This week’s concert lineup also features Wayne Hancock, Full Cord, GR Soul Club, Jen Sygit, Jesse Ray and a bunch of delectable Under-the-Radar Picks. And win tickets to Infected Mushroom.
THE BIG LIST: Jan. 14-20
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WEDNESDAY
JESSE COOK
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $34.50-$55
Where: Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
According to his bio, Jesse Cook’s music “pivots between worlds — past and future, familiar and fresh, acoustic and electronic — redefined by technology like every element of modern life. One of Canada’s finest, the Juno Award-winning guitarist has brought home awards for his acoustic work, flamenco stylings and jazz performance.
Without question, Cook can pick with the best of them. He’ll bring his “elegant and blazing technical prowess” to the equally beautiful Kalamazoo State Theatre Wednesday night. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or online at KazooState.com.
LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
FULL CORD BLUEGRASS
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids
This week for Local Spins Wednesday, it’s Full Cord bluegrass, a West Michigan band that gives a bluegrass twist to everything from traditional country to modern pop hits and Big Band era songs. The Grand Haven-based band makes its SpeakEZ Lounge debut.
Local Spins Wednesdays are presented by Local Spins, SpeakEZ Lounge, Perrin Brewing and WYCE, with free parking in the Sixth Street Park lot just to the north of SpeakEZ Lounge on Monroe Avenue NW.
THURSDAY
DIXON’S VIOLIN
DREW PHORIA
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids
Dixon’s Violin has become a festival institution and a globally touring phenomenon as a “visionary violinist” – a musician who improvises on a five-string violin with a looping system that turns him into a one-man symphony of sorts.
Grand Rapids’ own Drew Phoria, aka Drew Phillippy, will open the evening, debuting a new three-channel looping station. Get details and tickets online here.
INFECTED MUSHROOM
When: 9 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Elevation inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids
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Before heading to St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, Infected Mushroom brings its U.S. tour to Grand Rapids, touring behind its latest dance-inspiring album, “Head of NASA and the 2 Amish Boys,” which was released in December by the Los Angeles-based, Israeli-bred duo of Amit “Duvdev” Duvdevani and Erez Eisen, who’ve earned kudos for their “groundbreaking” electronic dance music.
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Also on the bill: Randy Seidman and local acts Frybread Power and B/S. Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 17-and-older show.
FRIDAY
WINTER JAM
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Admission: $15 at the door
Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids
Billed as “Christian music’s largest annual tour,” Winter Jam returns to Grand Rapids, this time with Newsboys United, Danny Gokey, Mandisa, Rend Collective, LEDGER, NewSong and Hollyn on the bill. And a “pre-Jam party” features hip hop’s Ty Brasel, rock’s Manic Drive, singer-songwriter Dan Bremnes and Adam Agee.
Get tickets and more info online at vanandelarena.com.
CHARLY BLISS
ACTIVE BIRD COMMUNITY
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $13 advance, $15 day of show
Where: The Mint inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids
This intimate show in The Mint stars Brooklyn power pop/indie-rock group Charly Bliss, known for its singles “Ruby” and “Glitter,” as well as its 2017 album, “Guppy.” This is the only Michigan stop on the band’s current tour.
Also performing on Friday night will be another Brooklyn product, Active Bird Community. Get more details about this all-ages show online at sectionlive.com.
TWISTED PINE
LYNN THE BAND
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids
A highly regarded string band hailing from the Northeast, Twisted Pine has brought an Appalachian and Nashville flavor to its Boston-bred acoustic pop – filed with hooks, catchy vocals and rootsy charm. The band — Dan Bui on mandolin, Kathleen Parks on fiddle, Chris Sartori on bass and Rachel Sumner on guitar — is touring behind its latest album, “Dreams.”
Opening will be West Michigan singer-songwriter Lynn Thompson, who also has a new studio album, “Hangman Comin,’,” and who will perform with his band. Tune in to Local Spins on WYCE at 11 a.m. Friday when Thompson will be the in-studio guest. Get tickets and more info about Friday night’s show online here.
GRAND RAPIDS SOUL CLUB:
7-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
When: 10 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $15
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids
Hard to believe, but Grand Rapids Soul Club – and its wondrous, music-spinning display – is celebrating its seventh birthday, with special guest Cut Chemist, a Los Angeles DJ and producer, former member of Ozomatli and Jurassic 5, and a collaborator with DJ Shadow.
