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Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Carly Pearce, Founders’ KBS Anniversary, Kait Rose’s Fleetwood Mac Tribute & more: Photos

• November 20, 2023

The weekend produced some fascinating performances from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, including metal band If He Dies He Dies’ reunion show at The Pyramid Scheme and Mariachi Herencia De Mexico at Kalamazoo State Theatre. Browse all the photo galleries at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Young the Giant’s musical tightrope, plus Dylan Scott, Mammoth WVH, Eric Gales and more

• November 12, 2023

Our concert photo round-up for the week kicks off with Saturday’s benefit show starring Young the Giant at GLC Live at 20 Monroe, plus Valerie June, Papadosio, Apashe, Honey Revenge and more. Browse more than a half-dozen photo galleries at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Level Up, Kait Rose, Y-Not, Jeff Haas Trio, Simply in Time & more: Concert Photo Recap

• November 6, 2023

From Traverse City to Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, the first musical blast of November featured everything from jazz to EDM to singer-songwriter magic. Browse the photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Switchfoot, Lyle Lovett, Roosevelt Diggs, Fake Baseball, Creepy Cheapy: Photo Recap

• October 29, 2023

From inviting mid-week gems to Halloween-haunted weekend revelry, the final full week of October brimmed with celebratory concerts and album-release shows across the state. Browse the photo galleries exclusively at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Michigan Night’s ‘talent-rich’ showcase, plus Mudhoney, Owl City, Niko Moon & more

• October 22, 2023

Local Spins’ week-in-review concert photo roundup also features the big Bass Country Halloween show, Ernest, Bad Religion and The Stray’s ‘Night of Ambient Music.’

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Fred Armisen’s musical comedy, Headband Henny’s album-release and more: Photos

• October 9, 2023

Check out Local Spins photo galleries featuring Fred Armisen’s Grand Rapids tour stop, plus weekend shows in Kalamazoo starring Headband Henny and Horseshoes & Hand Grenades.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Violent Femmes, Grace Potter, Vended rock West Michigan’s rafters in sundry ways

• October 8, 2023

An unusual folk-punk collaboration with Grand Rapids Symphony, a rock-pop sensation and some metal mayhem found receptive audiences this week. Plus, check out video highlights from Pulaski Days and Saturday’s Horizen Fest. The photo galleries at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Fall Fun: Babymetal, Confluence, KDL Vibes, Drew Holcomb, Helmet, Joe Hertler: Photos

• September 25, 2023

As summer turned to fall, live music shined in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Rockford, with a first-time indoor Michigan showcase hosted by the Kent District Library. Browse the photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Sugarhill Gang and Eastown Streetfair top huge West Michigan week of live music (Photos)

• September 17, 2023

From an appearance by a legendary hip-hop act to massive crowds at Eastown Streetfair to captivating performances in Lowell, Muskegon and Kalamazoo, it was a hyper-active mid-September week. Photos, videos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Summer Festivals · Weekend Photo Gallery

Late Summer Blast: Alter Bridge, Return to the River, Polish Fest, The Beths, Full Cord (Recap)

• August 27, 2023

From The Baseball Project super-group to a battle of up-and-coming bands, the post-storm weekend of wondrous weather unfurled rock, bluegrass, hip hop, soul and polkas for big West Michigan audiences. Local Spins was there to capture it in photos and video.

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Kalamazoo Blues Bash, Sister Hazel, Soul Syndicate & more: Concert photo recap

• August 20, 2023

As summer begins to wane, live music continues to heat up stages from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo. Revisit eight shows from the past week in images at Local Spins.

