The Big List (Sept. 3-9): Fall Out Boy, LIVE, The Magpie Salute, Lane 8, Wovenhand, Wheatland Music Festival, Eastown Streetfair

Labor Day stars the West Michigan Labor Fest and Johnnyswim, with plenty to follow: Perrin’s Backyard Bash, Fareed Haque, SALES, Kyle Cook, JMM Jazz, a Grateful Dead tribute and much more.

 

THE BIG LIST: Sept. 3-9

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.

MONDAY

WEST MICHIGAN LABOR FEST
When: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday
Admission: Free
Where: Ah-Nab-Awen Park, downtown Grand Rapids

Rochelle & the Spoilers, Mustang Band, Evidence, Krystal Kleer and Mark Swanson will perform as part of this annual family-friendly celebration that also features free admission to the Gerald R. Ford Museum, kids’ games and activities, a beer tent, food vendors and more.

Get details online here. There’s also a Labor Day Bridge Walk downtown at 10 a.m., local arts and crafts vendors, labor exhibits and a car and motorcycle show.

LIVE
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $65 ($63 Gardens members)
Where: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids Township

Hard to believe, but it’s the final show in Meijer Gardens’ summer series. Labor Day brings this multi-platinum-selling rock band from Pennsylvania led by singer Ed Kowalczyk. The band racked up a string of big hits between 1994 and 2003, including “Selling the Drama,” “Lightning Crashes,” “Lakini’s Juice,” “Turn My Head” and “The Dolphin’s Cry.” As a result, LIVE has sold more than 20 million albums globally and still draws a devoted, nostalgic fan base for its concerts.

Gates open at 5:45 p.m. Previously sold out, a few tickets became available late last week. Details online at meijergardens.org.

JOHNNYSWIM
When: 8 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $25
Where: Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Auditorium, Grand Rapids

Consider this a robust back-to-school concert for Calvin College students.

Nashville’s Johnnyswim – a duo featuring the married couple of Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez – has turned heads with its wildly entertaining mix of soul, blues, folk and pop, best experienced live, something the group will do to kick off this season’s Calvin College concert series. (Sudano, by the way, is the daughter of the late Donna Summer.) The band is crisscrossing North America on its “Forever on Your Side” tour. get tickets online here.

WEDNESDAY

THE MAGPIE SALUTE
WAYLAND
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $23-$40
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

So former Black Crowes bandmates Rich Robinson, Marc Ford and Sven Pipien lead the way in The Magpie Salute, which brings its North American tour to Grand Rapids (not long after the Chris Robinson Brotherhood made a West Michigan tour stop). The rock band is touring behind its full-length debut album, “High Water 1,” released in early August.

Grand Rapids-area hard-rock faves Wayland will open the show. Get details and tickets online at 20monroelive.com.

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

In some ways, this is an extension of the recently completed Tribute Month for Local Spins Wednesdays at SpeakEZ Lounge. That’s because JMM Jazz Trio specializes in Rat Pack vocal jazz, featuring songs from Sinatra, Martin and Davis as well as Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole and more. The band is led by singer Diego Morales with Wally Michaels on piano and Tom Taylor on drums. The guys provide plenty of humor between songs for a memorable evening that will take you back in time.

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

THURSDAY

FALL OUT BOY
MACHINE GUN KELLY
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $30.50-$112.36
Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids

Touring behind the Chicago-bred band’s latest album, “Mania,” Fall Out Boy returns to Grand Rapids with its emo-hued pop punk attack. Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley are still rocking and rattling stages some 17 years after first plugging in their amps.

The multi-platinum selling rockers will get a boost on this tour stop from energetic Cleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly and Buffalo metalcore band Every Time I Die. Get tickets online here.

WOVENHAND
COFFIN PROBLEM
When: 8 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $15 advance, $17 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Colorado “low folk” band Wovenhand makes a Grand Rapids tour stop with its alt-country vibe in tow. Former 16 Horsepower frontman David Eugene Edwards leads the group, which has released eight albums, including 2016’s “Star Treatment.”

Grand Rapids’ own “drone” rock band Coffin Problem will open the show. Get more info online at pyramidschemebar.com, where you can also get details about Friday’s Town Mountain and Mark Lavengood Band concert.

