Grand Rapids old-timey folk group Hawks & Owls came in to perform and chat about the upcoming Grand River Water Festival, while electronic/rock duo AOK talked about their upcoming video release party at Mexicains Sans Frontieres. Plus more local gems.
Water Festival Mavens: Bruce Ling and Becca Ling of Hawks & Owls on Local Spins on WYCE.
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Episode No. 43 of the weekly hour-long show on 88.1 FM proved that definitively, with old-time folk group Hawks & Owls starting things off in Studio X, performing a couple of charming acoustic numbers and talking about the June 28 Grand River Water Festival at Grand Rapids’ Riverside Park, which will feature 11 musical performances by stellar Michigan acts as well as art, food, kids’ tent and environmental speakers. (Read more about that next week at Local Spins.)
Electronic rock duo AOK followed by playing a couple of tracks from their EP and chatting about their upcoming video release show for the song, “The Life,” at Mexicains Sans Frontieres, 120 S. Division Ave. at 7 p.m. June 26, as well as a new album they’ll be recording for release on Hot Capicola Records.
LOCAL SPINS ON WYCE PODCAST: EPISODE NO. 43
Listen to a podcast of the show here, and watch a video of Hawks & Owls’ performance of the 1930s-era “Milwaukee Blues” below.
The show also featured tracks by Jenny LaJoye, Organissimo, Rick Chyme, Time & Luck, The Sailor Kicks and Billy Strings & Don Julin.
VIDEO: HAWKS & OWLS, “Milwaukee Blues”
