ArtPrize’s 17-hour marathon rap by Rick Chyme: ‘It could be crazy’
Grand Rapids hip-hop artist Rick Chyme unveils his ArtPrize entry on Saturday, with plans to freestyle rap throughout the city in hopes of setting a new world record for hip-hop[…]
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Detroit Lions’ secret weapon for 2013: Miley Cyrus? Eminem? Bob Seger? Banning Nickelback?
Calvin Johnson isn’t the only key to success for the Detroit Lions this season: Having the wrong celebrity pop stars make ballyhooed appearances at Ford Field could spell doom for[…]
WYCE kicks off new Wealthy Theatre series with BoDeans, GR native goes viral with ‘Blue Collar’ video, MAJIC announces concert lineup
The early September Local Spins music news roundup is chock full of nuggets, from a new concert series at Wealthy Theatre to a hot music video that pays tribute to[…]
Reverend Horton Heat, La Famiglia, Don Campbell, The Muteflutes: The Weekend Photo Gallery
Things rockabilly’d their way into the Labor Day holiday weekend, with a rollicking show at The Pyramid Scheme, not to mention blasts of folk-rock, indie-rock, hip-hop and, yes, Dan Fogelberg.[…]
City Lights, The Crane Wives, Peter Bradley Adams, Rick Chyme, AOK: The Local Spins Weekend Photo Gallery
Steaming hot music added to the steamy hot weather at City Lights Music Festival, Taste of Grand Rapids and Meijer Gardens, with a few hot indoor shows such as GRAM[…]
Moxie Strings, Mastodon, Old Crow Medicine Show, Joe Hertler: The Local Spins Weekend Photo Gallery
This weekend’s Local Spins Weekend Photo Gallery covers the gamut of live music from Lansing to Grand Rapids to the lakeshore. The summer string thing can take many forms:[…]
Rick Chyme @ The Musicians’ Soundboard: Patience and persistence the lifeblood of true art
Grand Rapids hip-hop artist Rick Chyme knows the importance of patience: He spent three years crafting his new studio album and he cautions fellow musicians that laziness isn’t an option.[…]
Breaking music news · Upcoming shows
Limp Bizkit, Cracker, Bullet for My Valentine, Michael McDermott: Grand Rapids’ Big List Concert Guide
Things ramp up this weekend with riveting national tours and local shows: Bimini Brothers’ 30th anniversary, Bruce & Becca Ling benefit, Go Rounds, plus tickets to Meijer Gardens concerts go[…]
Cinco de Mayo party, Drew Nelson, Ben Rector, Tommy Womack, The Soil & The Sun: Grand Rapids’ Big List Concert Guide
West Michigan’s lively week of live music boasts Michigan’s biggest Cinco de Mayo Bash, a dual CD-release show by The Wallace Collective and Chain of Lakes, a chiptune celebration and[…]
Dead Prez, Amy LaVere, Van Morrison Experience, Amy Speace: The Local Spins Weekend Photo Gallery
Hip-hop, rock, Americana, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk and a Prince/MJ dance party: With spring weather springing, West Michigan heated up with an eclectic blend of live music, shared in images at[…]
Amy Speace, Dead Prez, Patty Larkin, Amy LaVere, Seth & May, Peter Mulvey: Grand Rapids’ Big List Concert Guide
Grand Rapids’ music offerings melt spring away with a diverse bunch of big national tours, plus a Grand Ole Opry show and a Van Morrison tribute. Save the image of[…]
Kid Rock soars in Grand Rapids: The Spins on Music photo gallery
One of Michigan’s favorite native sons pumped up a sellout crowd during his concert at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena on Wednesday night, part of his Rebel Soul Tour 2013.[…]
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Rock the Rapids festival to leave downtown and return to Fifth Third Ballpark in August
After staging the festival in downtown Grand Rapids the past two years, organizers say moving the three-day 2013 event back to the ballpark gives them time to explore options. […]
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LadyFest GR, Keb’ Mo’, Here Come the Mummies, Dan Navarro and more: The live music weekend in photos
