Big List (Oct. 29-Nov.4): Seether, Good Charlotte, Of Montreal, Arlo Guthrie, Gov’t Mule, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lamp Light Fest

Alice Cooper got Halloween week started, plus there’s Joe Hertler, MewithoutYou, Sister Sparrow, Nobody’s Girl, Black Jake, Blue Water Ramblers and more. And see how you can win tickets to Kenny Barron at St. Cecilia.

 

THE BIG LIST: Oct. 29-Nov. 4

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.

To be included in our “Big List of Michigan Music Festivals,” organizers should email liz@localspins.com by Nov. 1 with 2019 dates, the event location, contact information and any other pertinent details.

MONDAY

ALICE COOPER
When: 8 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $47
Where: DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids

Could the timing be any more appropriate than this? Alice Cooper plays Grand Rapids on Halloween week, bringing his pioneering and theatrical shock rock back to DeVos Performance Hall in what’s billed as “A Paranormal Evening with Alice Cooper.” The 70-year-old Detroit native released “Paranormal” last year (including a few tracks with the classic lineup of the Alice Cooper Band), but have no fear: Creepy Alice is performing all of the old favorites on this tour (which ends with the Grand Rapids show), such as “No More Mr. Nice Guy,” “Billion Dollar Babies,” “Cold Ethyl,” “I Love the Dead,” “Eighteen” and “School’s Out.”

Only a smattering of tickets, $47-$57, remained for this show early Monday. Get details, tickets online at devosperformancehall.com. And come back to Local Spins on Tuesday for a review and photo gallery.

OF MONTREAL
When: 8 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $25
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Ever-artistic Georgia indie-pop band Of Montreal returns to West Michigan with its colorful display, touring behind its latest project, “White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood.” The band’s Grand Rapids tour stop is followed by a Chicago show, with the Kevin Barnes and his crew eventually making its way to the West Coast.

Also on the bill will be Locate S,1. Get tickets and details at pyramidschemebar.com.

TUESDAY

CANCELED: ERIC JOHNSON
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $37.50 seated, $27.50 standing
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

TUESDAY UPDATE: Eric Johnson’s Tuesday show at The Intersection has been canceled due to a family illness. The band issued this statement: “A critical illness in Eric’s family has necessitated the sudden cancellation of the remaining shows on the Ah Via Musicom tour. Eric deeply regrets the cancellation of these shows and hopes to reschedule all of them at a later date. Eric appreciates the support and goodwill of his fans during this difficult time.” Refunds are available at the point of purchase.

This special seated show at The Intersection stars a guy who’s truly an American guitar hero. Austin’s Eric Johnson, 64, is an electric guitar wizard who also cranks it out impressively on resonator guitar, lap steel, acoustic guitar and bass. He’s touring behind his most recent album, 2017’s “Collage,” and this is his only Michigan stop on this leg of that tour, which features original band members Tommy Taylor and Kyle Brock — playing “Ah Via Musicom” in its entirety.

WEDNESDAY

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
BLUE WATER RAMBLERS
MICHIGAN MARK DEPREE
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

It’s a late-October tradition, and this time it falls smack dab on Halloween night. Beloved West Michigan folk faves Blue Water Ramblers return to SpeakEZ Lounge for their annual soiree, filled with Michigan-hued ditties and fun folk frolicking – something definitely worthy of a costume party.

This time around, they’re also bringing along a special guest, Michigan Mark Depree. 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 off Monroe Avenue a block to the north.

MEWITHOUTYOU
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $18 advance, $20 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

It’s the “[Untitled]” tour. Too-cute name for its latest album aside, Philadelphia rock/post-hardcore band MewithoutYou roars into Grand Rapids promoting its latest project, something Pitchfork described as “a dense, literary tangle of post-hardcore” and Riff Magazine called “a solid addition to one of the most compelling careers in modern rock music.”

Smidley and Davey & The Chains fill out the bill, with doors opening for this all-ages show at 7 p.m. Get the rest of the lowdown at pyramidschemebar.com.

THURSDAY

KENNY BARRON QUINTET
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $40-$45
Where: St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: The first two people to email john@localspins.com with “KENNY BARRON” in the message field will win a pair of tickets to Thursday’s show. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Described by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the top jazz pianists in the world,” Kenny Barron brings his award-winning chops to Grand Rapids, along with a monumentally talented accompanying band. The American Jazz Hall of Fame inductee’s appearance here is part of St. Cecilia Music Center’s jazz series.

