Grand Rapids music stalwarts Conklin Ceili Band, Fauxgrass, Blue Water Ramblers, Nobody’s Darlin’, Dave Molinari, Ralston Bowles, more to play day-long showcase aiding couple from Hawk & Owls. The Fifth Third River Bank Run, the biggest 25K road race in the country (plus a 5K walk), puts thousands of runners out in the elements [...]
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, [...]
Saturday’s opening day of ticket sales to Meijer Gardens members sees glitches and four sellouts of the 29 concerts in the summer amphitheater series. Once again, the rush was on. Even members of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park had to have a quick trigger on Saturday morning for discounted tickets offered up as part [...]
The expanded jazz festival on Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids boasts 10 acts over two days in mid-August. Chicago jazz/funk/R&B guitarist-singer Nick Colionne will headline this year’s expanded two-day GRandJazzFest at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids in mid-August. Saxophonist Deon Yates, The Paul Keller at Sundown Quintet, Sheila Landis & [...]