The Big List (Oct. 1-7): Thomas Rhett, Lettuce, Pokey LaFarge, The Motet, Zhu, Buddy Guy, Luke Winslow King, The Verve Pipe

The first week in October also brings the Sacred Vibrations fest, Pulaski Days, Red Flannel Days, Bill Laurance, Public Access, Field Report, Gorgeous Oranges & more. And win tickets to see The Motet or Lettuce.

 

THE BIG LIST: Oct. 1-7

For an expanded list of upcoming shows at West Michigan venues, check out The REALLY Big List at Local Spins. Have concert listings you think deserve to be spotlighted? Email date, time, ticket prices, location and details to liz@localspins.com.

MONDAY

DIRTY MIKE AND THE BOYS
When: 9 p.m. Monday
Admission: Free
Where: Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill, Grand Rapids

So this is the latest band to set up a Monday night residency at this beloved West Side watering hole. The promotional billing for Dirty Mike and the Boys goes like this: “East Lansing’s premiere glam jam band is a ragtag outfit of degenerates who don’t take requests and will rock your fresh socks off until the cops come or the fire alarm goes off.” (If you happen to confuse members of this band with members of Desmond Jones, who once played a year-long residency at Tip Top, then so be it.)

Get more info online on the Tip Top Facebook events page, where you can also get details about Gina Sicilia and Mystic Dub on Wednesday, Hip Hop at Tip Top on Friday, and Sunday’s Cold Hard Cash Show with Rusty Horse.

TUESDAY

LETTUCE
When: 9 p.m. Tuesday
Tickets: $29 advance, $31 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

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

The Intersection gets funky on a Tuesday night with the return of Boston’s Lettuce, which ramps up its jazzy, funk-fueled strains as part of its “Wavelength” tour. The band has released a half-dozen albums since 2002, including 2017’s “Witches Stew.” In November, Lettuce plays a concert in Denver with the Colorado Symphony, which certainly should make for an interesting evening.

Also on the bill for this Grand Rapids tour stop: Daily Bread. Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 17-and-older show. Details online at sectionlive.com.

WEDNESDAY

LOCAL SPINS WEDNESDAY:
THE GORGEOUS ORANGES
R.J. NORDLUND
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Admission: Free
Where: SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

The Local Spins Wednesdays series follows up a sensational night featuring Joshua Powell and Brother Elsey with another pair of artists making their SpeakEZ Lounge debut. The Gorgeous Oranges are a psychedelic rock band based in Grand Rapids. Originally dubbed Wala Gum, the band was started as a recording project by Sean Stynes and elevated by founding members Curtis Kuipers and Dan Julian. The band’s latest album, “Not Today Satan,” continues the band’s experimental approach to home recording and production with a new batch of eclectic sounds and songs. The Gorgeous Oranges combine hard-hitting psychedelic moments with melodic songwriting that weaves in and out of pop sensibilities.

Singer-songwriter R.J. Nordlund, who recently moved back to West Michigan, will open the show. Local Spins Wednesdays are presented by Local Spins, SpeakEZ Lounge, Perrin Brewing Company and WYCE, with Michigan beer specials on tap and free parking in the Sixth Street Park lot off Monroe Avenue a block to the north.

THURSDAY

FIELD REPORT (CHRIS PORTERFIELD)
DAN KELCHAK
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $20
Where: House Concert on Grand Rapids’ Northeast Side
(Address provided when ticket is purchased)

Back in 2012, Field Report — led by Milwaukee singer-songwriter Chris Porterfield — opened for Emmylou Harris at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, this after playing with Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) in the band DeYarmond Edison. Along the way, through three albums, the band has earned high praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, NPR and Pitchfork and shared stages with artists such as Wilco and John Prine. Grand Rapids musician Jason Hammond has been impressed, too, which is why he’s hosting “a rare taste of Chris performing in an intimate house concert experience.” Field Report recently released its third album, “Summertime Songs.”

As Hammond puts it, “Pull back the curtain and join us along with a very special guest, Dan Kelchak,” who is based in Traverse City. “Dan has a way of pulling on the deepest parts of your being without even trying. I am certain he would deny any of this, but when he lays into a finger-picked demonstration of his handiwork it becomes a canvas of steel-stringed beauty.”

Get tickets and details about this intimate concert online here.

POKEY LAFARGE
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $30-$35
Where: St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Scottie Dubbs and Jack Clark were the first readers to email john@localspins.com with “POKEY” 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.

St. Louis’ ever-entertaining and charismatic Pokey LaFarge returns to St. Cecilia to kick off the 2018-2019 edition of the Acoustic Café Folk Series, bringing his blend of ragtime, early jazz, folk, country blues, Western swing and more. As Pokey puts it: “My music is always changing and it gets redefined.” That’s something that’s certainly evident on his latest release, “Manic Revelations,” with some tracks that boast an early, vintage soul/rock vibe.

