The Big List (Feb. 17-23): Rosanne Cash, Chris Lane, Lil TJay, Wailers, Toasters, Falling in Reverse, Drew & Ellie Holcomb, Andy Frasco

February continues to heat up West Michigan stages with Cheryl Wheeler, Pop Evil, Lindsay Beaver, Christopher Paul Stelling, Diego Rivera, tribute bands, local stars and more.

 

THE BIG LIST: Feb. 17-23

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.

Scroll down to Thursday and Friday listings for this week’s ticket giveaways. Come back to The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

 

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TUESDAY

DREW & ELLIE HOLCOMB
When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $25
When: Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin University, Grand Rapids

Husband-and-wife Americana duo Drew & Ellie Holcomb are playing a series of shows across the United States in February. Ellie Holcomb is a Nashville-based Christian music singer-songwriter and Drew Holcomb fronts Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, a popular Americana outfit that formed back in 2006.

This is dubbed their “You and Me” tour. Get tickets online here.

WEDNESDAY

FALLING IN REVERSE
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Multi-award-winning Las Vegas post-hardcore/pop-punk outfit Falling in Reverse is in the midst of its “The Drug in Me is Gold Tour,” acknowledging the fact that the Recording Industry Association of America recently certified the band’s 2011 debut album as gold in terms of sales. Earlier this month, the band also released the single, “The Drug in Me is Reimagined,” a piano-based rendition of “The Drug in Me is You.”

Also on this bill will be the hard-rocking Escape The Fate and The Word Alive. Doors open at 6 p.m. for this all-ages show. Details here.

ROSANNE CASH
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Where: St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids

She’s an iconic American singer who happens to be the daughter of a legendary country singer. Rosanne Cash, daughter of the late Johnny Cash, makes her first-ever appearance at St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids this week and it’s no surprise that the concert sold out fairly quickly.

Cash’s most recent album, “She Remembers Everything,” produced a song nominated for a Grammy this past year, and this is the only Michigan stop on her current U.S. tour. The show is part of the Acoustic Cafe Folk Series, hosted by Rob Reinhart.

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
THAT BEATLES THING
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

What would Tribute Month for Local Spins Wednesdays at SpeakEZ Lounge be without paying homage to The Beatles? Yes, That Beatles Thing is back, rolling out some of The Fab Four’s biggest hits and plenty of deeper album tracks, too. The Grand Rapids band has become the region’s go-to Beatles tribute outfit, packing venues whenever and wherever it plays.

Local Spins Wednesdays are presented by Local Spins, SpeakEZ Lounge, North Coast Guitar Company and WYCE, with Michigan beer specials on tap and free parking in the city lot kitty-corner from SpeakEZ on Monroe Avenue to the south, or in the Sixth Street Park lot to the north. Plenty of street parking, too. Admission to the show is free. By the way, Tribute Month continues on Feb. 26 with the Catch the Fish Tribute to Rush. (That Beatles Thing also plays One Trick Pony at 8 p.m. Saturday.)

MYRA MAIMOH
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $10
Where: Listening Room, Grand Rapids

Born in Cameroon and raised in Bamenda, Myra Maimoh was heavily influenced by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Louis Armstrong, Miriam Makeba, Manu Dibango and others. She released her debut album, “Answer’d Me,” in 2010, with tracks soaring to the top of the New Christian Music Gospel Euro Charts.

This show is part of the WGVU/NPR Pop Up Series. Get tickets and more information online at listeningroomgr.com.

THURSDAY

FLUSHED
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Admission: Free
Where: Grand Rapids Main Library, 111 Library St. NE, Grand Rapids

The Grand Rapids Public Library’s “Music in the Stacks” series continues with the garage-rock strains of the Flushed trio. The Jammie Award-winning Grand Rapids band unfurls “fuzzy, warm and sugar-coated riffs” that “snuggle up for a hug with some minor chords.”

And they’ll do it Thursday in the cozy confines of the stacks at the Grand Rapids Main Library. Get more details here.

THE WAILERS
When: 8 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to reader Chris Schutz. He was the first reader to email john@localspins.com with “WAILERS” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Thursday’s show. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Reggae’s The Wailers continues to tour their classic Jamaican-bred music, with one of the original members, bassist Aston “Family Man” Barrett at the helm and one-time Grand Rapids-area resident Donald Kinsey on guitar. Originally formed by the legendary Bob Marley, the band delivers a host of classics during its shows, including “Rastaman Vibration,” “Is This Love,” “Exodus,” “Get Up, Stand Up” and “Redemption Song.”

