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The Radar 6/19: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Yes, Ann Improv Festival brings off-the-cuff comedy to Tree Town

One Track Mind: SoZeN, "Dragon Rider"

Dzanc House's "The Queer Show" is a mixed-media showcase for LGBTQ+ artists

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Scott Beal’s poetry book “Stegosaurus Moon” moves through the aftermath of divorce

Patrick Dunn's latest "Graphic Nightmare" comic "Followed"

One Track Mind: Hannah Baiardi, "Down With It"

Clements Library's "Up, Up, and Away" documents America's history of hot-air ballooning

A2 Civic Theatre celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with the musical "1776"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Curtis Chin's memoir recalls growing up in his family's Chinese restaurant in the Cass Corridor

One Track Mind: Mike Vial, "Awestruck"

June visual art exhibits in Washtenaw County

Third Place [MusicFest] 2026 brings experimental sounds to Ann Arbor.

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

A new Washtenaw County org aims to help urban music artists in the 734

Summer 2026 theater events in Washtenaw County

One Track Mind: Bekka, "Ground Control"

Kyle E. Miller's "The Idiot’s Garden" is a poetic postapocalyptic novel

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Ann Arbor Funhouse is a new downtown venue that will focus on local bands

One Track Mind: Rod Wallace, "Busy Body"

Brevity Shakespeare tackles "Much Ado About Nothing"

OUT Ensemble celebrates its debut album with a concert at AADL

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Retiring Ann Arbor teacher and writing mentor Jeff Kass will be feted by admirers

One Track Mind: The Biscuit Merchant, "A Kingdom in Chaos"

A new documentary on trumpeter Marcus Belgrave

Ypsi hip-hop artist Diont'e Visible has raised his profile with a string of philosophical singles and collaborations

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

"The Road Home" documentary trailer & tickets

One Track Mind: Mike Green, "Dancing in the Kitchen"

Sarah Ahrens discusses her poem "Mother Minotaur (after Man Ray, 1933)"

U-Mich prof Gustavo Souza Marques studied the intricacies of rapper Tyler, The Creator

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

May visual art exhibits in Washtenaw County

One Track Mind: Kelsey., "Our Eyes"

May 2026 theater and dance events in Washtenaw County

Ann Arbor's Matthew Dear discusses his songwriting process

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

U-M class takes students off campus and encourages support of local music community

One Track Mind: Dennis Proctor, "Blue Streak Blues"

Keyboardist Ian Fink captures the sound of Detroit

Rick Wedel's figurative paintings will dance from Dzanc to MAIZ

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

A Decade of Wax: Ann Arbor District Library put the needle on the record 10 years ago

One Track Mind: Sleep Tight Tiger, "Skate"

A new exhibition at EMU highlights nine artists who work in the auto indu

Doc on Ypsi's Fool School Clown Class debuts at the IFFY film fest

Josie Eli Herman and Michael Alan Herman explain their world-building audio dramas

April 2026 theater productions in Washtenaw County

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Ann Arbor rapper Brandon Mitchell closes MC Kadence chapter and looks ahead to new projects

One Track Mind: Knut Hill, "Up North"

Sheida Soleimani's "Flyaways" exhibit at U-M features mixed media that explores wildlife and her Iranian heritage

Randy Tessier & "Geezers: The Rocker Behind 'Geezer Happy Hour'"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Connie Converse: A recent book and a new album reissue spotlight her artistry shine a light on

One Track Mind: Lorian Janine, "With Me"

Laura Hulthen Thomas discusses her debut novel, “The Meaning of Fear"

Washtenaw County artists and filmmakers at the 64th Ann Arbor Film Festival

Dick Siegel and friends celebrate 50 years of music with Ark show

One Track Mind: Annie & Rod Capps, "Pardon My Dust"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Michigan techno original John Beltran returns with one of the best records of his 35-year career

One Track Mind: DAViS, "Denim Blues"

U-M's Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons celebrates connection and healing through art

Arts and culture stories from the University of Michigan

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Pulp | Arts Around Ann Arbor

EMU alumnus Joshua Woodcock returns to Ypsi to screen "One Night in Tokyo"

One Track Mind: Michael Skib, "Maneuvers Through the Prominence of Tau Ceti"

Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's "She Kills Monsters" shows a grieiving sister coping through "Dungeons & Dragons"

Julianna Loera-Wiggins brings Femme Feedback to the Tree Town Comedy Festival

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Robin Speth's drawings and airbrush paintings at Matthaei explore nature's chronic change

One Track Mind: Ki5, "Rain"

UMS will bring a trainload of creativity to the Ypsi landmark in April

Interview: Angela Chen on her book "After School"

One Track Mind: Fearless Amaretto, "Amaretto"

Cole Hunter Dzubak's debut play was inspired by Oasis' "Wonderwall"

Live recordings of Destroy All Monsters

Interviews with poets Kelly Hoffer, Tracy Zeman, and Kameryn Alexa Carter

John Patrick Shanley’s "Doubt, a Parable" is a thought-provoking battle of wills

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

A viral video tests friendships in Lillian Li’s new novel, “Bad Asians"

Mark Braun recovers from hand surgery and celebrates his big day with Kerrytown Concert House show

One Track Mind: 3Steez, "Stand Up!"

