, Genius Blowjob, Ghostlady, HISS, Holly Hughes, Ian Bost, Jim Cherwick, kinetic Sculpture race, Laura Pazuhowski, Manhole, Matt Jones, Paper Mice, Rustbelt Unsemble, Sam Dour, Spur Studios, Stef Chura, Suicide By Cop, The Battle of Romantia, The Blob, The Heror Chronicles, The Savoy, Thom Elliot, Tom Carey | 7 Comments

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