Get details and tickets online at scmc-online.org. And check out Local Spins’ 2017 interview with Pokey LaFarge.

THE MOTET, MUNGION
When: 8 p.m. Thursday
Tickets: $23 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Elevation inside The Intersection, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to Local Spins readers Vicki Vogel and Joel Miller. They were the first to email john@localspins.com with “THE MOTET” in the message field and won tickets to Thursday’s show. Check The Big List every week for your chance to win concert tickets.

Maybe it’s funk week in Grand Rapids. The Motet follows Lettuce’s tour stop with a spectacle of funk, Afrobeat, jazz and electronic music of its own. The Denver-based band continues to tour behind its 2016 album, the “Totem,” the group’s seventh release since 1999. The band’s current tour crisscrosses the country through the end of the year. Also on the bill: the amazing instrumental wizardry of Mungion, with a special guest: Grand Rapids singer Hannah Rose Graves.

Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 17-and-older show; get details online at sectionlive.com, where you can also get info on two other shows playing The Intersection that night: Mod Sun, Caskey, Chxpo, Jimmy Bennett, LostInVegas and ForgetBrennan in The Stache, $23 advance, $25 day of show, and Emancipator Ensemble and EROY in The Intersection’s main showroom, $20 advance, $25 day of show.

BILL LAURANCE
When: 9:30 p.m. Thursday
Admission: Free
Where: Founders Brewing Co., Grand Rapids

Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Bill Laurance is also the much-acclaimed original keyboardist for Snarky Puppy. Classically trained, Laurance’s boundary-pushing contemporary jazz music is displayed in stunning fashion on his 2016 album, “Live at Union Chapel,” recorded in front of a live audience at Union Chapel in London.

Founders follows this on Saturday with CDBG and Wild Aquatic, $5. Details at foundersbrewing.com.

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IN THE LOCAL SPINS SPOTLIGHT

SACRED VIBRATIONS
MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
When: Thursday-Saturday
Tickets: $120 weekend; $85 Saturday only
Where: Salt River Acres, 926 S. Greendale Road, Shepherd, Mich.

Popular Ohio/North Carolina rock/jazz/electronic jam band Papadosio (touring behind its new album, “Content Coma”) is the headliner for the sophomore edition of Sacred Vibrations, but there are tons more acts in the festival’s star-studded lineup, including Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers, LSDream, Thriftworks, Ill.Gates, Bluetech, Psymbionic and many more. Plus, the event, drawing inspiration from Electric Forest, boasts live painting, glass-blowing, meditation and yoga.

“Phase Two really brings the whole festival together. We’d like to think there’s a little something for everyone involved in our wonderful Michigan community,” says Jake Heslinga, director of marketing for the festival, based on the premise that “imagination is limitless and our mission is to nurture the dreams of those who dare to explore the unknown. Take flight, let go, come vibe with us. Dream. Collaborate. Recreate.”

See the full lineup and more information online at sacredvibrationsfestival.com. In addition to the regular general admission weekend and Saturday tickets, there are also tickets available for a Thursday pre-party and VIP weekend tickets. Get more ticket info.

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FRIDAY

LUKE WINSLOW KING
MAY ERLEWINE
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $17.50 advance, $20 day of show
Where: Wealthy Theatre, Grand Rapids

LOCAL SPINS TICKET GIVEAWAY: Congratulations to reader Daina (DINAH) Puodziunas. She was the first person to email john@localspins.com with “LUKE” 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.

Cadillac’s Luke Winslow King has toured the globe with his richly crafted music – songs steeped in the tradition of New Orleans, where he resided for several years, but also enhanced with his own stew of blues, folk, swing and roots music. His last two albums on Bloodshot Records, “I’m Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always” and “Blue Mesa,” have earned loads of critical acclaim and for good reason. (Tune in to Local Spins on WYCE 88.1 FM at 11 a.m. Friday when King will be the special in-studio guest.)

This special evening becomes even better with the addition of Michigan’s folk/Americana queen May Erlewine, whose superb songwriting and voice have made her a favorite of fans across the region. Her latest album, “Mother Lion,” hit No. 1 on the Local Spins Hot Top 5 chart. Get tickets and details about this Red House Concerts show.

BIG DUDEE ROO
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $12 advance, $15 day of show
Where: Seven Steps Up, 116 S. Jackson St., Spring Lake

Grand Rapids grungey folk-rock band Big Dudee Roo – Max Lockwood, Justin Dore and Daine Hammerle – plays a special “standing room only” show at this Spring Lake listening room the same week that they release their brand new EP, “Dudee Bound.” (Local Spins on WYCE debuted the groovy first single, “Breathe,” last week.) It should all make for a fun rock ‘n’ roll party.

