The Big List (Sept. 17-23): MC50, Beats Antique, Audiotree Music Festival, Flint Eastwood, Earthwork Harvest Gathering, Matt & Kim

The arrival of autumn also brings Keller Williams, Heather Maloney, KJ & The Good Time Family Band, a jazzy Grand Rapids Symphony tribute to Paul McCartney and more.

 

THE BIG LIST: Sept. 17-23

For an expanded listing of upcoming shows at more than 160 West Michigan venues, check out The REALLY Big List at Local Spins. Have concert listings you think deserve to be spotlighted? Email date, time, ticket prices, location and details to liz@localspins.com.

MONDAY

CANCELED:
BLINK-182
STATE CHAMPS
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $25-$67.94
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

On Sept. 6, Blink-182 announced the cancellation of its September tour due to medical issues that sidelined drummer Travis Barker. Information about blink-182’s cancelled headline shows and where to get refunds for those shows was to be posted on the band’s website: https://www.blink182.com/

Get more details online here.

TUESDAY

MATT & KIM
MICHAEL CHRISTMAS
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $25-$67.94
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Indie-electronic/pop duo Matt & Kim from Brooklyn, N.Y., are more than effervescent and energetic. Keyboard player Matt Johnson and drummer Kim Schifino bring an upbeat dance party everywhere they play, something that’s made them mammothly popular at major music festivals. The duo currently is touring behind its latest album, “Almost Everyday,” which was released in May.

Get tickets online here.

FLINT EASTWOOD
TUNDE OLANIRAN
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $12 advance, $14 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

This is a “Michigan House Presents” show starring Detroit pop star Flint Eastwood and soul/pop/dance artist Tunde Olaniran, which should create a magical evening of audience-inspiring music and entertainment. (Michigan House, for those who might not know, is a project of Michigan’s Creative Many organization which stages a pop-up venue in Austin, Texas, for South by Southwest every year, aimed at showcasing the state’s creative community.)

Flint Eastwood, aka Jax Anderson, continues to tour nationally behind its latest release, “Broke Royalty,” following up the Grand Rapids show with stops in Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City. Olaniran will join Flint Eastwood for the Chicago and Milwaukee concerts. Get tickets for the Grand Rapids show online at pyramidschemebar.com, where you can also get details about Wednesday’s show starring Bully and reggie, and Thursday’s “Theodore Janga’s Going Away Party.”

WEDNESDAY

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
KJ & THE GOOD TIME FAMILY BAND
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

This is the SpeakEZ Lounge debut of KJ & The Good Time Family Band. The high-energy Grand Rapids band merges funk, rock and soul, influenced by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and others. Led by Kurt “KJ” Johnson II, the band released its debut album, “Kinfolk Kousins,” earlier this year and their upbeat performances “are always sure to get the crowd moving.”

Opening the show will be a new West Michigan alternative hip hop band, The United Everywhere, led by Adrian Wright.

Local Spins Wednesdays are presented by Local Spins, SpeakEZ Lounge, Perrin Brewing Company and WYCE, with Michigan beer specials on tap and free parking in the Sixth Street Park lot a block to the north on Monroe Avenue NW.

THURSDAY

KELLER WILLIAMS’ PETTYGRASS
THE HILLBENDERS
When: 8:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $35 advance, $40 day of show
Where: Bell’s Brewery Beer Garden, Kalamazoo

Just about everyone’s favorite, always-on-the-road, guitar-jamming hero Keller Williams brings his “Pettygrass” show – bluegrass renditions of Tom Petty classics – to Kalamazoo, with Americana/bluegrass band The Hillbenders from Missouri (known for pulling off The Who’s “Tommy” rock opera in bluegrass form) also on the bill.

Get tickets online at bellsbeer.com, where you can also details about Friday’s show featuring Johnny Irion.

NICHOLAS JAMES & THE BANDWAGON
DEERFIELD RUN
When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday
Admission: Free
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Fresh off of the band’s Wheatland Music Festival debut and before the guys play the upcoming Willowsong Music Festival, Grand Rapids’ Nicholas James & The Bandwagon bring their country/rock/folk-fueled music to Founders Brewing (where Nicholas James Thomasma also happens to work). Opening the show will be Deerfield Run (with guitarist Alex Austin also performing with The Bandwagon).

