The Big List (April 2-8): Brad Paisley, Dashboard Confessional, Over The Rhine, Robin Trower, MercyMe, Jake’s Music Festival

April also heats up with Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Wild Child, We Came As Romans, Kayzo, Olin Clark, Starkbierfest and more. And see how you can win tickets to Jake’s Music Festival at Elevation.

 

THE BIG LIST: April 2-8

For an expanded list of upcoming shows at West Michigan venues, check out The REALLY Big List at Local Spins. Have a summer outdoor concert series coming up? Have concert listings you think deserve to be spotlighted? Email date, time, ticket prices, location and details to liz@localspins.com.

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
OLIN CLARK CD-RELEASE SHOW
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids-area native Olin Clark is a supremely gifted jazz guitarist, but his music defies easy categorization — steeped in jazz but with a truly contemporary, boundary-pushing flair. Clark is a musician and composer currently residing in New York City. His diverse and unique blend of jazz, rock and folk-inspired melodies is spotlighted brilliantly on his full-length debut album, “Bright,” which will be available for sale at this Local Spins Wednesday show. Joining Olin for this evening celebrating that debut release at SpeakEZ Lounge will be saxophonist Ben Stocker (Miami, Fla.), bassist Stanley Ruvinov (Seattle, Wash.) and Ethan Bousma (Grand Rapids).

As always, Local Spins Wednesdays feature Michigan beer specials on tap and free parking in the Monroe Avenue NW lot kitty-corner from SpeakEZ. Local Spins Wednesdays are presented by Local Spins, SpeakEZ Lounge, Perrin Brewing Company and WYCE. Come check out a rising, uber-talented star from West Michigan.

REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND
When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday
Admission: Free
Where: Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids

This rambunctious, Indiana-bred country blues outfit uses an arsenal of musical tools to unleash its audience-pleasing assault: washboards, resonator guitars, drums, rousing vocals. On the same week that Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band was announced as the headliner for this summer’s Beaver Island Music Festival, the band rolls into Grand Rapids to fire up the stage at Founders Brewing once again. Not only that, but Wire In The Wood is also on tap for this show.

Get the lowdown at foundersbrewing.com, where you can also find details about Saturday night’s show starring ska/reggae/punk band Bumpin’ Uglies, plus The Joey Harkum Band, $5.

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
BEACH SLANG, KISSISSIPPI
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $33.60-$63.10
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Hard to believe, maybe, but singer Chris Carrabba and Dashboard Confessional have now been around for 18 years, churning out that emo-driven alt-rock and acoustic rock that’s attracted ultra-enthusiastic (and often screaming) fans. Carrabba and crew are touring behind their latest album, “Crooked Shadows,” which was released in February and features the single, “We Fight.” Also on the bill for this tour stop will be Beach Slang and Kississippi.

Get tickets online here.

JAKE’S MUSIC FESTIVAL:
THE AUTUMNATIC, POTATOEBABIES
VALLEY GIRL, CONRAD SHOCK + THE NOISE
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10 ($25 VIP)
Where: Elevation @ The Intersection, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to Angie Chase, who was the first person to email john@localspins.com with “JAKE’S” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Friday’s festival. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Jake’s Music Festival is stepping up to a new downtown venue for 2018: The Intersection’s much-buzzed-about Elevation, which hosted its first public concert Saturday night. The Autumnatic, Valley Girl and Conrad Shock + The Noise will play the Friday festival, which raises money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, with jocular and irreverent longtime Grand Rapids rock spectacle The PotatoeBabies also pumping up this year’s event. Jake’s Music Festival, which had been staged as a day-long event for many years at Wealthy Theatre, was held at The Orbit Room in 2017. This year’s festival is also being held for the first time on a Friday night, as opposed to Saturday.

Get more information online at jakesmusicfestival.com.

