West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Wall Jumpers and Evangelicals: A look at what goes on outside Lollapalooza gates
Written by Lindsay Patton | Monday, 08 August 2011 09:32 |Rock music isn't the first thing attendees of Lollapalooza hear as they approach the festival gates. Instead, some of the first sounds come in the form of bells, and chants coming out of a loudspeaker.
Dwarf Corpse Trollstomps To the Top at MXTP in Grand Rapids
Written by Robby Hartley | Friday, 05 August 2011 14:31 |There will be a public trollstomping on Aug. 11 at MXTP. Dwarf Corpse, a folk-metal band from Grand Rapids, will execute the little-known but visually impressive maneuver when it plays the Grand Rapids music venue with Battlecross. This, of course, raises the question: What exactly is trollstomping?
Touring HxC All-Stars Play with Local Rookies at the Intersection in Grand Rapids
Written by Robby Hartley | Thursday, 28 July 2011 09:16 |As the All Stars Tour summons pits of hard-swinging HxC fans all around the nation with a roster of hardcore/metal bands, the Intersection will get a sample of the all-star action with support from some local rookies too.
If You Don't Have Fun with Me, You're Weird: REVUE's interview with The Nuge
Written by Kristyn Woll | Monday, 25 July 2011 17:03 |After four decades in the rock-n-roll spotlight, Ted Nugent's mind is still an honest, bizarre and unapologetic place. The guitar slinger, known for hits like "Strangle Hold" and "Fred Bear," never fails to unleash his right wing/conservative opinions into the open.
Being a band is easy. Being a band that stands out, especially in an era inundated with new bands at every corner of the Internet, is not. That's why Derek Lancioni, drummer of Charles the Osprey, brings Fes2val to Grand Rapids.
The most exposure the majority of us Americans have had to rugby probably happened in one of Matt Damon's glorious moments in Clint Eastwood's Invictus. Marco Riolo, vice president and tournament director of the Grand Rapids Rugby Football Club hopes to change that, starting with Rugby City, U.S.A., a term given to Grand Rapids.
Millennium Park Invites the Best of Water Sports
Written by Robby Hartley | Friday, 01 July 2011 16:34 |While watching fireworks this Fourth of July, chances are bystanders in Grand Rapids will look toward the Grand River throughout the day and wish for a little cooling off. With a little patience, that can come true at the 2011 Global Invitational Water Ski Championship.
On 20 Division Avenue, just beside the intersection of Division and Fulton, sits a gray and white building. Outside the front door is a sign shaped like a vinyl record. It reads, "Dodd's Record Shop: New & Used Vinyl." But don't let this simple building and sign fool you. Dodd's Record Shop is a music lover's paradise.
Breathe Owl Breathe: Mixing Music and Literature
Written by Kevin VanAntwerpen | Thursday, 30 June 2011 16:48 |For Breathe Owl Breathe, East Jordan's earthy folk outfit, reaching a national audience may have been a long road (one that spanned over seven years), but the trials never exceeded the joy.
The REVUE Interview with Melissa Etheridge: Not A Quiet, Normal Life
Written by Rich Tupica | Wednesday, 29 June 2011 17:04 |Early on in her career, Melissa Etheridge let her music do the talking. While rumors swirled about her sexuality and personal life, she decided to rock rather than talk, churning out Grammy-winning records and burning up the charts.
