The Big List (March 5-11): Keys N Krates, Motionless in White, Tall Heights, Weird Al Yankovic, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Booker T. Jones, Screaming Females

Million Dollar Quartet, Hope College Jazz Organ Summit, Cosmic Knot, NewTown, Sons of F.U.N.K., The Steel Wheels, Peat in the Creel, The Ganders and more make this week’s music picks. And win tickets to Motionless in White.

 

THE BIG LIST: March 5-11

For an expanded list of upcoming shows at 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.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
When: 7:30 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $45.50 adults; $25.50 students
Where: Van Singel Fine Arts Auditorium, Byron Center

If you love the music of the 1950s, this touring musical theater production is for you. The conceit of “Million Dollar Quartet” is a Dec. 4, 1956 recording session at Sun Studios in Memphis that put Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together in what turned out to be a one-time only jam session. The character of record producer Sam Philips appears in a narrator role. The show, nominated for three Tony Awards in 2010 for its Broadway run, features songs such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls Of Fire,” “Walk The Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more. Poodle skirts, saddle shoes and varsity sweaters welcome. Tickets were still available early Monday at the auditorium or online here.

TALL HEIGHTS
BEN PROVENCIAL
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show
Where: The Stache inside The Intersection

Electrofolk band and Sony Music Masterworks artist Tall Heights does some incredible things via its vocal harmonies, cello and acoustic guitar work, something displayed in striking fashion on its latest single, “Not Like It Was.” Singer-guitarist Tim Harrington and singer-cellist Paul Wright have been touring with percussionist Paul Dumas, rolling out songs from EPs and albums the Boston group started releasing in 2011.

Opening the show will be Atlanta singer-songwriter Benjamin Provencial. Get tickets online at sectionlive.com.

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
COSMIC KNOT
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

When Grand Rapids’ Cosmic Knot, led by guitarist Tom Wall, released its debut album, “Inner Space,” last year, it made a musical statement unlike any other West Michigan band. The groove-hued super-group of Michigan musicians delivers music that’s psychedelic, rocking, jazzy, jam-fueled and folky all at the same time. The award-winning band featuring Wall, drummer Mario Copeland (Hayaman Mana Tzach), saxophonist Rolly Smith and bassist Zach Gregory will fill this intimate setting with mesmerizing, uplifting strains all evening.

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 Monroe Avenue lot across from SpeakEZ. 

KEYS N KRATES
When: 9 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

This Canadian electronic music act has been touring the world for 10 years now, currently promoting its latest full-length recording, “Cura,” on Dim Mak Records (after releasing numerous singles and EPs over the years). Keys N Krates — drummer Adam Tune, keyboard player David Matisse and DJ Jr. Flo — have progressed from their days as a live hip hop act with looping, and their “Cura” tour is literally crisscrossing the globe, from the United States to Hong Kong to Australia to the United Kingdom.

Also appearing on the Grand Rapids bill: Promnite and Jubilee. Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 17-and-older show.

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
EVERY TIME I DIE
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $28-$65.33
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to Local Spins reader Lori Metzler. She was the first person to email john@localspins.com john@localspins.com with “MOTIONLESS” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Friday’s concert. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Pennsylvania goth metal/industrial metal/metalcore band Motionless in White brings its North American tour to Grand Rapids, cranking out songs from MIW’s latest album, 2017’s “Graveyard Shift.” The bill is a wall-rattling affair that will also feature sets by Every Time I Die, Ice Nine Kills and Like Moths to Flames.

Get tickets online here.

BLACK TIGER SEX MACHINE
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $20 advance, $23 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

The Intersection follows up one big night of Canadian-bred electronic music with another. The second one happens to feature Black Tiger Sex Machine, with its groovy lighted helmets and all. You can expect an uber-exuberant crowd for this show as the group tours behind its “New Worlds” recording. Marc Chagnon, Julien Maranda and Patrick Barry are touring North America through April, then hitting the festival circuit.

