Live music in the great outdoors is everywhere – often free – across West Michigan every summer. Here are the first four announcements of summer lineups featuring regional acts.
Series Star: The Kari Lynch Band plays several community concerts this summer. (Photo/Eric Stoike)
Despite the frigid late-March temperatures, it’s almost time to “roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.”
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Or, at least, it’s time to roll out the schedules for some of those free community concert series that dot the landscape across West Michigan, with a diverse mix of regional bands playing outdoors in front of big audiences who pull up lawn chairs and picnic baskets for weeknights filled with live music.
So far, Rockford, Lowell and Holland have finalized their summer lineups for 2015, with several more communities across West Michigan slated to announce their schedules later this spring.
Hannah Rose & The GravesTones open Rockford’s annual Rogue River Blues Series in June.
“We are more then thrilled to kick off the series,” says singer Hannah Rose Graves. “My deep blues roots have been itching to shine. The band has never been better. We are ready to light up West Michigan this summer.”
Kickoff: Hannah Rose Graves.
ROCKFORD
United Bank Rogue River Blues Series and After the Blues
When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
Where: Garden Park Stage near the dam, downtown Rockford
The Lineup:
June 9 – Hannah Rose & The GravesTones
June 16 – Weezil Malone Band
June 23 – Thirsty Perch Blues Band
June 30 – Rusty Wright Band
July 7 – Billy Strings & Don Julin (bluegrass)
July 14 – Asamu Johnson & The Associates of Blues
July 21 – Jim Shaneberger Band
July 28 – The Soul Syndicate (soul)
Aug. 4 – The Crane Wives (folk-rock)
Aug. 11 – Kari Lynch Band (country)
The Soul Syndicate
WYOMING
Lamar Park Summer Concert Series
When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
Where: Lamar Park, 2561 Porter St. SW, Wyoming
The Lineup:
June 2 – Deep Fried Pickle Project
June 9 – Orquesta Ritmo
June 16 – Brena
June 23 – Mid-Life Crisis
June 30 – Mark Sala Band, Hark Up, fireworks
July 7 – Harpeth Rising
July 14 – Carl Webb Band
July 21 – US Band
July 28 – Karl Holmes & The Modern Day Drifters
Aug. 4 – The Soul Syndicate
Aug. 8 – Matt Gabriel, Michatucky, movie
The Ragbirds
LOWELL
Lowell Showboat Sizzlin’ Summer Concerts
When: 7 p.m. Thursdays
Where: Riverwalk Plaza, downtown Lowell
The Lineup:
June 11 – Kari Lynch Band (country)
June 18 – Those Delta Rhythm Kings (jump blues, swing)
June 25 – Steppin’ In It (American roots)
July 2 – The River City Jazz Ensemble (big band jazz)
July 9 – The Bronk Bros. (country)
July 16 – DidyMo (indie-rock)
July 23 – The Ragbirds (folk-rock)
July 30 – Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys (rockabilly)
Aug. 13 – Brena (rock/pop)
Aug. 20 – Time Hungry (country Midwestern rock)
Delilah DeWylde
HOLLAND
Huntington Bank Friday Night Concert Series
When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays
Where: Kollen Park along Lake Macatawa, Holland
The Lineup:
June 12 – Yellow Brick Road Dueling Pianos
June 19 – Time Out
June 26 – Orquestra Tradicion
July 10 – Lomax Big House
July 17 – Trilogy
July 24 – Karizma Band
July 31 – Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys
Aug. 7 – Kari Lynch Band
Aug. 14 – Quentin Flagg
Aug. 21 – The Soul Syndicate
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