Light Up Electric Forest The Crane Wives’ story is both charming and unlikely. Grand Valley State University students and aspiring musicians Kate Pillsbury and Emilee Petersmark worked at the same Chinese restaurant where they began performing on Friday nights under the moniker The Crane Wives. Soon after Tom Gunnels (banjo), Dan Rickabus (drums/vocals) and Ben [...]

Have you been to Pacific Rim, Grange and Café Felix all in one week, but only for Happy Hour drinks?  Do you sometimes walk by Mani Osteria and smell a delicious aroma wafting from foods you feel certain you can’t afford?  Do you stand with your nosed pressed against the window of Gratzi while a [...]

One of my absolute favorite summer events, the free concert series Sonic Lunch, will be returning in 2012 with an impressive lineup of local and national bands and fantastic grub served up by local vendors. Every Thursday at noon between June 7 and August 30, Bank of Ann Arbor presents free shows in Liberty Plaza [...]

Whether you live close enough to hear the bats crack in Comerica Park or you reside in the calmer shadows of the Motor City, you’ve probably referenced Detroit at least once when asked where you’re from. The further you travel, the easier it is to namedrop the troubled city (some people hear Ypsilanti and react [...]