Pumping up the evening will be Apashe, Lektrique and more. Doors for this 17-and-older show open at 8 p.m. And by the way, Desert Dwellers, Psyntimental and SubCreate play The Stache (front lounge) the same night, $15.

HOPE COLLEGE JAZZ ORGAN SUMMIT
When: Friday-Sunday
Tickets: $95 ($35 students, $125 VIP)
Where: Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, 221 Columbia Ave., Hope College

For the second time, Hope College will host this weekend of performances, clinics, jam sessions, master classes and hands-on demonstrations centered around the jazz organ, with concerts by the renowned Dr. Lonnie Smith, Gerard Gibbs & ORGANized Crime and the Tony Monaco Trio.

Organizer and Hope College’s director of jazz studies Brian Coyle raves that it will be an “amazing” showcase of organ prowess.

Get details online here and read more about the summit later this week at Local Spins.

NEWTOWN
When: 2 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $10
Where: Zellie’s Opry House, 230 E. Edgerton St., Howard City

Kentuckians Junior and Kati Penn Williams venture north with their three bandmates with a repertoire of contemporary bluegrass. NewTown is bassist Travis Anderson, mandolinist Mitchell Cannon, who lives in North Carolina, and Aaron Ramsey plays guitar. NewTown’s latest recording is 2016’s “Harlan Road,” which reached No. 8 on Billboard’s Bluegrass chart that year and includes the work of Grand Rapids-based guitarist Hayes Griffin.

Opening at 1:10 p.m. is Zellie’s Band, the house band of this former church north of Grand Rapids and featuring Terri Grannis on mandolin, Tia Turco, upright bass, Steve Albert, banjo and Andy Urquhart, guitar. Take note AND cash: Zellie’s does not accept credit or debit cards. Get more info online here.

And on March 31, Zellie’s hosts The Edgar Loudermilk Band featuring Jeff Autry for another matinee performance.

BOOKER T. JONES
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $30-$75
Where: Park Theatre, 248 S. River Ave., Holland

Legendary keyboard player Booker T. Jones returns to Holland’s Park Theatre with the soul music that’s shaped a generation of musicians, with fans long embracing classics such as “Green Onions” and “Time is Tight” and many more. His last show at Park Theatre was more than memorable, so don’t miss this opportunity to see an iconic, award-winning artist.

Opening for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will be Kalamazoo native Nashon Holloway, a soul singer who now makes her home in Chicago. Read more about Holloway in this Local Spins Artist Spotlight feature. Get details, tickets online at parktheatreholland.org.

WEIRD AL YANKOVIC
EMO PHILLIPS
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

So, this is being billed as a very different sort of Weird Al Yankovic show. And while it sold out quickly as Weird Al fans jumped aboard, even Yankovic himself has been quoted on Facebook as saying that this is “a change of pace” and “not for everybody … We’re scaling way, way back. No costumes, no props, no video screens, no computer servers. We’re just going to walk out on stage, sit down on stools, and play a bunch of old songs. Oh, and we’re going to be performing almost exclusively originals. The deep cuts and obscure tracks. The songs that were never hits. The ones you barely remember.”

As his website proclaims: “Nobody thought this was a good idea but he’s doing it anyway.” You’ve been warned … and it’s still liable to be an entertaining affair. Opening will be, yes, the one and only Emo Phillips.

SONS OF F.U.N.K.
When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
Admission: Free
Where: Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids

Founders wraps up a big day – the KBS Tapping Party which puts 2018’s KBS in the taproom for the first time – with a performance that’ll have the dance floor jam-packed. Sons of F.U.N.K. are led by Ohioan Ricardo Lewis, who spent years performing and touring with George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. The multi-instrumentalist founded this band about six years ago, describing its approach as melding funk, rock, jazz, soul and R&B.

Get more info at foundersbrewing.com.

