West Michigan rock duo Simien the Whale spouts pop magic again after rising to the surface with a self-titled studio album. Harpoon the new CD Friday during their show at The Pyramid Scheme. Tackling the band’s first “proper” full-length album, Simien the Whale’s Tory Peterson and Zachary Guy knew they wanted to spend the [...]
Grand Rapids concert standouts for the week include The Soil and the Sun, andi & i, Red Sea Pedestrians and the Karisa Wilson String Ensemble. (Videos) Go Radio, Paradise Fears Stages & Stereos, Another October 7 p.m. Tuesday $12 advance, $14 day of show The Intersection, Grand Rapids If you thought Thanksgiving was a [...]
Kid Rock’s second Thanksgiving Day halftime show in three years paid tribute to Motown heroes and served as a glitzy commercial for his new album. But is the scruffy rapper-turned-rocker also now the face of Michigan? The over-the-top flash. The silly silver jumpsuits. The schmaltzy tribute to Detroit’s music icons. Kid Rock’s brief but [...]
Grand Rapids band Trilogy may boast one of the West Michigan rock scene’s longest tenures and its largest song catalog, led by piano whiz Kevin Viilo. With an inventory of some 1,200 popular songs at his piano-playing fingertips, Kevin Viilo may be Grand Rapids’ version of a human iPod. Or jukebox. But that’s what [...]