Live at River City · Photos · Videos
The Southern rock-fueled Grand Rapids band fired up the latest edition of the studio series. Watch this week’s performance, listen to the interview, browse the photo gallery at Local Spins.
Big List Concert Guide · Upcoming shows
The week kicks off with Big Sandy and closes out with Steve Martin & Martin Short’s Grand Rapids tour stop, with plenty of musical action in between, including special SpeakEZ shows, Hip Hop Appreciation Week, the Bona-Who? festival, Thunder Chicken, The Extra Texture and Stryper. Plus, see how you can win tickets to see Granger Smith.
This Local Spins photo roundup of the past week’s concerts across West Michigan also includes a rootsy tribute to John Prine, The Legal Immigrants, Spaceface, Blue Veins, Secretary of Space and more at venues from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo. Browse all 10 photo galleries, only at Local Spins.
Artist Spotlights · Upcoming shows · Videos
The much-admired band from the ’70s and ’80s plays Grand Rapids’ 20 Monroe Live on Tuesday (May 15). Read the Local Spins interview with drummer John “Willie” Wilcox and get the lowdown on this classic band fronted by Todd Rundgren.
The debut of Local Spins music critic John Serba has him tackling the ‘really, really high on life’ bravado of ‘the craziest person in the room’: Andrew W.K. whose ‘You’re Not Alone’ tour stopped in Grand Rapids on Thursday. Relive the evening in this rollicking review, browse the photo gallery from the sold-out show.
Concert reviews · Weekend Photo Gallery
The three-day Skitchin’ Fest of punk fury, Bimini Brothers’ 35th anniversary spectacle, tour stops by Lindsay Lou and Michigander, and the wild Bass Country electronic music show powered up a weekend of live music in Grand Rapids, captured in images at Local Spins.
With the world’s only Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band playing Kalamazoo on Saturday, Local Spins asked The JetBeats’ frontman and major Beatles aficionado Morgan Moallemian to quiz the group about its roots, its performances and its own love of the Fab Four.
