Our countdown of our most-read music stories of 2025 kicks off today with a video spotlight on The Stage at The Corner in Muskegon. The countdown continues next week.
Unique Venue: What was once a church is now a concert/event venue in Muskegon. (Courtesy Photo)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today, Local Spins kicks off its Top 10 countdown of its most popular stories of the year based on reader views, starting with our late October spotlight on The Stage at the Corner, Muskegon’s newest concert venues. Scroll down for the “Destination Live Music” video.
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A year into operation of Muskegon’s The Stage at The Corner, venue event coordinator and technical director concedes that owners are “still trying to figure out what exactly sticks” when it comes to entertainment events.
But what’s clear is that Muskegon’s newest venue has unlimited potential – a renovated church with a capacity of 350 to 370 people, two separate performance areas, and “great acoustics, lighting, sound and a projector screen for films.”
Oh, and a working pipe organ that was put into dynamic use for Halloween, when keyboardist Colin Blassingame accompanied screening of the 1962 cult horror classic, “Carnival of Souls.” (Details, tickets here.)
Alex Bernhardt (Destination Live Music)
Already, the unique venue constructed in 1930 has hosted alternative, punk, indie, hardcore, metal and rap concerts, comedy performances, movies screenings and theater and musical productions since hosting its first show in September 2024.
“We’ve had performances of all sorts on the stage — everything from musical and dramatic theater to film screenings and comedy shows. We do live music concerts not only on the stage but also in the lobby as well, and have featured genres as varied as rap, rock and singer-songwriter,” Bernhardt told Local Spins.
“I’d say we specialize in punk, hardcore, metal, emo, indie and alternative rock in general because I have the most background in booking shows around those genres.”
To delve deeper into the workings of The Stage at the Corner, 280 W. Muskegon Ave., Michael Whitenack’s “Destination Live Music” video series recently profiled the concert and entertainment space in partnership with Local Spins.
View the video below, including interviews with Bernhardt and Blassingame, as well as footage from live performances at the venue.
In December, The Stage at the Corner hosts a live theatrical production of “The Velveteen Rabbit” on Dec. 13, Dec. 19 and 20; and “Christmas Cabaret: Home for the Holidays” with Kate Reinders & Friends on Dec. 23.
Get more information on the venue’s Facebook page or via Instagram.
VIDEO: Destination Live Music presents The Stage at The Corner
The Main Stage: The “Lumber Queen” musical was staged at The Corner earlier this year. (Courtesy Photo)