Get the rest of the lowdown at foundersbrewing.com, including info about Saturday’s show starring Twang is Dead, $5.

FRIDAY

EARTHWORK HARVEST GATHERING
When: Friday-Sunday
Tickets: $120 adults, $80 teens (weekend)
$50 daily
Where: Earthwork Farm, 4747 N. 7 Mile Road, Lake City

Many Michigan musicians consider this their favorite festival of the year: a true celebration of the end of the season with more than 120 acts performing amid an environment of camaraderie and an uplifting spirit. Held on the farm where Earthwork Music collective founder Seth Bernard grew up, the weekend festival boasts sets by The Accidentals, May Erlewine, Heather Maloney, The Go Rounds, Hannah Rose & The GravesTones, Lady Ace Boogie, Bigfoot Buffalo, Mark Lavengood, The Appleseed Collective, The Crane Wives, Luke Winslow King and so many more.

Get the lowdown online at earthworkharvestgathering.com and come back to Local Spins later this week for a special preview of the upcoming festival.

GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY:
MCCARTNEY AND MORE
When: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $18-$95
Where: DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids

Jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli will unfurl a unique concert this weekend with the Grand Rapids Symphony as part of the Symphony Pops series. Pizzarelli, who’s collaborated with The Beatles’ Sir Paul McCartney, has assembled a performance of McCartney’s solo work – “transforming them from pop/rock tunes to jazz-flavored standards along the lines of the Great American Songbook.”

Get tickets and more details online at grsymphony.org.

SATURDAY

AUDIOTREE MUSIC FESTIVAL

When: Saturday-Sunday
Tickets: $80-135 (weekend)
$45-75 daily
Where: Arcadia Creek Festival Place, 125 E. Water St., Kalamazoo

Headlined by Father John Misty, Local Natives, Real Estate and Khruangbin, this year’s version of the Audiotree Music Festival will showcase 30 artists over two days. For the first the six-year-old festival will  and for the first time also feature a second stage (hosted by WIDR) that will focus heavily on regional artists including Kalamazoo’s Lushh, Moss Jaw and Jake Simmons, as well as Midland’s Michigander and many more.

Get more info and buy tickets at audiotreemusicfestival.com and check back Thursday at Local Spins for a preview of this weekend’s festival.

MC50, THE DETROIT COBRAS
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $32.50-$149
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Talk about a classic, legendary band.

MC50 stars MC5 founder Wayne Kramer, who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of this iconic Detroit rock band with a “Kick Out the Jams” world tour featuring special guests guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, drummer Brendan Canty of Fugazi, bassist Billy Gould of Faith No More and frontman Marcus Durant of Zen Guerilla. The Detroit Cobras open the show.

Get tickets and details online at 20monroelive.com.

BEATS ANTIQUE
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Oakland’s Beats Antique is a truly unique and innovative ensemble, weaving electronic and world music with dance and performance art, led by David Satori, Zoe Jakes and Tommy Cappel. They’ve released 11 studio albums over the years, but it’s their live shows that get all the attention with belly dancing, hip hop, old school jazz, electronic music, Afrobeat, down tempo music and more thrown into the mix. Balkan Bump and Sepiatonic are also on the bill for this 17-and-older show. Doors open at 8 p.m.

(By the way, on the same night, Elevation hosts Dying Fetus on its “Contamination” tour with Incantation, Gatecreeper and Genocide Pact, $23 advance, $25 day of show, while The Stache hosts Filmore and Hannah Ellis, $13 advance, $15 day of show.)

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

The Mark Kahny Band playing the West Michigan Jazz Society’s Monday Night Jazz Gumbo at the Old Goat, 2434 Eastern Ave. SE in Grand Rapids, 6:30 p.m. Monday, $10 ($5 members) – The first concert of the fall season of the West Michigan Jazz Society’s Jazz Gumbo series heralds the move to a new location: The Old Goat on Eastern Avenue SE. The restaurant will feature gumbo, drink specials and food specials, with free parking. The Mark Kahny Band with Kahny, Tim Johnson and Alex Johnson will perform. Get details about the series online here.

