The Big List (Nov. 4-10): Goo Goo Dolls, David Bazan, Randy Houser, Lucy Dacus, Jimmy Eat World, Simple Plan, A$AP Ferg

A busy week of West Michigan concerts includes Thank You Scientist, Willy Porter, Tunde Olaniran and more. And check the roster of bracing Under-the-Radar Picks for the week.

 

THE BIG LIST: Nov. 4-10

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.

MONDAY

WILCO
When: 7:30 p.m. Monday
Tickets: $53
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Many fans likely are saying: “It’s about time Wilco played Grand Rapids.” Yes, the band has played venues such as Kalamazoo’s State Theatre and frontman Jeff Tweedy has played Calvin University, among other stages in West Michigan, but there’s a fair amount of anticipation for the band’s 20 Monroe Live debut.

The eclectic, Chicago-bred alt-rock/indie-rock/alt-country outfit is touring behind its 11th studio album, “Ode to Joy,” which was released in early October and was described by Rolling Stone magazine as their best album in years – “a beautiful exercise in downhearted uplift.” Deep Sea Diver, fronted by California singer-songwriter Jessica Dobson, opens the show. Get tickets online here.

WEDNESDAY

DAVID WAX MUSEUM
HEATHER MALONEY
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $25
Where: Listening Room, Grand Rapids

DAVID WAX MUSEUM TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to reader John Pilgrim Metts. He was the first person to email john@localspins.com with “DAVID WAX MUSEUM” in the message field and won a pair of tickets to see David Wax Museum and Heather Maloney at the new Listening Room in downtown Grand Rapids on Wednesday night. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

After some “soft opening” events in October, this concert serves as the official opening night for concerts at the new Listening Room in Studio Park, south of Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids. The 200-seat, second-floor Listening Room will kick things off with folk and roots rock act David Wax Museum, which is touring behind a new album, “Line of Light.”

Fronted by David Wax and Suz Slezak, the band blends traditional Mexican Son music with Americana strains. Opening things for this venue-christening show will be indie-rock singer-songwriter Heather Maloney. Get tickets and details online here. The Listening Room follows this with Thursday’s concert starring Matthew Perryman Jones and Chris DuPont.

LUCY DACUS
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Tickets: $20
Where: Calvin University’s Covenant Fine Arts Center, Grand Rapids

With two critically praised albums under her belt – 2016’s “No Burden” and 2018’s “Historian” – Virginia indie-rock singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus has turned some heads, and even more so after forming the super-group boygenius with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker. She also recently released the singles, “Forever Half Mast,” “Dancing in the Dark” and “In the Air Tonight.”

This week, she brings her tour to Calvin University. Get tickets online here.

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
THE SMOKIN’ DOBROLELES
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

This booking has been more than a year in the making. Oceana County/North Muskegon’s The Smokin’ Dobroleles unfurl a genre-melding repertoire of roots music of many flavors – bluegrass, reggae, blues, gypsy jazz, old country and rock. It a high-energy show that’s just plain fun.

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 (to the south) off Monroe Avenue NW or the Sixth Street Park lot to the north.

THURSDAY

CHELSEA GRIN
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Elevation inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Salt Lake City deathcore metal band Chelsea Grin is having an “Eternal Nightmare,” touring behind their 2018 album, “Eternal Nightmare,” the band’s fourth album in a row to reach the Top 10 on the U.S. Hard Rock chart.

Joining the band in Grand Rapids will be The Acacia Strain, Spite, Left Behind and Traitors. Doors for the all-ages show open at 6 p.m. More details online at sectionlive.com.

SIMPLE PLAN
STATE CHAMPS
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $36-$60.50
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Canada pop-punk/emo band Simple Plan and New York pop-punkers State Champs are combining forces for this U.S. tour, which makes its only Michigan stop at 20 Monroe Live. The bands also combined efforts on a 2019 single, “Where I Belong” (also featuring We The Kings). Simple Plan’s most recent album is 2016’s “Taking One for the Team.” State Champs’ most recent release is 2019’s “Living Proof.”

Speaking of We the Kings, they’re also on this bill, along with Northbound. Details at 20monroelive.com.

WILLY PORTER
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $25-$35
Where: Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake

Billboard hails his “quietly reverberating stories.” Tori Amos says his rhythmic guitar-playing makes “me want to crawl inside his guitar and sleep there forever.” That’s high praise, indeed, for Willy Porter, a Milwaukee native whose rock, blues and jazz music has pumped up a dozen albums since 1988.