Doors open at 9:30 p.m. for this 21-and-older show. Get details online at pyramidschemebar.com. The Pyramid Scheme follows this on Saturday with Local Showcase No. 29. Details in Under-the-Radar Picks below.
SATURDAY
JEN SYGIT
THE SPRINGTAILS
When: 8:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $12 Advance, $15 DOS
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Jen Sygit is throwing a party – for herself. And you’re invited. Sygit, fresh off the release of the long-awaited and much-acclaimed “It’s About Time,” will be celebrating her 40th birthday in style Saturday night at Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo.
Kicking off the celebration will be Michigan folk act The Springtails, featuring Andy Wilson (Steppin’ In It) and Juliana Wilson. General admission tickets for this 21-and-older show can found online at BellsBeer.Com.
WAYNE HANCOCK
STONE SOUP & THE BROKEN TEETH
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $18 advance, $20 day of show
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Wayne “The Train” Hancock returns to Tip Top to uncork his “juke joint swing” – a combination of honky-tonk, Western swing, blues, rockabilly and more. These lively shows by the Texas musician always pack this West Side bar.
Opening will be Grand Rapids’ Stone Soup & The Broken Teeth, a band that churns out a unique mix of country, soul and blues. Get more info about the show online here.
SAMSARA SHOWCASE 3:
SUPER FUTURE, G-BREAD
SANDOSE, CHOFF, DREEZSTRING
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $13 advance, $15 day of show
Where: The Stache (and The Mint) inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids
This West Michigan showcase of artists unleashing “waves of experimental trap, bass and hip hop music with live instruments” unfurls for the third time at The Intersection’s Stache (with a house and techno music stage in The Mint). Presented by the Samsara Family Collective, this display of “original sound” will feature sets by Super Future, G-Bread, Sandose, Choff and Dreezstring, as well as Kar Pow, Hizen and Ghost Toast in The Mint. Indeed, the Samsara Family Collective this week is releasing a new mixtape, the “fifth installment of their genre-bending electronic and hip-hop” series, thus adding another level of excitement to the show.
Doors for this 17-and-older show open at 8 p.m. Details online here.
JESSE RAY & THE CAROLINA CATFISH
When: 9:30 p.m. Saturday
Admission: $5
Where: Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids’ Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish are the sort of band that folks talk about, with their dynamic, uber-energetic live shows generating the kind of fan enthusiasm that’s long had many proclaiming they should be national stars. Well, they recently completed a successful West Coast tour and return to West Michigan to once again pump up the stage at Founders with their raw blues, rock and rockabilly fervor.
Chirp is also on the bill. Get more info at foundersbrewing.com.
SUNDAY
LEAF / VAN ACKER
When: 4 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Free
Where: Creston Brewery, Grand Rapids
Steve Leaf and Joe Van Acker are well-known to West Michigan audiences for a variety of different projects, whether it’s the all-instrumental rock outfit Public Access or The Insiders Tom Petty tribute and much more. But these guys also have been performing as the Leaf/Van Acker duo, creating “an evening of sing-alongable songs” – perfect for the atmosphere of Creston Brewery.
By the way, Creston hosts Guitar Up! on Friday. Get more details online here.
UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS
Conrad Shock + The Noise and Paradise Outlaw playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Monday, free – So this regular Monday night showcase stars the bluesy, edgy rock of Conrad Shock + The Noise and the Southern rock-fueled music of Paradise Outlaw.
Hannah Rose & The GravesTones playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Wednesday, $10 – This week’s edition of the “Pop Up Series,” hosted by WGVU Public Radio and NPR, showcases popular Grand Rapids soul/rock/blues/funk band Hannah Rose & The GravesTones, who recently released a new single and are working on two new EPs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Robin Connell playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Thursday, free – Grand Rapids jazz pianist and singer Robin Connell boasts a wide repertoire of songs from the American songbook and more. And One Trick follows this on Saturday night with the return of Jukejoint Handmedowns. Call 616-235-7669 for reservations.
Overdrive Orchestra and El Brandino playing Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, free – West Michigan’s Overdrive Orchestra creates music that’s “gritty, natural and hypnotic,” full of “sound, soul and energy.” And Grand Rapids’ El Brandino powers up an eclectic, wildly entertaining milieu of songs.