Aaron Coleman's recent poetry books look to the past to unlock possibilities for the future

Purple Rose's "The Classic King" is a detailed comedy-drama set in the used-car world

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Lynn Galbreath's U-M exhibit combines paintings that draw on travel, commercialism, and commnications

View From the East: Terry Swafford's new exhibit at U-M captures a specific side of Detroit

Memory Cares: A recent film and a play about dementia are coming to Ann Arbor

Review: Theatre NOVA's "Kayak"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

U-M's "All the Flowers Festival" celebrates queer and female artists

One Track Mind: North Ingalls, "North Ingalls Street"

Ann Arbor's CLUSTER Museum helps us remember what we might forget or ignore

Ellen Rowe released a new album, was given an award, and quietly revealed a big announcement

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

One Track Mind: Rik Strange, "West Park"

A new improv competition at hear.say brewing and theater celebrates spontaneous songwriting

The "Black Artist Exhibit" at Riverside Arts Center promotes unity

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Destroy All Monsters exhibit at Cranbook gathers artifacts from the pioneering Ann Arbor art and music collective

"Beyond the Cover: Celebrating Local Art" highlights the creatives behind the Chelsea District Library's newsletter fronts

Ghanaian artist Bright Ackwerh brings his satirical political paintings to Ann Arbor Art Center

The Ann Arbor Civic Theatre has to move, but it's not going away

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Two Ann Arbor food events will help thaw the January chill

Forge Theater announces first performances at new Ann Arbor space

Telegraph Quartet will perform a free concert of Haydn, Bartók’, and Skye in Ann Arbor

Janelle Haskell traded her jazz saxophone for folk guitar

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Ann Arbor Civic Theater's character-driven "The Humans" mixes love, humor, and tension

Remembering Ben Lorenz, co-founder of Willis Sound and drummer for Restroom Poets

Interview: Kyle E. Miller on "The Idiot's Garden"

The Radar: Ann Arbor songs edition

In Memoriam: Scott Richardson of pioneering Ann Arbor rockers SRC / Scot Richard Case

Interview: Clare Kinberg on "By the Waters of Paradise"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

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The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Jihyun Yun’s new horror novel brings to life a dead sister in “And the River Drags Her Down”

"Sick Days" to "Snow Days": Erin and Phil Stead revisit Amos McGee

Encore Musical Theatre's "Frozen" deftly navigates challenges to bring the movie's charms and songs to the stage.

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

The Radar: Podcasts Edition

Penny Seats' "The Thanksgiving Play" is a satire on political correctness, written by a Native American

Narsiso Martinez's artwork highlights the lives of migrant farmworkers

In Concert at AADL: Sitarist J.J. Gregg & tabla player Pavan Kanekal

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Ypsi's Dzanc House offers accessible and welcoming ways to explore art and writing

Ann Arbor Folk Fest announces 2026 lineup

Interview: Cary Gitter on "Cammy Sitting Shiva"

Preview: U-Ms "The Convent" mixes dark comedy and drama.

"Othello" goes West in Brevity and PTD Productions' unique take on Shakespeare's tragedy

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Idle Ray's new EP ups the volume, fuzz, and intensity

Eclipse Jazz at 50

Author interview: Molly Beer on "Angelica"

Ghostly International's new book showcases the Ann Arbor-founded record label's music and passions

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Gallery 100 is an art gallery tucked inside a Chelsea retirement neighborhood

Barbara Stark-Nemon's "Isabela's Way" stitches together a suspenseful historical tale of persecution and survival

Fifth Avenue Press spotlights five local authors and their new books at A2 Community Bookfest

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Willis C. Patterson, an Ann Arbor native, bass singer, and U-M legend, dies at 94

Joseph Ferraro's macro photography captures the tiny beauty that surrounds us

Jihyun Yun’s new horror novel brings to life a dead sister in “And the River Drags Her Down”

Three exhibitions: Hava Gurevich, Jaye Schlesinger, Stacey L. Kirby

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Rocking the Roots: Jim Manheim spins polka, country & bluegrass on WCBN

William D. Lopez's "Raiding the Heartland" examines the immigrant crackdown from a public-health perspective

UMich professor emeritus Andy Kirshner’s latest film, "Sex Radical"

Preview: Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's "Dracula: A Comedy of Terror"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Reviews & Previews: "The Woman in Black," "Black Cat: Folklore," "Dry Summer," "Norma & Wanda"

The Holy Bones Artisan Market celebrates ghosts, ghouls & great local creators

Preview: Neighborhood Theatre Group’s "Black Cat: Folklore"

A young man finds his way back to Ann Arbor in Theatre Nova's "Dry Summer"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Purple Rose’s revival of "Norma & Wanda" is an on-stage sitcom filled with physical comedy

Penny Seats Theatre Company’s "The Woman in Black" is a ghostly good time

AADL's Dead Media Day celebrates the past in the digital age

Story Time: New books by Washtenaw County-associated authors and imprints

Edgefest 2025 celebrates the Detroit-Chicago connection for the exploratory music fest's 29th edition

Ann Arbor's edition of Nerd Nite hit the century mark this summer

University of Michigan comes to The Encore Theatre with "She Loves Me"

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Spaceout International Ambisonics Festival brings immersive audio experimentalists to the University of Michigan

Media Live Ypsi festival celebrates in-person art and performances

Headliners at the 2025 A2CAF: Small + Indie Press are also known for work outside of graphic novels

University of Michigan's "Cabaret" focuses on the outsiders

University of Michigan's production of "Gloria" moves from comedy to bitter reality

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Previews: Totally Awesome Fest, Freak Fest, A2 Jazz Fest, and Re

Music History: Who are some of the stars who've played U-M's Crisler Center?