Seven Steps Up’s Pindrop Concerts also hosts The Western Den at 7:30 p.m. Thursday ($22-$32) and a sold-out concert featuring Crystal Bowersox on Saturday.

BUDDY GUY
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $29.50-$99.50
Where: 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids

Even in his early 80s, Buddy Guy brings his own vibrant, muscular and fiery version of the blues to the stage. In fact, he recently released a new studio album, appropriately titled “The Blues is Alive and Well.” Of course, his influence on the development of blues and rock ‘n’ roll cannot be questioned.

Opening the show will be young blues-guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan. Get tickets and details online at 20monroelive.com, where you can also get the lowdown on Saturday’s concert starring rapper Lil Xan.

BENEFIT FOR CLEAN WATER:
PUBLIC ACCESS
DAN RICKABUS BAND
When: 9 p.m. Friday
Tickets: $8 advance, $10 day of show
Where: The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids

This ranks as a double-header featuring an all-star lineup in two different bands. Instrumental rock faves Public Access not only features the likes of Steve Leaf, Dan Rickabus, Seth Bernard and Ben Zito, who earlier this year released the band’s sophomore album. Friday night will also boast some special guests, including Kate and Emilee from The Crane Wives, who also will pitch in during the Dan Rickabus Band’s set.

More important, the evening serves as a fund-raiser for the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan. Get details and tickets online pyramidschemebar.com. (The Pyramid Scheme follows this on Saturday night with the 1988 tribute show; details in Under-the-Radar Picks below.)

CEDAR SPRINGS BREWING
FESTIVAL CELEBRATION:
THE BOOTSTRAP BOYS, CROSSBOW
THE JOURNEYMEN, LUKE WARM & THE NOT SO HOTS
When: Friday-Saturday
Admission: Free
Where: Cedar Springs Brewing, downtown Cedar Springs

Cedar Springs Brewing’s third annual festival celebration takes place in a tent outside the brewery and boasts live music on Friday by outlaw country’s The Bootstrap Boys (6:30 p.m.) and Celtic whizzes Crossbow (9 p.m.) and on Saturday by bluegrass’ The Journeymen (6:30 p.m.) and Luke Warm & The Not So Hots (9 p.m.). The brewery has more information.

Of course, the Red Flannel Festival is taking over Cedar Springs this weekend, too, with the Red Flannel Grand Lodge hosting Union Guns at 8 p.m. Friday and Trixy Tang at 8 p.m. Saturday.

SATURDAY

THOMAS RHETT
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $87.25
Where: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids

At just 28, he’s already been honored as a “male vocalist of the year” and he hit No. 1 on the country albums chart with his latest album, 2017’s “Life Changes,” his third full-length release. Country singer Thomas Rhett has soared in popularity, judging by hot singles such as “Die a Happy Man” and “Marry Me,” and  by ticket sales for this “Life Changes” tour stop along with fellow stars Brett Young and Midland.

Only single tickets were available at the arena early this week.

THE VERVE PIPE
When: 9 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show
Where: Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Café, Kalamazoo

Platinum-selling alt-rock band The Verve Pipe is a Michigan staple, one of those homegrown bands that hit the big time and continue to roll out well-crafted songs on tour. The Verve Pipe is enjoying a resurgence of sorts in recent years, fueled by new albums such as 2017’s “Parachute” and 2014’s “Overboard.”

Lead singer and frontman Brian Vander Ark has also enjoyed a robust solo career, and the band’s recent appearance at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park really proved the enduring, dynamic mettle of this Grand Rapids-based group. Get tickets, details online at bellsbeer.com.

SUNDAY

ZHU
When: 9 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $28 advance, $30 day of show
Where: The Intersection, Grand Rapids

ZHU brings the “Dune” tour to Grand Rapids to wrap up the weekend. Zhu, aka Steven Zhu, is an electronic/house musician and singer who spent much of August revving up audiences in Europe. His current North American tour wraps up on Oct. 26 at the renowned Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado. Zhu released his most recent recording, “Ringos Desert,” in September, and the track “My Life” already has nearly 15 million streams on Spotify. Also on the bill for the Grand Rapids show: Tokimonsta. Doors for this 17-and-older show open at 8 p.m.

By the way, The Stache (front room) hosts the Bumpin’ Uglies at 8 p.m. the same night, with special guests Stacked Like Pancakes and Dance Contraption, $10 advance, $12 day of show. Details about both shows online at sectionlive.com.