Thunderstruck AC/DC Tribute playing 20 Monroe Live in Grand Rapids, 8:45 p.m. Friday, $15-$25 – This notable U.S. tribute to hard rock’s AC/DC plays Grand Rapids along with the Revelations Iron Maiden tribute band. Doors open at 8 p.m.
The Grand Rapids Symphony’s Rhythm of the Dance at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $18-$66 – This special concert features “sultry, sensual rhythms of Latino-flavored music” courtesy of Brazilian-born conductor Marcelo Lehninger and award-wining Spanish guitarist Pablo Sainz Villegas. Get tickets online here.
HOOM, Hell Hotline, The Fukushima Daisies and Dance Contraption playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, $7 advance, $10 day of show – This is Local Showcase No. 29, led by chill and jazzy indie-rock band HOOM, with Hell Hotline, The Fukushima Daisies and Dance Contraption also on the bill. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. for this 21-and-older show.
Red Tail Ring playing a special seated show at Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, $10 advance, $12 day of show – The lilting folk of Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp, aka Red Tail Ring, is at once traditional and contemporary. They’ll play a special seated show at Bell’s, with Kane & Steele also on the bill.
The 5 Browns playing the Jack H. Miller Center at Hope College, 221 Columbia Ave. in Holland, 7:30 p.m. Friday, SOLD OUT – The 5 Browns are a classical piano ensemble featuring Utah siblings who’ve been featured on numerous national TV shows, soared to No. 1 on Billboard’s classical albums chart and were dubbed by People magazine as “The Fab Five” when they first made a splash in 2002. The New York Post called them “the biggest classical music sensation in years.”
Annagail and Michelle Hanks playing Seven Steps Up in Spring Lake, 8 p.m. Friday, $15 – Grand Rapids indie-rock/folk-rock band Annagail, led by Jared and Jennifer Adams, unfurls its magic at this listening room … and Michelle Hanks from Seven Steps Up will open the show. Get details online here.
Jimmie Stagger playing the Cascade Township Branch of Kent District Library, 2 p.m. Sunday, free – Grand Rapids blues guitarist Jimmie Stagger is legendary – and he’s also every bit as impressive as ever with his musicianship and his story-telling. Get more info online here.
THE REALLY BIG LIST OF CONCERTS, PLUS SHOWS ON THE HORIZON
Monday, Jan. 14
BassBin: Gettoblaster, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
In The Blue: Jazz & Gin, Long Road Distillers
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Michael Drost and Jordan Finn, The New Standard, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Full Cord Bluegrass, Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Hannah Rose & the Gravestones, The Pyramid Scheme
River North Jazz (6 p.m.), The Old Goat
Michael Drost and Jordan Finn, The New Standard, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Perugino Quartet, Arts At Noon, Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley State University Allendale Campus
Gabrial James, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Jesse Cook, Kalamazoo State Theatre
WMU Jazz Students, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
OFB3, O’Duffy’s Pub, Kalamazoo
Neil Harding & Lisa Mallwitz, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Thursday, Jan. 17
Infected Mushroom Live Band/Randy Seidman/Frybread Power/B-S, Elevation below The Intersection
Dixon’s Violin/Drewphoria, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Ben Stalets/Blank Mirror/Frank Pfaff, Mulligan’s Pub
Robin Connell, One Trick Pony
Fiona Dickinson with Dan Fisher, Shane Trip, Ben Wiessenborn/Meghan Moe Beitiks, video: Concerts Under The Stars, Chaffee Planetarium, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Mike Frost Trio, Linear Restaurant
Jordan Hamilton, The Sovengaard
JMM Jazz. Noto’s Restaurant, Cascade
Justin Wierenga, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Steve Talaga Trio, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Andy Frisinger, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Front & Center, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Red Tail Ring (seated performance), Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Friday, Jan. 18
Thunderstruck (AC/DC tribute)/Revelations (Iron Maiden tribute), 20 Monroe Live
GR Soul Club: 7th Anniversary, The Pyramid Scheme
Newsboys United/Danny Gokey/Mandisa/Rend Collective/Ledger/NewSong/Hollyn/Pre-Jam Party: Ty Brasel/Manic Drive/Dan Bremnes/Stellar Kart/Adam Agee: Winter Jam 2019, Van Andel Arena
Twisted Pine/Lynn The Band, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Charly Bliss/Active Bird, The Mint @ The Intersection
Dead Weight/Crooked Heart/Novice, Mulligan’s Pub
Jimmie Stagger, Billy’s Lounge
Guitar Up!, Creston Brewery