West Side Book Shop celebrates 50 years in downtown Ann Arbor

Tyler Dunston makes each line count in his new poetry book, “Octaves”

"The Coolidge-Wagner Anthology of Recorded Poetry" documents the voices of Michigan writers

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels

Interview: The City Lines' new album explores heritage, mental health, and the environment

Refugia Festival celebrates art and music in the Arb

Friday Five: Coda and the F5 All-Stars

Interview: Little Traps celebrate life's everyday gestures "Regular Love" album

Interview: U-M Professor Magdalena Zaborowska on “James Baldwin: The Life Album”

Tywree Bailey & Takeisha Jefferson's "Remnants II" honors their Ypsi grandmother

Friday Five: Price, Larkn, Prospecter, JDSY, Brad Phillips

Nick Baumgardner discusses his two books on University of Michigan football

Friday Five: 3Steez & 14KT, Gvmmy, My Salamander, Jake A. Ellzey & VIRID, Reckless Manner

Friday Five: Randy Napoleon, Othercast, VaporDaze, ckdndcrckd, NT1AE

Steve Miller's new book chronicles the life and hard times of Ann Arbor's Laughing Hyenas

Ann Arbor new wavers Same Eyes feels the adoration with "Love Comes Crashing"

Interview: Amanda Uhle on her memoir, "Destroy This House"

Friday Five: Racing Mount Pleasant, TV Blackout, Fading Sun, Horse Bomb, racer-nelson.exe

Review: PTD Productions' "Moon Over Buffalo"

Detroit Energy Asylum scoured its vaults for a 40-year retrospective

UMich lecturer Molly Beer discusses her new book, "Angelica"

Penny Seats' "Ordinary Days" is a chamber musical that will lighten your spirit

Friday Five: Scott Morgan

Four Washtenaw County DJs who emerged in the 1980s

Dylan Strzynski shares his short-story zine "Guadalcanal 2006"

Fun Fest gears up for fifth edition on August 9

Theatre Nova explores "Radical Empathy" in a time of war

Friday Five: Dani Darling, Timothy McAllister & Liz Ames, Brynn Hilliker, Skinned Knees and the Band Aids, Aventar

J. Michael & The Heavy Burden provides a cathartic outlet on "Where We Belong" album

Disability Network's art exhibition "In This Together" shows joy and resilience across a variety of mediums

Garage-rock reptiles The Velvet Snakes make their album debut on "FIRST STRIKE"

Dollie Rot's "Hidden Works" album tackles parental love, romantic partners, and nostalgia

Zach Damon's film "Resilience Revealed" covers the history of Ann Arbor's disability rights movement

Friday Five: Pastland, Stunna + Calculon, The Waffle Tower, evbp/Owasurenaku, CrispySafe

Starring Ron Asheton

Scott Ellsworth on his book "Midnight on the Potomac"

Kelsey Detering looks to new wave and a new artist name on her "Kelsey." EP

Friday Five: Petalwave, Allan Harris, The Chillennial, Confusion Reactor, Reckless Manner

Friday Five: Shindig Machine, John E. Lawrence, NYKNYAK, wøunds, prod. P

The inspirations behind "Hometown Summer"

1980s hip-hop through the eyes of Washtenaw County media

Review: Purple Rose Theatre's "Bert & Trixie Visit the Vet"

Nicholas Delbanco reflects on his life in “Still Life at Eighty” and compiles his short stories in “Reprise”

Kyle Hunt's "What What Happened Led To" at 22 North mixes light and dark emotions

Grove Studios' Rick Coughlin appears on "The Blox," a web reality show for entrepreneurs

Leigh Sugar complies with—and resists—rules for poetry and prison in “FREELAND”

Friday Five: Cowgirl, Bobby Streng, Claw, Septic Fibrosis, G.B. Marian

Friday Five for June 6 & June 13 (and all the rest, too)

Justin Lawnchair's The Biscuit Merchant is a one-man metal machine in the studio

Theatre Nova's "Jorge Luis Borges Gives a Lecture on Anatomy" is a trippy ride

Encore Theatre's "West Side Story" is a rare opportunity to see this American classic live

The Imposters bring improv skills to sketch comedy

Maddy Ringo explores folk music through a modern lens on "People of the Earth and Sea"

Jeff Dunn plays a jazz photography solo at Argus Museum

Summer Music Festivals in Washtenaw County

Caroline Huntoon's "Going Overboard" tracks two clashing teens who team up for mischief

