Friday Five: Taproot, Tension Splash, Kool Ade Kam, Child Sleep, Drew Graham
by christopherporter
Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.
This week features nu-metal from Taproot, grunge by Tension Splash, hip-hop by Kool Ade Kam, indie rock by Child Sleep, and rap by Drew Graham.
Cutting the "Edge": Ann Arbor experimental jazz festival returns for its 27th year
by christopherporter
Excerpted from "Things to Do: Fall Festivals Spotlight Arts, Culture, and Music in Washtenaw County" [Pulp, August 31, 2023]
Edgefest
October 18-21
Friday Five: Justin Walter, fling ii, counter magic, The City Lines, Nightkin
by christopherporter
Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.
This week features evocative electronics by Justin Walter, modular synth miniatures by fling ii, indie rock by counter magic and The City Lines, and blackened death metal by Nightkin.
Friday Five: Dr. Peter Larson, ECOATM, and Rebecca Goldberg, The Velvet Snakes, Cece June
by christopherporter
Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.
This week features electronic music by Dr. Peter Larson, ECOATM, and Rebecca Goldberg on the new Great Corner Sound label, garage rock by The Velvet Snakes, and sad folk-pop by Cece June.
Claudfest: Singer-songwriter Claudia Schmidt celebrates 50 years of performing
by christopherporter
“Golden anniversary” sounds tacky and “semicentennial” reads incomplete, so what does a musician call her slow-rolling, year-long celebration of 50 years on stage?
Friday Five: The Vicissitones, Saga, History History, Brawny Lad, Idle Ray
by christopherporter
Friday Five highlights music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.
This week features surf rock by The Vicissitones, metallic garage by Saga, atmospheric noise rock by History History, that high-lonesome sound by Brawny Lad, and a distorted folk-raver by Idle Ray.