The Big List (Sept. 18-24): Bob Seger, Scott Stapp, Steve Earle, The Birthday Massacre, Com Truise, Audiotree Music Fest, El Ten Eleven

Iconic singer Gordon Lightfoot gets the week started, with LZ Michigan/Freedom Cruise, Rockford Harvest Fest, Luke Winslow King, Jessica Hernandez, Weyes Blood, a Fleetwood Mac tribute and more on tap. Plus, win tickets to see Pegi Young.

 

THE BIG LIST: Sept. 18-24

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

GORDON LIGHTFOOT
When: 8 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $35-$75
Where: DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids

He’s still at it. Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot continues to tour and perform, capping a 50-year career that really took off with big ’70s hits such as “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

At 78, the influential, multi-award-winning artist was even honored a few years back with a bronze sculpture likeness in his hometown of Orilla, Ontario. Get tickets online at devosperformancehall.com.

BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
ROADCASE ROYALE
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids

Michigan rock hero Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band return to Grand Rapids with their “2017 Runaway Train Tour,” amid some speculation once again that this could be their final tour. The 72-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has a wildly devoted fan base, especially around here, so it’s no surprise that this show sold out quickly.

Upping the ante: Heart’s Nancy Wilson opens the concert with her new band, Roadcase Royale, which features the dynamic vocals of Liv Warfield, a former member of Prince’s New Power Generation. Read the Local Spins interview with Wilson online here. Despite the sellout, resale tickets are available through various ticket brokers and Ticketmaster. By the way, 20 Monroe Live, kitty-corner from the arena, will host a free Bob Seger Pre-Party starting at 5 p.m.

COM TRUISE
NOSAJ THING, CLEOPOLD
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $18 advance, $20 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

New York electronic music artist Com Truise, aka Seth Haley, brings his synth-heavy approach to Grand Rapids, part of his fall 2017 tour with Nosaj Thing and Cleopold. Com Truise has release several albums and EPs over the years, including his most recent full-length, “Iteration,” which hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart.

Get more details online at pyramidschemebar.com, where you can also get info about Friday’s concert featuring Wovenhand, Subrosa and Coffin Problem, $14 advance, $17 day of show.

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE
SEPTEMBER MOURNING
DEADLIGHT HOLIDAY
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $23 advance, $25 day of show
Where: The Stache inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Canadian electronic rock/dark wave band The Birthday Massacre is touring behind its latest album, “Under Your Spell,” which hit the Top 40 on the U.S. Top Rock Albums chart. TBM, featuring band members with the monikers Chibi, Rainbow, Falcore, Rhim, Owen and, uh, Nate Manor, embraces music that’s “light and dark, cute and evil.” September Mourning and Deadlight Holiday are also on the bill for this all-ages show, with doors opening at 7 p.m.

(The Intersection follows this with a way more electronic-based artist on Thursday: Barely Alive, with Virtual Riot, Attak w/ K1ngrodv and Cookn, $20 advance, $25 day of show.) More info: sectionlive.com.

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
RACHEL WHITE AND MATT PLESSNER
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

Welcome to a night of riveting singer-songwriter music for Local Spins Wednesday at SpeakEZ Lounge. It’s a dynamic pairing of Grand Rapids singer-songwriters: Matt Plessner and Rachel White, who will be performing separately, as well as together as the duo Lighting Matches.

Plessner has released several studio albums over the years, including 2016’s “Forest Blue,” which spans indie-folk and rock. White also released an album in 2016, “Destination Sunday,” described as a mix of pop, rock and country with a storytelling vibe.

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

PEGI YOUNG & THE SURVIVORS
JOHN MERCHANT
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $10
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAY NO. 1: The first person to email john@localspins.com with “PEGI YOUNG” in the message field will win a pair of tickets to Thursday night’s show.

Pegi Young may be best known as Neil Young’s ex, but she’s also a prodigious singer-songwriter in her own right, and she’s currently on a U.S. tour behind her latest bluesy rock album, “Raw.” Opening will be Michigan’s own John Merchant, a Ludington-based singer-songwriter who also recently released a new album, “Midwest Blues.”

Get show details online here.