DAVE PROULX, DAVID ROSIN, ROBIN CONNELL
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $10 ($5 students)
Where: Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids

The fourth season of pianist Robin Connell’s “Jazz in the Sanctuary” series wraps up this weekend with pianist Dave Proulx and bassist David Rosin.

They’ll perform amid “the acoustic and architectural beauty of the century-old sanctuary” of Fountain Street Church in downtown Grand Rapids for an afternoon of “exciting music and light conversation.”

The series is presented by the Music Committee of Fountain Street Church and hosted by award-winning jazz pianist Robin Connell. Get tickets and more information online at fountainstreet.org/jazz.

 

EDYE EVANS HYDE & MIKE HYDE
BEAVER XING
When: 6 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Donations requested
Where: Harmony Hall, 401 Stocking Ave. NW, Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids jazz songstress, stage performer and educator Edye Evans Hyde and her jazzy guitarist husband, Mike Hyde, will be in the mood to celebrate on Sunday, when they mark the one-year anniversary of Edye’s liver transplant. And they’re planning to be in the mood to celebrate Loving Day on June 12, when Edye Evans Hyde’s Ebony Road Players leads the community in commemorating the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision that decriminalized interracial marriage.

So, the two are rolled into one on Sunday, when the transplant anniversary show will accept donations to fund the Loving Day event. Opening is Beaver Xing, aka Jonathon Beaver and Stacey Noonan, who describe their music as folkamericountripoppaclassic.

THE STEEL WHEELS
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo

The Steel Wheels have really raised their profile over the past year or two, bringing their Virginia-bred mix of folk, Americana, country and bluegrass to approving audiences across the United States. They’re adept at not only churning out “foot-stompin’ fiddle tunes” but bluesy material and “old-time sing-alongs” as well. (They play Otus Supply in Ferndale on Monday night.)

Get show details at bellsbeer.com, which also has information about Tuesday’s appearance by Lucero, Thursday’s concert by Kitchen Dwellers and Friday’s tribute show from Pink Droyd.

SCREAMING FEMALES
RADIATOR HOSPITAL, FLUSHED
When: 9 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $13 advance, $15 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

With a punk and alt-rock vibe, New Jersey indie-rock band Screaming Females is pounding it out on the road across the United States for the next three months, promoting the group’s new album, “All at Once,” which was released in February by Don Giovanni Records.

Upping the West Michigan interest level for this show is the Grand Rapids-bred Radiator Hospital (now based in Philadelphia), led by Sam Cook-Parrott. The indie-rock group released “Play the Songs You Like” last year. Grand Rapids’ own FLUSHED rounds out this intriguing lineup. Details online at pyramidschemebar.com.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Brian Oberlin playing Rockford Brewing in Rockford, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, free – Mandolinist Brian Oberlin is collaborating with a host of different players and bands these days, but also lights it up impressively as a solo act.

The Ganders playing Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, free – Described as “an acoustic revival band” featuring Michigan natives, The Ganders were actually formed in Missoula, Montana, 26 years ago, so these guys have been around.

Mark Harrell Album Release at Park Theatre, 248 S. River Ave. in Holland, 7:30 p.m. Friday, $7 advance, $10 day of show – West Michigan singer-songwriter Mark Harrell is releasing his sophomore album, “Blue Birds,” drawing inspiration from artists such as Jeff Tweedy, Nick Drake and Jason Isbell. The album was recorded by Jonathan Fegel at Green House Studios in Holland. Mule in the Mine, Jake Kalmink and David Dziuban will also perform sets ahead of Harrell and Friends.

Live from Laurel Canyon at Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver St. in Saugatuck, 8 p.m. Friday, $37 advance, $41 day of show – This touring production is subtitled, “Songs and Stories of American Folk-Rock,” celebrating the influential writers and musicians who inhabited this California neighborhood in the ’60s and ’70s: The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, James Taylor, Carole King, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and more. Billed as “more than a tribute act,” the musicians on this tour pay homage to this “special time in American pop music.” Get info online here.

