The band which plays Billy’s Lounge, Founders, Chicago Beef Joint and Park Theatre in coming weeks joined other Michigan acts in Local Spins debuts: Mary Beth Orr, Deerfield Run, Stanley & Quiggle, more.
A ‘Different Sound’ With Wide Appeal: Mia Silguero and Money Soup. (Photo/Anna Sink)
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Don’t let the ages of Money Soup’s band members fool you.
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The fast-emerging West Michigan funk, soul, jazz and pop quintet has a surprising amount of experience and “together time” for musicians ranging in age from 18 to 20.
“We’re younger than most people in the music scene,” conceded keyboardist Robert Greene, who attended Grand Haven High School and the University of Michigan.
Bringing Energy: Keyboardist Robert Greene. (Photo/Anna Sink)
“However, we still have many years of experience and have spent lots of time playing together and getting tight. Another thing that stands out is the catchiness of our songs and the energy we bring every time we perform.”
Singer Mia Silguero, a Zeeland High School graduate, added that audiences “say our music is really good and … they like how (this) music is still alive with young people.”
Releasing a self-titled debut album in 2024, the band – Greene, Silguero, drummer Lainey Canon, bassist Maggie Tesfae and guitarist MacKael LaMore – dropped a new single, “Night & Day,” this week and have turned heads at recent performances, including an opening set at the recent WYCE Jammie Awards at The Intersection.
Money Soup has plenty more inspiring gigs to come, playing Billy’s Lounge in Grand Rapids tonight, Chicago Beef Joint on March 15, Holland’s Park Theatre (with Desmond Jones and Candid Antics) on March 28 and the Feedback benefit at Founders Brewing Co. on April 6 (with The Soul Syndicate and The Honeytones).
“The energy. It is a ton of fun to play music,” Greene insisted. “When you get on a stage with an audience and when the audience is engaged, everyone feeds off of each other. I think we bring some great energy to our shows and everyone picks up on that.
On Stage: Bassist Maggie Tesfae (Photo/Anna Sink)
“You can tell that we care, and we’re all dedicated to music and putting on a good show.”
Influenced by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Amy Winehouse, Ariana Grande, John Mayer and Frank Ocean, the band – which has conducted its recording sessions at Grand Haven’s Third Coast Recording Co. – plans to release more singles throughout 2025 while continuing to grow its audience.
The long-term goal: tour the country, open for acts such as Boston’s funk-pop fusion band Couch, and keep fans invigorated with what Silguero calls Money Soup’s “different kind of sound.”
This week’s edition of Local Spins on WYCE – which spotlights music by Michiga artists at 11 a.m. Fridays and 5 p.m. Sundays on WYCE (88.1 FM) and online at wyce.org, and on Interlochen Public Radio at 7 p.m. Saturdays – debuted the band’s latest single as well as airing music by Mary Beth Orr, Stanley & Quiggle, Nathan Walton, Louie Lee, Deerfield Run, The Gasoline Gypsies, Pablo Eskobear, Julian Bugbee, C.A.R.Ma Quartet and The Wild Honey Collective. Listen to the show here.
PODCAST: Local Spins (3/7/25)
VIDEO: Money Soup, “Night & Day”
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