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Rhythm of the Dance,” DeVos Performance Hall (Jan. 18-19)
Jedi Mind Trip, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Cooper/Connell Jazz Trio (5 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
EZ Duhzit/Sekkusu/Attrition Cult 741
Jake Stevens, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
17 Degrees South, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Jaded 8, Shots on the River, Belmont (Jan. 18-19)
Silent Bark, Caledonia Family Tavern
El Brandino, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Whiskey Bound, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble Friday Night Jam, Village Inn Pizza Sports Bar & Grille 44th Street, Wyoming
SOLD OUT The 5 Browns: Great Performances Series, Hope College Concert Series, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Concert Hall, Holland
John Sanger, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Decades, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Benjamin Woiwode, Our Brewing, Holland
Kristen Kuiper, New Holland Brewing’s Pub On 8th, Holland
Hannah Laine, Barrel Room @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
James Reeser & The Backseat Drivers, Sandbar Saloon, Saugatuck (also Saturday)
Gabrial James, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Annagail & Michelle Hanks, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Rusty Horse (Neil Young tribute), Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
Drew Hale Band, The Mitten Bar, Ludington
Rick & Crystal Dutkiewicz, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Crazy Mic, McDuff’s Bar and Grille, Wayland
Jake Stevens/Feel Good, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Megan Dooley, Final Gravity Brewing Company, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Symphony & Ian Greenlaw, baritone: Classics On Tap, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Highsteppin’ Playboys, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Klexos, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Bob Schultz, Potter’s Lounge, Four Points Sheraton, Kalamazoo
Allie Garland, JB’s Whiskey Old Style Grill, Springfield
Cory Wong/Emily Browning, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Michigander: Live Music in the Yurt, The Little Fleet, Traverse City
Saturday, Jan. 19
Thunderstruck (AC-DC tribute), 20 Monroe Live
Super Future/G-Bread/Sandose/Choff/Dreezstring: Samsara Showcase #3, The Stache inside The Intersection
Kar Pow/Hizen/Ghost Toast: Samsara Showcase #3, The Mint under The Intersection
Mega 80s, The Intersection
Hoom/Hell Hotline/The Fukushima Daisies/Dance Contraption: Local Showcase #29, The Pyramid Scheme
Juke Joint Hand-Me-Downs, One Trick Pony
Left Hand Link/Sex Wolves From Planet Death/Hypnotoad, Mulligan’s Pub
The Hip Pocket, Billy’s Lounge
Wayne Hancock/Stone Soup & the Broken Teeth, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Culture Will (Not) Be Televised: A Conversation About Hip Hop (6 p.m.), Muse GR
Isaac Ryder, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Rhythm of the Dance,” DeVos Performance Hall (Jan. 18-19)
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Hansel & Gretel,” DeVos Performance Hall
Drew Nelson & Mark Schrock: Grand River Folk Arts Society, Wealthy Theatre Annex
Corelocked, River City Saloon
Randy Marsh Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Blackfront Ink/Kairos Auger, 741
Five Minutes Tardy, Flanagan’s Irish Pub
That Beatles Thing, Boat & Canoe Club, North Park
Bucket o’ Maybes, Ada Pour House Gastropub, Ada
Jaded 8, Shots on the River, Belmont (Jan. 18-19)
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Serita’s Black Rose, LowellArts House Concerts, Lowell
Drop 35, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Overdrive Orchestra, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Project 90, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Paradise Outlaw, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Luke P, Wick’s Park Bar & Grille, Saugatuck
Delilah DeWylde: Taste of the Lakeshore, A Cut Above Center, Saugatuck
El Brandino, Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Dean Allrick Jazz Piano, What Not Inn, Fennville
Dunegrass, Tripelroot, Zeeland
All In, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
The Eliminator Band (ZZ Top tribute), Park Theatre, Holland
Lynn The Band, Waverly Stone Gastropub, Holland
As Am I, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Bri Baron, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Tony Reynolds, Porto Bello, Grand Haven
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
The Zannies/Short Hair Domestics/Brutes, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Gypsy Circus, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Acoustic Shenanigans, McDuff’s Bar and Grille, Wayland
