Archive for September, 2012

Check out the top vote-getters in the separate ArtPrize music competition, with winners sharing $10,000 in prizes.   ArtPrize has finally paid off for artists of the musical variety. None of the 79 songs or musical pieces entered in this year’s international competition came close to making the hallowed “Top 10” announced by ArtPrize this [...]

ArtPrize and all those live music options have you flustered? Here are three intriguing shows to catch this weekend, including the recording of a live album.   It happens. I can’t squeeze everything into The Big List. So, with Friday upon us, there are three stellar shows you might have overlooked in planning your weekend [...]

Grand Rapids’ Blue Molly meshes blues, soul, gospel and rock led by Molly Bouwsma’s dynamic vocals. Read below to win a free Blue Molly CD.   “Blue Day” at WJRW ramped up considerably in the space of eight seconds … about the time it took Molly Bouwsma to open her mouth and launch into the [...]

From Grand Rapids to the Lakeshore, live music options abound for ArtPrize visitors and West Michiganders during Week 2 of the art competition.   Martin Sexton, Brothers McCann 7 p.m. Wednesday $20 advance, $23 day of show The Intersection, Grand Rapids OK. You could say I’m true blue because I bleed blue for that team [...]