STARKBIERFEST
When: 3-9 p.m. Saturday
Admission: Free (21 and older)
Where: Cedar Springs Brewing, 95 N. Main St., Cedar Springs

It’s back for another year. Cedar Springs Brewing aims to heat up a chilly April with its annual Starkbierfest, featuring the release of four beers, a sausage party and performances in a heated tent by Dave Slavinski (3:30 p.m.), progressive bluegrass band Fauxgrass (4:30 p.m.) and rockabilly’s Delilah DeWylde (7 p.m.)

Get more information about this spring break festival online at csbrew.com.

OVER THE RHINE
When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $25 in advance; $30 day of show
Where: Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

Ohio’s Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, as Over The Rhine, joke about being the house band at Calvin College, but this time they’re stopping at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe’s Back Room for a seated, ages 21+ show. The couple’s indie folk vibe trends toward the dark side lyrically, while the music resonates, with multi-instrumentalists Berquist mostly on guitar and Detweiler mostly on keyboards, and both providing compelling vocals with experienced harmonies. Their Martinsville, Ohio farm will host the Nowhere Else Festival over Memorial Day Weekend, with a two-day line-up (plus a Friday VIP concert) encompassing a wide arts net including fine art and writing. Festival proceeds are being used to renovate the couple’s 140-year-old barn into an arts center.

Tickets for the Bell’s show are available online here. Also check the Bell’s website for details about the 7:30 p.m. Thursday show featuring indie-rockers Reggie and the Full Effect (keyboardist James Dewees of The Get Up Kids), with The Mushmen and Lipstick Jodi ($14 in advance, $17 day of show).

BRAD PAISLEY, DUSTIN LYNCH
CHASE BRYANT, LINDSAY ELL
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $29-$189
Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids

Multi-platinum-selling country singer Brad Paisley – winner of multiple Grammy, American Music and Academy of Country Music Awards — leads an all-star lineup as he continues his “Weekend Warrior World Tour.” Dustin Lynch, Chase Bryant and Lindsay Ell ramp up this Grand Rapids tour stop.

With more than 11 million albums sold, Paisley has a dozen studio albums under his belt … and more than 7.4 million ‘likes’ on Facebook. Get tickets and details online at vanandelarena.com.

WILD CHILD
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Austin, Texas indie-pop band Wild Child is touring behind its fourth album, “Expectations,” which was released in early February. The band – Kelsey Wilson, Alexander Beggins, Sadie Wolfe, Tom Myers, Matt Bradshaw, Tyler Osmond and Cody Ackors – has earned a buzz for its music since release of its second album back in 2013, landing awards and appearances on late-night TV and high-profile music festivals.

The Wild Reeds also play this Grand Rapids show. Get tickets, info at pyramidschemebar.com.

MERCYME, TENTH AVENUE NORTH
When: 6 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $19
Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids

Christian music’s MercyMe has long been a chart-topping band – with big hits such as “I Can Only Imagine” and “Word of God Speak” — that’s touring with fellow GMA Dove Award winners Tenth Avenue North. Also on the bill: Tim Timmons. MercyMe released “I Can Only Imagine: The Very Best of MercyMe” in early March.

Some tickets were still available early this week in a few seating sections at Van Andel Arena. Get details online here.

ROBIN TROWER
When: 8 p.m.Sunday
Tickets: $49.50-$59.50
Where: Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo

If you can remember the 1960s and 1970s, the name Robin Trower comes with some specific auditory memories. A Brit, Trower’s star began rising with Procol Harum (“A Whiter Shade of Pale,” 1967) before he cut out to establish his own bands and issue the well-known “Bridge Of Sighs” album of 1974. A 2008 double live album was recorded at Royal Oak Music Theater. But this guitar master has released 23 career recordings, and brings his Stratocaster confidently into Kalamazoo, the birthplace of Gibson Guitars. Trower, 73, appears to have recovered from the flu which forced him to leave the stage March 20 in Annapolis, Md., put him in the hospital overnight and axed two shows from his current tour.

