The Big List (April 22-28): Hunter Hayes, Talib Kweli, Veil of Maya, Twin Peaks, Boney James, The Accidentals, OK Go

Feedback 25, Casting Crowns, Joe Hertler, Political Lizard, Mason Jennings, a Pathway to the Pasture band contest and more help fill out the week of concerts. And check out this week’s ticket giveaways.

 

THE BIG LIST: April 22-28

For an expanded list of upcoming shows at West Michigan venues, check out The REALLY Big List at Local Spins.

Have concert listings you think deserve to be spotlighted? Email date, time, ticket prices, location and details to liz@localspins.com.

To be included in our “Big List of Michigan Music Festivals” or one of the outdoor summer concert lists, email liz@localspins.com with 2019 information and your contact information.

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MONDAY

THE MURLOCS
MOONWALKS
When: 9 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $15
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Australia’s The Murlocs bring their U.S. tour to Grand Rapids, unleashing “their own blown-out, distorted brand of soulful R&B. Formed in early 2011 by harp player Ambrose Kenny-Smith, The Murlocs have already played alongside Thee Oh Sees, Graveyard Train and Dave Graney. Their up-tempo snare cracks and noisy doom guitar – accompanied by Ambrose’s vocal screech – has been described as a mesmerizing demented dance party,” according to the band website.

Opening the show will be Moonwalks. Details at pyramidschemebar.com.

TUESDAY

VEIL OF MAYA
INTERVALS
When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $20 advance, $22 day of show
Where: Elevation inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Continuing an extensive U.S. tour that began in mid-March, Chicago metalcore band Veil of Maya is touting its sixth and latest album, “False Idol.”

The band is joined in Grand Rapids by Intervals, Strawberry Girls and Cryptodira. Doors for the all-ages show open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets available online at sectionlive.com.

WEDNESDAY

BONEY JAMES
LUSHH
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $29-59
Where: State Theatre, Kalamazoo

The music of Boney James is about as saxy as it gets. The four-time Grammy nominated and one-time winning R&B/jazz saxophonist hits the State Theatre stage Wednesday night likely bringing classic smooth jams like “Stone Groove,” “Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) and “Sweet Thing” with him.

Warming up the stage will be one of Kalamazoo’s up-and-coming jazz acts of its own. With its self-titled debut full-length out just this past week, Lushh will get things started with its improvisational blend of music that shows off its affinity for jazz, electronica, rock and funk. Read more about the Kazoo act in the coming weeks. Visit www.Kazoostate.com for more information and tickets.

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
OLIVIA & THE AQUATIC TROUPE
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

Ethereal and open-hearted, singer-songwriter and guitarist Olivia and her band The Aquatic Troupe are full of surprises. Their uptempo gypsy swing and baroque pop songs, accented with punchy horns, showcase a vaudeville flair. Other compositions soar into a spaghetti Western and chamber-pop sound, paring back the band’s tendency towards rich layers to reveal Mainville’s inspired vocals. Musicians like Django Reinhardt, Josephine Baker, Lee Hazelwood, and David Bowie have been a major influence, and Bowie’s guitar player and bandleader Gerry Leonard even played on their 2015 debut album, “Maybe The Saddest Thing.” The band’s distinctive sound makes for an unforgettable live show.

(The band also plays Rockford Brewing at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Old Dog Tavern in Kalamazoo at 10 p.m. Saturday.)

Local Spins Wednesdays are presented by Local Spins, SpeakEZ Lounge, Perrin Brewing and WYCE, with free parking in the small city lot kitty-corner from SpeakEZ just to the south on Monroe Avenue NW or the Sixth Street Park lot just to the north of SpeakEZ Lounge.

THE DIP
MOOREA MASA & THE MOOD
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $15
Where: Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

The Dip has spent the latter half of this decade electrifying audiences from its hometown of Seattle and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Melding vintage rhythm and blues, modern pop and ’60s soul, the seven-piece, fronted by Tom Eddy and fueled by “The Honeynut Horns,” has been deemed a band to watch by more than a few. The band has been hitting some big-time festival stages the past couple of summers, and are coming to Bell’s fresh off the release of sophomore LP, “The Dip Delivers.”
Fellow Northwesterners Moorea Masa & The Mood, of Portland, will warm up the backroom stage. Masa’s voice has been said to have “the power to move mountains, or to move grown men to tears.”

