[In The D] Forth From It’s Hinges
Posted on July 28th, 2010
With the Ann Arbor Art Fair(s) becoming more and more like an Arts-n-Crafts bizzare, a group of local Ann Arbor creatives look to bring a younger art crowd back into the city. Hello, Forth From It’s Hinges.
Opening this Thursday, Forth From Its Hinges (FFIH) is a annual series that features progressive, local art and music and is housed inside of an industrial warehouse on Ann Arbor’s south side. The afternoons at FFIH find groups of young creatives browsing through art pieces from some of the best local artists. The nights host a fair amount of entertainment, including poetry readings, DJ’s and musical artists (some from Ann Arbor’s, Ghostly International).
From the FFIH Facebook:
FFIH focus this year is on the collaborative and creative curation of the area’s most expressive emerging artists. The site-based production offers artists and audiences alike the opportunity to experience large-scale installations and experimental performances that transcend the usual and explore the unknown–this is not a gallery, club, concert hall, or street fair. The young FFIH curators aim to expose and expand their own community of unseen talent by producing a series that is free from expectation, free from censorship, free from tradition, and free of charge.
Forth From It’s Hinges opens July 29th and runs through August 1st.
For more info and the roster of artists: http://www.forthfromitshinges.com
Filed under: In the D | Comments
In The D: Dateline – “City of Heartbreak and Hope”
Posted on April 19th, 2010
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Chris Hanson returned back to his hometown of Detroit to file a story about the decline and (work to) rise of the people and city of Detroit, Michigan. Dateline ran the story last night and all-in-all, painted the city pretty close to what it really is.
The Dateline piece showed the hardships that the people in the city have to deal with, talked about the corruption in the government, and made note to the fact that a lot of Detroit looks like a bombed-out war-zone. Along with the negative, Dateline was quick to show the hope of the people of Detroit. They focused on those in the city that are working hard for the kids in the Detroit Public School System, keeping the streets safe, and even Kid Rock chimed in on his love for the city of Detroit.
You can see the entire Dateline NBC Special here.
Filed under: In the D | Comments
In The D: Flying Lotus in Ann Arbor
Posted on March 31st, 2010
This last weekend (Friday, March 26th) Flying Lotus and labelmate Dr. Strangeloop took the Ann Arbor Film Festival to new heights. The twosome composed a live score to the 1962, avant-garde feature film, “Heaven and Earth Magic” by Harry Smith. Yes, it was just as creepy and strange as you would expect.
After the festival, FlyLo made his way over to Ann Arbor’s notorious Blind Pig music venue/bar/hipster hangout to headline the film-fest’s after-party. Full of glitch, dub, and siren, the set seemed to be a huge hit with the Blind Pig crowd, only to be elevated to a new height when the bomb of “Idioteque” by Radiohead was dropped.
Check the video below to get your mind blown.
To see the FlyLo/Dr. Strangeloop score, head over to Prefix Magazine.
Thanks to the folks at Moodgadget for capturing FlyLo.
Filed under: In the D | Comments
In the “D”: Lightning Love – Good Time (Video)
Posted on February 20th, 2010
Lightning Love are a new “party-pop”, power-trio from Ypsilanti, Michigan. It’s members– Leah Diehl, Aaron Diehl and Ben Collins– find a way to craft a sound that lives somewhere between The Postal Service and She & Him. Live, the three member band rotates positions on stage for different songs and have had the opportunity to open shows for such acts as Nico Vega, Chris Bathgate and the Von Bondies.
Last year, Lightning Love released their debut record, November Birthday and scored a digital distribution deal with Michigan record label, Quite Scientific. This year seems like it will be just as eventful for the band as they recently had their first video (for the track “Good Time”) debut on Pitchfork.tv. The video pairs the happy, pop sounds of the band and adds the gritty visuals of old, biker men doing old, biker men things (over-pouring whiskey, getting into scuffles, riding their bikes, ya know). Take a gander at the video below:
Full Disclosure (just in case on of the guys from QuiSci reads this, he knows my thoughts): At first, I was somewhat “lukewarm” on Lightning Love. After listening to the band and seeing them live a few times, they do create really catchy tunes. No lie. Get on this bus before all of your other, hip-er friends do.
More Lightning Love: MySpace | Facebook
Quite Scientific Records: quitescientific.com
Tags: In the D, lightning love, Music
Filed under: In the D | Comments
In the “D”: Holler At Ya Boys (Shigeto Remix)
Posted on February 18th, 2010
If you have spent any time in the Ann Arbor area, there is a good chance that you have heard the name Zachary Saginaw. If not, you might know him better by his alias’: the minimal techno juggernaut Frank Omura, or the abstract to ambient artist, Shigeto. Zachary had been showing off his skills for quite some time in and around the Ann Arbor scene until the hustle paid off and he was acquired by (his current label) Moodgadget.
Recently, Zachary has transplanted from Ann Arbor to (the uber-hip) Brooklyn, New York to be closer to a more accepting scene and label founder Jakub Alexander. The move might have been a good look if this recent remix is any peek into what is to come from Shigeto.
In this mix, Shigeto turns a laid-back beat into a mind/ear blender. With noticeable beat influence from the likes of Dabrye and Flying Lotus, Mr. Geto makes you wonder if you should be bobbing your head or jakin’ across the dancefloor. In his own words: “I took a little more rugged, minimal approach to it. Focusing more on the vocals and keeping the groove rather than throwing in a bunch of fancy shit.”
Get more Shigeto on his Facebook page.
Tags: In the D, Music, Shigeto
Filed under: In the D | Comments