The Big List (Nov. 6-12): Borgore, Aaron Lewis, New Found Glory, Mister Heavenly, Joshua Davis, Needtobreathe

Jai Wolf, The Yawpers, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Fareed Haque and tributes to Tom Petty, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young help pump up the live music slate. And see this week’s ticket giveaway.

 

THE BIG LIST: Nov. 6-12

For an expanded list of upcoming shows, check out The REALLY Big List at Local Spins. Planning a holiday show? Let us know! Organizing a Michigan music festival in 2018? We’re interested! Have concert listings you think deserve to be spotlighted? Email date, time, ticket prices, location and details to liz@localspins.com.

JONI MITCHELL BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE SHOW
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Admission: Free
Where: One Trick Pony, 136 E. Fulton St., Grand Rapids

Folk singer Joni Mitchell turns 74 years old on Tuesday, and a herd of West Michigan musicians will be celebrating at an unusual Tuesday show at One Trick Pony. Mitchell’s 1971 album “Blue” has been heralded as one of the best of the second half of the 20th century, and NPR decided this year that it’s No. 1 in the list of “Greatest Albums Made By Women.” Canadian by birth and Californian by choice, Mitchell gained her last name from a brief marriage in the 1960s to Michigan singer-songwriter Chuck Mitchell. They lived in Detroit and played gigs in Southeast Michigan. After a brain aneurysm in 2015, Mitchell’s public appearances have been limited.

At Tuesday’s One Trick Tribute, expect to see Ali DeCenzo, Ronni Woods, Mark Lewis, Snooze Cycle, Patti PerShayla, Lighting Matches, Ida’s Rope, Judy Berg, Brittany Lee Moffitt, Stephanie Terpening, Jessica In The Rainbow, (event organizer) Lisa Oldham, Matt Plessner, Sarah Nokomis and Nico Diego Simon. After One Trick’s doors close around 10 p.m., the birthday party is planning to move to Founders Brewing Co.

LOUDER THAN WORDS: ROCK, POWER, POLITICS
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME EXHIBIT
When: 6 p.m. Tuesday
Admission: Free; RSVP at 616-254-0384
Where: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW, Grand Rapids

“Louder Than Words: Rock, Power, Politics” looks at the impact that popular music and lyrics have had on politics and social commentary. The traveling exhibit is a project of Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Newseum in Washington DC, and was on display in those locations earlier this year. “‘Louder Than Words’ highlights how artists have used their craft as a platform to express their views and shape public opinion,” Greg Harris, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, opined in a written statement. The multimedia exhibit includes video, photographs, periodicals and artifacts such as the jacket Bono wore during U2’s post-911 Super Bowl performance.

Tuesday’s opening event is free and includes music, refreshments and speakers; RSVP at 616-254-0384. Running through Feb. 11, the exhibit is included as part of the museum’s admission fee: $8 adults, $7 seniors/military, $6 with college student ID, $4 ages 6-18, free for ages 5 & under. Or become a “Friends Of Ford” museum member (starting at $35 for an individual, $50 for a family) and get in free.

Interested in more about politics and music? Listen to this Local Spins’ RSVP podcast from September, featuring Grand Rapids troubadour Ralston Bowles and Local Spins editor and publisher John Sinkevics.

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
LAPDOGS, GREAT BLACK NIGHT
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

Lapdogs have cultivated a growing audience for their indie-rock and folk-hued offerings, with the West Michigan band’s most recent album, “You Live There,” hailed by Local Spins reviewer Ricky Olmos for its “unique, high-energy foray into indie-rock and alt-country.”

Grand Rapids’ Great Black Night delivers its own take on the shoegaze genre with reverb-drenched music that’s been influenced by the likes of Catherine Wheel, Slowdive, Whimsical and more.

Local Spins Wednesdays are presented by Local Spins, SpeakEZ Lounge and WYCE, with Michigan beer specials on tap and free parking in the lot on Monroe Avenue NW, kitty-corner from SpeakEZ.

