Local Spins Live spotlights emerging West Michigan singer-songwriter and radio guy Mark Morsfield. (Video, podcast) The folks around Cumulus Media know him as Merlin, or at times, Marky Mark. The young radio producer is usually spinning dials “behind the glass,” handling phone calls and helping usher Local Spins Live guests into the studios at [...]
Ralston Bowles, Sweet J Band, ‘mystery guest’ Brian Vander Ark, Lux Land, Peter Mulvey create perfect musical ending to Tuesday Evening Music Club (video) GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP — An inspired, yeoman’s performance by singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey. A kid-friendly, audience-engaging special appearance by The Verve Pipe’s Brian Vander Ark and his family, including ever-bracing Americana [...]
New West Michigan releases by The Hawktones, The Concussions, Bronk Bros., Roosevelt Diggs, Chain of Lakes, Roger MacNaughton, Eric Kehoe and more. Officially, three weeks of summer remain. Plenty of time to soak up the rays and wiggle your toes in the sand of more local and regional album releases, aka Part III of my [...]
West Michigan concert hoopla continues in earnest as Labor Day approaches with Grand Rapids’ Soul of the City, Wynton Marsalis, Ralston and more. Ralston & Friends, Peter Mulvey: Tuesday Evening Music Club 6 p.m. Tuesday Regular Meijer Gardens admission ($12 adults; discounts for children, seniors) Wynton Marsalis 7 p.m. Wednesday This show is sold out. [...]