2019 morphs into 2020 with outdoor and indoor spectacles, plus local shows by Brandino Extravaganza, Robin Connell, May Erlewine, Pretoria and more. And check out this week’s ticket giveaways.

 

THE BIG LIST: Dec. 30-Jan. 5

 

View an expanded list of upcoming shows at West Michigan venues at 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.

 

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TUESDAY: NEW YEAR’S EVE

West Michigan is rife with music-driven parties to usher in 2020, including Pop Evil and Puddle of Mudd playing outdoors as part of a balldrop on Monroe Avenue NW, Billy Strings playing The Intersection, Manic Focus at Elevation, huge parties at 20 Monroe Live and The B.O.B and much more.

Check out a detailed, full roster of New Year’s Eve concerts and events by clicking on this special in-depth preview from Local Spins: New Year’s Eve in West Michigan: Local Spins’ Top 10 List of Musical Parties

And scroll down to the REALLY BIG LIST below for more West Michigan shows on New Year’s Eve and beyond.

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WEDNESDAY

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LOCAL SPINS!

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THURSDAY

MORGAN WALLEN
When: 8 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $165.50 (Platinum Seating)
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Country star Morgan Wallen gets 2020 rolling in Grand Rapids with a sold-out show that’s part of his “Whiskey Glasses Road Show” tour with John Langston and Ashland Craft. The 26-year-old has scored hits with singles such as “Whiskey Glasses” and “Up Down,” and his 2018 full-length debut album, “If I Know Me,” hit No. 3 on Billboard’s U.S. Country chart.

Although the show sponsored by radio station B93 is nearly sold out, a few $165.50 “platinum” seats were available early in the week, with some “verified resale tickets” also on sale here.

FRIDAY

OVERDRIVE ORCHESTRA
PATTY PERSHAYLA & ISAAC BERKOWITZ
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $12
Where: Listening Room, 123 Ionia Ave. SW, Grand Rapids

TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to reader Gregg Elenbaas. He was the first reader to email john@localspins.com with “OVERDRIVE ORCHESTRA” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Friday’s show at Listening Room. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Grand Rapids’ Overdrive Orchestra – Chris Cranick, Adam Bogues, Cameron Hill, Shaun Sova and James Blevins – crank out “stoner rock” and bring their “gritty, natural and hypnotic music” for the first time to the intimate, 200-capacity Listening Room. Opening the show will be GR singer-songwriter Patty Pershayla and Desmond Jones’ Isaac Berkowitz.
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Get tickets online here. Doors open at 6 p.m.

PRETORIA
IF WALLS COULD TALK
THE SKINNY LIMBS
BIRDIE COUNTRY
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10 advance, $12 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Four West Michigan indie-rock bands, all with their own distinct approach. Headlined by Grand Rapids rock band Pretoria, this Friday night show also features Detroit’s If Walls Could Talk, Grand Rapids’ The Skinny Limbs (with a new album out) and Birdie Country (which will be featured at Local Spins later this week).

Doors open at 7 p.m. for this all-ages show. Get tickets and info online at pyramidschemebar.com, where you can also get the lowdown on Saturday’s “DemGlow Latin Dance Party.”

MAY ERLEWINE
When: 8:30 p.m. Friday
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Where: Rockford Brewing, Rockford

Michigan’s “songbird” May Erlewine is joined by her all-star band featuring Max Lockwood, Michael Shimmin and Eric Kuhn for this intimate show upstairs at Rockford Brewing. With a highly acclaimed and socially conscious new album, “Second Sight,” released this fall, Erlewine touches hearts wherever she performs.

Get more information online here.

SATURDAY

ROBIN CONNELL JAZZ TRIO
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $10
Where: Listening Room, Grand Rapids

TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to Randy Markey. He was the first reader to email john@localspins.com with “ROBIN” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Saturday’s show at Listening Room. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Respected Grand Rapids jazz pianist Robin Connell brings her jazz trio, featuring bassist Rob Hartman and drummer Keith Hall, to the acoustically pleasing Listening Room with special guest Max Colley III on trumpet. It’s the first of the award-winning Connell’s monthly “House Jazz Trio” shows, with Connell’s band backing a different guest artist at the venue each month. (On Feb. 6, guitarist and pianist Ivan Akansiima will be the special guest.)

