A Well-Oiled (Literally) Travelin’ Machine Originally from Ypsilanti, the now Ann Arbor-based Ragbirds have been gaining national momentum (and touring their tailfeathers off!) during the past year, but the effortless fusion of world cultures and styles in their music has been pleasing fans since 2005. Currently touring the U.S., the five-piece band employs a great [...]

Musician, circus dreamer and amateur historian The elevator door opens with a squeak and a rattle to reveal two blond-haired musicians: Matt Jones with his guitar and Colette Alexander with her cello. It’s a cram on the way up to the fourth floor, but they’ve seen their share of tight spaces. From the cozy confines [...]

Ann Arbor’s Christopher Norman is a busy man. Recently, he won a spot to play for the Folk the Police festival, remixed one of our favorite DJ’s Chrome Sparks as well as Metric and has played all the bigger venues throughout the mitten as well as The Blind Pig and PJ’s Lager House. After DJing, [...]

Guitarist Hunter Boyd is “literally speechless, sometimes, by what these cats come up with …and this is just the beginning.” Well, it’s essentially the beginning, but it’s been brewing for a while. True, Ypsi-based Lawless Carver began, properly, less than two years ago. They’ve kept busy (through live shows and an EP) churning out their [...]

The Ann Arbor Folk Festival Hits the Hill to Celebrate 35 Years One of A2’s most anticipated and celebrated annual events, the 35th annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival returns this year for two nights of down-home fun at Hill Auditorium. In an effort to raise money for The Ark, Ann Arbor’s premier nonprofit home for [...]