The Brilliance playing the Calvin College Chapel Sanctuary in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Friday, $15 ($5 with Calvin I.D.) – Worship music duo The Brilliance – David Gungor and John Arndt – performs a special concert with members of the Calvin College Orchestra. Get details and tickets online here.

Lighting Matches, Hazard, Alex Austin and Cousin Avery playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, $5 – This eclectic mix of West Michigan acts is describing this evening as a “local music showcase” featuring everything from the Lighting Matches duo to Alex Austin from Deerfield Run to the bluegrass-inspired folk-rock of Cousin Avery. Tip Top follows this on Saturday with the “Beauty Beyond Drag” benefit to help beautify the West Side, with drag performances starting at 9 p.m., $10.

Dan Navarro at 8 p.m. Friday ($30-$40), Christian Lopez ($15-$25) at 8 p.m. Saturday and TFDI & The Contenders ($35-$45) at 7 p.m. Sunday, playing Seven Steps Up in Spring Lake – View this as three straight nights of songwriting glory at this exceptional listening room in Spring Lake. It starts out Friday with the return of acclaimed singer-songwriter Dan Navarro (formerly with the duo Lowen & Navarro), and continues Saturday with West Virginia folk-rocker Christian Lopez (touring behind his new release, “Red Arrow”) and wraps up Sunday with the acoustic trio of Tony Lucca, Jay Nash and Matt Duke (with The Contenders duo of Nash and singer-drummer Josh Day also performing). Details at pindropconcerts.com.

Peat in the Creel playing the House Concerts series at LowellArts in downtown Lowell, 7 p.m. Saturday, $10 advance, $12 day of show – Celtic charmers Peat in the Creel have become one of West Michigan’s pre-eminent Celtic music acts, drawing not only from Irish and Scottish traditions but also with world music and Americana flavors. Get tickets and details online here, where you can also find information about Sunday’s special 2 p.m. family concert featuring percussionist Bill Vits, principal percussionist for the Grand Rapids Symphony and a member of surf rock’s The Concussions. Details and tickets online here.

Deep Greens and Blues playing One Trick Pony in downtown Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, free – The alt-country and Americana flavors of West Michigan’s Deep Greens and Blues are enhanced by distinctive, stellar harmonies and catchy songwriting. (One Trick features the Bridge Street Band for its Thursday night show.) Make reservations by calling 235-7669.

Charlie Millard Band playing River City Saloon in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, free – Hailing from Alanson in northern Michigan, singer-songwriter Charlie Millard has been turning heads with his music from a young age, first performing on the piano when he was just 11. The Accidentals describe his music as having “a really cool roots rock vibe with blues undertones.” This month, his band is touring Michigan (with Millard playing a solo gig in Seattle, Wash. in the midst of it all).

Way Down Wanderers playing Salt of the Earth at 114 E. Main St. in Fennville, 6 p.m. Sunday, $15 – This roots Chicago act has taken the region by storm with its lively and soulful folk and Americana music. Make reservations by calling 269-561-7258.

THE REALLY BIG LIST PLUS ON THE HORIZON

Monday, March 5
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
BassBin: Fancy Pantz/IOTA/Richard Oxegynn, Billy’s Lounge
“Million Dollar Quartet,” Van Singel Fine Arts Center, Byron Center
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Mark Sala, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

Tuesday, March 6
Broadway Grand Rapids, “The Bodyguard,” DeVos Performance Hall (March 6-11)
Take Three Jazz Ensemble, Grand Theatre, Grand Haven
Hope College Jazz Night, Our Brewing, Holland
Uneven Ground, Hackley Public Library, Muskegon
Traditional Irish Sessions, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Brandon Ward, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Lucero, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, March 7
Cosmic Knot, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Broadway Grand Rapids, “The Bodyguard,” DeVos Performance Hall (March 6-11)
Tall Heights, The Stache inside The Intersection
Jack Leaver, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Tom Hagen Trio Featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
Jason Wheeler & Friends, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Sean Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
WMU School of Jazz Jams, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Soul Gio/Caribbean Health/W-O/Kill Date, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Bob Schultz, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo

