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Nashville Cat: Singer Matt Giraud made the move to Nashville but still relishes his hometown roots.

Kalamazoo ‘American Idol’ alum Matt Giraud embraces songwriting in Nashville, returns for homecoming show Saturday

July 30, 2014

The singer may feel ‘anonymous’ in The Music City but he’s still a star in West Michigan, performing Saturday in Kalamazoo’s District Square concert series.

Blues-Driven Brilliance: Jack White and band performing at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre on Thursday. (Photo/David James Swanson)

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Jack White walks ‘tightrope’ on brilliant ‘Lazaretto’ tour with Michigan homecoming concerts on tap

July 26, 2014

Hometown boys Jack White and bandmate Dominic John Davis return to Detroit for two sold-out shows next week after setting Chicago ablaze with buzzed-about concerts. (Review, photos)

Improvisation and Instrumental Diversity: Alt-rock's Kongos play Party in the Park.

Features · Upcoming shows

South Africa’s Kongos to bring alt-rock vibe to HOT-FM’s pop-laced Party in the Park

July 22, 2014

The band of brothers will play Grand Rapids for the first time on Wednesday, with pop-rock’s Hot Chelle Rae headlining the Fifth Third Ballpark affair.

Lansing's Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers play Blissfest this weekend for the first time. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)

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Michigan’s fast-growing Blissfest shows ‘respect for roots traditions’ but open to boundary-pushing genres

July 9, 2014

The 34th annual Blissfest north of Harbor Springs fires up this weekend with more than 50 acts, from New York’s Donna the Buffalo to Michigan’s Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers.

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Electric Forest Day 2: Funky Fashion (The Local Spins Photo Gallery)

June 28, 2014

Festival-goers settled in on the second day of the four-day event in Rothbury, showing off their peacock-like attire (or lack of attire) and reveling in the first performance by the beloved String Cheese Incident.

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Electric Forest 2014: ‘Magical’ opening night of beat-heavy music, wild Sherwood Forest display (Photo gallery, video)

June 27, 2014

Some 30,000 colorfully attired fans descended on the tiny community of Rothbury on Thursday for another edition of this much-beloved hippie-fest.

If You Move It, They Will Come: Blues on the Mall devotees packed the parking lot at Fifth Third Ballpark on Wednesday. (Photo/Tori Thomas)

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Blues at the Ballpark with Lil’ Ed: Crowds and motorcycles ‘as far as the eye can see’ (Photo gallery, video)

June 25, 2014

Wednesday’s one-time move of WLAV’s Blues on the Mall from downtown Grand Rapids to Fifth Third Ballpark for the Freedom Cruise kickoff drew throngs in the thousands.

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