Starting with funk from the grave at The Intersection, spring got sprung in fine fashion with riveting blues, gypsy music, rootsy acoustic strains, energetic hip-hop, pub-styled classical music and more[…]
Grand Rapids’ Big List Concert Guide: Dustin Lynch, Eric Johnson, Stepdad & Alexis, Mutemath, Roster McCabe
February romps to a close with star power, not to mention local must-see shows by Neil Jacobs, Asamu Johnson, An Dro, Serita’s Black Rose and some sweet under-the-radar picks. […]
Grand Rapids’ concert weekend in photos: Big Gigantic, Kip Moore, Los Lobos, Talib Kweli, Heavyweight Finals
Shakin’ off the cold and snow, music lovers warmed up with bluesy Tex-Mex (Los Lobos), hip-hop (Talib Kweli), indie-soul (Genna & Jesse), EDM (Big Gigantic), heavy metal (Mushroomhead, Heavyweights finals),[…]
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Free tickets to 12 fabulous concerts? Enter the “Spins on Music is My Valentine” contest
Spins on Music toasts its first full year of covering West Michigan’s music scene with a contest that will put a lucky winner in live music heaven for 12 upcoming[…]
Grand Rapids Concert Guide: Avett Brothers, Los Lobos, Lotus, Journey, Joshua Davis, Big Gigantic, Kip Moore, Mother Hips, Candlebox, Talib Kweli
The Big List’s big shows means running shoes may be in order to keep up this week, and that doesn’t even count the Heavyweights heavy metal finals, Reverend Raven’s blues[…]
Breaking music news · Concert announcements · Upcoming shows
Friday’s Bucket List: GR’s Jazz Fest expands, Inside the Mitten keeps rocking, and three Groundhog Day concerts you might have overlooked
It’s Friday, the perfect time to round up music news about an expanded summer jazz fest, more Mitten music and a bunch of under-the-radar weekend shows. CHECK OUT MORE[…]
Grand Rapids Concert Guide: Umphrey’s McGee, Frontier Ruckus, GRiZ, The Pinstripes, Badfish
Super Bowl week starts with a “soup bowl” gala in Grand Rapids, followed by video game music, Nikki Hill, the hiphop of Rick Chyme/Nixon, plus rock, jazz and folk. […]
West Michigan’s concert weekend in photos: Juicy J, ChupaCobras, Breathe Owl Breathe, Zellie’s Opry House jam
Things have quieted down after all the New Year’s hubbub, but the music stayed lively from Grand Rapids to Howard City, shared in photos at Spins on Music. There’s[…]
Toasting Grand Rapids’ New Year’s Eve concerts in photos, video: A merry musical ruckus
The outdoors Hot New Year’s Eve Party in downtown Grand Rapids, Founders’ three-band jam and Wealthy Theatre’s shining Starlight Six, recapped in photos, video at Spins on Music. Musically speaking,[…]
The Best of New Year’s Eve & beyond: The Grand Rapids concert guide
The Big List highlights The Ragbirds & Crane Wives, Starlight Six, Outer Vibe & Jesse McCartney, tributes to Buddy Holly and The Beatles. It’s all there on New Year’s Eve[…]
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Rock Hall of Fame mixes it up in 2013: Rush, Heart, Donna Summer, Albert King, Public Enemy, Randy Newman
At long last, prog-rock’s Rush and blues icon Albert King get their due. Does it matter that they’re finally getting inducted into rock royalty alongside a disco queen and a[…]
Grand Rapids Concert Guide: BoomBox, Will Hoge, Rosie Flores, John Pizzarelli, G. Love & Special Sauce, Lamp Light Music Festival
Halloween’s musical haunts in West Michigan this week also feature UV Hippo, Green River Ordinance, A.B!, AG Silver and the Dropkick Murphys. (Videos) Dropkick Murphys, Teenage Bottlerocket, The Mahones 7[…]
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Snakes, alligator, contortionist, Boyz II Men part of 2012 Rock the Rapids
Rock the Rapids in late August will bring six days of concerts and some unusual street entertainment to downtown Grand Rapids. Alice Cooper, one of Rock the Rapids’ 2011 headliners,[…]
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