Get tickets online at kazoostate.com.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Red Legs, Secret Forte, Wala Gum and Talk Radio playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Friday, $8 advance, $10 day of show – Grand Rapids alternative pop-rock band Red Legs leads this muscular bunch of local bands (Secret Forte, Wala Gum, Talk Radio) in lighting up the Scheme.

Alex Perez, Not the Cringes, Frankie & Myrrh playing Park Theatre, 248 S. River Ave. in Holland, 8 p.m. Friday, $5 advance, $8 day of show — Alex Perez enhances his show with percussion tracks, loops, “a projector and a combination of a few instruments.” Not The Cringes is described as an indie-rock band “with an emphasis on groove and complexity.” Frankie & Myrrh boasts “thick and sensual grooves with dreamy rhythm guitars.”

Shawn Butzin, Lighting Matches and The Rupple Brothers playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, $5 – This could be subtitled, “Singer-Songwriter Night.” Shawn Butzin (Americana, country, folk) and Lighting Matches (folk, pop, indie-rock) create compelling songs that have captivated Michigan audiences, as have Chesaning’s Rupple Brothers and Company (folk, psychedelia). Interestingly, so does the lineup at Tip Top on Saturday night: Nordy, El Brandino, Van Tassel’s Uncanny Elixer, $5. Details about both shows here.

Nightline and The Sleep Cheaters playing Creston Brewery in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, free – Punk night at Creston boasts performances by Nightline and Sleep Cheaters, with special guest Joe Rodriquez.

Flexadecibel playing Billy’s Lounge in Grand Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Friday, $5 – Muskegon funk-rock band Flexadecibel will get the party going at Billy’s Lounge on Friday night, with Denise Davis & The Motor City Sensations keeping it going on Saturday night. (And just down the street at Mulligan’s Pub, VOLK and Stovepipe Stover rev things up Friday, followed by The Monolithic, Ars Nova and Overdrive Orchestra on Saturday night.)

Kayzo at The Intersection ($22.50-$25), SunSquabi at Elevation @ The Intersection ($16-$18) in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday – Consider this an upstairs-downstairs electronic music feast at The Intersection. California DJ and producer Kayzo (with 4B, Dubloadz, Gammer and JSTJR) will rev things up in the main showroom upstairs on Saturday night, with Colorado’s SunSquabi (plus ExMag and Flats Stanlie) bringing the party to Elevation downstairs. Details, tickets online at sectionlive.com, where you can also find info about more electronic fun at the ’Section this week: 12th Planet on Tuesday; Stylust and Esseks on Thursday; Dr. Fresch on Friday.

Electric Tuna playing One Trick Pony, 8 p.m. Saturday, free — ET is at home here in the cozy confines of One Trick Pony, where the four bandmates have played for years in one configuration or another. The band includes Pete Bardolph and Dave Marsh, guitars; Chris Bardolph, keyboard; Mark VanderKolk, bass; and Rick Devon, drums. Rock ‘n’ roll covers and unexpected deep tracks. Call 616-235-7669 for reservations. Thursday’s 8 p.m. free show at OTP features Olivia Mainville.

Seth Bernard & Andrew Schrock playing Salt of the Earth, 114 E. Main St. in Fennville, 6 p.m. Sunday, $15 – Starring Earthwork Music collective founder and respected singer-songwriter Seth Bernard and singer Andrew Schrock (The Mainstays, Schrock Brothers), this evening will be filled with “Songs of Peace & Love.” Call 269-561-7258 for reservations.

We Came As Romans playing Elevation @ The Intersection, 7 p.m. Sunday, $20 week of show, $22 day of show — Hang onto your eardrums for this well-known metalcore band, which has roots in the Detroit suburb of Troy, although none of the current members were part of that original high school band born in 2005. The six member-band is touring in support of its 2017 release, “Cold Like War.” Joining the line-up are The Plot In You, Oceans Ate Alaska, Currents, Tempting Fate and Muskegon-based Of All We Cherish.