MAKE AMERICA ROCK AGAIN:
SCOTT STAPP OF CREED
SICK PUPPIES, DROWNING POOL
TRAPT, ADELITAS WAY
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $28-$45
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAY NO. 2: Congratulations to reader FOREST BURTON. He was the first person to email john@localspins.com with “MAKE AMERICA ROCK” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to this show. Come back to The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

The annual Make America Rock Again tour is back for its second annual swing, boasting sets from Scott Stapp and his full band performing Creed hits, Sick Puppies, Drowning Pool, Trapt and Adelitas Way. Word is that last year’s Make America Rock Again tour drew nearly 100,000 fans in 46 cities.

Stapp has released two solo albums, a memoir and a “rebirthed” Creed album. He’s also the lead singer of the new group Art of Anarchy, which released “The Madness” earlier this year. Get tickets and info online at 20monroelive.com.

WEYES BLOOD
When: 8 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $20; $5 Calvin students
Where: Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Auditorium, Grand Rapids

Weyes Blood is Natalie Mering. Pitchfork named her psychedelic pop “best new music.” Her latest recording is 2016’s “Front Row Seat To Earth,” noted by NPR for echoing dark ruminations of the millennial generation like environmental destruction and economic instability “with tracks that reexamine intimacy and idealism in ways that showcase Mering’s gift for measuring and mediating heady emotions.”

Pitchfork adds that Weyes Blood “blends ’70s AM radio, the psychier end of late ’60s folk, and touches of Celtic and Renaissance music.” Mering has something to say. Tickets are available online here.

LUKE WINSLOW KING
CHUCK WHITING
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

Bred in Michigan and honing his sound in New Orleans, Luke Winslow King is a brilliant songwriter and musician whose eclectic and powerful music is displayed in dynamic fashion on his latest album, “I’m Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always,” released on Bloodshot Records. King recently moved back to his native Cadillac, and sadly, he’s mourning the recent passing of his father. But he’s also been impressing audiences at big festivals as of late, ranging from Wheatland to Harvest Gathering.

Fans getting a chance to see him in the intimate space of the Tip Top will surely be impressed. Not only that, but West Michigan’s Chuck Whiting opens the show. Get more information/tickets online here.

(The Tip Top follows this on Saturday with the return of a couple of rock faves: White Rabbit and The JetBeats.)

STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES
THE MASTERSONS
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $34.50-$49.50
Where: Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo

There literally are only a handful of American songwriters with more wallop and influence than Steve Earle, a country rebel from the get-go and political activist who’s gone on to win three Grammy Awards (and nominated for many more), released 16 studio albums (not counting collaborations and various compilations), worked as an actor, and generally, cranked out more amazing, thought-provoking music than just about anyone over the past four decades.

He brings the tour behind Steve Earle & The Dukes’ most recent album, “So You Wannabe an Outlaw,” to Kalamazoo’s State Theatre with Brooklyn alt-country duo The Mastersons opening the show. Get tickets and more details online at kazoostate.com.

AUDIOTREE MUSIC FESTIVAL
When: Friday-Saturday
Tickets: $60 two-day, $32.50 Friday, $37.50 Saturday
Where: Arcadia Creek Festival Place, downtown Kalamazoo

California rapper SuperDuperKyle and Australian psych-rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, plus Lizzo, Twin Peaks, Noname, Smino, BADBADNOTGOOD and Chon lead the way at this two-day fest that returns to Arcadia Creek Festival Place for the second year, leaning this time toward hip hop and math rock and a generally party-styled vibe.

Regional acts also are on tap, including Kalamazoo’s Less Is More and Grand Rapids’ hi-ker. Other names on the bill for 2017: Pinegrove, SALES, Charly Bliss, HOOPS, Bayonne, Active Bird Community, Liz Cooper & The Stampede and Campdogzz. Get info and tickets for this all-ages festival online at audiotreemusicfestival.com; VIP passes are available, too.

ROCKFORD HARVEST FESTIVAL:
HAZY PAST, THE MUTEFLUTES
JUKEJOINT HANDMEDOWNS
RHYTHM ACES, AN DRO
When: Friday-Sunday
Admission: Free
Where: Downtown Rockford

Rockford’s Harvest Festival takes over much of the town every September, with craft and food vendors, children’s activities, a chili cook-off, a petting zoo and much more. And of course, there’s live music at almost every turn.