Rollin’ Zen opens the all-ages show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets here.

FRIDAY

CHRIS LANE
BLANCO BROWN
When: 7:15 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $45-$90
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

This show hosted by radio station B93 features several up-and-coming country acts.

Named after his most recent single, “Big Big Plans,” rising country singer Chris Lane headlines this national tour, which will also feature sets by country/trap star Blanco Brown, Ernest and MacKenzie Porter. Since releasing his debut album in 2012, Lane has racked up four Top 10 country airplay hits: “Fix,” “For Her,” “Take Back Home Girl” and “I Don’t Know About You.” This is an all-ages show with doors opening at 7 p.m. Get tickets at 20monroelive.com.

CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $15
Where: Listening Room, Grand Rapids

North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling is touring behind his latest album, “Best of Luck,” which was produced by Ben Harper. PopMatters described the album’s folk strains as “an album to savor.… Christopher Paul Stelling has found a way to tell the story of his own transformational experience in a way that will resonate, perhaps deeply, with many listeners.”

West Michigan’s own Olivia Mainville will open Friday’s show. Get tickets online here.

MOTO ALBUM-RELEASE
LOKELLA
FUKUSHIMA DAISIES
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $8
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids rock band Moto is about to unleash a new album, “Underground,” on the world (after releasing the single, “Retrophiliac,” earlier this month). The band, featuring Chris Cooney, John Curtis and Scott Hickok, will be joined on Friday night by a pair of strong West Michigan bands in Lokella and Fukushima Daisies.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for this 21-and-older show. Get tickets online here.

LINDSAY BEAVER
DELILAH DEWYLDE
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10 advance, $12 day of show
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

Renowned percussionist Lindsay Beaver is described as a “blues-rocking, soul-singing drummer, songwriter and bandleader” who “makes an immediate and unforgettable impression” on stage. Hailing from Nova Scotia, the musician made her Alligator Records debut with the album, “Tough as Love.”

Opening the evening will be West Michigan rockabilly/honky-tonk star Delilah DeWylde (who also plays Grand Traverse Distillery in Kalamazoo on Saturday). Get tickets and details online here, where you can also get info about Saturday’s Smells Like Nirvana tribute (a Kurt Cobain birthday celebration, with special guest Dead Original, and Sunday’s Tito Villareal show.

BIG SOMETHING
ANDY FRASCO & THE U.N.
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 day of show
Where: The Stache inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids

TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to readers Josh Atkinson and Kyle Schollart. They were the first readers to email john@localspins.com with “FRASCO” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to Friday’s show. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

This is actually billed as “Big Something vs. Andy Frasco & The U.N.,” so expect an epic musical battle between two acts known for their high-energy, exuberant lie shows. North Carolina alt-rock’s Big Something will face off against the L.A. blues/rock/jam/funk outfit led by the irreverent, fan-interactive Frasco.

The special guest for this show will be Kyle Ayers. Get more details and tickets online at sectionlive.com.

SATURDAY

HOOTENANNY FOR HARMONY:
ACOUSTIC OASIS & FRIENDS
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake

The tagline for this fundraiser for Courtyard Concerts: Beads and bell-bottoms welcome. That says a lot about this show starring West Michigan’s Acoustic Oasis, the duo of Phil Petersen and Glen Miller with “love for acoustically treated classic rock.”

This third annual event is dubbed “Hoot-stock” in honor of the recent 50th anniversary of Woodstock and attendees are encouraged to wear ’60s gear with a prize for the best-dressed fan. Get details and tickets online here.

CHERYL WHEELER
KENNY WHITE
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $19
Where: Listening Room, Grand Rapids

New England folk singer Cheryl Wheeler has crafted an illustrious, fan-pleasing career – one that features striking balladry and a delightfully funny stage persona. She’s released more than a dozen albums since the mid-1980s and continues to tour extensively across the United States.

New York-based singer-songwriter Kenny White, meanwhile, has released six albums since 2002, including 2016’s “Long List of Priors.” White has worked over the years with artists such as Gladys Knight, Kim Carnes, Ricky Skaggs and Dwight Yoakam. Get tickets and details online here.

MEGAN DOOLEY & THE KALAMAZOO CONCERT BAND
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Admission: Free
Where: Chenery Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo singer Megan Dooley leads this celebration of “some of the best music of the World War II era,” including selections by Gershwin, Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday and others. Performing with the Kalamazoo Concert Band conducted by Dr. Thomas G. Evans, “The Homefront: Musical Memories of WW II” show is billed as a family-friendly affair.

