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Joy to the World: X Ambassadors stop at 20 Monroe Live ahead of soul-inspired new album

As the rhythmic core of musical renegades X Ambassadors, drummer Adam Levin has always brought a hip-hop bend to the alt-rock band’s beatific sound. He has helped spearhead the group’s unique fusion of styles and genres, often stumbling upon new sounds simply by embracing what he calls “happy mistakes.”

Sounds 28 March 2018
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Going To The Next Level: The Intersection expands with two new venue spaces

Months in the making, The Intersection will unveil its latest project this month with the opening of its new concert venue space: Elevation, and its new VIP room: The Mint.

Sounds 28 February 2018
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Don’t Panic: Enigmatic electronic artist Elohim brings multimedia show to The Stache

If there was ever a physical and aural personification of anxiety, it would likely be experiential electronic music artist Elohim. Ever-elusive and often draped in an oversized jacket emblazoned with the word XANAX in block letters, Elohim presents herself as something intangible, yet relatable. Her real identity held secret, she chooses to let her music speak for her, only occasionally conversing with her audience or press via an eerily calm digitized speech program. 

Sounds 27 February 2018
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Comedy Sniper: Creed Bratton talks The Office, brothels and new music

Perhaps best recognized as the fictional version of himself in the wildly popular television series The Office, Creed Bratton is known for his zany, off-the-wall and sometimes ridiculously insane comments and antics throughout the show’s nine seasons.

Sounds 27 February 2018
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Cruisin’ Toward Stardom: Local rockers Trixy Tang look to turn cover band chops into success

This time last year, Grand Rapids hard rock band Trixy Tang had the biggest show of its career: opening for ’80s glam metal icons Warrant in Detroit. It was a dream come true for lead singer/band founder Klay Fennema, and a huge gig for the still relatively new band. It was also the first time the current lineup had ever played together onstage.

Sounds 27 February 2018
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Guitar Slinger: Cheap Trick legend Rick Nielsen chats with Revue

In the summer of 1980, Cheap Trick guitar virtuoso Rick Nielsen walked into a New York City recording studio to record I’m Losing You with John Lennon. A few months later, the Beatle was assassinated. 

Working alongside Lennon is just one of the many astonishing plaudits Nielsen has received in his long career that started in 1965 but took off in 1977 with the mainstream success of Cheap Trick’s self-titled debut. 

Sounds 01 February 2018
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Sing la Résistance: Ani DiFranco continues her message of social change

Ani DiFranco is no stranger to politics. A leader in the feminist movement, the singer-songwriter and poet isn’t afraid to dive deep, meeting social issues head-on not only through her music, but in activism.

There was a time when she even considered taking a more active role, flirting with the idea of serving in public office.

Sounds 01 February 2018
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Chart-topping GR rockers Pop Evil launch new tour, LP here in West Michigan

With another NFL season coming to a close, Pop Evil frontman Leigh Kakaty couldn’t help but compare his band’s current state to that of the long-beleaguered Detroit Lions. “We know we’re not going to win a Super Bowl every year,” Kakaty said just days before the Lions failed to make the NFL playoffs.

Sounds 01 February 2018
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Mouthing Off: 78 Revolutions Per-Minute talks its debut EP

Politically charged and vinyl-inspired, Grand Rapids punk group 78 Revolutions Per-Minute might have been a long time coming, but the band is now quickly accelerating the local music scene, despite these divisive times.

Sounds 29 January 2018
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ReBØRN in the New Year: Grand Haven native Garrett Borns celebrates new LP with sold-out GR show

Revue talked with Borns about his new album, his start here in West Michigan, and coming home after all this time. 

Sounds 17 January 2018
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Musical Memoirs: How West Michigan’s music scene has changed over 30 years

It’s been three decades since Revue started charting the evolution of West Michigan’s local music scene. Grand Rapids alone has added landmark venues like Van Andel Arena, The Pyramid Scheme, Frederik Meijer Gardens and 20 Monroe Live to keep up with the increasing demand for live music. 

How different is today’s scene compared to 1988, when [Music] Revue magazine first started printing? 

Sounds 04 January 2018
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Strange Tripp: Psychedelic musician explores his own eclectic mind on experimental new LP

Local rock artist Shane Tripp is the kind of musician who creates simply because he’s got songs trapped inside his head, eager to escape out into the world. 

And he’s been that way for almost as long as he can remember.

Sounds 03 January 2018
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Living, Writing, Playing Together: Matisyahu explains his band’s approach to the new album

Matisyahu has devoted his musical career to delivering highly introspective messages in a style that’s all his own. 

His latest record, Undercurrent, is described by Matisyahu as what he imagines Abraham’s walk back down the mountain was like after being instructed by God to kill his own son.

Sounds 04 December 2017
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Year In Revue: West Michigan’s Best Local Albums of 2017

Every year, West Michigan seems to overflow with great releases from homegrown musical talents, and 2017 has been no exception.

This list is just a taste of some of the absolutely fantastic and wildly diverse records that make our home one of the best places for original music.  

Sounds 30 November 2017
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The Local Commuters: Country Roads, Driving Home

The Local Commuters: Country Roads, Driving Home

Devin Weber, frontman for Grand Rapids alt-country band The Local Commuters, admits it’s taken a lon...
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The Fray: How to Save a Band

The Fray: How to Save a Band

Nearly a decade after their last album together, multi-platinum pop-rock band The Fray weren’t dead,...
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From Stages to Sunlit Kitchens: The Avett Brothers' Journey To Rediscovery

From Stages to Sunlit Kitchens: The Avett Brothers' Journey To Rediscovery

For Seth Avett–one half of the folk-rock duo The Avett Brothers–there’s no such thing as an ordinary...
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