Friday Five: Tension Splash, The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, Lionbelly, The AMX, Iconic Chronic

Dave & Kristi embrace the spirit of the chickadee on their new folk album

Judy Banker explores the power of emotions on new "Bona Fide" album

The musical adaptation of "Spring Awakening" connects the past with the present at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre

Crossword Smiles build a new album, "Consequences & Detours," out of grief and goodbyes

Shakespeare in the Arb’s "Merry Wives of Windsor" offers a comedy classic—and a walk in the woods

Danielle Leavitt's "By the Second Spring" covers the first year of the invasion of Ukraine through the eyes of seven people

Friday Five: Warren & Flick, Same Eyes, Cereza64, An Angel Submerged, Gusmão

Ypsilanti's Brevity Shakespeare makes the Bard accessible to all

Ann Arbor-filmed comedy flick "Hometown Summer" premieres at the Michigan Theater

Friday Five: Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet & Elden Kelly, Loss of Life, Scoops Lively, Normal Park, Pajamas

Inside Story: Jess Merritt's new songs display a bold, transformative mindset

Singer-songwriter Joe Reilly lets kids know there's a place for them in the circle

1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals" documentary makes its Ann Arbor debut

Omar Hussain's psychological thriller, "A Thousand Natural Shocks," explores how far people will go to forget their pasts

Friday Five: Jason Engling, Dollie Rot, Dave & Kristi, Latimer Rogland, Delos Prismatic

Neighborhood Theatre Group's "The Stranger in My Breakfast Nook" is a hilarious musical send-up of Lifetime movies

PTD Productions’ comedy "Welcome to Paradise" celebrates a chance encounter between generations

U-M professor Leah Litman makes a ruling on the Supreme Court in her new book, "Lawless"

A beauty parlor creates a safe place to gather in Ann Arbor Civic Theatre’s staging of "Steel Magnolias"

Monday Mix: Fans With Bands/Mazinga, UMich Symphony Band, DJ Art/MEMCO, DJ DC

Friday Five: Mei Semones, Nadim Azzam, Bill Edwards, Chip Kramer, Tinn Parrow and His Clapfold Platune

Zilka Joseph imparts memories, history, and culture of the Bene Israel people by way of food in “Sweet Malida”

Barbara Neri's "Unlocking Desire" film looks to Tennessee Williams

Friday Five: Vonsiwel, French Ship, Optigan Conservatory, M.I.C. Book & HUES, GVMMY

Encore Theatre's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is an energetic physical comedy

Poet Carmen Bugan’s “Tristia” collection engages with loss and pain

Friday Five: Doogatron, Mickey Richard, simulatent, Klobur, Suburbo

Theater reviews: "Titanic: The Musical," "Eclipsed" & "My Mother and the Michigan/Ohio War"

Gear Lords, Ann Arbor Bleep Bloop Collective build community with wires and knobs

David Wolinsky looks at the Gamergate scandal and internet culture in "The Hivemind Swarmed"

Meggie Ramm's winsome "Batcat: Cooking Contest!" graphic novel helps kids process big-time emotions

The Dude Review is a musical tribute to "The Big Lebowski"

Singer-songwriter Kyle Joe explores the light and dark on a new album with Chris DuPont

The Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti returns for its sixth edition

Review: Theatre Nova's "Eclipsed: The Sun, The Moon, and Gladys Atkinson Sweet"

Friday Five: French Ship, Racing Mount Pleasant, The Missing Cats, J-Classic, Sacha

Chelsea's Midwest Literary Walk returns with Sarah Vowell, Angie Kim & Shelby Van Pelt

Mother Sky: Ellen Stone sees the moon as a guide and caretaker in her new poetry collection

Friday Five: Louise Toppin & Darryl Taylor, Gifts of Art comp, Latimer Rogland, Matt McCleskey, Lauren Blackford

"Our Oz" opens a new U-M theater project to address issues via BIPOC & queer lenses

Gutman Gallery's "In Style" exhibit highlights wearable design

Poet Tree Town posted poems by community writers to 66 area locations for National Poetry Month

UMGASS views the Gilbert and Sullivan musical-comedy "H.M.S Pinafore" through the lens of empowerment

Friday Five: Elliot McConnell, Punto de Fuga, Maddy Ringo, Dick Texas, AGN7

Review: U-M's take operatic take on Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw"

EMU’s "Cause Play" celebrates a super trio of Detroit middle schoolers who search for identity

Interview: George Mashour's psych rock album was inspired by his consciousness studies at U-M

Ann Arbor writer Jeff Kass talks "True Believers"

Friday Five: Babak Soleimani, Broomway, Blaine Nash, Jeff Karoub, Same Eyes

The 63rd Ann Arbor Film Festival will show that de-evolution is real

Interview: Sasha Gusikhin's NeuroArts Productions makes art to promote mental health awareness

Friday Five: Lantern Lens, Obsolete Aesthetics, Kitty Donohoe, Andrés Soto, Laserbeams of Boredom

Interview: Ann Arbor folk group Mustard's Retreat celebrates 50 years as a band

Interview: Greg Schutz on his new short story collection, "Joyriders"