Get more information online here.

LIL TJAY
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $32.50 advance, $35 day of show
Where: Elevation inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Raised in the Bronx, N.Y., hip hop artist Lil Tjay has made his biggest splash with the tracks “Pop Out,” “Brothers” and “Leaked” in 2018 and 2019. He also released his full-length debut album, “True 2 Myself,” last October, a recording that soared to No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Get more info and a ticket link online at sectionlive.com.

CROOKED SPIRES
FEDAYKIN, HUNDO
BOOB SWEAT
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $8 advance, $10 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Yes, it’s Local Showcase No. 33 in this Pyramid Scheme series that spotlights a wide variety of regional acts. This time around, the evening will feature the punk of Boob Sweat, the psych-rock-soul of Crooked Spires, the metal fusion of Hundo and rock of Fedaykin.

Doors open for this 21-and-older show at 8 p.m. Tickets online here.

THE TOASTERS
DANCE CONTRAPTION
When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $5
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Iconic ska-meisters The Toasters hail from New York City and rev up dance floors with peppy tracks such as “2-Tone Army” and “Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down.” Indeed, the entire night will get people bouncing at Founders, with Grand Rapids’ ska-punk ensemble Dance Contraption, Grand Rapids’ Singing Lungs and Detroit’s Burning Things also on the bill.

Get more info online at foundersbrewing.com where you can also get the scoop on Thursday’s free show starring the Elijah Russ Collective, Zack Volkers and Hannah Rose Graves.

SUNDAY

GREAT INDOOR FOLK FESTIVAL
When: Noon-5:30 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Free
Where: The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City

If anything induces a music lover to head north in February, this could be it. For years, the Great Indoor Folk Festival, hosted by the Northern Michigan Songwriters in the Round, has regaled folks in an unusual setting with seven stages and an open-mic area. Attendees wander through the halls of Building 50 (at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons) to enjoy performances by dozens of Michigan artists, including Troll for Trout, Blair Miller, Shawn Butzin, Bruce Matthews, New Third Coast, FlyLiteGemini, Saldaje, Robin Lee Berry, Dede Alder and many more.

Read more about the festival later this week at Local Spins and get details online here.

DIEGO RIVERA
When:3 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show ($10 students)
Where: LaFontsee Galleries, 833 Lake Dr. SE, Grand Rapids

Diego Rivera, associate director of Jazz Studies and associate professor of jazz saxophone at Michigan State University, is the featured performer as part of this month’s Underground Concert Series at LaFontsee Galleries. The saxophonist hailed for “his muscular tone” and for delivering “a unique blend of straight-ahead mainstream jazz and music inspired by his Latino background” has a new recording, “Connections.” He’ll be performing Sunday with Sequoia Snyder on piano, Brandon Rose on bass and Ahmad Johnson on drums.

Get more information and tickets online at adventuremusic.org.

MONSTERFEST 2020:
A STUDY IN SCARLET
TOMBSTUNNER
PYRETTA BLAZE
DISCONTENT, TRU-BURN
When: 6 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Donation
Where: The Iron Well, 741 Leonard St. NW, Grand Rapids

This evening of hard-rocking West Michigan bands is being staged in memory of the late musician Malachi Fulwiler, with donations collected to help his fiancée, Rachel Groters, “during this difficult time.”

Bands slated to perform include A Study in Scarlet, Tombstunner, Pyretta Blaze, Discontent and Tru-Burn, with special appearances by Dirt Chili and Skinjacket. Get more info here.

ASPEN JACOBSEN
JAKE STILSON
When: 7 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $8
Where: Listening Room, Grand Rapids

Nicholas James Thomasma’s “Songtellers Stories and Songs” continues with “Episode Four” at Listening Room in the Studio Park complex. This month’s episode stars young metro Detroit singer-songwriter Aspen Jacobsen, who recently released her sophomore album, “Love Each Other Right.” (Tune in to Local Spins on WYCE 88.1 FM at 11 a.m. Friday when Jacobsen will be the special in-studio guest.)

Also on the bill is Jake Stilson, frontman for popular Grand Rapids vintage country act The Bootstrap Boys (which plays Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill on Thursday night). Get more information online at listeningroomgr.com.