Thursday, March 8
The Ganders, Founders Brewing Co.
Broadway Grand Rapids, “The Bodyguard,” DeVos Performance Hall (March 6-11)
Keys N Krates/Promnite/Jubilee, The Intersection
Walker McGuire, The Stache inside The Intersection
Laura Bennett & Chris Corey, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
White Buffalo Woman/Feeding Grizzlies/Handsome Attempt, Mulligan’s Pub
Gabrial James, 7 Monks Taproom
Creston Rhythms, Creston Brewery
Odd Space, Harmony Hall
Wyatt & Sheri Knapp, Fricano’s Pizza on Alpine
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Dining, Cascade
Brian Oberlin, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Last Call Band, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Marquita Bernard/Cheap Dates, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Kitchen Dwellers, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
The East Pointers, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Friday, March 9
Motionless In White/Ice Nine Kills/Every Time I Die/Chelsea Grin, 20 Monroe Live
Broadway Grand Rapids, “The Bodyguard,” DeVos Performance Hall (March 6-11)
The Brilliance, Calvin College SAO, Calvin Chapel
Black Tiger Sex Machine/Apashe/Lektrique, The Intersection
Desert Dwellers/Psyntimental/SubCreate, The Stache inside The Intersection
Jaded, Grand Woods Lounge
Soulstice, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed Trio, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
All Is Well/Formerly Bodies, Creston Brewery
Mama Juke Featuring Meg Farrell, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Lighting Matches/Hazard/Alex Austin/Cousin Avery: Local Music Showcase, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Moonrays, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Fuzzbuster, River City Saloon
Douglas James, Back Forty Saloon
We Jack & Friends, Billy’s Lounge
Cardboard Highway/Fyrrh, Mulligan’s Pub
Glamhammer, Log Cabin Bar
Band 131, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (March 9 & 10)
Lonnie Smith Trio (Lonnie Smith/Jonathon Kreisberg/Jonathan Blake), Great Performance Series, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College Jazz Organ Summit (March 9-11)
Tony Monaco Trio (Tony Monaco/Derek DiCenzo/Jeff Shoup), Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College Jazz Organ Summit
Project 90, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Mark Harrell (album release), Park Theatre, Holland
Brad & Jordan (of Vinylicious), Our Brewing Company, Holland
Serita’s Black Rose, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Dave & Connie D, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Live From Laurel Canyon, Saugatuck Center For The Arts, Saugatuck
Rich Burkholder, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Dan Navarro, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Trapped On Mars, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Alex Mays/Avon Bomb, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Brena, The Alley Door Club, Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Travis Swanson Trio, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Tim. (album release)/The Vines/Chef Goldblum, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Pink Droyd, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Rollin’ Zen/The Booder Scoops/Devils And Blacksheep: KalamaWHO? Showcase, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Once Upon A Bison/Full Frontal Cortez/Smart Alecs, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Ted Hogarth and the Bon Voyagers, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Rootstand, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Out!/Petrillo/The God Eaters/Fat Dutch, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
The Dancia Bridges Project, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Off The Ledge, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Big Boss Band, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Kennedy’s Kitchen, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Sushi Roll, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
The Sypian Family Band, The Livery, Benton Harbor
May Erlewine Trio, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Saturday, March 10
SOLD OUT Weird Al Yankovic/Emo Phillips, 20 Monroe Live
Broadway Grand Rapids, “The Bodyguard,” DeVos Performance Hall (March 6-11)
Sons Of F.U.N.K., Founders Brewing Co.
Deep Greens & Blues, One Trick Pony
Charlie Millard Band, River City Saloon
Douglas James, Back Forty Saloon
Size Matters, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Neil Gordon Trio, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed Trio, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Blue Soul Express, Billy’s Lounge
Blackfront Ink/Bleed The Water/Rise Of Pariah, Mulligan’s Pub
Crazy Babies/Ozzy Rebourne/Let There Be Rock, The Intersection
Random Rab/Edamame, The Stache inside The Intersection
The Founding, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Glamhammer, Log Cabin Bar
Charlie Millard Band, River City Saloon
Tongue & Groove, Shots On The River, Belmont
Gabrial James, Thornapple Brewing Co., Cascade
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Peat In The Creel, LowellArts Unplugged House Concert, Lowell
Tetrad, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Band 131, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (March 9-10)
NewTown, Zellie’s Opry House, Howard City
Double Nickel String Band, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Randy Johnson, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Hope College Jazz Organ Summit, Holland (March 9-11)
Booker T/Nashon Holloway, Park Theatre, Holland
All In, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Tony Monaco Trio (Tony Monaco/Derek DiCenzo/Jeff Shoup), Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College Jazz Organ Summit, Holland
Gerard Gibbs and ORGANized Crime featuring Perry Hughes and Gene Dunlap, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College Jazz Organ Summit, Holland
Carter Lezman, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Oregon Dreamchild, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Christian Lopez, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
That Beatles Thing, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Delilah DeWylde, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont
Made In Michigan Fund-raiser, Gopherwood Concerts, Elks Club, Cadillac
Sweetwater Blues Duo, Live At Charlevoix Cinema III, Charlevoix
Beggars Banquet (Rolling Stones tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Alex Austin/Bigfoot Buffalo, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
Curt Hines/Hairmania, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers/The Black Moods, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
An Dro/Kjartan Code/World Drum with Carolyn, Shangojimni & Kevin Jones: Global Roots Family Dance Party, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo (1-3 p.m.)
Guitar Up!/The Moonrays/Simians, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Monte Pride/Stephen J. Williams/Ari Staiger: Round of Friends & Strangers, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Nicholas Baxter (of Last Gasp Collective)/Before The Flood (Bob Dylan and The Band tribute), Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
OFB3, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Pajamas, The Livery, Benton Harbor