UNDER-THE-RADAR PICKS

Folias Duo playing the GRCC International Guitar Series at Albert P. Smith Music Center at 142 Ransom Ave. NE in Grand Rapids, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, $15 adults, $10 students/seniors, $5 GRCC students – The International Guitar Series gets rolling with the Folias Duo, aka guitarist Andrew Bergeron and flautist Carmen Maret. They’ll premiere “Concerto Garia,” a piece they wrote during a residency in Colorado in July, with special guests Kyle Thompson and Marissa Peak. Get details and directions.

Serita’s Black Rose playing One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Thursday, free – Soul, rock and blues singer Serita Crowley is a powerhouse vocalist covering a bevy of genres with her band. One Trick follows this on Saturday night with the Kalamazoo-based covers duo Edge of Midnight.

Southern Accents and Barrel Bones playing 20 Monroe Live, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, $13-$25 – Southern Accents is a Tom Petty tribute band returning to Grand Rapids, with West Michigan’s Barrel Bones opening the show. Get tickets online here.

Pulaski Days taking place at more than a dozen Polish halls across Grand Rapids, Friday-Sunday, admission charges vary – Time to celebrate the glorious tradition of being Polish via great Polish food and, of course, plenty of live music, from polkas to rock ‘n’ roll. Pulaski Days amounts to Grand Rapids’ version of a Polish pub crawl, where you can test the cuisine and music (from Thundering Heart, Trixy Tang and Jesse Ray & The Carolina Catfish to Tony Blazoncyzk’s New Phaze Polka Band and Gerry Kaminski Polka Network) at multiple clubs throughout the weekend. Get the lowdown on food and music.

Atmosphere playing The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Friday, $28 advance, $30 day of show – Minneapolis hip hop duo Atmosphere has been rapping since the late 1980s and now is touring behind its 12th album, “Mi Vida Local.” Special guest on Friday will be Dem Atlas, The Lioness and DJ Keezy.

Don Julin Quartet and Roosevelt Diggs playing Park Theatre at 248 S. River Ave. in Holland, 8 p.m. Friday, $12 advance, $15 day of show – Wrapping up Park Theatre’s Bluegrass Series is the Don Julin Acoustic Quartet, led by Traverse City mandolin whiz Don Julin, aka “The Mandolin Master of Michigan.” He’s joined by Joe Wilson (dobro), Kevin Gills (bass) and Will Harris (Cajon) for a “genre-bending instrumental journey” through bluegrass, jazz, swing, honky-tonk and rock. Also on the bill: Americana’s Roosevelt Diggs and Curved Earthward.

Junior Valentine and Johnny Large playing Creston Brewery in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Friday, free — Veteran player Junior Valentine and Johnny Large will roll out “funky roots tunes and island beats” along with special guests Mark Lavengood on Dobro, Troy Amaro on guitar, Jason Wheeler on mandolin and Hayes Griffin on guitar.

Charles Walker Band playing Billy’s Lounge in Grand Rapids, 9:30 p.m. Friday, $5 – Milwaukee’s Charles Walker Band delivers its neo-funk at Billy’s to kick off a weekend that continues Saturday night with the return of the Thirsty Perch Blues Band. Get more info at billyslounge.com.

Skizzy Mars playing The Stache inside The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 8 p.m. Saturday, $23 advance, $25 day of show ($79 meet-and-greet) – New York rapper Skizzy Mars powers up The Stache on his “Are You Okay?” tour with help from ALLDAY, Goody Grace and Kid Quill.

Paper Diamond playing Elevation inside The Intersection in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, $20 advance, $25 day of show – Colorado electronic music producer Paper Diamond (Alexander Botwin) returns to Grand Rapids to light up Elevation. Also on the bill: Cookn, Stratz and Tek-Matzer. Doors open at 8 p.m. for this 17-and-older show.

The 1988 Tribute Show at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, 9 p.m. Saturday, $10 advance, $12 day of show – The Pyramid Scheme fires up yet another tribute show, this one with West Michigan all-star musicians honoring and performing albums by The Traveling Wilburys, They Might Be Giants and The Pixies. Get the lowdown and list of musicians.

Randissimo’s Sunday Night Jazz at SpeakEZ Lounge in Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Sunday, free – Close out your weekend with a jazz flurry, courtesy of drummer Randy Marsh and his cast of incredible jazz players. (Marsh also plays a regular Friday night jazz gig at Forty Pearl in Grand Rapids.)

Lauren Daigle playing DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, SOLD OUT – Grammy-nominated contemporary Christian singer brings her U.S tour to West Michigan, touring behind her second album, “Look Up Child,” which topped the Christian Albums chart.