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Hip Hop’s 50th, Patty PerShayla, Railroad Earth, Bill Vits Memorial: Photo & Video Recaps

• August 13, 2023

The weekend commemorating hip hop’s 50th birthday also boasted the Sparta Celtic Festival, Rogue River After-the-Blues Series, plus shows by Railroad Earth, Moon Orchids, The Concussions and more, recapped in photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Nathaniel Rateliff, Bass Country, Kari Lynch, Djangophonique keep the heat on: Photos

• August 6, 2023

West Michigan’s week of live music featured a fan-revving tour stop by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, an EDM flurry, a special show from the Kalamazoo Academy of Rock and outdoor shows by regional artists. Browse the photo galleries at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Summer Festivals · Weekend Photo Gallery

Wild Thyme, Tamarack & Smoke on the Water Fests + Glitch Mob, Shakey Graves: Photos

• July 30, 2023

The jam-packed weekend of live music across West Michigan also featured performances by The Cornfed Girls, Charlie Millard Band, a farewell show from Pink Sky and more. Revisit the celebrations in colorful images at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

The Verve Pipe, Love Where You Live Fest, Here Come the Mummies, Maddie & Tae: Photos

• July 23, 2023

The July music train kept rolling across West Michigan this week, with a new GR music festival, national tour stops and local star fervor aplenty, from Domestic Problems to Stephen Marley to Steep Canyon Rangers — all captured in photos at Local Spins.

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Upheaval Fest Day 2 + Ripe, Jake Kershaw, Roosevelt Diggs, Kanin Wren: Photo Recap

• July 16, 2023

The second day of Grand Rapids’ mammoth heavy metal fest was just part of a robust week of live music across West Michigan — revisited in action-packed photos at Local Spins. Browse images of Ripe, The Hacky Turtles, Roosevelt Diggs, Kanin Wren’s Taylor Swift Experience, Jake Kershaw, Tommy Prine and a fun collective known as COA.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Liquid Note Blues Fest, Patty PerShayla, Booker T. Jones, Jud Caswell: Concert Photo Recap

• July 9, 2023

Another July week of eclectic music unfolded across West Michigan, from Sparta to Grand Rapids to Otsego to Kalamazoo — showcased in photo galleries at Local Spins, from an inaugural blues festival outside Liquid Note to a Saturday album-release show for Veronica Eileen and a Black Arts Festival in Kalamazoo.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Charley Crockett, Myron Elkins, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Smiling Acres: Concert Photo Recaps

• July 2, 2023

Amid heat, humidity, rain and forest fire smoke, West Michigan’s musical train kept chugging as Independence Day weekend roared ahead. The photo galleries at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Women of Rock, Mike Gordon, Pierce the Veil, Bilmuri & more: Concert Week in Review

• June 25, 2023

Summer heated up over the past week, with energetic tour stops, a superstar tribute to female artists, the christening of a new stage, jazz in the park, a blues fest and blues on the river and more captured in images at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Billy Strings, B93 Bash, Bridge Blast, GR Pride Fest, Modest Mouse: Concert Week-in-Review

• June 18, 2023

Throngs of thousands cheered country stars in Comstock Park, a Michigan-bred bluegrass powerhouse at Pine Knob and Modest Mouse at GLC Live at 20 Monroe — just a smidgen of the live music lighting up the region this week, captured in Local Spins photos.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Concert Week-in-Review: From Meshell to Duke Tumatoe to O.A.R., GR to Allegan to Kalamazoo

• June 12, 2023

Starting with another Tuesday Evening Music Club show at Meijer Gardens to weekend-ending tour stops and the debut of a new West Michigan concert venue, it was a week to remember. Browse all of the photo galleries at Local Spins.

Summer Festivals · Weekend Photo Gallery

Festival Spectacles: Kalamazoo Pride, Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts jumpstart June

• June 4, 2023

From Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, West Michigan was in a festive mood this weekend, thanks to Festival of the Arts, the Kalamazoo Pride Festival and more. The images and recaps at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

The Starlight Room debuts, plus Larry Fleet, Larry McCray, Desmond Jones: Photo Recaps

• May 22, 2023

A unique new Muskegon venue opened its doors over the weekend, captured in photos at Local Spins along with concerts at three different Kalamazoo hot spots. Learn more about The Starlight Room and revisit its premiere in images.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Mid-May Musical Melange: Trivium, Babyface Ray, Loudon Wainwright, Drake White & More

• May 14, 2023

Regional acts such as Max Lockwood, Megan Dooley, Lisa Can’t Sing and Darcy Wilkin are also part of this weekend’s concert photo roundup, which includes images from Drake White, Real Friends, The Plot in You, Wreckno and more. Plus, see who won the B93 Battle to the Bash. Browse all the galleries at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