Crossroads/Feel Good, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Kalamazoo Symphony & Ian Greenlaw, baritone (3 p.m. & 8 p.m.): Classics Uncorked, Epic Center – Judy K. Jolliffe Theater, Kalamazoo
Duffield-Carron Project (5 p.m.)/The Hip Replacements/Chili Pepper Songwriters (10 p.m.), Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Sexy Toxins/Crashing Cairo/Amaranth, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Jen Sygit’s Birthday with Drew Howard, Mike Lynch, Brennan Duncan Andes & Geoff Ian Lewis/The Springtails, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Chaos Goth Industrial, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Andy Baker, Paw Paw Playhouse, Paw Paw
The Chicago Experience, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Bronte Fall, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Slim Gypsy Baggage, Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph
Warrant, Little River Casino, Manistee
Laureates Of The Sphinx, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Bay Harbor
Twisted Pine: Blissfest Presents, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey
Stefan Jakiw & Conrad Tao, Dendrinos Chapel & Recital Hall, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen
Sunday, Jan. 20
Mike Frost & Mike Hyde (10 a.m.), Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
The Tube Socks/The Ryne Experience, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Leaf/VanAcker (4 p.m.)/Patty Pershayla/Eric Engblade (7 p.m.): Songteller Sessions, Creston Brewery
Jimmie Stagger, Sunday Afternoon Live, Kent District Library, Cascade Branch
Jim Spalink (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Lew Russ (noon), Hudsonville Winery, Hudsonville
Gabrial James, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
ON THE HORIZON
Monday, Jan. 21
Arlie/Parlor Voice, The Mint under The Intersection
BassBin: PRIM/Henry Brooks, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Jazz Gumbo, West Michigan Jazz Society, Casino Club
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Paul Brewer: West Michigan Jazz Society Jazz Mondays, Casino Club
Opera Grand Rapids Chorus & Mark Rucker: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration, Fountain Street Church
Ohme/The Ophelias, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Michael Drost and Jordan Finn, The New Standard, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Roosevelt Diggs: Local Spins Wednesday @ SpeakEZ Lounge
Eric Johnson, The Intersection (rescheduled from Oct. 30)
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
Versus, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Pablo Mahave-Veglia, cello/Sookkyung Cho, piano, Arts At Noon, Cook-DeWitt Center, Grand Valley State University Allendale Campus
John Sanger, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
WMU Jazz Students, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Thursday, Jan. 24
Sublime/Rome/Melophobix, 20 Monroe Live
Weezil Malone Blues Band, One Trick Pony
Serengeti/Dreas, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Autumn Ridge/Clyde Park Avenue, Mulligan’s Pub
The Hill People, Fricano’s Pizza, Alpine
Bucket O’ Maybes, Gipper’s Bar & Grill, Cascade
JMM Jazz, Noto’s, Cascade
Travis Radaz, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Checkers Morton, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Chely Wright, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Andy Frisinger, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Front & Center, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
DMNY, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Friday, Jan. 25
King Tuff/Stonefield, The Pyramid Scheme
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Ragtime, Blues, and All That Jazz with Byron Stipling,” DeVos Performance Hall (Jan. 25-27)
Walk The Moon/Bear Hands, 20 Monroe Live
Dirty DeVille/The Black Dunes/The Gorgeous Oranges, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Odds Elite/Head/Barrel Bones, Mulligan’s Pub
Lynn the Band, Creston Brewery
Cooper/Connell Jazz Trio (5 p.m.), Harmony Hall
John Shea, JW Marriott
Edye Evans Hyde, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Invisible Mansion/Astro Bats/Natural Body, 741
Funkle Jesse, Flanagan’s Irish Pub (Jan. 25-26)
Just Jill, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Right Side Up, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Village Inn Pizza 44th St. Sports Bar & Grille, Wyoming
Toby Bresnahan, Saugatuck Brewing Company, Douglas
Cheap Dates, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Delilah DeWylde, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Wisp/Tanner J. Burns/Another Man’s Trash, Park Theatre, Holland
Gabrial James, Our Brewing, Holland
Big Daddy Fox & Friends, The Alley Door Club, Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
JMM Jazz, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Lighting Matches, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Tony Lucca, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
