The long Thanksgiving weekend cooked up a buffet of rock, hip hop, bluegrass, Americana and jam-band charm at venues from Grand Rapids to Holland to Kalamazoo.
Fan-Igniting Rock: West Michigan native Leigh Kakaty and Pop Evil revving up The Intersection. (Photo/Benjamin Howell)
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The long Thanksgiving weekend gave West Michigan music fans reason to be thankful for any number of milestone performances.
There was Michigan-bred rock band Pop Evil delivering a rousing, crowd-inciting homecoming blast at The Intersection in the upstairs showroom while Grand Rapids jam band Desmond Jones — accompanied by Earth Radio and Major Murphy — ramped up its glammy (and now traditional) Thanksgiving Eve party downstairs at Elevation.
Friday at GLC Live: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Photo/Elise Coates)
On Friday, the iconic Cleveland hip-hop act Bone Thugs-N-Harmony lit up GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids.
On Saturday, Full Cord celebrated release of its latest studio album, “Cambium,” at Park Theatre in Holland while 30 miles away, Michigan’s own Americana hero Myron Elkins and rootsy Detroit rock outfit The Gasoline Gypsies entertained a sold-out crowd at Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill.
That same night to the south, The Quasi Kings and Kalamazoo’s Highdeas unfurled a night of reggae at Bell’s Brewery Eccentric Cafe.
Browse all six photo galleries below and check out a full Local Spins review (with photos) of Tuesday’s tour stop by the Jonas Brothers at Van Andel Arena.
PHOTO GALLERY: Pop Evil at The Intersection
Photos by Benjamin Howell
PHOTO GALLERY: Desmond Jones, Earth Radio at Elevation
Photos by Anna Sink
PHOTO GALLERY: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Photos by Elise Coates
