Once again, West Michigan’s live music week covered a lot of bases: country, folk, bluegrass, psych-rock, metal, drone and more — from Boris to Neko Case and more. The photo recaps at Local Spins.
Gavin Adcock and Band: Pumping up The Intersection over the weekend. (Photo/Eric Stoike)
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Let’s summarize the unusual week of live music spectacles that greeted West Michigan audiences.
First up, Tokyo’s Boris brought its drone/sludge metal attack to The Intersection’s Elevation unleashing lengthy selections with titles such as “Huge,” “Scar Box,” “Vomitself” and “Loveless.”
Then there was the metal/industrial/gothic salvo from the costumed (Halloween-appropriate) Mushroomhead, which relished the pageantry of its “Madness Within” at The Intersection.
On the flip side, Michigan-bred bluegrass/Americana favorite Lindsay Lou returned to her home state for a Thursday appearance at The Pyramid Scheme — the same night that two other female singer-songwriter stars regaled Grand Rapids audiences: friend and bandmate May Erlewine at Wealthy Theatre and indie-rock/Americana/pop artist Neko Case at GLC Live at 20 Monroe.
Meanwhile, Grand Rapids psych-rock band Ficus celebrated release of its new studio album on Friday at The Pyramid Scheme, the same night that country blues/Americana singer Pokey LaFarge made a tour stop at The Intersection’s Stache and country/rap’s LACS fired up Elevation.
On Saturday, country star Gavin Adcock delivered a rousing performance at The Intersection, putting an exclamation point on the weekend.
View all the photos below, and check out a separate Local Spins galleries and concert reviews of Neko Case at GLC Live at 20 Monroe and Amy Grant at DeVos Performance Hall.
PHOTO GALLERY: Boris at Elevation
Photos by Eric Stoike
PHOTO GALLERY: Mushroomhead at The Intersection
Photos by Eric Stoike
PHOTO GALLERY: Lindsay Lou at The Pyramid Scheme
Photos by Katy Batdorff