Seven Steps Up calls him “a great singer” and “a fantastic songwriter.” Get tickets online here.

FRIDAY

X AMBASSADORS
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $35.78-$70
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

New York rock/alt-rock’s X Ambassadors came out with a sophomore album, “Orion,” in June, earning praise from Spill Magazine, which called it “another well-balanced album” and one “filled with a variety of songs that show the complete range of the human experience.”

Bear Hands and Verite are also on the docket for this all-ages show, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Get tickets online here.

GOO GOO DOLLS
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $39-$99
Where: State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo

Formed in Buffalo in the 1980s, Goo Goo Dolls soared to alt-rock fame in the 1990s with hit singles “Name,” Slide,” “Iris” and “Black Balloon.” They continue to tour and recently released their 12th studio album, “Miracle Pill.” Opening the Kalamazoo concert will be Philadelphia indie-rock/punk band Beach Slang.

Details and tickets online at kazoostate.com.

BARS OF GOLD
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $10 advance, $12 day of show
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo

Detroit-based Bars of Gold recently released “Shelters,” and delivers melodic rock ‘n’ roll – something the band has been churning out since 2010 or so. The new album is touted as “a folk-metal foray, math rock for the pub” and more. The rock-filled bill also features Grand Rapids’ Charles the Osprey and West Michigan’s Moss Jaw and Treadles.

Get info at bellsbeer.com, where you can also find information about Saturday’s Flynt Flossy and Turquoise Jeep show.

TUNDE OLANIRAN
When: 8:30 Friday
Tickets: $10 advance, $15 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

With his unique choreography, stage spectacle and dynamic pop sensibility, Flint’s Tunde Olaniran always captivates crowds during his live shows. His music is intoxicating and his stage presence mesmerizing. (He released his latest single, “Jean Grey,” back in May.)

He ups the ante at this show with support from Lipstick Jodi and SuperCoolWicked. Get tickets and details online at pyramidschemebar.com.

DAVID BAZAN
When: 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Tickets: $25
Where: Listening Room, Grand Rapids

Acclaimed singer-songwriter David Bazan’s two-night stint for the opening week of Grand Rapids’ new Listening Room venue has a special extra attached to it: His concerts will be preceded by screenings of “Strange Negotiations,” a documentary focusing on Bazan which was directed by Brandon Vedder, who also will be in town to stage Q&As about the film. The screenings will take place at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Celebration Cinema Studio Park, located in the same building as Listening Room. (Tickets for the film are separate.)

As for Bazan, the Arizona artist’s “sadcore” music has earned high praise (including 2011’s “Strange Negotiations”). Last year, he released an EP, “Rare Coins: David Bazan & Sean Lane.” Get tickets and details online at listeningroomgr.com.

SATURDAY

RANDY HOUSER
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $25 advance, $29.50 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

A big week of country music at The Intersection winds up with singer Randy Houser, whose latest album, 2018’s “Magnolia,” debuted at No. 11 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and spawned the Top 40 hit “What Whiskey Does.” The Mississippi-bred artist also recently released the film, “Magnolia,” inspired by that album.

Also on the bill for this Grand Rapids tour stop (the only Michigan stop on Houser’s current tour) will be Paul Cauthen, whose music is described as “booming, funk-laden and genre-defying.” Doors for this all-ages show open at 6:30 p.m.

Get tickets and information online here.

A$AP FERG
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $32.50-$125
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

New York hip hop artist A$AP Ferg (aka, Darold Ferguson Jr.) brings the U.S. tour behind his latest EP, “Floor Seats,” to Grand Rapids. (The release peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard 200 chart.) He released his most popular track, “Plain Jane,” in 2017. Also on the bill will be Murda Beatz and MadeinTYO.

Get more info online at 20monroelive.com.

THANK YOU SCIENTIST
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $20 advance, $23 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

Promoting and touring behind a new album, “Terraformer,” Thank You Scientist brings its North American tour to Grand Rapids, showcasing the prog-rock/jazz fusion strains that have earned this New Jersey outfit a fair amount of attention. (The new album hit No. 73 on the Billboard 200 chart.)

Doors open at 7 p.m. for this all-ages show that also features sets by Bent Knee and The Tea Club. Get more information and ticket links online here.

