Kristi Kates | Author
The Dam Site Inn
May 5, 2018
There’s something decidedly Dirty Dancing about the Dam Site Inn. It’s a fact that co-owner Pam East, who runs the restaurant with her husband, Ray, states with obvious pride. Nestled between Douglas Lake and Burt Lake, the destination restaurant offers a unique ambia...
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JOBS!
April 30, 2018
Welcome to our spring 2018 “Now Hiring” section sponsored by Hagerty! Here you’ll find nearly 200 jobs now open across northern Michigan, some seasonal, some part-time, some full-time. Explore away!
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April 21, 2018 Many origin stories of famous musicians start with how they escaped their small-town roots to head for the big city, where they finally got the breaks they needed to become The Next Big Thing. Northern Michigan musicians aren’t exempt from this trope. While our region is often thoug...
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April 21, 2018 Various Artists – Dancehall Dreamin’: A Tribute to Pat Green – Greenhouse Records April 21, 2018 Step right up and get your tickets (on sale now at $99 for the whole weekend, or $75 for one day) for this year’s Mo Pop Festival, arguably the most commercial pop-rock fest in Michigan, at which you’ll find a huge slate of your favorite radio-friendly acts. T...
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April 21, 2018 Petoskey pair mixes up funk, folk, and fun, resulting in a rockin’ recipe of sound that they’re taking across all of northern Michigan this summer. MEET THE BAND April 19, 2018 Filmmaker and Kingsley native Jeffrey Morgan has been passionate about social welfare since he was a child; he grew up in a large family that spent much of its time and energy caring for kids who had nowhere else to go. April 14, 2018 The Sword’s latest — its sixth — is a bizarre juxtaposition of futuristic art rock and ’70s hippie-rock, with both genres not quite able to communicate with the other. While tracks like “Intermezzo” and “Nocturne” show a glimpse of intriguin...
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April 14, 2018 GQ (Gentleman’s Quarterly), The Financial Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal. What do they all have in common? They’ve all recently championed the resurgence in popularity of bespoke and made-to-measure suits for men — those high-end ensembles tradition...
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April 14, 2018 MEET THE BAND April 14, 2018 Lollapalooza, one of the biggest (and oldest) U.S. music festivals, is getting all prepped for its 2018 edition, which will be happening August 2–5 in Chicago’s Grant Park. This summer’s headliners have already been named, and will feature The We...
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April 7, 2018 Grand Traverse flower fans know Derek Woodruff well. His Traverse City business, Floral Underground, is well-known for its gorgeous floral arrangements, and for Woodruff’s propensity to settle for nothing less than the best. April 7, 2018 The 13-track follow-up to its 2017 Milano teaming with Karen O and Daniele Luppi, Parquet Courts’ latest brings in yet another collaborator, this time in the form of the legendary Danger Mouse (aka Brian Burton). First single “Almost Had to Start a Fight/In and Out of Patience...
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April 7, 2018 They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. March 31, 2018 Full of all the profundity and emotion that fans regularly anticipate from PBTT, this latest album continues along the same conduit the band has been following for a while — that of refining its sound. On this set, the move is best expressed through audio choices on t...
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March 31, 2018 Back in the late 1800s, it was the White Timber Logging Company. In the early 1900s, it served as an office for the railroads coming in to northern Michigan. March 31, 2018 The 2018 Buttermilk Jamboree is just a couple of months away — good news for roots music fans who especially enjoy this family friendly music festival that’s held every spring just south of Grand Rapids. Headlining Buttermilk this year is Donna the Buffalo, th...
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March 31, 2018 Evan Chappuies’ evolution through the local restaurant industry started early. March 24, 2018 Best known as the frontman of Gaslight Anthem, Fallon (pictured) takes this solo effort and turns it into a real vehicle for his intense, distinctive vocals and Americana flair. This is his second album on his own, and while the first was pretty impressive, this one is even more so. He pu...
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March 24, 2018 Scottish synthesizer-popster band Chvrches (pictured) is set to release its third album this spring, sticking with Glassnote Records for its latest collection of tracks, Love is Dead, on May 25. The band produced the set along with Grammy winner Greg...
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Locals Gone National
Various Artists – Dancehall Dreamin’: A Tribute to Pat Green – Greenhouse Records
Following Pat Green along the ol’ dirt road are a plethora of his fans — who also happen to be his musical peers — and they’ve co...
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Mo Pop Is Pop-Rockin’ Into Detroit
Local Music: Cookin’ Up the Jams with The Real Ingredients
There may be only two “ingredients” to this band, but boy, do t...
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Local Filmmakers Launch Documentary Series
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The Sword – Used Future – Razor and Tie
Be Like Bond
Men, Meet ThE DroogS
Self-described “laid-back Midwestern dudes” ThE DroogS began when drummer Jeff Houser arrived in Traverse City from Los Angeles. Upon arriving, “I immediately posted that I was looking to start a fun Ramones/Core-style band,” Ho...
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Lollapalloza Revs Up for Summer
Flower Power!
While Woodruff regularly competes in more modes...
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Parquet Courts – Wide Awake! – Rough Trade
The Benevolent Compost King … and his loyal subjects
In the case of David Zaiss, Lily Culver, and the Interotten Community Compost program, that trash is turned into something that will grow into treasure all on...
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Pianos Become the Teeth – Wait for Love – Epitaph
Stiggs’ Roasted Garlic Dip
Today, the vintage building — with much of its original floorin...
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Donna the Buffalo Headlining Buttermilk
The Cantina
As in, really early.
“I started working in restaurants when I was 14,”...
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Brian Fallon – Sleepwalkers - Island
Scotland’s Chvrches Make An Enemy