Get tickets online here.

SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS
When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday
Admission: Free
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds create a buzz – and cultivate loyal fans – wherever they play, and they’ve played Founders in Grand Rapids several times, which means they’ll likely pack the joint on Thursday night. The seven-piece New York soul/rock/blues band just released its latest album, “Gold,” and follows up its Grand Rapids tour stop with a show at Otus Supply in Ferndale on Friday before returning to the East Coast.

Get more info at foundersbrewing.com, where you can also collect details about Saturday’s 9:30 p.m. show starring Grand Rapids’ own Americana/blues band Red Rio, $5.

FRIDAY

GOV’T MULE
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $33-$59.50
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Led by guitarist and singer Warren Haynes, Gov’t Mule is a Southern rock jam band (and spinoff from The Allman Brothers) that has been touring and recording for two dozen years or so. Haynes, drummer Matt Abts, keyboard player Danny Louis and bassist Jorgen Carlsson released the band’s most recent album, “Revolution Come…Revolution Go” last June.

Get tickets at 20monroelive.com.

ARLO GUTHRIE “ALICE’S RESTAURANT TOUR”
SARAH LEE GUTHRIE
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $35-$125
Where: State Theatre, Kalamazoo

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 50 years since “Alice’s Restaurant” began being shown in theaters around the country. An adaption of the song, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” written by folk legend Arlo Guthrie, the film has its definitive place in American counter-culture lore.

Guthrie, who has been charming audiences since the mid-1960s is now out on the road celebrating the anniversary of the film. The son of the great Woody Guthrie and father of Sarah Lee Guthrie, Arlo will no doubt regale the Kalamazoo audience with songs and stories for all ages. He will be joined by Sarah Lee, as both perform independent sets and share the stage together. Plenty of tickets remain and can be purchased at the State Theatre box office or online at kazoostate.com.

NOBODY’S GIRL
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $25-$35
Where: Seven Steps Up, 116 S. Jackson St., Spring Lake

In some circles, this Austin band would be considered a super-group. The acclaimed troubadours and songwriters Rebecca Loebe, Grace Pettis and BettySoo originally combined forces – “a chance for three like-minded peers to travel and perform together” – for a short tour, but ended up signing with Lucky Hound Music and recording its debut EP, “Waterline.” This is Nobody’s Girl‘s only Michigan tour stop.

Get tickets online at pindropconcerts.com, where you can also get the scoop on Tuesday’s Standing Room Only show with Virginia rock/country band Melodime ($20, $25) and Saturday’s Pin Drop Concert featuring Brian Dunne and Amy Petty ($20-$30).

JAKE SIMMONS & THE LITTLE GHOSTS
THE MUSHMEN, SEXY TOXINS
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $5
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo

This is the album-release show for Kalamazoo rock band Jake Simmons & The Little Ghosts’ third full-length album, “Shake So Easy,” which will certainly involve a lot of loud, wall-shaking rock ‘n’ roll. Simmons recently was featured in-studio for Local Spins on WYCE, showing off his new tunes. Also on the bill will be The Mushmen and Sexy Toxins.

Bell’s follows this on Saturday with the return of West Michigan’s uber-popular folk-rockers The Crane Wives. Tickets for that show are $10 advance, $12 day of show; details at bellsbeer.com.

LAMP LIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL:
LAST GASP COLLECTIVE
BREATHE OWL BREATHE
SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN
CABILDO, MAJOR MURPHY
RADIATOR HOSPITAL, TURTLEDOVES
When: Friday-Sunday
Tickets: $35 advance, $40 at door
$10-$25 daily
Where: Wealthy Theatre, other Wealthy Corridor venues, Grand Rapids

Big changes are in store for this year’s edition of Lamp Light Music Festival. Started as a house concert event with fans strolling from Eastown house to Eastown house for performances in living rooms and basements, the festival in its seventh year is moving to Wealthy Theatre and four other public spaces: The Sparrows Coffee Tea & Newstand, Woosah Printshop & Outfitters, Squibb Coffee & Wine Bar and Wikiwiki Poke Shop.

