Aaron Jonah Lewis’s New Album “Mozart of the Banjo”
January 7, 2020Many of the arrangements you’ll hear on Aaron Jonas Lewis’ new album, ‘Mozart of the Banjo,’ are a century-old…, give or take.
Judy Banker’s Buffalo Motel
January 1, 2020New album captures the permanence of memories When I talk to Judy Banker about her new album, Buffalo Motel, I can’t avoid my first question being about one particular song, “Haggerty.” I can’t wait for you to hear it in a live setting at The Ark on January 9. Even with headphones, a potent poignancy
Mittenfest XIV Moves To Riverside Arts Center, December 27-29
December 4, 2019Mittenfest will be back for its fourteenth year, this time at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti. This three-day local music festival is a fundraiser for 826Michigan’s ongoing nonprofit education work in regional schools to bolster students’ expository and creative writing skills. Mittenfest is a grassroots philanthropic celebration started and sustained by local music fans
A Decade’s Diary in Local Music
November 22, 2019A Recounting of One Writer (Fan’s) Decade In Review
Nadim Azzam Performs at the Ark’s Artist Spotlight for Food Gatherers Drive
November 15, 2019It’s not often you see an artist rapping while holding an acoustic guitar. But at the same time, we do seem to be categorizing more and more local musicians as hybridists of style these days; as even beyond categorizing. But we think there are few in the game right now doing the amalgamation of genres
Liquid Thickness: funk that finds the balance between adventurous and engaging
October 25, 2019Local ensemble releases debut album this month | Nov 15 at the Blind Pig It’s hard to start this article without just asking you, the reader, to repeat that name: Liquid Thickness. It’s evocative of the live experience (and forthcoming recordings) of this Ypsilanti-based funk/soul ensemble, balancing a flexible fluidity with a solid synchronicity. Liquid