Jess Merritt brings “Torch Songs for Today” to Kerrytown Concert House
Singer-songwriter Jess Merritt found a sweet spot where she can fully express both her creative and analytical sides.
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15 years after Borders’ end, Ann Arbor and Ypsi independent bookstores succeed by playing to their strengths
Despite the collapse of the big-box bookstore, local independent stores have successfully emphasized community, tactile experience, curation, and collaboration.
Pub sing brings British tradition of communal a cappella song to Ann Arbor
On March 2, the public is invited to join in singing Irish drinking songs, sea shanties, and other traditional tunes as Conor O’Neill’s offers its second pub sing from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Celtic Room.
Jazz luminaries to celebrate 100 years of Miles Davis and John Coltrane in Ann Arbor concert
As saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and trumpeter Terence Blanchard embark on a tour celebrating the 100th anniversary of jazz legends Miles Davis' and John Coltrane's births, Ravi Coltrane says "the real plan is not to try to recreate the past."
American political dissent highlighted in new U-M Museum of Art show
In a new exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, curator Julie Ault examines “how artists … have registered their politics or social effect in their art.”
All-Indigenous big band’s Ann Arbor performance will celebrate history of Native people in jazz
Bandleader Julia Keefe describes her group's mission as "to celebrate the diversity and vitality of Indigenous people in jazz — past, present, and future."
Ann Arbor folk super-duo Ember & Ash unites members of Ragbirds and Native Howl
Ember & Ash features Erin Zindle of the Ragbirds, a folk band, and Alex Holycross of the "thrash-grass" band the Native Howl.
Actors and puppets depict the end of the world in Belgian performance coming to Ann Arbor
"Dimanche" uses puppetry, mime, video, and multiple kinds of theater to tell the everyday story of the end of the world.
Ann Arbor “modern klezmer” band Schmaltz tackles first album after years of live shows
After several years of regular gigging, Schmaltz's members decided to replicate a live environment while recording their first studio album.
Q&A: New Creative Washtenaw director seeks to strengthen collaboration, data collection in arts community
We chatted with Creative Washtenaw Executive Director Chloe Crowther about her vision for her organization and Washtenaw County's arts scene.
