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  • Ann Arbor in the 1960s
  • John Sinclair: A Spiritual Biography. Interview (May 2003)
  • Ann Arbor Blues Festival: Interview with Howlin' Wolf, (August 2, 1969)
  • Rick Danko 'At the Ark': His Last Performance
  • Blasts from the Past: Ann Arbor Music, 1960s
  • Ron Asheton and the Prime Movers
  • AMG: Sometimes a Great Notion
  • The Forgotten Jazz Scene
  • Ann Arbor's 'The Bird of Paradise'
  • The Folk Music Revival in Ann Arbor (Late 1950s - Early 1960s)
  • My Time with Bob Dylan in Ann Arbor
  • 1960s: Ann Arbor's Gay Bars
  • Moving A Business to Ann Arbor: A Story
  • Ear Exercise
  • Interview with Ann Arbor DJ Jim Dulzo
  • More on Ann Arbor in the 60s
  • Inscape: The Early Aaron Neville
  • Gary Grimshaw: A Short Biography
  • George 'Harmonic' Smith
  • Tish Hinojosa
  • The Blues in Their Own Words 
  • Searching for Roots: Discovering Electric Blues in White America 
  • Our Pilgrimage to Tibet
  • The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 
  • The Swan Silvertones
  • Russell Gregory and Centicore Books in Ann Arbor
  • The M.U.G. (Michigan Union Grill) in the 1950s-1960s
  • "Mississippi" John Hurt
  • The Albums of Miles Davis
  • I-94 Bar Interview of Michael Erlewine 
  • The Interviewer
  • Folklorist Marc Silber 
  • Magic Sam 
  • Friends of the Sixties Junior Wells: Hoodoo Man Blues
  • Juke Joints and Saturday Nights 
  • Making Blues Time 
  • John Coltrane (A Brief Introduction)
  • Jazz Organist Jimmy Smith 
  • Jazz: The Life Mandala
  • Inscape: Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas 
  • From "Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed" by Paul Trynka
  • Iggy Pop: Prime Movers Drummer 
  • Some History of Matrix Software
  • The Albums of Hank Locklin
  • Groove and Blues in Jazz
  • Inscape: The Incredible Barbara Lewis 
  • Inscape: The Inimitable Big Walter Horton
  • Inscape: Chuck Berry - Nothin' Comes from Nowhere
  • Gary Grimshaw: Poster Style
  • Gary Grimshaw: An Interview 
  • Clint's Club
  • Friends from the Sixties 
  • Inscape: The Beauty of Brenton Wood
  • Ann Arbor Blues Festivals and More 
  • Ann Arbor Blues Festival Details 
  • Ann Arbor Folk and Blues: The Scene in the 1960s and 1970s
  • The Folk Music Revival 1950s-1960s
  • Folk Revival to Electric Blues: A History 
  • The Acid Poster Test
  • Adam Cohen Interview 
  • Alton Kelley Interview by Walter Medeiros
  • Alton Kelley Interview 
  • Andrio Abero Interview 
  • Antone's Blues Club
  • The Art of Rock by Paul Grushkin (Book Review)
  • AOXOMOXOA: Artist Rick Griffin
  • Armadillo World Headquarters 
  • Mark Arminski Set 
  • The Art of the Poster Deal
  • Artists Rights Benefits 
  • List of Bands by Area 
  • Banking on the Wall
  • Bill Graham Special Events 
  • Ben Friedman: Postermat
  • Ben Komins Interview 
  • BGF - New Fillmore 
  • Bill Graham: A Short Biography 
  • Bill Graham: 1931-1991 by Wes Wilson
  • Bill Ham: Light Show Pioneer
  • Bob Fried: Short Biography 
  • Brad Kelly: Poster Expert 
  • A Brief History of Rock Posters 
  • Casey Burns Interview 
  • Chet Helms Biography
  • Chuck Sperry Interview 
  • Classic Posters: The Interviews Book One
  • Classic Posters: The Interviews Book Two
  • Classic Posters: Collecting, Archiving, and More
  • Clayton Hayes Interview: Gig Posters
  • Danny Garrett Interview
  • Darren Grealish Interview
  • David Singer Interview: Graphic Designer 
  • Delanorock Interview
  • Dennis Preston Interview
  • Eddie Wilson Interview: Armadillo World Headquarters
  • Interview with Electrofork (Elizabeth Dagger)
  • Eric King: Poster-Archivist Pioneer
  • Eric King Interview: Poster Expert
  • The FAQs of Poster Collecting
  • Frank Kozik Interview 
  • Frank Westlake: San Fransisco Printer Pioneer, Article by Tina Moore
  • Frank Wiedemann Interview
  • Grande Ballroom: The Set
  • Grande Ballrom: Detroit Scene
  • Greg Davidson Interview
  • Jeff Gaither Interview
  • Jermaine Rogers Interview 
  • Jorge Alderete Interview 
  • Justin Kamerer Interview 
  • Alton Kelley Dinosaur Set
  • Kerry Awn Interview
  • Lee Conklin: A Short Biography
  • Leia Bell Interview 
  • Levon Mosgofian: Tea Lautrec Printing by Walter Mederios
  • Lines in Tomorrow's Sand by Jacaeber Kastor 
  • Marco Almera Interview 
  • Maritime Hall Posters Series 
  • Training the Mind: Dharma Practice 
  • Meet the Poster Experts 
  • Mountain Aire Festival
  • Stanley Mouse Interview 
  • Never Met a Set I Didn't Like
  • How to Evaluate Posters "Nostalgia" 
  • Paul Grushkin "The Art of Rock" Interview  
  • Penelope Fried Interview 
  • Poster Guy Michael Erlewine
  • Easy Poster Measure Boards
  • Poster Preservation and Restoration
  • Thoughts on Posters and Life
  • Posters as Investments
  • Printing and Collecting Terms 
  • Psychedelic Lettering 
  • Psychedelic Solutions Shows
  • Randy Tuten Interview
  • Rave Fliers by John Kuzich
  • Retinal Circus 
  • Rick Griffin: Psychedelics and the Tibetan Tradition
  • Rick Griffin: Psychedelic Heavyweight
  • Rick Griffin 1944-1991 by Wes Wilson
  • Rick Griffin: A Short Biography
  • Scott McDougall Interview
  • Stash Rooms
  • Steven Cerio Interview
  • The Straight Theater
  • Tale of a Poster Investor
  • Tara McPherson Interview 
  • Texas Posters: A Maverick Tradition
  • The "Seed"
  • Thoughts from the Murky Depths 
  • Todd Slater Interview
  • Tom Deja Interview
  • "Value" by Jacaeber Kastor
  • Ward Sutton Interview
  • What They Are Worth by Steve Bjeklie
  • Where to Draw the Line by Jacaeber Kastor
  • Classic Posters Logo by Wes Wilson
  • Zak Wilson Interview
  • The Eden Chapati
  • Bands on the Ann Arbor Frat Scene 
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ARTS AROUND ANN ARBOR