POP EVIL
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Unruly Brewing, 360 W. Western Ave., Muskegon

Now this is a rare show indeed. West Michigan-bred hard-rockers Pop Evil are playing an acoustic show on Sunday night and more than 200 folks already indicated they’ll be attending this event at Unruly Brewing. The hometown show by a band that recently headlined the big New Year’s Eve Balldrop in Grand Rapids and who’ve become international stars gives fans a chance to get up close and personal with Leigh Kakaty and crew.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for this 18-and-older show. Details here. (By the way, Pop Evil is also playing acoustic shows in Flint and elsewhere across the Midwest this week.)

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UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Kanola Band playing Jazz Gumbo at The Casino Club, 3260 Salerno Drive NE in Grand Rapids, 6:30 p.m. Monday, $20 ($15 members, $10 students with ID) – The West Michigan Jazz Society’s monthly Jazz Gumbo concert serves as a “Mardi Gras Party” in February with a performance by Kalamazoo’s Kanola Band led by trumpet player Benje Daneman – playing Dixieland, zydeco, blues, funk and more.

Grayscale playing Elevation inside The Intersection, 7 p.m. Tuesday, $18 advance, $22 day of show – Philly pop/alt-rock/pop-punk’s Grayscale brings the U.S. tour behind its new album, “Nella Vita,” to Grand Rapids, with Hot Mulligan, WSTR and Lurk also on the bill. Doors open at 6 p.m. for this all-ages show.

Emily Scott Robinson playing Seven Steps Up in Spring Lake, 8 p.m. Friday, $18-$28 –North Carolina native and singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson is an award-winning artist whose 2019 album, “Traveling Mercies,” was named one of Rolling Stone’s 40 best country/Americana albums of the year. Get tickets for this show here.

Emilee Petersmark and Michael Riley playing Harmony Hall in Grand Rapids, 8:30 p.m. Friday, free – Emilee Petersmark of the much-beloved Grand Rapids folk-rock band The Crane Wives teams up for the evening with GR indie-rock singer-songwriter Michael Riley.

Fifteenth Annual Winter Beer Festival at Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, 1-6 p.m. Saturday, $55 – Ok, this is way more about all the beer (1,100 different brews from more than 150 breweries), but there’s live music on hand, too: Slumlord Radio plays at 1:30 p.m. and Stone Soup & The Broken Teeth perform at 4 p.m. Details here.

A Cappell-Off taking place at Ceglarek Fine Arts Center, 10760 68th Ave. in Allendale, 7 p.m. Saturday, $10 adults, $5 students – Rescheduled after a winter storm forced postponement of this event earlier this year, this annual voice competition featuring collegiate a cappella groups from across Michigan is always an entertaining show that spotlights amazing vocals.

That Arena Rock Show playing 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, $13-$25 – This tribute act performs the music of iconic 1970s and 1980s rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Gun ‘N Roses.

That Beatles Thing playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, free – These guys are back at one of their favorite haunts with an evening of Beatles classics.

Jen Sygit playing Grand Armory Brewing in Grand Haven, 8 p.m. Saturday, free – Revered Lansing singer-songwriter Jen Sygit brings her compelling music to the intimate space at Grand Armory Brewing.

Roosevelt Diggs playing The Livery in Benton Harbor, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, $10 suggested donation – Award-winning West Michigan Americana act Roosevelt Diggs takes its lively music to The Livery.

Hyryder playing The Stache inside The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, $10 – Hyryder brings its “Grateful Experience,” aka The Dead, to Grand Rapids in this 17-and-older show.

Crispin Campbell Quartet playing the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Grand Rapids, 2 p.m. Sunday, free – As part of the art museum’s Sunday Classical Concert Series, celloist Crispin Campbell brings his quartet to Grand Rapids. (Read more about the longtime Interlochen instructor’s debut album later this week at Local Spins.)

Jason Stoll playing Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver St. in Saugatuck, 2 p.m. Sunday, $15 – The Hempy Keyboard Series continues with the talents of Southern California pianist Jason Stoll, an award-winning musician, piano instructor and international piano competition finalist who’s earned critical acclaim.

The Go Rounds playing Salt of the Earth, 114 E. Main St., Fennville, 6 p.m. Sunday, $20 advance, $25 day of show – Creative Kalamazoo indie-rock band The Go Rounds weaves pop, psychedelia and twang into fetching live shows. Call 269-561-7258 for reservations. (The band follows this up on Monday with an appearance for Local Spins’ Michigan Mondays series at Listening Room in Grand Rapids.)