For instance, this year’s Rockford Brewing beer tent gets things started musically at 8 p.m. Friday with the folk-rock of The Muteflutes. On Saturday, Swingtooth hosts an open-mic starting at 1 p.m., with rock’s Hazy Past performing at 8 p.m. And finally, at 1 p.m. Sunday, it’s the Celtic/world music strains of An Dro. (Jim Spalink, by the way, plays Rockford Brewing indoors on Thursday night.)

Elsewhere, the Lions Club Beer Tent boasts an impressive Harvest Fest lineup, too. Friday’s music features Lewi Pe (6 p.m.), Otis Blueswell Jr. (6:45 p.m.), Eric Engblade (7:30 p.m.) and Jukejoint Handmedowns (8:30 p.m.) On Saturday, it’s Otis Blueswell Jr. (4 p.m.), Tara Bond (4:45 p.m.), Melissa Dylan (5:30 p.m.), Frankie & Myrrh (6:30 p.m.) and Rhythm Aces (8 p.m.) Get more info online at rockfordmichamber.com.

LANDSLIDE:
A TRIBUTE TO FLEETWOOD MAC
GRAND RAPIDS POPS
When: 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $18-$71; $5 students
Where: DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids

Principal Pops Conductor Bob Bernhardt goes his own way to lead this Grand Rapids Symphony Pops presentation of Landslide: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac, celebrating one of the most popular bands of the 1970s. Our Grand Rapids musicians will be joined by Landslide, a six-member tribute band from Los Angeles.

The 1975 addition of Americans Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham turned the 1960s band formed by Brits Mick Fleetwood and John and Christine McVie into a hit production powerhouse. Their album “Rumours” won a Grammy for album of the year in 1978 and spawned hits such as “Go Your Own Way,” “Don’t Stop Believing,” “Dreams” and “You Make Loving Fun.” Anybody who has nodded their heads to “Tusk” or gotten a little teary listening to “Landslide” is sure to love this show. Find tickets online here.

BELL’S OKTOBERFEST:
JESSICA HERNANDEZ & THE DELTAS
MIPSO, EIN PROSIT
When: Friday-Sunday
Admission: Free
Where: Bell’s Brewery Beer Garden, Kalamazoo

Some folks might not know it, but Germany’s Oktoberfest traditionally runs from mid-September through early October. So Bell’s is right on target with this three-day September celebration that turns its Beer Garden into a Beer Hall with German food, Octoberfest beer and tons of live music, with MIPSO, Thunderbolt & Lightfoot and Brian Koenigsknecht on Friday, the Detroit-bred and L.A.-based Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, Nashon Holloway, Purple Lemurs, Last Gasp Collective, Big Love and Vintage Postcard on Saturday, and Ein Prosit on Sunday.

Get more info about this 21-and-older event at bellsbeer.com.

LZ MICHIGAN: REMEMBER, HONOR, CELEBRATE
MATT WILLIAMS, THE OUTER VIBE
AVALON CUTTS-JONES
When: Noon-11 p.m. Saturday
Admission: Free, but tickets needed ($5 parking)
Where: Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park

Not only does this WGVU Public Media-sponsored event screen (and promote) “The Vietnam War” documentary airing on PBS, but it features the Freedom Cruise bike rally (riding in from Sparta in early afternoon), a bike and car show, military displays, “The Wall That Heals” mobile exhibit (a replica of the Vietnam Memorial), PBS Kids Zone and afternoon musical performances by The Outer Vibe, Avalon Cutts-Jones, Westside Soul Surfers and U.S. Army Six String Soldiers. West Michigan country singer and veteran Matt Williams will perform during the “Remember, Honor, Celebrate” ceremony that begins at 6 p.m.

Although admission is free, tickets are required and are available throughout the area at all SpartanNash stores (D&W Fresh Markets, Family Fare, Forest Hills Foods). It benefits the American Fallen Soldiers Project; get info online at lzmichigan.org.