AARON LEWIS
BLACKBERRY SMOKE
ALEX WILLIAMS
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $36.50
Where: 20 Monroe Live, 11 Ottawa Ave. NW

Well, if “That Ain’t Country,” we don’t know what is. Lead singer for heavy metal band Staind, Aaron Lewis continues his journey into country corners with this tour to support last year’s recording, “Sinner,” in a B-93 Radio-affiliated show at 20 Monroe Live. Lewis, 45, knows he’s bucking the establishment by setting aside metal for Nashville. “The establishment still has a problem with me,” Lewis told Michigan music journalist Gary Graff in Billboard magazine in 2016. “They’re just waiting to say, ‘See, I told you he wasn’t committed to the genre.’ But I am.”

Five-piece Blackberry Smoke is well-regarded in its own right and has toured with the likes of Zac Brown Band, Eric Church, ZZ Top and Gov’t Mule. And over the summer, Rolling Stone magazine named show opener and Indiana native Alex Williams one of “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know.” This is a general admission floor show. Tickets are available online here.

NEW FOUND GLORY
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $24 advance, $29 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Pop-punk and melodic hardcore band New Found Glory first burst onto the scene back in the late 1990s, releasing its debut album, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” in 1999 and developing a cult following in the process. Since then, the Florida band has released eight albums, including its latest offering, “Makes Me Sick.”

Also appearing on the Grand Rapids bill will be ROAM. Doors for this all-ages show open at 7 p.m. Details online at sectionlive.com.

LIZ VICE
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $5 students; $8 faculty & staff; $10 general public
Where: Hope College Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 277 College Ave., Holland

Gospel, soul and R&B have a convergence and that is where Liz Vice lives. Her 2015 CD is called “There’s A Light” and it created a stir. Sonically Awkward, a music website in Vice’s hometown of Portland, Ore., said of her May show there: “It’s easy to say that taking in one of her shows would be a spiritual experience…I believe that her positive, embracing, barrier-smashing commentary between songs really struck a chord,” just the kind of touch needed in Dimnent Chapel. Now a church music director in Brooklyn, N.Y., Vice’s unique voice makes a remarkable contribution to the Hope College Concert Series. Buy tickets online here.

MISTER HEAVENLY
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $13 advance, $15 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

As an indie-rock super-group, Mister Heavenly has earned a solid following for its music. The band features Honus Honus of Man Man, Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse and The Shins and Nicholas Thorburn of Islands and The Unicorns. With its latest album, “Boxing the Moonlight,” the band has regrouped with a “muscular sophomore effort,” says AllMusic.com. This is the group’s only Michigan stop on this leg of its North American tour, and Anna Burch will open the show.

Get the lowdown at pyramidschemebar.com, where you can also find info about Saturday’s show starring The Black Heart Procession and Sam Coomes, $13 advance, $15 day of show.

JOSHUA DAVIS
THUNDERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $15 advance, $17 day of show
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

Two years after his much-buzzed-about run on NBC’s “The Voice, northern Michigan’s Joshua Davis has finally released a full-length album – his first since 2013’s acclaimed “A Miracle of Birds” and his fourth solo album overall. For this project, released on the Earthwork Music label, he called on producer Steve Berlin of the band Los Lobos to create what’s been described as a “more intentional, polished” album than what Davis has released in the past. And he readily admits that his experience on The Voice forced him to re-examine and hone his singing skills and to consider his voice as another instrument, and that certainly shows up in these tender and fetching tracks.

Now based in Traverse City, the veteran singer and writer has been a beloved mainstay in Michigan’s music scene, first making a splash with the popular group Steppin’ In It in the early 2000s and now calling on an established crew of well-known talented musicians to help in the studio on this solo effort. Kalamazoo’s Thunderbolt & Lightfoot opens this show, and after that, Davis will also play Saturday at The Ark in Ann Arbor, Nov. 16 at the City Opera House in Traverse City and Nov. 18 at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids. (Bell’s follows this with reggae’s Zion Lion on Saturday and The Infamous Stringdusters on Sunday. Details online at bellsbeer.com.)

THE YAWPERS
RED RIO, TALK RADIO
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

Colorado’s The Yawpers’ third album, “Boy in a Well,” is “a sensational tragedy set in WWI France,” recorded in Chicago by Alex Hall with production assistance by Tommy Stinson of The Replacements. The rock ‘n’ roll band’s latest project attracted attention from Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound and more, and Bloodshot Records promises that “they are awesome live and folks will be talking about the show afterwards.”