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THE REALLY BIG LIST PLUS SHOWS ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Feb. 17
The Ryne Experience/Bedroom Ceilings, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
BassBin: Home Team, Billy’s Lounge
Benje Daneman & Kanola Band: WMJS Jazz Gumbo, Casino Club
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Evan Myer/Evan Klee-Peregon/Elle Lively: B-Side Sessions: Touring, Third Coast Recording Company, Grand Haven
Faculty Woodwind Quartet: Gabe Southard, flute/Sarah Southard, oboe/David Yandl, clarinet/Hannah Reilly, bassoon/Greg Bassett, horn, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland

Tuesday, Feb. 18
Drew & Ellie Holcomb: Calvin University SAO, Covenant Fine Arts Auditorium
Grayscale/Hot Mulligan/WSTR/Lurk, Elevation @ The Intersection
Walt Gutowski & the Bridge Street Band, Fratelli’s Kitchen & Bar
The New Standard, Dee-Lite Restaurant & Bar, Grand Haven
Truth In Jazz Orchestra, 920 Watermark, Muskegon
Damn Handsome Devil Devon Yeider, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
WMU Combo Showcase, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Ethan Bouwsma/Ivan Akinsiima/Jack McDonald: Jazz Tuesdays, O’Duffy’s Pub, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Feb. 19
That Beatles Thing (The Beatles tribute), Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Myra Maimoh: WGVU-NPR Pop Up Series, Listening Room, Studio Park
Alternative Music Night, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
SOLD OUT Rosanne Cash: Acoustic Café Folk, St. Cecilia Music Center
SOLD OUT Falling in Reverse/Escape The Fate/The Word Alive, The Intersection
Fred Knapp & Friends, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
Dale Wicks, Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs

Thursday, Feb. 20
The Wailers/Rollin’ Zen, The Intersection
Pretoria/Sandra Effert: GRLive on WYCE (noon), Listening Room, Studio Park
Elijah Russ Collective/Zach Volkers & Hannah Rose Graves, Founders Brewing
Flushed: Music in the Stacks, Grand Rapids Public Library Main
Kev & Bobbi, Mulligan’s Pub
The Bootstrap Boys, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Tube Socks/Future Misters/Midnight Air/Jury Folk, Mulligan’s Pub
Thomas Gun/Dan On Rats/Jerm Plue/Billy Fury, The Iron Well
Mary Rademacher Reed & Friends (5:30 p.m.), Ganders, The Hilton
Dr. Joel’s Roots Train, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Patrick Nolan, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Steve Talaga Trio, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Andy Frisinger & the Priaparus Effect, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Jazz & Creative Institute Showcase, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Benjamin Michael Thorpe, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
The Crispin Campbell Quartet, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee

Friday, Feb. 21
Chris Lane/Blanco Brown, 20 Monroe Live
Big Something vs. Andy Frasco & the UN/Kyle Ayers, The Stache @ The Intersection
Christopher Paul Stelling, Listening Room, Studio Park
MOTO (album release)/Lokella/The Fukushima Daisies, The Pyramid Scheme
Lindsay Beaver/Delilah DeWylde, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Lucius Fox/teething/Noyade, Mulligan’s Pub
Starfarm, Billy’s Lounge
Jason Eller, Garage Bar & Grill
Emilie Petersmark & Michael Riley, Harmony Hall
Bar Code, River City Saloon
Project 90, Bobarino’s At The B.O.B.
Brena, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Sadie Bass, Twisted Bull (Feb. 21-22)
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” DeVos Performance Hall (Feb. 21-22)
Trixy Tang, Log Cabin (Feb. 21-22)
Iron Town, Grand Woods Lounge
John Shea, JW Marriott
Deerfield Run/Christian Dawson, The Iron Well
Signal Trip, Caledonia Family Tavern, Caledonia
GRCC “Musical Moods,” East Grand Rapids High School Auditorium, East Grand Rapids
Adam’s Family and Friends, The Fairway of Kent County, Lowell
Dennie Middleton, Bostwick Lake Inn, Rockford
Guiness Brothers, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Feb. 21-22)
JMM Jazz, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Gabrial James, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, Muskegon
King Crabapple/The Brandino Extravaganza, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Emily Scott Robinson, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Tim Johnson and Co., Porto Bello, Grand Haven
A Northern Song, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Patty Pershayla, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Samantha Parks, Our Brewing, Holland
Cheap Dates, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Big Love Band, New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
Jake Schlegal, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
Decades, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
Grayson Barton, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Steffan Copenhaver/Jedi Mind Trip, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Allie Garland, JB’s Whiskey Old Style Grill, Springfield
Cousin Avery/John Merchant, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Dead Horses/The Brother Brothers, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale,” Jolliffe Theatre, Kalamazoo (Feb. 21-22)
Capt. Cat/Team Two/Natural Wires, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Isaac Ryder, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Bonerama, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Dart Board Compromise, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
The Blues Brothers, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant

