Question of the Week: What dream band would you most like to see play Meijer Gardens or Interlochen?
Local Spins’ Question of the Week (Feb. 17, 2022)
What dream band would you most like to see play Meijer Gardens or Interlochen?
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THE READER RESPONSES:
Kenneth Koetsier – Steely Dan, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Santana, Lord Huron.
Carmen Sluiter – Lord Huron, Tyler Childers, caamp, Billy Strings, My Morning Jacket, Wilco. I have seen a few of my favorites play at Meijer Gardens already.
Ulla Hjelm – The Mavericks would be my choice. I listened to them often on YouTube and have been to one of their concerts and will attend again in April. Pink Martini is another one of my favorites.
Brad Miller – Van Morrison.
Bruce Matthews – Love to see Jim Messina.
John Sinkevics – I’ve long suggested Robert Plant (who’s touring with Alison Krauss), Steve Earle & The Dukes and Lord Huron … among others.
Mike Metchikoff – Like your Plant & Krauss suggestion. Would love to see the Tedeschi Trucks Band return to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park as well.
Charles Honey – Aimee Mann, Ray Davies, Garbage.
Joel Miller – Tom Waits or Khruangbin
Drew Phillippy – Also on the Khruangbin bandwagon! I feel like their vibe would a great complement to that place’s aesthetic.
Jeff Troutman – Khruangbin!
Chelsea Perry – Papadosio @ FMG! I am willing to start a petition to get traction to be able to make it happen. Words cannot describe how happy it’d make me.
Jerry Ford – Norah jones, Liv Taylor, Boz Scaggs or Alicia Keys for Meijer Gardens (Alicia and Norah both would be gorgeous at Interlochen, and Liv would be a lot of fun at the Listening Room/)
John Nowak – Snarky Puppy
Bradley Raffenaud – Mugison
Ronnie Torres – Leonid & Friends
Roger Kintner – Charley Crockett, Dave Alvin, Marcus King, Gov’t Mule.
Ricardo Ramirez – Widespread Panic
Kevin Hole – Marbin
Brenna Harm – Papadosio or khruangbin!
Cassie Truskowski – Brandi Carlile
Kelly Latimer – Passenger, Travis Tritt, Barry Manilow, Alanis, Depeche Mode. Really would like to see Gregory Alan Isakov reschedule at FMG
Stacy Noonan – Margo Price
Joe Chamberlin – Vaudou Game, and FlyLiteGemini, of course
Chelsea Whitaker – Shakey Graves
Molly Camille Janusz – Gregory Alan Isakov!
Michael Terpstra – Most likely won’t be possible, but Glen Hansard
David Zeemering – Van Morrison
Jordan McNaughton – Big Thief and Bon Iver would both be incredible to see at Meijer Gardens.
Marc Alderman – I would love to see Snarky Puppy at Interlochen.
Barbara Hass – Greensky Bluegrass
Rebecca Charbauski – Darius Rucker would be fun. Dream performer: Coldplay or Lin Manuel Miranda. But now I’m really dreaming.
Matt DeRuiter – Goose, Wood Brothers
Clint Forester = Arc Angels
Todd Ernst – Cannons, at FMG
Lin Otherlyn – Gino Vanelli, Dennis DeYoung
Sarah Sass – Devotchka
Nancy Hart – Always love Tedeschi Trucks. Gregory Porter.
Nicholas James Thomasma – I’d love to see Bob Dylan at either venue!
Steve Secor – The Smiths
Hope Pearse Kolker – Art Garfunkel
Tom Reed – The Who
Craig Gietzen – Joe Ely
Paul Jendrasiak – Jeff Beck
Susie Hansen – STYX, Jamey Johnson, James Taylor, Ashley McBryde
Chandler Versluis – Jukebox the Ghost or Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness with Chandler Reed & The Sticky Keys opening.
Sarah Delia Sundt – I second Jukebox the Ghost!
Daniel P Hudelson – The Mavericks
Sue Potter = American Aquarium
Todd Hix – Dave Palmer!