Visit www.BellsBeer.com for more information and tickets.

JOE HERTLER & THE RAINBOW SEEKERS
When: 9:30 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: $5
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

This special Wednesday night Founders show features Michigan touring favorites Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers (who are on their way to headline Short’s Brewing’s 15th Anni Party on Saturday). The genre-melding, pop-driven band has a busy year of touring and festivals ahead, not to mention a new studio album. Read more about the band in an interview with Hertler later this week at Local Spins.

Get more info about this 21-and-older show at foundersbrewing.com, where you can also get details about Thursday’s free show starring The Mammoths and Valentiger, and Saturday’s return of Grateful Dead tribute band Terrapin Flyer.

THURSDAY

CASTING CROWNS
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $24-$80
Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids

The week after Easter, contemporary Christian superstar band Casting Crowns will bring its “Only Jesus Tour” to Grand Rapids, part of a 37-city jaunt that also features sets by Zach Williams and Austin French.

The tour is in support of Casting Crowns’ latest album, “Only Jesus,” which soared to No. 2 on Billboard’s Christian chart. Get tickets and details online at vanandelarena.com.

HUNTER HAYES
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $32.50 advance, $37.50 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Country star Hunter Hayes has certainly experienced a dramatic ascension in his career since bursting onto the scene in 2011. Now 27, the award-winning artist is bringing his “Closer to You” tour to Grand Rapids, fresh from releasing a new single, “Heartbreak.”

Also on the bill for this all-ages show co-sponsored by radio station B93 will be Levi Hummon and Tegan Marie. Details online at sectionlive.com.

THE ACCIDENTALS
LIPSTICK JODI
EARTH RADIO
When: 8 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $20
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

Traverse City’s young indie-folk heroes The Accidentals performed more than 200 shows across the country last year. So when the band members put their minds together for their follow-up release to 2017 success “Odyssey,” it seemed only natural to construct an album that would capture the essence of one of their energetic live shows.

The trio of Savannah Buist, Katie Larson and Michael Dause will release that album into the wild this week and celebrate with what will no doubt be a packed house at Bell’s Thursday night. Read more about what the band has been up to, along with a review of the new album, later this week at Local Spins. For more information and tickets to Thursday’s show, also featuring 2018 Jammie-winning Grand Rapids’ bands Lipstick Jodi and Earth Radio, visit www.BellsBeer.com. The band plays album-release shows later this week in Traverse City, too.

FRIDAY

TWIN PEAKS
POST ANIMAL
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $20 advance, $22 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: The first person to email john@localspins.com with “TWIN PEAKS” in the message field will win a pair of tickets to Friday’s concert. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

After churning out an unusual project, “Sweet ’17 Singles,” which had the Chicago indie-rock band Twin Peaks releasing two new songs every month for six months, the group returns to Grand Rapids to fire up The Pyramid Scheme along with fellow Chicago psychedelic rockers Post Animal.

Get details about the all-ages show online at pyramidschemebar.com. Doors open at 7 p.m.

POLITICAL LIZARD
MARK LAVENGOOD
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10 advance, $12 day of show
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

Up-and-coming West Michigan rock/pop band Political Lizard – led by songwriters Jenna Olson and Caleb Waldvogel – team up with Grand Rapids bluegrass Dobro star Mark Lavengood for what promises to be a scintillating evening of diverse music at Tip Top Deluxe.

Political Lizard recently released its debut album, “Joy the Dog,” and Lavengood is releasing a series of singles in 2019. Get tickets and details online here.

SATURDAY

MASON JENNINGS
JESSI PHILLIPS
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

Touring behind recent release “Songs From When We Met,” enigmatic songwriter Mason Jennings has found new energy and inspiration as he embarks on the third decade of his career. The Hawaiian-born, Pittsburgh-bred, Midwestern folk hero hits the Bell’s stage Saturday night, when he will share songs of rising from the depths of despair, finding love again and embrace an openness he has never before felt.

Opening the show will be Eight Belles’ Jessi Phillips, whose blend of Americana has been said to sound as if “Harry Nilsson and Patsy Cline had a love child and left it in the forest to be raised by wolves.” Visit www.BellsBeer.com for more information and tickets.

