The weekend brought country, rock, blues, hip hop, alt-rock, electronic music and more to West Michigan, captured as usual in Local Spins photo galleries and videos.
All Smiles: Buddy Guy fired up an enthused crowd Friday at 20 Monroe Live. (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
There were times during Friday’s packed-house concert starring Michigan’s own Luke Winslow-King and May Erlewine at Grand Rapids’ Wealthy Theatre when the songs and the musicianship simply transcended the moment, lifting fans beyond a mere performance, into something celebratory, immersive and downright stirring.
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A Star in Stripes: Thomas Rhett at Van Andel Arena on Saturday. (Photo/Eric Stoike)
Each artist managed that separately — Winslow-King’s rootsy, bluesy rock ‘n’ roll and Erlewine’s stunning indie-folk/Americana, both supported by a who’s who crew of musicians — as well as together, turning the Red House Concert Series appearance into a red-letter day for West Michigan music.
For proof, just check out the videos and images below.
But that wasn’t the only example of that during a weekend that electrified audiences from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, with Thomas Rhett regaling country fans at Van Andel Arena, Paper Diamond at Elevation inside The Intersection (which also hosted the funk of Lettuce earlier in the week), Buddy Guy (with Quinn Sullivan) and Lil Xan (with Steve Cannon, Phem and Eliozie) on successive nights at 20 Monroe Live, Public Access and Dan Rickabus Band for a Clean Water Campaign benefit at The Pyramid Scheme, The Verve Pipe at Bell’s Brewery and Out of Favor Boys for a 15th anniversary show at Old Dog Tavern.
Check out the photos and videos below.
PHOTO GALLERY: Thomas Rhett, Midland and Brett Young at Van Andel Arena
Photos by Eric Stoike (On the Run Photography)
PHOTO GALLERY: Buddy Guy at 20 Monroe Live
Photos by Anthony Norkus
Photos by Eric Stoike (On the Run Photography)