Sunday, March 11
Beaver Xing/Edye Evans Hyde & Mike Hyde (birthday & liver transplant anniversary celebration and fund-raiser for Ebony Road Players Loving Day Celebration), Harmony Hall
Broadway Grand Rapids, “The Bodyguard,” DeVos Performance Hall (March 6-11)
Greg Miller, Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
Screaming Females/Radiator Hospital/Flushed, The Pyramid Scheme
Walter McGuire, The Stache inside The Intersection
Tail Light Rebellion/Brother Bill Revival/Maggie May, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Robin Connell & John & Dave Proulx, Jazz In The Sanctuary, Fountain Street Church
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Peat In The Creel, Creston Brewery
Toby Bresnahan, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Family Concert With Bill Vits, percussionist, LowellArts Unplugged House Concert, Lowell
TFDI & The Contenders, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Hope Organ Trio, Hope College Jazz Organ Summit, Holland (March 9-11)
Tom Vendafreddo, Hempy Keyboard Series, Saugatuck Center For The Arts, Saugatuck
The Steel Wheels, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Andy Dale Petty/Danny Kroha (Third Man Records), Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Way Down Wanderers, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Kyle Brown, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
Steffan Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, March 12
Andy Dale Petty/Danny Kroha (Third Man Records), Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Grand Rapids Community College Alumni Recital Featuring CarrieAnne Winter, soprano, Alfred P. Smith Music Center, Grand Rapids Community College
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
BassBin: Willy Wompa/Ty Beat/Chetty Machete, Billy’s Lounge
Joel Schekman (clarinet), Faculty Concert, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Everett Domeier, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dan Willenberg Trio, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, March 13
Take Three Jazz Ensemble, Grand Theatre, Grand Haven
Jack Leaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