Get tickets and more details online here. Doors open at 6 p.m.

PETER ASHER
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $35-$45
Where: Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake

This show is described as “A Musical Memoir of the ’60s and Beyond,” featuring an artist who first made a big splash in the 1960s as part of the British invasion duo Peter & Gordon. Peter Asher has made Seven Steps Up a regular stop on his tours, delivering entertaining stories and charming songs at his shows.

There’s also a “cheese plate add-on” available for table seats at this show. Get information and tickets online here.

BRANDINO EXTRAVAGANZA
THE BOOTSTRAP BOYS
When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
Admission: $5
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids’ The Brandino Extravaganza, aka Brandino Proch, is described as a project unleashing “upbeat, folk, funky” music (something he often performs on his own with looping pedals, but also uncorks with help from an all-star cast of musicians).

Outlaw country act The Bootstrap Boys, meanwhile, has cultivated a fast-growing audience of fans. The Boys’ most recent album soared to No. 1 on the Local Spins Hot Top 5 chart of regional releases. Get more info online at foundersbrewing.com, where you can also get details about Thursday’s free show starring Marcus Rezak and St. Joe Jack.

SUNDAY

ALBERT LEE & FRIENDS
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $35-$45
Where: Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake

Working with the likes of The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton and others, the British-born Albert Lee has long wowed fans and fellow musicians with his guitar prowess, starting with his performances during the emerging rock scene of London in the 1960s.

Lee has been a favorite of Seven Steps Up audiences and returns to close out the weekend at this listening room. Get tickets and more details online at sevenstepsup.com.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Gettoblaster for BassBin at Billy’s Lounge in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Monday, free – The final BassBin hosted by Zach Bletz and Richard Oxygenn will feature Gettoblaster, and the final hour will include a family set from a smattering of DJs.

Drew Phoria and Y-Not at Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Monday, free – Grand Rapids singer-songwriter Drew Phoria is joined by Y-Not for the final night of his month-long Monday residency at the Tip Top Deluxe.

St. Joe Jack playing Saugatuck Brewing, 2948 Blue Star Hwy. in Douglas, 6 p.m. Friday, free — St. Joe Jack, aka Jack Adams, is wrapping up a major regional tour: playing 100 breweries in 100 days with his one-man-band looping show. The multi-instrumentalist stops at Cedar Springs Brewing on New Year’s Day (Wednesday) evening, opens for Marcus Rezak at Founders Brewing in GR on Thursday, performs at Saugatuck Brewing on Friday, then closes things out Saturday at Sister Lakes Brewing Co. in Dowagiac. 

An Evening with Brian Vander Ark at The Livery in Benton Harbor, 8 p.m. Friday, $20 – The Verve Pipe frontman Brian Vander Ark will present an evening of his music and more for attendees at The Livery. Details, tickets here.

Conrad Shock + The Noise playing Grand Armory Brewing in Grand Haven, 8:30 p.m. Friday, free – Grand Rapids psychedelic rock favorites (and one-time Local Spins Emerging Artist of the Year) Conrad Shock + The Noise bring their fetching strains to Grand Haven. (Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish play Grand Armory on Saturday.)

DS&K, Bri Baron and Stovepipe Stover playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, $5 – DS&K is a local singer-songwriter project featuring Denia, Sarah VE and Kevin Murphy unfurling a “genre-defying sound.” Tip Top follows this on Saturday with UTO, NED and Chugger, $5.

Branden Mann, The Reprimand and Fishlips playing Old Dog Tavern in Kalamazoo, 9 p.m. Friday, $5 – Southwest Michigan’s Branden Mann is “getting’ the band back together” to celebrate Old Dog’s 10th birthday with an evening of alt-country, blues, folk, rock and more.