LANE 8
When: 9 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $18 advance, $22 day of show
Where: Elevation below The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Lane 8, aka Daniel Goldstein, brings his “Little by Little” tour to Grand Rapids. The Colorado dance music phenom producer and DJ has had his music featured in Rolling Stone and Spin magazines. Also on the bill for this show will be Enamour and Pressed & Proper. Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 17-and-older show.

(The Intersection follows this on Friday with the Gravitas Recordings Showcase featuring Psymbionic, AU5, Megan Hamilton, Edamame, Bassline Drift and Psyntimental, $18 advance, $20 day of show. There’s also a $50 Gravitas producer workshop available. Details online at sectionlive.com.)

FAREED HAQUE
When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday
Admission: Free
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

He’s touted as a modern guitar virtuoso – and anyone who’s seen him live knows that to be true. Heck, he was once named “best world guitarist” in Guitar Player Magazine’s reader poll. Chicago’s Fareed Haque – who’s performed with countless other virtuosos and all sorts of jam bands (including West Michigan’s own Ultraviolet Hippopotamus – returns to Founders Brewing for what promises to be another evening of jaw-dropping musicianship.

Get details online at foundersbrewing.com, where you can also find information about Saturday’s show starring Washington D.C.’s The Pietasters and Grand Rapids ska-punk band Dance Contraption.

FRIDAY

GRAND RAPIDS DOES THE DEAD
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10 advance, $15 day of show
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

Yup, Deadheads will be packing the Tip Top en masse for this one. This tribute night paying homage to The Grateful Dead will feature sets by Dirty Mike & The Boys, Electric Orange Peel, Chirp, Drew Phoria and Alex Passanesi & Antoine Helou, with a liquid oil light show by The Blue Rhythmic Monkey.

Details, tickets online here.

WHEATLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
When: Friday-Sunday
Tickets: WEEKEND TICKETS SOLD OUT
$30 Sunday advance, $35 at the gate
Where: Wheatland Festival Site, Remus

This is rightly regarded as the granddaddy of Michigan music festivals and one that’s been entertaining folk fans since 1974. But Wheatland has certainly expanded its repertoire of musical offerings over the years, really embracing all varieties of American roots music. This year’s event is no exception, with organizers snagging an eclectic blend of national/international stars as well as local heroes.

Performers this year include John McCutcheon, Darell Scott, Thornetta Davis Band, Joe Hall & The Cane Cutters, Nora Jane Struthers, Corn Potato String Band, Steppin’ In It, Altan, Front Country, Town Mountain, Charley Crockett, Kittel & Co. and Las Cafeteras. Plenty of regional faves are the mix, too, including Nicholas James & The Bandwagon, The Schrock Brothers, John Lamb, Sam Corbin, Josh Rose, Andy Baker, Annie and Rod Capps and Jen Sygit (who will appear on Local Spins on WYCE 88.1 FM at 11 a.m. Friday). Get more details online at wheatlandmusic.org and follow coverage at Local Spins.

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SATURDAY

EASTOWN STREETFAIR: IN THE BIG LIST SPOTLIGHT

Talk about a long and beloved tradition: The Eastown Streetfair is celebrating its 45th anniversary event on Saturday with arts, crafts, food, beer tent, the WYCE record sale and, of course, tons of live music both indoors and out. The festival hosted by the Eastown Community Association and Eastown Business Association runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. along Wealthy Street between Giddings Avenue and Lake Drive SE (including the first block of Ethel Avenue and the Wealthy Street Hub Lot). Get more info online here.

 
Outdoor Stage Schedule
10 a.m. – Bronze Wolf
11 a.m. – Southside Jazz Ensemble
Noon – Hey Marco!
1 p.m. – The Rockit King
2 p.m. – PotatoeBabies
3 p.m. – Triumph Music Academy
4 p.m. – Asamu Johnson & The Associates of the Blues
5 p.m. – Jes Kramer
6 p.m. – JRob w/ Bedrock
7 p.m. – Cabildo
8 p.m. – Mustard Plug
 
Inside Mulligan’s Pub
6 p.m. – Eric Fulton
7 p.m. – Sherman Gepherd
8 p.m. – Run Silent
10 p.m. – Stone Soup & The Broken Teeth
11 p.m. – EPCYA
Midnight – Fathom XIX

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PERRIN BACKYARD BASH:
HANNAH ROSE & THE GRAVESTONES
JAKE KERSHAW
When: 4-11 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $7 advance, $10 day of show
Where: Perrin Brewing, Comstock Park

Perrin Brewing’s Backyard Bash is back, this time with performances by a half-dozen West Michigan acts, including faves Hannah Rose & The GravesTones, Jake Kershaw, The Bootstrap Boys, Paradise Outlaw, Devin & The Dead Frets and Sailor Kicks.