Wednesday, March 14
An Dro, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
SOLD OUT Neil Hilborn, The Pyramid Scheme
Tom Hagen Trio Featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
Versus, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Ensemble Caprice, Grand Valley State University Arts At Noon, Cook-Dewitt Center, Allendale
JMM Jazz Band, Black Sheep Baa & Grill, Holland
Kate & Emiliee (of The Crane Wives), Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Symphony, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont
Brett Dame, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
WMU School of Jazz Jams, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Blue Veins Blues Jam, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Pauli-O & Ivan Greilich, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo

Thursday, March 15
The Eagles, Van Andel Arena
Datsik/Space Jesus/Riot Ten/Carbin, The Intersection
Haley Jane & the Primates/Hannah Rose Graves, Founders Brewing Co.
High Pilot/Scary Women, Mulligan’s Pub
Laura Bennett & Chris Corey, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Nathan Kalisch (album release), Creston Brewery
Jukejoint Handmedowns, Fricano’s Pizza on Alpine
Brett Danger Dame, 7 Monks Taproom
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Dining, Cascade
An Dro, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
DJ Clark After Dark, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Kate & Emilee (of The Crane Wives), Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Paddy’s Cure, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
Uneven Ground, Norton Shores Library, Norton Shores
Scout Ripley/David S. Kruse/Jeremy Ruggles, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Terrapin Flyer, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

Friday, March 16
Guerra de Chistes/Guerra Del Adios, 20 Monroe Live
Grand Rapids Pops, Second City: A Guide To The Symphony, DeVos Performance Hall (March 16-18)
Schumann Piano Concerto Featuring Christopher Harding, Kent Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Cecilia Music Center
Trixy Tang (CD release)/Rockit King/Slumlord Radio, The Stache inside The Intersection
Union Guns, Back Forty Saloon
Funkle Jesse, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
John Shea, JW Marriott
The Zannies/Deerfield Run/Crooked Spires, “The Path To The Pasture” Cowpie Music Festival play-in, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Scott Veenstra Trio, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Bigfoot Buffalo/Paddlebots, Billy’s Lounge
Oceans Beneath Us/Vestigial/Until Solace/Save, Safe, Mulligan’s Pub
Corelocked, Log Cabin Bar
Decades, River City Saloon
TelePorter/JWubzz/Reptahr/TwistedDubz/Dezign: Local Legends, The Orbit Room
Sweet J, Shots On The River, Belmont
Peat In The Creel, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Paris Blue, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (March 16-17)
Michigan Irish Music Festival’s St. Patrick’s Day Party, Bella Maria’s Event Center, Norton Shores (March 16-17)
Chunk Of Funk, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
The Moxie Strings, Curragh Holland, Holland
Delilah DeWylde, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Vincent Hayes, Our Brewing Company, Holland
Celtic Fiddler Acoustic Vagabondi, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Catfish Quartet, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Rich Burkholder, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Rivers & Rust (Kyle Cook of Matchbox 20 duo project), Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Deep Greens & Blues, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
Electric Red, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
The Rock Show, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Paul Warren Project/Sammy Melchi’s Generations Band/John Patrick Peters Band/Kyle Mikolajczyk/Down Maggie, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Cole Swindell/Chris Jansen/Lauren Alainal, Wings Event Center, Kalamazoo
Minor Element, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
The Dead Flames/LVRS/The Krelboynes/Unknown Crowe, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
The Change/Turbo Pup, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Halo Effect, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Erin McDougald, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Poobah, The Livery, Benton Harbor
The Manhattan Transfer, Traverse City Opera House

