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November 2019 Reviews:
- El Mar La Mar
- Joan Shelley
- Karapetyan Does Komitas
- Loch na hEala (Swan Lake)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Souffle
October 2019 Reviews:
- Ann Patchett
- Edgefest
- Reeds & Steel
- Taiwan's National Chinese Orchestra
- UMMA Collection Ensemble
- Zauberland
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January 2019 Reviews:
- Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s
- Andre Mehmari
- Kristin Roupenian
- The Paul Keller Orchestra at Zal Gaz Grotto
December 2018 Reviews:
- Brennan Andes
- Charles Lloyd & Lucinda Williams
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Joyce DiDonato
- Smell & Tell with Michelle Krell Kydd
November 2018 Reviews:
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September 2018 Reviews:
- A Different Kind of Trio
- Cameron Esposito
- Paul Keller & Terry Lower
- Ruth Behar
- Sarah McQuaid
- Stormy Chromer
August 2018 Reviews:
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May 2018 Reviews:
- Emily Strelow
- Historic Keyboards
- Hot Club of Cowtown
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Jewish Film Festival
- The Pherotones at The Last Word
April 2018 Reviews:
- The Death of Stalin
- A South African Journey
- Apollo's Fire Does L'Orfeo
- Danilo Brito & Joao Luiz
- Russell Brakefield
- Steve Nardella 2018
- Suzanne Hodges
March 2018 Reviews:
- Flint ... and brimstone
- Joel Mabus
- Piffaro
- Steve Lehman's Selebeyone
- Tarfia Faizullah
- The Ann Arbor Film Festival 2018
February 2018 Reviews:
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December 2017 Reviews:
- Bach's Christmas Oratorio
- Gregory Pardlo
- Hayes Carll
- Justin Walter
- The Ebird and Friends Holiday Show
- The Pete Siers Duo Featuring Mr. B
November 2017 Reviews:
- Chicana Fotos
- God of Carnage
- In the Heat of the Night
- American Romanian Festival
- Avi Avital, Kinan Azmeh, and The Knights
- Chirp
- Kaveh Akbar
- Zoe Speaks 2017
October 2017 Reviews:
- Amir ElSaffar
- Andrew Drury
- David Bromberg
- Douglas Trevor 2017
- Mitski
- Rhyta Musik
- Sixteen Hands
- The Unfinished Conversation
September 2017 Reviews:
- A2 Jazz Fest
- Barroom Roots
- Cosmogonic Tattoos
- Dave Rempis & His Ballister Trio
- Rasa Festival 2017
- Trace Bundy
- Tumbao Bravo
- Vievee Francis
August 2017 Reviews:
July 2017 Reviews:
June 2017 Reviews:
- Prodigal Son
- Cinetopia 2017
- Creole du Nord
- Eric Torgersen
- Frontier Ruckus
- Gwilym Simcock
- Nora Venturelli
- Valerie June
May 2017 Reviews:
- Mamele
- Choir! Choir! Choir!
- Into the Wild
- Laura Hulthen Thomas
- MacBrew
- The Dave Tuck Skate Jam
- The Tannahill Weavers
- Vulfpeck
April 2017 Reviews:
- Avram Fefer and Michael Bisio
- Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet
- Elizabeth Kostova
- Galeet Dardashti & Divahn
- Ma, Meyer, and Thile
- Rabbit Wilde
- Tunnel
March 2017 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Film Festival 2017
- Betroffenheit
- DakhaBrakha
- James Ilgenfritz
- Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers
- Lake Street Dive
- Marie Howe 2017
- Richly Radiant
- Smart Love
February 2017 Reviews:
- A Dangerous Experiment
- Dave Douglas
- Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge
- Pale Flower
- Terrance Hayes
- That 1 Guy
- Zweikampf
January 2017 Reviews:
December 2016 Reviews:
- An Almost British Christmas
- Bolcom and Morris
- Klezmephonic
- The Aesthetic Movement in America
- The Himalayan Bazaar's New Year's Eve Trek
- The King's Singers
November 2016 Reviews:
- Alexander Weinstein
- Cavatina Duo
- Europe on Paper
- Got Danger?
- Hungarian Masterpieces
- Jo Serrapere and the LaFawndas
- Morning After Grace
- Saxophonist Jan Bunnett
- White Christmas Sing-along
October 2016 Reviews:
- China Mieville
- East of the River
- Joshua Davis
- Mark Morris Dance Group
- The Films of John Hughes
- The Mark Lavengood Bluegrass Bonanza!