Grand Rapids Symphony presents “The Snowman” at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, 3 p.m. Saturday, $15-$23 – Based on the award-winning children’s book, “The Snowman,” by Raymond Briggs, the Grand Rapids Symphony creates orchestral accompaniment for the Oscar-nominated 1982 movie. (An instrument petting zoo gets started at 2 p.m.) Details here.

Mary Rademacher Reed playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, free – Beloved Grand Rapids singer Mary Rademacher Reed brings her mix of jazz, show tunes, pop and more to One Trick Pony.

DemGlow Latin Dance Party at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, $10 advance, $15 day of show – This bash features DJ JC La Para and DJ Money Mike playing urbana caribena, Latin music and hip hop. Doors open at 9 p.m. for this 21-and-older show.

The Autumnatic and Hurry Home playing Mulligan’s Pub in Grand Rapids, 10 p.m. Saturday, free – If you haven’t seen Grand Rapids rock band The Autumnatic in a while, now’s the time. The group, led by Nick Arthur, pairs up with rock’s Hurry Home for the evening.

Luke Winslow-King playing Salt of the Earth, 114 E. Main St. in Fennville, 6 p.m. Sunday, $20 – Cadillac’s Luke Winslow-King has toured internationally with his ever-engaging mix of blues, Americana, folk and more, with hints of New Orleans where he lived for several years.

THE REALLY BIG LIST PLUS SHOWS ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Dec. 30
BassBin: Last Dance, Billy’s Lounge
Drew Phoria/Y-Not, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Dueling Pianos, Odd Side Ales, Grand Haven (Dec. 30-31)
Tom Duffield (5 p.m.), Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
RATT/Quiet Riot, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant

Tuesday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve)
SOLD OUT Billy Strings, The Intersection
Manic Focus/Daily Bread/Flats Stanlie/Fludder, Elevation @ The Intersection
Bradley Rhodes/Steve Everett & Friends, Listening Room @ Studio Park
The Nth Power/The Mike Dillon Band/Desmond Jones, Founders Brewing Company
Original Back to the 90s Party, The Pyramid Scheme
SEZ Unplugged: Scott Patrick Bell/Jolene June/Lucas Story/Jess Luiz/Drew Fabor/Emily Diener/Christopher Owen/Joshua Dreyer: Throwback New Year’s Eve: 1992 (dinner seating 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., by reservation), SpeakEZ Lounge
The Goddamn Gallows/Saint and the Mongrels, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Laurentian Tides/Let It Rot/Marilla, Mulligan’s Pub
DJ: Sean Boney, Billy’s Lounge
Resolution Ball 2020, 20 Monroe Live
Opera Grand Rapids, “The Roaring 2020 New Year’s Eve Party,” Betty Van Andel Opera Center
Blue Jay Bridge, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
The Blue Pines, Wheelhouse
DiscoBrunch/DJ Rick Oxegynn, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Walt Gutowski & the Bridge Street Trio, Fratelli’s Kitchen & Bar
In The Blue, Zoko 822
John Shea Trio, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed/Rick Reuther/Tom Hagen/Cheri Lynn/John Gist/Elgin Vines: The Rat Pack Experience, Imperial Ballroom, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Decades, Ambassador Ballroom, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Double Wide Ride, Twisted Bull
Sonimanic, Log Cabin Lounge
Bari Lee Band, Back Forty Saloon
The Moonrays (6 p.m.), Fricano’s Pizza, Alpine
On Edge, Lake Michigan Sports Bar, Standale
Loosely Tight, Nick Fink’s, Comstock Park
JGJ, Bostwick Lake Inn, Rockford
OTC, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Swing Operation, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
The Barley Saints (2 p.m.)/Flexadecibel/Baccano/Dean Martian (9 p.m.), Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
The New Standard, Dee-Lite Restaurant & Bar, Grand Haven
Saving Rhonda, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Dirty Mitten Band, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Dueling Pianos, Odd Side Ales, Grand Haven (Dec. 30-31)
Tim Johnson/Big Daddy, Porto Bello, Grand Haven
DJ: Rhythm of the Night, New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
Van Dyke Revue Band: New Year’s Eve Bash, Boatwerks Waterfront Restaurant, Holland
Delilah DeWylde, Hops at 84 East, Holland
SOLD OUT Olivia & the Aquatic Troupe, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Wally Michaels (piano), Salt of the Earth, Fennville
Rockshop, Wicks Park Bar & Grille, Saugatuck
Crossroads (2-6 p.m.)/Lava Rock (7-10 p.m.)/Brena (11 p.m.-4 a.m.), Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Project 90, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
The Love Revival Orchestra, Firekeepers Casino & Hotel, Battle Creek
Allie Garland & Awesome Sauce/The Fabulous Brothers Proper, JB’s Whiskey Old Style Grill, Springfield
New Year’s Fest: Jeremy Koch/MI Hiryu Daiko/WMU Brass Quintet/Chase Griffin/Keith Hall Quartet/Gingertree/Out of Favor Boys/ Last Gasp Collective/The Skeletones/Who Hit John?/Ada LeAnn/Donny Rod Tribute Shows/Samuel Nalagira/Tuba New Year, various locations (Biddergy Ball Drop & fireworks, midnight, Bronson Park), Kalamazoo
The Insiders (Tom Petty tribute)/DJ Duhjuanyay, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Kyle Jennings, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
The Mainstays, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
The Erly Band, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Work in Progress, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Dave Greer’s Classic Jazz Stompers: Puttin’ on the Ritz New Year’s Eve, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
In The Blue, The Cabbage Shed, Elberta

