West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Although they are eager to get out on the road to support the release of their brand new EP, Can You Hear It? (due out Nov. 17), Grand Rapids band The American Hotel System doesn’t plan on ever moving away from West Michigan.
From gothic rock riffs to vibrant folk jams, Charleston-based band Susto has a sound that can’t be pigeonholed.
On the Other Side of Therapy: The Head and The Heart
Written by Michaela Stock | Monday, 30 October 2023 10:45 |"I got started playing drums when I was eight or nine,” said Tyler Williams, drummer of the indie-folk band The Head and the Heart.
The DAAC: Two Decades of Artistic Community at a Crossroads
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 09 October 2023 09:40 |Operating as an all-ages music venue, art gallery, and DIY project incubator, the Division Avenue Arts Collective (DAAC) has had a difficult history.
One of the newest venues in the West Michigan music scene, The Starlight Room, combines a listening room experience with state-of-the-art video and audio recording.
First started back in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Rapids indie-rock band Low Phase saw just how much the West Michigan music scene suffered during those difficult times.
Caitlin Cusack: Carrying on the Memory in Music
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 25 September 2023 12:28 |It’s often said that suffering leads to great art, but the sheer amount of suffering that singer-songwriter Caitlin Cusack has endured in such a short span of time nearly surpasses what art can help anyone heal.
Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION has furrowed a fresh, unmistakable approach to alternative-rock.
Music is a massive part of West Michigan's culture and identity.
When asked that long simmering question, “Is rock dead,” The Beths’ lead vocalist/guitarist Elizabeth Stokes has a particularly hot – and accurate – take on the matter.