The idea is to be more accessible and inclusive, while still rolling out some intriguing performances by regional and national acts, including Sugar Candy Mountain, Major Murphy, Last Gasp Collective, Cabildo, Yolonda Lavender, Breathe Owl Breathe, Radiator Hospital, Turtledoves, Lockwood, Wisp, Bong Wish, Dos Santos, Saltbreaker and many more. Get tickets, full lineup and details at lamplightmusicfestival.com. There’s also a story hour and creative process panel discussion.

SATURDAY

MUSIC TO BENEFIT MUSIC:
STEVE AZAR & THE KINGS MEN
When: 6 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $62.50 (includes dinner, drinks)
Where: The Pinnacle Center, 3330 Highland Drive, Hudsonville

This annual fundraiser for Music to Benefit Music is officially dubbed the “Readin’ Writin’ & Rhyth-matic” party – a concert combined with dinner and auction that raises money for music equipment and educational supplies for schools in the Grand Rapids area.

This year’s soiree features a performance by Steve Azar & The Kings Men, which recorded its most recent album, “Down at the Liquor Store,” at the legendary Mississippi landmark venue, Club Ebony. Azar, touted as a “music and culture ambassador of Mississippi,” first made a splash on country radio with his debut album and the single, “I Don’t Have to Be Me, Til Monday,” and has since toured with Bob Seger, recorded songs for film and much more. Get more details about Saturday’s event online at mtbm.org. Local Spins will be on hand to emcee the benefit.

GOOD CHARLOTTE
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $38.50-$63
Where 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Alternative pop-punk band Good Charlotte is touring in support of its seventh studio album, “Generation Rx,” released in September and debuting at No. 164 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band achieved its biggest success with 2002’s “The Young and the Hopeless,” which sold nearly 5 million copies, buoyed by the hit single, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” Also on the bill for this show: Sleeping With Sirens, Knuckle Puck and The Dose.

Get tickets online here.

JOE HERTLER & THE RAINBOW SEEKERS
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $23 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Elevation inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to Local Spins readers Greg Sawyer and Kathy Freewind. They were the first to email john@localspins.com with “JOE HERTLER” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Saturday’s show. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Michigan heroes Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers have toured the country and played numerous high-profile festivals behind their unique, pop- and funk-fueled music – stuff that’s rootsy as well as groovy and dance-inspiring. The band, touring behind its latest album, “Pluto,” plays two nights at Ann Arbor’s Blind Pig before rolling into Grand Rapids.

Doors for this all-ages show open at 7 p.m. Grand Rapids neo-soul, experimental rock band Earth Radio will open the show (and impress the heck out of you). Details online at sectionlive.com, where you can also get info about Ghastly, Tynan, Callie Reiff and Crisp Blitz playing the main showroom the same night.

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND
JAKE KERSHAW
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $35-$85
Where: State Theatre, Kalamazoo

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, who holds the Billboard record for the longest-running Top 10 album on the blues charts for his smash success, “Trouble Is…,” back in 1997, will rock the State Theatre this Saturday night with support from up-and-coming local legend Jake Kershaw of Marshall.

Shepherd, who is touring in support of his recent roots release, “Lay It on Down,” will play a second Michigan show in Royal Oak next Tuesday. Tickets for the Kalamazoo date are available at the State Theatre box office as well as online at kazoostate.com, where you can also get details about Sunday’s show featuring the Turnpike Troubadours and Charley Crockett.

BLACK JAKE & THE CARNIES
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $10
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

Southeast Michigan’s Black Jake & The Carnies “cut rugs like pure bottled lightning” blending “spindly bluegrass and honky-tonk croons to some psychobilly-bent for punk-spat pirouetting,” according to writer Jeff Milo of iSpy Magazine. And they’ll do it in the cozy confines of the Tip Top Deluxe for a Saturday night of pure musical fun, especially with Stone Soup and the Broken Teeth also on the bill.

Get details on the Tip Top’s Facebook event page, where you can also get info about Friday’s show starring Daddy’Z Breakdown and Feeding Grizzles, $5.

SUNDAY

JAZZ IN THE SANCTUARY:
PAUL BREWER & ALTIN SENCALAR
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $15 ($10 students)
Where: Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids

Award-winning jazz pianist Robin Connell’s “Jazz in the Sanctuary” kicks off for this season with trombonists Paul Brewer and Altin Sencalar unfurling “exciting music and light conversation.”

