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The Eastern Echo

Micah Cotner ·

Band members performing

On Thursday, Jan 11, Empty Mug Records hosted their first showcase of 2018 at the Blind Pig in downtown Ann Arbor. Empty Mug, a University of Michigan student run organization, hosts a showcase once a month around the downtown Ann Arbor area, and looks to host a variety of artists from the Southeast Michigan area. Thursday night’s showcase was no exception, featuring Ann Arbor’s Lily Talmers and Been Stellar, and Ypsilanti locals Ness Lake and Normal Park.

Josh talks to acclaimed 89.1 WEMU host, Michael Jewett, about when a passion becomes a career,  what jazz has meant for the world and what it could mean for its future.