Veteran Canadian rock band Three Days Grace pumped up Van Andel Arena on Tuesday with a boost from Michigan-bred I Prevail and Georgia’s The Funeral Portrait. The review, photos, set lists at Local Spins.
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Our recap of musical romps from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo casts a wide net in terms of styles and traditions, from Mustard Plug’s ska spectacle to a folk duo’s tribute to Simon & Garfunkel. Browse the photos.
Audio · Best Music of the Year · Videos
From Perfume Genius to NF to Rosalia, the roster of impressive albums cited by Local Spins writers covered a lot of territory in 2025. View their picks — along with some selections submitted by readers — and listen to this week’s Michigan Music Showcase featuring some of the best tracks by Michigan artists.
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The symphonic metal stars in Trans-Siberian Orchestra return to Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena for two ‘Ghosts of Christmas Eve’ shows this weekend, with a Detroit stop on Dec. 27. The Local Spins interview with drummer Jeff Plate, along with videos of live TSO performances.
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Musical contrasts were everywhere when it comes to West Michigan concerts to close out October and kick off November. From bluegrass heroes Greensky Bluegrass and Americana’s The Rebel Eves to heavy metal’s Mushroomhead, Local Spins recaps the week in scintillating images.
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The ‘Destination Live Music’ video series spotlights The Stage at The Corner in partnership with Local Spins. Learn more about the Muskegon venue and see what’s on tap for this unique building, including Friday’s special Halloween show.
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The iconic, all-ages music hangout — which launched its second go-round at 133 S. Division Ave. in Grand Rapids in September 2021 — will ‘bid farewell’ to that space on New Year’s Eve and take time to relocate and ‘figure out the future.’
The boys are back: More than 40 years after the enduring classic ‘This is Spinal Tap’ hit the big screen, the aging rockers return for a goofy but entertaining reunion. The Local Spins review.
Concert reviews · Photos · Summer Festivals · Weekend Photo Gallery
The mid-July torrent of live music across West Michigan this weekend ranged from blues to bluegrass to metal to Americana to jazz and more, including shows by The Bacon Brothers, The Flying Leaps, The Local Commuters and a first-ever Jazz Bash. Relive the action in words and photos at Local Spins.
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The hard-driving Upheaval Festival returned to Belknap Park on Friday amid sunny skies that drew throngs of hyper-energetic metal fans who cheered bands on three stages. The recap, photos and video.
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Spearheaded by headliners Rob Zombie and Falling in Reverse, this year’s festival features some musical twists and several Michigan bands as part of its three-stage assault. The Local Spins preview, schedule, music videos and more.
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The Avett Brothers and Everclear topped off a hectic week of live music across West Michigan that also included Rising Appalachia, Miss May I, Full Cord, Smiling Acres fest and more. Get the week-in-review photos and recaps exclusively at Local Spins.
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Keenan’s Puscifer and A Perfect Circle will join Primus on stage Wednesday at Van Andel Arena. He opens up to Local Spins about the tour, his past and a development he plans for Scottville, where he grew up.
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The West Michigan-bred hard rock band plays GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids and Fillmore Detroit this week on its ‘What Remains’ tour. The Local Spins interview with Leigh Kakaty, who opens up about processing mental health issues and the importance of Pop Evil’s latest album.
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West Michigan’s live music array also featured The Missing Generation, Basic Comfort, Sin Theorem and fourth-round Battle of the Band winner Ethereal performing at venues from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo. Browse all of the images at Local Spins.
Artist Spotlights · Local Spins Rewind · Upcoming shows · Videos
March 2024 generated some of the most buzzed-about stories of the year, and Billy Strings and other Michigan artists featured in those articles are making waves in 2025. Local Spins takes a look back … and forward.
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West Michigan’s live music week boasted indie-pop/dance, chillwave, heavy metal, alt-rock, bedroom pop and more — all captured in words and images at Local Spins.
Many fans waited outside in icy temps to catch Sunday’s Christian music tour stop which also featured sets by Colton Dixon, Trip Lee and more. The review, photos and set lists at Local Spins.
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From stops by national touring artists in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, to regional rock romps to Halloween hoopla, it was a action-packed week of live music across West Michigan. The photos at Local Spins, including Kitchen Dwellers, Lower Leisure Class, Ghost Bunnies, Asamu Johnson, Empress Eyes, Hannah Rose Graves and more.
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Once again, West Michigan’s live music week covered a lot of bases: country, folk, bluegrass, psych-rock, metal, drone and more — from Boris to Neko Case. The photo recaps at Local Spins.
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The West Michigan band talked about its new album for Local Spins on WYCE, which also featured tracks by Jack White, Eminem, The Accidentals, Greet Death, Brenden Stark, Kylee Phillips, The Bootstrap Boys, Heartsick and more.
Labor Day weekend launched with some deliciously scary heavy music across the state, but also featured a celebrated jam band and a tribute to a late Kalamazoo musician.
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August’s final weekend blast of live music across the state covered the gamut, from country to metal to indie-rock to bluegrass and more, from Return to the River in Grand Rapids to Havoc Fest in Jackson. Browse all the photo galleries and a video at Local Spins.
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Virginia’s Bad Omens closed out this year’s Upheaval Festival with effusive flash and the biggest crowd yet, wrapping up a sundry and resplendent live music week across West Michigan. Browse the photo galleries and more.
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Friday’s opening day of Upheaval at Grand Rapids’ Belknap Park unleased thunderous sets from Godsmack, Killswitch Engage, Of Mice and Men and more. The recap, highlights and photos at Local Spins.