Brewer, director of instrumental music at Aquinas College and director of the Aquinas Jazz Camp, has performed with numerous national touring artists (from Lena Horne to The Temptations). Sencalar is a nationally recognized and award-winning trombonist, music educator and composer, and is currently a graduate assistant at Michigan State University. Get more info at fountainstreet.org/jazz.

SEETHER
COLDVILLE, LOKELLA
When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $39-$60.50
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

South Africa’s Seether has been churning out its post-grunge alt-metal successfully for nearly two decades. The band continues to tour behind its 2017 album, “Poison the Parish,” which fared quite well on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 14.

Two West Michigan bands will open the show – Coldville and Lokella. Get tickets online here.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Twiztid playing The Stache inside The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Monday, $20 – Sure, Alice Cooper may be in town, but scary hip hopsters Twiztid will unleash their own “Fright Fest” inside The Stache the same night, with All Xul Elu, Underground Avengers, MMFD, Lana Blac, Xtra Overdoze and Knowledge Da MC also on the bill. Get more information online at sectionlive.com.

Open-Mic Costume Party at Park Theatre, 248 S. River Ave. in Holland, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, $2 – This is a devil’s night bash that promises to be a special one. Stovepipe, Karli Morehouse (of Lipstick Jodi) and Conrad Shock will get the Halloween grooves grooving, starting around 8 p.m. (Signup at 7:30 p.m.)

Grateful Halloween with Deadicated at Rocky’s Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. Wednesday, $5 – Celebrate Halloween Grateful Dead-style with the Deadicated tribute to the iconic rock band, along with special guest, Nicholas James Thomasma. Details online here.

Seven Lions playing The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Wednesday, $28 advance, $30 day of show – Seven Lions, aka California dubstep and electro-house DJ and producer Jeff Montalvo, has released a bevy of singles and EPs over the years, bringing his “The Journey II Tour” to Grand Rapids, with MitiS, Jason Ross and Saylin. Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 17-and-older show.

Rock the Vote show with The Crane Wives, Ben Traverse and Kaitlyn Zittel, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 142 Ransom Ave. SE, Grand Rapids Community College – Aimed at encouraging students to get out there and vote, this concert features some West Michigan stars in an event presented by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, NextGen America, Lakeside House Shows and the GRCC Music Department.

The Honeytones playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Thursday, free – The Honeytones emerge from their long slumber to rock one of their traditional haunts with a mix of covers, original tunes and some surprises (and a special musical guest). Call 235-7669 for reservations. One Trick follows this on Saturday with the return of That Beatles Thing.

Modern Adventures and The Hacky Turtles playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Friday, $10 advance, $12 day of show – Kalamazoo’s Modern Adventures brings its indie-alt-rock attack to The Pyramid Scheme, with funky jamsters The Hacky Turtles also on the bill, along with LeLand Blue and Boy From School. Doors for this all-ages show open at 7 p.m.

Whitey Morgan playing The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Friday, $25 ($75 VIP) – Honky-tonk country artist Whitey Morgan, bred in Flint, returns to Grand Rapids with Alex Williams also on the bill. Doors for this all-ages show open at 7 p.m.

The Fabulous Vans and Run Silent playing Mulligan’s Pub in Grand Rapids, 10 p.m. Friday, free – This showcase of West Michigan acts features The Fabulous Vans, Run Silent and Deep Red. Mulligan’s follows this on Saturday with Blanca Luz, In the Pines and Noyade.

Winnow and Brother Elsey playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, $10 advance, $12 day of show – The restructured Winnow (formerly Watching for Foxes) creates its own fetching take on alt-country music, performing at this show with Brother Elsey (who have a new album on the way and will be featured on this week’s edition of Local Spins on WYCE at 11 a.m. Friday), Jake Kalmink & Further Closer and Canceled Plans. Doors open for this all-ages show at 7 p.m.

Toby Bresnahan playing Cedar Springs Brewing Co. in downtown Cedar Springs, noon Sunday, free – Celtic and folk artist Toby Bresnahan returns to Cedar Springs Brewing for a musical brunch.

Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky & Mike of New Edition playing DeVos Performance Hall, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, $55-$175 – Officially billed as “RBRM,” former group members of New Edition are touring, following the release of “The New Edition Story” on BET. The core lineup of Bell Biv DeVoe and Brown “will be augmented by six back-up dancers and two background singers.” Get tickets online here.