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MICHIGAN MUSIC FESTIVALS THIS WEEK

Oct. 4-6
Sacred Vibrations Music & Arts Festival
Shepherd
https://www.sacredvibrationsfestival.com/

Oct. 6
Hippie Fest
Val-Du-Lakes, Mears
http://www.hippiefest.org/

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

Monday, Oct. 1
Dirty Mike & The Boys, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
John Shea, Rockwell Republic
Cheap Dates, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Jazz Jam, What Not Inn, Fennville
Tom Duffield, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Oct. 2
Lettuce/Daily Bread, The Intersection
Livin’ The Dream, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Travis Swanson Trio: Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Michael Drost & Jordan Finn, Grand Bar, Grand Haven
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Oct. 3
Gorgeous Oranges/R.J. Nordlund, Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
Sam Evian/Katie Von Schleicher, The Mint @ The Intersection
Exmag/Chachuba/Pause/LMBO, The Stache inside The Intersection
Gina Sicilia, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Jake Stevens, Blue Water Grill
Oregon Dreamchild, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio featuring Rick Reuther, Noto’s Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Versus (unplugged), Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Steffan Copenhaver, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Tri-Fi Jazz Trio, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Blue Veins Blues Jam, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Kal Marks/PT Ori/Evan Asher/The Bookbinder, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Gull Lake Jazz Orchestra, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo

Thursday, Oct. 4
Pokey LaFarge, Acoustic Cafe Series, St. Cecilia Music Center
Bill Laurance, Founders Brewing Company
Southern Accent (Tom Petty tribute)/Barrel Bones, 20 Monroe Live
Mod Sun/Caskey/Chxpo/Jimmy Bennett/LostinVegas/Forget Brennan, The Stache inside The Intersection
The Motet/Mungion, Elevation under The Intersection
Emancipator Ensemble, The Intersection
Mindless/Paper Lanterns/Alien Dogs, Mulligan’s Pub
Serita’s Black Rose, One Trick Pony
Three’s A Crowd, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Folias Duo: Carmen Maret, flute; Andrew Bergeron, guitar: International Guitar Series, Grand Rapids Community College, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital Hall
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Brian Oberlin, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
My Thin Place, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
The Western Den, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Delilah DeWylde (6 p.m.): First Thursday Market, Virtue Cider, Fennville
Joe Marcinek, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
American Whiskey, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
University Jazz Orchestra, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Tri-Fi, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University Jazz Orchestra, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo
Rascal Flatts, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant
Sacred Vibrations Music & Art Festival, Mt. Pleasant