- Wadada Leo Smith
September 2016 Reviews:
- Jive Colossus
- Jon Kimura Parker
- Kamasi Washington
- Manuel Alvarez Bravo
- Peter Ho Davies
- Petra Van Nuis & Andy Brown
- The Gibson Brothers
- The 25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee
August 2016 Reviews:
July 2016 Reviews:
June 2016 Reviews:
- A Night with the Polyonymous Watusies
- Bebel Gilberto
- Elizabeth Schwartz
- Michael Franti
- Rebecca Makkai
- Redbud's Luna Gale
May 2016 Reviews:
- Chris McCormick
- Jennifer Goltz
- Lucette
- She-Bop and the Riff Raff
- Skeeter Shelton
- Sousa
- The Corn Potato String Band
- Xu Weixin: Momumental Portraits
April 2016 Reviews:
- Albert Kahn: Under Construction
- Grazyna Auguscik & Jaroslaw Bester
- Ingrid Racine
- Jennifer Burd & Laszlo Slomovits
- Midwest Literary Walk
- Robbie Fulks
- The Jerusalem Quartet
- The Last Mentsch
March 2016 Reviews:
- Chris Buhalis
- Films by the Dozen
- Mid-West Furniture Zoku
- Mozart and Schubert
- Pointless Improv
- Ross Gay
- The Everyone Orchestra
- The Odd Couple
- Wall-to-Wall Theatre Festival
February 2016 Reviews:
- Camille A. Brown & Dancers
- Comic Opera Guild
- George Benson & Glenn Tucker
- Igor Levit
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
- Mipso
- NoViolet Bulawayo
- On the Tracks
January 2016 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's Company
- C.S. Giscombe
- Chris Bathgate
- Handel, Scarlatti, & Bach
- John Gorka
- John Primer
December 2015 Reviews:
November 2015 Reviews:
- Casting Session
- Diego Rivera
- Gentle Resonance
- Jay Stielstra
- Laura Rain and the Caesars
- Lusophone Film Fest
- Tom Paxton
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
October 2015 Reviews:
- Abdullah Ibrahim
- Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
- Kim Ki-duk
- Louise Gluck
- Rhiannon Giddens
- Sankai Juku
- The Whiskey Charmers
- Trumpeter Ted Daniel
September 2015 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Poetry Slam
- Brad Phillips
- Gary Snyder
- Mary Doria Russell
- Piano Sonatas
- Right & Left
- Sara Adlerstein
- The Creature Conservancy
- The Kapralova Festival
August 2015 Reviews:
- Dena DeRose
- Kelly Fordon
- The Big Flush Toilet Race
- The Milan Bluegrass Festival
- Thunderwude
- Whit Hill
July 2015 Reviews:
- 2AZ
- Ashley MacIsaac
- Chris Collins
- Edan Lepucki
- Encore's South Pacific
- Junglefowl
- Rock, Paper, Memory
- The Polish Muslims
June 2015 Reviews:
- Arbor Opera Theater
- Cheap Shots
- Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
- Loren D. Estleman
- Marcus Elliot
- Rachel DeWoskin
- Robert Randolph
- The Glen Levens
May 2015 Reviews:
- A Slavic Soiree
- Art NOW: Painting 2015
- Duo Mosaic
- Keith Taylor's Fidelities
- Rollie Tussing
- Talley's Folly
- Tradition Renewed
April 2015 Reviews:
- Brick Bash
- Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock
- FoolMoon
- Kirstin Valdez Quade
- Mark O'Connor
- Opera on Tap
- Responding to Chaos
- Steve Poltz
- Stones in His Pockets
- The Jake Lives Band
March 2015 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Film Festival 2015
- Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
- Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
- Cold Tone Harvest
- Death Dogs
- Martin Espada
- Scott Beal
- Steel Magnolias
February 2015 Reviews:
- Albert Lee
- Deliciously Dark
- Fix-It Friday
- Henrik Karapetyan & Francis Yun
- Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Natalie Diaz
- The Understorey
- Tomasz Stanko
January 2015 Reviews:
- Dobet Gnahore
- Early Jazz for Moderns
- Folk the Police
- Mozart Birthday Bash
- Ragtime Extravaganza
- Suspended Moments
December 2014 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Community Messiah Sing
- Annapurna
- Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
- Laith Al-Saadi
- Lorna Goodison
- Rossini's William Tell
November 2014 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Stamp Show
- Dady Mehta
- Fred Tomaselli's The Times
- Grave of the Fireflies
- Leslie Stainton
- Susan Werner
- The Ben Daniels Band
- Warner Bros. Cartoons
October 2014 Reviews:
- Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits
- The Belcea Quartet
- The Harrison Bankhead Quartet
- The Saragossa Manuscript
- Tomfoolery
- Vibratrons
September 2014 Reviews:
- An Evening of Beethoven
- Chad Harbach
- Lolita Hernandez
- Mandolin Orange
- Old West Side Homes Tour
- Sarah Jarosz
- The Crane Wives
- The Many Flavors of the Jazz Guitar
August 2014 Reviews:
July 2014 Reviews:
- "Week After Art Fair Song Fest"
- Anna Lee's Company
- Billy Strings & Don Julin
- Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3
- Everything I Never Told You
- Man Meets Horn
- The Artist
June 2014 Reviews:
- Carolyn Wonderland
- Cecile McLorin Salvant
- May Erlewine
- Nerd Nite
- Shaun Manning
- Spanish Harlem Orchestra
May 2014 Reviews:
- A Winter's Journey
- Blues in the City
- Bruce Mills
- Lovers, Liars, and Lunatics
- TechTwilight
- The Collages of Brenda Miller Slomovits
- The Howlin' Brothers
April 2014 Reviews:
- A.M. Homes
- Akademie fuer Alte Musik Berlin
- Doris Duke's Shangri La
- Easy Virtue
- Fuzz Fest
- Sumkali
- The Artemis Quartet
- The Clarinet and Saxophone of Michael Moore
- Venus in Fur
March 2014 Reviews:
February 2014 Reviews:
January 2014 Reviews:
- Choose the Slingshot
- Flip your Field at UMMA
- Homegrown Symphony
- Saxophonist Colin Stetson
- Tim Haldeman
December 2013 Reviews:
- Captain Ivory
- How did they do that?