Dacia Bridges Project playing Salt of the Earth at 114 E. Main St. in Fennville, 6 p.m. Sunday, $15 – Led by dynamic singer Dacia Bridges, this all-female, Kalamazoo based band oozes soul, folk, rock and more. Get reservations by calling 269-561-7258.

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

Monday, Oct. 29
Alice Cooper, DeVos Performance Hall
Twiztid (Fright Fest)/Alla Xul Elu/Underground Avengers/MMFD/Lana Blac/Xtra Overdoze, The Stache inside The Intersection
Of Montreal/Locate S,1, The Pyramid Scheme
BassBin: Pepo/Martin Stoy, Billy’s Lounge
Dirty Mike & The Boys, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
JMM Jazz, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Tom Duffield (5 p.m.), Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Oct. 30
Eric Johnson, The Intersection
Melodime, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
The New Standard, Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Tony Bakker, Hops At 84 East, Holland
Stovepipe/Karli Morehouse (of Lipstick Jodi)/Conrad Shock + The Noise: Open Mic Costume Party, Park Theatre, Holland
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Damn Handsome Devil Devon Yeider & Friends, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Oct. 31
Blue Water Ramblers, Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Seven Lions, The Intersection
MewithoutYou/Smidley/Davey & The Chains, The Pyramid Scheme
Deadicated (Grateful Dead tribute)/Nicholas James Thomasma, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Dale Wicks, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Wind Ensemble Halloween Concert, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Concert Hall, Hope College, Holland
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
DJ Rhythm Of The Night, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Coty Bouchard, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Robert Rolfe Fedderson, Final Gravity Brewing Co., Kalamazoo
Christian Martin/Joel Olives/b2b/Cookn/Emilio V/Soular Spice, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Kit LeBlanc/Bob DeYoung, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo

Thursday, Nov. 1
Kenny Barron Quintet, Spectacular Jazz Series, St. Cecilia Music Center
Scorpion Season, Drake Tribute Night, 20 Monroe Live
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Founders Brewing Company
YehMe2 x Whipped Cream/Kar Pow/S&M, Elevation below The Intersection
Heather Bartman Band/Blue Oddity/Ernie Clark & the Magnificent Bastards, Mulligan’s Pub
Tail Light Rebellion/People From Places, 741
Hannah Laine Duo, Linear Restaurant
The Honeytones, One Trick Pony
Jess Kramer/Double Winter/Bermudas, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
The Crane Wives/Kaitlyn Zittel/Ben Traverse: Rock The Vote Concert, 142 Ransom SE, Grand Rapids Community College
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Molly & Me, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Rich Burkholder, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Joe Marcinek, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Andrew Rathbun Trio, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Friday, Nov. 2
Gov’t Mule, 20 Monroe Live
Modern Adventures/The Hacky Turtles/The Skinny Limbs, The Pyramid Scheme
Whitey Morgan/Alex Williams, The Intersection
DJ Brock/DJ Omega Supreme/DJ Jodi Dro/Whitney StyleZ, Elevation below The Intersection
The Fabulous Vans/Run Silent/Deep Red, Mulligan’s Pub
Daddy’z Breakdown/Feeding Grizzlies, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Brena, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Paddlebots, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Trixy Tang, River City Saloon
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Bernstein’s 100th,” DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 2-3)
Union Guns, Back Forty Saloon
Toby Bresnahan, Brass Ring Brewing
La Zenda Nortena/Los Sementales De Nuevo Leon/Bando Lamento, The Orbit Room
Jacquees/YK Osiris/Nick LaVelle, The Orbit Room
Tru-Burn/The Jackpine Snag/The Holy Warheads, 741
Glamhammer, Log Cabin Bar
Outbreak, Shots On The River, Belmont
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Village Inn 44th Street Pizza Sports Bar and Grill, Wyoming
The Moonrays, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Decades, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Nov. 2-3)
Arlo Guthrie/Sarah Lee Guthrie, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Gold Company Sneak Preview, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Kyle Brown, Barrel Room @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Dale Wicks, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Chunk of Funk, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Symphony Orchestra Concert, Jack H. Center for Musical Arts, Concert Hall, Hope College, Holland
Brad & Jordan (of Vinylicious), Our Brewing, Holland
Jess and Jesse, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Carter Lezman, Waverly Stone Gastropub, Holland
Nobody’s Girl, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
West Michigan Symphony, “Scheherazade Showcase,” Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Mary Rademacher Reed, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
JGJ, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Barcode, Lucky’s Roadhouse Bar & Grill, Wayland (Nov. 2-3)
Upcoast Kin/Feel Good, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Jake Simmons & the Little Ghosts, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Black Jake & The Carnies/The Bootstrap Boys, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
No Tomorrow/Laurentian Tides/Fox Follow/Old Man Trainwreck, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Asamu Johnson, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Gold Company Sneak Preview, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Dave Cleveland, Amore’s Restaurant, Paw Paw
Who’s Who (The Who tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Top Secret Band, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Mark Lavengood Band, The Livery, St. Joseph
Toney Rocks, Foundry Hall @ Bailey Museum, South Haven
Queen Latifah, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant

Saturday, Nov. 3
Good Charlotte/Sleeping With Sirens/Knuckle Puck/The Dose, 20 Monroe Live
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers/Earth Radio, Elevation under The Intersection
Ghastly/Tynan/Callie Reiff/Crisp Bitz, The Intersection
Winnow/Brother Elsey/Canceled Plans/Jake Kalmink, The Pyramid Scheme
We Jack & Friends, Billy’s Lounge
Blanca Luz/In The Pines/Noyade, Mulligan’s Pub
That Beatles Thing, One Trick Pony
Duky/Three Deep/Golden Age, Creston Brewery
Three’s A Crowd, River City Saloon
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Bernstein’s 100th,” DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 2-3)
Black Jake & The Carnies/Stone Soup and the Broken Teeth, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Union Guns, Back Forty Saloon
Mike Frost Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Young Dolph, The Orbit Room
Brian Loughrey, Quinn & Tuite’s Irish Pub
River City Jazz Ensemble, Boat & Canoe Club
Kelly Keys, Kava Kasa
131 Band, Log Cabin Lounge
Ziggy D/Jambayala Jake, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Quarter Below, Shots On The River, Belmont
Silverstiles, Bier Distillery, Belmont
John Shea, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Biomassive, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Sweet J Band, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Decades, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Steve Azar & The Kings Men, Pinnacle Center, Hudsonville
The Hacky Turtles, Trail Point Brewing, Allendale
Kevin McDaniel, The Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Delilah DeWylde, Hops At 84 East, Holland
All In, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Gabrial James, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Natchez Trace: Peace, Love & Music (fund-raiser for Holland Chorale), Yacht Basin Marina, Holland
Holland Symphony Orchestra, “Pulling Out The Stops,” Jonathan Girard, guest conductor/Huw Lewis, organ, Concert Hall @ Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
Brian Dunne/Amy Petty, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Barenaked 90s, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake
The Buster Blues Band, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Wayland
Barcode, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Nov. 2-3)
DJ Mitch, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
JGJ/Fool House, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Crane Wives, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Symphony, “Paul Shaffer in Symphony,” Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band/Jake Kershaw, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Kyle Jennings, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Plain Jayne, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Champagne Drip/Samsara Family Collective/Large Mouth Bass/Introspace/Panther, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Starfarm, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Big Love Band, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Out of Favor Boys 3, Beach Club, Portage
Dacia Bridges Project/Thunderbolt & Lightfoot, Paw Paw Playhouse, Paw Paw
Jen Sygit & Sam Corbin, The Livery, St. Joseph
Let’s Spend The Night Together (The Rolling Stones tributes), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

