With Electric Forest opening to early campers today, Local Spins asked two Michigan performers at the festival and an electronic music guru to pick this weekend’s must-see acts. Check out their selections and listen to a Spotify playlist of their picks.
Breaking music news · Summer Festivals
After taking a hiatus in 2018, the popular and unusual festival featuring local and regional acts playing nearly two dozen venues is back in this lakeshore community. See the lineup, get details at Local Spins.
Features · Summer Festivals · Upcoming shows
For the ninth year, the much-ballyhooed Electric Forest music festival ramps up this weekend with electronic music, jams, psychedelic art installations and a hippie vibe. Get the lowdown, Forest rules and a preview at Local Spins.
Returning to Meijer Gardens, the Steve Miller Band held off the rain Monday night with help from country star Marty Stuart — who joined Miller on stage — and blues guitarist Matt Andersen. Peruse the review and photo gallery, exclusively at Local Spins.
With Electric Forest opening to early campers today, Local Spins asked two Michigan performers at the festival and an electronic music guru to pick this weekend’s must-see acts. Check out their selections and listen to a Spotify playlist of their picks.
Breaking music news · Summer Festivals
After taking a hiatus in 2018, the popular and unusual festival featuring local and regional acts playing nearly two dozen venues is back in this lakeshore community. See the lineup, get details at Local Spins.
Features · Summer Festivals · Upcoming shows
For the ninth year, the much-ballyhooed Electric Forest music festival ramps up this weekend with electronic music, jams, psychedelic art installations and a hippie vibe. Get the lowdown, Forest rules and a preview at Local Spins.
Returning to Meijer Gardens, the Steve Miller Band held off the rain Monday night with help from country star Marty Stuart — who joined Miller on stage — and blues guitarist Matt Andersen. Peruse the review and photo gallery, exclusively at Local Spins.
Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows
It’s full steam ahead for summer concerts, with Hillsong United, Wayne Baker Brooks, Liz Longley, Lovelytheband, Jon Stickley, Built to Spill and much more on the docket. Get the lowdown and ticket links for this week’s shows at Local Spins, and see how you can win free tickets to see Hey Marco’s Steely Dan tribute.
Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery
From Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo to Allegan, West Michigan celebrated the arrival of summer with live music and album-release shows, captured in images at Local Spins. Check out all of the resplendent photo galleries at Local Spins.
Concert reviews · Photos · Summer Festivals · Videos
With a jump in attendance from last year, Founders Fest 2019 drew thousands for a beer-propelled Grand Rapids street party with no shortage of dynamic sets by national and regional acts. Check out the review and recap at Local Spins, along with two photo galleries and three videos.
With a chill, laid-back atmosphere, the 10th edition of the Grand River Water Festival spilled out along the Grand River in Grand Rapids on Saturday. Get the recap and browse the photo gallery at Local Spins.
In a Local Spins interview, Macy Gray, one of Founders Fest’s featured acts this weekend and a Grammy-winning artist, said she plans to release a video for her single, “Buddha,” in July and tour Europe, with ‘a proper U.S. tour next year.’ The story with videos at Local Spins.
Concert reviews · Photos · Summer Concerts
The country/bluegrass Nashville-based, Virginia-bred band enthralled a sold-out Meijer Gardens audience on Friday in its triumphant return to the Grand Rapids venue. Check out the Local Spins review and photo gallery.
Local Spins on WYCE · Podcasts
Check out a live performance by the all-female string band Nobody’s Darlin’ and the debut of tracks by Dennie Middleton, Porter Kenyon, Beaver Xing, August, Aspen Jacobsen and more. Listen to the full radio show podcast.
The bands also rolled out some new material for fans at Meijer Gardens. Check out the review and photo gallery at Local Spins.