SUNDAY

JIMMY EAT WORLD
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $35 advance, $40 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

Yup, this band is still rocking stages. Jimmy Eat World, which formed in Arizona and released its first self-titled album back in 1994, is now touring behind “Surviving,” its 10th studio release that dropped in mid-October, so far hitting No. 90 on the Billboard 200 chart. Of course, “The Middle” from 2001 is still the band’s highest-charting, most-well-known single.

Also performing Sunday night will be the band pronoun. Doors open at 7 p.m. for this all-ages show.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Trifocal playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m., free – Kalamazoo’s Trifocal – a festival favorite — kicks off its November “Monday Night Residency” at Tip Top Deluxe.

Nic Gareiss Solo Square Dance at Michaywe Clubhouse, 1535 Opal Lake Road in Gaylord, 7 p.m. (concert) – $30 ($50 for dinner and cocert) as – Nic Gareiss’ show is described as “a one-person percussive dance performance” with traditional and original step dance movements from Ireland, Canada and Appalachia. This appearance by this eye-popping dancer is part of the Michaywe Clubhouse Concerts series, with proceeds benefiting Farmhouse Music and the Gaylord Area Council for the Arts. Get details and tickets online at farm-fest.com. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with artwork by Georgina Orah Joseph; buffet dinner at 5 p.m.

Matthew Perryman Jones and Chris DuPont playing Listening Room in downtown Grand Rapids, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, $20 – The second show in the Listening Room’s opening week spotlights Pennsylvania pop-rock/folk-rock singer-songwriter Matthew Perryman Jones and Michigan’s own Chris DuPont. Details, tickets online at listeningroomgr.com.

Hardy playing The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, $18 advance, $20 day of show – Country music’s Hardy (aka Michael Hardy) has written songs for stars like Florida Georgia Line and had a hit of his own, “Rednecker.” He plays this B93-sponsored show with special guest Sean Stemaly. B93 and The Intersection follow this with Filmore and Niko Moon at 7:30 p.m. Friday inside The Stache.

Seratones and Dan Luke & The Raid playing The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Thursday, $15 advance, $20 day of show — Louisiana-bred soul-rock band the Seratones released their latest, much-praised album, “Power,” in August, displaying a mix of R&B, rock and funk with an old-school sheen.

Marco Benevento playing Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Thursday, free – Pianist Marco Benevento could rightly be called a phenom of sorts, pounding out indie-rock, pop, soul, dance rock and more. The Mattson 2 open the show.

Blue Oddity and KJ & The Good Time Family Band playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, $5 – Grand Rapids’ Blue Oddity and KJ & The Good Time Family Band pair up for what promises to be a real party. Eyrnestine will get things started.

Bayside playing The Stache inside The Intersection, 8 p.m. Saturday, SOLD OUT – Hailing from Queens in New York City, this rock band’s stop on “The Interrobang Club Tour” features support from Sincere Engineer. The Stache follows this on Sunday with Blacktop Mojo and Otherwise, a show sponsored by WGRD, $15 advance, $18 day of show.

That Beatles Thing playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, free – You simply can’t beat this band’s rendition of The Beatles’ classic songs, especially in one of the group’s favorite stomping grounds.

Rodney Carrington performing at the Holland Civic Center Place, 150 W. 8th St. in Holland, 8 p.m. Saturday, $44-$214 – Stand-up comedian and Texan Rodney Carrington is also an actor and country singer who’s released seven studio albums over the years.

Charlie Parr and Shawn Butzin playing The Livery in Benton Harbor, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, $12 advance, $15 day of show — Minnesota folk-blues artist Charlie Parr, touring behind a new self-titled album, rolls into West Michigan, with Traverse City singer-songwriter Shawn Butzin opening the show (showcasing his new album which was recorded in Benton Harbor at Key Club Recording).

The Tube Socks, Future Misters and Jenn’s Apartment playing Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, $5 – GR’s The Tube Socks churn out rock, funk, blues, experimental music and alternative tunes. They’ll be joined by Future Misters and Jenn’s Apartment.

Overdrive Orchestra and Slumlord Radio playing Founders Brewing Co. in Grand Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, $5 — Grand Rapids progressive-stoner rock-jam band Overdrive Orchestra released a new single, “HCBM” from an upcoming EP this week and celebrates with this Saturday night show at Founders, with Slumlord Radio also rocking the stage.

