Late last week, I got a call from a writer at National Geographic. She wanted to know why the people of Ypsilanti had decided, five years ago, to summon the spirit of Krampus back to earth. Now that Krampus events are becoming more commonplace around the United States, she wanted to find out where it […]
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Krampus 2014 recap
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Black Mirror, Brian Bruxvoort, Casey Dawson, Charlie Brown, cloven hooves, Corner brewery, Daily Nightmare, Devil worship, Dirty Snowball Sundaes, Dreamland Theater, faces on fire, Go Ice Cream, ice cream, Jessica Sheeran, Jim Leach, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Mike Perini, National Geographic, Pandora's Lunchbox, Peanuts on Ice, Rhyta Musik, Ryan Dawson, war on Christmas, White Bear 19 Comments
All over the radio, promoting the Shadow Art Fair
I was apparently on WEMU this morning, talking about the Shadow Art Fair. I still haven’t heard it, but, having talked with the guy producing the piece, it sounds like it should be interesting. For the most part, from what I understand, it’s going to focus on the legacy of the now 50 year old […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Media, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor Art Fair, audio, interview, Mike Perini, Pandora's Lunchbox, pheromones, Shadow Art Fair, Tim Furstnau, WCBN, WEMU 6 Comments
Spring in Ypsilanti
I was just sent this image by NPR’s Mike Perini. If he’s to be believed, he stumbled across this record in a Council Bluffs, Iowa record store called Kanesville Kollectibles last weekend. He describes it as, “countryish late 60s pop with a mild psychedelic influence,” and threatens to play it on his immensely entertaining WCBN […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Don Costa, Iowa, Kanesville Kollectibles, local NPR celebrities, Mike Perini, Nancy Adams, Pandora's Lunchbox, spring 9 Comments