by Chuck Marshall | Dec 25, 2013 | Music |
Magic Stick…Isn’t that a Wand? Two weeks ago (Thursday 12/12 to be precise), I went out to the Magic Stick in Detroit to check out The Red Paintings, Lionize, Spacehog, and home-town icons Sponge. Jon Freeman from Freeman Promotions (the cool dude that hooked me up...
by Chuck Marshall | Nov 30, 2013 | Michigan, Music |
First off, I have to send out a HUGE thank you to Clutch and Jon Freeman of Freeman Promotions. They hooked me up with photo pass, so I could get up close for some photos. I’ve done photography for a few shows (Anthrax, Black Crowes, Hana Malhas), but this was...
by Chuck Marshall | Sep 12, 2013 | Beer, Michigan |
Way More Than Another Beer Fest! We recently made a pilgrimage to Michigan’s fantastic Upper Peninsula. Our pilgrimage was in search of great Michigan beer. We found it at the Michigan Brewer’s Guild 5th Annual U.P. Beer Festival in Marquette, Michigan....
by Chuck Marshall | Sep 1, 2013 | Music |
The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and London Souls…Rock out! Have I mentioned how much I love music? 🙂 I’m sure I have! While a metalhead at heart, I also have a deep love for what I’m going to call blues rock. Music in the vein of Hendrix,...
by Chuck Marshall | Aug 21, 2013 | Beer, Michigan, Travel |
Tahqua Beer Run…who needs a beer?? Ok, I admit it. When we travel, the first thing I seek out after a place to stay, is where to find a local beer. Whether the destination is Scotland or Traverse City, Michigan, finding good beer is part of what makes...
by Chuck Marshall | Jul 28, 2013 | Travel |
Its 100 degrees; Must be time for the Ann Arbor Art Fairs! Its sort of a long standing joke that the week of Art Fairs in Ann Arbor is going to be hot and muggy. This year did not disappoint! Even though the heat was oppressive on Friday, we still had a fun...
by Chuck Marshall | Jul 5, 2013 | Michigan, Travel |
Blame it on the Maynard! I’ve never really been a much of a wine person. For me, its always been about beer. Not really sure why. I guess its sort of like you are a water person versus a land lover. In any case, my relationship with wine changed after...
by Chuck Marshall | Jun 18, 2013 | Beer, Michigan, Travel |
Beer, its whats for dinner (and lunch, and well just about any time!) While up in Traverse City for the Bayshore half and full marathon over Memorial day weekend, we couldn’t miss an opportunity to check out some great Michigan beer. The Traverse City...
by Chuck Marshall | Jun 1, 2013 | Food |
Cafe Ollie – Something for Everyone! I read about Cafe Ollie over on AnnArbor.com. It sounded like a nice place, but I sort of forgot about it. Then I saw that our Dark Horse Brewing friend, Joanna Hollyday, had liked their Facebook page which got me over to...
by Chuck Marshall | May 17, 2013 | Travel |
A Tale of Four Castles – Travels in Scotland Besides driving on the wrong side of the road, scrambling up mountains, and drinking beer and Scotch, we also spent some time visiting castles during our trip to Scotland in 2012. Edinburgh Castle We visited Edinburgh...
