local music
Vertigo A-Go-Go to rock downtown
by (comptont)
Submitted 11-08-2012 under OPINION
This Saturday, November 10, Vertigo Music will be hosting live performances from local bands at the free all day event, Vertigo A-Go-Go. This event, as it has been in the past is open to the public and kid friendly. "This is our fourth...
West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #16- Life Size Ghost
by (jquatrine)
Submitted 10-22-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
In this episode, contributor Lauren Richardson and I caught up with Talitha Snowden and Erik Ryden from Life Size Ghost before their show at Billy's Lounge. Episode includes excerts from their tracks: In Your Sleep, Fall Behind, Lonely...
Album review: Signal Trip's 'Songs from the In Between'
by (tylersteimle)
Submitted 05-29-2012 under OPINION
"I've been here before," belts out singer/guitarist Pat Piechocki, on the commencement track of Signal Trip's new record, Songs From the In Between. The song is the definite article eschewing "Future's Now"...
If you don't know, now you know: Valentiger to perform at Jammies
by (alexfluegel)
Submitted 02-13-2012 under OPINION
“Oh, to know!” is the name of the WYCE Jammie-nominated song and album by local trio Valentiger, and can also be used to describe the feeling after hearing the band for the first time. A mix of instinctual harmonies, homegrown guitars...
Orpheum Bell brings their enchanting sound to WYCE Jammies
by (stevendavison)
Submitted 02-09-2012 under OPINION
Ann Arbor based band Orpheum Bell has been nominated for several WYCE Jammies, including Best Roots album for “The Old Sisters Home,” song of the year for “Poor Laetitia” and outstanding male and female artists for...
Rumours Retold: Michigan musicians remake Fleetwood Mac
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 01-23-2012 under NONPROFITS
It's fitting on many levels that Founders' Centennial IPA is our best selling beer at Wealthy Theatre, always on draught. Not only because it's one of the greatest beers sold in the world. But we wanted to celebrate our Centennial...
Ed Niño's New Leaf
by (douglasdooley)
Submitted 12-15-2011 under OPINION
When I last caught up with Ed Niño, he had just recently released his second studio album, Welcome to Jericho. That release really sat with me for a while. While I don’t normally get into hard-edged hip hop, Niño’s inspired combination...
Family-friendly fun at the Celadon Summer Concert Series
by (Tom Gunnels)
Submitted 08-16-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
When The Northern Skies front man and multi-instrumentalist Eric Engblade first heard of the Celadon Summer Concert Series, he recounted, “I had no idea how to pronounce it, let alone what it was.” Spearheaded by the two-man team at...
Call for Performers at the Market!
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 05-25-2011 under NONPROFITS
Take the opportunity to celebrate creativity and community on June 11th during the Market presented by Avenue for the Arts. Arts vendors, musicians and local businesses will line the sidewalks of South Division between Oakes and Cherry from 4...
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....