Middle of the Mitten is an event celebrating the anniversary of The Record Lounge and its commitment to local and independent music and businesses. Preparations are underway for the fifth annual showcase, which will be January 24-26, 2013 in Lansing and East Lansing. Click here for the latest info on the lineup and locations.
Email middlemitten@gmail.com to volunteer, get involved, or ask questions
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
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Some of us have wildly different opinions of what it means to have a “vinyl collection”
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Middle of the Mitten Prepares for Fifth Annual Michigan Music Showcase
As it approaches the half-decade mark, Middle of the Mitten has established itself as a staple showcase of the Lansing and Michigan local music scenes.
Each year the festival boasts a lineup of both established and blossoming talent from around the state. This, the fifth incarnation of the annual event, features 21 artists performing over the span of three nights in East Lansing and Lansing. Notable acts include Gifts or Creatures, The Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle, Life Size Ghost, and Elliot Street Lunatic.
Middle of the Mitten premiered in January 2009 as a one-off show featuring an all-Michigan lineup to celebrate the first anniversary of East Lansing vinyl shop The Record Lounge. In the years since, it has grown into a multiple-day festival, community-based nonprofit, and Michigan State University student organization. Hundreds of MSU students and Michigan musicians, artists, and entrepreneurs have collaborated to make Middle of the Mitten a success in years passed, and the upcoming festival will see the organization continue to grow.
Middle of the Mitten 5 will kick off with a free show at The Record Lounge on January 24, 2013, followed by Day 1 at (SCENE) Metrospace in East Lansing on January 25 and Day 2 at The Loft in Lansing on January 26.
For more information, visit motmevents.wordpress.com, find Middle of the Mitten on Facebook and Twitter, or email middlemitten@gmail.com. Tickets are available at http://bit.ly/motmtix.
It’s because vinyl is the shit. Go buy some right now from The Record Lounge, then visit us there for the free MOTM5 Kick-off Party on January 24
199. Who’s ready for Santa? Drawing by Disney animation legend Ward Kimball—and if you like this image, please consider pre-ordering the fully-illustrated biography about Ward!
Santa knows some good tunes when he hears them
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MUSIC MONDAYS!
This week we are highlighting music festival Middle of the Mitten that started in East Lansing in 2008. Click the photo to read more about the festival’s history and what is in store for this year!
Tons of thanks to Hayley and the great folks at The Awesome Mitten for featuring us!
