by Chuck Marshall | Apr 28, 2015 | Music
Layering sounds with a variety of instruments, the debut album from Midnight Pilot is full of emotional textures that speak to the heart of Americana. Midnight Pilot – From Michigan to Tenneessee Having started out as kids making music in Holland, Michigan,... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Apr 26, 2015 | Hiking, Michigan, Running
Ann Arbor, Michigan is crisscrossed with miles of fantastic urban trail. One of our favorite’s is the Black Pond Woods Nature Area trail, that connects to the Leslie Park Trail, crosses Pontiac Trail, skirts Cloverdale Park/neighborhood, tunnels under M-14,... 
by Chuck Marshall | Apr 21, 2015 | Music
Captain Ivory brought home some rock and roll laced with Tennessee heat to the Ark in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 16-Apr-2015 with support from Janet Robin. You may think of the Ark as a place for folk, country, and perhaps some acoustic thrash (thinking of the late great... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Apr 19, 2015 | Beer, Michigan, Travel
After a whirlwind visit to the House of Blues Chicago for Chuck to cover At The Gates, Converge, Pallbearer and Vallenfyre on April 5th we stopped at the Greenbush Brewing Co. It was raining and I hit the door running. I couldn’t help thinking this must be how... 
by Chuck Marshall | Apr 18, 2015 | Music
Hard rock soaked in the blues is what was on tap when Cactus and The Muggs jammed at the Magic Bag in Ferndale on 11-Apr-2015. Cactus and the Muggs in one night When I first heard Cactus, I was blown away by the power and grit of their music. They have been called the... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Apr 12, 2015 | Beer, Food, Michigan, Travel
The Lunch Room is our favorite place to eat in Ann Arbor and I’m not the only one who thinks so. It was voted “Best Food Cart” in Current Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards in October 2012, in 2013 “Best New Restaurant” and in... 
by Chuck Marshall | Apr 6, 2015 | Michigan, Travel
The 43rd Dance For Mother Earth Powwow on April 4th and 5th, 2015 celebrated Native American culture through song and dance at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor. Dance For Mother Earth Powwow The Dance For Mother Earth Powwow has been a long time feature of Ann Arbor... 
by Chuck Marshall | Apr 1, 2015 | Beer
We took a ride out to Howell to visit Eternity Brewing and sample some of their fine beers in their bright and cheerful pub. Eternity Brewing – No drama, just good cheer Unlike the movie, From Here to Eternity, there wasn’t a bunch of drama or steamy beach... 