PATHWAY TO THE PASTURE:
FLEXADECIBEL, COSMIC KNOT
NATHAN WALTON & THE REVOLVING DOOR
AUGUST
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $5 advance, $7 day of show
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

Let the battle begin. This is the first of several “Pathway to the Pasture” band contests that will pick the final acts performing at August’s Cowpie Music Festival near Caledonia. An eclectic array of West Michigan bands will face off on Saturday, including Flexadecibel, Cosmic Knot, August and Nathan Walton & The Revolving Door.

Future contests will take place in Holland, Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti, with the finals on June 7 at Holland’s Park Theatre. Details about Saturday’s show online here.

TALIB KWELI
When: 10 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $27 advance, $30 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to Local Spins reader Amber Arizmendi, who was the first person to email john@localspins.com with “TALIB” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Saturday’s concert. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

The final celebration of The Pyramid Scheme’s 8th anniversary features Brooklyn-based MC/rapper Talib Kweli, a social activist who’s long earned attention for views and inventive rapping. His most recent album, “Radio Silence,” was released in 2017.

Also on the bill for this special show will be Michigan’s own Shamar Alef and DJ Snax. Get info at pyramidschemebar.com.

SUNDAY

FEEDBACK 25: THE CRANE WIVES
THE CONCUSSIONS, THE HONEYTONES
When: 3 p.m. Sunday
Admission: $5 donation
Where: Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids

It will be an epic birthday celebration on Sunday at Founders.

The 25th anniversary of Feedback – a benefit for Access of West Michigan’s anti-poverty programs and food pantries – features some special Feedback alumni: folk-rock’s The Crane Wives, surf rock’s The Concussions and rock’s The Honeytones (with a host of special guests, including Morgan Foster, Hannah Rose Graves, Jim Spalink and others) performing a special Sunday Founders Brewing show with silent auctions, raffles and more to boot.

Get more information about the benefit later this week at Local Spins.

OK GO (THE LIVE VIDEO TOUR)
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $39.50-49.50
Where: State Theatre, Kalamazoo

In Kalamazoo and not sure what to do Sunday night? Maybe you should just OK GO, to the State Theatre, that is. The pop act by that name, which has been racking up awards and making people dance for two decades now and went viral with its 2006 treadmill video of “Here It Goes Again,” will be there. The band will be playing that song and many more as it performs live in front of a backdrop of its VMA-winning career-spanning videos.

What many area music fans may not know about OK Go is that band member Tim Nordwind is a Kalamazoo native and 1994 graduate of Loy Norrix High School. Nordwind and bandmate Damian Kulash will take part in a special meet-and-greet, Q&A and autograph session at the Kalamazoo Public Library earlier in the day. Visit www.Kazoostate.com for more information and tickets.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Ryan Chris & The Rough Cuts playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Tuesday – Denver outlaw country outfit Ryan Chris & The Rough Cuts brings its U.S. tour behind latest album, “Shovel Full of Coal,” to Grand Rapids.

Tomas Esparza Blues Band playing Garage Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Friday, free – Tomas Esparza is a virtuosic harmonica player, influenced by the likes of Junior Wells and Little Walter, who leads this West Michigan band through dynamic sets of blues. The Garage Bar follows this on Saturday with a performance by Hazy Past.

The Go Rounds wsg Molly, performing at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo, 9 p.m. Friday, $10 advance, $12 day of show — Graham Parson’s beloved hometown act has been rocking stages across the Mitten and beyond with its unique brand of psychedelic Americana pop. The band arrives at Bell’s Friday night hot on the heels of releasing latest LP, “Whatever You May Be.” Molly opens the show.

Basic Comfort, M. Sord and more, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo, 8:30 p.m. Friday, $5 — Basic Comfort has seen the comings and goings of a “Who’s Who” of Kalamazoo musicians and will headline a four-band bill Friday night with its genre-bending stylings. Also taking the stage will be local legend M. Sord, Kalamazoo’s Tangoez and Two Bands from Detroit.

sfam and FRQ NCY, Papa Pete’s in Kalamazoo, 8 p.m. Friday, $12/15 — New Orleans experimental bass duo sfam, comprised of Jacob Hoerner and Michael Pearson, brings dark, its danceable, distinct sound to Papa Pete’s fresh off the release of an EP on Drama Club Recordings. Getting things started will be Atlanta native FRQ NCY.