- Kiana June Weber
- Proudly humble
- Seeing Language
- The New Hoosiers
- TubaChristmas
November 2013 Reviews:
- Adolph Gottlieb: Sculptor
- Andy McKee
- Badass Wheelchairs
- Bernhoft
- Blue Snaggletooth
- Hannah Arendt
- Karen Russell
- Steve Lehman
- The Vast Difference
October 2013 Reviews:
- Bassist William Parker
- Chris Thile
- Donald Lystra
- Dooman River
- Evil Dead: The Musical
- George Bedard
- The Berrymans
September 2013 Reviews:
- Badass Broads
- Dancing Chagall
- Douglas Trevor
- Misty Lyn & the Big Beautiful
- My Name Is Asher Lev
- The Battlefield Band
- Vienna Teng
August 2013 Reviews:
- Bombshell Bingo Blast
- Miles and Ellie
- Rickie Lee Jones
- San & Emily Slomovits
- The Appleseed Collective
- William Blake in Appalachia
July 2013 Reviews:
June 2013 Reviews:
May 2013 Reviews:
- Circus at Gallery Project
- Cobblestone Farm Spring Fling
- Ghost City Searchlight
- Grant-Lee Phillips Evolves
- Jack Ridl & Chris Dombrowski
- Shinyribs (Kev Russell)
- Stravinsky Meets Schoenberg
- Variations on a Death Waltz
April 2013 Reviews:
- April Verch
- Cass Corridor Revisited
- Dance for Mother Earth 2013
- Graham Parsons
- Michele Ramo and Bucky Pizzare
- Michigan Pops Orchestra
- The Fab Faux's White Album
March 2013 Reviews:
- All About the Trio
- Anne Carson
- Being Jeff Daniels
- Justin Roberts
- Owl Prowl at LSNC
- The Hand in the Ocean
- The many hands of El Anatsui
February 2013 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor ReSkilling Festival
- Do You Ever Wish?
- Indonesian Cultural Night
- Merely Brilliant
- Poet Nikky Finney
- Wild Belle
January 2013 Reviews:
December 2012 Reviews:
November 2012 Reviews:
- Dave Holland
- David Mitchell
- Don Giovanni
- Dragon Gate Inn
- Grammar of the Elite
- Iris DeMent
- Khalid Hanifi 2012
- Superior Donuts
October 2012 Reviews:
- African Time
- Basiani
- Bich Minh Nguyen
- Myth of the American Sleepover
- Nneka
- Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings
- Pianist Fred van Hove
September 2012 Reviews:
- Beethoven's Ninth by the AASO
- Burn This
- The Great Chuseok Party
- The Queen of Versailles
- The White Ravens 2012
- Tracy K. Smith
- Works by Michigan Artists
August 2012 Reviews:
July 2012 Reviews:
June 2012 Reviews:
May 2012 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Cantata Singers 2012
- Etienne Charles
- Gary Conrad
- Hana Malhas
- Nathaniel Tarn
- Newspaper Diary
- The Moth StorySLAM
- Underground Jazz
April 2012 Reviews:
- A. Van Jordan
- Dead Man's Shoes Reviewed
- Jack Driscoll
- Jamie and Jordan
- Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys
- Machines of Loving Grace
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts
- Romanticism meets Classicism
- Wedded to the Tenor Sax
March 2012 Reviews:
- A Stone Carver
- American Dream
- Bruce Duffy
- Here Comes Cacophony
- Match by Match
- The David Wax Museum
- The Levon Helm Band
February 2012 Reviews:
- Alison Swan
- Backstage at the Museum
- David Francey
- Red Tail Ring
- Roman Stolyar
- The Hagen Quartet Returns
January 2012 Reviews:
December 2011 Reviews:
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- An Evening of Sacred Song
- Classical Revolution
- Ginastera's Piano Concertos
- Lizzie Hutton
- The Wheeler Brothers
November 2011 Reviews:
- Chris Bathgate
- Jaimy Gordon
- Josh Major Tackles Falstaff
- On the Edge
- Stephen Rush
- Tabletops
- The Civil Wars
- Trees
October 2011 Reviews:
- Goran Bregovic
- Jerry Dennis
- John Holk and Carrie Shepard
- Jorma Kaukonen
- Multiple Impressions
- Pianist Yuja Wang at Hill
- Rova
September 2011 Reviews:
- Alejandra O'Leary
- Ghost Writers
- Homegrown Festival
- Mikrokolektyw
- The Fishtank Ensemble
- The Wayward Sisters
August 2011 Reviews:
July 2011 Reviews:
June 2011 Reviews:
- CAECC Spring Festival
- Paul Thorn at the Ark
- Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart
- The Appleseed Collective 2011
- The Deep Fried Pickle Project
- The Mini-Maker Faire
May 2011 Reviews:
- Breakin' Curfew
- Jeni Lee Richey
- Rachel DeWoskin's Big Girl Small
- Sean Dobbins & the Modern Jazz
- Sherlock Jr.