It’s also pretty groovy that Grand Rapids’ Red Rio and Talk Radio will be opening the show. Get tickets and details online here.

TAKE HOLD FEST
When: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Admission: Free
Where: The Upper Room, 1975 Jefferson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids

Many of the local, regional and national bands appearing during this year’s Take Hold Fest in Grand Rapids represent the hardcore or post-hardcore scene, but there are also a fair number of indie-rock and quieter artists scattered through the lineup. All of them embrace the DIY movement.

Featured bands include Poured Out, Strengthen What Remains (playing a 10-year anniversary set), Joy, Rival Choir, Ghost Key, Tigerwine, Vagabonds, Many Rooms and many, many more, performing this all-ages event held over three days. Admission is free; drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited. Get more information and a schedule online at takeholdfest.com.

BORGORE
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $32.50 advance, $35 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Another indication of the power of the EDM scene these days: The Grand Rapids tour stop by Israeli producer, DJ and rapper Borgore may well sell out. The 30-year-old artist describes his approach as “Gorestep,” featuring heavy metal influences and more.

Also on the bill for this “Blasphemy Tour” stop will be Spock, along with local support from S.P. Chase and Polygone. This is a 16-and-older show with doors opening at 8 p.m. Get tickets online at sectionlive.com. And speaking of EDM, another show with strong ticket sales: Thursday’s Intersection appearance by Jai Wolf, Elohim and AOBeats, $17 advance, $20 day of show.

FAREED HAQUE AND HIS FUNK BROTHERS
When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
Admission: $5
Where: Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids

If you’ve never seen Chicago area musician Fareed Haque do his magic on guitar – or on other stringed instruments – you don’t know what you’re missing. This guy really is as billed, “a modern guitar virtuoso,” whose music has spanned jazz, prog-rock, world music, classical music and yes, funk.

He’s played with a who’s who of well-known musicians over the years, including Arturo Sandoval, Sting and many more, and he continues to teach at Northern Illinois University. Get details at foundersbrewing.com, where you can also find info about Thursday’s free show featuring Galactic Sherpas.

THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to Local Spins readers Rachel Buzzita, Danielle Golisch and Jeff Sluiter. They were the first readers to email john@localspins.com with “CHRIS ROBINSON” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Sunday night’s show. Check The Big List every week for a chance to win concert tickets.

The last time The Chris Robinson Brotherhood swung by The Intersection for a Grand Rapids show, the band left folks around here buzzing about its performance. Suffice to say, you don’t want to miss the band’s return engagement, starring Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson, who’s been churning out bluesy and psychedelic Southern rock-styled music for decades.

The band is touring behind its most recent studio album, “Barefoot in the Head,” released on Silver Arrow Records. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets, details online at sectionlive.com.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Tribute to Tom Petty at Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Wednesday, SOLD OUT – No surprise that a tribute to the late Tom Petty would sell out quickly, considering how many diehard fans there are in the Grand Rapids area. It also helps that this super-group of musicians features representatives from such highly acclaimed bands as Bigfoot Buffalo, Hazy Past, Devin & The Dead Frets, Nicholas James & The Bandwagon, Deerfield Run, Eric Engblade Trio, Melophobix and Desmond Jones. Get more info here.

Nora Jane Struthers playing Park Theatre in Holland, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, $8 advance, $13 day of show — Nashville singer-songwriter Nora Jane Struthers unfurls an engaging take on Americana music and brings the tour behind her latest album, “Champion,” to Holland — part of a national tour that also stops at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Thursday, The Livery in Benton Harbor on Friday and Short’s Brewing in Bellaire on Saturday. Park Theatre follows this up on Thursday with Missy Raines & The New Hip, plus Grand Rapids prog-bluegrass band Fauxgrass, $13 advance, $18 day of show. Get info about both concerts online at parktheatreholland.org.

Birdtalker, Sad Penny and Cold Mountain Child, playing 7 p.m. Thursday at The Pyramid Scheme, $12-$15 — Songwriters Zack and Dani Green are at the center of Nashville-based Birdtalker, an indie-folk outfit that includes three more musicians. Sad Penny is reclusive but is on a 10-day tour with Birdtalker and apparently puts on a well-received show. Stellar Kalamazoo-based Cold Mountain Child indie rockers fill out the bill.