EL TEN ELEVEN
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $15
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Los Angeles experimental, post-rock/math rock faves El Ten Eleven return to The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids on the heels of releasing its “Unusable Love EP” (a vocal collaboration project featuring Emile Mosseri). The duo, with its heavy looping approach, is in the midst of an extensive fall U.S. tour and this is El Ten Eleven’s only Michigan stop.

Sego opens the show. Get the rest of the lowdown at pyramidschemebar.com.

BANDA MAGDA
When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
Admission: $5
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Banda Magda is probably unlike any other band to ever play Founders Brewing. The group, formed in New York back in 2010, combines South American rhythms with jazz improvisation, cinematic arranging, sophisticated audience participation, mid-century classics and world “chansons” sung in six languages. The outfit, led by Greek-born singer and accordionist Magda Giannikou, is touring behind its latest album, “Tigre.”

(Founders’ free Thursday show features Ghost of Paul Revere and The Last Revel.)

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Black Joe and The Honeybears playing The Stache inside The Intersection, 8 p.m. Tuesday, $17 advance, $20 day of show – With a bluesy, soulful and funky attack, Black Joe Lewis and his crew have been hailed as a “next-to-breakout” band. The group’s latest release, “Backlash,” proves it by debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart. Also on the bill for the Grand Rapids show: Lightnin’ Malcolm.

Carbon Leaf playing Seven Steps Up in Spring Lake, 8 p.m. Wednesday, $30 (standing room only) – Virginia’s indie-rock/alt-country band Carbon Leaf has released more than a dozen full-length studio albums over the years, touring behind its latest project, “Nothing Rhymes with Woman.” Get more information and tickets online at pindropconcert.com, where you can also find details about Sunday’s Pin Drop Concert starring singer-songwriters David Ryan Harris and Justin Young.

Hoffey, playing at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Tea Trade Cafe (Women At Risk, International) 1st Anniversary Celebration, 2790 44th St. SW, Wyoming, free — A little more than a year ago, the Tea Trade Cafe was just an idea to support Women At Risk, International, a nonprofit devoted to creating “circles of protection and hope around at-risk women and children through culturally sensitive, sustainable projects and partnerships.” Who knew that enjoying a cuppa and maybe a sammy at this Wyoming locale could support so important a cause. Indie band Hoffey includes Aaron Weinss, Ethan Partridge and Carson Straube, out of Grace Bible College, and is practically the house band at Tea Trade. All ages show.

The Hacky Turtles playing Long Road Distillers at 537 Leonard St. NW in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Thursday, free – With an alt-rock, folk, punk and reggae vibe, The Hacky Turtles recently have relocated to Grand Rapids from Chicago (after forming in Traverse City). Check out this emerging West Michigan act with a terrific, distinctive sound.

Gungor playing Dimnent Chapel at Hope College, 277 College Ave. in Holland, 8 p.m. Friday, $20 public, $15 faculty/staff, $8 students – The duo of Michael and Lisa Gungor has created a rich musical canvas for its Christian-hued indie-folk/rock and baroque pop, releasing a trilogy of full-length albums under the “One Wild Life” theme starting in 2015. They bring their fetching strains to Holland for this one-off concert that’s part of the Hope College Concert Series.

Valentiger, Ben Slater and Gunboat Diplomacy, playing Smyrna Bar & Restaurant, 5022 Whites Bridge Road, Smyrna, 6 p.m. Saturday, free — Smyrna Bar, just south of Belding, is stepping up it game to take a place among music venues with eats in West Michigan. (Or is it an eaterie with music?) This is its first concert, packing the stage with Valentiger’s rock/pop sound, Americana from Gunboat Diplomacy and a bit of folk from fresh face Ben Slater. Family-friendly. Learn more here.

Max Lockwood and Justin Dore playing Schuler Books & Music at 2660 28th St. SE in Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Saturday – Schuler Books is celebrating its 35th anniversary with this special free concert featuring Max Lockwood and Justin Dore of the Grand Rapids grunge-folk band Big Dudee Roo. Lockwood also has performed and recorded as a solo artist, as well as playing regularly with Earthwork Music artists such as May Erlewine. Details online here.

Big Thief and Dear Nora playing Park Theatre at 248 S. River Ave. in Holland, 8 p.m. Saturday, $16 advance, $20 day of show – Brooklyn’s Big Thief recently released its sophomore album, “Capacity,” the follow-up to “Masterpiece,” which earned widespread critical acclaim for its “classic, buzzy indie-rock.” Dear Nora opens this show that’s part of the Hope College Concert Series.