- Some Couples May
- Unhooked from Time
April 2011 Reviews:
- Adrian Legg
- Breathe Owl Breathe
- Clayton Eshleman
- Ellen Rowe 2011
- Gebhard Ullmann & Steve Swell
- Off and Running
- Time and technique
- U-M Baseball
March 2011 Reviews:
February 2011 Reviews:
January 2011 Reviews:
- Campbell McGrath
- Marion Hayden's Detroit Legacy
- Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings
- Robert Plant & the Band of Joy
- Sequentia
December 2010 Reviews:
- Best of Friends
- Beyond Apples
- Lac La Belle
- Simon Dybbroe Møller
- The Carolina Chocolate Drops
- The Earle
- Thomas Lynch's Walking Papers
- University Symphony Orchestra
November 2010 Reviews:
- Making James Brown Proud
- Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
- On Beauty and the Everyday
- On the Verge
- Shawn Mullins
- The Majesty of the Bass
- What a Heaven's For
October 2010 Reviews:
- "Politics of Fear"
- Into the Woods
- John Hollenbeck
- October Babies
- Rock 'n' roll traditions
- The U-M Kurosawa Festival
- Tomukun Noodlebar
- Yusef Komunyakaa
September 2010 Reviews:
- Baroque in the New World
- Jakob Kolding's Urban Jungle
- Mr. Love and Justice
- Sharon Pomerantz
- The Complete Metropolis
- The White Ravens
- Webster Fall Festival
August 2010 Reviews:
July 2010 Reviews:
June 2010 Reviews:
- A Gem of a Band
- Cold Pizza for Breakfast
- Dear Mr. Sinatra
- Edip Cansever
- Harmonica Player Harper
- Healthy inspiration
- Reprising the Debut's Review
- Travel Guide
- Ya'ssoo Greek Festival
May 2010 Reviews:
- A New Way to Read
- Bright spot
- For Pete's Sake!
- Open Book Exhibit Reviewed
- Pianist Fred Hersch
- Robert deMaine
- Sheesh Reviewed
- Sue Foley & Peter Karp
- Tea with the Fairies
- The Easy Street Jazz Band
April 2010 Reviews:
- "Hello Goodbye"
- Anselm Berrigan
- King Sunny Ade
- Pianist Danilo Perez
- The Art Habit
- The U-M Chamber Choir
- Versatile and Varied
March 2010 Reviews:
- Andrew Kratzat Quartet
- Gas for Less
- Harpsichordist Ed Parmentier
- Marrakesh and Back
- Scythian
- The Eye of the Beholder
- Tom Lynch
February 2010 Reviews:
- A State of Mind
- Broetzmann and Lonberg-Holm
- Loving New Orleans
- Steve Nardella
- Steve Shipps Is Back
- The Swan Thieves
January 2010 Reviews:
December 2009 Reviews:
- Charles McGee at Eighty-Five
- Donald Hall
- Eastman Wind Ensemble
- Sari Brown
- Sing Along with Santa
- Storyhill
November 2009 Reviews:
- Escanaba
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Bluegrass Night at the Circus
- Classical Meets Cabaret
- Cody Walker
- Cross-Pollinating Media
- Delius and Graewe
- Dreamland Theater Puppet Show
- The Playing for Change Band
October 2009 Reviews:
September 2009 Reviews:
- A Sweet New Year
- Drunken Angel
- Hot Club of Detroit
- Pianist Joel Schoenhals
- Poet Dean Young
- Sweaters and slogans
- The Hot Club of Cowtown
August 2009 Reviews:
- "Wake" at the Purple Rose
- Lara Zielin's Donut Days
- Mr. Largebeat
- The German Park Picnic
- The Ginn Sisters
July 2009 Reviews:
- David Lindley
