Bob Seger makes all the right “Night Moves” in jubilant return to Grand Rapids
With a few new songs in their arsenal, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band unleashed a rock ’n’ roll love-fest on Tuesday night at Van Andel Arena. Every[…]
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West Michigan’s live and lively weekend: Concert photo gallery with Musical Box, Hawktones, Lazy Blue Tunas, Peat in the Creel, Last Vegas
Check out West Michigan’s hefty weekend of live music in Spins on Music’s Weekend Photo Galleries, with bands lighting up stages big and small. Another hyper-hectic Friday night. A[…]
Blind Boys of Alabama inspire Dr. John, fans in Grand Rapids concert
Dr. John and the Blind Boys of Alabama played to a less-than-hefty crowd at DeVos Performance Hall on Tuesday, but still delivered “Spirituals to Funk” in often rousing, upbeat fashion.[…]
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West Michigan’s best concerts of summer 2012: The big list (videos)
Check out video highlights of Spins on Music’s picks for best concerts of the summer, with links to mini-reviews and a preview of fall’s must-see shows. Ah yes, September means[…]
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Ralston & Friends charm crowd at Meijer Gardens’ final Tuesday concert of summer
Ralston Bowles, Sweet J Band, ‘mystery guest’ Brian Vander Ark, Lux Land, Peter Mulvey create perfect musical ending to Tuesday Evening Music Club (video) GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP — An[…]
Bonnie Raitt brings the musical magic to Meijer Gardens yet again
Bonnie Raitt delivers a near-perfect bluesy performance on a near-perfect night at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids. The instant Bonnie Raitt takes the stage pretty much anywhere, something magical[…]
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals evade rain, uncork thunderous show at Meijer Gardens
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals deliver one of Meijer Gardens’ best concerts of the season on Thursday after rain passes through. (Photos, video) In the end, Grace Potter &[…]
Electric Forest: The groovy musical weekend escape in review (videos, photos)
For four days or so, Electric Forest was an escape from the real world. More than 25,000 jam-band and electronic music fans – the more outrageously colorful and silly the[…]
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The Crane Wives make Electric Forest debut, and kick some serious folk-rock butt (video)
The sun was searingly hot and the crowd was small when The Crane Wives kicked off their set Sunday afternoon on the Tripolee Stage at Electric Forest, but by the[…]
Roger Waters unleashes ‘The Wall’ in Grand Rapids: Brick-by-brick highlights of the ‘Mother’ of all rock concerts
It makes perfect sense. That Pink Floyd visionary Roger Waters at one time studied to be an architect before pursuing his music career really paid off with the crowning achievement[…]
B-52s endure rain, chilly weather to heat up Meijer Gardens dance party on opening night
Quirky doesn’t begin to describe the opening night of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park’s 10th summer concert series. How about abnormally wet and extra-terrestrially weird? Not only was Friday[…]
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The Black Keys prove they’re arena-ready rockers while staying true to blues roots in Grand Rapids show (videos)
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page surely would have approved. And had they been alive to see it, I’m betting iconic bluesmen Junior Kimbrough and Son House would have left smiling,[…]
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