Review: Neighborhood Theatre Group's "The Hotel Del Gado"

Friday Five: Jesse Stiles and Bombici, Golden Feelings, Loss of Life, Sacha, Delphine Delight

Review: Encore Theatre's production of Paul Gordon's "Sense & Sensibility: The Musical"

Monday Mix: Normal Park, Camera Cowboy's Trailside Tunes, Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet, MEMCO Mixes, Mark Kirschenmann

Friday Five: Dre Dav, Muruga-Sikiru-Trance Tribe, Horse Bomb, Orka Veer & Zakoor, Cedar Bend

Interview: Allison Epstein on “Fagin the Thief"

Interview: John Counts on his book "Bear County, Michigan"

Interview: London Beck tells their truth on "Vengeance Be Mine" album

Review: U-M's production of Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men"

Friday Five: Rabbitology, John Beltran, KUZbeats, Same Eyes, Luna Pier

Ann Arbor Music News: Pete Siers/Kenji Lee, Heloísa Fernandes, Division Street Pipes

Interview: Mazinga on "Chinese Democracy Manifest: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"

Interview: U-M prof Webb Keane on his new book, “Animals, Robots, Gods.”

Review: "Fourteen Funerals" at The Purple Rose

Review: "asses.masses" at Stamps Auditorium

Review: Theatre Nova's "Kairos"

Friday Five: The Nuts, PRISM Quartet, People I Like, Kelsey, STELLA.

Preview: Bureaucracy meets buffoonery in U-M's production of "The Government Inspector"

Preview: EMU Theatre's "The Rocky Horror Show" Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of the Campy Musical Comedy

Friday Five: Lily Talmers, Brawny Lad, Prol'e, Crypt Watcher, Akropolis Reed Quintet

Review: "Nate — A One Man Show"

OInterview: Ann Arbor hip-hop group Tree City makes a surprise return with "Pure Levels" album

Friday Five: Paul Vornhagen, Martin Babl, Bekka Madeleine, Othercast, Jack de Quidt

Preview: U-M's "BFA Theatre & Drama Design & Production Portfolio Exhibition"

Interview: Author Breeda Kelly Miller's book, "Mrs. Kelly's Journey Home," expands on the family immigrant stories shared in her play

Friday Five: Blou Reed, J Rowe / Jordan Schug, Petalwave, Stephen Oduro, This Is Not a Franchise

Cast Away: Ypsilanti's Premium Rat finds connection and community on debut album, "Stranded on Land"

Interview: "UMMA's "La Raza Art and Media Collective, 1975 to Today"

Friday Five: Mark Kirschenmann, Justin Walter, Mark Jewett, Isaac Castor & Foul Mouth, Tension Splash

Background Bros: Ann Arbor siblings Billy Harrington and Michael Harrington relish their roles as sidemen

Review: Philippa Pham Hughes' "Hey, We Need to Talk!" at UMMA

Friday Five: Vonsiwel, DJ Renovation, BigPlanet, Fearless Amaretto, Wolf Named Sköll

The Art of Play: "Oscillation" is a new interactive sculpture in downtown Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor poet Monica Rico matches people to bird counterparts in "Pinion"

Interview: Marty Gray's shoegaze album, "Disassemble," was inspired by the struggles of family and friends

Friday Five: George Mashour/VaporDaze, Rick Roe, Toadally, Cats Jams, Horse Bomb

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Monday Mix: Michigan Creates, Music Un-Tuxed, A2AC Murals & Planters, Blue LLama live streams, Ann Arbor 200 documentaries

Ann Arbor author Maria Leonhauser on her cozy mystery “Murder at Twin Beeches”

Friday Five: The Great Homesickness, Marc Hannaford, Catspangold, Nem?, Gostbustaz

Friday Five: GVMMY, Dastardly Kids, Kandy Fredrick, Kaito Ian, Eric Nachtrab

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Review: The Encore Theatre's "Annie"

Friday Five: The Nuts, Michael Skib, Rabbitology, Zagc, Mazinga

Interview: Athletic Mic League's new single, "Made History," traces the Ann Arbor hip-hop group's legacy while namechecking important figures and Black businesses

Review: Michelle Hinojosa's "Logcabins" at Stamps Gallery

Friday Five: Mother Night, Younger Dryas, Cracked & Hooked, Aikanã, Battle of the Bits

Chien-an Yuan on "The Coolidge-Wagner Anthology of Recorded Poetry"

Profile: Erica Lopez's "touch" exhibit at U-M's Institute for the Humanities Gallery

Preview: "Last Summer" imagines a tense conversation between two physics giants in Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor author and musician Michelle Kulwicki on her debut novel, "At the End of the River Styx"

Friday Five: Whimsical Beats, The Cicada, Isolation Sundaze, Luminous Fridge, History History

Interview: Jo Serrapere's double album, "The Beautiful Ones, Volume I and Volume II"

Review: Museum on Main's "Ann Arbor's Story: The First 50 Years"

Review: Penny Seats' "The Men of Sherwood"

Friday Five: Black Note Graffiti, KUZbeats, Davis Caruso, Alexis C. Lamb & Andy P. Smith, Bekka Madeleine