Saturday, Feb. 22
That Arena Rock Show, 20 Monroe Live
Cheryl Wheeler/Kenny White, Studio Park Listening Room
Lil Tjay, Elevation @ The Intersection
Hyryder, The Stache @ The Intersection
The Toasters/Dance Contraption, Founders Brewing Co.
Boob Sweat/Crooked Spires/Fedaykin/Hundo: Local Showcase #33, The Pyramid Scheme
That Beatles Thing, One Trick Pony
Smells Like Nirvana (Kurt Cobain tribute)/Dead Original, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Gates at Midnight/Ditchwater/Pyretta Blaze, Mulligan’s Pub
Isaac Berkowitz, Garage Bar & Grill
Funkle Jesse, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” DeVos Performance Hall (Feb. 21-22)
Thundering Heart, River City Saloon
Sadie Bass, Twisted Bull (Feb. 21-22)
Kari Holmes, Back Forty Saloon
Trixy Tang, Log Cabin (Feb. 21-22)
Brian Randall Band, The Iron Well
Par-llo Connection, Gippers Bar & Restaurant
The Heather Bartman Band/Run Silent/Biin Daa Kwed, Quinn & Tuite’s
Project 90, Shots on the River, Belmont
The Moonrays, The Cedar Lounge, Cannonsburg
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Innuendo, Nick Fink’s Tavern, Comstock Park
Overdrive Orchestra, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Right Side Up, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
La Adictiva/Conjunto Azabache/Brazeros Musical de Durango/Impacto Sinaloense, DeltaPlex Arena, Walker
Kevin Schaffer, Castle Brewing Co., Greenville
Guiness Brothers, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
A Cappella-Off Collegiate Competition, Allendale High School Ceglarek Fine Arts Center, Allendale
Crazy Babies (Ozzy Osbourne tribute), Park Theatre, Holland
The Carl Webb Band, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Pretty Rage, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
JGJ, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
JMM Jazz, Porto Bello, Grand Haven
Jen Sygit, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
The Hoot, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Melissa Dylan, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
The Barley Saints, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Trippin Back, Pigeon Hill Brewing Company, Muskegon
Sky King/Funkwagon, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
Tell Yo Mama, The Mitten Bar, Ludington
Rockshop, Wicks Park Bar & Grill, Saugatuck
Sweebe Nation, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
Avon Bomb/Jedi Mind Trip, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Big Trouble, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Megan Dooley & The Kalamazoo Concert Band World War II Classics, Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Delilah DeWylde, Grand Traverse Distillery, Kalamazoo
Dylan Tolbert, Saugatuck Brewing, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale,” Jolliffe Theatre, Kalamazoo (Feb. 21-22)
Kevin Murphy & Murphy’s Law Band, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Marshall Charloff & the Purple Xperience (Prince tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Roosevelt Diggs, The Livery, Benton Harbor
The 1985, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson, Silver Creek Events Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
Emilee Petersmark, Gopherwood Concerts, Cadillac
The Tap Pack, Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen
Jill Jack Trio, Charlevoix Cinema III, Charlevoix

Sunday, Feb. 23
Aspen Jacobsen/Jake Stilson: Nicholas James Thomasma’s Songtellers Stories & Songs, Studio C Listening Room
Decades, Billy’s Lounge
Tito Villarreal (4 p.m.), Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Crispin Campbell Quartet, Sunday Classical Concert Series (2 p.m.), Grand Rapids Art Museum
Diego Rivera, saxophonist (3 p.m.), LaFontsee Galleries
Fred Knapp & Friends (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Randy Marsh & Friends (7 p.m.), SpeakEZ Lounge
A Study in Scarlet/Tombstunner/Pyretta Blaze/Discontent,Tru-Burn/Dirt Chili/Skinjacket: MonsterFest (donations in memory of Malachi), The Iron Well
Edye Evans Hyde Trio, Kent District Library Cascade Branch, Cascade
Versus (noon)/Selkie Irish Sessions (4 p.m.), Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
Pop Evil, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
Jason Stoll, Hempy Keyboard Series, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck
The Go Rounds, Salt of the Earth, Fennville
Carrie McFerrin, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Asamu Johnson & the Associates of the Blues, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Duffield-Caron Project, Sarkozy’s, Kalamazoo
Los Colognes, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Bronk Brothers: Charity Gumbo Cook-off, Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Owen James, Beards Brewery, Petoskey