Saturday, March 17
Grand Rapids Pops, Second City: A Guide To The Symphony, DeVos Performance Hall (March 16-18)
Back To The 90s Dance Party, 20 Monroe Live
Boogie T./Squnto/Prophet, The Intersection
Papadosio/Desmond Jones, Elevation @ The Intersection
Heaters/Divino Nino/Wing Vilma/Frankie & Myrrh, Founders Brewing Co.
The Willeys, One Trick Pony
Typo, Grand Woods Lounge
KJ & the Good Time Family Band (album release), Harmony Hall
Hip Pocket, Billy’s Lounge
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, River City Saloon
Union Guns, Back Forty Saloon
Leprecons/Peat In The Creel, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Ultrafab, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Jim Cooper Trio, JW Marriott
Scott Veenstra Trio, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Ten Second March/Hillbilly Nightmare, Kuzzins Lounge
Bando Los Recoditos, The Deltaplex Arena
Azz Izz, Log Cabin Bar
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, River City Saloon
Three’s A Crowd, Shots On The River, Belmont
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Brant Satala, Thornapple Brewing Co., Cascade
Les Mo, Reds Sports Bar & Grill, Middleville
Trilogy, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Paris Blue, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (March 16-17)
Tiki O’Reily/Wyatt and Shari wsg Bob Kary/Knotwork/Backwards Express (parade 10:55 a.m.), Conklin Bar, Conklin
Peat In The Creel (12:30 p.m.)/An Dro (5 p.m.)/Paddy’s Cure (8 p.m.), New Holland Brewing Pub On 8th, Holland
Moraith/Irish Dancers/Paddy’s Cure/An Dro/DJ Van Hekken, Curragh Holland, Holland
Pretty Rage, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Don Julin Acoustic Trio/Curved Earthward, Park Theatre, Holland
Daniel Holland Irish Tunes/DJ Danny Fresh, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Vincent Hayes, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Megan Dooley, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Dave & Connie D, The Pipeline Smokehouse & Grill, West Olive
Maggie May/UTO/NED: Punk Rock Party, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Drop 35, Kirby House, Grand Haven
The Railsplitters, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Marlane Lewis, 18th Amendment, Muskegon
Tosspints/Hex Bombs, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
Michigan Irish Music Festival’s St. Patrick’s Day Party, Bella Maria’s Event Center, Norton Shores (March 16 & March 17)
Steel City Rovers, The Mitten Bar, Ludington
The Fret Knots, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
Silent Bark, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Jim Shaneberger/The Rock Show, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Moxie Strings/Out Of Favor Boys, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Trifocals/The Purple Lemurs, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
The Dow Family, Boatyard Brewing Company, Kalamazoo
Joe Rollin’ Porter/Run 4 Cover, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Whiskey Before Breakfast/Fauxgrass, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Serendipity, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
DJ Hardbargain, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Elisium, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Bog Road, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Springfield
Andrew Fisher Quartet, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Rockin’ Road To Dublin, The Mendal Center @ Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor
Stephen Kellogg, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Earth, Wind & Fire, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
Stone Clover Band, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant

Sunday, March 18
Pink, Van Andel Arena
Walk Off The Earth/Darenots, 20 Monroe Live
Protomartyr/Hydropark, The Pyramid Scheme
Melvin Seals And JGB, Founders Brewing Company
Grand Rapids Pops, Second City: A Guide To The Symphony, DeVos Performance Hall (March 16-18)
Mike Frost & Mike Hyde, Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River Rogues Jazz Band, Harmony Hall
WhiskeyDick/St. Chris/American Zombie Inquisition, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
River North Jazz Brunch, The Old Goat
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Fiona Dickinson and the Stone Flowers, KDL Sunday Afternoon Live, Cascade Township Library
Hatebreed/Crowbar/The Acacia Strain/Twitching Tongues, The Intersection
Brandon Ward, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Pink Talking Fish, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Blues Jam/The Cats, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Anna P.S. (a Foundry Hall show), Bailey Museum, South Haven
Jackyl/The Kickbacks/NVR2L8/Seven Years Wasted, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
What Dreams May Come, Shoreline Symphony Community Orchestra, Frauenthal Center For The Performing Arts, Muskegon
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, West Michigan’s Spiritual Connection, Community Center, Grand Haven
The Railsplitters, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Soltre, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
“Pink” with Jenelle, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland

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