It was a hot, sweaty, humid, good music sort of weekend, which is probably one of the best sorts of weekends, really. The Strutt and the IDEA Association played host to a most excellent display of Michigan’s modernist culture in art, clothing, beer, and – most importantly – music. That’s right, Kalamazoo’s Boiling Pot Festival was the order of the day for a large group of people this Saturday and Sunday, with a variety of local artists sporting their wares, and a variety of mostly Michigan-based musical groups rocking the entirety of Downtown.

I spent my Sunday not only getting the chance to play what, in many people’s opinions, is the Festival of the summer so far in town, but also enjoying the atmosphere of great music, good food, and a sea of friendly faces who were all sweating together (my personal favorite band Sunday being Prussia. They have free albums to download, so check it). If you missed it, then know that you missed something special. If you didn’t miss it, count yourself lucky, and spread the word, as I know the powers that be are already looking towards next year.

The rest of the week is similarly packed, with flavors enough to appeal to any and every person’s particular sort of palate. Tomorrow night, the No Fun House is playing host to Sohns and Analecta, which is right up your alley if you dig on anything math or post rock.

Thursday there’s a bit of a competing event thing happening, with No Fun’s Emilio Festivez coexisting with Nathan K., Fiona Dickinson, and Jeremey Ruggles‘ new project, the Mind Death Quintet at The Strutt.

Friday night, local jazzers the William Wengers will be rocking out at the Craftsman Chop Co. in Portage on Sears Drive, so if you feel like kicking back and enjoying a bit of live jazz, come on down and kick.