Friday, Oct. 5
Buddy Guy/Quinn Sullivan, 20 Monroe Live
Public Access/Dan Rickabus Band (benefit for the Clean Water Campaign), The Pyramid Scheme
CANCELLED: Skindred/Sumo Cyco/Raven Black/Heartsick, Elevation below The Intersection
Atmosphere/Dem Atlas/The Lioness/DJ Keezy, The Intersection
The Russ Liquid Test/Artifakts/Em/Angelic Root, The Stache inside The Intersection
Ghetto Guv/M.I.C Book SGL777/Wuzee & Samil/Philo/Wills Piff/Mr. Furious/Mavimarx/Darus Clark/K-lo: Hip Hop At Tip Top, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
May Erlewine/Luke Winslow-King, Wealthy Theatre
Coffin Talk/Dead Nerves/Discontent/Dead Weight, Mulligan’s Pub
Charles Walker Band, Billy’s Lounge
Junior Valentine, Creston Brewery
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (5 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Decades, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Matt Gabriel, CitySen Lounge @ CityFlats Hotel
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Scheherazade,” DeVos Performance Hall (Oct. 5-6)
Drink Their Blood/Fate Of Misery/Konrad Twitty Band/Coward, 741
Stolen Horses, Back Forty Saloon
Entourage, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Village Inn 44th St. Pizza & Sports Bar & Grille
John Shea, JW Marriott
Randy Marsh, Forty Pearl
Monique Ella Rose/PJ da DJ: Linc Up First Friday Community Spirit Awards, Wealthy Theatre
The Insane Theater (The Doors tribute), River City Saloon
Sookie J Trio, Bier Distillery, Belmont
The Fast Hands Band, Shots On West River, Belmont
Beer For Breakfast, Lake Michigan Sports Bar
The Bootstrap Boys (6:30 p.m.)/Crossbow (9 p.m.), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
The Moonrays, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Toby Bresnahan, Castle Brewing, Greenville
Core Locked, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Fool House: 90s Dance Party, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Vertigo, Hennessy’s Pub, Muskegon
Mary Rademacher Reed Trio, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
Big Dudee Roo, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Bigfoot Buffalo, Our Brewing, Holland
Fusion, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Don Julin Quartet/Roosevelt Diggs/Curved Earthward, Park Theatre, Holland
Dale Wicks, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Mark Kahny/The Judy Show/Michael Holmes: fund-raiser, Saugatuck Center For The Arts, Saugatuck
Mark Sala, The Barrel Room @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Barcode, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Oct. 5-6)
Innuendo, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Upcoast Kin/The Rock Show, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Willis Clan/The Moxie Strings, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Pile, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Brass Rail: Oktoberfest, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
JGJ, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Nuskin/Dead Eyes Always Dreaming/Mantra/Forces/Guard Rail/This Eclipse, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Swearingen and Kelly, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
The North 41, The Livery, St. Joseph
Smokey Robinson, Silver Creek Event Center, Four Winds Casino & Resort, New Buffalo
Rustic Heart, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Saturday, Oct. 6
CBDB & Wild Adriatic, Founders Brewing Co.
Lil Xan, 20 Monroe Live
Thomas Rhett/Brett Young/Midland, Van Andel Arena
Lauren Daigle, DeVos Performance Hall
Skizzy Mars/All Day/Goodie Grace/Kid Quill, The Stache inside The Intersection
Paper Diamond/Cookn/Stratz/Tek-Matzer, Elevation below The Intersection
1988 Tribute Show (benefit for Spoke Folks), The Pyramid Scheme
The Quirk/reggie/Carmel Liburdi/Maggie May: Women Everywhere benefit, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
New Day Revolution/Bleed The Water/SiBus, Mulligan’s Pub
Edge Of Midnight, One Trick Pony
Hip Pocket, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Union Guns, River City Saloon
The Raquels/Jeremy Hoekstra/Van Tassels, Rocky’s Bar & Grill
Strumble Head, The Score Restaurant & Sports Bar
Grand Rapids Symphony, “Scheherazade,” DeVos Performance Hall (Oct. 5-6)
New Day Revolution/Bleed The Water/SiBus, Mulligan’s Pub
Thirsty Perch Blues Band, Billy’s Lounge
The Distractions/Fukushima Daisies/Paper Thin, 741
Stolen Horses, Back Forty Saloon
6IX9INE, The Orbit Room
Entourage, Rendezvous @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Mike Frost Trio, JW Marriott
Chandler Reed, Kava Kasa
Dale Wicks, Bier Distillery, Belmont
Azz Izz, Shots On West River, Belmont
Glenn Bulthuis and Hark Up Big Band, Van Singel Fine Arts Center, Byron Center
The Journeymen (6:30 p.m.)/Luke Warm & the Not So Hots (9 p.m.), Cedar Springs Brewing Co., Cedar Springs
Charlie Millard Band, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Jaded, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Aces & Eights, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
J. Ryan Berends, Castle Brewing Co., Greenville
Kevin McDaniel, The Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Vander Fest 2018, Vander Mill Cider, Spring Lake
SOLD OUT Crystal Bowersox, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
The Goofy Foot Band/Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish/The Hacky Turtles/Pellegrom, Sturgill & Friends: Third Anniversary Festival, Grand Armory Brewing, Grand Haven
Barbarossa Brothers, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Dean Allrick Jazz Piano, What Not Inn, Fennville
Olivia Mainville & Brandon James, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Mo Hotta, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Lew Russ, Great Legs Winery Brewery Distillery, Holland
Project 90, Racquet’s, Muskegon
Organissimo, The Block, Muskegon
Delilah DeWylde, The Mitten Bar, Ludington
Barcode, Lucky’s Roadhouse, Wayland (Oct. 5-6)
DJ Mitch, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Bill Ellingboe/The Rock Show, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
The Verve Pipe, Beer Garden @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Out Of Favor Boys, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Slap Maggy, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Visions Of Santana (Santana tribute), Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Sue Steininger & Joe Arnold/730 Club Band-732 Electric Duo: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda
Ratt, Little River Casino Resort, Manistee
Hippie Fest, Val-Du-Lakes, Mears
Delilah DeWylde, The Mitten Bar, Ludington

Sunday, Oct. 7
Lauren Daigle, DeVos Performance Hall
ZHU/Tokimonsta, The Intersection
Bumpin’ Uglies/Stacked Like Pancakes/Dance Contraption, The Stache inside The Intersection
Escaping Pavement, Creston Brewery
The Cold Hard Cash Show/Rusty Horse, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Randy Marsh & Friends (7 p.m.), SpeakEZ Lounge
Greg Miller (10 a.m.), Sunday Brunch Series, JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
River Rogues Jazz Band (2 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Brian Oberlin (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Dean Allrick Jazz Piano (6 p.m.), What Not Inn, Fennville
Frank Youngman, Shari Kane & Dave Steele, Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Gabrial James, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
Blues Jam with Seventh Son, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo
Living Hour/Peach Lavender/Tambourina, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra with 2018 Stulberg Finalist Nathan Le, cello, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
May Erlewine (3 p.m.), Green Gardens Community Farm, 14201 H Drive N, Battle Creek
Flamenco Quartet Project, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Valentine Bennett/Robert Rolfe Fedderson: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda

ON THE HORIZON

Monday, Oct. 8
Fleetwood Mac, Van Andel Arena
Dark Star Orchestra, The Intersection
BassBin: Troy Dillard/Timothy Getz, Billy’s Lounge
Dirty Mike & The Boys, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Jazz & Gin Mondays, Long Road Distillers
Matt Gabriel Band, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
JMM Jazz, Big Lake Brewing, Holland
Tom Duffield, Old Dog Tavern, Kalamazoo

Tuesday, Oct. 9
Broadway Grand Rapids, “Finding Neverland,” DeVos Performance Hall (Oct. 9-14)
Marbin, Mexicains Sans Frontieres
Michael Drost & Jordan Finn Duo, Grand Oyster Bar, Grand Haven
Legal Rehab, Hackley Public Library, Muskegon
Tuesday Night Jazz Jam, Rupert’s Brew House, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University Jazz Lab Band, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

Wednesday, Oct. 10
Elizabeth Landry Trio, Local Spins Wednesday, SpeakEZ Lounge
4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince, 20 Monroe Live
Lauv/Charlotte Lawrence, The Intersection
Upcoast Kin, Blue Water Grill
River North Jazz, The Old Goat
Tom Hagen Trio with Rick Reuther, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Sofia Talvik, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
Vincent Hayes, Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Ivan Akansiima, Mizu Sushi, Holland
Mark Talbot, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Blue Veins Blues Jam, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University Student Composers, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo

Thursday, Oct. 11
Olivia & The Aquatic Troupe/Lagerheads/Jack & The Bear, Founders Brewing Company
Arturo Sandoval, Spectacular Jazz Series, St. Cecilia Music Center
Blockhead/Yppah/arms and sleepers, The Pyramid Scheme
Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The Intersection
Weezil Malone Blues Band, One Trick Pony
The Bottle Rockets/Sarah Borges, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Laura Bennett/Mark Kahny/Mark Weymouth, Zeppelin Lounge, New Holland Brewing’s The Knickerbocker
UTO/NED/Atb, Rocky’s Bar and Grill
JMM Jazz, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Political Lizard/Ben Kolk, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Nate Holley, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
My Thin Place, Sandy Point Beach House, West Olive
Rich Burkholder, Kirby House, Grand Haven
Kind Country, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Billy Hart, Western Michigan University Jazz Masters Series, Dalton Center Recital Hall, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Dmitri Matheny Group, The Union Cabaret & Grille, Kalamazoo
Karaoke Fund-raiser for Great Lakes Center for Autism, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo

Oct. 11-14
Great Lakes Music Camp, Camp Blodgett, West Olive

Friday, Oct. 12
The Baroque Concert: Bach and Beyond, St. Cecilia Music Center
Pink Droyd (Pink Floyd theatrical tribute), The Intersection
Golf Clap/Codes/Pressed & Proper/Nef Bass, The Stache inside The Intersection
The Doors Of Chicago (The Doors tribute), 20 Monroe Live
Earth Radio/Crooked Heart/Free Hat/Black Note Graffiti: Local Showcase #28, The Pyramid Scheme
Hairmania, H.O.M.E. At The B.O.B.
Barrel Bones/Bello Spark, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Cabildo/EPCYA/Juno Blacklist, 741
Robin Connell & Jim Cooper (5 p.m.), Harmony Hall
Mary Rademacher Reed & Mark Kahny Trio, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
John Shea, JW Marriott
In The Blue Jazz Ensemble, Village Inn 44th St. Pizza Sports Bar & Grille
Toby Bresnahan (5 p.m.), Flanagan’s Irish Pub
Charlie Millard Band, River City Saloon
Natchez Trace, Lake Michigan Sports Bar
Jaded 8, Shots On West River, Belmont (Oct. 12-13)
Hattrick, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming (Oct. 12-13)
Coty Bouchard, Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Rock Shop, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Beijing Duo, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, John and Dede Howard Recital Hall, Holland
Orchestra/Folk Concert, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Concert Hall, Holland
Anne Heaton, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
House of Hamill/Channing & Quinn, Beardsley Theater @ The Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
Captain Caravan, 18th Amendment Spirits Co., Muskegon
DC-90, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Everett Domeier/Brena, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Nathan Douglas & Fine Line, Lucky’s Roadhouse Bar & Grill, Wayland (Oct. 12-13)
Bronte Fall, Back Room @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo
Jeff Mueller (5 p.m.), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Bigfoot Buffalo/Saxsquatch & Bridge Band/Quantam Fleek, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Desmond Jones, The Livery, St. Joseph
The Outliers/After The Minor/Live For Tomorrow/Unworthy/Lost In Hope, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
Little River Band/Air Supply, Soaring Eagle Casino, Mt. Pleasant
The Shoreline Music Society, Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, Manistee
Steel And Wood, Red Sky Stage, Petoskey