THE REALLY BIG LIST OF SHOWS, PLUS ON THE HORIZON

Monday, April 2
Brad Fritcher’s MOODS: Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Dan Willenberg Trio, The Union Cabaret & Grill, Kalamazoo
Tom Duffield, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
The Bismarck/Vishaps/Antlercat, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, April 3
12th Planet/Attak/Cookn/Super Future, The Intersection
Uneven Ground, Muskegon Area District Library, Walker Branch, North Muskegon
Marquita Bernard, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Rusty’s BA Band, The Union Cabaret & Grill, Kalamazoo
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, April 4
Olin Clark (CD release), Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Jack Leaver, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Grand Valley Winds, Grand Valley State University Arts At Noon, Cook-Dewitt Center, Allendale
Alex Mays, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Lion King, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo (April 4-15)
WMU Jazz Jam, The Union Cabaret & Grill, Kalamazoo

Thursday, April 5
Stylust/Esseks/Sandose/JusWayne, The Intersection
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band/Wire In The Wood, Founders Brewing Co.
Olivia Mainville, One Trick Pony
The Fast Hands Band, Harmony Hall
Acoustic Madness, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Unknown Crowe/Broken Crown, Mulligan’s Pub
Rick Bzdok, Roots Brew Pub
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Dining, Cascade
Brian Oberlin, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Jaik Willis, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
DC-90, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Reggie & the Full Effect/The Mushmen/Lipstick Jodi, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Hannah Truckbrod, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Friday, April 6
Dashboard Confessional/Beach Slang/Kississippi, 20 Monroe Live
Dr. Fresch/S.P. Chase/Stratz/Kar Pow, The Stache inside The Intersection
Valley Girl/The Autumnatic/Conrad Shock + The Noise/The PotatoeBabies, Jake’s Music Festival, Elevation @ The Intersection
Shawn Butzin and The Buskers/Lighting Matches/The Rupple Brothers, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Red Legs/Secret Forte/Wala Gum/Talk Radio, The Pyramid Scheme
Sushi Roll, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Burton Greene, Mexicains Sans Frontieres
Nightline/Sleep Cheaters, Creston Brewery
The Bloody Lips/New Architects/Whoopi Goldblum, Kuzzins Lounge
Union Guns, Log Cabin Bar
Mitchell Ferguson Band, River City Saloon
Flexadecibel, Billy’s Lounge
VOLK/Stovepipe Stover, Mulligan’s Pub
JWubzz/Brandrone/Musashi/DJ Deuce/Ronan: Local Legends, The Orbit Room
The Moonrays, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Gabrial James, Blue Water Grill
John Shea, JW Marriott
Decades, Shots On West River, Belmont
Mary Rademacher, Paul Lesinski & Mike Lutley, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Dennie Middleton, 57 Brew Pub & Bistro, Greenville
Messin Around, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Bari Lee, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Coty Bouchard, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Catfish Quartet, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Dave & Connie D, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Delilah DeWylde, Our Brewing Company, Holland
Global Village, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Alex Perez/Not The Cringes/Frankie And Myrrh, Park Theatre, Holland
Hope College Symphony Orchestra, Spring Concert, Jack H. Miller Center For Musical Arts, Holland
Kyle Brown, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Project 90, Wayland Hotel, Wayland
Jim Shaneberger/Rockstar, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Penske File/Bong Mountain/Guppy/BFF, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
The DBP featuring DJ Jazzy ‘D’ & Co./The Party All Stars, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Coastal Car/The Curls/Mister Moon/The Glasnost Kiss, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Canadian Waves/Modern Adventures/Super Tan/Shai-Li, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Steve Pesch, Boatyard Brewing Company, Kalamazoo
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Firekeepers Casino & Hotel Event Center, Battle Creek
Adelita’s Way/Sons Of Texas/Stone Broken/Taking Dawn/Kaleido, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Right Turn Clyde, Rendezvous Pub, Battle Creek
I Am Band, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Eighth Blackbird/Third Coast Percussion, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center For The Arts, Interlochen
Le Vent Du Nord, Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City
Pine River Jazz Band, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey
JGJ, The Mitten Bar, Ludington

