Kristi Kates | Author
Puppet Master Darci Lynne Farmer
June 30, 2018
A singing female rabbit, a mouse from Motown (who has a crush on Mel B., aka Scary Spice, from ’90s girl group the Spice Girls), a granny carrying a torch for Simon Cowell, and a yodeling cowgirl.
These are just a few of ...
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Florence and the Machine Hunger for New Music
June 23, 2018
The much-anticipated fourth studio album from Florence and the Machine, High as Hope, is out this week on Republic Records, with lead single “Hunger” available alongside its own music video. The album is the first time lead singer Florence Wel...
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June 23, 2018 Kendrick Lamar was tapped to curate this soundtrack to accompany the hit Marvel film, and he did a top-notch job of bringing together hip-hop and neo-soul to underscore the themes of the movie. Album opener “Black Panther” finds Lamar himself taking on the hero’s alter e...
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June 23, 2018 Once your stomach is full of all things cherry, you’ve played bingo ’til you dropped, watched the parades, swam in the bay, cheered on your favorite Cherry Idol, and turned your eyes to the skies for the Blue Angels, you might be wondering what else you can do at the Traverse ...
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June 16, 2018 What do you do when you travel and end up falling in love with a place? If you’re Dr. Jane Fortune and Dr. Robert Hesse, you do your best to bring that sense of place right back home with you. ARTS AND CULTURE June 16, 2018 Cherry Capital Airport’s K-9, Piper — the talented border collie who worked daily with operations manager, Brian Edwards, to chase birds and other wildlife from the airport’s runways — passed away earlier this year, after patrolling 1,907 miles and working a whoppi...
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June 16, 2018 Hot off of the heels of her duet with Demi Lovato at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, Christina Aguilera is returning to the road for her first big tour in over a decade. Aguilera will support her upcoming album, Liberation (Lova...
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June 16, 2018 After 23 years of concerts, Aten Place closed the doors to its legendary Summer Concerts in the Barn series last summer. The venue’s hosts, Bill and Maxine Aten, had staged two decades’ worth of shows as a labor of love, presenting a wide variety of musical guests in their old...
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June 16, 2018 All six members of TBT took a trek out to a cabin in the woods of Minnesosta to construct this album, which leans heavily on their bluegrass roots and doesn’t really make any strides towards growth or change. Their fans are more than likely fine with that, as they’re of a diff...
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June 16, 2018 Blondie came together in Manhattan in the mid-’70s, first snagging popularity in Australia and the U.K. before generating U.S. acclaim with their 1978 album, Parallel Lines. Eleven studio albums later, the band is still cranking out its disco-inspired new-wave jams, tracks ...
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June 9, 2018 A trio of boats make regular runs around downstate waterways, treating guests to unusual steamboat-style boating experiences in the modern age. But while these boats — all boasting Princess in their name — are a regal fleet indeed, they come from humble beginnings. &ld...
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June 9, 2018 From the bays to the forests, the farms to the campuses, musicians of all varieties are rolling in to Michigan to take part in our summer music festivals. Here’s the rundown on some of the biggest acts pumping up the volume Up North for summer 2018 June 9, 2018 Imagine an upstart folk singer departing the big city of Seattle for the quaint hamlet of Petoskey and ending up fronting a rock band. Such is the story of Erin Campbell of the quirky northern Michigan grunge-rock outfit Squidmouth. Partnered with Lee Dyer on bass and backup vocal...
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June 9, 2018 Skippy Peanut Butter has been around since 1932. Jif has been on shelves since 1958. And Planters brought their Mr. Peanut-approved peanut butter to consumers in 2015. June 2, 2018 The Wheatland Music Festival is returning to southwest Michigan in September, with much of their 2018 roster already in place, including one queen of Detroit blues, Thornetta Davis, secured as one of the fest’s headliners. The 45th annual Wheatland,...
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June 2, 2018 Engines will roar, propellers will spin, and parachutes will careen down from the skies at the nonth annual Wings Over Northern Michigan Airshow. We talked with Gaylord Regional Airport Director Matt Barresi to see what kind of ambitious air attractions you’ll be able to enjoy this ...
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June 2, 2018 A canvas, a paintbrush, a set of paints, and the open air. Easel and cool beverage optional. June 2, 2018 Grunge mixed with Tennessee country? Sure, if you’re Lucero. While this pairing might seem unlikely for other outfits, these country-punkers have the formula down, and they’ve rebooted this classic set in a reprinted, limited edition version that’s sure to notch them a w...
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May 26, 2018 Gwen Stefani will step on out to Las Vegas for her special Just a Girl Las Vegas residency, in which she’ll play an ongoing run of live performances in June, July, and December 2018, plus February and March 2019 at the Zappos Theater in Planet Hollywood Res...
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May 26, 2018 Fresh Baby, the thriving Petoskey-based nutrition-education company whose products have made their way into top-tier chains around the nation, started with, well … a baby. In 2002, Cheryl Tallman, then living in New York City, had recently given birth to a son. Like a...
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Various Artists – Black Panther: Music From and Inspired By – Interscope
Cherry Crescendo: This Year’s Cherry Fest Concerts!
Florence via Leelanau
Fortune and Hesse, who were together for 26...
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Dogs to the Rescue! Furrrr-st Responders
Christina Aguilera Returns to the Road
Live Music, Now Amid the Lavender
Trampled by Turtles – Life is Good on the Open Road – Banjodad
Blondie to Rock Interlochen
Downstate Destination: A Michigan Princess Cruise
Super Summer Guide
BAY VIEW MUSI...
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Meet Squidmouth
Koeze Cream-Nut Peanut Butter
But Koeze Company’s Cream-Nut Peanut Butter is among the oldest brands in the bunch — the company ...
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Thornetta, Nora, Cafeteras to Headline Wheatland
Gaylord’s Big Air Show, Coming in Hot!
An Open-Air Art Olympics
That’s pretty much all you need to be a plein air, or outdoor painting, artist — well, that and a touch of talent, of course.
Crooked Tree Arts Center (CTAC...
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Lucero – Lucero – Madjack
Gwen to Light up Vegas
Fresh Baby