The sixth anniversary Backyard Bash is a 21-and-older event; attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets, but coolers and outside beverages are prohibited. Details and tickets available online here.

SALES, HANA VU
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $16 advance, $18 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Florida pop band SALES is touring behind its latest album, “forever & ever.” The guitar-driven outfit featuring Lauren Morgan, Jordan Shih and touring drummer Malcolm Martin was named “Ones to Watch” by The Hype Machine a few years back.

Opening the show will be Los Angeles’ Hana Vu. Get tickets and details online at pyramidschemebar.com.

SUNDAY

FREEDOM FLAG BENEFIT CONCERT:
BEAVER XING, JERSEY PETE & JAVA JOE
PERSISTENT FLASHBACK DISORDER
When: 1-3 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Donation
Where: Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, 3000 Monroe Ave. NE, Grand Rapids

This event hosted by Honest John Kowalko every year does more to draw attention to the needs of residents of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans than any other: The sixth annual Freedom Flag Benefit Concert boasts performances by Beaver Xing, Jersey Pete & Java Joe (with Ian Grant and Rick Stone) and Persistent Flashback Disorder in the bandshell, as well as appearances by the Do Good Gals and The Blue Star Mothers. (Joe Max is handling sound.)

C’mon down for some great local music and bring items to donate for use by veterans: batteries, DVDs, lighters, large-print paperbacks, recent magazines, clothing, shoes and shoelaces, men’s body wash, after shave, razors, individually wrapped candy bars and snack bags of chips. More details online here.

KYLE COOK
MANDY FER & DAVE MCGRAW
When: 1:30 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $15 advance ($40 VIP)
Where: Outside Seven Steps Up, 116 S. Jackson St., Spring Lake

This annual outdoor concert presented by Courtyard Concerts raises money for causes in northern Ottawa and southern Muskegon County. It stars Matchbox 20’s Kyle Cook, the duo of Mandy Fer & Dave McGraw and The Contenders. Singer-songwriter Kate Johnson will open the show. Cook, Fer and McGraw have been popular Seven Steps Up performers in the past.

Bring a chair; tickets at the gate will cost $20. Get more details online here.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

The Appleseed Collective playing Relax at Rosa, Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids, noon Thursday, free — The next-to-last show of this lunchtime Thursday series stars Ann Arbor progressive string swing band The Appleseed Collective, making this an especially entertaining way to spend your noon hour.

Robin Connell Trio playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Thursday, free – Jazz pianist and singer Robin Connell leads her trio through a night of jazz standards and more.

Town Mountain and Mark Lavengood Band playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, $12 advance, $15 day of show – This will be a night of acoustic glory. “Hard-driving Carolina string band” Town Mountain will be joined by Grand Rapids’ own Mark Lavengood and company for a night of bluegrass with swagger.

DJ Pauly D playing The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, $25 advance, $30 day of show – DJ Pauly D makes a Grand Rapids tour stop with local support from DJ D-Wrex. There’s also a $90 meet-and-greet option.

TobyMac, Mandisa, Lecrae, Mac Powell, Danny Gokey and The Afters playing CityFest, Saturday and Sunday at Ah-Nab-Awen Park in downtown Grand Rapids, free (donations accepted) — This worship-oriented festival featuring Luis and Andrew Palau also boasts an entertainment lineup starting at 6 p.m. Saturday with The Afters, Danny Gokey and Lecrae and 6 p.m. Sunday with City Choir, Mandisa, Mac Powell and TobyMac. Details online here.

Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys playing Elevation below The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, $10 advance, $13 day of show – This is a homecoming country show celebrating one of West Michigan’s favorite country outfits, Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys. Not only that, but River Melcher and Joe Rood are also on this all-ages bill. Doors open at 7 p.m. (The show is preceded by “A Way Out – Educate and Empower Fundraiser” in The Mint. And in The Stache the same night: Mersiv, Pysntimental, KHZ and Twinz.)

Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish playing Rocky’s Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, $5 – High-energy Grand Rapids duo Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish light things up with a raw, bluesy, rockabilly-fired assault.

Conrad Shock + The Noise playing Rockford Brewing Co. in Rockford, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, free – This is billed as an acoustic show for Grand Rapids rock band Conrad Shock + The Noise. (The Moonrays are back with their surf-rock strains at Rockford Brewing on Friday night.)

The Go Rounds playing Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe in Kalamazoo, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, $10 advance, $12 day of show — One of Southwest Michigan’s absolutely favorite bands, The Go Rounds, play a hometown show, unleashing their distinctive blend of rock, pop, twang and psychedelia, led by frontman Graham Parsons.

Delilah DeWylde playing Salt of the Earth, 114 E. Main St., Fennville, 6 p.m. Sunday, free – Salt of the Earth is hosting a series of free September shows, starting with this one: Revel in the fun of West Michigan’s favorite rockabilly and honky-tonk queen, Delilah DeWylde, as she brings her standup bass and classic songs to this cozy, acclaimed restaurant.

MICHIGAN FESTIVALS THIS WEEK

Sept. 7-9
Wheatland Music Festival
Wernette Centennial Farm, Remus
https://www.wheatlandmusic.org/

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

Monday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day)
Johnnyswim, Covenant Fine Art Center, Calvin College
+LIVE+, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Amphitheater
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Sweet J Band, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Cheap Dates, Lolo’s Bar & Grill, Holland
Rachel Curtis, On the Patio @ New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
Adam Labeaux, Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant, Holland
JMM Jazz, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Kindred (2 p.m.), Dockers, Muskegon
Coty Bouchard, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Barbershop Quartet, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Battle Creek
Dale Wicks/Steve Foresman, Round Barn Winery Distillery Brewery, Baroda

Tuesday, Sept. 4
Shelagh Brown Band, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Take Three Jazz Ensemble, Grand Theatre Bar, Grand Haven
Steffan Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Sept. 5
JMM Jazz, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
The Magpie Salute/Wayland, 20 Monroe Live
Weekend Comeback, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Drew Hale, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Ivan Akinsiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Jim Shaneberger, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

Thursday, Sept. 6
Fall Out Boy/Machine Gun Kelly, Van Andel Arena
Wovenhand/Coffin Problem, The Pyramid Scheme
Lane 8/Enamour, Elevation under The Intersection
Robin Connell Trio, One Trick Pony
Fareed Haque, Founders Brewing Company
Scumrotten/Tooth/The Stools/Cull, Mulligan’s Pub
Livin’ The Dream, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Laura Bennett/Mark Kahny/Mark Weymouth, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Grand Rapids Community College Music Faculty Recital, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Toby Bresnahan, Riverside Grille, Rockford
Lynn Thompson, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
The Adams Family Band, Grand Lady Riverboat, Jenison
My Thin Place, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Joe Marcinek, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Beer For Breakfast, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Town Mountain/Mark Lavengood, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Henry Rensch & the HR Department, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Love Kianna (mixtape release), The Music Factory, Battle Creek