Yolonda Lavender & Fourth Feel headline Alternative Soul Sounds bill at Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo, 10 p.m. Friday, $5 — Curated by Soul Artistry LLC, Kalamazoo’s own Yolonda Lavender takes the Old Dog stage for her first-ever showcase event at the venue. Joining the collaborative and soulful hip hop star on the stage will be Sarah Giramia and Mitchie Moore.

Battle to the Bash Round 1 at Elevation @ The Intersection in Grand Rapids, $5 advance, $10 day of show – With the B93 Birthday Bash taking place at Fifth Third Ballpark in June, radio station B93 is “looking for the best country band in West Michigan” to kick off the event. Keegan Jacko, Myron Elkins, Brian Randall Band, Sadie Bass, Brenda Loomis Band and Whiskey Bound will play the first round on Saturday.

That Beatles Thing playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, free – Arrive early, because this Grand Rapids-based Beatles tribute band draws big crowds for its amazing renditions of Fab Four tunes spanning the Liverpool group’s entire career. (By the way, singer Kathy Lamar plays One Trick on Thursday.)

Spring ReggaeFest at Billy’s Lounge in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, $10 – Ambassador David Productions presents another upbeat evening of reggae, courtesy of Roots Vibrations, as part of the Spring ReggaeFest that will heat up the dance floor at Billy’s.

Hippo Campus playing The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, $22 advance, $25 day of show – With a new single, “Bambi,” Minnesota’s pop-hued Hippo Campus rolls into Grand Rapids for an all-ages show, with special guest Samia. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Deepfall, One Step From Falling, SIBIUS playing 741 at 741 Leonard St. NW in Grand Rapids, 10 p.m. Saturday, free – This hard-rocking showcase presented by Liquid Sugar Entertainment is billed as the “Spring Thaw Bash” with metal-hued favorites, from Grand Rapids’ own Deepfall to New York’s One Step from Falling.

Cabildo playing Sunday Afternoon Live at the Cascade Township branch of Kent District Library, 2 p.m. Sunday, free – Grand Rapids Latin rock favorites Cabildo fires up this series at the Cascade Township Library.

Alex Harding Organ Trio playing LaFontsee Galleries at 833 Lake Drive SE in Grand Rapids, 3 p.m. Sunday, $20 advance, $25 day of show, $10 students – The latest in The Underground Series curated by Lazaro Vega features baritone sax and bass clarinet player Alex Harding, organist Jim Alfredson and drummer Djallo Djakate performing in the intimate setting of LaFontsee Galleries.

Charlie Hunter and Lucy Woodward playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 6 p.m. Sunday, $15 – Veteran songwriters and musicians Charlie Hunter and Lucy Woodward have blazed their own musical paths, and are now touring together and have released an album “based on pocket-heavy renditions of vintage pop and classic standards ranging from Blind Willie Johnson to Nina Simone.”

THE REALLY BIG LIST OF CONCERTS, PLUS SHOWS ON THE HORIZON

Monday, April 22
The Murlocs/The Moonwalks, The Pyramid Scheme
Static Apparatus, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
BassBin: Womp Romp, Billy’s Lounge
“Rock Of Ages,” Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
In The Blue, Jazz & Gin @ Long Road Distillers
John Shea, The Republic
Burdick-Thorne String Quartet (noon), Borgess Atrium Lobby, Kalamazoo
Tom Duffield (5 p.m.), Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Allie Garland, Malleable Brewing Co., Albion

Tuesday, April 23
Veil of Maya/Intervals/Strawberry Girls/Cryptodira, Elevation @ The Intersection
Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Progressions Jazz Series, NOMAD Gallery
The New Standard, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Devon Yeider, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Tunic/Fluster/Suck City, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, April 24
Olivia Mainville & the Aquatic Troupe, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, Founders Brewing Company
Julia Michaels/Josie Dunne, Elevation @ The Intersection
OHMME/okaycool/The Crane Wives Duo, The Pyramid Scheme
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
The New Standard, Zoko 822
Flatland Grip, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Old World, Cascade
My Thin Place, Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro, Hastings
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
College Chorus/Chapel Choir/Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
Entourage, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Boney James/Lushhh, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
The Dip/Morea Massa & The Mood, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
WMU Jazz Students, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Burdick-Thorne String Quartet (noon), Bronson Hospital Garden Atrium, Kalamazoo
Lukas Pederson, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo

Thursday, April 25
Casting Crowns, Van Andel Arena
The Mammoths/Valentiger, Founders Brewing Company
Hunter Hayes/Levi Hummon/Tegan Marie, The Intersection
Dabin/IHF/Fludder/Wreckno, The Stache @ The Intersection
Paul Cauthen/The Legal Immigrants, The Pyramid Scheme
From Mendelssohn, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, St. Cecilia Music Center
Kathy Lamar, One Trick Pony
Barrel Bones/The Hollow Roots/Ernie Clark & the Magnificent Bastards, Mulligan’s Pub
Leaving Lifted, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
David Slivinski & Ruidi Tegethoff (4 p.m.), The Old Goat
Jim Spalink, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival, Thornapple Jazz Orchestra/Jim Hayward, First Presbyterian Church of Hastings, Hastings
My Thin Place/Amy Young & Friends (11:30 a.m.), Seasonal Grille, Hastings
Front & Center, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Checkers Morton, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Andy Frisinger, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Tim Johnson & Co., Porto Bello, Grand Haven
EG Kight, Griswold Auditorium, Allegan
The Accidentals/Lipstick Jodi/Earth Radio, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Rufus Ferguson Quartet, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
The Cheap Dates (Live Band Karaoke), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
The Convalescence/Dead Eyes Always Dreaming/Sea of Treachery/The Outliers/Krosis/Nagazi/Insvrgence/Guard Rail: Dead Fest 2019, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Framing The Red, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph

Friday, April 26
Twin Peaks/Post Animal, The Pyramid Scheme
Political Lizard/Mark Lavengood, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Death Abides/Trademark Zero/BlackFront Ink, Mulligan’s Pub
Saved By The 90s, The Intersection
Boogie/KB Devaughn/Bobby Sessions, The Stache @ The Intersection
Tomas Esparza Blues Band, Garage Bar & Grill
Atomic Radio, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B.
Sprague Brotherz, Bobarino’s Pizzeria, The B.O.B.
Drew Behringer, B.O.B.’s Brewery
Project 90, River City Saloon
NED/Anvil Crawler/October Bird of Death, 741
Edye Evans Hyde Trio (6 p.m.), JW Marriott
Sonimanic, Log Cabin Bar (April 26-27)
Corelocked, Twisted Bull
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Atwater Brewery
Los Tucanes de Tiajuana, DeltaPlex Arena, Walker
Brena, Shots on West River, Belmont
Byron Center Jazz Ensembles: Cool Jazz, Van Singel Fine Arts Center, Byron Center
Olivia & the Aquatic Troupe, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Azz Izz, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
My Thin Place/Amy Young & Friends (11:30 a.m.), Seasonal Grille, Hastings
The Four Freshman, Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival, Hastings High School Performing Arts Center, Hastings
Delilah DeWylde, Trail Point Brewing, Allendale
Frog and the Beeftones, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Rich Burkholder, Our Brewing, Holland
Nate Holley, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Tim Johnson & Co., Porto Bello, Grand Haven
Skyking/Van Mason, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
The Insiders (Tom Petty tribute), Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
West Michigan Symphony, “Disney in Concert: Around the World,” Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Yard Sale Underwear, The Alley Door Club, Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Travis Swanson Trio, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Bri Baron, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, Muskegon
Identity Cubed, Ramsdell Center for the Arts, Manistee
Hannah Laine & Chris Bota, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
The Williams Family, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland (April 26-27)
Silent Bark, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Upcoast Kin/Jedi Mind Trip, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Go Rounds/Molly, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
sfam/FRQ NCY/Sesh/Introspace/The Bass Brothers, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Yolonda Lavender & Fourth Feel/Sarah Giramia/DJ Mitchie Moore, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Dale Wicks, Final Gravity Brewing, Kalamazoo
JGJ, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Tony Fields & Doug Decker, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Duffield Caron Project, Amore’s Ristorante, Paw Paw
Allie Garland, JB’s Whiskey Old Style Grill, Springfield
Heidi Burson Band (fundraiser for School of American Music), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
William Matheyn, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Lake-O Ukes & Ukes Jam, Bob’s Barn Jamboree, Lake Odessa
Brian Oberlin & The Wisenekker-Lysov Trio, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont
Big Boss Band, Newaygo Brewing, Newaygo
Frankie Ballard/Mike Skill (of The Romantics) & Friends/The RFD Boys/John Sinclair & the Blues Scholars/Shortly/Carl B. Phillips & Friends (Aretha Franklin tribute)/Mosaic Youth Theater (Motown tribute), Detroit Music Awards, The Fillmore, Detroit

