“This isn’t so much a concert, but rather one big music activity,” Potter said. “Kids can grab shakers to shake along to the music, while parents get a chance to catch their breath, hang out in the back, and enjoy a cup of coffee.”
One by one, musician Alex Passanesi collected the musicians that would become his dream band, Turn Up The Bricks. ELi's newest reporter Amy Davis has the story of how four guys became a band.
Sell the Hannah Community Center, parking system, and soccer fields? De-fund social services for seniors and persons with disabilities? Ask the voters for a property tax increase? Council has started talking about what to do, now that the income tax proposal has failed.
ELi's John Paul Roboski gives us the inside scoop on an annual Halloween "treat" for marching band members that's also sweet for local elementary students.
East Lansing City Council candidate Susan Woods has been the subject of a number of complaints regarding conflicts of interest and use of the non-profit East Lansing Film Festival's resources for political business. We asked her to respond.
Eli reporter, ELHS student and marching band member John Paul Roboski explains what it means for the band to compete for the first time - and why all the hard work of being in marching band is totally worth it.
Evan Dempsey spoke with East Lansing Library Director Kristin Shelley about how she sees her family's experience connecting to this year's One Book. He also brings our readers news of upcoming local events on A Long Way Home.
During author Saroo Brierley's recent visit to East Lansing as part of One Book, One Community, ELi's Peyton Lombardo interviewed him about his life, his memoir, and trying to learn Hindi.
This weekend's Great Lakes Folks Festival brings music and more from all over the world to downtown East Lansing. ELi's Sarah Spohn spoke to one local group that hopes to get you on the dance floor.
Local favorite Starfarm will play a free concert Friday, August 4th at the Ann Street Plaza in downtown EL. Sarah Spohn talks to their lead singer Whitney Spotts about why the band plays 80s covers, musical influences, and the realities of performing.
An unusual East Lansing ordinance, passed in 2014 under then-Mayor Nathan Triplett, is generating public art from big new real estate redevelopment projects. ELi's Jessy Gregg reports.
A City Council member running for re-election says "an oversight" caused her to not disclose a tenant-landlord relationship with a developer of the Center City District project.
The Summer Solstice Jazz Festival bursts onto the East Lansing scene this Friday and Saturday with a wide variety of artists and styles. ELi's Michael Teager tells you what to expect. and helps even the most inexperienced listener "get that swing."
BassDrumBone will be among the performers at the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival's Kozmic Picnic on Saturday afternoon. Their bond is strong, their influences diverse, and they like to keep things "interesting." Sarah Spohn reports.
