For the second year in a row, cash prizes will be offered to song contest winners in five categories during ArtPrize; new “busking stations” will spotlight live music. Hailing the importance of music as art, St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids will once again host a song competition during ArtPrize with $10,000 in [...]
Michigan music news this week ranges from a feature on Traverse City’s Peter, Paul & Mary Remembered to an interview with The Breeders to a limp Limp Bizkit, performing in Detroit. Welcome to this week’s Michigan Stage Monitor round-up of music news from across the state, courtesy of a variety of news organizations and [...]
Grand Rapids singer-songwriter Ralston Bowles, with help from Michael Crittenden, will play a short opening set Tuesday when The Midwest Rock ‘n’ Roll Express Tour hits Van Andel Arena. Velvet Elvis meets Mr. Roboto meets the Motor City Madman? Ralston Bowles opening for Ted Nugent and Styx? It may seem like an unlikely match, [...]
With folks starting to hit the road for summer concerts and festivals, here’s a rundown of some music news from across the Great Lakes State. It’s time for a Local Spins road trip across The Mitten, rounding up music news and riveting tidbits from around the state. • West Michigan’s The Crane Wives ventured [...]