- Honey & Clover
- Misty Lyn & the Big Beautiful
- Novelist Harry Dolan
- The Brewers Guild Festival
June 2009 Reviews:
May 2009 Reviews:
- Million-dollar Ears
- Quaffable History
- Remaking Tradition
- The Cat Fanciers Show
- The Counterfeiters
- The Glazier Way Parade
- William Bolcom's Lady Liberty
April 2009 Reviews:
- After Great Pain
- Chris Bathgate 2009
- Festifools
- John McCutcheon at the Ark
- Museums in the 21st Century
- Violinist Julia Fischer
March 2009 Reviews:
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- A TIme and an Occupation
- Child Bite
- Intimate Swing
- Paul Thorn
- The Life of Galileo
February 2009 Reviews:
- Lady Sunshine and the X Band
- Luke Bergmann
- Mark Olson and Gary Louris
- Ringing Rachmaninoff's bells
- Vinx
January 2009 Reviews:
December 2008 Reviews:
- Adam Zagajewski
- Apartment 3A
- Bolcom & Morris
- Dinosaur Discovery Day
- MoFo Karaoke
- Shelby Lynne
- Tuck & Patti
November 2008 Reviews:
- Amy Hempel
- Cadillac Sky
- Chris Canas Blues Revolution
- Estonian Chamber Choir
- Eugene Chadbourne
- Joe DeVito
- Michael Wex
- Saxophonist Joe Lovano
- The Doyle & Debbie Show
- Too Much Time
October 2008 Reviews:
- Counter Cosby
- Delbanco's Count of Concord
- Jason Kao Hwang
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Mutter plays Bach
- Rodney Crowell at the Ark
- The Bellamy Brothers
- The Lovell Sisters
- The YHM Annual Quilt Exhibit
September 2008 Reviews:
- Bug Fest
- Derek Green
- Garnet Rogers
- Gender Agenda
- The Barra MacNeils
- The Day Everything Went Wrong
- The Hard Lessons
- Wayne Shorter
August 2008 Reviews:
July 2008 Reviews:
- Demetrius Nicodemus
- Janet Kauffman
- Jen Sygit
- Madcat & Kane at the Ark
- Natalie MacMaster
- Steep Canyon Rangers
- Tickled Fancy Burlesque Co.
June 2008 Reviews:
May 2008 Reviews:
- Back Forty
- Dexter Community Orchestra
- Growing Pretty
- Jimmy Scott
- Marcin Wasilewski Trio
- Poet Raymond McDaniel
- The Mother Truckers
- Trina Hamlin
- William Christenberry
April 2008 Reviews:
- András Schiff
- Ann Arbor PowWow
- Billy Mack
- C. D. Wright
- Cello Celli!
- Earth Day
- Girlyman
- Imaginary Maps
- Natalia Zukerman
- Pianist Lang Lang
- Tift Merritt
March 2008 Reviews:
- Aging with Attitude
- Andy Statman
- Donny McCaslin
- Gary Snyder
- Great Lakes Robot Competition
- Much Ado about Nothing
- Steve Earle
- The Blue Rubys
- Who's Afraid of Vino Veritas?
February 2008 Reviews:
- Ahmad Jamal
- Anna Ash
- Chamber Music Lincoln Center
- Charles Baxter's return
- David Holt
- Joe Henry
- Letters to Sala
- Noism08
January 2008 Reviews:
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Dean and Bolina
- Morath and Miller
- Powertrane
- Rory Block
- The Goldbergs transcribed
December 2007 Reviews:
- Cellist Sarah Cleveland
- D-E-A-R S-A-N-T-A
- Over the Rhine
- Renaissance songs at Concordia
- Robert Hass
- The Concert for Peace
- The Huron Gun Collectors
- Todd Deatherage
- Writers Reading at Sweetwaters
November 2007 Reviews:
- Drummunity!