Saturday, April 27
Hippo Campus/Samia, The Intersection
Oceans Beneath Us/Contra/Heartsick/Silence & Solace/Last Sleep, The Stache @ The Intersection
Battle to the B-93 Birthday Bash, Elevation @ The Intersection
Hippo Campus/Samia, The Intersection
Hazy Past, Garage Bar & Grill
Talib Kweli/ShamarAlef/DJ Snax, The Pyramid Scheme
Terrapin Flyer, Founders Brewing Company
That Beatles Thing, One Trick Pony
Kairos Augur/ANDOR/One With The Riverbed, Mulligan’s Pub
Roots Vibration/Phantom/DJ SanJay, Billy’s Lounge
Flexadecibel/Cosmic Knot/Nathan Walton/The Revolving Door/August: Pathway to the Pasture Play-In Contest, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Smash Kings, H.O.M.E. at The B.O.B.
Deepfall/One Step From Falling/Sibus, 741
Bare Naked 90s, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Third Coast Gypsy Jazz, The Old Goat
Jim Cooper Trio, JW Marriott
Escaping Pavement, Grand River Folk Arts Society, Wealthy Theatre Annex
Sonimanic, Log Cabin Bar (April 26-27)
Blue Soul Express, Nighthawk Food & Spirits, Alto
Sue, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Oh Those Clowns, Shots on West River, Belmont
John Shea, Noto’s Old World, Cascade
Dale Wicks, Castle Brewing Co., Greenville
Terell Stafford/Steve Talaga/Fred Knapp/Tom Lockwood & Northview High School Jazz Band, Northview High School Auditorium, Northview
Blue Jay Bridge, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
An Dro, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Whiskey Bound, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Liberty Call (U.S. Navy Band): Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival, Hastings High School Performing Arts Center, Hastings
Homemade Jam Band, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Escaping Pavement: Grand River Folk Arts Society, Wealthy Theatre Annex
All In, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Kashmir (Led Zeppelin tribute), Park Theatre, Holland
Double Strung, Waverly Stone Gastropub, Holland
Andrew Le, piano/Alicia Eppinga, cello/Jennifer Walvoord, violin: Triple Threat, Holland Symphony Orchestra, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts @ Hope College, Holland
Trixy Tang, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Pretty Rage, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Carl Webb Band, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Gabrial James, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
DC-90, Wicks Park Bar & Grille, Saugatuck
Bryan Scott Hammond, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
JMM Jazz, Porto Bello, Grand Haven
Project 90, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
The Bri Baron Band, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
JMM Jazz, Porto Bello, Grand Haven
Joshua Davis, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Bari Lee Band, Fruitport Eagles, Fruitport
Jim Dodson Jr. (Lakeshore Pyrate Heads fundraiser for Alzheimer’s & Salvation Army), The Mitten Bar, Ludington
The Williams Family, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland (April 26-27)
Jake Stevens, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Funkle Jesse/Atomic Radio, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Mason Jennings/Jessi Phillips, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Duffield Carron Project (5 p.m)/Olivia & the Aquatic Troupe, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Atsuko Chiba/Lume/Narco Debut/Lucius Fox, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Michael McIntosh, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
The Out of Favor Boys, The Arpeggio, Otsego
Tommy Castro and The Painkillers: Blues Series, Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall
As Voices Echo (final show)/Age of Aletheia/City State/Lost In Hope/Guard Rail, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Mary Fahl, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
The Sypian Family Band, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Whiskey Highway, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Short’s Anniversary Party: Seth Bernard/Braxton Hick & the Contractions, Bellaire
Frank and Allie, Live From Charlevoix, Charlevoix Cinema III, Charlevoix