Review: Jeff Daniels' new play, "Office Christmas Party Grinch in Fight with Rudolph Police Called"

Interview: Amos Paul Kennedy's "Random Thoughts on Poster Cards" Exhibit at EMU

Monday Mix: Leon Loft concerts, AADL concerts, Perfect Average, ImCoPav, Joseph Neely

Friday Five: University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, White China, The Chillennial, Skyline, Modern Lady Fitness

Monday Mix: Edgefest concerts, MEMCO mixes, Immaculate Conception mixes, celebrating Jay Stielstra, Resonant Soundscapes

Friday Five: Timothy Monger, Isolation Sundaze, Olivia Cirisan, Marty Gray, Youth Novel

Profile: "Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection" at UMMA

Interview: Saba Keramati on her new poetry book, "Self-Mythology"

Friday Five: Cloudburst, Sam Watson, Same Eyes, Michael Skib, Chris DuPont

Review: "An Ungentle Art: Pat Oliphant and the American Tradition of Political Satire"

Interview: Erin Hahn completes her spicy trilogy with new "Catch and Keep" novel

Interview: Mike Rosenbaum, "University of Michigan Basketball, 1960-1989: From Cazzie Russell to the NCAA Title"

Friday Five: fling ii, Lily Talmers, Othercast, Ben Zucker, Scoops Lively

Fifth Avenue Press spotlights nine local authors and their new works at A2 Community Bookfest

Review: Elevator Repair Service’s stage adaptation of James Joyces' "Ulysses"

Review: U-M's production of "Bat Boy" is a tragicomedy musical with a high body count.

Friday Five: Dr. Pete Larson, The Rabbit Sons, Kylee Phillips, Gostbustaz, Normal Park

Review: "Obama: An Intimate Portrait" at Ann Arbor Art Center

Interview: Jazz multi-instrumentalist Kenji Lee

Mercury Salad explores delectable life experiences on "Volume 3" EP

Friday Five: The Nuts, Kodama, Tension Splash, Battle of the Bits, Skinned Knees

Keith Taylor discusses his two recent poetry collections

U-M's musical reimagining of "Twelfth Night" explores all the genres

Caroline Huntoon on "Linus and Etta Could Use a Win"

Friday Five: Fred Thomas, Studio Lounge, Jonathan Killstring, G.B. Marian, Battle of the Bits

The Dirty Ol' Men channels loss and grief on its first album in four years

Friday Five: Nick Collins Sextet, Same Eyes, microplastique, Good Man's Brother, Pluot

Penny Seats' "Usher" renovates Poe's classic tale for the spooky season

Perry Janes takes a journey through places, trauma, and healing in his new poetry collection, “Find Me When You’re Ready”

Rebekah Modrak on her new book, "Trouble in Censorville"

The witty and interactive "Fight Night" offers viewers self-reflection through surveys and elections

Poet Ayokunle Falomo explores the fictions and myths of his life in "Autobiomythography of"

Local musicians celebrate the music and legacy of Jay Stielstra at The Ark on September 28

Friday Five: Gostbustaz, Rabbitology, Pet TV, Do We Have a Problem?, The Missing Cats

Mark Jewett follows life's hectic pace on "Too Fast" single featuring The Accidentals

Encore Theatre's "New World Comin'" chronicles a crew chasing their musical dreams

'Pemi Aguda sees what the fantastical brings up in her short story collection “Ghostroots”

Friday Five: The Nuts, Post-Ford, Carlos Taboada, Annie Bacon, Lovepark

Poetry is a metaphor for life in Diane Seuss’ new collection, “Modern Poetry”

Loren D. Estleman explores the past and future of the characters in his latest Western

Friday Five: Geranium Red, Golden Feelings, Evan W, Panto Collapsar & Cyrus Pireh, Ness Lake

Craig Walsh's "Monuments" video installation spotlights local community heroes

U-M professor Scott Rick explores how couples navigate finances in "Tightwads and Spendthrifts."

Friday Five: Magoose, Caly3r, Billion Dollar Mind, Vonsiwel, Otherseas

Friday Five: Sex Change, The Strange Theory of Light and Matter, Tomorrowland, Wells & the Oufit, Foreign Carnivals

"Lessons in Gratitude": U-M's Aaron P. Dworkin reflects on race, the arts, and mental health in his new memoir

Friday Five: Hannah O'Brien & Grant Flick, Michigan Electronic Music Collective, Indigo Virus, Kathy Wieland, Chris DuPont

Tony Award winner David Lindsay-Abaire's "Fuddy Meers" is a surreal comedy with a dark edge

"Silvertongues" audio drama offers a devilishly good time.