- Eric Boeren
- Madeleine Peyroux at Hill
- Mary Gauthier
- Orpheum Bell
- Ron Padgett and Ander Monson
- St. Petersburg Philharmonic
- Tellabration
- The Green Show
- The Poetry of Pizza
October 2007 Reviews:
- Anaïs Mitchell
- George Lewis
- Jeff Parker
- Josh Ritter
- Krystian Zimerman
- MACFest
- My Dear Disco
- Santa Cruz River Band
- The Art of Dick Siegel
- The Clean House
- U-M Exhibit Museum ID Day
September 2007 Reviews:
- Andy Mozina
- Billy King
- Darol Anger & Mike Marshall
- Diamonds in the D
- Michigan music faculty
- Persian Visions
- Rumi
- Shen Wei
August 2007 Reviews:
- August at the Ark
- Patti Smith
- Return of the Watusies
- Sea of Fools
- Tad Weed Freedom Ensemble
- The Robotics Club
July 2007 Reviews:
- Bill Bynum
- Carrie Rodriguez
- Japanese photographers at UMMA
- Ken Peplowski
- Matthew Pearl
- The Little Fugitive
- The Rock School Blues Band
June 2007 Reviews:
- Amadeus
- Annie & Rod Capps
- Delta 88
- Out Loud Chorus
- Rob Utterback's return
- Shutta Crum
- Travis Holland
May 2007 Reviews:
- Australian Shepherd Dog Trials
- By Land, Sea, and Air
- Iris DeMent 2007
- Jewish Film Festival
- Joan Blos
- Mississippi Heat
- Nick Strange Trio
- Norah Jones
- Pianist Anton Nel
April 2007 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Area Writers Group
- Candida
- Cheryl Wheeler
- Cool Moose Orchestra
- Eliza Gilkyson
- Food as history
- Jonathan Lethem
- Measha Brueggergosman
- SpiritSisters
- U-M Chopin Project
- U-M Jazz Showcase
March 2007 Reviews:
- Bill Staines
- Black Train
- De Temps Antan
- Fairy Tales by the AASO
- Imprint of Place
- Liesel Litzenburger
- Linda Gregerson
- Pablo Ziegler Quintet
- Roland Vazquez
- Uncle Earl's homecoming
February 2007 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Cantata Singers
- Big Rack Night
- Danny Barnes
- Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
- Peter Ho Davies
- Stephen Petronio Company
- The Charles Ives Festival
- The Macpodz
January 2007 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor's big band
- Artrain's Native American art
- Hoodang 2007
- Marie Howe
- The Yellow Room Gang
- Where's Takács?
December 2006 Reviews:
- Being There
- Kitty Donohoe
- Mary Gaitskill
- Photographer Michael Kenna
- Small Potatoes
- St. Andrew's Lessons & Carols
- Tye Tribbett and G.A.
- Whit Hill at the Ark
November 2006 Reviews:
- Brahms violin and horn sonatas
- Broken Social Scene
- Canada
- Escanaba in Love
- Jane Bunnett
- Laurie Lewis
- Mary Lucier
- Rick Hilles
- Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars
- The Chenilles and the Symphony
- The Irresistable Marcia Ball
October 2006 Reviews:
- Abigail Washburn
- Barry Lopez
- Chris Thile 2006
- Donald Walden
- Gergiev and the Kirov
- Getting drunk with the RSC
- Lars Hollmer
- Loss remembered
- Martha Graham Dance Company
- Nature Reperceived
- Randy Newman
- The Hummingbirds
September 2006 Reviews:
- I'm so lonesome I could cry
- Amilia K Spicer
- Cammie McGovern's Eye Contact
- Joe Reilly
- Magnolia Electric Co.
- Prachi Dance Theater
- Susan Stewart
- The AASO and Verdi's Requiem
August 2006 Reviews:
July 2006 Reviews:
- Improv's perfect masters
- Greenwich Meantime
- P. J. Parrish
- Patriotic Fare
- Repercussions
- Terpsichore's Kitchen
- The Cowboy Way
- Umberto
June 2006 Reviews:
- A Life in the Theater
- Costello & Toussaint
- Drew Nelson
- Easy Street Swingtet
- Pat Martino
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Sara Gruen
- The Boomerangs
- The John Cowan Band
May 2006 Reviews:
- Jerry Harmon
- Jessica Williams
- Laugh, dance, whirl
- Rainer Maria
- Richard Russo on Fiction and Film
- The Academy of Early Music
- The Eastman Collection at UMMA
- The Late Great Henry Boyle
- The Sirens
April 2006 Reviews:
- Bolcom and Morris
- Don White
- Going to town
- John Latini
- Keith Taylor 2006
- Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
- Robin Robertson
- Sciencepalooza
- The U-M Men's Glee Club
- U-M Collage Concert
- Zoe Speaks 2006
March 2006 Reviews:
- Billy Bragg
- Children of Uganda
- Fêtes accomplies
- Guest Artist
- Lee Roy Parnell
- Peggy Seeger
- Robert Hershon
- San Francisco Jazz Collective
- Sarah Dunant
- Scrabble at the Firefly
- Shostakovich symphonies
- The Ragbirds