The Crane Wives playing Salt of the Earth, 114 E. Main St. in Fennville, 6 p.m. Sunday, $20 – Now this is a good way to end the weekend – with the captivating folk-rock strains of Grand Rapids’ The Crane Wives in an intimate setting.

THE REALLY BIG LIST

Monday, Nov. 4
Wilco, 20 Monroe Live
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Western Winds, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Nov. 5
Walt Gutowski & the Bridge Street Trio Frattelli’s Kitchen & Bar
The New Standard, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Wildermiss, Shakespeare’s Pub, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Nov. 6
The Smokin’ Dobroleles: Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
David Wax Museum/Heather Maloney, Listening Room By Studio C, Studio Park, Grand Rapids
Lucy Dacus, Covenant Fine Arts Center, Calvin University
Vandull & Major Oak, The Mint @ The Intersection
Michigan Community College Choral Festival, St. Cecilia Music Center Royce Auditorium
Major Murphy/Choral Reef, Creston Brewery
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
Vincent Hayes, Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, DeHops Co. & Café, Walker
Sodown/Megan Hamilton, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Terry Lower/Gull Lake Jazz Orchestra, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Spirit Was/Sean Henry, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Dalton WED@7:30PM: Live and Interactive: University Jazz Orchestra & Emilio Solla, piano, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Mike Luusua and His Amazing Invisible Orchestra: Jaycees Freedom Festival Fund-raiser, Blu Moon, Ludington

Thursday, Nov. 7
Simple Plan/State Champs/We The Kings, 20 Monroe Live
Hardy/Sean Stemaly, The Intersection
Chelsea Grin/The Acacia Strain/Spite/Left Behind/Traitors, Elevation @ The Intersection
The Score/The Unlikely Candidates/The Orphan The Poet, The Stache @ The Intersection
Seratones/Dan Luke & The Raid, The Pyramid Scheme
Marco Benevento/The Mattson 2, Founders Brewing Company
Kev and Bobbi, One Trick Pony
Matthew Perryman Jones, Listening Room By Studio C, Studio Park
Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions/Dawning/DJ Oracle, Mulligan’s Pub
Grand Rapids Symphony: Itzhak Perlman & Randall Goosby, Bach’s “Concerto for Two Violins”/ “Symphonie Fantasique,” Itzhak Perlman, conductor, DeVos Performance Hall
Laura Bennett & Friends, The Zeppelin Lounge @ New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
My Thin Place, Fricano’s Pizza, Alpine Township
Swingtooth, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Amanda Schwaninger, Pigeon Hill Brewing Co., Muskegon
Andy Frisinger & The Priapus Effect, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Hope College Jazz Faculty, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Bill Sears/WMU Jazz, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Guest Artist Recital: Laura Melton, piano, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
The Petty Breakers (Tom Petty tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks

Friday, Nov. 8
X Ambassadors/Bear Hands/Verite, 20 Monroe Live
David Bazan, Listening Room By Studio C, Studio Park, Grand Rapids (Nov. 8-9)
Tunde Olaniran/Lipstick Jodi/Supercoolwicked, The Pyramid Scheme
Filmore/Niko Moon/Jared Knox, The Stache @ The Intersection
Ripe/Castlecomer, Elevation @ The Intersection
Discontent/Skinjacket/Death On Fire/Pain Divine, Mulligan’s Pub
Serita’s Black Rose, Billy’s Lounge
Blue Oddity/KJ & the Good Time Family Band, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Sandra Effert (CD release)/The Sleeping Gypsies, Creston Brewery
The Elijah Russ Collective, Garage Bar and Grill
Jordan Hamilton/Jay Jackson, Harmony Hall
Brena, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Third Coast Gypsy Jazz, The Old Goat
Grand Rapids Symphony: “Broadway Showstoppers: ‘West Side Story’ to ‘Wicked,’” DeVos Performance Hall
Sonimatic, River City Saloon
Stolen Horses, Back Forty Saloon (Nov. 8-9)
Blue Jay Bridge, Flanagan’s
Eyes 12, Gippers Bar & Restaurant (Nov. 8-9)
Whiskey Bound, The Iron Well
John Shea, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Project 90, Shots on the River, Belmont
Just Jill, Bier Distillery, Comstock Park
Heavy Pine, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
OTC, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Nov. 8-9)
Beer For Breakfast, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Jake Stevens/P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Dave & Connie D, Saugatuck Brewing, Douglas
Upcoast Kin, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Rich Burkholder, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Creature of One, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
West Michigan Symphony Orchestra: “Beethoven & Blue Jeans,” Frauenthal Theater, Muskegon
In The Blue Jazzz Ensemble, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
JETTS/The Natural Disaster/The Ghost of None, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Joe Marcinek Band, Park Theatre, Holland
Marcel & Janelle, New Holland Brewing’s Pub on 8th, Holland
Bars Of Gold, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Goo Goo Dolls/Beach Slang, State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Symphony: Classics Uncorked, “Sounds of Chile,” Judy K. Joliffe Theater, Kalamazoo (Nov. 8-9)
Delilah DeWylde, Final Gravity Brewing Company, Kalamazoo
Gold Company Sneak Preview, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Funkle Jesse, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Another Lost Year, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Allie Garland, JB’s Whiskey Old Style Grill, Springfield
The Billy Elton Band (Billy Joel & Elton John tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Erick Fisher & Friends/Sankofa/Kecia Deroly/Sarah Giramia, Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph
Dart Board Compromise, Czar’s 505, St. Joseph
Andrew Fisher Quartet Plus, The Livery, Benton Harbor

