West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
For better or worse, Grand Rapids electronic music duo Pink Sky say they owe their new sound and evolution to COVID-19.
Live music has slowly, steadily returned to West Michigan over the past year. With new and different opportunities starting every day as the pandemic continues to move into the past (hopefully), the many talented bands and musicians in our area have a variety of ways of getting seen and heard, live and in person.
It’s only fitting that the first full year “past” the pandemic found Ionia native, turned international bluegrass superstar Billy Strings returning to West Michigan for a triumphant sold-out show at Kalamazoo’s Wings Event Center this fall.
With their third album, local indie rock duo Bedroom Ceilings take listeners to a place that’s strangely familiar.
Local electronic musician takes spiritual experience of making music to the dancefloor.
Desmond Jones: Returning to the Spotlight, Shooting for the Stars
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 08 August 2022 12:12 |Over their 10-year history as a band, the members of Desmond Jones have always found a way to keep playing their music.
Live music has returned in a big way, and shows no signs of stopping again any time soon.
Gratefully Going Forward: The Return of Live Music
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 18 July 2022 11:42 |When Revue asked Scott Hammontree, partner and talent buyer at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, how he feels about bringing live music back to West Michigan over the past year, he says he feels like the luckiest guy in town.
Brie Stoner: Motherhood, Meditation, Mysticism and Music
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 11 July 2022 13:12 |"Sometimes you have to walk away from something to come back to it and know it for the first time,” Grand Rapids indie singer/songwriter Brie Stoner told Revue last month, 12 years after she graced the cover of our annual Music Issue for the first time.
Having the right soundtrack can singlehandedly make your road trip unforgettable.