Wednesday, Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day)
Fred Knapp & Friends, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
St. Joe Jack, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs

Thursday, Jan. 2
SOLD OUT Morgan Wallen/Jon Langston/Ashland Craft, 20 Monroe Live
Funkwagon/Y-not/Skyking, Mulligan’s Pub
Andy Frisinger & the Priaparus Effect, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Hope College Jazz, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
WMU Combo Night, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Friday, Jan. 3
Overdrive Orchestra/Patty Pershayla & Isaac Berkowitz, Listening Room, Studio Park
Pretoria/If Walls Could Talk/The Skinny Limbs/Birdie Country, The Pyramid Scheme
Paradigm Shifter/Vestigial/Vela, Mulligan’s Pub
The Drifter Kings, Billy’s Lounge
Innuendo, Garage Bar & Grill
DS&K/Bri Baron/Stovepipe, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Cheap Dates, Bobarino’s At The B.O.B.
Drew Behringer, Bob’s Brewery At The B.O.B.
Decades, River City Saloon
Entourage, JW Marriott
John Shea, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Whiskey Bound, Twisted Bull
Hattrick, Log Cabin
Jamison Livingston, Gippers Bar & Restaurant
The Pice Project, Caledonia Family Tavern, Caledonia
Mary Rademacher Reed/Tom Hagen, Bier Distillery, Comstock Park
SOLD OUT May Erlewine/Michael Shimmin/Max Lockwood/Eric Kuhn, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Jack Leaver, Bostwick Lake Inn, Rockford
Nate Dill, 18th Amendment, Muskegon
Mike Furbush, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, Muskegon
Conrad Shock + The Noise, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Perfect Storm, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
The Bri Baron Band, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Jess & Jesse, New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
Dale Wicks, Tripelroot, Zeeland
St. Joe Jack, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
Sweebe Nation, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
Frantic Kingdom, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Dale Wicks, Tripelroot, Zeeland
AMays & Blue, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Brandon Mann & the Reprimand/Fishlips, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Allie Garland, JB’s Whiskey Old Style Grill, Springfield
Brian VanderArk, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Jake Allen, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Petoskey