Saturday, Oct. 13
Social Distortion/Will Hoge/Pony Bradshaw, 20 Monroe Live
El Brandino (5 p.m.)/Mark Lavengood Band (7 p.m.)/The Truth (9 p.m.)/Ghost-Note (11 p.m.): Harvest Party, Founders Brewing Company
Wayland/Deepfall/Hurry Home/Red Legs, The Intersection
Antiserum/Chime/Pasdat/Willy Wompa, Elevation under The Intersection
Mustard Plug/The Abruptors/The Eclectics/The Mushmen, The Pyramid Scheme
The Hip Pocket, Billy’s Lounge
The Impulsive/Dirt Chili/Not For Lease, Mulligan’s Pub
Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish: Social Distortion After Party, Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill
Corelocked, River City Saloon
Them Teeth/Sinking Suns/Mean Mother/Whaler, 741
Tweed & Dixie, Back Forty Saloon
Neil Gordon Trio, JW Marriott
Mary Rademacher Reed & Mark Kahny Trio, Rendezvous Lounge @ Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Toby Bresnahan (5 p.m.), Flanagan’s Irish Pub
The Modern Era, Rocky’s Bar and Grill
Blackthorn, St. Jude Parish Brophy Center
Jaded 8, Shots On West River, Belmont
John Shea, Noto’s Old World Italian Restaurant, Cascade
Paddy’s Cure, House Concert, LowellArts, Lowell
Rogue Fraternity, Rockford Brewing Co., Rockford
Electric Red, Rogue River Tavern, Rockford
Hattrick, Woody’s Press Box, Wyoming
Mark Swanson & Brant Satala: Grand River Folk Arts Society, Wealthy Theatre Annex
Sounds Familiar, Ridge Cider Co., Grant
Adam Labeaux: Harvest Fest, Trail Point Brewing Co., Allendale
Dmitri Matheny Group, Pub @ Saugatuck Brewing Co., Douglas
Royal Wood, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck
DC-90, Wicks Park Bar & Grille, Saugatuck
Carter Lezman, Tripelroot, Zeeland
Choke and Throttle, Itty Bitty Bar, Holland
Trixy Tang/Hazard/Asami, Park Theatre, Holland
Bigfoot Buffalo/Cosmic Knot, Unruly Brewing Co., Muskegon
Off The Ledge, McDuff’s Bar & Grille, Wayland
Coty Bouchard/Global Village, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Nathan Douglas & Fine Line, Lucky’s Roadhouse Bar & Grill, Wayland
Chase Rice/Brandon Ray, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo
Foxfollow (EP release), Louie’s Trophy House, Kalamazoo
Mushroomhead, The Music Factory, Battle Creek
The Doobie Brothers, Firekeepers Casino, Battle Creek
Big Trouble Blues, Paw Paw Playhouse, Paw Paw
Anne Harris: Acorn Gala 2018, Acorn Theater, Three Oaks
Project 90, Black River Tavern, South Haven
The David Mayfield Parade, The Livery, St. Joseph
Mark Grzelak/Red Pop Fury: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda
Black Violin, Great Lakes Center for the Arts, Petoskey
Great North Songwriters Festival, Red Sky Stage/Beards Brewery/City Park Grill, Petoskey

Sunday, Oct. 14
Collective Soul/The Stir, 20 Monroe Live
Valentiger (acoustic), Creston Brewery
Mike Frost & Mike Hyde (10 a.m.), Sunday Brunch Series, JW Marriott
River North Jazz Brunch (11 a.m.), The Old Goat
Randy Marsh & Friends, SpeakEZ Lounge
Jack Leaver (noon), Cedar Springs Brewing Company, Cedar Springs
Blue Water Ramblers, LowellArts, Lowell
Mihai Craioveanu & Guests, Chamber Music Society of West Michigan, Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland
Boardwalk Brass of GH, Sunday Afternoon Concert Series, Loutit District Library, Grand Haven
Megan Slankard/Alex Wong, Seven Steps Up, Spring Lake
Jen Sygit (CD release), Salt Of The Earth, Fennville
Dean Allrick Trio, What Not Inn, Fennville
A Mays & Blue, Gun Lake Casino, Wayland
Carrie McFerrin, Hilliards Corner Lounge, Wayland
The Flips/BFF/Jacob Simons, Shakespeare’s Pub Lower Level, Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University Wind Symphony, Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Brian Allison/Orange Star: Jammin’ In The Vineyard, Round Barn Winery, Distillery & Brewery, Baroda
Ifetayo Ali-Landing, Howard Performing Arts Center, Andrews University, Berrien Springs

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