Friday Five: Lunch, Oblivion Heirs, Fawn, Model No. 1021999, Chirp

Doomgaze into the Abyss: VAZUM explores the darker side of life on "Western Violence"

Friday Five: Alex Anest Organ Trio, Hubbard Lake Baking Club, Paper Petals, Duburban, Stormy Chromer

Artist Melissa Dehner interpreted seven local landmarks for the Ann Arbor 200 celebration

Ann Arbor's Keith Taylor discusses his two new poetry collections

Noteworthy Moments: Dexter multi-instrumentalist Brad Phillips on his work with Patti LuPone, University of Michigan, and daughter

Friday Five: Patience With Creatures, Barefoot Sneaker Slaves, Misotear, Dollie Rot, Marc Hannaford, Northbad

Feeling Seen and Validated: Moonwreckers examines the trajectory of heartbreak and grief on "Why Look Here?" album

Priyanka Mattoo searches for belonging and understanding in her new memoir, "Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones"

Friday Five: The Stellars, Jacob Sigman, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Kelly Moran, Grant Johnson

Total Eclipse of the Art: Studio Lounge's "Staring at the Sun" ups the band's absurdity, eclecticism, and musicianship

Interview: U-M's "Hip Hop @ 50" exhibit with Dani Williams and Stephen Ward

Friday Five: Harper, The Missing Cats, Premium Rat, Charlie Porter Quintet, ness lake

Ukrainian folk group Kommuna Lux to perform July 27 for Saline's Acoustic Routes concert series

Theatre Nova co-founder Carla Milarch has hopped through every level of theatrical life.

Monday Mix: Miller Brothers, Far Leys, The Nuts, Cedar Bend, Premium Rat, Djangophonique, Bob Sweet Quartet, Pink Marlena

Friday Five: Bunkerman, Head Full of Ghosts, Molly Jones/Hunter Brown/Ishmael Ali, Acid Lab, Anteomedroma

Interview: Jim Bizer on his latest album, "About Time"

Purple Rose finds the funny side of friendship in "What Springs Forth"

Friday Five: ZZVAVA, Mike Vial, Notomaton, Fearless Amaretto, pink marlena

Interview: Hannah Baiardi on her latest album, "Phoenix"

Keep It Like a Secret: Towner's new album basks in mystery and melodies

Friday Five: Local Obscurities with Wild Boys, Brat Axis, Möl Triffid, Monster Bait, The Iodine Raincoats

Review: Gregory Alan Isakov's June 17 show for Ann Arbor Summer Fest

Interview: Kristen Mercado on Better From Here Music

Interview: Annie Bacon on her new album, "Storm"

Friday Five: Same Eyes, Maddy Ringo, Rosary, Mathew A. Jacqmin-Kramer, Sumeus, Anteomedroma

Interview: The Whiskey Charmers on their new album, "Streetlights"

Review: Encore Theatre gives "Oklahoma" the magical infusion of youth

Friday Five: Mighty Clouds, Winged Wheel, Dr. Pete Larson, Great Arm, XiNNiW

Cinetopia Film Festival returns to Ann Arbor

Interview: Cece June on her "How Did This Get So Heavy?" EP

Friday Five: Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet, KUZbeats, The Biscuit Merchant, The Nuts, Carlos Taboada

Friday Five: Piotr Michalowski & Damon Smith, Candor, TJ Zindle, Optimystic, Mr. Demented/GrimeOne/MC Kadence

Interview: pia the band on her "Getting Better" EP

University of Michigan visiting professor Kelly Hoffer applies her poetry habit to grief in “Undershore”

Cultures collide in Theatre Nova’s production of "Death of a Driver"

Friday Five: Mazinga, Cedar Band, Regenerate! Orchestra, Human Skull, Kaito Ian

Interview: Poet Caitlin Cowan on her new book, "Happy Everything"

Ann Arbor folk singer-songwriter Kitty Donohoe celebrates 50 Years in music with show at The Ark

Friday Five: Ian Stirton, Bekka Madeleine, Geranium Red, John Beltran, Kirsten Carey & Aaron Edgcomb

PTD Productions takes the challenge with David Mamet's language-rich "Glengarry Glen Ross"

Interview: Kat Steih on her new album, "I Am Not Myself" with The Ferals

Friday Five: kayaks collective, Henri Bardot, John Bunkley, Akinsa + Ikiryō, X-Altera

Interview: Sophia Orensteen on her debut album, "AmericanGirl"

Puddle Jumpers: A visit to the Debuck’s Family Farm Tulip Festival

Interview: U-M professor Petra Kuppers on her new poetry collection

Friday Five: Andy Milne, Animal Coup, Queso Tone, Anthony Roperti, Mazinga

"Marvin’s Room" walks a thin line between comedy and drama at Ann Arbor Civic Theatre

Interview: Detroit's Mike Ward brings his inspirational folks to AADL April 28

Monday Mix: Creative Currents, Arts Engines, Othercast, Vesface, Duck Trash

Friday Five: Lauren Blackford, Mordake, nelson, DJ FLP & Monsuun, Maddy Ringo

U-M presents a swirling, perfect staging of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"

Interview: DuPont Phillips on its "Big Sky Sessions" EP

Monday Mix: Marcus Elliott, MEMCO, Immaculate Conception, PoetTreeTown, WCBN's Local Music Show and Electric Kingdom

Encore Theatre hosts "Love Boat" vets in engaging, thoughtful "I’m Not Rappaport"

Friday Five: Double Dose Edition

Interview: Michael Skib on his latest album, "This Bewitching Season"

Interview: Nick Shoulders & The Okay Crawdad on taking country music back to its roots