Heather Maloney playing Seven Steps Up in Spring Lake, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, $20-$30 – Touring behind her latest EP, “Just Enough Sun,” Massachusetts singer-songwriter Heather Maloney makes a West Michigan stop at this Spring Lake listening room. Get details and tickets online at pindropconcerts.com, where you can also get info about Thursday’s concert starring Antje Duvekot ($20-$30).

Jukejoint Handmedowns playing Riverside Grille in Rockford, 6 p.m. Thursday, free – Grand Rapids Americana outfit Jukejoint Handmedowns brings its stories and entertaining music to the covered patio outside the Rockford Riverside Grille.

Jukejoint Handmedowns playing Riverside Grille in Rockford, 6 p.m. Thursday, free – Grand Rapids Americana outfit Jukejoint Handmedowns brings its stories and entertaining music to the covered patio outside the Rockford Riverside Grille.

Carter Winter playing The Stache inside The Intersection, 8 p.m. Thursday, $12 advance, $15 day of show – Up-and-coming Ohio country singer Carter Winter makes a Grand Rapids stop on his U.S. tour. The Intersection follows this on Friday with a Tribute to Depeche Mode in The Stache and Eprom in Elevation (with Flats Stanlie and Aegis). Details online at sectionlive.com.

Riot Ten playing Elevation inside The Intersection, 9 p.m. Thursday, $17.50 advance, $20 day of show – With a mix of dubstep, electro and trap music, Riot Ten brings his “Hype or Die” tour to Grand Rapids with “a ton of homies” along for the ride, including Krimer, HE$H, Carbin and more.

Fauxgrass playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids at 8 p.m. Thursday, That Beatles Thing at 8 p.m. Saturday, free – It’s progressive bluegrass at One Trick on Thursday night with Grand Rapids’ own Fauxgrass, followed by a tribute to the Fab Four on Saturday, featuring Grand Rapids’ That Beatles Thing. Call 235-7669 for reservations.

Silverstiles, Parlor Voice and City Kitty & The Road Runners playing Rockys Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, $5 — This makes for a fascinating evening of local rock bands, led by Silverstiles, which boasts a sort of California rock sound.

Morris Day & The Time at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 8 p.m. Friday, $35-$100 – Formed in 1981 the Minneapolis funk band was the brainchild of the legendary Prince and had a featured role in his movie Purple Rain. Known for hits such as “Jungle Love” and “The Bird,” the band demands you get your dancing shoes ready. DJ Chuck & The Soul Experience opens the show.

Ben Rector playing 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Friday, $27.50-$113.23 – Nashville pop-rock singer-songwriter Ben Rector brings his tour behind the album “Magic” to 20 Monroe Live with the band Camino.

The Doors Opened playing the Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, $7 – This West Michigan Doors tribute plays the classics cemented in rock history by Jim Morrison and company, led by singer Diego Morales with special guest Rick Stone. The Tip Top follows this on Saturday with the return of White Rabbit, plus special guest Nathan Walton.

Brian Oberlin playing Cedar Springs Brewing in downtown Cedar Springs, noon Sunday, free – West Michigan mandolinist extraordinaire Brian Oberlin brings his engaging musicianship and stories to Cedar Springs Brewing at brunch-time. (Oberlin also returns to Rockford Brewing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.)

MICHIGAN FESTIVALS THIS WEEK

Sept. 21-22
Michigan Blues Festival
Old Town, Lansing
http://www.oldtownbluesfest.com/

Sept. 21-23
Earthwork Harvest Gathering
Mud Farm, Lake City
https://earthworkharvestgathering.com/

Sept. 22-23
Audiotree Music Festival
Arcadia Creek Festival Place, Kalamazoo
https://www.audiotreemusicfestival.com/

THE REALLY BIG LIST OF CONCERTS, PLUS SHOWS ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Sept. 17
Blink-182/State Champs, 20 Monroe Live
Decades, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Mark Kahny Band, West Michigan Jazz Society, The Old Goat
Tesla Quartet, Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence”/Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, carrillonneur, Grand Valley State University, Allendale
GVSU New Music Ensemble (12:30 p.m.), Grace Episcopal Church, Holland
JMM Jazz, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Joe Laureano, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

