September 15, 1982 (vol. 93, iss. 6) • Page Image 5
… musical combinations, including the Madcat/Brubeck band, Sky King, and Heavenly Blue. All things considered, Cruisin' Ann Arbor, both the record and the four- night festival, promises to be one of the more…
…, it's the Blue Front Persuaders, one of the twelve local bands to be featured at Joe's Star Lounge for 'Cruisin' Ann Arbor' through Saturday night. Here's the schedule for the four- night Cruisin' Ann…
…' city's musical wealth. The new album, titled Cruisin' Ann Arbor, will feature selections recorded from a special four-night music festival of the same name, which begins tonight at Joe's Star Lounge (109…
… project in May and June of this year. The organization currently plans to issue 2,000 copies of Cruisin' Ann Arbor; the slated release date is December 1. Even given anticipated proceeds from the festival…
… 1 come. Ann Arbor bands, long on ability and local popularity but short on vinyl exposure, are finally getting a chance to break out of the local bar scene via a collective recording spotlighting the…
… of contemporary Ann Arbor music. To achieve that goal, AAMP, a six-' member coalition of local industry figures, enlisted the services of 'twelve talented area groups representing a comprehensive cross…
… section of a diver- se and promising Ann Arbor music Mscene. The four-day fest at Joe's (109 N. Main) will feature three bands every night, with each playing one set lasting from three-quarters to an hour…
… door charge and from record sales, the participating bands (and AAMP) don't stand to gain much besides exposure and gratification from Cruisin' Ann Arbor-unless out- side parties, particularly FM radio…
… retail sales of Cruisin', especially in the Ann Arbor and metro Detroit area where many of the groups are familiar bar at- tractions, the key to broader success is radio airplay, according to Berry and…
… many Ann Arbor groups hit the bigtime, in- cluding Bob Seger, Iggy Pop, SRC, and the Silvertones. With the change in economic and musical climate since the '60s and early '70s, notes Berry, the chances…

















































