@a2pulp

@a2pulp has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in December 2019. The social media accounts linked to from @a2pulp are: • Facebook • Instagram • Bluesky Besides social media accounts, a2pulp has populated their site with: • Interview: Barbara McQuade on "Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America" • The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels • Davy Rothbart looks back at 25 years of "Found Magazine" and hosts Ann Arbor Summer Festival Event • Ann Arbor radio DJ and music impresario Ollie McLaughlin is the subject of a new podcast • One Track Mind: Jonathan Edwards, "A Fiction for Today" • Carmen Bugan's "Beyond the Typewriter: Childhood Under the Eye of the Secret Police" is now a modern classic • "Marianetta Porter: Breath, Fragment, Return" at Stamps Gallery • U-M's Andy Milne scores documentary about Black student protests in 1960s Montreal • One Track Mind: Social Meteor, "Cinematography" • July visual art exhibitions in Washtenaw County • Review: "Emma's Wedding(s)" at Purple Rose Theatre • Coda: WEMU legend Michael Jewett retires from the Ypsilanti jazz station • One Track Mind: NoW Trio, "Corner Blues" • Quinn Faylor's "How We Hold" exhibition at Ann Arbor Art Center stimulates curiosity and wonder • "Resistance Is Fertile" honors the founding of U-M's Institute for Research on Women & Gender • Saline music venue The Arboretum celebrates its one-year anniversary with a festival • Ann Arbor's Forge Theater hammers out a unique approach to performance venues • Theatre Nova's "Athena" utilizes staged combat as a pivotal storytelling device in a tale of friendship and ambition • Brenda and Chuck Marshall celebrate the Mitten through photography, exhibitions, podcasts, and writing • Kenji Lee’s new Fortune Teller Trio album is powered by a reverence for the mystical • One Track Mind: Mree, "Limbo" • Loonlight Theatre produces plays in off-stage spaces across Washtenaw County • One Track Mind: Toadally, "Full Body Headache" • August visual art exhibitions in Washtenaw County • A history of The Ramones in Ann Arbor • D.E. Carr's debut novel, "When Squirrels Fly," is a humorous, cozy mystery set in Ann Arbor • Shaun Manning's comic book, "Cole City," is influenced by the new labor movement and the joy of rebellion • One Track Mind: Swan Upon Leda, "Seashells" • PTD Productions' "Southern Rapture" depicts a community's struggle over artistic integrity and censorship in theater • The Radar: Fun Fest Edition • Review: Penny Seats' "Gutenberg! The Musical!" is a madcap night of theater • One Track Mind: Josie G, "Taro" • Ani Mari genre-hops throughout her second album, "The Masquerade" • Gestural Glass: Iman Hathaway’s “Dreams of a Redbone” exhibition at Dzanc House • House Music for All brings good vibes to the Ann Arbor Elks Lodge • Brach Tiller's exhibition, "Me and You," at Washtenaw Community College is a love letter to his fiancée • One Track Mind: OMO x Le Dawg, "Visions of Eternity" • J.J. Kochmanski delves inside a video game influenced by the external world in "The Side Questers" • JD's Stage Bistro in Chelsea features grand-opening shows this week with Jeff Daniels and other acts • Mei Semones returns to Ann Arbor as a budding pop, jazz, and guitar star • Fuzz Fest 11 will induce more head-banging memories in Ann Arbor when it hits The Blind Pig, August 27-29 • One Track Mind: Cracked & Hooked, "Allowed" • Chirp rotates toward a more direct style on its bold new album, "Torque" • September 2026 theater events in Washtenaw County • The Ticket: A selection of September 2026 concerts in Washtenaw County • September visual art exhibitions in Washtenaw County • One Track Mind: Spectral Threads, "Addictant" • Dr. Pete Larson creates psychedelic rock with a Kenyan folk instrument • One Track Mind: Bill Edwards, "Enough About Me" • Street Art Encounter returns to downtown Ann Arbor • Ypsilanti-based DJ night Fallout Shelter celebrates five years of moving bodies • One Track Mind: My Salamander, "Insects" • R.J. Hejna discusses "Nocturne" from his new poetry book • Ryan Henyard's photography exhibition shows the connection between nature and Washtenaw County's Black community • One Track Mind: Pillow Princess, "Anybody's Anything" • Former Detroit TV news anchor Devin Scillian premieres music-steeped dramedy "Bastard" at Chelsea's Purple Rose Theatre • The Weirdness Flows Between Us: A musical guide to Freakfest 2026 • Kendra Langford Shaw's debut novel, "The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos," explores life in the wilderness and the preservation of family • October 2026 theater events in Washtenaw County • October art exhibitions in Washtenaw County • The Ticket: A selection of October 2026 concerts in Washtenaw County • One Track Mind: Nate Veldhoff, "Dear Andy" • Interview: Evan Haywood on his new live album, "Canterbury Tales" • Yes, Ann Improv Festival brings off-the-cuff comedy to Tree Town • Friday Five: Evan Haywood, Flwr.Chld and Kapsoul, Cece June, Far Leys, Dr. Pete Larson • One Track Mind: SoZeN, "Dragon Rider" • Review: Jeff Tweedy's "World Within a Song" Book • Dzanc House's "The Queer Show" is a mixed-media showcase for LGBTQ+ artists • Friday Five: Tru Klassick, Jahsun, Dacamera, Ness Lake, Lily Talmers • Friday Five: JTC, Tyvek, C.R. Odette, .SSJ, Zilched • 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" • 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. • 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 • 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 • 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 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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'" • 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" • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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" • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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" • AADL 2025 STAFF PICKS: PULP LIFE • AADL 2025 STAFF PICKS: AUDIO • AADL 2025 STAFF PICKS: SCREENS • AADL 2025 STAFF PICKS: WORDS • AADL 2025 STAFF PICKS: HOMEPAGE • 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: 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Three exhibitions: Hava Gurevich, Jaye Schlesinger, Stacey L. Kirby • 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" • 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" • 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" • 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 • 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 • 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 • AADL 2024 Staff Picks: Homepage • 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 • AADL 2024 Staff Picks: Pulp Life • AADL 2024 Staff Picks: Audio • AADL 2024 Staff Picks: Screens • AADL 2024 Staff Picks: Words • 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