Sunday, Nov. 4
Seether/Lokella, 20 Monroe Live
Greg Miller (10 a.m.), Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
River Rogues Jazz Band (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky & Mike (of New Edition), DeVos Performance Hall
Paul Brewer/Altin Sencalar, Jazz In The Sanctuary Hosted by Robin Connell, Fountain Street Church
Sandra Effert, Creston Brewery
Wolfbite and Novice, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Toby Bresnahan, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Dalriada (noon), Curragh Holland, Holland
Dacia Bridges Project, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Nicholas James Thomasma, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Turnpike Troubadours/Charley Crockett, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Zoltan Fejevari, Gilmore Rising Stars Series, Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University Bronco Marching Band, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Benjamin Pierce (tuba), Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Nov. 5
New Politics/The Score/Bikini Trill, The Stache inside The Intersection
Mad Skillet, Elevation below The Intersection
BassBin: Kill Frenzy (Dirty), Billy’s Lounge
Sherman Gepherd, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Grand Rapids Community College Voice Studio Recital, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Steve Poltz, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
JMM Jazz, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Western Michigan University, Electroacoustic Surround Sound Concert, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Nov. 6
POSTPONED Lil Yachty/Bhad Bhabie, The Intersection
River Rogues Jazz Band (12:15 p.m.), Park Congregational Church
The New Standard, Michael Drost & Jordan Finn, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Damn Handsome Devil Devon Yeider & Friends, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Peaer/Basic Comfort/The Krelyboynes/Harvey Waters, Shakespeare Pub’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Nov. 7
Frederic & Ronda (album release), Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Cute Is What We Aim For/Makeout/Minshara/Brightside, The Stache inside The Intersection
Michigan Community College Choral Festival, St. Cecilia Music Center Royce Auditorium
Todd Zamarripa, Zeppelin Lounge @ New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Six Gun Report, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
JMM Jazz, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Ivan Akinsiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Steffan Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Tim Reynolds & TR3, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University, Bullock Performance Institute, Western Winds, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
WMU Jazz Jams, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Thursday, Nov. 8
Railway Gamblers/Coyote Riot, Founders Brewing Co.
JukeJoint Handmedowns, One Trick Pony
The Dodos/Palehound/Cheap Emotion, The Pyramid Scheme
Deep Enough/Michigamma/Stop Watch, Mulligan’s Pub
Earthwork Music Collective Tour 2018, Wealthy Theatre
Grand Rapids Community College Student Honors Recital, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall
Maggie May/Katie Needs A Life/Ford Theatre Reunion, 741
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Gabrial James, Pike 51 Brewing-Hudsonville Winery, Hudsonville
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
KaR Tunes, Village Inn, Holland
Trixy Tang (acoustic trio), Big Lake Brewing, Holland
My Thin Place, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Rich Burkholder, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Peter Asher/Jeremy Clyde, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Earth Snake/Lokella/Charles The Osprey, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Frank Galante, Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
Jake Shimabukuro, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
WMU Jazz Jams with Keith Hall, Matthew Fries & Stanley Ruvinov, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America: Hot Brass, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

Friday, Nov. 9
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Andel Arena
Big Gigantic/Flamingosis/EROY, The Intersection
Gorgeous Nightmare/The Rockit King/Trixy Tang, Elevation below The Intersection
El Ten Eleven/Rlyr, The Pyramid Scheme
The Mainstays, Billy’s Lounge
The Night Caps/Tail From The Crypt/Wild Leg, Mulligan’s Pub
August/Satie, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Fled Five, River City Saloon
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Sinatra and Beyond,” DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 9-11)
Soulstice, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Oregon Dreamchild, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Brena, Log Cabin Lounge (Nov 9-10)
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Village Inn 44th Street Pizza Bar & Grill, Wyoming
Three’s A Crowd, Shots On The River, Belmont
17 Degrees South, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Earth Radio, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
El Fantasma/Voz de Mando/Kanales, Deltaplex Arena, Walker
Blue Soul Express, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Alex Guthrie, Dogwood Center for the Performing Arts, Fremont
Catfish & the Man, Pigeon Hill Brewing, Muskegon
DC-90, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake (Nov. 9-10)
Peter Asher/Jeremy Clyde, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Sonic Pirates, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Coty Bouchard, Our Brewing, Holland
Isaac Ryder Band, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Stereolithic, Hops At 84 East, Holland
Randy Johnson, The Barrel Room @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Whiskey Bound, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Nov. 9-10)
Silent Bark, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Everett Domeier/Detroit All Stars, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Broadway In West Michigan, “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo (Nov. 9-11)
Out of Favor Boys 3, Webster’s Prime, Kalamazoo
The Mickeys, Gonzo’s Biggdogg Brewing, Kalamazoo
Lonestar, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
Elsie Binx/New Age Premonition/Flops Ego/Inner Itch/MelMerc, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
REO Speedwagon, Four Winds Casino Silver Creek Events Center, New Buffalo
DC-90, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake (Nov. 9-10)
Sonic Pirates, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Coty Bouchard, Our Brewing, Holland
Turtle Island Quartet with Cyrus Chestnut: Great Performances Series, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Concert Hall, Hope College, Holland
Silent Bark, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
The Lower Leisure Class/Cabildo, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Lipstick Jodi, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
After Hours/Saxsquatch & Bridge Band/Team Two, Shakespeare Pub’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Lonestar, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
Ian Maksin and the Zaria Band, The Mendel Center, Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor
The Bottle Rockets/Ernie Hendrickson, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Earthwork Music Collective Tour 2018, Old Art Building, Leland