Tuesday, Sept. 18
Matt & Kim/Michael Christmas, 20 Monroe Live
Flint Eastwood/Tunde Olaniran/Fade, The Pyramid Scheme
Three’s A Crowd, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Take Three Jazz Ensemble, Grand Theatre Bar, Grand Haven
Truth In Jazz Orchestra, Watermark 920, Muskegon
Jack Leaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Sept. 19
KJ & the Good Time Family Band/The United Everywhere, Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Bully/reggie, The Pyramid Scheme
Strumble Head, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Vincent Hayes, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Heather Maloney, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Shushi, Holland
Jim Shaneberger, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

Thursday, Sept. 20
Nicholas James Thomasma and The Bandwagon/Deerfield Run, Founders Brewing Co.
Riot Ten/Krimer/Carbin, Elevation under The Intersection
Carter Winter, The Stache inside The Intersection
Theodore Janga/Superdre/Bacha/Baby Glow!/Bright Light: fundraiser for Janga, The Pyramid Scheme
Fauxgrass, One Trick Pony
Brena, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Mike Frost Trio, Linear Restaurant
Laura Bennett/Mark Kahny/Mark Weymouth, Zepplin Lounge @ New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
The Jukejoint Handmedowns, Riverside Grille, Rockford
Antje Duvekot, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Rich Burkholder, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Wally Michaels & Tony Reynolds, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Cheap Dates, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Keller Williams & The Hillbenders: PettyGrass, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Henry Rensch & the HR Department, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Friday, Sept. 21
Ben Rector/The Band Camino, 20 Monroe Live
Music For The Masses (Depeche Mode tribute), The Stache inside The Intersection
Eprom/Um/Flats Stanlie/Aegis, Elevation under The Intersection
The Doors Opened (The Doors tribute)/Rick Stone, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
S.K. Sham/Armani Vice/Gore/Chief, Mulligan’s Pub
Orquestra RITMO, Creston Brewery
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Pizzarelli plays the Music of Sir Paul McCartney,” DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 21-23)
PleasureTowne, Billy’s Lounge
Jedi Mind Trip, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Oregon Dreamchild, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mike Frost Trio, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Dirty Rotten Revenge/Kiwi Army, 741
Kristin Kuiper, Lake Michigan Sports Bar
Glamhammer, Log Cabin Lounge (Sept. 21-22)
FrankenGarry, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Kathy Lamar Trio, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
The Strapping Owls, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
OTC, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 21-22)
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Blushing Monk Jazz, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
The Russ Brothers, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Plain Jane Glory, Vander Mill Cider, Spring Lake
Jim Shaneberger, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Alex Mendenall, Our Brewing, Holland
Bryn Cohn + Artists: Great Performances Series, Hope College, Holland
Vincent Hayes, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Brent Satala, Barrel Room @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Steffan Copenhaver/BBI, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Kitty Whampus, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland
Johnny Irion, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
Morris Day & The Time/DJ Chuck & The Soul Experience, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
The Widdler/Pushloop, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Double Strung: Summer Concert Series, Hopcat, Kalamazoo
Hot Mess, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Battle Creek