Saturday, Nov. 9
David Bazan, Listening Room By Studio C, Studio Park, Grand Rapids (Nov. 8-9)
A$AP Ferg/Murda Beatz/MadeinTYO, 20 Monroe Live
Overdrive Orchestra/Slumlord Radio, Founders Brewing Company
Randy Houser/Paul Cauthen, The Intersection
Bayside/Sincere Engineer, The Stache @ The Intersection
Thank You Scientist/Bent Knee/The Tea Club, The Pyramid Scheme
That Beatles Thing, One Trick Pony
Crooked Heart/Junkyard Horse/The Buffalo Ryders/Nick Wilkinson, Mulligan’s Pub
Retro Manifesto/DJ Hustlah, Billy’s Lounge
CD & Record Pop Up Shop (noon), Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
The Tube Socks/Future Misters/Jenn’s Apartment, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Innuendo, Garage Bar and Grill
Mannhattan, Creston Brewery
Third Coast Gypsy Jazz, The Old Goat
J. Oscar Bittinger & Raltson Bowles: Grand River Folk Society, Wealthy Theatre Annex
Three’s A Crowd, River City Saloon
The 1985, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Stolen Horses, Back Forty Saloon (Nov. 8-9)
Eyes12, Gippers Bar & Restaurant (Nov. 8-9)
Neil Gordon, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Amp Rage, Red’s Sports Bar and Grill, Middleville
Delilah DeWylde, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
OTC, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Nov. 8-9)
Persistent Flashback Disorder, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Brian Fedewa, Pigeon Hill Brewing Co., Muskegon
Roosevelt Diggs, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
All In, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Sonido Antillano/Sonido Leo/Grupo Latin Soul: Latin Explosion Night, Park Theatre, Holland
Rodney Carrington, Holland Civic Center Place, Holland
Bri Baron (solo), Great Legs Winery Brewing Distillery, Holland
Carter Lezman, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Super Pretendo, Wicks Park Bar & Grille, Saugatuck
Acoustic Shenanigans, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Coty Bouchard/P.S. Dump Your Boyfriend, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Saddest Factory, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Flynt Flossy/Turoquoise Jeep, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Symphony: Classics Uncorked, “Sounds of Chile,” Judy K. Joliffe Theater, Kalamazoo (Nov. 8-9)
Guest Artist Recital: VOCES8, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Shelby O, The Riviera Theatre, Three Rivers
Jovi (Bon Jovi tribute)/Fallen Angel (Poison tribute), The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Charlie Parr/Shawn Butzin, The Livery, St. Joseph
REO Speedwagon, Silver Creek Events Center, Four Winds Casino, New Buffalo
Mandolin Workshop (noon)/Brian Oberlin (7:30 p.m.), Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington
The Pedrito Martinez Group, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee

Sunday, Nov. 10
Jimmy Eat World/pronoun, The Intersection
Blacktop Mojo/Otherwise/Lullwater/Kirra, The Stache @ The Intersection
Haywyre/Koan Sound/Tocsin/Babz, Elevation @ The Intersection
Big Band Nouveau, Creston Brewery
Randy Marsh & Friends (7 p.m.), SpeakEZ Lounge
Mike Frost/Mike Hyde (10 a.m.), JW Marriott
K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys (2 p.m.), Kent District Library Cascade Township Branch
Emma Loo & Sam, The Peoples Cider Company
POSH4 Piano Ensemble, Fountain Street Church
Bitter Truth/Cold Shoulder/Old Fire/Justin “Disaster” Morton/Billy Liar: 741 Fest, The Iron Well
Flatland Grip (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
Uneven Ground (2 p.m.), Loutit District Library, Grand Haven
Music Gear Swap Meet, Third Coast Recording Company, Grand Haven
The Crane Wives, Salt of the Earth, Fennville
Kevin Schaffer, Hilliard’s Corner Lounge, Wayland
The Snyders, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Teddy Brewer, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Charles Richard-Hamelin: Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo
Staghorn/Wowa/Fluster, Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo
University Symphony Orchestra, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Southshore Concert Band: “Lest We Forget,” Mendel Center, Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Nov. 11
K. Michelle, 20 Monroe Live
Trifocal, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
BassBin: Food Fight/Kar Pow, Billy’s Lounge
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Live Electronics Concert, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Erick Fisher and Friends, Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph

Tuesday, Nov. 12
Big Wild, 20 Monroe Live
New Found Glory/Hawthorne Heights/Free Throw/Jetty Jones, The Intersection
Anamanaguchi, The Pyramid Scheme
The Vintage Parlor Orchestra: Sibelius, Beethoven, Vivaldi, The Golden Age @ Creston Brewery
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Home Alone,” DeVos Performance Hall
Walt Gutowski and the Bridge St. Trio, Fratelli’s Kitchen and Bar
The New Standard, The Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Guest Artist Recital: Rob Clearfield, piano, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Nov. 13
Free Hat/The Soods: Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Blues Traveler/Magnolia Boulevard, 20 Monroe Live
Kittel & Co./Royal Wood, Listening Room By Studio C, Studio Park
Lettuce/Ghost Note, Elevation @ The Intersection
Toby Bresnahan, Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
Steve Thielman, Walker Memorial Library, North Muskegon
Dalton WED@7:30PM: Live and Interactive: University Symphony Orchestra, WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
The So Lows/Good Troy Edward, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Redux, Jaycees Freedom Festival Fund-raiser, SandBar, Ludington

Thursday, Nov. 14
The Hot Sardines, Listening Room By Studio C, Studio Park
Granger Smith/Logan Mize/Justin Adams/Earl Dibbles Jr., The Intersection
The Four Horsemen (Metallica tribute)/Gorgeous Nightmare, The Stache @ The Intersection
Remnose/Max Lockwood, Founders Brewing Co.
Bronte Fall, One Trick Pony
The Vintage Parlor Orchestra: Sibelius, Beethoven, Vivaldi, The Golden Age @ Creston Brewery
Serengeti/Curta, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
You & Them/The Ryne Experience/Short Panic/Future Misters, Mulligan’s Pub
Opera Grand Rapids: Chrissy Amon & Robert Byrens, “A Cabaret Unleashed,” Betty Van Andel Opera Center
Eva Taucher, GRCC International Guitar Series, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall, Grand Rapids Community College
Sarah VE, Zoko 822
The Fast Hands Band, 7 Monks Taproom
Laura Bennett & Friends, The Zeppelin Lounge @ New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
The Beanpoles, Fricano’s Pizza, Alpine Township
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s, Cascade
Patrick Nolan, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
My Thin Place, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Andy Frisinger & The Priapus Effect, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Che Apalache, Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, Fremont
Ethan MacDonald, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
WMU Combo Night, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Seth Bernard, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo

Friday, Nov. 15
Fareed Haque & Goran Ivanovic, Studio Park Listening Room
The Floozies/Defunk/eroy, The Intersection
The Four Horsemen (Metallica tribute)/Gorgeous Nightmare, Elevation @ The Intersection
Aqueous/Great Time, The Stache @ The Intersection
The Legal Immigrants/Asphalt Flowers/Mac Saturn, The Pyramid Club
White Rabbit/British Racing Green, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
McLane & Co., Creston Brewery
Broken Like Me/Ditchwater/Inner Itch, Mulligan’s Pub
Asamu Johnson & the Associates of the Blues, Billy’s Lounge
Zie Rosin, Garage Bar and Grill
Blue Jay Bridge, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Grand Rapids Symphony: Profofiev Triumphant, DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 15-16)
Messin’ Around, River City Saloon
Wealthy Soul, Flanagan’s
Jaik Willis, The Iron Well
Paris Blue, The Log Cabin
John Shea, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Toby Bresnahan, Bier Distillery, Comstock Park
John Sanger, Bostwick Lake Inn, Rockford
Fauxgrass, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Livin’ The Dream, Lake Michigan Sports Bar, Walker
Brena, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Sean McDaniel, Saugatuck Brewing, Douglas
Project 90, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Brian Scott Hammond, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Nate Dill, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Travis Radaz, Smash Wine Bar & Bistro, Muskegon
DC-90, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Mark Sala/Jedi Mind Trip, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Tommy Castro & Tinsley Ellis, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Melophobix, Final Gravity Brewing Company, Kalamazoo
The Mushmen/Won’t Stay Dead/Sailor Kicks/Jake Simmons & the Little Ghosts, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Big Band Swing Tribute: University Jazz Orchestra and University Jazz Lab Band WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Smile Empty Soul, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
The Furious Bongos Play Zappa, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
North 41/James Neary & the Bevy Blue, The Livery, St. Joseph

Saturday, Nov. 16
Cameron Blake, Studio Park Listening Room
Yelawolf, 20 Monroe Live
Subtronics/Chee/Zia/Dissonance, The Intersection
Donna The Buffalo/Max Lockwood, Elevation @ The Intersection
The Dip/Hannah Rose & the GravesTones, The Pyramid Scheme
Kind Country, Founders Brewing Company
Thirsty Perch Blues Band, One Trick Pony
We Jack/Gettoblaster, Billy’s Lounge
Ken Schaffer, Garage Bar and Grill
The Bootstrap Boys, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Hip Pocket, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Grand Rapids Symphony: Profofiev Triumphant, DeVos Performance Hall (Nov. 15-16)
Astro Jackson, Back Forty Saloon
Blue Water Ramblers/Alan Exoo/Tom De Vries: Grand River Folk Society, Wealthy Theatre Annex
Corelocked, The Iron Well
Edye Evans Hyde Trio, JW Marriott
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
John Shea, Noto’s, Cascade
Andrews String Band, Bier Distillery, Comstock Park
John Merchant & the Desolation Angels, Rockford Brewing Company, Rockford
Night Moves, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Travis Radaz, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Big Boss Band, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Davy Knowles, Park Theatre, Holland
Tomas Esparza Blues Band, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Bucket O Maybes, Village Inn Pizza, Holland
Lynn Thompson, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Dean Allrick, What Not Inn, Fennville
Trixy Tang, Wicks Park Bar & Grille, Saugatuck
Coty Bouchard, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Sonimanic, The Kirby House, Grand Haven
Gabrial James, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Country Current, Unruly Brewing Company, Muskegon
Full Cord Bluegrass, The Playhouse at White Lake, Whitehall
Jack Leaver/Soulstice, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Kev Nichols & Blue Tuesday, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Lower Leisure Class, Bell’s Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo
Eaglemania (The Eagles tribute), Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Guest Artist Recital: David Abbot, piano (4 p.m.)/ Guest Artist Recital: Pete McCann Trio (8 p.m.), WMU Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Stitched Up Heart/KaleIdo/Pyretta Blaze, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
JR Clark and the All Star Blues Mob, Paw Paw Playhouse, Paw Paw
Mega Beatles, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Julian Davis & The Situation, The Livery, St. Joseph
Angela Predhomme, Red Sky Stage, Bay Harbor

Sunday, Nov. 17
CANCELED Jeezy, 20 Monroe Live
Mono/Bell Witch, The Pyramid Scheme
Grammatik/OPIUO/Balkan Bump, The Intersection
Suffocation/Blephegor/Necronomicon/Abiotic, Elevation @ The Intersection
Carol Welling/Jon Merchant/Melissa Dylan, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Deerfield Run, Creston Brewery
Randy Marsh & Friends (7 p.m.), SpeakEZ Lounge
Ashley & Benje Daneman/Robin Connell, Fountain Street Church
River Rouges Jazz Band (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Head/Epcya/The Mel V Collective, The Iron Well
Jeff Ward (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing, Cedar Springs
Blake Elliott/Olivia Mainville/Delilah DeWylde, Salt of the Earth, Fennville
The Skeletones, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Green Thumb Anthem, Liquid Note Brewing, Otsego
Seth Bernard/Levi Taylor/Wayne Ramocan/Scott Pellgrom: Non-profit Bloc Party, The Livery, Benton Harbor

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