Beyond Bon Iver: The Eau Claire Jazz Festival
Michigan Tech Brass Band at the Fire House Photo by Andrew Parks Here's something we didn't expect to be doing in Wisconsin last spring: observing—...
Michigan Tech Brass Band at the Fire House Photo by Andrew Parks Here's something we didn't expect to be doing in Wisconsin last spring: observing—and, more importantly, enjoying —a beer hall packed with college students wailing their way through 'When the Saints Go Marching In.' It was neither our first nor last encounter with ebullient undergrads that weekend. As thousands of live music fans descended upon downtown Eau Claire for its 56th annual Jazz Festival, we found ourselves swept up in the spirited chaos of more than 40 groups playing as if their lives—or at least their bachelor's degrees—depended on it.