For the second year, Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize will accept original songs as entries as official artworks in the international competition. And this year, St. Cecilia Music Center is offering $10,000 in cash, plus prize packages, for musicians/songwriters, separate from the overall competition that focuses primarily on visual art. But there’s a catch: Songwriters and musicians [...]
Jonathan Edwards 7 p.m. May 15 and 16 $32-$180 Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake For tickets, click here or call 616-678-3618 Tune into News Talk 1340 AM at 10 a.m. Wed. for a special edition of Local Spins Live with Edwards. For 42 years, Jonathan Edwards has carried the singer-songwriter torch for classic rock fans [...]
How about a Rock ‘n’ Roll Draft? With the over-hyped, prime-time-powered NFL Draft under way tonight, I couldn’t help but wonder what the selection process might look like if rock groups were “teams” picking musicians and singers for their franchises. Hey, there are similarities: Bands and football teams both look for players who complement their [...]
If the turnout Saturday at just two of West Michigan’s most popular independent record shops is any indication, Record Store Day had things spinning toward its biggest success story yet. Lines and crowds were the norm at Vertigo Music on S. Division Avenue in Grand Rapids and at the Corner Record Shop on Chicago Avenue [...]