June 25, 2010

The Final Live Nonchalant Café Hour

Monkey Boy Jake, The Dirty Hippy, DJ Dallas and Captain

It is a little bittersweet to file this report, but Friday will be the final live broadcast of the Nonchalant Café Hour.  After hosting the show since 2002, the Captain is moving on to new horizons and will air an entire hour of vintage NCH antics including Front Porch Weather Reports, Ukulele Jams, Word of the Day and much more.

Also listen in for favorite show memories by Ukulele de Jason, DJ Dallas, the Dirty Hippy, K-Booty and many other beautiful people that have been involved with the NCH over the years.

Also, be sure to keep an eye on http://nonchalantcafe.com for a future revamp of the NCH as an online only program.

Listen to the Final Live NCH Broadcast streaming online:

For some fun visual memories check out some old photos below.

The Captain and Ukulele

K-Booty
T. Mule
Ukulele and John Liberty – The Sports Desk
Ukulele and T. Mule
Ben Lando

Ukulele and Captain (The photo shoot)

Dr. Spellcheck (left)

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June 19, 2010

Founder’s Brewery Announces Expansion: KalamaBrew Podcast

Founder’s Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, Mich. has announced plans for a $6.6 million expansion.

KalamaBrew’s John Liberty reported the expansion will increase production at the brewery from about 30,000 barrels a year to almost 50,000 barrels in 2011.

Hear about that and more news in this KalamaBrew podcast. Click on the media player below to stream, download and share.


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June 18, 2010

Red Sea Pedestrians Drift by to Discuss “Adrift”: Today on the NCH

Kalamazoo, Mich.’s the Red Sea Pedestrians recently released their new album “Adrift”. The 12 new songs offer a unique voyage for listeners handcrafted by a band carving a path with sounds from Eastern Europe, Folk Americana, a slight touch of rock and other global inspirations.

RSP’s Rachel Flanigan (clarinet, vocals) and Ian Gorman (mandolin, banjo, concertina, accordion, and lots more) will stop by the Nonchalant Café Hour Friday to chat about the new record among other adventures.

See a video of them at the 2010 Cooper’s Glen Music Festival below:

Also on the show, we’ll catch up with the fine folks over at the Kalamazoo Gazette’s KalamaBrew to find out the latest happenings in the Michigan craft beer scene.

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[photo credit: the Red Sea Pedestrians]
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June 4, 2010

Bell’s Beer Garden Opener Head for the Hills: Today on the NCH

Colorado’s Head for the Hills, out on tour in support of their self titled latest release, will join Kalamazoo’s Greensky Bluegrass for the annual Bell’s Beer Garden opener weekend.

Adam Kinghorn, H4TH’s guitarist, banjo player and vocalist, will join the Nonchalant Café Hour by phone Friday to chat about the new album and all the latest from their summer tour.

Also on the show, we’ll catch up with the fine folks over at the Kalamazoo Gazette’s KalamaBrew to find out the latest happenings in the Michigan craft beer scene. In a side note, be sure to stop by Draft Magazine and vote for KalamaBrew as your favorite beer blog … because they are right?

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June 2, 2010

Husband&Wife Nonchalant Café Web Extra

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Bloomington, Indiana’s Husband&Wife stopped in Kalamazoo recently while on tour through the Midwest. Following their show at The Strutt, Husband &Wife stopped by WIDR FM studios to record a Dead@WIDR performance.

Check out the recording here

They also stopped by the Nonchalant Café Hour to discuss their progress on a new record (stop by the NCH website in the next couple of days for to hear the recording) In the meantime, you can catch Husband&Wife in an NCH Web extra.

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June 1, 2010

May Erlewine Discusses “Golden” Release

May Erlewine recently released her fifth solo recording titled “Golden”.

The soulful Lake City, Mich. songwriter’s latest effort draws references from Motown and Nashville royalty while striking a unique and heartfelt signature sound all her own.

Erlewine was featured recently on the Nonchalant Café Hour ahead of her release show at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe (and a day after her birthday).

Click on the media player below to stream, download and share the interview.