Friday, Sept. 7
DJ Pauly D/DJ D-Wrex, The Intersection
Said The Sky, The Stache inside The Intersection
Symbionic/AU5/Megan Hamilton/Edamame/Bassline Drift/Psyntimental, Elevation below The Intersection
Town Mountain/Mark Lavengood Band, The Pyramid Scheme
Brena, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B.
Dirty Mike & The Boys/Electric Orange Peel/Chirp/Drew Phoria/Alex Passanexi & Antoine Helou: Grand Rapids Does The Dead, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Suits And Daggers/Audrey Burne/For We Are Many, Mulligan’s Pub
Starfarm, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Jen Chambers, CitySen Lounge @ CityFlats Hotel
Dance Contraption/13 Towers/Turn N Fire/The Scants, 741
Decades, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Kathy Lamar Trio, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
The Moonrays, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Tricks, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 7-8)
Pablo Mahave-Veglia, cello/Sookkyung Cho, piano, Haas Center for Performing Arts, Grand Valley State University, Allendale
Barcode, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Sept. 7-8)
The Birdseed Salesmen, Hopcat, Kalamazoo
Kari Lynch, Charlotte Frontier Days, Charlotte
The New Rule, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Springfield
Dale Wicks, Tripelroot, Zeeland
The Factory, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
The Hacky Turtles, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Vincent Hayes, Our Brewing, Holland
Third Coast Gypsy Jazz, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Brett Dame/Detroit Allstars, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Pillar To Post/Cameron Blake, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Oceans Beneath Us/Ascendance/Last Sleep/Coffin Talk/Countino Flaws, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Earth Radio, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Back Room, Kalamazoo
Fates Collide/Autumns Fall/Lucius Fox/One/The Riverbed, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Praise The Fallen, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph

Saturday, Sept. 8
The Pietasters/Dance Contraption, Founders Brewing Co.
Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys/River Melcher/Joe Rood, Elevation @ The Intersection
Mersiv/Psyntimental/KHZ/Twinz, The Stache inside The Intersection
SALES/Hana Vu, The Pyramid Scheme
Avon Bomb, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B.
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Schock, Beavan & Hugye (5 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Neil Gordon Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Mustard Plug/Cabildo/J-Rob/Potatoe Babies/La Famiglia: 45th Annual Eastown Street Fair, Wealthy Street between Giddings Avenue and Lake Drive
WYCE Annual CD & Record Sale, Eastown Street Fair
Three’s A Crowd, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
New Music Concert: Modern Classical Music By Local Composers Richard Cerchia/Rena Poling/Gaylord Taylor, Trinity Baptist Church
Forces/Recorrupter/Dead Nerves/Discontent, 741
Tricks, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 7-8)
Backyard Bash, Perrin Brewing Co., Comstock Park
Conrad Shock + The Noise (acoustic), Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Kristen Kuiper, Castle Brewing Co., Greenville
J Ryan Berends, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Carter Lezman, Tripelroot, Zeeland
JMM Jazz, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
All In, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Holland Symphony, “Classics Up-Close,” First United Methodist Church, Holland
Karisa Wilson, (10 a.m.), Farmers’ Market, Grand Haven
Trifocal/Chirp, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Montgomery Gentry, Little River Casino, Manistee
John Sanger, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Barcode, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Sept. 7-8)
Delilah DeWylde, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
The Go Rounds, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Back Room, Kalamazoo
StarFarm/Lauryn Hill tribute, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horn Tour, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Oceans Beneath Us/Ascendence/Last Sleep/Fox Follow/Counting Flaws/City State, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Uncle Kooky Music House, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Kari Lynch, Charlotte Frontier Days, Charlotte
Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones tribute)/Sierra Shame, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Springfield
Saxsquatch & The Bridge Band, The Livery, St. Joseph
Los Bandits de Michigan, Tibbets Opera House, Coldwater

Sunday, Sept. 9
Chuponcito, 20 Monroe Live
Brena, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Greg Miller, Sunday Brunch @ JW Marriott
River North Jazz (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
The Carl Webb Band (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Kyle Cook (of Matchbox 20)/Mandy Per & Dave McGraw/The Contenders/Kate Johnson, Courtyard Concert, Seven Steps Up parking lot, Spring Lake
Galen Bundy Piano Trio, Sunday Afternoon Concert Series, Loutit District Library, Grand Haven
Delilah DeWylde, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Dawes, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Sept. 10
Gary Clark Jr./Think No Think, 20 Monroe Live
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
John Mark McMillan, Covenant Fine Arts Center, Calvin College
Jaded, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
JMM Jazz, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Stonecutters/Cavalcade/Dead Eyes Always Dreaming/Drink Their Blood, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Sept. 11
Buddy Twist, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Take Three Jazz Ensemble, Grand Theatre Bar, Grand Haven
The Ballroom Thieves, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Mile Talbot, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Sept. 12
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Oregon Dreamchild, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Keep Flying/Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish/Elroy Meltzer, 741
Mobina Galore/The Quirk/Bong Mountain, Fulton Street Pub
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Versus (unplugged), Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Mirror Visions Ensemble, Arts At Noon, Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley State University, Allendale
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Everett Domeier, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland

Thursday, Sept. 13
Great Scott, Rock, Roar and Pour, John Ball Zoo
King Buffalo/BoneHawk, The Pyramid Scheme
For The Fallen Dreams/Obey The Brave/IAM/Of Virtue/Hollow Front/Vestigial, The Intersection
Pretoria/Anonymous Phone Call/Chris Gill, Mulligan’s Pub
The Weatherheads, One Trick Pony
Afro Zuma, Founders Brewing Company
Miki Fiki/Hannah Laine, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Laura Bennett/Mark Kahny/Mark Weymouth, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Cheap Dates, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Thomas Gun/Dan On Rats/Pancho Villa’s Skull, 741
Gabriel Lundy, Riverside Grille, Rockford
Jim Spalink, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Nora Jane Struthers, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Wally Michaels & Tony Reynolds, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Sean Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dar Williams/Lucy Roche, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe Back Room, Kalamazoo
Henry Rensch & the HR Department, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Friday, Sept. 14
Sixteen Candles, 20 Monroe Live
Bear Tooth/Knocked Loose/Sylar, The Intersection
Anderson East/Durand Jones & The Indications, Elevation @ The Intersection
Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, The Stache inside The Intersection
Guided By Voices, The Pyramid Scheme
High Pilot/Tallon Weatherby Band/SinhaveN, Mulligan’s Pub
Trilogy, Billy’s Lounge
The Blue Pines, Creston Brewery
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club/The Riverside Shivers/Jason Dawdy, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
John Shea, JW Marriott
Fled Five, River City Saloon
Drop 35, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B.
Project 90, Log Cabin Cocktail Lounge
Acoustic Waves. CitySen Lounge @ CityFlats Hotel
Peat In The Creel, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
High Pilot/Tallon Weatherby Band/SinhaveN, Mulligan’s Pub
Trilogy, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Cavalcade/Pan/Konrad Twitty Band/Charles The Osprey, 741
Project 90, Log Cabin Bar
Pleasure Towne, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Kathy Lamar Trio, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Hattrick, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 14-15)
Olivia Millerschin, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Deep Greens & Blues, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Jake Stevens/Feel Good, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Ken Yates/Brian Dunne, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, Trail Point Brewing, Allendale
Edge of Midnight, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Trixy Tang, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Patty PerShayla, Our Brewing, Holland
Ravel & Berlioz, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo Symphony, Kalamazoo
May Erlewine/Max Lockwood, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Allie Garland and Awesome Sauce, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Battle Creek
Dane Cook, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
Nora Jane Strothers & The Party Line, The Livery, St. Joseph
Todd Rungren, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo

Saturday, Sept. 15
CANCELLED Mastodon/Dinosaur Jr./Netherlands, 20 Monroe Live
Escape The Fate/Slaves/Famous Last Words/Picturesque/Set To Stun, The Stache @ The Intersection
Red Legs (album release)/Talk Radio/Modern Adventures, The Pyramid Scheme
Mid-Life Crisis, One Trick Pony
Azz Izz Band, Billy’s Lounge
Tiny Tree/Brutes/Fire Kitten, Mulligan’s Pub
Old Shoe, Founders Brewing Company
The Barbarossa Brothers, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Take Three Jazz Trio (10 a.m.), JW Marriott
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Project 90, River City Saloon
Avon Bomb, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Grand Rapids Community College Music Department Alumni Recital: Carrie Brannan, cello/Kenneth Boss, collaborative pianist, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall
Devious Ones/The Drop Offs/Fisted Sisters, 741
Various performers, Fallasburg Festival, Fallasburg Park, Lowell
Joe Max & the Loco-Motives, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Hattrick, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 14-15)
Black Sea Burial/Hairmania, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Springfield
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Rock Shop, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Chris Wiser, (10 a.m.), Farmers’ Market, Grand Haven
Brant Satala, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Mike Frost Project, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Alex Mays/Blammo, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Of Flesh & Iron/Pan/Augres/Desiring Dead Flesh, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Ein Prosit/Minor Element: Octoberfest, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
One More Night: The Phil Collins Experience, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
Jimmy Hazard, Ridge Cider Co., Grant