Sunday, April 28
The Crane Wives/The Concussions/The Honeytones: Feedback 25 (Access of West Michigan benefit), Founders Brewing Company
Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Alex Harding Organ Trio: Underground Concert Series, LaFontsee Galleries
Mike Frost & Mike Hyde (10 a.m.), JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Cabildo, Sunday Afternoon Live, Kent District Library, Cascade Branch
Pete Kehoe (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Mary Fahl, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Brian Oberlin & The Wiesenekker-Lysov Trio, Salt of the Earth, Fennville
Hip Pocket, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Kate Liu, Gilmore Rising Stars Series, Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo
OK Go, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Michael Fuerst/Bill Caskey: Earthwork Music Sunday Showcase, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Sentimental Journey, Bob’s Barn Jamboree, Lake Odessa
Northern Michigan Battle of the Bands: Houghton Lake Performing Arts Association, Columbian Hall, Prudenville
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, “Violins of Hope,” Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
The Accidentals, State Theater, Traverse City
Bill Caskey & Michael Fuerst (of The Red Sea Pedestrians): Earthwork Music Sunday Showcase, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Petoskey

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, April 29
Static Apparatus, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
BassBin: We Jack/Gettoblaster, Billy’s Lounge
Travis Swanson Trio, Jazz & Gin @ Long Road Distillers
John Shea, The Republic
Tom Duffield (5 p.m.), Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Matt Gabrial, Malleable Brewing Co., Albion

Tuesday, April 30
Buckethead, Elevation @ The Intersection
Broadway Grand Rapids, “Waitress,” DeVos Performance Hall (April 30-May 5)
Whiskey Dick/Steering Ships/Empty Bottles, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The New Standard, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Broadway In West Michigan, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical,” Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Devon Yeider, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, May 1
Nicholas James Thomasma, Local Spins Wednesday at SpeakEZ Lounge
Overkill/Death Angel/Act of Defiance, Elevation @ The Intersection
McKinley James, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Restaurant, Cascade
Vincent Hayes, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
The Moxie Strings & Jenison Orchestras, Jenison Center for the Arts, Jenison
Ivan Akinsiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
WMU Jazz Students, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Thursday, May 2
DMX, 20 Monroe Live
Adventure Club/Tynan/Inzo, The Intersection
The Steel Woods, The Stache @ The Intersection
Haunted Like Human/Edison Kit & The Strangers, Mulligan’s Pub
Chris Bota, Creston Brewery
Jersey Pete & Java Joe, Gipper’s Bar & Restaurant
Novice/Life Loss/Discontent/Worst Self, 741
Ray Townsend, Thornapple Brewing Company, Cascade
Selkie, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Ben Traverse, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
The Moxie Strings & Jenison Orchestras, Jenison Center for the Arts, Jenison
Hope College Jazz Faculty, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Andy Frisinger, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Michael Schenker Fest, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Moss Jaw (album release)/Blessed and Vines, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Mary Santora, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Friday, May 3
Lucius/Pure Bathing Culture, Covenant Fine Arts Center, Calvin College
Midland, 20 Monroe Live
Leland Blue (album release)/Modern Adventures/Often Home/Dawning, The Pyramid Scheme
Casa Blue/blindspot/The Gorgeous Oranges, Mulligan’s Pub
Dirty Mike & the Boys/Act Casual/El Brandino/Cactus Jack: Grand Rapids Does The Dead, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Typo, H.O.M.E. at the B.O.B.
Live Band Karaoke, Bobarino’s
Grand Rapids Symphony, “The 20/21st Century Concert: Celebrating Women,” St. Cecilia Music Center
Toby Bresnahan (5 p.m.)/Pretzel Logic, Flanagan’s Irish Pub (May 3-4)
Wonderlush, River City Saloon
The Vintage Parlor Orchestra, NOMAD Gallery
Gromulous, 741
Azz Izz, Log Cabin
John Shea Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
The New Standard, Bier Distillery, Belmont
131 Band, Shots on West River, Belmont
The Moonrays, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Sounds Familiar, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Dale Wicks, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Bar Code, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Van Mason, Our Brewing Co., Holland
Funkle Jesse, New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
Tim Johnson & Co., Porto Bello, Grand Haven
Jim Cooper Trio, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Carl Webb & Tom Hull, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, Muskegon
The Gasoline Gypsies, The Mitten Bar, Ludington
Brian Oberlin Mandolin Workshop, Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
Trapped On Mars, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Crazy Mic, The Dock at Bayview, Gull Lake
Home Free, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
The Steel Wheels (seated show), BackRoom @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Dylan Tolbert, Final Gravity Brewing, Kalamazoo
The Mainstays, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Nicholas Laraque, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Aleditas Way/Blacklite District/American Sin, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Chain Station, The Livery, Benton Harbor
ABBA The Concert (ABBA tribute), Silver Creek Event Center @ Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo

Saturday, May 4
Starfarm, Billy’s Lounge
Delicate Steve/Fascinator, The Pyramid Scheme
Ernie Clark & the Magnificent Bastards/The Hellbound Drifters/Black Cat Bone, Mulligan’s Pub
Bear Grillz/PhaseOne/Hydraulix/Megalodon/Dack Janiels/Blood Thinnerz/Walker & Royce/Dillon Nathaniel/Attak b2b D-Wrex/Shleepy Boi/Faren Strnad/Troll: Bass Country Cinco de Mayo Edition, The Intersection
Eve Black/Emma Loo/Deadlight Holiday/Drugs In The Carpet, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Soulstice, H.O.M.E. at the B.O.B.
John Sanger, B.O.B.’s Brewery
Toby Bresnahan (5 p.m.), Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Alain Sullivan/Elgin Vines, Jazz In The Sanctuary Hosted by Robin Connell, Fountain Street Church
Kent Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Megan Crawford, violin, and Libor Ondras, viola, Royce Auditorium, St. Cecilia Music Center
Union Guns, River City Saloon
Deadicated (Grateful Dead tribute), Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Three Elder Gods/High Totals/Zodiac Thriller, 741
Kaitlyn Zittel, Sacred Springs
Girls Rock Grand Rapids: Celebration of Wil Lucy, St. George’s Hall
Azz Izz, Log Cabin
Mike Frost Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
John & Tamara, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Three’s A Crowd, Shots on West River, Belmont
John Shea Trio, Noto’s Restaurant, Cascade
Wyatt & Shari Knapp, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Kristin Kuiper, Castle Brewing Co., Greenville
Desmond Jones, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
JGL, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Brian Randall Band, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Sandi Patty, Jenison Center for the Arts, Jenison
Jake Kalmink and the Further Closer/Dalmation Stone/Mark Harrell & the Hundred Star Hotel: Pathway to the Pasture Play-in Contest, Park Theatre, Holland
Hotel California (The Eagles tribute): Tulip Time, Holland Civic Center, Holland
As Am I, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Holland Windmill Chorus/Lakeshore Community Chorus/Frontier: Tulip Time, Beechwood Church, Holland
Dunegrass, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Dave and Connie D, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
D. Cisco (1 p.m.)/Funkle Jesse (9:30 p.m.): 30th Anniversary, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Griffin House, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Southpaw/Hexing/Antighost, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
After Ours/Lalo Cura, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Jessie James Decker, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
After Ours, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Jesse Campbell, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Travis Meadows, Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall
Ides of March, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Megan Rae Band, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
“Lifting The Curtain,” Annual Gala Fundraiser, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
Head East, Little River Casino, Manistee
Melophobix, Mustang Junction, Edmore

Sunday, May 5
Glenn Hughes: Classic Deep Purple Live, 20 Monroe Live
Klaus Johann Grobe/Vinyl Williams/Fyrrh, The Pyramid Scheme
Hayley and the Crushers/Singing Lungs/Dollars To Donuts, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Motionless In White/Atreyu/Wilson, The Intersection
6’10/Jakebook/Future Crimeballs/The Quirk, 741
The Vintage Parlor Orchestra, NOMAD Gallery
Robin Connell/Alain Sullivan/Elgin Vines: Jazz in the Sanctuary, Fountain Street Church
Greg Miller, Sunday Brunch (10 a.m.), JW Marriott
River North Jazz (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
River Rogues Jazz Band (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra (5:30 p.m.), Founders Brewing Company
Randy Marsh & Frieds, SpeakEZ Lounge
One For The Foxes, Cascade Township Branch, Kent District Library, Cascade
Flatland Grip (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Rhonda Sider Edgington, “Dutch Organ Concert:” Tulip Time, Hope Church, Holland
The Moxie Strings (album release), Park Theatre, Holland
Anna Nalick, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Cain/Steel & Sygit/Corbin, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Mark Kahny, Marro’s Italian Restaurant, Saugatuck
Gabrial James, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
Johnny Hunt, Bob’s Barn Jamboree, Lake Odessa
Murray Perahia, Gilmore Piano Masters Series, Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Project 90, Black River Tavern, South Haven
Ethan Bortnick, piano, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Tim & Mike Unplugged/Little Something, Round Barn Winery Distillery Brewery, Baroda

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