Extras: Click here to listen to May discuss the release of “Love Labor” on the NCH in 2009.
Click here to listen to NCH host Steven Davy’s documentary on the language of music featuring a chapter with May and her music and life partner Seth Bernard
[photo credits: SethandMay.com]
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May 24, 2010

Bell’s Releases Dali Inspired Oberon Mini Kegs

It’s that time of year when Oberon Nation can fully take in the bounty of their favorite summer beer in mini keg fashion. That’s right, Kalamazoo’s Bell’s Brewery has released its latest incarnation of the Oberon mini keg!

This year, imbibers will take in the artistic inspiration of Salvador Dali combined with the wheat-beer goodness of Oberon. Shipped over from Germany, these mini kegs are a commodity. So, get them while you can, Dali will only be in town for the summer.

Talk of Oberon mini kegs and more in this week’s KalamaBrew podcast.

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May 21, 2010

Crawlspace Eviction Presents American Idle Hands | The KFS screens The Last Station: This week on the NCH

Crawlspace Eviction Theatre Productions will close out its 2009-2010 season with a show titled “American Idle Hands”.

Kalamazoo’s improv group is having a little comedic fun with America’s obsession with reality television and the king of all reality shows American Idol.

Crawlspace Eviction Artistic Director Dann Sytsma (pictured to the left in the embrace of fellow Crawlspace performer Adam Carter) will stop by the Nonchalant Café Hour Friday to discuss the shows scheduled for May 21 & 22 at Studio 246.

Speaking of Kalamazoo’s independent theatre Studio 246, Crawlspace Theatre Productions, Kinetic Affect, and Fancy Pants Theater are joining together for a series of shows titled “Fancy Affection in the Crawlspace” the first weekend in June.

The show promises spoken word poetry, original theater works, improv and sketch comedy par excellence as a fundraiser for the Studio 246 theatre space.

Also on the NCH Friday we’ll speak with Kalamazoo Film Society President Mike Marchak about their presentation of The Last Station directed by
Michael Hoffman. See a trailer below.

Also on the show, we’ll catch up with the fine folks over at the Kalamazoo Gazette’s KalamaBrew to find out the latest happenings in the Michigan craft beer scene. In a side note, be sure to stop by Draft Magazine and vote for KalamaBrew as your favorite beer blog … because they are right?

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[photo credit: Shawntai Brown]
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May 15, 2010

Beer Collectables, American Craft Beer Week, a Debauching Ballad and More!

The origins of KalamaBrew‘s lovable mascot Taps McFirkin (the dapper looking gentlemen to the left) is in some circles mysterious and mythological like that of tales of folklore discussed around campfires.

Some say Taps emerged from the hedonistic lairs of Latin speaking monks developing the first Trappist ales. Others say he was found at a beer collectibles show. I’ll let you decide.

Listen to my weekly podcast with KalamaBrew’s John Liberty and Josh Smith for a discussion about everyone’s favorite Taps McFirkin along with other notable topics including American Craft Beer Week.

Plus as a special bonus feature, take a listen to the song hand-forged by Boulder, Colo.’s T. Mule and The Longest Day of the Year depicting the amazing adventures of Taps McFirkin.

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[photo credit: International Trappist Association via KalamaBrew]

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May 14, 2010

May Erlewine Releases “Golden” at Bell’s: This Week on the NCH

Songwriter May Erlewine has released a new album titled “Golden”.  After a few preview listens, the Lake City, Michigan-based musician’s fifth solo recording feels like a breath of fresh air and is a perfect release after the long winter.

Recorded at Earthworks Farm in October, 2009 with engineering by Kalamazoo, Mich.’s Ian Gorman and mastering by Glenn Brown, “Golden” features Erlewine doing what she does best with a touch of folk, gospel and a barrel full of soul.

<<UPDATE>> Click here to listen to the interview with May discussing her “Golden” release.

Erlewine will be featured on the Nonchalant Café Hour this week ahead of her release show Sunday at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe.

<<EXTRA>> Click here to listen to May discuss the release of “Love Labor” on the NCH in 2009.

Also on the show, we’ll catch up with the fine folks over at the Kalamazoo Gazette’s KalamaBrew to find out the latest happenings in the Michigan craft beer scene. In a side note, be sure to stop by Draft Magazine and vote for KalamaBrew as your favorite beer blog … because they are right?

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[photo credits: SethandMay.com]
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