Rachel Zylstra playing Ladies Literary Club in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Thursday, $10 – Rachel Zylstra is a classically trained pianist who’s originally from the Grand Rapids area, moved to New York City and now makes her home in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her most recent album is titled, “The Tacit Turn,” and she’s back in the United States this month for some solo shows, including performing Thursday night at the Ladies Literary Club in Grand Rapids in a concert hosted by Calvin College. It’s her first performance in Grand Rapids since 2012. Get more information about her at rachelzylstra.com.

Jonathan Richman playing Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café, 9 p.m. Thursday, $15 advance, $18 day of show – Massachusetts singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman literally has dozens of albums under his belt, from solo projects to recordings with The Modern Lovers. From proto-punk in the 1960s to acoustic singer-songwriter, Richman has embraced the spectrum. An early devotee of The Velvet Underground, Richman and his bandmates in Modern Lovers had a strong influence on variety of musicians, punk and otherwise, and he was a frequent TV guest for Team Coco. On this tour, Tommy Larkins is playing the drums with Richman. Get tickets, details online at bellsbeer.com.

Surabhi CD-Release Show at Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Drive in Three Oaks, 8 p.m. Friday, $25 — And now for something completely different: Global music group/dance collective Surabhi Ensemble of Chicago arrives at Acorn Theater in Three Oaks to celebrate the recent release of its self-named CD. Expect a smorgasbord of Indian raga and classical music, Arab Maqam, Spanish flamenco, American blues and psych rock from the U.K. Founder Saraswathi Ranganathan is joined by Ronnie Malley on Arab oud and vocals and Carlo Basile on Spanish guitar, and more. Check here for tickets.

Hey Monea playing Seven Steps Up in Spring Lake, 8 p.m. Friday, $20-$30 – Yes, this band has been here before, but everywhere these musicians go, they get deserved, rave reviews. Hey Monea, a Canton, Ohio, rock-pop band, boasts influences ranging from the Bare Naked Ladies and the Goo Goo Dolls to the Doobie Brothers, Lady Antebellum and Kid Rock. Get tickets at pindropconcerts.com, where you can also find details about Sunday’s show starring Steve Poltz.

Mark Lavengood Duo, playing at 8 p.m. Friday at Grand Armory Brewing, 17 S. Second St., Grand Haven — West Michigan slide guitar master Mark Lavengood leads this presentation in the cozy confines of Grand Armory Brewing, a great place to get a close-up look at how he does it. Grand Armory follows this with an 8 p.m. show on Saturday by Lansing musician Jen Sygit.

Twelfth Annual Neil Young Night at Quinn & Tuite’s Irish Pub, 1535 Plainfield Ave. NE in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, free – Once a year, the open-mic night at Quinn & Tuite’s pays tribute to the talents of the legendary Neil Young in honor of his birthday.

Lynn Thompson and Chris Cordle, playing a Grand River Folks Arts Society concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Wealthy Theatre Annex, 1110 Wealthy St. SE — Grand Rapids’ Lynn Thompson brings his 12-string guitar to join Muskegon-based musician Chris Cordle.

NEEDTOBREATHE playing 20 Monroe Live, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SOLD OUT — NEEDTOBREATHE is a frequent flyer to Grand Rapids, and Grand Rapids does not disappoint, offering another sold-out show for the band that has a dedicated audience for its live appearances (as of Monday, single tickets are still available for Friday’s show at Royal Oak Music Theater outside Detroit). Wilder is scheduled to open. The band is donating $1 from each ticket to OneWorld Health, which is raising money to build health clinics in Uganda and Nicaragua.

The Infamous Stringdusters playing Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo, 9 p.m. Sunday, $20 advance, $22 day of show – Virginia bluegrass faves The Infamous Stringdusters are touring behind their seventh studio album, “Laws of Gravity,” following their Kalamazoo tour stop with a show Tuesday at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit. Get tickets online here.