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Feb. 24
The Go Rounds: Local Spins’ Michigan Mondays, Listening Room, Studio Park
The Ryne Experience/Short Panic/Sunpaper, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
BassBin: Sloth/Binx/Aussboss, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, Rockwell Republic

Tuesday, Feb. 25
Staff Notes GR: Black History Concert, Listening Room, Studio Park
SOLD OUT Chris Thile, Acoustic Cafe Folk Series, St. Cecilia Music Center
Walt Gutowski & the Bridge Street Trio, Fratelli’s Kitchen + Bar
Sandra Effert/Sierra Skye Baker, The Paddock Place
Circling Shannon, Sacred Springs
Denny Middleton, JT’s Pizza & Spirits, Cascade
In The Blue Jazz, Broad Leaf Brewery, Kentwood (Feb. 25-26)
Damn Handsome Devil Devon Yeider, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Ethan Martin/Aiden Harmon/Drew Deur, O’Duffy’s Pub, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Feb. 26
Catch The Fish (Rush tribute), Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Refused/Youth Code/Racetraitor, The Intersection
We Were Promised Jetpacks/Slaughter Beach/Dog, The Pyramid Scheme
Alternative Music Night, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Fred Knapp & Friends, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
Flatland Grip, Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
In The Blue Jazz, Broad Leaf Brewery, Kentwood (Feb. 25-26)
Drum Hang, Third Coast Recording Company, Grand Haven

Thursday, Feb. 27
Fatoumata Diawara (6 p.m. & 9 p.m.), Listening Room by Studio C
Stormy Chromer, Founders Brewing Company
Raoul Midón, Acoustic Cafe Folk Series, St. Cecilia Music Center
Iration/Ballyhoo!/Iya Terra/The Ries Brothers, The Intersection
Ill Gates/Diesel/KiN/S’Moores, The Stache @ The Intersection
Steve Talaga Trio, One Trick Pony
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Danger Code/The Ryne Experience/Children of Set/Short Panic, Mulligan’s Pub
Seth Beck: Concerts Under The Stars, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Raphaël Feuillâtre: GRCC International Guitar Series, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall
Mary Rademacher Reed & Friends, Ganders at The Hilton
Scheer Bliss, Euro Bistro, Cascade
Jim Spalink, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Colt Snuffer & the Dead Horsemen, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
In The Blue, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Andy Frisinger & the Priaparus Effect, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
The Found Innocents, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Olivia & the Frenchtown Playboys, Park Theatre, Holland
Josh Turner/Kari Lynch Band, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Kazuki Takamura, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Pink Sky/Basic Comfort, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Billy Strings & Terry Barber, State Theatre, Bay City

Friday, Feb. 28
The Crane Wives/Political Lizard, Listening Room @ Studio Park
Aaron Watson, The Intersection
Marc E. Bassy/Gianni & Kyle, The Stache @ The Intersection
Pink Sky (album release)/Fred and Jordan Hamilton, The Pyramid Scheme
The Fabulous Vans/Fathom XIX/You & Them, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Tiny Tree/Almost Honest/The Jackpine Snag/Grave Next Door, Mulligan’s Pub
Grand Rapids Soul Club, Billy’s Lounge
Innuendo, Garage Bar & Grill
Y-Not/August, Creston Brewery
Faded Blue, River City Saloon
Right Side Up, Bobarino’s At The B.O.B.
Mike McIntosh, Bob’s Brewery At The B.O.B.
Feel Good, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Todd Michael Band, Twisted Bull (Feb. 28-29)
Kent Philharmonic Orchestra: Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary, Royce Auditorium, St. Cecilia Music Center
Union Guns, Log Cabin (Feb. 28-29)
John Shea, The Rendezvous, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Jersey Pete & Java Joe Gippers Bar & Restaurant
El Regreso de Conjunto Atardecer/Sentido de Tierra Caliente, Agave Sports Lounge & Restaurant
Brena, Shots on the River, Belmont
Andrews String Band, Bier Distillery, Comstock Park
Silent Bark, Caledonia Family Tavern, Caledonia
Dueling Pianos, The Fairway of Kent County, Lowell
Everett Domeier, Bostwick Lake Inn, Rockford
Melophobix, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
The Evolution/Trampa/Dion Timmer b2b Dubloadz/Wooli/PhaseOne/Champagne Drip, Deltaplex Arena, Walker
Side FX, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Feb. 28-29)
That Beatles Thing, Alley Door Club @ Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Nate Dill, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
JGJ Band, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Rick Burkholder, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Tony Reynolds, Porto Bello, Grand Haven
The Bootstrap Boys, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
The Insiders (Tom Petty tribute), Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Elijah Russ, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Drew Behringer, Our Brewing Co., Holland
Invasion Band, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Pretoria/McWeakerton/Lost Magic, Park Theatre, Holland
Eyeliner for All, Our Brewing, Holland
Jess & Jesse, New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
The Reminders, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck
KaR Tunes, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
Vertical Smile, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
The Williams Family, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland (Feb. 28-29)
Jack Leaver/Rockstar, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Double Strung/Carrie & the McFerrinheits, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Dave Bruzza, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
The 1985, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Lipstick Jodi, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Apollo5, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Portage
The Beach Boys, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
Corky Siegel & Ernie Watts/Kaylan Pathak, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Mysteria, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Ivy Ford, The Gem Theater, St. Louis
Up North Big Band, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor
Billy Strings & Terry Barber, City Opera House, Traverse City