Saturday, Jan. 4
Robin Connell Trio with Keith Hall & Rob Hartman featuring Max Colley III, The Listening Room @ Studio Park
The Brandino Extravaganza/The Bootstrap Boys, Founders Brewing Company
DemGlow Latin Dance Party, The Pyramid Scheme
Mary Rademacher Reed/Brian Adams/Tom Hagen/Cheri Lynn, One Trick Pony
UTO/Ned/Chugger, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Dale Wicks, Garage Bar & Grill
Blue Jay Bridge, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
The Autumnatic/Hurry Home, Mulligan’s Pub
MI Mike Milligan & Steam Shovel, Billy’s Lounge
Lit Up Rock, River City Saloon
Bari Lee Band, Back Forty Saloon
Noelle Frost Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Paradise Outlaw/Jon Bassin, The Iron Well
Tweed & Dixie, Twisted Bull
Trixy Tang, Log Cabin
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
JGL, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Olivia Mainville, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
Decades, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Coty Bouchard, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Trapped on Mars, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Benji Stone, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Peter Asher, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Steve and Leah, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
Duffield Caron Project/The TAB, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Tolbert Drive Music, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Deerfield Run, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Earth Radio, Mitten Bar, Ludington
Erin Zindle, The Yurt @ The Little Fleet, Traverse City

Sunday, Jan. 5
Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra, Founders Brewing Company
In The Blue Jazz, Creston Brewery
Redman West, The Peoples Cider Co.
Mike Hyde & Mike Frost (10 a.m.), JW Marriott
Jazz brunch, The Old Goat
River Rogues Jazz Band (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Porter Kenyon (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
Luke Winslow King, Salt of the Earth, Fennville
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Albert Lee & Friends, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Jersey Pete & Java Joe, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Jan. 6
BassBin: D-Wrex/Prim, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, Rockwell Republic

Tuesday, Jan. 7
Walt Gutowski & the Bridge Street Trio, Fratelli’s Kitchen & Bar
Dennie Middleton, JT’s Pizza & Spirits, Cascade
The New Standard, The Deelite Restaurant & Bar, Grand Haven
Dylan Tolbert, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Damn Handsome Devil Devon Yeider/WMU Combo Night, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Jan. 8
Tomas Esparza Blues Band: Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Fred Knapp & Friends, The Old Goat
Versus, Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs

Thursday, Jan. 9
Future Misters/AntiGhost/You & Them/Tube Socks, The Pyramid Scheme
Jim Cooper Trio, One Trick Pony
The Hi-Jivers, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Age of Aletheia/Letdown/Silver Age/Vela, Mulligan’s Pub
Mary Rademacher Reed & Co., Ganders Restaurant @ the Hilton
J. Ryan Berends & Sarah VE (The Traveling Wilburys tribute), Thornapple Brewing Company, Cascade
Ben Traverse, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
My Thin Place, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
The Brandino Extravaganza, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
WMU Combo Night, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Fremont John, Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington

Friday, Jan. 10
Waldo/Rebel Kuzco/Bedrock, Listening Room @ Studio Park
Jordan Hamilton/Tiny Jag/Super Dre/A.B.: Michigan House 2020 SXSW Launch Party, The Pyramid Scheme
Face 2 Face (Elton John & Billy Joel tribute), Elevation @ The Intersection
Whiskey Myers/The Steel Woods, The Intersection
Thunderhead (Rush tribute), 20 Monroe Live
The Elijah Russ Collective/Patty Pershayla (Rage Against The Machine tribute), Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Open Culture/James Burke/The Skinny Limbs, Mulligan’s Pub
The Fast Hands Band, Billy’s Lounge
Emma Lou & Sam, Garage Bar & Grill
Matt Gabriel, Creston Brewery
Sonimanic, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Project 90, The Log Cabin
Three’s A Crowd, River City Saloon
Union Guns, Back Forty Saloon (Jan. 10-11)
Kiss Kiss Bang, The Iron Well
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Forty Pearl
JGJ, Bobarino’s At The B.O.B.
Chris Clayton, Bob’s Brewery At The B.O.B.
John Shea, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed Trio, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Sonora Dinamita de Colombia/Grupo Bengala, Agave Sports Lounge
Family Traditions Band, Twisted Bull
Moonshot, Shots on the River, Belmont
The Ryne Experience: Gallery Concerts, Lowell Arts, Lowell
The Brandino Extravaganza, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Coty Bouchard, Bostwick Lake Inn, Rockford
Further Closer/Brother Adams/As Am I/Casa Blue (Down Syndrome benefit), Park Theatre, Holland
Trixy Tang, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
The Carl Webb Band, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Serita’s Black Rose, New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
Samuel Hines, classical guitarist, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
The Vincent Hayes Band, Alley Door Club @ Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
JMM Jazz, 18th Amendment, Muskegon
Gabrial James, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, Muskegon
Crazy Mic, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
Trapped On Mars, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Aaron Jonah Lewis: Foundry Hall, Bailey Museum, South Haven
Desmond Jones, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Medicinal Groove, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Jelly Roll Blues Band, Pine Lake Lodge, Boyne City

