by Chuck Marshall | May 21, 2015 | Music |
Honky Tonk Throwdown VI brought a cavalcade of down home country music to an old fashion hoedown at PJ’s Lager House in Detroit, Michigan. Honky Tonk Throwdown VI – Thank you JD and Liz!! For the past six years, JD Mackinder (bass for Jennifer Westwood and...
by Chuck Marshall | May 9, 2015 | Music |
Scores of music fans braved a beautiful sunny day in Ann Arbor to attend Water Hill Music Fest 2015 and take in a diverse musical extravaganza. Water Hill Music Fest 2015 This was the fifth year that Claire and Paul Tinkerhess along with a host of volunteers have...
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 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 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 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...
by Chuck Marshall | Mar 31, 2015 | Beer, Michigan, Music, Travel |
Journey with us to a land of steampunk, beards of all shapes and sizes, and some damn fine beers at Grand River Brewery in Jackson. Capitol Steam and the Jackson Beard & Mustache Club put on the second annual Gears, Beards, and Beers event at the Grand River...
by Chuck Marshall | Mar 28, 2015 | Music |
Reign, Kung Fu Lovers, A.S.S., and Sons of Sabotage unveiled their rock and metal wares on the stage of the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. Michigan Music Showcase The crowd at the Token Lounge on March 13, 2015, were treated to a wide range of hard rock and metal...
by Chuck Marshall | Mar 25, 2015 | Beer, Music |
Bonehawk bathed the crowd in the purifying thunder of glorious rock at Bell’s Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo with Blue Snaggletooth and Evil Deauxerz. Evil Deauxerz With delicious Bell’s beer flowing, the crowd at the Eccentric Café moved up to the stage as Evil Deauxerz...