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MUSIC

The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels
Music for "Airport": Idle Ray's new EP ups the volume, fuzz, and intensity
Eclipse Jazz at 50
The Radar: New music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels
Always Be Haunting: 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

VISUAL ART

Silver Sightings: Gallery 100 is an art gallery tucked inside a Chelsea retirement neighborhood
All the Small Things: Joseph Ferraro's macro photography captures the tiny beauty that surrounds us
Window Gazing: Jaye Schlesinger's "Points of View" exhibition at WSG Gallery
Hava Gurevich's two exhibits at Ann Arbor Art Center bring her brightly colored worlds into focus
The Holy Bones Artisan Market celebrates ghosts, ghouls, and great local creators
The new Media Live Ypsi festival celebrates in-person art and performances

FILM & VIDEO

UMich professor emeritus Andy Kirshner’s latest film, "Sex Radical," tells the tale of a little-known feminist, spiritualist, and educator
"Resilience Revealed" wins award in Accolade Global Film Competition
Alive and Well: AADL's Dead Media Day celebrates the past in the digital age
The new Media Live Ypsi festival celebrates in-person art and performances
8 Ball Movie Night winds up its outdoor season with a future cop double feature
Arts & culture stories from Washtenaw County media

THEATER & DANCE

Dark comedy and serious drama come together in U-M’s production of Jessica Dickey’s "The Convent"
"Othello" goes West in Brevity and PTD Productions' unique take on Shakespeare's tragedy
Farce With a Bite: Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's "Dracula: A Comedy of Terror" looks to the original book for emotional inspiration, jokes
Scares From Scratch: Neighborhood Theatre Group’s "Black Cat: Folklore" is the Ypsilanti ensemble's latest original seasonal production
A Sort of Homecoming: A young man finds his way back to Ann Arbor in Theatre Nova's thoughtful and humorous "Dry Summer"
Purple Rose’s revival of "Norma & Wanda" is an on-stage sitcom filled with physical comedy and double entendres

WRITTEN WORD

Playwright Cary Gitter delves into a character’s consciousness in his novel “Cammy Sitting Shiva”
U-M lecturer Molly Beer's "Angelica” tracks a woman's soft-power connections during the Revolutionary War and the turbulent years after
Always Be Haunting: Ghostly International's new book showcases the Ann Arbor-founded record label's music and passions
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
Subversive Retelling: Jihyun Yun’s new horror novel brings to life a dead sister in “And the River Drags Her Down”

PULP LIFE

The Holy Bones Artisan Market celebrates ghosts, ghouls, and great local creators
Alive and Well: AADL's Dead Media Day celebrates the past in the digital age
A Hundred Nerds: Ann Arbor’s edition of Nerd Nite hit the century mark this summer
West Side Book Shop celebrates 50 years in downtown Ann Arbor
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