http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/The latest music news and reviews out of Jackson, Michigan.enThu, 09 Jul 2009 14:32:23 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe latest music news and reviews out of Jackson, Michigan.citpat-pluggedinhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/w797IJPgtlk/more_items_of_note_from_the_co.htmlConcert announcementsMLive EntertainmentMLive MusicBill ChapinThu, 09 Jul 2009 14:32:23 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3199698 ]]>MyspaceSheryl Crow performs tonight at the Common Ground Music Festival.A few announcements from organizers of the Common Ground Music Festival that have come my way since Wednesday: 1. As festival Marketing Director Amanda Snook noted in the comments for my...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/07/more_items_of_note_from_the_co.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/TPP9uTtlDt4/report_from_common_ground_ston.htmlMLive MusicOut and aboutBill ChapinWed, 08 Jul 2009 09:11:29 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3187492 ]]>Me!Sorry, folks, I'm still figuring out the fine art of taking concert photos on my cell phone. This is the best one I got last night.At the last minute Tuesday, I decided I didn't want to miss another opportunity to...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/07/report_from_common_ground_ston.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/cuTafLu1vqg/albums_of_the_aughts_no_27_bea.htmlAlbums of the AughtsMLive MusicMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentBill ChapinTue, 07 Jul 2009 12:39:12 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3090339 ]]>Every Sunday, I'll be posting an entry in my Albums of the Aughts series, highlighting 50 great or near-great albums released since Jan. 1, 2000. Read more about the series in my initial post. 27. "Beauty and the Beat," Edan...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/07/albums_of_the_aughts_no_27_bea.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/UbJu9TC9e7U/much_ado_about_early_announcem.htmlMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentTheaterBill ChapinMon, 06 Jul 2009 08:02:08 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3150924 ]]>Marcia Butterfield, Citizen PatriotThe Michigan Shakespeare Festival last produced "Romeo and Juliet" in 2002. UPDATE: The festival initially gave me the wrong title for one of the two Shakespeare plays it will be doing next year. The correct information now...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/07/much_ado_about_early_announcem.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/FtOWCmrXqKo/halftime_report_my_favorite_mu.htmlMLive MusicMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentWhat I'm DiggingBill ChapinWed, 01 Jul 2009 11:09:49 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3114979 ]]>Kill Rock StarsThe Thermals. Don't they look friendly? I wish they were my friends.In addition to being my half birthday, today also is the halfway point through 2009. That must mean it's time for me to blab about what new...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/07/halftime_report_my_favorite_mu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/8ZeIzcOTjLA/this_just_in_half_of_gemini_pe.htmlThis just in ...Bill ChapinWed, 01 Jul 2009 05:42:04 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3131261 ]]>www.geminichildrensmusic.comSan Slomovits of GeminiSome weeks, a few entertainment items get accidentally omitted from In Town & Around, or they come across my desk too late to meet our deadlines. Their consolation prize is an online shout-out. This is "This Just...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/this_just_in_half_of_gemini_pe.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/kKoFG3d30b8/albums_of_the_aughts_no_26_pic.htmlAlbums of the AughtsMLive MusicMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentBill ChapinSun, 28 Jun 2009 02:08:28 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3024408 ]]>Every Sunday, I'll be posting an entry in my Albums of the Aughts series, highlighting 50 great or near-great albums released since Jan. 1, 2000. Read more about the series in my initial post. Kill Rock Stars26. "Picaresque," The Decemberists...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/albums_of_the_aughts_no_26_pic.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/UsRux3VYKRQ/jackson_native_featured_on_pub.htmlLocal folks, national sceneBill ChapinFri, 26 Jun 2009 19:04:09 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3110188 ]]>courtesy photoJason Arkles at work on his statue of St. Mark, now on display at St. Marks English Church in Florence, Italy.Attentive readers will remember Jason Arkles from this story I did on him back in February 2008. How Arkles...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/jackson_native_featured_on_pub.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/_fsVkoGB0T0/weekend_music_guide_whos_playi_1.htmlWeekend music guideBill ChapinFri, 26 Jun 2009 15:17:15 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3109268 ]]>courtesy photoOne-man dance revolution Shakespeare's Dead is performing tonight at the CD release show for Oddkin, an experimental band with Christian lyrics, at Art 634.This is going up a bit later than usual since I'm working the late shift today...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/weekend_music_guide_whos_playi_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/gLMR5QXzDYE/albums_of_the_aughts_no_25_you.htmlAlbums of the AughtsMLive MusicMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentBill ChapinSun, 21 Jun 2009 02:10:47 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.2985427 ]]>Every Sunday, I'll be posting an entry in my Albums of the Aughts series, highlighting 50 great or near-great albums released since Jan. 1, 2000. Read more about the series in my initial post. Vice Records25. "You're a Woman, I'm...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/albums_of_the_aughts_no_25_you.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/qxl2DSZrmjI/weekend_music_guide_whos_playi.htmlWeekend music guideBill ChapinFri, 19 Jun 2009 09:45:39 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3050429 ]]>courtesy photoAdrian Christian rock band Days of Waiting is having a CD release party on Saturday at West Rome Baptist Church.This is something I've been meaning to do on Fridays — a summary of everything I know about where to...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/weekend_music_guide_whos_playi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/-l3EV2mRObU/jackson_area_youth_council_see.htmlDesperately seeking ...Local musicBill ChapinWed, 17 Jun 2009 10:13:01 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3032241 ]]>Annie Yamakawa [via Myspace]Parma-area rock band Arcadia Zero won the 2008 Jackson Area Youth Council Battle of the Bands.If you have a local band with at least two members younger than 21, the Jackson Area Youth Council would like to...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/jackson_area_youth_council_see.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/PM_tXhycapw/three_reasons_why_clarinet_is.htmlMLive MusicMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentOveranalyzing pop cultureWhat I'm DiggingBill ChapinTue, 16 Jun 2009 12:29:32 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.3022755 ]]>FlickrGrizzly Bear's Chris Taylor plays the clarinet in concert. Well, the Auto-Tune backlash is in full effect, and it's about time. It's been more than 10 years since Cher introduced the world to the magic that happens when pitch-correction software...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/three_reasons_why_clarinet_is.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/w2VgZSpNSp8/albums_of_the_aughts_no_24_the.htmlAlbums of the AughtsMLive MusicMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentBill ChapinSun, 14 Jun 2009 02:21:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.2911452 ]]>Every Sunday, I'll be posting an entry in my Albums of the Aughts series, highlighting 50 great or near-great albums released since Jan. 1, 2000. Read more about the series in my initial post. New West Records24. "The Dirty South,"...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/albums_of_the_aughts_no_24_the.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/citpat-pluggedin/~3/hwuels472GE/this_just_in_jackson_eagles_ta.htmlLocal musicThis just in ...Bill ChapinFri, 12 Jun 2009 09:15:27 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/citpat-pluggedin//2918.2996299 ]]>Jesse La Plante, Citizen PatriotFlyte performing last year at Time Out Bar & Grill.Some weeks, a few entertainment items get accidentally omitted from In Town & Around, or they come across my desk too late to meet our deadlines. Their...http://blog.mlive.com/citpat-pluggedin/2009/06/this_just_in_jackson_eagles_ta.htmlnonadult