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Nov. 13
Odesza/Sofi Tukker/Louis Futon, 20 Monroe Live
The Moonrays, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Brad Fritcher’s Moods, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Jake Stevens, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dan Willenberg Trio, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Tom Duffield, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Electroacoustic Surround Sound Concert, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Nov. 14
Grand Rapids Symphony, BRAVO! Gala & Awards, DeVos Performance Hall
The Autumnatic, Long Road Distillers
Take Three Jazz Ensemble, The Grand, Grand Haven
Truth in Jazz Orchestra, 920 Watermark, Muskegon
Mike Talbot, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dafnis Prieto Quartet, Western Michigan University, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Tuesday Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brewhouse, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Nov. 15
Kerosene Stars/Eric Engblade Trio, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Hollywood Undead/Butcher Babies/Demrick, 20 Monroe Live
Rob Black Band/Emma Loo/American Zombie Inquisition, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Creton Rhythms Drum Experience, Creston Brewery
Tom Hagen Trio Featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
The Fabulous Vans/Lexi Reign, The Pantry Fund-raiser, Railtown Brewing Co., Dutton
Bob Van Stee, Flat River Grill, Lowell
Elroy Meltzer, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Akropolis Reed Quintet, Arts At Noon, Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale
Marquita & Brandon, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Styx, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Yautja/Shoto/Pyrrhon/Coffin Talk, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Jazz Mix Night, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
A Mays & Blue, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Bullock Performance Institute, “Voice Of The Whale,” Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

Thursday, Nov. 16
Christian McBride, Spectacular Jazz, St. Cecilia Music Center
Abram Shook/Blanca Luz, Founders Brewing Co.
Buku/Luzcid/Bread N Butter/Sesh, The Stache inside The Intersection
AB/Complete VII Dance Party/Dun + Cliff Skighwalker, The Pyramid Scheme
Julie and the Greensides, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B
Kathy Lamar, One Trick Pony
Jake Stevens, Thornapple Brewing Co., Cascade
Karisa Wilson, Music In The Stacks, Grand Rapids Public Library Main
Grand Rapid Community College: Alumni Recital Featuring CarrieAnne Winter, soprano, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall, Albert P. Smith Music Center
Patrick Nolan, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
My Thin Place, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Gabrial James, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Western Michigan University School Of Music, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Front Country/Mark Lavengood Trio, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Robert Saterlee, piano, Dalton Center Recital Hall
Sybarite 5, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

