West Michigan musician’s compelling new album released as he awaits a double lung transplant at Cleveland Clinic. Starting with the lonely drone of a violin, Pat Carroll’s journey through “Glow in the Dark” is unlike any other venture by any other folk-rock artist. Born with cystic fibrosis and undergoing a double lung transplant at [...]
Spins on Music wraps up its year-end spotlight with a bang, targeting impressive releases by Michigan artists Willamena, The Legal Immigrants, SoundIsRed, Kari Lynch, Kris Hitchcock, Thirsty Perch Blues Band and more. Good morning, 2013! At Spins on Music, the arrival of the new year offers the perfect opportunity to look back AND forward [...]
Spins on Music continues its spotlight on recent releases by compelling Michigan artists, including AOK, Tokyo Morose, The Real Lazy Genius, Serita’s Black Rose, LetricKramer, Antilogical and more. It’s like a bottomless Christmas stocking. Here’s yet another installment of my year-end Local Spins reviews of recent releases by Michigan bands and solo artists. (If [...]
Local Spins wraps up 2012 with a real bang, hailing recent CD releases from a passel of West Michigan’s most bracing and promising bands, including Simien the Whale, Kung Fu Rodeo, AG Silver, The Koh Kohs and some holiday magic. Ah, another banner year for Local Spins. If anything demonstrates the riveting, fast-expanding nature [...]