Bonnie Raitt’s done it again. For the second straight time, the blues guitarist-singer’s scheduled concert at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has sold out on the first day of sales to members, two weeks before tickets to the summer series go on sale to the general public. According to Meijer Gardens spokeswoman Amy Sawade, [...]
Caroline Herring 7:30 p.m. Monday Free, donations to KidsFirst One Trick Pony, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is always looking for an excuse to party. This week, it doesn’t need one. Between a couple of high-profile, musical birthday bashes, Cinco de Mayo and some interesting tour stops, things will be hopping. And why not kick it [...]
How about a Rock ‘n’ Roll Draft? With the over-hyped, prime-time-powered NFL Draft under way tonight, I couldn’t help but wonder what the selection process might look like if rock groups were “teams” picking musicians and singers for their franchises. Hey, there are similarities: Bands and football teams both look for players who complement their [...]
The Fauxgrass Quartet played its first gig exactly a year ago. Since then, the Grand Rapids-based bluegrass fusion outfit has crisscrossed Michigan, toured more than a dozen states and recently released its first self-titled EP, with a full-length album in the works, building a growing audience for its rootsy, genre-stewing acoustic music. Suffice to say, [...]