Saturday, Jan. 11
Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds/Diana Chittester, Studio Park Listening Room
Front Country/Kirk Jones & the Benzie Playboys/Cabildo/Full Cord/Roosevelt Diggs/Crossbow/Earthworks Collective/Palooka Brothers/Ruth & Max Bloomquist: Winter Wheat Festival, The Intersection
Drow (album release)/Mountain Goat/Attrition Cult/Felon Class, The Pyramid Scheme
Gasolina: Latin Dance Party, 20 Monroe Live
DJ Logic, Founders Brewing Company
Hoptown Rounders, One Trick Pony
Scary Women/Pyretta Blaze/Witchfist/Maggie May, Mulligan’s Pub
Deerfield Run, Billy’s Lounge
Sean K. Preston & the Loaded Pistols/The JetBeats, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Kevin Murphy & Murphy’s Law, Garage Bar & Grill
Pause (EP release)/Noyea/J-Rose Loops/Alone Together Music/eRoy, Creston Brewery
Sushi Roll, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
The Legal Immigrants, River City Saloon
Union Guns, Back Forty Saloon (Jan. 10-11)
Blushing Monk, Forty Pearl
Neil Gordon Trio, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed Trio, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Dennie Middleton & The Hype/DJ Richard Oxygenn: Last Dance Juice Ball Tommy Turns 50, Eastern Avenue Hall
Megan Rae, Twisted Bull
Lindsay Ell/Tenille Arts/Caylee Hammack/Kari Lynch Band/Bari Lee: Painting the Barn Pink, DeltaPlex Arena, Walker
Weezil Malone Band, Riverbend Bar & Grill, Ada
John Shea Trio, Noto’s, Cascade
Rusty Pickel, Bier Distillery, Comstock Park
May Erelwine & Max Lockwood: Songwriting 101, Richard L. Root Branch, Kent District Library, Kentwood
Blue Jay Bridge, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
A-Cappell-Off: Collegiate A-Capella Competition, Ceglarek Fine Arts Auditorium, Allendale
S. Martin/Mark Harrell, Park Theatre, Holland
Bar Code, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Nate Holley, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Sweet J Band, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
The Brandino Extravaganza, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Catfish & the Man (CD release), Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Trippin’ Back, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Sweebe Nation, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
Project 90, Y Bar, Kalamazoo
Downriver Dan, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Out/Whales/Petrillo, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
This Is Not The End/Elsie Binx/Two-Faced Wilson/Drop Dirty/Overtime Winner, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
BongoJak, Paw Paw Brewing Company, Paw Paw
Brooklyn Charmers (Steely Dan tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
One Love: Reggae Revival, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
I AM BAND, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Jonny Lang, Little River Casino, Manistee
Rosali, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont

Sunday, Jan. 12
Birdie Country, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Keith Scott Blues, Creston Brewery
Blame the Observer, The Peoples Cider Co.
Greg Miller (10 a.m.), JW Marriott
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Mustard’s Retreat, Kent District Library Cascade Branch, Cascade
Jack Leaver, Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
Elizabeth Berry, vocalist (2 p.m.), Loutit District Library, Grand Haven
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Tomas Esparza Band (3 p.m.)/Kevin Nichols & Blue Tuesday (5 p.m.): Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association Festival Fund-raiser, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Chicken Pecks The Keys, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego

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