February 2006 Reviews:
- Aimee Mann
- Arte y Pureza
- Cleopatra Mathis
- Eric Bibb
- George Cables
- Landscapes of Longing
- Lee Knight
- The music of Louis Andriessen
January 2006 Reviews:
December 2005 Reviews:
- "Christmas on the Farm"
- Bettye LaVette
- Brandon Wiard
- Drivin' Sideways
- In Drought Time
- Joel Hastings plays Chopin
- The Glass Menagerie
- The Trinidad Tripoli Steelband
November 2005 Reviews:
- Always looking forward
- Anne Carson 2005
- Channeled Spirituality
- Found's Lone Surfer Tour
- Gerald Brennan by candlelight
- Heywood Banks 2005
- Konono No. 1
- Matt Watroba
- Soapboxers and Saboteurs
- The Subdudes
- Weird Wednesday
October 2005 Reviews:
- Amy Ray
- Animal Haunts
- Don't Look Now
- Frank Pahl
- Joe Summers Gypsy Jazz Trio
- Kate DiCamillo
- Laurence Goldstein
- Lucinda Williams
- Nicole Mitchell
- Renée Fleming sings Daphne
- Tim O'Brien
September 2005 Reviews:
- And the Winner Is
- Chuck Suchy
- Emphasis on Digital
- Interpol
- Mark Morris Dance Group
- Michigan Atlatl Championship
- Michigan Chamber Players
- Patrick O'Keeffe
August 2005 Reviews:
July 2005 Reviews:
- Bebe Neuwirth
- Beth Patterson
- Chef Chris & the Nairobi Trio
- Daisy May & Seth Bernard
- Preston Woodward
- Sara Paretsky
- The Jaycees' Carnival
June 2005 Reviews:
- Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues
- Eastside-Westside
- Elizabeth Kostova
- Farm and Garden walk
- FUBAR: Suddenly
- Grievous Angel
- John Prine
- MacHomer
May 2005 Reviews:
- Andrew Bishop
- Ann Arbor Sacred Harp
- Blammo
- Cascadia Juggling Festival
- George Bedard & the Kingpins
- Kathryn Goodson - Charles Ives
- Steve Amick
- The Duhks
April 2005 Reviews:
- Donning the mantle
- Ann Arbor Symphony
- Elvis Costello
- Fiamma Fumana
- Hummingbirds
- K. E. Allen
- Milonga Picante
- Portrait of a People
- Schlepping through the Alps
- The Stillness between Breaths
- Unforgiven
March 2005 Reviews:
- Dan Zanes and Friends
- Harry Mark Petrakis
- Karl Leister
- King Wilkie
- Norma and Wanda
- Penelope Crawford
- Phoenix Ensemble
- Sang
- The Children of Abraham
- This Fertile Land
- Tomasz Stanko 2005
February 2005 Reviews:
- Craig Holden
- Innovations in Basketry
- Junior Mance
- Rennie Harris Puremovement
- Sparklemotion
- The Juggernaut Jug Band
- The Takács plays Bartok
- Thomas Sayers Ellis
January 2005 Reviews:
- A Taste of the Season
- Ronald K. Brown and Evidence
- Stefan Kiesbye
- The Lahti Symphony
- Tiny Tots Time at Leslie
- Tumbao
- Yiddishe Cup
December 2004 Reviews:
- Art of the Lega
- Bill Charlap
- Jen Cass
- Matthew Thorburn
- NoMo
- Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings
- She Loves Me
- Vocal Arts Ensemble
November 2004 Reviews:
- Dave Liebman
- Eyedea & Abilities
- Horse Cave Trio
- Jeffrey Foucault
- Kamrowski's last hurrah
- Le Concert Spirituel
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Mr. B
- Oz's drumming class
- The AASO's family concerts
- The Prism Quartet
- Tony Hoagland
October 2004 Reviews:
- Brian Wilson
- Eric Kelly and the Dirty Johns
- Howl-O-Ween
- Humble Boy
- Margaret Cho
- Ollabelle
- Rashied Ali
- Raymond McDaniel
- Rising Star Fife & Drum Band
- Shots of War: The Last Battle
- The Paul Taylor Dance Company
September 2004 Reviews:
- Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
- Jack Wright
- Nancy Reisman
- Ralph Stanley
- Rootstand
- The Emerson String Quartet
- The Kerrytown BookFest
- Wiard's Country Fair
August 2004 Reviews:
July 2004 Reviews:
- Elwood Reid
- From Here to Eternity
- Taj Mahal
- The Big Chill at the Clements
- The Siegel-Schwall Band
- They Might Be Giants
- U.S. Army Field Band
June 2004 Reviews:
- As You Like It
- Ellis Marsalis & Danilo Perez
- Jeff Haas
- Judith Guest
- Porchsleeper
- Richard Buckner
- Rodney Crowell
- Steve Forbert
May 2004 Reviews:
- BYOBaby at the Madstone
- Dylanfest
- James Hynes
- Jan Krist
- Lynne Arriale
- The Arb daffodils
- The Flatlanders
- The Michigan Mushroom Hunters
- The Underpants
April 2004 Reviews:
- Ellery Eskelin
- Erik Friedlander
- John McCutcheon
- Karita Mattila
- Kate Roesch at WCC
- Melissa Ferrick
- Shannon Lawson
- Tangerine Trousers
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- Whit Hill and the Postcards
- William Stafford