Dede & the Dreamers playing Salt of the Earth at 114 E. Main St. in Fennville, 7 p.m. Sunday, $15 – Salt of the Earth is back with its Sunday night concert series, with this show featuring the considerable talents of “ethereal folk-jazz” artist, singer and vibraphone player Dede Alder and her band.

Palehound, Tall Friend and Calliope Musicals playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Sunday, $10 advance, $12 day of show – Led by Boston singer-songwriter Ellen Kempner, Palehound has attracted ton of critical raves, with its 2015 debut album ending up on a fair number of best-albums lists. The band recently released its sophomore album, “A Place I’ll Always Go.”

---

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Sept. 25
Joe Bonamassa, DeVos Performance Hall
Maria Muldaur, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
William Elliott Whitmore, The Pyramid Scheme
BassBin: S.P. Chase/N8KID, Billy’s Lounge
Brad Fritcher’s Moods, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Alex Mays, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dan Willenberg Trio, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Sept. 26
Gary Clark Jr./Jackie Venson, 20 Monroe Live
Obituary + Exodus/Power Trip/Dust Bolt, The Intersection
Rise Against/Pierce The Veil/White Lung, The Orbit Room
Shook Twins/Brook Annibale, The Pyramid Scheme
Tony Lucca/Derik Hultquist, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Avon Bomb/A Mays & Blue, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Cheap Dates, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Sept. 27
Deerfield Run, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Two Door Cinema Club/Circa Waves, 20 Monroe Live
Gogol Bordello/Lucky Chops/Melophobix, The Intersection
Moon Hooch/Lavender Fields/Jackson Whalan, The Stache inside The Intersection
Brother’s Picker, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Tony & Wally, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Dandu, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Marquita & Brandon, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Fool House (90s Dance Party), Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
In This Moment, Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo

Thursday, Sept. 28
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades/Kitchen Dwellers, Founders Brewing Co.
CANCELLED A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, The Intersection
Lipstick Jodi/likemelikeyou/Jess Kramer, The Stache inside The Intersection
Monte Pride, Long Road Distillers
Live Band Karaoke, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Drew Nelson, Creston Brewery
Loren Johnson, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Mary Rademacher Reed/Mark S. Kahny, The Grand Lady Riverboat, Jenison
Andy Frisinger & Chris Wiser, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Nick Fradiani, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Checkers Morton, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
OTC, Reds, Middleville
Mike Talbot, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
That 1 Guy, Bell’s Back Room, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University School Of Music, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Keith Scott, Dark Horse Brewing, Marshall
Kiss The Sky: Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