The hard-rocking heavy metal fest returns to Grand Rapids’ Belknap Park Friday and Saturday. Get the preview, festival essentials and a full schedule at Local Spins.
The first full week of June was full of musical merriment, from Grand Rapids to Otsego to Paw Paw to Kalamazoo, recapped in photos at Local Spins.
The hard rock/alt-metal troika’s tour stop at Van Andel Arena on Thursday also featured an opening set from Tim Montana. Browse the photos and set lists at Local Spins.
Sunday night’s death metal assault in Grand Rapids earned several thumbs — and devil horns — up from Local Spins reviewer John Serba, from Amon Amarth’s ‘row pit’ spectacle to Obituary’s ‘slime-ridden’ genius. Check out his entertaining take on this four-band tour de force and ogle photographer Anthony Norkus’ photo gallery at Local Spins.
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From a post-hardcore throwdown to acclaimed jazz to jam-band fun to country twang and more, Local Spins offers a visual sampling of the week’s concerts from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo.
This early May round-up of Michigan releases features new projects from DuPont Phillips and Elroy Meltzer, along with fresh recordings by some up-and-coming West Michigan bands. Read the reviews, listen to tracks from these releases.
The 2024 concert calendar is chock full of outdoor concerts at diverse venues across Michigan, starring national touring powerhouses as well as regional bands. Local Spins has the schedules.
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Wednesday night lit up Grand Rapids with three shows by disparate artists in varied venues, from The Accidentals’ ‘Cover Art’ tour stop at cozy Midtown to metalcore’s Fit for a King shaking up the sprawling Intersection. Recaps, photos at Local Spins.
The mid-Michigan hardcore band’s much-buzzed-about reunion show last month with bluegrass-guitarist-turned-metal shredder Billy Strings has the group eyeing new songs and recording.
Synth-pop star Chappell Roan electrified a sold-out Intersection crowd on Saturday, part of a robust roster of West Michigan concerts featuring national and local artists. Browse all the photo galleries at Local Spins, including Low Phase, Cris Jacobs, Celeste Allison, Kate Hinote and the Oigfest heavy metal fest.
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The Grammy Award-winning bluegrass guitarist turned into a hair-tossing, metalcore shredder with the band Flesh and Blood Robot during the sold-out Sunday show. The recap, photo gallery and video highlights at Local Spins.
It was a tale of two intense shows within blocks of each other on Monday night. Local Spins has recaps of Gary Numan’s mesmerizing show at Elevation and Avenged Sevenfold’s Van Andel Arena tour stop. Browse the photo galleries and set lists.
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From Grand Rapids to Muskegon to Kalamazoo, live music fans got to experience lots of new acts and environments while also embracing some tried-and-true favorites — all recapped in images at Local Spins. Check out photos/videos of Gyasi, The Fat Animals, Roosevelt Diggs, Jay Gavan & The Flying Leaps, the Vultures John Mayer Tribute and more.
Opera Grand Rapids’ first-ever ‘Hip Opera’ unfolded at Meijer Gardens the same night that heavy metal icons Pantera revved up Van Andel Arena, along with Lamb of God and Child Bite. Get the recaps and browse the photo galleries at Local Spins.
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The symphonic rock spectacle that lights up the holidays every year returns to Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena the day after Christmas. The interview and preview at Local Spins.
The Swedish ‘djent’ metal masters delivered “cold savagery balanced with brainy technicianship” at GLC Live at 20 Monroe on Sunday. The Local Spins review by John Serba with photos by Anthony Norkus
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Beyond a flurry of football, the long Thanksgiving weekend cooked up a buffet of rock, hip hop, bluegrass, Americana and jam-band charm at venues from Grand Rapids to Holland to Kalamazoo.
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The weekend produced some fascinating performances from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, including metal band If He Dies He Dies’ reunion show at The Pyramid Scheme and Mariachi Herencia De Mexico at Kalamazoo State Theatre. Browse all the photo galleries at Local Spins.
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For the first time in more than 13 years, the award-winning metal band will unleash its aggressive, raw and melodic assault at The Pyramid Scheme this weekend. How it all fell apart and how it all came back together. The back story at Local Spins.
Friday night’s tour stops rattled downtown Grand Rapids, from GLC Live at 20 Monroe to The Intersection. Browse the photos at Local Spins.
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An unusual folk-punk collaboration with Grand Rapids Symphony, a rock-pop sensation and some metal mayhem found receptive audiences this week. Plus, check out video highlights from Pulaski Days and Saturday’s Horizen Fest. The photo galleries at Local Spins.
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With compassion-fueled apoplexy, alt-metal’s Helmet rolls into The Pyramid Scheme on Sunday as it prepares to release a new studio album, “Left.” The Local Spins interview with frontman Page Hamilton.
The second day of Grand Rapids’ mammoth heavy metal fest was just part of a robust week of live music across West Michigan — revisited in action-packed photos at Local Spins. Browse images of Ripe, The Hacky Turtles, Roosevelt Diggs, Kanin Wren’s Taylor Swift Experience, Jake Kershaw, Tommy Prine and a fun collective known as COA.
Photos · Summer Festivals · Videos
The hard-rocking Grand Rapids festival returned to Belknap Park on Friday, with more than a dozen bands — some of them local — turning up their amps to 11. The recap, photo galleries and Saturday schedule at Local Spins.
Playlists · Summer Festivals · Upcoming shows
Bring Me the Horizon, Lamb of God, Falling in Reverse, Halestorm lead the charge at this weekend’s Upheaval Fest taking place at Grand Rapids’ Belknap Park. The preview at Local Spins, with a weather forecast, ticket links, daily schedules and a festival playlist.
