local music
Assorted Anonymous: The Masked Men of Local Hip-Hop
by (becky.spldng)
Submitted 01-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The Grand Rapids hip-hop scene is larger than one might think, and there are new artists emerging all the time. Each one differs from the others in some way, and Assorted Anonymous is looking to change the face of hip-hop…by putting a mask on it....
Fainting Generals' Juliet Bennett Rylah on being an artist in Grand Rapids
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 06-24-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Juliet Bennett Rylah is part of the local band, The Fainting Generals, which has been in existence a little over two years and makes regular appearances at larger-scale festivities in Grand Rapids. Over the years, the band has lost a few of its...
Chopping it up with Eastown J
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Eastown J is not one to pull any punches. In our approximately 45-minute conversation at Billy's on the night of his CD release party for "Style By No Style" project, he didn't mince words on the failure of some things in hip hop,...
A conversation with the SEVENth
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 04-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
I like to consider myself an astute listener to the local trends, and, in particular, the local music scene, especially as it relates to hip hop. So, it comes as somewhat of a surprise that I had never attended a show by the SEVENth (7th), or...