City and Colour, Troll for Trout, Cadillac Three & More: Week-in-Review Concert Photos

• May 7, 2023

The week had plenty to offer live music fans, from national touring acts to milestone shows featuring regional bands. Browse the photo galleries at Local Spins, including images from appearances by Kolby Cooper, Organissimo, Kait Rose, Ringo Deathstarr, Tambourina and the Bass Country electronic music bash.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Live Music Romps: Alice Cooper, Bootstrap Boys, Keller Williams, Sponge & more

• April 30, 2023

From a homecoming show for alt-country’s Michelle Billingsley to a “Candlelight Concert” tribute to Taylor Swift to a school shootings vigil, West Michigan’s live music covered a lot of bases. Browse all of the photo galleries of the concert action and view a video at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Musical Magnets: Tesla, Riley Green, Earthwork Music, Record Store Day & more (Photo Recaps)

• April 23, 2023

West Michigan’s mid-April blast ranged from jam-packed shows by national artists to showcases of regional favorites to the enduring pull of vinyl — all recapped in images and videos at Local Spins. Check out 10 galleries and three videos, including August Burns Red, Brie Stoner & Kate Pillsbury, B93’s Battle to the Bash, Record Store Day, The Claudettes, Flexadecibel and more.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Granger Smith ‘retirement’ show, Tunde’s spectacle, Rittz, Prof and more (Photos)

• April 16, 2023

Various musical milestones marked concerts at several West Michigan venues over the weekend, recapped in photos at Local Spins. Check out images of Granger Smith, Tunde Olaniran, The Bootstrap Boys, The Arcadian Wild, Rittz, Prof and more.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Jake Kershaw sizzles, Loren Johnson debuts, Duke Tumatoe & Static-X spice it up & more

• April 9, 2023

The week leading up to the holiday was an active one when it comes to live music, from heavy metal to blues to indie-folk and more. The video and photo recaps at Local Spins, including coverage of Fozzy, Garcia Peoples, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers and more.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Ben Rector, Indigo Girls, Mustard Plug ‘Let the Good Times Roll’: Weekend Photo Galleries

• March 26, 2023

Weird weather during the first full weekend of spring didn’t hamper turnout at sold-out tour stops in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. Plus, recaps of Hawthorne Heights, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Dirt Monkey, Starkbierfest, Ingrid Andress and more. View all of the images at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Features · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Pop Evil’s super-fan vibe, plus J.I.D & Smino, Kane Brown, Earth Radio & more: Photos

• March 19, 2023

Talk about a robust week of live music in West Michigan: With an early start to the weekend, it was all about the fans at shows packing venues big and small across West Michigan, including album-release concerts by Michigan artists. The recaps and photos from 10 shows at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

March Music Madness: Dropkick Murphys, May Erlewine, Sam Bush, Band Battle photo recap

• March 13, 2023

Local Spins crisscrossed the state for this recap of national touring artists, regional stars, two fundraisers and a competition featuring emerging acts. The images from ten different shows at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Lainey Wilson, Badflower, Josh Ritter, TVBOO, Accidentals, Blue October: Concert Photo Recap

• March 6, 2023

From singer-songwriter charm to bass music to rock ‘n’ roll to rising-star country to metalcore, West Michigan’s music week pumped up fans of all stripes. It also produced an on-stage butt tattoo for one of the touring artists. Really. Get the lowdown and view all the photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

February Frolic: Whiskey Myers, Tab Benoit, Jo Dee Messina, Winter Beer Fest (Photos, Videos)

• February 26, 2023

Our recap of this week’s live music blizzard — indoors and out — travels from Comstock Park to GR to Hudsonville to Kalamazoo, and from touring stars to local band favorites. Browse all of the images and check out the show recaps at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Toasting John Prine, HARDY, Big Gigantic, Jon Hayes, Great Lakes Brass: Concert Recaps

• February 19, 2023

Jam-packed concerts rolled out as the primary theme across West Michigan this week at venues in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. View the photos and videos; revel in the reviews at Local Spins.

Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

From BLKBOK to Badfish to Ficus and more: The beat goes on (Concert Photo Recap)

• February 12, 2023

This weekend recap of West Michigan’s live music ranges from the neoclassical zest of Detroit’s BLKBOK to the enduring fan favorites of Sublime and some psych-rock fervor — all covered in images at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Weird Al, Bass Country, Chris Thile, Pink Sky create ‘Fun Zone’: Concert Photo Recaps

• February 5, 2023

Local Spins rounds up jam-packed shows from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, including Weird Al’s crowd-pleasing tour stop at State Theatre. Browse the photo galleries.

Concert reviews · Festivals · Weekend Photo Gallery

A ‘Winter Wonderland’ of live music: Perrin Ice Jam, Umphrey’s McGee, A2 Folk Fest & more

• January 29, 2023

Michigan’s wintry weekend delivered more than snow: Bands heated up stages from Grand Rapids to Comstock Park to Kalamazoo to Ann Arbor. The photo galleries and recaps at Local Spins, including coverage of The Floozies, Buku, Hail Your Highness, Lucius Fox and much more.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Winter Jam, Kaia Kater, Spencer Crandall, American Hotel System: Concert Photo Recap

• January 22, 2023

It was another week of concerts that appealed to fans from different musical quarters in West Michigan, while showcasing local favorites, too. The photo galleries at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Winter Wheat fest stays ‘hot all day’; Myron Elkins packs house for album-release show

• January 15, 2023

Saturday’s musical revelry on three stages at The Intersection highlighted a weekend that celebrated Michigan-made bands. Photos, recaps at Local Spins, including a Kalamazoo show led by Celestial.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Domestic Problems, Rockford’s Got Talent, Luke Winslow-King amp it up: Photo recaps

• January 8, 2023

From crowd-pleasing shows by veteran Michigan artists to performances by up-and-coming young acts at a second-year talent competition, there was a lot to celebrate in early January. The photos, a video and more at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Videos · Weekend Photo Gallery

Toasting the New Year: Joe Hertler, Desmond Jones, Full Cord, Kalamazoo New Year’s Fest

• January 2, 2023

Celebrations leading up to New Year’s Day covered the gamut, from a delayed ‘Christmas at Critter’s’ to a birthday bash, Beatles salute, a ska/punk holiday show anniversary and New Year’s Eve revelry. Videos and photo recaps exclusively at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Concert Photo Roundup: May Erlewine, Hollow Front, Grace Theisen and more

• December 19, 2022

As we barrel merrily toward the holidays, Michigan artists have ramped up holiday cheer, from May Erlewine & The Motivations’ Winter Dance Party to Grace Theisen’s seasonal soiree and a Michigan metal-propelled show. Browse the photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Weekend Photo Recap: Kyle Jennings, Sadie Bass, Dixon’s Violin, Andy Frasco & more

• December 12, 2022

As Christmas approaches, live music continues to rev up audiences from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo to the lakeshore. Revisit the action in photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Concert Photo Recap: Sullivan King, Apollo Brown, Gunnar, Jake Simmons, ArtHop & more

• December 4, 2022

From Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, December rolled in with a musical wallop — from national touring acts to local stars playing a smattering of venues. View the photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Greensky Bluegrass rocks in ‘badass’ fashion + Desmond Jones, Wayland, Peekaboo & more

• November 27, 2022

The liveliest Thanksgiving weekend for live music in three years delivered everything from country to rock to electronic music to jamgrass for West Michigan fans — from a packed house at Rockford Brewing to two straight nights of a bluegrass homecoming in Kalamazoo. The photos at Local Spins.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Concert Photo Roundup: Restless Road, Patty Pershayla, Kait Rose, Wine Beer & Food Fest

• November 20, 2022

Nasty, snowy weather didn’t cancel everything over the weekend. Several shows heated things up from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, captured in images at Local Spins — from a Fleetwood Mac tribute to the Michigan return of a regional rock favorite.

Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery

Jinjer, Bright Eyes, Malaa, Tyler Booth, Mersiv & more rev it up, mix it up: Photo Galleries

• November 14, 2022

House and bass music stars, rousing prog-metal bands, country crooners, indie-folksters and more delivered an eclectic week of live music to remember across West Michigan. Browse the photos from eight concerts at Local Spins.