Sunday, Sept. 16
Queen Extravaganza (Queen tribute), 20 Monroe Live
Matt Kearney/Atlas Genius, The Intersection
Kacy & Clayton, The Mint under The Intersection
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Desiring Dead Flesh, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Waxahatchee/Night Shop/Anna St. Louis, Wealthy Theatre
Mike Frost & Mike Hyde, Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
River Rogues (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Oxymorons, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Waxahatchee (Katie Crutchfield), Wealthy Theatre
Jack Leaver (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Tony Furtado, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
The Goddamn Gallows, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Luca Burrato, Gilmore Rising Stars Series, Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo

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

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

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

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

Friday, Sept. 21
Ben Rector/The Band Camino, 20 Monroe Live
Music For The Masses (Depeche Mode tribute), The Stache inside The Intersection
Eprom/Um/Flats Stanlie/Aegis, Elevation under The Intersection
The Doors Opened (The Doors tribute)/Rick Stone, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
S.K. Sham/Armani Vice/Gore/Chief, Mulligan’s Pub
Orquestra RITMO, Creston Brewery
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Pizzarelli plays the Music of Sir Paul McCartney,” DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 21-23)
PleasureTowne, Billy’s Lounge
Jedi Mind Trip, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B.
Oregon Dreamchild, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mike Frost Trio, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Dirty Rotten Revenge/Kiwi Army, 741
FrankenGarry, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Kathy Lamar Trio, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
The Strapping Owls, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
OTC, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 21-22)
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Blush Monk Jazz, 18th Amendment Spirits, Muskegon
The Russ Brothers, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Plain Jane Glory, Vander Mill Cider, Spring Lake
Jim Shaneberger, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Alex Mendenall, Our Brewing, Holland
Vincent Hayes, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Steffan Copenhaver/BBI, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Morris Day & The Time/DJ Chuck & The Soul Experience, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
The Widdler/Pushloop, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Hot Mess, JB’s Whiskey Creek, Battle Creek
Kimberly Gordon Quartet, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Under The Street Lamp, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo

Saturday, Sept. 22
MC50/The Detroit Cobras, 20 Monroe Live
Twang Is Dead, Founders Brewing Co.
Still Corners/Foxes In Fiction/Pink Sky, The Pyramid Scheme
Dying Fetus/Incantation/Gatekeeper/Genocide Pact, Elevation under The Intersection
Beats Antique/Balkan Bump/Sepiatonic, The Intersection
Fillmore/Hannah Ellis, The Stache inside The Intersection
That Beatles Thing, One Trick Pony
White Rabbit/Nathan Walton, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Pizzarelli Plays the Music of Sir Paul McCartney,” DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 21-23)
The Soul Syndicate, Billy’s Lounge
Mark Sala, CitySen Lounge @ CityFlats Hotel
Trixy Tang, River City Saloon
Mary Rademacher Reed Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Revibe, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Save Safe/Silence And Solace/Oceans Beneath Us, 741
John & Tamara, Bier Distillery, Belmont
John Shea, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
OTC, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Sept. 21-22)
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Olivia Mainville & Brandon James, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Leverage, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Van Mason, (10 a.m.), Farmers’ Market, Grand Haven
Dunegrass, Trail Point Brewing, Allendale
Upcoast Kin/BBI, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Sada Baby/Icewear/Vezzo Peezy/FMB DZ, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Treading Bleu/The 89th Key/Klashing Black/Mousewolf, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Kung Fu Diesel/Captain Fantastic (Elton John tribute), JB’s Whiskey Creek, Battle Creek
Loa/G Lethal 9/SiBUS/Unworthy/Anvil Crawler, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
TUSK (Fleetwood Mac tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Roots & Brews Festival, St. Joseph
The HillBenders (The Who’s TOMMY), The Livery, St. Joseph

Sunday, Sept. 23
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Pizzarelli Plays the Music of Sir Paul McCartney”, DeVos Performance Hall (Sept. 21-23)
Brian Oberlin (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
The Distractions/Dollars For Donuts, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Greg Miller, Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Livin’ The Dream, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Bike Tuff/Old Souls, 741
Ryanhood, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Raion Taiko: Japanese Drummers, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont

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