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The headliners at the 2025 A2CAF : Small + Indie Press event are also known for works outside of graphic novels. Get to ...
09/30/2025

The headliners at the 2025 A2CAF : Small + Indie Press event are also known for works outside of graphic novels. Get to know artists Caroline Cash, Lisa Hanawalt, and Julia Wertz ahead of the fest, which also features dozens of vendors plus workshops and creator talks, on Saturday, October 11, at the Ann Arbor District Library's Downtown location.

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The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance's production of the musical "Cabaret" focuses on the outside...
09/29/2025

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance's production of the musical "Cabaret" focuses on the outsiders, exploring “the vibrant q***r scene at the cabaret and how it is stripped away as the N***s take over."

We spoke with dramaturg Tate Zeleznik, costume designer Kayti Sanchez, and lighting designer Ethan J. Hoffman about how they approached this classic, which runs October 2-5 and October 9-12 at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre in Ann Arbor.
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The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance's production of "Gloria" moves from comedy to bitter reality...
09/26/2025

The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance's production of "Gloria" moves from comedy to bitter reality as an office tragedy is examined in a before-and-after scenario. We reviewed the play, written by Braden Jacobs-Jenkins, which runs through October 5 at the Arthur Miller Theatre.
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The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels. This week: Hey Look Listen, Spiralic labe...
09/26/2025

The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week: Hey Look Listen, Spiralic label compilation, two AGN7 label releases, Pastland, Adam J. Snyder, Richard Root & The Fancy Band, Mark Zhu, Darrin James Band, Brooke Steele, FLYDLPHN and Hayden Mesnick, Loamsy, Alison Albrecht, and Median.

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For the next two weeks, several free or mostly pay-what-you-can music fests will dominate the schedules of adventurous W...
09/25/2025

For the next two weeks, several free or mostly pay-what-you-can music fests will dominate the schedules of adventurous Washtenaw County listeners.

Visit A2Pulp.org to get the scoop on Totally Awesome Fest(September 25-28) and Freak Fest (October 3-5) in Ypsilanti, as well as A2 Jazz Fest (September 27-28) and Refugia Festival 2025 (September 28) in Ann Arbor.

Zach Bryan and John John Mayer are headlining the University of Michigan's first concert at Michigan Stadium on Septembe...
09/24/2025

Zach Bryan and John John Mayer are headlining the University of Michigan's first concert at Michigan Stadium on September 27. While the show is expected to have over 112,000 fans in attendance, it got us wondering about some of the other concerts at U-M’s second-biggest venue: Crisler Center.

In its nearly 60-year history, Crisler Center has hosted many memorable concerts. Some of those have included Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Pearl Jam, and others.

To learn more about Crisler Center’s live music history, we looked through local publication archives to find past concert announcements, previews, and reviews. It hosted an abundance of shows from the late ‘60s through the ‘90s, but concerts started petering out there around 2003.

We selected these concerts to show the variety of acts the venue featured and included others that we wish we could’ve seen back in the day.

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Jay Platt thought he'd be an engineer. The boat lover moved to Ann Arbor in 1963 from Alexandria, Virginia, to study nav...
09/23/2025

Jay Platt thought he'd be an engineer. The boat lover moved to Ann Arbor in 1963 from Alexandria, Virginia, to study naval architecture at the University of Michigan.

But a different career called out to Platt after he visited a bookstore in New York City, and a few years later, he opened his own business.

Now, Platt's West Side Book Shop turns 50 years old this week.

Check out a selection of photos from the store's five decades, and read or listen to an extensive AADL Talks To interview with Platt that covers the West Side Book Shop's entire history.

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Pockets of Infinity: Tyler Dunston makes each line count in his new poetry book, “Octaves.” We spoke to the doctoral ca...
09/22/2025

Pockets of Infinity:
Tyler Dunston makes each line count in his new poetry book, “Octaves.” We spoke to the doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan about his new collection, which was a finalist for the Moonstone Press Chapbook Contest.

Dunston celebrates the release of "Octaves" with fellow poet Jason Barry at Literati Bookstore on Tuesday, September 23, at 6:30 pm.
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The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels. This week:Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley, Sa...
09/19/2025

The Radar tracks new music by Washtenaw County-associated artists and labels.

This week:
Ancel Fitzgerald Neeley, Sacha, Levona, The City Lines, Bekka Madeleine, Mark Zhu, Normal Park, Gee Floyd, The DayNites
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Fighting Fires with “Fires":The City Lines’ new alt-rock album explores heritage, mental health, and the environment. We...
09/18/2025

Fighting Fires with “Fires":
The City Lines’ new alt-rock album explores heritage, mental health, and the environment. We spoke to the Ann Arbor band about its third release ahead of an October 24 show at Ziggy's in Ypsilanti.

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Audio in the Arboretum: Refugia Festival 2025 celebrates sound and nature in one of Ann Arbor's most beloved location...
09/15/2025

Audio in the Arboretum:
Refugia Festival 2025 celebrates sound and nature in one of Ann Arbor's most beloved locations. We spoke to founder Alexis C. Lamb and others about the second edition of the eco-arts event, which takes place Sunday, September 28.
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