Saturday, April 7
Brad Paisley/Dustin Lynch/Chase Bryant/Lindsay Ell, Van Andel Arena
Bumpin’ Uglies/Joey Harkum Band, Founders Brewing Co.
Kayzo/4B/Dubloadz/Gammer/JUSTJR, The Intersection
SunSquabi/ExMag/Flats Stanlie, Elevation @ The Intersection
Wild Child/The Wild Reeds, The Pyramid Scheme
Electric Tunas, One Trick Pony
Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations, Billy’s Lounge
The Monolithic/Ars Nova/Overdrive Orchestra, Mulligan’s Pub
Nordy/El Brandino, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Astro Jackson, Back Forty Saloon
The Rock Show, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Joe Moon, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Paper Thin/Reuther/Tired Blood/JD Wright, Kuzzins Lounge
Union Guns, Log Cabin Bar
In The Red, River City Saloon
Mike Frost & Mike Hyde, JW Marriott
John Shea Trio, Noto’s Old World Italian, Cascade
Three’s A Crowd, Shots On The River, Belmont
Dave Slavinski/Versus/Delilah DeWylde: Starkbierfest, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Fast Hands Band, 57 Brew Pub & Bistro, Greenville
Blue Soul Express, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Innvendo, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Off The Ledge, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Project 90, Wayland Hotel, Wayland
Jack Leaver/Rockstar, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Monolithic/Overdrive Orchestra/Ars Nova, Mulligan’s Pub
Jim Shaneberger Band, Trail Point Brewing Company, Allendale
Toby Bresnahan, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Randy Johnson, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
The Bad Criminals, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
The Autumnatic/Skyking, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
The Shagwells, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Artemis Quartet, Fontana Chamber Arts, Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo
Over The Rhine, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
The Eradicator/Dan K/ Hex Bombs/Shoebox, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Duffield Caron Project/Dede and the Dreamers/Jordan Hamilton, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
M Sord/The Bones of J.R. Jones/Adam Danis, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Black Sea Burial, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Meet The Beatles, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Foreigner, Four Winds Casino Silver Creek Events Center, New Buffalo
StarHeart, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Megan Rae, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Chubby Checker, Little River Casino, Manistee
Roger Brown & Joe Wilson, Spirit Of The Woods Music Association, Brown Town Hall, Manistee

Sunday, April 8
MercyMe/Tenth Avenue North Live, Van Andel Arena
We Came As Romans/The Plot In You/Oceans Ate Alaska/Currents/Tempting Fate/Of All We Cherish, Elevation @ The Intersection
Kyle Hollingsworth Band/Joel Cummins/Crosseyed/Phishless, Founders Brewing Co.
Randissimo’s Sunday Jazz Jam, SpeakEZ Lounge
Eradictor/Dan K/Pancho Villa’s Skull/Bet On Rats, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish, Steel Cat Bar
River North Jazz Brunch, The Old Goat
Pete Kehoe, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Molly, C3 Spiritual Community, Community Center, Grand Haven
Seth Bernard/Andrew Schrock, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Steffan Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Robin Trower, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Jazz Brunch/Professional Jazz Jam, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Tonic Sol-Fa, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Northern Michigan’s Battle Of The Bands, The Playhouse, Houghton Lake

