Today’s edition of Local Spins on WYCE rolls out a countdown of the Hot Top 5 Chart of regional releases for March, as well as debuting tracks by a bevy of Michigan artists.
The Hot Top 5 for March: Pretoria, Megan Dooley, Samil, Big Timmy, Mustard Plug
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When Grand Rapids power pop/indie-rock band Pretoria takes the stage tonight at The Pyramid Scheme, band members will strive for “a cathartic experience” for themselves and their fans by unfurling music with a “timeless” sheen.
They’ll also do so knowing they have the No. 1 album on the Local Spins Hot Top 5 Chart.
The group’s 2023 release, “Where Will the Night Take Us?,” jumped to the top of the chart for March, representing the release by a Michigan artist receiving the most radio airplay at WYCE (88.1 FM).
The band — guitarist Matt Burdick, Josh Bilisko and Matt Pavlock, drummer Ben DeWitt and bassist/lead singer Rob Gullett — will open tonight for fellow Grand Rapids indie-rockers Low Phase, which is celebrating release of its latest album, “Thin Mirrors,” at the Grand Rapids venue.
Doors open at 7 p.m. for the show, which will also feature sets by Headband Henny and The Cosmoknights. Tickets are $15 and available online here.
Pretoria was one of four West Michigan acts to make the Local Spins Hot Top 5 Chart for the second month in a row: Singer-songwriter Megan Dooley’s “Live in Kalamazoo” remained at No. 2, Samil came in at No. 4 with “Director’s Cut, Vol. 1” and Mustard Plug rounded out the chart at No. 5 with “Where Did All My Friends Go?”
The one new entry for March? Soulful Grand Rapids band Big Timmy & The Heavy Chevys, which entered the chart at No. 3 with their new studio album, “Feel the Weight.”
In addition to counting down tracks from the Hot Top 5 Chart, this week’s episode of Local Spins on WYCE — which spotlights music by Michigan artists at 11 a.m. Fridays and 5 p.m. Sundays on WYCE (88.1 FM) and online at wyce.org — featured new music from The Accidentals, Jordan Hamilton, The Bootstrap Boys, Pretty Sure, Outside Pocket, Birdie Country, Annie Bacon, DuPont Phillips and Matisse. Listen to the show below.
And check out previous Hot Top Charts here.
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