local music
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...