Let’s start by calling back to the first two installments of my “Venues” series from last autumn and winter, and then we’ll get into the exciting news about Ypsilanti’s newest musicians-rehearsal & performance space, Grove Studios.

Now, back in September, we spoke with local artist Alexis Ford, who heads up the nonprofit Music & Arts Guild. My conversation with Ford about the work of forging a more supportive music scene led me to the Arts Alliance of Ann Arbor (interview), where we discussed the possibility of establishing a regional artists’ collective. SPUR Studios came up in each conversation; a recently-closed hive of rehearsal spaces by VG Kids.

Read the full article at ecurrent.com.