Tebowmania, The Descendants, and Nyjer Morgan's Twilight photobomb
A look at what's going on this week on the local A.V. Club
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Taking a knee to reflect on the grandeur of Tebowmania
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Hey, did you know The A.V. Club has eight local sites? Every day, writers in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Denver, Madison, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Toronto, and the Twin Cities are posting about music, films, and other events and news happening in their cities. Whether you live in one of these cities or elsewhere, there’s plenty of great local stuff that’s worth a look. Here’s a round-up of what caught our attention this week.
• Denver, riding a wave of euphoria over the first-place Broncos, got all caught up in the joys of Tebowmania.
• The Twin Cities chatted with Minnesota native Jim Burke, who produced The Descendants.
• Madison was delighted when the Brewers’ enigmatic outfielder Nyjer Morgan photobombed Taylor Lautner at the recent Twilight: Breaking Dawn premiere.
• Chicago talked to Deer Tick’s John McCauley about exposing himself at his first gig.
• Philly profiled five producers who are changing the face of pop.
• Milwaukee was chagrined to see local celeb/superhero Milverine featured on a billboard.
• Toronto caught up with the brains behind CBC Radio 1’s satirical program This Is That.
• Ann Arbor talked with Jeremy Wheeler, founder of popular dance party The Bang!, about dancing in underwear, mix-tapes, and the event’s 10th anniversary.
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