There’s no letting up when it comes to summer music in West Michigan, with celebrations and concerts from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo to Hudsonville, recapped in images at Local Spins.
Bringing the Heat: Joseph Henry and The Holy Warheads revved up Saturday’s Flame Fest. (Photo/Kendra Kamp)
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West of Grand Rapids in Hudsonville, Saturday’s musical celebration was one hosted by White Flame Brewing Co., with hundreds of folks checking out a day of performances at Flame Fest that included Nashville alt-rock/metal band RED along with local faves The Holy Warheads, Slumlord Radio, Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish, EPCYA and Nathan Walton.
Our Lady Peace: The band brought a crowd this week to 20 Monroe Live. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
In Kalamazoo, Saturday’s celebration was all about toasting Louie’s Trophy House Bar & Grill on its 100th anniversary, with longtime Michigan fave and ’90s heroes Domestic Problems kicking out the jams along with teenage blues-rock sensation Jake Kershaw.
And of course, there was Day 2 and Day 3 of the Kalamazoo Blues Festival at Arcadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo.
Earlier in the week, it was upbeat and celebratory performances by The Soul Syndicate and Kathy Lamar & Robin Connell at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park’s Tuesday Evening Music Club and a tour stop by Our Lady Peace at 20 Monroe Live.
In addition, Local Spins was there for full coverage of these shows:
• The Pretenders, Tunde Olaniran, Kalamazoo Blues Fest heat up West Michigan
• Patti LaBelle beguiles Meijer Gardens as radiant goddess of soul
• Houndmouth rolls out alt-country charm for ‘unexpected Tuesday’ in Kalamazoo
PHOTO GALLERY: Flame Fest in Hudsonville
Photos by Kendra Kamp
PHOTO GALLERY: Louie’s 100th Anniversary in Kalamazoo
Photos by Derek Ketchum
PHOTO GALLERY: Our Lady Peace, Cleopatrick at 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids
Photos by Anthony Norkus