Friday, Sept. 29
Grand Rapids Symphony, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 29-30)
Edelweiss Choir/Oktoben German Band, Oktoberfest 2017, John Ball Park (Sept. 29-30)
Fetty Wap/B.o.B., West Michigan Hip Hop Festival 2, Van Andel Arena
EOTO/Megan Hamilton/EROY, The Intersection
Denzel Curry/Show Me The Body, The Stache inside The Intersection
Organissimo (CD release), Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Grand Rapids Soul Club/Peanut Butter Wolf, The Pyramid Scheme
Brena, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Stolen Horses, Back Forty Saloon
Typo, Grand Woods Lounge
Union Guns, Potter’s Log Cabin Bar
Drop 35, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 29-30)
Big Boss Band, Billy’s Lounge
Hurry Home/Some People’s Kids, Mulligan’s Pub
Jon Foreman of Switchfoot, Calvin College Student Activities Organization, Covenant Fine Arts Center
Tomas Esparza Band, Shots On The River, Belmont
OTC, Reds, Middleville
Tongue and Groove, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Samantha Parks, Our Brewing, Holland
Ravell and Gershwin Piano Concertos, West Shore Symphony, Frauenthal Theater, Muskegon
King Crabapple/Boss Fight/The Dead Shepherds, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Chris Wiser, Vander Mill Cider, Spring Lake
The New Rule, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake
Matt Plessner and Rachel White, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Bar Code, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Jess and Jesse, New Holland Brewing Pub On 8th, Holland
The Dead South/Olivia Mainville & the Aquatic Troupe, Park Theatre, Holland
Bone Jugs (Apple Fest), Virtue Cider, Fennville
John Sanger/Jedi Mind Trip, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Joel Oliver, Arcadia Ales, Kalamazoo
Cloakroom, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Fool House 90s Dance Party, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Plain Jayne, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Springfield
Lisa Mills, Franke Center For The Arts, Marshall
Visions Of Santana (tribute band), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Hairball, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
Up North Big Band, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Saturday, Sept. 30
Grand Rapids Accordion Ensemble/Ein Prosit German Band/Edelweiss Choir/Oktoben German Band, Oktoberfest 2017, John Ball Park (Sept. 29-30)
Grand Rapids Symphony, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 29-30)
Mary Rademacher Reed, Mixology Lounge, JW Marriott
Wayland (album release)/Deadset Society/The Autumnatic/Product Of Society, The Intersection
Leroy Sanchez/Mario Jose, The Stache inside The Intersection
Antibalas, Founders Brewing Co.
Sounds Of Grunge, 20 Monroe Live
Streetlamps For Spotlights, Mulligan’s Pub
Mustard Plug/Green Room Rockers/Dangerville/Paper Thin, The Pyramid Scheme
Blammo, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Stolen Horses, Back Forty Saloon
Union Guns, Potter’s Log Cabin Bar
Drop 35, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 29-30)
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Buddy Twist, Shots On The River, Belmont
Silent Bark, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Barbarossa Brothers, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Bermudas/Van Lente/Leah Kristene/reggie: Ladyfest At The Lakeshore, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
The Bloody Conclusion/Dead Nerves/Armed With Honor/Pharoin, Pope’s Pub, Fruitport
The New Rule, Jack’s Waterfront Bistro + Bar, Spring Lake
Jetts, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Classics I: Piano Fest, Holland Symphony Orchestra, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer), Park Theatre, Holland
Sonic Pirates, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Double Nickel, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Dale Wicks, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Gabrial James, Trail Point Brewing Company, Allendale
!ESSO! Afrojame Funkbeat (Apple Fest), Virtue Cider, Fennville
Marquita Bernard/Azz Izz, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Combat Corduroy/Mutual Live, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World Exhibit opens, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo (Sept. 30-Jan. 7)
Mike List and Strange Country, Harvey’s On The Mall, Kalamazoo
Arabian Nights, Battle Creek Symphony, The Music Center, Battle Creek
Another Lost Year/Blacklite District/Dark Thursday, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
The Tom Askey Band, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Springfield
Lisa Mills, Franke Center For The Arts, Marshall
Tongue and Groove, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Bryan Lubeck & The Three Gringoes/Chad Michael, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Stealin’ The Farm, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Brett Mitchell, The Mitten Bar, Ludington
The Lacs/Big Smo/Upchurch The Redneck/Deamon Jones: The Deplorables Tour, Streeter’s Ground Zero, Traverse City
Michael Riley/Nicholas James Thomasma/Eric Engblade/Chain Of Lakes/Mat Churchill/Stovepipe Stover/Pink Sky/Red Legs/The Sadie Hawkins/Deerfield Run/Patty Pershayla/Adam Geoffrey Schmidt, Willowsong Music Festival, Sidney

Sunday, Oct. 1
SOLD OUT Modest Mouse/Mass Gothic, 20 Monroe Live
ZZ Top, DeVos Performance Hall
The Suzies, Creston Brewery
Judah & The Lion/The Academic/Tyson Motenbocker, The Intersection
Joyner Lucas/Solo Jones, The Stache inside The Intersection
Igor & the Red Elvises, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Drop 35, ArtPrize Street Party, Sundance Grill (downtown)
Randissimo’s Sunday Jazz Jam, SpeakEZ Lounge
River Rogues Dixieland Jazz Band, Harmony Hall, Grand Rapids
Toby Bresnahan, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Rich Burkholder, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Bello Spark/J.O. Bittinger, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Kyle Brown, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
Jazz Time, Arcadia Ales, Kalamazoo
Tonic Sol-fa, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

Copyright 2017, Spins on Music LLC