Time to think summer and outdoor concerts: Joe Hertler, The Accidentals, Hannah Rose, Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys, The Outer Vibe, Kari Lynch and more grace four free concert series.
Community Concert Paradise: West Michigan boasts many summer series, including this one in Rockford. (Photo/Anna Sink)
Beyond the usual sounds of summer – cheerful birds, roaring lawnmowers, laughing kids, crashing waves – West Michigan boasts a bounty of tantalizing live music courtesy of free community concert series extending from Lowell to the lakeshore.
Support our coverage of
West Michigan's music scene
Kari Lynch (Photo/Eric Stoike)
The summer of 2016 ups the ante for these early evening, weeknight affairs, with several cities boasting appearances by some of the region’s most popular bands, including The Accidentals, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, Hannah Rose & The GravesTones, The Verve Pipe, Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys, The Outer Vibe, Kari Lynch and plenty of others.
“I’m stoked to play these events this summer,” said country singer Kari Lynch, who plays several of these community series every year. “I love that these shows are almost always all ages and bring entire communities out to enjoy music together. There is something so special about playing these concert series where people come, set up their own chairs or blankets, bring their families and choose to spend their evening with you when they could be doing anything else.”
Here are the first four series lineups to roar out of the gate – Rockford, Wyoming, Lowell and Holland – with more set to be announced later this spring. So get out your calendars and start circling some red-letter dates.
Serita’s Black Rose (Photo/Anna Sink)
ROCKFORD:
UNITED BANK ROGUE RIVER BLUES SERIES
When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays
Where: Garden Park near the dam, Rockford
THE LINEUP
June 7 – Hannah Rose & The GravesTones
June 14 – Weezil Malone Band
June 21 – Rochelle & The Spoilers
June 28 – Serita’s Black rose
July 5 – Root Doctor
July 12 – Asamu Johnson &
The Associates of the Blues
July 19 – Jimmie Stagger Band
(After the Blues)
July 26 – The Soul Syndicate
Aug. 2 – Kari Lynch Band
Aug. 9 – Scott Pellegrom Trio
Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys (Photo/Eric Stoike)
WYOMING:
LAMAR PARK CONCERTS IN THE PARK
When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays (except where noted)
Where: Lamar Park, 2561 Porter St. SW, Wyoming
THE LINEUP
May 31 – The Verve Pipe
June 7 – Big Boss Blues
June 14 – Delilah DeWyle & The Lost Boys
June 21 – Kari Lynch Band
June 28 – Trilogy, The Outer Vibe
July 5 – Kentwood Community Church worship band
July 12 – The Legal Immigrants
July 19 – Jared Knox
July 26 – The Crane Wives
Aug. 2 – Grupo Viento (National Night Out)
Aug. 6 – Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys (Music & More Fest)
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
LOWELL:
LOWELL SHOWBOAT SIZZLIN’ SUMMER CONCERTS
When: 7 p.m. Thursdays (except where noted)
Where: Riverwalk Plaza, downtown Lowell
THE LINEUP
June 16 – Off the Ledge
June 23 – Steppin’ In It
June 30 – Big Band Nouveau
July 7 – Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
July 8 – Kari Lynch Band (Riverwalk Festival)
July 14 – The Soul Syndicate
July 21 – Rachel B
July 28 – The Accidentals
Aug. 4 – Hannah Rose & The GravesTones
Aug. 18 – Roosevelt Diggs
Aug. 25 –Adams Family w/ Friends
The Outer Vibe (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
HOLLAND:
HUNTINGTON BANK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
When: 6:30 p.m. Fridays
Where: Kollen Park, 240 Kollen Park Dr., Holland
THE LINEUP
June 17 – The Outer Vibe
June 24 – The Niche
July 1 – Deep Greens & Blues
July 8 – La Corporacion
July 15 – Drop 35
July 22 – Karizma
July 29 – Strumble Head
Aug. 5 – Lomax Big House
Aug. 12 – Don Middlebrook & The Pearl Divers
Aug. 19 – Grupo Super Nova
Return to Local Spins in April for more series lineups for other cities.
Copyright 2016, Spins on Music
