by Chuck Marshall | Feb 3, 2022 | Music |
Jeff Fest celebrates Drink Their Blood guitarist Jeff’s birthday with special guests at Papa Pete’s in Kalamazoo. Jeff Fest 2022 Back in late October when talking with Drink Their Blood on the Fans With Bands podcast, Ben Boggs (vocals for Drink Their Blood) mentioned...
by Chuck Marshall | Jan 2, 2022 | Music |
Clutch invites us to celebrate 30 years of Rock and Roll with them at the Fillmore in Detroit with guests Nate Bergman and Stöner. Rocking for 30 years with Clutch I’m not sure why it feels amazing to think that the guys in Clutch (Tim, Neil, Jean Paul, and Dan) have...
by Chuck Marshall | Dec 8, 2021 | Music |
Super progressive metal heroes Imminent Sonic Destruction returned to the stage of the Token Lounge with a diverse bounty of heavy music from Finality, Distilled Tongues, and Katharsis. Imminent Sonic Destruction – Quasi-Triumphant Return Ever since seeing...
by Chuck Marshall | Nov 27, 2021 | Music |
Carnis Immortalis unleash their latest album The Ecstacy of Death at the Sanctuary in Detroit with Archthrone, Dagon, and Recorruptor. Carnis Immortalis – a discovery When I saw that Recorruptor and Dagon were doing a show at one of my favorite venues, The...
by Chuck Marshall | Oct 30, 2021 | Beer |
The light at the end of the tunnel is near as mug club members are welcomed to the Ogma Brewing Soft Opening in Jackson. Ogma Brewing Soft Opening Mug club members (and Kickstarter supporters) were invited to a series of Ogma Brewing Soft Openings. This is truly a...
by Chuck Marshall | Oct 17, 2021 | Beer, Food |
The Backyard Beer Garden at Palmer Commons in Chelsea is back with giant games, tasty eats, and Michigan beer. Backyard Beer Garden 2021 We had a ball at the Backyard Beer Garden back in 2019. When Terris Ahrens (Chelsea area super fan and director of the Chelsea Area...
by Chuck Marshall | Oct 8, 2021 | Music |
Our beloved singer/songwriter Kate Peterson returns for a westside Ann Arbor porch concert to satisfy our need for live music. Kate Peterson Porch Concert Man, I’ve missed live music. I believe I’ve said this every time I go to a show and have probably repeated myself...
by Chuck Marshall | Sep 26, 2021 | Beer, Food |
Dark Horse Brewing Smoke Off 2021 celebrates the end of summer with delicious barbeque, beer, and music in their beer garden. Smoke Off 2021 Sunshine and 80 degrees, now this is barbeque weather. We decided that ribs and beer at Dark Horse Brewing sounded like the...
by Chuck Marshall | Sep 21, 2021 | Music |
The incomparable Warhorses celebrate their 100th show at Small’s with Deadsurf and Universal Temple of Divine Power Warhorses Celebrate 100 Shows One hundred shows is a big deal. Given that we lost 18 or so months to the pandemic, playing your 100th show is definitely...
by Chuck Marshall | Sep 8, 2021 | Music |
We made a beeline for the beats at Soaring Eagle Arts Beats and Eats 2021 on a delightfully bright Friday in Royal Oak. Arts Beats and Eats 2021 Due to the pandemic in 2020, Arts Beats and Eats went virtual. We had fun attending The Beats Go On drive-in show last...