Friday, Nov. 17
Grand Rapids Symphony, Verdi Requiem, DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 17-18)
Dubloadz/Ray Volpe/Brightside/D-Wrex, The Intersection
Trixy Tang, The Log Cabin, Grand Rapids
The Krank Daddies/Westside Rebellion/The Mushmen, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Dangerville/The Jetbeats, Billy’s Lounge
The Jackpine Snag/Them Teeth/Ozenza/Dead Is Dead, Mulligan’s Pub
Trixy Tang, Potter’s Log Cabin Bar
Mix Pack, Grand Woods Lounge
Fool House, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B
Halloween Block Party (DJs), Garage Bar & Grill
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed, Rendezvous, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
The Band Medusa, River City Saloon
Cheap Dates, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Moonshot, Shots On The River, Belmont
Eric Engblade Quartet, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Paris Blue, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Olivia Mainville & Brandon James, Tripelroot, Zeeland
The Contenders/Hugh Masterson, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Astro Jackson, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake
Whoopee Kat, Kirby House, Grand Haven
The Russ Brothers, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Minus Two/11 Silver/Not For Lease, fund-raiser for the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan, Pope’s Pub, Fruitport
Gabrial James, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Big Love Band, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
11 Silver/Not For Lease, Groove Is Good For You (suicide prevention fund-raiser), Pope’s Pub, Muskegon
Global Village, New Holland Brewing Pub On 8th, Holland
Odd Elite, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Delilah DeWylde, Our Brewing Co., Holland
Mucca Pazza, Hope College Great Performance Series, Knickerbocker Theatre, Holland
Michael Brooks/Josiah Terpstra, Park Theatre, Holland
Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Saugatuck Center For The Arts, Saugatuck
JGJ, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Jack Leaver/Jedi Mind Trip, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
OTC, Reds, Middleville
Aqueous, Bell’s Back Room, Kalamazoo
Asamu, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Simon & Garfunkel Live in Central Park: Revisited, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, University Jazz Orchestra/Jazz Lab Band, “Big Band Swing Tribute,” Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Great Lakes Grass/Jeremy Rilko, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Blue Veins Blues Jam, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Kathy Ford & Bill Fuller, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Reely Dan (Steely Dan tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Deep Fried Pickle Project, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Lee Brice, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant
Chris Michels Band, The Mitten Bar, Ludington
Up North Big Band, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Saturday, Nov. 18
Grand Rapids Symphony, Verdi Requiem, DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 17-18)
Joshua Davis/Watching For Foxes, The Pyramid Scheme
Descendants/Mustard Plug/Frank Iero, 20 Monroe Live
Front Country/Morgan Haner & The Transmitters, Founders Brewing Co.
Mega 80s/DJ Jay Vee, The Intersection
Phutureprimitive/Psyntemental/b2b/Spiritual Gangsters/Epicure, The Stache inside The Intersection
Natchez Trace, One Trick Pony
Blammo, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B
The Aston Neighborhood Pleasure Club/Dance Contraption, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Brian Randall, Back Forty Saloon
Hip Pocket, Billy’s Lounge
Martyr For Madison/Westhand/Amoura/Art Of The Fallen, Mulligan’s Pub
Trixy Tang, Potter’s Log Cabin Bar
Martin & Lamm, Grand River Folk Arts Society, 5th Street Hall
The Wildwoods, Roots Brew Shop, 600 7th St. NW
John Shea, Noto’s
Steve Hilger Trio With Eddie Eicher & Steve Talaga, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed, Rendezvous, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Jesse Ray, River City Saloon
Toby Bresnahan, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Tetrad, Shots On The River, Belmont
Sweet J Band, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Paris Blue, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Big Boss Blues Trio, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
The Power of Destiny, Shoreline Symphony Community Orchestra, Frauenthal Center For The Performing Arts, Muskegon
Jim Shanebarger, Pigeon Hill Brewing Co., Muskegon
Whoopee Kat, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Catfish & the Man, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Dave & Connie D, The Pipeline Smokehouse & Bar, West Olive
Randy Johnson, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Rock Shop, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Midnight Pilot (EP release)/Lane Ellens and the People People, Park Theatre, Holland
Big Boss Blues Trio, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Vincent Hayes, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Dana Cooper, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Julia & the Greensides, Vander Mill Cider, Spring Lake
Astro Jackson, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake
Glamhammer, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Jett, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
OTC, Reds, Middleville
Stefan Copenhaver/Brena, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Ragbirds, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
SweetbeNation, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Greg Nagy & David Uricek, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Starfarm, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Treading Bleu, Louie’s, Kalamazoo
Marci Lyn Band, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Duffield Caron Project/Fauxgrass, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
The Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band/Bob Rowe and the Green Valley Boys/Who Hit John?/Borr + McFerrin/Four Got To Shave/The Bride of Fleckenstein, K’zoo Folklife Organization and Kalamazoo Area Loaves and Fishes Organization fund-raiser, Trinity Lutheran Church, 504 S. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo
Expo 76, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Downton Abbey, Battle Creek Symphony, The Music Center, Battle Creek
Oceans Beneath Us (EP release)/Dead Eyes Always Dreaming/Hollow Front/The Outliers/Drink Their Blood/Foxfollow, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Kruger Brothers, American Roots Night, Franke Center For The Arts, Marshall
Gatorboys, Sandhill Restaurant, Marshall
I AM BAND/Meanue, The Livery, Benton Harbor

Sunday, Nov. 19
River Rogues Dixieland Jazz Band, Harmony Hall, Grand Rapids
Randissimo’s Sunday Jazz Jam, SpeakEZ Lounge
The Moxie Strings, KDL Sunday Afternoon Live, Cascade Township Library
Greg Miller, Sunday Brunch Series, JW Marriott
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Brad Fritcher Trio, Derby Station
Toby Bresnahan, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Best Of Open Mic, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Muskegon Community College, Honors Orchestra, Frauenthal Center For The Performing Arts, Muskegon
Nicholas Thomasma, C3 West Michigan’s Inclusive Spiritual Connection, Community Center, Grand Haven
Rich Burkholder, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Amy Andrews & Ralston Bowles, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Alex Austin/Justin Dore, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
Jazz Brunch/Blues Jam with The Cats, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Symphonic Band/Concert Band, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo

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