Kimberly Gordon Quartet, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Under The Street Lamp, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
Ginger & Her Baked Goods, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Il Niege/Erin, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Saturday, Sept. 22
MC50/The Detroit Cobras, 20 Monroe Live
Twang Is Dead, Founders Brewing Co.
Still Corners/Foxes In Fiction/Pink Sky, The Pyramid Scheme
Dying Fetus/Incantation/Gatekeeper/Genocide Pact, Elevation under The Intersection
Beats Antique/Balkan Bump/Sepiatonic, The Intersection
Fillmore/Hannah Ellis, The Stache inside The Intersection
That Beatles Thing, One Trick Pony
White Rabbit/Nathan Walton, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Pizzarelli Plays the Music of Sir Paul McCartney,” DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 21-23)
The Soul Syndicate, Billy’s Lounge
Mark Sala, CitySen Lounge @ CityFlats Hotel
Trixy Tang, River City Saloon
Mary Rademacher Reed Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Astro Jackson, Back Forty Saloon
Revibe, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Save Safe/Silence And Solace/Oceans Beneath Us, 741
Weekend Mixtape, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
MUZE with Kristen/Partee Sisters/Azz Izz/Men At Large/Robert S/Maurice Townsend/Asamu Johnson and the Associates Of The Blues/Dan Richardson/Avalon/Bedrock/Lakeside: African American Art & Music Festival, Calder Plaza
Glamhammer, Log Cabin Lounge (Sept. 21-22)
John & Tamara, Bier Distillery, Belmont
John Shea, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Steve Reidz & The Groove, Castle Brewing, Greenville
Yellow Brick Road Dueling Pianos, Cellar Brewing Co., Sparta
OTC, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 21-22)
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Lynn Thompson, The Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Olivia Mainville & Brandon James, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Leverage, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Diana V, Great Legs Winery Brewing Distillery, Holland
Van Mason, (10 a.m.), Farmers’ Market, Grand Haven
Dunegrass, Trail Point Brewing, Allendale
Upcoast Kin/BBI, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Sonic Pirates, Wayland Hotel
Sada Baby/Icewear/Vezzo Peezy/FMB DZ, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Treading Bleu/The 89th Key/Klashing Black/Mousewolf, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Starfarm, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Kung Fu Diesel/Captain Fantastic (Elton John tribute), JB’s Whiskey Creek, Battle Creek
Loa/G Lethal 9/SiBUS/Unworthy/Anvil Crawler, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
TUSK (Fleetwood Mac tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Elephant Rescue (4:30 p.m.)/Jared & The Mill (6:15 p.m.): Roots & Brews Festival, St. Joseph
Sue Steininger & Joe Arnold (of Top Secret)/P.T. and the Cruisers: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda
The HillBenders (The Who’s TOMMY), The Livery, St. Joseph
Jim Stout Band, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Sunday, Sept. 23
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Pizzarelli Plays the Music of Sir Paul McCartney”, DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 21-23)
Brian Oberlin (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
The Distractions/Dollars For Donuts, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Greg Miller, Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Livin’ The Dream, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Bike Tuff/Old Souls, 741
South For Winter: C3, Grand Haven Community Center, Grand Haven
Ryanhood, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Raion Taiko: Japanese Drummers, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont
Johnny Irion, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey
Adam Williams & Kevin Gaugier, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Don Savoie/The Van Dyke Revue: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda
Joyous String Ensemble, Howard Performing Arts Center, Andrews University, Berrien Springs

