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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

Singer-songwriter Joe Reilly lets kids know there's a place for them in the circle
Friday Five: Jason Engling, Dollie Rot, Dave & Kristi, Latimer Rogland, Delos Prismatic
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
Friday Five: Vonsíwel, French Ship, Optigan Conservatory, M.I.C. Book & HUES, GVMMY
Open-Source Oscillators: Gear Lords, Ann Arbor Bleep Bloop Collective build community with wires and knobs

VISUAL ART

So Much Larger Than Life: Meggie Ramm's winsome "Batcat: Cooking Contest!" graphic novel helps kids process big-time emotions
Dedicated Followers of Fashion: Gutman Gallery's "In Style" exhibit highlights wearable design
Sasha Gusikhin's NeuroArts Productions organizes multidisciplinary creative events to promote mental health awareness
Curiosity Knocks: "asses.masses" at Stamps Auditorium showed the power of building community
UMMA's "La Raza Art and Media Collective, 1975 to Today" highlights the pioneering work of a campus student group
Common Ground: Philippa Pham Hughes' "Hey, We Need to Talk!" at UMMA is an interactive exhibit that ponders how to build sustainable relationships

FILM & VIDEO

Michigan Murders: "1969: Killers, Freaks, and Radicals" documentary makes its Ann Arbor debut at Cinetopia
Barbara Neri's "Unlocking Desire" film looks to a Tennessee Williams classic for inspiration
iFFY the Filmsters: The Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti returns for its sixth edition
The 63rd Ann Arbor Film Festival will show that de-evolution is real
Monday Mix: Michigan Creates, Music Un-Tuxed, A2AC Murals & Planters, Blue LLama live streams, Ann Arbor 200 documentaries
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THEATER & DANCE

Neighborhood Theatre Group's "The Stranger in My Breakfast Nook" is a hilarious musical send-up of Lifetime movies
Rory and Evelyn: PTD Productions’ comedy "Welcome to Paradise" celebrates a chance encounter between generations
A beauty parlor creates a safe place to gather in Ann Arbor Civic Theatre’s staging of "Steel Magnolias"
Still Wilde: Encore Theatre's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is an energetic physical comedy with seriously good acting
Big Time: U-M Theatre offered the rare chance to see "Titanic: The Musical"
Theatre Nova's world premiere of "Eclipsed" is an intimate look at a Black family trying to better itself in the racially charged climate of Detroit

WRITTEN WORD

Cult of Personality: Omar Hussain's psychological thriller, "A Thousand Natural Shocks," explores how far people will go to forget their pasts
U-M professor Leah Litman makes a ruling on the Supreme Court in her new book, "Lawless"
Poet Zilka Joseph imparts memories, history, and culture of the Bene Israel people by way of food in “Sweet Malida”
Attack Mode: David Wolinsky looks at the Gamergate scandal and internet culture in "The Hivemind Swarmed" and a panel discussion at AADL
So Much Larger Than Life: Meggie Ramm's winsome "Batcat: Cooking Contest!" graphic novel helps kids process big-time emotions
Writing Into Clarity: Poet Carmen Bugan’s “Tristia” collection engages with loss and pain

PULP LIFE

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Origin Stories: As Tree Town celebrates 200, Museum on Main's "Ann Arbor's Story" looks at the first 50 years

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