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, April 9
Ford Theatre Reunion, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Brad Fritcher’s MOODS: Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
BassBin: Gettoblaster/Pressed & Proper, Billy’s Lounge
Muskegon Community College Wind And Jazz Ensembles Concert, Frauenthal Center For The Performing Arts, Muskegon
Mark Sala, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dan Willenberg Trio, The Union Cabaret & Grill, Kalamazoo
Tom Duffield, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Krosis/Silent On Fifth Street/Terraform/Dead Eyes Always Dreaming/Nuskin/Guard Rail, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, April 10
The Accidentals (American Red Cross benefit), 20 Monroe Live
Brandon Ward, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Cheap Dates, Live Band Karaoke, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
A Deer A Horse/First Responders/Petrillo/The Krelboynes/PT Ori, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, April 11
Kevin Jones Quintet, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Ministry/Chelsea Wolfe/The God Bombs, 20 Monroe Live
Julien Baker, Calvin College SAO, CFAC Auditorium
On The Cinder/The Alien Dogs/The Scants, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Tony Haltchak, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
West Michigan Student Showcase, Frauenthal Center For The Performing Arts, Muskegon
A Mays & Blue, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
John Sebastian (of Lovin’ Spoonful), Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Gull Lake Jazz Orchestra, The Union Cabaret & Grill, Kalamazoo

Thursday, April 12
Asleep At The Wheel, Acoustic Cafe Series, St. Cecilia Music Center
Baths/No Joy/Sasami Ashworth, The Pyramid Scheme
Party Thieves/Ricky Remedy/G-Bread/Polygone, The Stache inside The Intersection
Broccoli Samurai, Founders Brewing Co.
Major Murphy, Concerts Under The Stars, Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Bigfoot Buffalo, Harmony Hall
Grand Rapids Community College Instrumental Ensembles Concert, Alfred P. Smith Music Center, Grand Rapids Community College
Channing & Quinn, One Trick Pony
Brett Danger Dame, 7 Monks Taproom
John Sanger, Blue Water Grill
Lynn Thompson, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Heather Styka, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Brena, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Pharoin/The New Architects/Them Teeth, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Benedetti Elschenbrioch Grynyk Trio, Traverse City Opera House
Wailin’ Jennys, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center For The Arts, Interlochen

Friday, April 13
Grand Rapids Symphony, Ravel’s Bolero (preview of April 20 performance at Carnegie Hall, New York City), DeVos Performance Hall (April 13-14)
Willamena/John Merchant, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Can’t Swim/Chase Huglin/Choir Vandals, The Stache inside The Intersection
Dirt Monkey/Subtronics/Blunts & Blondes, Elevation @ The Intersection
The Go Rounds/Caroline Rose, The Pyramid Scheme
The Hacky Turtles, Creston Brewery
The Moonrays, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Brian Randall Band, Back Forty Saloon
Brena, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
78 RPM/Amuse/Maggie May, Kuzzins Lounge
Trixy Tang, Log Cabin Bar
Palomino Blonde, River City Saloon
DJ Omega Supreme Birthday Bash, Billy’s Lounge
Electric Jug Band/Drew Phoria, Mulligan’s Pub
Bryndis/Liberacion/Industria/Fugitivos, The Orbit Room
Earth Radio, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Drop 35, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (April 13-14)
Trilogy, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake (April 13-14)
Bigfoot Buffalo, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
West Michigan Guitar Composers, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
Brad & Jordan (of Vinylicious), Our Brewing Co., Holland
Eric Boyea & Dale Wick, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Coty Bouchard, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Pop Fiction, The Alley Door Club, Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Broccoli Samurai/Cosmic Knot, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
SOLD OUT The Wailin’ Jennys, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck
Hattrick, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Steffan Copenhaver/Blammo, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Mustard Plug, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Out Of Favor Boys, Webster’s Prime, Kalamazoo
Gator Boys, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Worn Spirit/Outside/Nekomata/I’d’ve, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Bobaflex/Flops Ego/86 The Evil/Hollowstar, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Barefoot Blonde, Rendezvous Pub, Battle Creek
Cory Wong & the Green Screen Band: FunkFest, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Charley Pride, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant

Saturday, April 14
Grand Rapids Symphony, Ravel’s Bolero (preview of April 20 performance at Carnegie Hall, New York City), DeVos Performance Hall (April 13-14)
Lazy Genius (EP release)/Ampersand Castles/The Extra Texture, The Pyramid Scheme
Jim Shaneberger/John Merchant (opening for documentary film “Up To Snuff”), Wealthy Theatre
Mustard Plug/The Crombies/Dance Contraption, Founders Brewing Co.
TAUK/Melophobix, Elevation @ The Intersection
Jaykode/Fransis Derelle/KiN/S&M, The Stache inside The Intersection
Thirsty Perch Blues Band, One Trick Pony
Barrel Bones/Rogue Fraternity, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Silverstiles/The Waverlys/Mike Galbraith, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Intocable, The DeltaPlex Arena, Walker
Jimmie Stagger/Root Doctor/The Soul Syndicate, WGVU Local Blues Matters Benefit, Billy’s Lounge
Hey Marco!, Kava Kasa
Refurbished, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Brian Randall Band, Back Forty Saloon
Weekend Mixtape, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
The Outliers/Death Abides/Hokori/Withhold The Blood, Mulligan’s Pub
Hidden From Daylight/Abandoned War/Laurentian Tides/Zodiac Thriller, Quinn & Tuite’s Irish Pub
MOTO/Fathom XIX/Noyade, Kuzzins Lounge
Trixy Tang, Log Cabin Bar
The Insane Theater, River City Saloon
Mackinac Harvest Showcase, LowellArts Unplugged House Concert, Lowell
Coffee With Friends/Ed Englerth & Bob Hartig/Rich Francisco/Nathan Moore: An Acoustic Music Gathering, Red’s Sports Bar & Grill, Middleville
Electric Red, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Dave Palmer & His Only Friends, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Drop 35, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (April 13-14)
Sam VanWagoner, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Carter Lezman, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Wyatt & Shari Knapp, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Jamila Woods, Park Theatre, Holland
Randy Johnson, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
The Jetts, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Dave Palmer & His Only Friends: Grub & Brew Fest, Old Boys Brewhouse, Spring Lake
Michael Pearsall, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Trilogy, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake (April 13-14)
Celtic Woman, Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Cheapshow/reggie/I Believe In Julio, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Gabrial James, Pigeon Hill Brewing, Muskegon
The Cadillac Kelly Blues Band, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Luke Winslow-King, Gopherwood Concerts, Elks Club, Cadillac
The 6-Pak, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
Jim Shaneberger, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Curt Hines/Blammo, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
I Love The 90s Bash, various locations, Kalamazoo
Three Dog Night, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
The Go Rounds/Caroline Rose, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Buffalo Wabs & the Price Hill Hustle/Olivia Mainville & the Aquatic Troupe, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
The Whiskey Charmers, Arcadia Ales, Kalamazoo
Duffield Caron Project/Crossroads Blues Band, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Kashmir (Led Zeppelin tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Year Of The Locust/Gears/Crashing Atlas, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
The North 41: Funkfest, The Livery, Benton Harbor

Sunday, April 15
Opera Grand Rapids: Collegiate Vocal Competition, Betty Van Andel Opera Center
Cabildo, KDL Sunday Afternoon Live, Cascade Township Library
Brian Culbertson, 20 Monroe Live
Marco Benevento/Dogs At Large, Founders Brewing Co.
Randissimo’s Sunday Jazz Jam, SpeakEZ Lounge
The River Rogues, Harmony Hall
The Tube Socks/Mose Alto/Rendered Worthless, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Porters Family Concert, LowellArts Gallery, Lowell
Muskegon Community College Honors Orchestra And Vocal Ensembles, Frauenthal Center For The Performing Arts, Muskegon
Channing & Quinn, C3 Spiritual Community, Community Center, Grand Haven
Drive South/Joe Wilson, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Coty Bouchard, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Spanish Love Songs/Out!/Pack Sounds/Team Two, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Jazz Brunch/Professional Jazz Jam, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Tempest, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

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