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Sept. 24
SYML, Covenant Fine Arts Center, Calvin College
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
JGJ, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
JMM Jazz, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Everett Domeier, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Old Souls/Bike Tuff, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Sept. 25
Red Fang/Big Business/Dead Now, The Pyramid Scheme
Rockshop, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Take Three Jazz Ensemble, Grand Theatre Bar, Grand Haven
Tony Reynolds, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Modest Mouse, Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Destroyer Of Light/Black Fast/Tomb Of Teeth/Junkyard Horse, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Sept. 26
Joshua Powell/Brother Elsey, Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Sean Rowe, The Mint under The Intersection
Trilogy, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
JMM Jazz, Linear Restaurant
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Flatland Grip, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Die Tanzgeiger, Arts At Noon, Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale
Wally Michaels & Tony Reynolds, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Ivan Akanshiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Gabrial James, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

Thursday, Sept. 27
Butch Walker/Indianola, Elevation under The Intersection
Moon Hooch, The Stache inside The Intersection
Fruition/Daniel Rodriguez (of Elephant Revival), The Pyramid Scheme
Astro Jackson, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Gabrial James, Pike 51 Brewing/Hudsonville Winery, Hudsonville
Checkers Morton, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Sean Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Henry Rensch & the HR Department, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Friday, Sept. 28
Cherub/Maddy O’Neal, Elevation under The Intersection
The Moonrays, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Big Boss Blues Band, Billy’s Lounge
Cabildo/The Luna Blues Machine, Creston Brewery
Drew Behringer, CitySen Lounge @ CityFlats Hotel
The Rock Show, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Drop 35, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
John Shea, JW Marriott
Scott Veenstra Trio, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Lung/Bet On Rats/Pancho Villa’s Skull, 741
Brian Randall, Back Forty Saloon
Cheat Code/Illenium/Cash Cash/London On Da Track/Party Pupils/Snowmass: 104.5 WSNX’s Glow In The Park, Fifth Third Ballpark
Trixy Tang, Log Cabin Lounge (Sept. 28-29)
Kathy Lamar Trio, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Fauxgrass, Rockford Brewing Co.’s Harvest Festival Beer Tent, Rockford
Rock Shop, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Aaron Neville, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck
Kevin McDaniel, Barrel Room @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Fifth & Elliott Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Rich Burkholder, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Margaret Glaspy, Hope College Concert Series, Knickerbocker Theatre, Holland
Chunk of Funk, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
All In, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Sept. 28-29)
Coty Bouchard/Atomic Radio, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
West Michigan Symphony, Festival Season Opening, Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Sandi Patti, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont
Mustard Plug, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Sick Puppies, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
The Neverly Brothers, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Joshua Davis, The Livery, St. Joseph
Up North Big Band, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Saturday, Sept. 29
The Ragbirds/Seth Walker, Founders Brewing Co.
Blue October/Kitten, The Intersection
Walker & Royce/Faren Strnad/S.P. Chase/Players Club, The Stache inside The Intersection
After The Burial/The Acacia Strain/ERRA/Make Them Suffer, Elevation below The Intersection
Natchez Trace, One Trick Pony
Stovepipe/Rachel Bachman/Silverstiles, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Blammo, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Reggae Fallfest, Billy’s Lounge
Barenaked 90s, River City Saloon
Noel Webley Trio, JW Marriott
Scott Veenstra Trio, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Three’s A Crowd, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Thunder Chicken/Drift Lifted/Head, 741
Brian Randall, Back Forty Saloon
Trixy Tang, Log Cabin Lounge (Sept. 28-29)
Piano Men: Tribute to Sir Elton John and Billy Joel, Van Singel Fine Arts Center, Byron Center High School, Byron Center
John Shea, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Wonder Lush, Castle Brewing, Greenville
Afro Zuma, Rockford Brewing Co.’s Harvest Festival Beer Tent, Rockford
Bonk Brothers, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Big Lake, The Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Double Nickel, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Decades, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Holland Symphony, “Classics I: Rach On!” Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
Eryn Allen Kane, Hope College Concert Series, Knickerbocker Theater, Holland
Jack Leaver, (10 a.m.), Farmers’ Market, Grand Haven
Liz Longley, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Art Garfunkel, Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Legal Rehab, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Robin Connell/Kathy Lamar Trio, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
An Dro, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont
The Crane Wives (house concert), Gopherwood Concerts, Cadillac
All In, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Sept. 28-29)
Jack Leaver/The Lepolion Effect, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Hairmania, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Blue Felix (album release)/Last Encore/Lost In Hope, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Maurice John Vaughn: Chicago Blues Night, Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra & Piano Men (Elton John-Billy Joel tribute), The Mendel Center, Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor
Project 90, Black River Tavern, South Haven
Stormy Chromer, The Livery, St. Joseph
Slash/Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Four Winds Casino Resort, New Buffalo
Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Brian Murphy/Parallel Hope: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda
Eric Paslay (Day Session)/Cheap Trick (Night Session): Bourbon & Bacon, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant

Sunday, Sept. 30
Bullet For My Valentine/We Came As Romans/Bad Omen, 20 Monroe Live
Shooter Jennings/Jared Knox, The Pyramid Scheme
CloZee/IHF/Sesh, Elevation below The Intersection
The Lil Smokies, Founders Brewing Co.
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Cloudmouth/Lighting Matches/Fabulous Vans/Van Tassell’s Uncanny Elixir, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Brena, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Mike Frost & Mike Hyde, Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper, Harmony Hall
Doomstress/Sierra, 741
Patty Gayle/Mark Kahny/Mark Weymouth (2 p.m.), Unity Church, Walker
Jason Wheeler & Friends (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
An Dro (1 p.m.), Rockford Brewing Co.’s Harvest Festival Beer Tent, Rockford
Keith Scott/Them Guilty Aces: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda
Aleksandra Kemble, Howard Performing Arts Center, Andrews University, Berrien Springs

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