Team Local Spins takes on Traverse City’s Iceman Cometh Challenge bike race today, after country star Riley Green fired up Grand Rapids. Browse show photos and check out our November concert picks.
Closing Out November: Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band plays Holland’s Park Theatre. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
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Today, Team Local Spins takes on a different sort of event.
Several mountain bike devotees on our team will attempt to vanquish Traverse City’s Iceman Cometh Challenge, a 30-plus-mile cross-country race that attracts more than 5,000 riders every year.
Team Local Spins in 2024
Conditions could be extra demanding today, considering the recent rain and chilly temperatures (and a hint of snow in the air), but our intrepid crew is up to the challenge and looking forward to celebrating completion of the grueling race at Timber Ridge Resort, where music, libations and food await competitors and spectators.
Our team has competed valiantly for several years and Local Spins is proud to cheer them on as they “spin” their way over the finish line.
Of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to November’s lineup of attractions, especially on the live music side of the equation.
Singer Riley Green got the month’s musical race rolling on Thursday at Van Andel Arena with all of that “Damn Country Music” — a 21-song set that also featured “you look like you love me,” “There Was This Girl” and “Worst Way,” with “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” and “Dixieland Delight” revving up his encore. (Set list here.)
Browse the photo gallery from the show here, then check out our roster of some must-see shows for the rest of November, with plenty more featured in our official Local Spins Concert Calendar. And scroll down to watch this month’s concert roundup by Local Spins publisher John Sinkevics at EightWest with Tom Hillen.
PHOTO GALLERY: Riley Green, Jamey Johnson, Drake White, Hannah McFarland at Van Andel Arena
Photos by Eric Stoike
NOVEMBER CONCERT PICKS
NATIONAL TOUR STOPS
Nov. 8 – Here Come the Mummies: “Mummfest Tour” stop at The Intersection in Grand Rapids
Tickets/Details: https://sectionlive.com/event/here-come-the-mummies-the-mummfest-tour/the-intersection/grand-rapids-michigan/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4RJaIQ1mK8
Headed Back to the Intersection: Here Come the Mummies (Photo/Eric Stoike)
Nov. 15 – Thomas Dolby: “The Iconic ’80s: My Personal Recollections Tour” stop at Bell’s in Kalamazoo
Tickets/Details: https://events.bellsbeer.com/event/thomas-dolby-the-iconic-80s-my-personal-recollections/bells-brewery-tours/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k
Nov. 16 – Anne Wilson: Emerging Christian music singer brings “The STARS” tour to DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids
Tickets/Details: https://www.devosperformancehall.com/events/2025/anne-wilson
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lk_9IbmDQs
Nov. 22 – Brett Dennen: California singer-songwriter makes a stop on his ‘Art is Life’ tour at The Big Room in Grand Rapids (Come back to Local Spins for a pre-concert interview and story.)
Tickets/Details: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/37202888/brett-dennen-art-is-life-grand-rapids-the-big-room
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ5ttGmxSAE
Nov. 24 – Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: This musical collective that creates swing, jazz and ragtime versions of modern pop and rock songs plays DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids
Tickets/Details: https://www.devosperformancehall.com/events/2025/scott-bradlees-postmodern-jukebox
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0gi5OcdfDg
Nov. 28 – Straight No Chaser: The a cappella ensemble brings its “Holiday Road” Christmas show to DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids
Tickets/Details: https://www.devosperformancehall.com/events/2025/straight-no-chaser
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3qZ-w4C9II
LOCAL STARS
Tribute Month at SpeakEZ Lounge: Local Spins presents The Insane Theatre Doors tribute (11/19) and the Laurel Canyon II Night: Eagles, Byrds, Crosby Stills Nash & Young tribute (11/21) to this Grand Rapids hot spot.
Local Spins Concert Schedule at SpeakEZ Lounge: https://localspins.com/local-spins-wednesdays-speakez-winter-2024/
Nov. 15 – Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, The Hacky Turtles: This benefit concert raising money to help renovate Sullivan Field on Grand Rapids’ West Side will take place at The Big Room in Grand Rapids
Details/Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/83502228/joe-hertler-the-rainbow-seekers-wsgthe-hacky-turtles-grand-rapids-the-big-room
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5N3imy8xK0
Nov. 26 – Desmond Jones, Mark Lavengood Trio: This Grand Rapids jam band plays its annual day-before-Thanksgiving celebration at Elevation inside Grand Rapids’ Intersection
Details/Tickets: https://sectionlive.com/event/desmond-jones-3/elevation/grand-rapids-michigan/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzGNO7zZ9I
UNDER THE RADAR PICKS
Nov. 16 – Sunny Bleau & The Moons: The band plays the West Michigan Blues Society’s Cabin Fever Blues Series at Billy’s Lounge in Grand Rapids with Stefan Hillesheim and Citizen Jones
Details: https://billyslounge.com/
Nov. 22 – Sebastien Bordeaux: This world-renowned hillbilly swing and rockabilly multi-instrumentalist plays Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, with West Michigan’s own Kitten & The Tonics opening the show
Details/Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/1427137635030590
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obCbIpxqxho
Nov. 29 – Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band: This electrifying rock and rural blues outfit brings its “Porch Stomp Tour” to Holland’s Park Theatre (where local faves Full Cord and Roosevelt Diggs will light things up on Nov. 22)
Tickets/Details: https://parktheatreholland.org/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTCn1ZbV3eo
VIDEO: Local Spins November Roundup on EightWest
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