March 2004 Reviews:
- Cinema Slam
- Frank Bidart
- Gallery 555
- Gypsy Spirit
- Leaving Iowa
- Merce Cunningham
- Michigan Chamber Brass
- Ornette Coleman
- Sparky & Rhonda Rucker
- The Holmes Brothers
- The RFD Boys
February 2004 Reviews:
- Ann Doyle
- Bernard Picart's prints
- Hilary Hahn
- Karel Glastra van Loon
- Mike Boyd
- Mister Laurence
- The U-M Gamelan Ensemble
- Trivia Night at the Arena
January 2004 Reviews:
- Archaeologies of Childhood
- Hot-Toe-Mitty
- Koke McKesson
- Regina Carter
- Tom Bissell
- Violist Mahoko Eguchi
December 2003 Reviews:
- Gregory Stovetop
- Jane Siberry
- Max Klinger's prints
- Mike Marshall and Chris Thile
- Nicholas Delbanco
- The Good Doctor
- Vox Does Christmas music
November 2003 Reviews:
- Cellist Erling Blöndal
- Charles Lloyd
- Chava Alberstein
- Jayne Cortez
- Mark Feldman
- Masters of Movie Music
- Odessa Harris
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
October 2003 Reviews:
- The Balanchine legacy
- Charles Baxter
- Darrell Scott
- Dr. Strangelove
- Glori5
- Gravure Á l'Eau Forte
- Halloween at the Museum
- Jimmy Pardo
- Kerrytown's WolfFEST
- Trevor Watts
September 2003 Reviews:
- Ann Patchett 2003
- Capercaillie
- Kempf House dig
- Khalid Hanifi
- Millish
- Randy Weston
- Steppin' in It
- Stone Reader
August 2003 Reviews:
July 2003 Reviews:
June 2003 Reviews:
- Jeremy Kittel
- Ménage Á trois
- MOMIX
- P. D. Q. Bach
- Pandora's Box
- Rodin at UMMA
- Steven Gillis
- The Dexter- Ann Arbor Run
- The Gibson Brothers
May 2003 Reviews:
- Author Jerry Dennis
- Hope for Corky
- Jesse Sykes
- PhoenixPhest!
- Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
- Scott Morgan's Powertrane
- Suave Mechanicals
- The Boychoir of Ann Arbor
- Urban Transport
April 2003 Reviews:
- Intelligent beauty
- Dar Williams
- Dave Chappelle
- Diane Glancy
- Jonathan Safran Foer
- Return of the clarinetist
- Russian photography at Dave's
- Shamanic Journeys
- Susan Botti
- Tom Russell
- U-M Gilbert and Sullivan
March 2003 Reviews:
- Christine Hume
- David "Fathead" Newman
- Into the Freylakh
- Necessary Targets
- Odetta
- The Alban Berg Quartet
- The Dixie Power Trio
February 2003 Reviews:
- A Call Girl Named Rosemarie
- Andrew & Gail Jennings
- Blessings
- Dangerville
- Dave Holland 2003
- Nicholson Baker
- Vienna: Lusthaus (revisited)
January 2003 Reviews:
- Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra .
- Bill T. Jones
- Graphic Combat at EMU
- Lorrie Moore
- Smokestack
- Timmy P's comedy nights
December 2002 Reviews:
November 2002 Reviews:
- Bob Hicok
- Dan Bern
- David Roberts
- Full
- Herbie Hancock
- Jeff Daniels's Across the Way
- Kevin McPeek
- The Hole
October 2002 Reviews:
- A Room of One's Own (2002)
- An Unforgettable Summer
- Cat People
- Franz Welser-Möst and the CSO
- Garrick Ohlsson and the Takács
- Jewels and Binoculars
- Laith Al-Saadi
- Philip Levine
- Riders in the Sky
- The Michigan Marching Band
- Tom Loncaric and His Orchestra
September 2002 Reviews:
- Allison Moorer
- Cloud Nine Music
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- John Fulton
- Manuel Alvarez Bravo
- Metropolis
- Paesano's wine tastings
August 2002 Reviews:
July 2002 Reviews:
- Elvisfest
- Kim Richey
- Life on a String
- Love Lies Dreaming
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- The Jaycees Summer Carnival
- Y'All
June 2002 Reviews:
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- FUBAR
- Jerry Douglas
- Scott Weidensaul
- Summer chamber music
- Weddings of Yore
- Wet-N-Wild Wednesdays
May 2002 Reviews:
- Born Yesterday
- Neko Case
- Peter Sparling Dance Company
- Pinmonkey
- Shahida Nurullah
- Tamim Ansary
- The Fullerenes
April 2002 Reviews:
- Alistair MacLeod
- Babes in Toyland
- Cedar Walton
- Christine Lavin
- Crowbar Hotel
- Green Wood Coffee House
- Ian Bostridge 2002
- The Civil War Muster
March 2002 Reviews:
- Ambassadors of Rumba
- Anne Waldman
- Cavafy's world
- Jim Roll
- Steven Curtis Chapman
- Twyla Tharp Dance
- U-M Powwow
- Vox
- Women in Astronomy: A History
February 2002 Reviews:
- Carlo Actis Dato
- Laura Kasischke
- Penelope and Anne Crawford
- The Ron Brooks Trio
- Tilt
- Uncle Earl
- Valentine's Ragtime Trot
January 2002 Reviews:
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