Friday Five: JTC, Evan Haywood, Tanager, Emma McDermott, Olivia Van Goor and Paul Keller

Review: U-M's "The Cherry Orchard"

Review: Mary Gaitskill reading and Q&A as part of U-M's Zell Visiting Writer Series

Review: Susan Goethel Campbell’s “Garden Repairs” at U-M LSA Institute for the Humanities Gallery

Poet, writer, and activist John Sinclair dies at 82

Review: Theatre Nova's "the ripple, the wave that carried me home"

Friday Five: Laserbeams of Boredom, Othercast, Lamont Stigler, Dollie Rot, G.B. Marian

Interview: Jim Cherewick on his latest album, “Good News”

Interview: Mark Jewett on "Too Fast," his latest single featuring The Accidentals

Interview: AH Kim on her new novel, "Relative Strangers"

Interview: Gastón Reggio on his "Michigan" album

Friday Five: Hannah Baiardi, Jazz Drive, Price, Benji Robot, Oak Openings

Interview: Fangs and Twang on its "You Monster" album

Highlighting the Washtenaw County creatives in the 62nd Ann Arbor Film Festival

Interview: David MacGregor's "The Antichrist Cometh" at The Purple Rose Theatre

Friday Five: Ani Mari, T. Greens, Rainforest, Elevator Raider, Chirp

Interview: Mike Green on his "Listening for the Bell" album

U-M's "Elizabeth Cree" is a puzzle-filled operatic mystery

Friday Five: Scotty Karate, Clangstrum, John Holk & the Sequins, HUES & Gold Midas, The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

Interview: Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's "All in the Timing"

Andrew Otchere turned his UMich studies into the comedy "Becoming BFA"

Friday Five: Randy Napoleon, Date Nite, Mogi Grumbles, The Evil Doings of an Intergalactic Skeleton, Dastardly Kids

Interview: Darcie Wilde on her new book, "The Secret of the Lady's Maid"

Interview: The Amplify Project's Rod Wallace on the Detroit Electronic Music Conference

Interview: Poet Zilka Joseph on her new collection, "Sweet Malida"

A Jill of All Trades: Julia Garlotte takes the helm of The Penny Seats Theatre Company

Friday Five: Melody Korkmaz, Jess Merritt, Jim Cherewick, Michael Skib, Bekka Madeleine

Interview: Darrin James on his latest album, "See Right Through"

Review: Encore Theatre's "Into the Woods"

Monday Mix: WCBN's Local Music Show, Benjamin Miller, Immaculate Conception, The Boy Detective, Indie Pop Takeout, Sound and Silence

Interview: David Jones and Zachary Nichols on Frontier Ruckus' new album, "On the Northline"

Interview about U-M's production of "Arbor Falls"

Interview: Annie and Rod Capps on their "Love and Rain" album

Friday Five: variant, Cedar Bend, Towner, Great Arm, Artdogg

Interview: Ruth Behar on “Across So Many Seas”

Interview: Zingerman's Bakehouse, "Celebrate Every Day" cookbook

Interview: Manchester Underground Music and Art

Review: Theatre Nova's "Fortune"

Friday Five: Darrin James, The Eleventh Hour, Paper Petals, Anteomedroma, MC Kadence

Interview: Nishanth Injam's new short-story collection, "The Best Possible Experience"

Friday Five: Latimer Rogland, Premium Rat, Jeremy Frey, S.U.N., DACAMERA

Preview: Kiley Reid's new novel, "Come and Get It

Interview: Mindful Dynasty on "The Barn Waltz" album

Interview: Grey Rose Grant on their folk opera "Little Histories"

Monday Mix: Father Dukes, Lo Dazz, Ownsey, Terminus, DykeChow

Friday Five: Friday Five: Jienan Yuan, Dabrye, Janelle Haskell, Jonathan Killstring, marto.matic

Things to See: Pulp Art Exhibit Roundup for Winter

Friday Five: Telesonic 9000, skyline, Kat Steih, Tru Klassick & Ilajide, Live at Fun Fest 2023

Interview: Erin Hahn on her new book, "Friends Don’t Fall in Love"

50 Years of Hip-Hop: Influential Albums From Washtenaw County

Review: U-M professor Scott Rick's "Tightwads and Spendthrifts" book

Friday Five: The Boy Detective, JDSY, ness lake, Same Eyes, LinX & KAISTO

Nick Baumgardner on "Mountaintop: The Inside Story of Michigan's 1997 National Title Climb"

Ann Arbor music promoter Peter Andrews dies

Ann Arbor filmmaker Christina Morales Hemenway premieres "Get Real"

AADL 2023 Staff Picks

Linen Ray on "By a Thread" single

Poet Helena Mesa on her book “Where Land Is Indistinguishable From Sea”

Friday Five: Iggy Pop, Jacob “Spike” Kraus, The Chopped Liver, Christmas, Dead Schembecklers

Friday Five: Ki5, Turner Luce, Studio Lounge, kaito ian, Mree

Review: Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's "The Real Thing"

Interview: Aaron Burch on his new essay collection, "A Kind of In-Between"

Friday Five: Prism Quartet, Jib Kidder, Virga, Blowhole, Frontier Ruckus