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Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (June 18-24): Seal, Langhorne Slim, Al Di Meola, JD McPherson, Grand River Water Festival, Lanco, Electric Forest, Jake Kershaw

  • June 18, 2018

The Charlotte Bluegrass Festival, Lanco, Shawn Mullins, Rebirth Brass Band, Priests and Tip Top Deluxe’s seventh anniversary show are all part of this week’s live music lineup. Check out all of the West Michigan concert picks, including Langhorne Slim with The Accidentals and Roosevelt Diggs at St. Cecilia Music Center.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (June 11-17): Founders Fest, Brandi Carlile, Everclear, Buttermilk, Alison Krauss, Steep Canyon Rangers, Four Year Strong

  • June 11, 2018

Summer festival season is in full gear, plus there are riveting shows this week featuring Reverend Horton Heat, Trevor Hall, Davina & The Vagabonds (this week’s Local Spins ticket giveaway), some terrific local music showcases and the kickoff of several outdoor concert series. Get the lowdown on this week’s West Michigan concerts, plus some tantalizing Under-the-Radar Picks.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (June 4-10): Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Decemberists, The Record Company, Fitz & The Tantrums, Tech N9ne, Front Bottoms

  • June 4, 2018

The first full week of June also boasts Jackson Browne, The B-52s, Steeldrivers, Red Elvises Callaghan, Magic Giant, Stephen Marley & Matisyahu, Nathan Kalish, Rockford Start of Summer Celebration , Scott Pellegrom’s “Dream Hang” and much more. And win tickets to see The Record Company at Elevation inside The Intersection. Get the lowdown on all of this week’s big shows on The Big List.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

Big List (May 21-27): Los Lobos, Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit, The Accidentals, Bob Dylan Tribute, Vance Joy, Griffin House, Metal Fest

  • May 21, 2018

The week leading up to Memorial Day is jam-packed with music and fun in the sun, from Evidence Jazz to Earth Radio to I Believe in Julio to Michigan Rattlers to the Local Spins Summer Kickoff outside HopCat in Grand Rapids. Get the scoop on all of this week’s live music highlights, plus some stellar Under-the-Radar Picks at Local Spins.

Breaking music news · Festivals · Upcoming shows · Videos

Steep Canyon Rangers and CAN’d Aid show GR love; donate 16 musical instruments to Boys & Girls Clubs

  • May 20, 2018

The Grammy-winning bluegrass group’s pre-concert tour stop at the Paul I. Phillips Club included surprise gifts for kids in the Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth music and performing arts program. Get the back story about this donation and watch a video of the Steep Canyon Rangers’ afternoon performance for some club members.

Concert announcements · Upcoming shows · Videos

The Lone Bellow, Pokey LaFarge, Bela Fleck, Milk Carton Kids, Asleep at the Wheel, Kenny Barron, Leo Kottke to play St. Cecilia

  • May 15, 2018

The Milk Carton Kids have been added to the lineup at Grand Rapids’ St. Cecilia, which previously announced its upcoming jazz and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concerts as well as the first Acoustic Café show for next season. Get the lowdown on all of the upcoming shows at Local Spins and listen to new music from The Lone Bellow.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (May 14-20): Halestorm, Steppin’ In It, Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, Granger Smith, Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Townes Earle, John Pizzarelli, Barley BBQ & Beats

  • May 14, 2018

The week kicks off with Big Sandy and closes out with Steve Martin & Martin Short’s Grand Rapids tour stop, with plenty of musical action in between, including special SpeakEZ shows, Hip Hop Appreciation Week, the Bona-Who? festival, Thunder Chicken, The Extra Texture and Stryper. Plus, see how you can win tickets to see Granger Smith.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (May 7-13): Brantley Gilbert, Tony Bennett, Beach Boys, Devil Makes Three, Chris Lane, Andrew W.K., White Birch festival

  • May 7, 2018

Holland’s Tulip Time kicks May into full gear but there’s plenty more music on the docket: Lipstick Jodi, Coffin Problem, Rebecca Loebe, Hank Mowery, Marc Scibilia and a John Prine Tribute, plus win tix to see Chris Lane or Rival Sons. See all of this week’s music picks at Local Spins, plus some intriguing Under-the-Radar Picks and a look ahead to shows later this month.

