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.
Ushering in the Holiday Weekend: Charley Crockett playing the Rock the Lot stage Friday. (Photo/Chelsea Whitaker)
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West Michigan’s transition from June to July offered plenty of notable, music-driven affairs that tantalized fans, even amid heat, mugginess, rain and forest fire smoke:
• Toad the Wet Sprocket and Marcy Playground revved up the first sold-out show of the season at the recently revamped Bell’s Brewery Beer Garden in Kalamazoo, followed the next night by another sold-out show in the Back Room featuring Kansas City blues-rock guitarist Samantha Fish, Jesse Dayton and Eric Johanson;
• Two rising Americana heroes — Texas singer-guitarist Charley Crockett and Allegan County’s favorite son, Myron Elkins — steamed up the summer “Rock the Lot” series outside The Intersection in Grand Rapids on Friday;
• Day 2 of the Smiling Acres Music Festival outside Trufant dodged a few raindrops on Saturday to boast a headlining set by Traverse City alt-folk stars The Accidentals (who recently returned from an overseas jaunt to Croatia), as well as performances by Desmond Jones, Stella, Deerfield Run, Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish, Eric Engblade, Normal Mode and more.
Browse photo galleries from all of these shows below, and check out a Day 1 recap of Smiling Acres Music Festival (with photos and video) here: Smiling Acres sizzles on opening day with regional rock, folk, bluegrass.
PHOTO GALLERY: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Marcy Playground at Bell’s Beer Garden
Photos by Derek Ketchum
Photos by Derek Ketchum
Photos by Chelsea Whitaker
