This super-deluxe, star-studded edition of Local Spins on WYCE boasted in-studio sessions by acts offering up house concerts in a WYCE auction, plus new music from Scott Pellegrom and The Tosspints.
Collaborative Debut: Rick Chyme in Studio X with Big Dudee Roo during Local Spins on WYCE.
If anything serves as the perfect demonstration of West Michigan’s collaborative music scene, it was this week’s one-hour-plus edition of Local Spins on WYCE.
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First up, psych-grunge-folk-rock’s Big Dudee Roo teamed up the first time ever with Grand Rapids hip hop artist Rick Chyme to deliver a truly epic rendition of the band’s song, “Turn of Time,” from its most recent EP during a live on-air performance. Studio X at WYCE (88.1 FM) never sizzled better than it did during that extended nine-minute version of the song, with some brilliantly groovy guitar work and rhymes developed this week by Chyme just for the occasion.
Chyme followed that by bringing in special guest, singer Molly Bouwsma-Schultz, to accompany him on a song in Studio X, creating an entirely different, soulful-yet-intense mood.
And finally, Bouwsma-Schultz and her husband, Scott Schultz, both from the band Vox Vidorra, finished things up with pared-back versions of two songs from the group’s recently released album, “Promise Land.”
It was all part of a record-setting day for WYCE, with in-studio appearances all day long by bands participating in its online house concert auctions. Ten bands offered up their services and by the end of the bidding on Friday, the auction had raised more than $4,000 for the community radio station with Traverse City’s The Accidentals attracting the most attention (more than 20 bids) and the largest bid ($1,000).
PODCAST: Local Spins on WYCE Episode No. 42 (June 12, 2015)
Check out the full podcast of today’s show here, with videos of Big Dudee Roo playing with Rick Chyme, as well as Molly and Scott performing “Sounds are Broken,” below. The podcast also featured the debut of new tracks by Scott Pellegrom (from the Spring Lake drummer’s “SuperNaturalBang” CD) and The Tosspints (from the band’s “The Privateer” album). In addition, the show featured music by The Muteflutes, Tom Hymn, Valentiger and Tony LaJoye Trio.
VIDEO: Big Dudee Roo, wsg Rick Chyme “Turn of Time”
VIDEO: Molly and Scott of Vox Vidorra, “Sounds are Broken”
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