Features · Upcoming shows · Videos

Lifting the next generation of artists and poets: Fable the Poet and The Diatribe’s quest to give West Michigan students a voice for their art

  • April 24, 2018

The grass-roots nonprofit group will host a Teen Poetry Slam at the Kentwood library on Thursday, followed by a fundraising masquerade party to help make a difference in youths’ lives. Learn the story behind The Diatribe and its inspiring work to showcase student creativity in the Grand Rapids area.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (April 23-29): X Ambassadors, Morbid Angel, George Thorogood, Victor Wooten, Maddie & Tae, Kevin Morby, Alphonso Horne, John Waite

  • April 23, 2018

Regional acts rule the roost, too, with Cameron Blake, The Legal Immigrants, Indika Reggae Band, Exposure Therapy, The Zannies and more, plus a three-band Feedback benefit Sunday at Founders Brewing, which also hosts shows earlier in the week by Big Dudee Roo and Valentiger. Get the lowdown on all of this week’s live music events via The Big List.

Artist Spotlights · Breaking music news · Upcoming shows

Steppin’ In It returns with 20th anniversary Michigan tour, vowing ‘fly-by-the-seat’ fun

  • April 19, 2018

The iconic Michigan band of musical “brothers” featuring Joshua Davis and Jack White bassist Dominic John Davis will relive its glory days in Lansing and more during a seven-night run of shows. Get the back story at Local Spins and see where Steppin’ In It will be performing, plus get some insights into White’s tour and new album.

Breaking music news · Upcoming shows

Jack White bans cellphones at shows; announces ‘intimate’ pre-tour concert at Detroit’s Third Man Records

  • April 18, 2018

Day 4 of Local Spins’ ‘Countdown’ to Jack White’s Grand Rapids show sheds light on how fans will have to lock away their phones, even for a special pop-up concert tonight at Third Man Records in Detroit. See how this ‘Yondr pouch’ system will work at White’s concerts and see what other intriguing things he has planned.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (April 16-22): Lord Huron, Twin Peaks, Jack White, Trey Anastasio, YFN Lucci, Phoebe Bridgers, Record Store Day

  • April 16, 2018

A busy West Michigan week of live music boasts release shows for Lady Ace Boogie and The Native Howl, plus intriguing appearances by The Sauce, The Outer Vibe, House of Hamill, Theatre Bizarre Orchestra, 1964 The Tribute and much more. Get the lowdown on all of this week’s big shows on The Big List and a full roster of upcoming concerts via ‘On the Horizon.’

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (April 9-15): Ministry, Asleep at the Wheel, Tauk, Julien Baker, Broccoli Samurai, The Go Rounds, Lazy Genius

  • April 9, 2018

Revel in benefits starring The Accidentals, Soul Syndicate and Jimmie Stagger plus shows by John Sebastian, Three Dog Night, Brian Culbertson, Willamena, Kevin Jones Quintet, Mustard Plug and a special Grand Rapids Film Festival screening. Check out this week’s live music picks, a full roster of shows on the REALLY Big List, and see how you can win tickets to see The Go Rounds.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (April 2-8): Brad Paisley, Dashboard Confessional, Over The Rhine, Robin Trower, MercyMe, Jake’s Music Festival

  • April 2, 2018

April also heats up across West Michigan with Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Wild Child, We Came as Romans, Kayzo, Olin Clark and more. Check out this week’s live music picks for the region — including Saturday’s Starkbierfest — and see how you can win tickets to Jake’s Music Festival at Elevation in Grand Rapids on Friday,

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (March 12-18): The Eagles, Pink, St. Patrick’s Day revelry, Walk Off the Earth, Papadosio

  • March 12, 2018

Celtic music, of course, can be found everywhere across West Michigan, but there’s also much more: Heaters, Kyle Cook, Nathan Kalish, Protomartyr, Trixy Tang, The Willeys, the christening of a new music venue and a Cowpie Music Festival band battle. Get the complete lowdown on live music via The Big List and see how you can win tickets to Irish on Ionia.

Artist Spotlights · Upcoming shows · Videos

In the Valley Below finds peace in Grand Rapids with ‘mind-blowing’ indie-rock: Local Spins Rewind

  • February 28, 2018

On Thursday night, on Facebook pages for Local Spins, River City Studios and HopCat, fans can tune into a special live-streamed session of HopCat presents Local Spins Live at River City Studios, starring Grand Rapids’ In the Valley Below, which takes its talents to SXSW in Austin next month. As a preview for that in-studio performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, Local Spins revisits its 2017 feature on this nationally acclaimed band.

Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows

The Big List (Feb. 26-March 4): Pigeons Playing Ping Pong/Joe Hertler, Ani DiFranco, TobyMac, Robert Cray, The Musical Box, Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival

  • February 26, 2018

Tom Petty tributes, an Earth Radio CD-release, Declan McKenna, Ray Scott, The Fleshtones, Schrock Brothers, Alice Peacock, Scythian and more also pump up this week’s list, which also served up free tickets to see Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers at The Intersection. Only at Local Spins.

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