Saturday, Nov. 10
Thievery Corporation/Julian Marley, 20 Monroe Live
Deafheaven/DIIV, The Pyramid Scheme
The Oh Hellos/Samantha Crain, The Stache inside The Intersection
The Floozies/SoDown/Wax Future, The Intersection
Minnesota/Zeke Beats/Pigeon Hole, Elevation below The Intersection
Roosevelt Diggs/Adrian + Meredith, Founders Brewing Company
Kosmic Mama & The Holding Co./The Insane Theatre, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Paper Bags/Ma Baker/Stovepipe Stover, Mulligan’s Pub
Azz Izz, Billy’s Lounge
Natchez Trace, One Trick Pony
Core Locked, River City Saloon
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Sinatra and Beyond,” DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 9-11)
Valley Girl (EP release)/Young Pioneer, Wealthy Theatre
Heather Bartman & Luke Lenhardt: Grand River Folk Arts Society, Wealthy Theatre Annex
Billy Gunther Band, Back Forty Saloon
Baby Blue Whoaaa (of Pretty Ricky): For The Love Of Hip Hop, The Orbit Room
Mary Rademacher Reed & Tom Hagen Trio, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Brena, Log Cabin Lounge (Nov. 9-10)
Junglefowl/Girl Fight, Mexicains Sans Frontieres
Jaded 8, Shots On The River, Belmont
Livin’ The Dream, Nick Fink’s, Comstock Park
Lakeshore Big Band, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Parnell
John Shea, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Oregon Dreamchild, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Hoist (Phish tribute), Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Hairmania, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
In The Blue, Castle Brewing, Greenville
The Barbarossa Brothers: Gopherwood Concerts, Elks Lodge, Cadillac
Matt Gabriel, The Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Carter Lezman, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Rock Shop, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Lew Russ, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Deep Greens & Blues, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Earthwork Music Collective Tour 2018, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
DC-90, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake (Nov. 9-10)
Dave Burel, Pigeon Hill Brewing, Muskegon
Scott Pellegrom, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
The Shagwells, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Whiskey Bound, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Nov. 9-10)
Typo/Detroit All Stars, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Broadway In West Michigan, “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo (Nov. 9-11)
DJ Heretic/Amber Crain/Seashine/Tambourina/Tears Run Rings/Airiel/Softscience/Springhouse/Jack Rabid/Ringo Deathstarr: Kalamashoegazer (4 p.m.), Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
This Eclipse/Dead Nerves/Andor/Coffin Talk/Of Flesh And Iron, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Hot Brass (12:30 p.m.)/Groove Lab (9 p.m.), The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Veilside, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Chicago, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
One Love Reggae Band, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Andrew Fisher Quartet & Friends, The Livery, St. Joseph
Daymark/Cold Tone Harvest, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey

Sunday, Nov. 11
Lecrae + Andy Mineo/Wordsplayed/Nobigdyl/Whatupreg, The Intersection
Turkuaz/Andy Frasco/The U.N., Elevation below The Intersection
Lauren Sanderson/Sizzy Rocket, The Stache inside The Intersection
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Sinatra and Beyond,” DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 9-11)
Mike Frost/Mike Hyde (10 a.m), Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Big Band Nouveau, Creston Brewery
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Jim Spalink (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Sue Teegarden, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Matt Gabriel, Sunday Afternoon Concert Series, Loutit District Library, Grand Haven
Mark Lavengood Band, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Dalriada (noon), Curragh Holland, Holland
The Insiders, Park Theatre, Holland
Toby Bresnahan, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Anna Burch, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Symphony, “Sibelius & Dvorak,” Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Broadway In West Michigan, “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo (Nov. 9-11)
Cricket Creek/Out Of Favor Boys: Winter Blues Fundraiser (3 p.m.), Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Singing Lungs/Katie Needs A Life, Shakespeare Pub’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Letters From Home (benefit for veterans), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

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