Saturday, Feb. 29
Lyrics Born/lespecial/Trifocal, Founders Brewing Co.
Natchez Trace, One Trick Pony
CharlestheFirst/Lab Group/Super Task, Elevation @ The Intersection
FunkWagon/FlyLightGemini/The Fabulous Vans/Great Lakes Feather: Jam for Bernie 2020, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Sweet Diezel Jenkins, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Bleed The Water/Tweeg and the Bounders/Crossing Bard, Mulligan’s Pub
DJ Omega Supreme & Friends, Billy’s Lounge
Kevin Schaffer, Garage Bar & Grill
Grand Rapids Symphony/Terence Blanchard, jazz trumpet, “Symphony with Soul,” DeVos Performance Hall
Blue Jay Bridge, River City Saloon
Todd Michael Band, Twisted Bull (Feb. 28-29)
The Bootstrap Boys/Ernie Clark & the Magnificent Bastards, The Iron Well
Tweed & Dixie, Back Forty Saloon
Union Guns, Log Cabin (Feb. 28-29)
Joseph Henry, Quinn & Tuite’s Irish Pub
Sonimanic, Shots on the River, Belmont
The Brass Horizon (single release party), EB Coffee & Pub, Caledonia
The Moonrays, The Cedar Lounge, Cannonsburg
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Dueling Pianos, Castle Brewing, Greenville
Billy Strings & Terry Barber, Ionia Theatre, Ionia
Chain of Lakes, Gallery Concerts, Lowell Arts, Lowell
Hazy Past, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Saving Rhonda, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Side FX, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Decades, Wicks Park Bar & Grill, Saugatuck
Conrad Shock + The Noise, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
In The Blue, Waypost Brewing Company, Fennville
The Rock Show (Journey tribute), Park Theatre, Holland
Rebekah Rhys, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Left Paul Trio, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Tomas Esparza Blues Band, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Borrowed Time, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Tim Johnson and Co., Porto Bello, Grand Haven
Overdrive Orchestra, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
The Buster Blues Band, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Brother Adams, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Kindred, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, Muskegon
The Kreellers, The Playhouse at White Lake, Whitehall
Acoustic Shenanigans, McDuff’s Bar & Grill, Wayland
The Williams Family, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland (Feb. 28-29)
Project 90/Rockstar, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Invasion Band & Tony Thompson, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Duffield-Caron Project (5 p.m.)/Guitar Up!/OCD-C (9 p.m.), Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Angelic Root/Panther/The Bass Brothers/RVAR/Switch b2b Baby Faced Garski Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Lexi Adams, Saugatuck Brewing, Kalamazoo
The Big Love Band, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
The North 41, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Nick Bell Band, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Bryan Lubeck/The Reminders/JigJam/Six Appeal: Winter Delights Festival, The Mendel Center @ Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor
Free Hat/Mail Order Monsters, The Livery, Benton Harbor

Sunday, March 1
Fitz and the Tantrums, 20 Monroe Live
Decades, Billy’s Lounge
Toby Bresnahan (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
Michael Beauchamp/Kaitlin Rose, Salt of the Earth, Fennville
SOLD OUT Billy Strings & Terry Barber, The Ark, Ann Arbor

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