Rock the Rapids in late August will bring six days of concerts and some unusual street entertainment to downtown Grand Rapids. Alice Cooper, one of Rock the Rapids’ 2011 headliners, is well-known for his on-stage antics with gigantic snakes. This year’s Rock the Rapids will be missing Cooper, but snakes will be part of the [...]
West Michigan’s concert guide for July 30-Aug.5 includes the Coast Guard Festival. Elsewhere in the state, there’s Coldplay, Sugarland, Chicago, Matt Giraud. David Thom Band 9:30 p.m. Monday Free The Grand, Grand Haven 9:30 p.m. Thursday Free Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids Thousands, of course, will be headed toward the lakeshore this week, especially Saturday, [...]
Lyle Lovett gives subdued performance in Grand Rapids with smaller Acoustic Group; remains the ever-gracious Texan despite unexpected 27-minute delay. Outdoor amphitheater as listening room. Make that, GIGANTIC listening room. That’s the environment Lyle Lovett fashioned on Wednesday during his seventh sold-out appearance at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: a more subdued, pristine affair [...]
West Michigan’s Peat in the Creel delivers Celtic musical charm as the ‘Local Spins Live’ band of the week. Having plenty of “peat in the creel” is a good thing. In the traditional Scottish tune, “Marie’s Wedding,” gifts for the bride include “plenty herring, plenty meal, plenty peat to fill her creel (basket).” Enjoying plenty [...]
Late July’s live music scene is firing on all cylinders as Spins on Music’s West Michigan concert guide shows. And the Detroit Tigers are now fired up, too. Edye Evans Hyde with Terry Lower Quartet Jazz at the Zoo 6:30 p.m. Monday Free John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids (off W. Fulton Street) To guide all [...]
Rocking out like a cross between Maroon 5 and Queen, The Outer Vibe aims to soar and roar with its tours and new album, “Hoka Hey.” “It’s a beautiful day to die.” At first blush, that phrase resonates with dark overtones, but it’s actually a call to celebrate life, making the most of each and [...]