The Williams Family, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland (Jan. 25-26)
All In, McDuff’s Bar and Grille, Wayland
Donald Benjamin Band, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland
Jack Leaver/P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Earthwork Music Songwriting Retreat Weekend, Circle Pines Center, Delton
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.)/No Tomorrow/Old Main Trainwreck (8 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Borr McFerrin, Final Gravity Brewing Company, Kalamazoo
Ghost Bunnies/Full Frontal Cortez/Nothing New, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Allie Garland, JB’s Whiskey Old Style Grill, Springfield
Red Deluxe/Fusion, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
The Jared Rabin Band, Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph
Allison Downey, Dave Boutette & Andy Baker: Foundry Hall Songwriters Showcase, Black River Tavern, South Haven
Chely Wright/Eric Burgett, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Engelbert Humperdink, Silver Creek Events Center, Four Winds Resort & Casino, New Buffalo
Saturday, Jan. 26
Jesse McCartney, 20 Monroe Live
Pink Sky/Jes Kramer/Bronze Wolf/Darkly: Synth Night Vol. 1, The Pyramid Scheme
Rusko/Spag Heddy/Shlump/Protohype/Dodge & Fuski/Hi Im Ghost/Bijou/Lick/Attak/Dissonance/Cookn/Kar Pow/SP Chase: Bass Country Winter 2019, The Intersection
Natchez Trace, One Trick Pony
Botala, Creston Brewery
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Ragtime, Blues, and All That Jazz with Byron Stipling,” DeVos Performance Hall (Jan. 25-27)
The Smokin’ Dobroleles/The Bootstrap Boys/Strings and Slide, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
SOLD OUT Gregory Alan Isakov, Fountain Street Church
Lush, River City Saloon
Scott Veenstra Trio, JW Marriott
Edye Evans Hyde, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
River City Jazz Ensemble (7:30 p.m., church music benefit), 2nd Congregational Church @ Cheshire Street NE
Moto/Short Hair Domestics/The Setbacks, 741
Funkle Jesse, Flanagan’s Irish Pub (Jan. 25-26)
The Barley Saints/The Saltbound Remnants, Quinn & Tuite’s Irish Pub
Azz Izz, Shots on the River, Belmont
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Josh Rose and the Founding Fathers, LowellArts House Concerts, Lowell
Project 90, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Tell Yo Mama, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Rocket Fuel Haulers, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Alex Mays, Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Tombo, Wick’s Park Bar & Grille, Saugatuck
Dean Allrick Jazz Piano, What Not Inn, Fennville
The Whiskey Charmers, Trail Point Brewing, Allendale
Bar Code, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Let There Be Rock (AC/DC tribute), Park Theatre, Holland
Dylan Tolbert, Hops at 84 East, Holland
Whiskey Charmers, Trail Point Brewing Company, Holland
Dave & Connie D, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Stereolithic, Waverly Stone Gastropub, Holland
Dunegrass, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Jeff Lynn, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Chirp, Unruly Brewing, Muskegon
The Williams Family, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland (Jan. 25-26)
Sweebe Nation, McDuff’s Bar and Grille, Wayland
Brenda Loomis Band/P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Kalamazoo Symphony, “Tchaikovsky’s 5th,” Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Dead Eyes Always Dreaming/Dead Nerves/ScapeGoat/Dethrone the Deceiver/Coffin Talk/Discontent/Guard Rail: Kalamazoo Un-holy F@#k Fest, Papa Pete’s, Kalamazoo
Finkel/How To Live Together/Basic Comfort, Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
The Backups, The Livery, Benton Harbor
Luke Gitchel, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
“A Night of Poetry, Song & Stories:” Spirit of the Woods Music Association, Brown Township Hall, Manistee
Sunday, Jan. 27
Rick Springfield, 20 Monroe Live
Greg Miller (10 a.m.), Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Sleep Waker/Hollow Front/Spirit Breaker/Foxfollow, The Pyramid Scheme
Fishgutzzz & the Stinkin’ Orchestra/The Riverside Shivers, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Ragtime, Blues, and All That Jazz with Byron Stipling,” DeVos Performance Hall (Jan. 25-27)
Bruce Ling: Eric Engblade’s Songwriters Sundays, The Peoples Cider Co.
Tony Halchak, Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Uneven Ground/David McIntire & Kevin Donovan, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Rufus Ferguson, Hempy Keyboard Series, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck
Carrie McFerrin, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
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