Janet Lee Zahn – Rising Appalachia
Timmy Rodriguez – The Avett Brothers
Brent Godfrey – #1 – Robert Plant & Allison Krauss; #2 – Eddie Vedder
Julie Bernat Swanson – Sergio Mendez
Cory Olsen – Harry Chapin
Linnae Satterlee – Dave Matthews Band
Katy Christensen – Florence + the Machine
Lorilee Reimer Craker – Billy Joel
Steve Kelso – Little Feat, who, by the way, belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
John Neil – Paul McCartney wsg Ringo
Mike Schertenlieb – Tom Waits
Mike Schwenneker – I’ll second Tom Waits!
Tony Geren – Bon Iver
Brian Haik – Robert Plant. The Black Crowes. John Fogerty.
Lazaro Vega – My wife says David Gray or Josh Ridder or Cher. Bruno Mars? Stacey Kent.
Kanin Elizabeth – The Revivalists, Finneas, The Lumineers
Andrew Ogrodzinski – Jimmy Herring and the Invisible Whip
Phil Tower – Willie Nelson and band
James R. Murphy Jr. – I’d like to see more love for local bands from FMG.
Michael Van Denend – Amadou and Mariam
Timmy Linscott – Eddie Vedder or Jack Johnson
Trina Dunning – The War on Drugs would be great for those venues.
Jeff Troutman – Khruangbin
Michele Mabele – Nicholas Barron
Carrie Shepard – Judas Priest
Ed Vander Ploeg – San Fermin
Craig Griffith – Hozier, Martin Sexton, The Roots.
Sue Stratton – Terri Clark, Kathy Mattea Linda Davis and Trisha Yearwood all together!
Lorraine Thibdaue Pickett – Head and the Heart
Dean Madonia – Yes. Original lineup.
Brian Muratori – Todd Rundgren
Steve Damstra – Jayhawks!
D.L. Rossi – Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers, Paul Simon and Michigander.
Gayle Raymer – Mark Knopfler
Allen Hallengren – Genesis or YES
Arja Partanen Chetrick – Third World.
Gregory Liceraga – Barrel Bones at Meijer Gardens
Kym Reinstadler – Mavis Staples
Scott VanderSchel – DaDa
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Kevin Dalton-Jones – Hands of Time, Balimaya Project, Tembo Kia Ngoma, Kevin Bujo Jones and Tenth World
John Najar – Stray Cats
Lee Chase – North Mississippi Allstars
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Sheila Whittaker – Josh Groban, Jason Mraz, David Gray at Meijer Gardens
Paul Magnan – Natchez Trace and The Boyfriends band on a Tuesday
Kurt Ehinger – Richard Bona, Tom Waits, The Jayhawks, Brian Wilson.
John Crissman – Anyone who would make all the soccer moms actually shut up and listen!
Kat Hovingh – of Montreal or Warpaint
Pete Guidera – Realistically at that venue: Gordon Lightfoot
Martin Marino – Let’s go BIG: U2
Don Drury – Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa
Justin VanHaven – Small Town Radio Show
Stephen Aldrich – Black music artists …
Mark Vandenberge – Van Morrison anyone?
Jerry Ford – Grace Potter, Allen Stone
Linda Prus – Subdudes
Michael Packer – Roy Wood, but it’ll never happen!
Jeff Vantol – Joe Bonamassa and Jake Kershaw together.
Serita Crowley – My dream performer to play with would be El DeBarge, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Bob Weir and The Dead with John Mayor, Ann Wilson, Chaka Khan, Parliament and Funkadelic, Kansas and John Batiste!
Bridgett Husted – DEEPFALL
Nick Washburn – Billy Strings
Don Small – Neil Diamond
Marcus A. Riccio – Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull and CSNY at Meijerlochen! Actually, saw The Beach Boys at Fred Meijer last summer and would definitely do that again, great way to get the summer vibe on.
Bob Tedlock – Lenny Kravitz
Matt Jarrells – Wu-Tang
Linda Odette – Tom Waits
Steven Salter – Mavericks
Kevin John – Herbie Hancock
Jack Clark – Ryan Bingham, Phosphorescent
Isaac Powrie – Kamasi Washington, Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia, Mia Doi Todd, Medeski Martin & Wood, or Our Native Daughters
Diane Yob – Cary Morin and Ghost Dog, The Plateros, Blackfire, Breach of Trust, Indigenous
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