Spring is in the air, almost. Live music certainly was in the air around Grand Rapids as March rolled on and the clocks sprung forward. Here’s part of the weekend shared in photos at Spins on Music.
Something’s Brewing: Seth Bernard brought an arsenal of guitars, a couple of musical guests and packed the house at Rockford Brewing on Thursday. (Photo/Spins on Music)
What a weekend.
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A gorilla walked into a bar, pulled up a stool and ordered a beer. The bartender poured him a mug, slid it over to him and said, “That’ll be $7.” The gorilla paid for his brew and the bartender said, “You know, we don’t get many gorillas in here.” The gorilla looked up and replied: “At seven bucks a beer, it’s no wonder.”
The jokes and beer were flowing — and downtown streets and parking lots were packed to the gills — as Laughfest kicked into high gear this weekend. But that didn’t mean that things slowed down on the live music front: Photos shared at Spins on Music included singer-songwriter Seth Bernard in a solo show at Rockford Brewing, Flyleaf and Drowning Pool rocking The Intersection, singer-songwriter Elisabeth Pixley-Fink and band (Mike Shimmin, Graham Parsons, Sam Cooper, Andy Catlin, and Joel Pixley-Fink) playing the CD-release show for her “Bloodroot” album at Kalamazoo’s Old Dog Tavern, Minneapolis singer-songwriter Ben Kyle playing an intimate concert at Stone House Recording, Ann Arbor’s The Appleseed Collective and Illinois’ Whistle Pigs pounding it out at Founders Brewing, An Dro turning up the world music vibe at One Trick Pony, and Ruth & Max Bloomquist (with band) strumming up their folk thing at Zellie’s Opry House in Howard City.
Cat in the Hat: Singer-songwriter Seth Bernard at Rockford Brewing. (Photo/Spins on Music)
Full-Throttle Flyleaf: Kristen May of Flyleaf revved up The Intersection on Friday. (Photo/Anthony Norkus Photography)
Texan-Styled Hard Rock: Flyleaf at The Intersection. (Photo/Anthony Norkus Photography)
Resuscitative Metal: Drowning Pool singer Jasen Moreno led the band’s musical assault. (Photo/Anthony Norkus Photography)
Into the Pool: Jasen Moreno of Drowning Pool. (Photo/Anthony Norkus Photography)
Crowd Faves: Drowning Pool at The Intersection. (Photo/Anthony Norkus Photography)
Bloodroot Release: Elisabeth Pixley-Fink and band performed Friday at Old Dog Tavern to celebrate release of her “Bloodroot” album. (Photo/Cameron Tarnas)
Singing Songwriter: Elisabeth Pixley-Fink (Photo/Cameron Tarnas)
Living Room Theater Tour: Minneapolis singer-songwriter Ben Kyle delivered his Americana-hued strains at Stone House Recording on Saturday. (Photo/Chris Ziebarth)
Romantica Frontman: Ben Kyle at Stone House in another Halfway House sessions event. (Photo/Paul VandeWater)
Sowing Ragtime-Jazz-Folk Seeds: The Appleseed Collective at Founders Brewing on Saturday night. (Photo/John Hanson)
If Pigs Could Fly: They’d have been listening to the Whistle Pigs at Founders on Saturday. (Photo/John Hanson)
St. Paddy’s Preview: Percussionist Carolyn Koebel and An Dro brought their Celtic charms to One Trick Pony on Saturday. (Photo/Kristine Carpenter)
First-Class Folk: Max and Ruth Bloomquist performed at Zellie’s Opry House in Howard City on Saturday. (Photo/Terri Grannis)
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