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Photo Gallery: O.A.R. at Meijer Gardens

On Wednesday, Sept. 2 O.A.R., along with special Guest Allen Stone played at Meijer Gardens. Here are a few photos from the concert.

Sounds 04 September 2015
  • Grand Rapids
  • OAR
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Songs We Like Vol. 2

September 2015 — This monthly playlist is a collaboration between WYCE, AMI Jukeboxes, and Revue West Michigan. Play this mix as a playlist on AMI Jukeboxes, read about it on revuewm.com and stream it on wyce.org — from Grand Rapids to the world!

Sounds 01 September 2015
  • revue
  • wyce
  • ami
  • songs we like
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Rundown of Michigan record labels

There are plenty of Michigan-based record labels that are churning out some great music. The following is a rundown of those labels.

Sounds 01 September 2015
  • dizzybird records
  • double phelix collective
  • earthwork music
  • emetic records
  • ghostly international
  • hot capicola records
  • lower peninsula records
  • salinas records
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VINYL VOYAGE: A breakdown of some of Michigan’s best record shops

“Your Turntable’s Not Dead” is a slogan Detroit-born Jack White came up with for his Third Man Records label — but it could also be assigned to the entire state of Michigan. The mitten is littered with brick-and-mortar shops, stocked with those rarities even Amazon.com can’t offer. Here are just a few worth digging into.

Sounds 01 September 2015
  • vertigo music
  • satellite records
  • uhf
  • flat black and circular
  • the record lounge
  • encore
  • dearbor music
  • corner record shop
  • round midnight
  • underground sounds
  • melodies & memories
  • green light music
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Triumph Music Academy unveils hip-hop and recording/engineering programs

James Forrest Hughes, director and owner of Triumph Music Academy on Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids, said he wants his music school to be a destination where aspiring musicians of all ages and walks of life can come to learn how to play, produce and master “real music.” He took another step towards this effort with his most recent announcement

Sounds 01 September 2015
  • Grand Rapids
  • Rick Chyme
  • hiphop
  • james hughes
  • nixon
  • triump music academy
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MADE IN MICHIGAN: Lord Huron Returns for Calvin College Show

Even as the legend of his band Lord Huron continues to grow, Okemos-native Ben Schneider will never forget the natural beauty of the state that first inspired him to write music. “That part of the world will always have this sort of mystical mystery for me,” Schneider said. “I think it will be a well that I can hopefully draw from for many years to come.”

Sounds 01 September 2015
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From Twin Peaks to Capitol Records

Before breaking out of L.A. as one half of the enigmatic indie-pop duo In The Valley Below, Muskegon native Angela Gail Mattson began her long, strange trip to stardom with a single, burning step.

Sounds 01 September 2015
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Photo Gallery & Review: Aerosmith at Van Andel

Back in late 2009, the future of Aerosmith was uncertain. The band’s iconic vocalist Steven Tyler and guitar-legend Joe Perry were at each other’s throats – Tyler even left the band momentarily.

Sounds 05 August 2015
  • Grand Rapids
  • van andel arena
  • aerosmith
  • steven tyler
  • joe perry
  • boston
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Songs We Like

Revue has the looks, WYCE has the songs and AMI has the jukeboxes. Each month, you’ll be able to read, stream and hear the latest mix in playlist form on AMI Jukeboxes, in print and online at Revue and at WYCE.org. Here is the first installment. Bon Appetit!

Sounds 05 August 2015
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PHOTO GALLERY: Beach Boys & Temptations at Meijer Gardens

The Beach Boys, along with founding vocalist Mike Love, returned to Meijer Gardens Friday, July 31 for a sunny and sold-out night of ‘60s surfin’ and hot-rod tunes.

Sounds 03 August 2015
  • Grand Rapids
  • The Temptations
  • Meijer Gardens
  • beach boys
  • otis williams
  • mike love
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The Story of The Pyramid Scheme’s ‘Electric Energy’ 

When The Pyramid Scheme opened its doors in April 2011, the atmosphere its co-owners had in mind was clear. They wanted employees who cared about their establishment, their neighborhood and, above all, the music. If they had that, everything else would fall in to place.

Sounds 02 August 2015
  • Grand Rapids
  • Pyramid Scheme
  • future islands
  • music venue
  • heartside
  • julius hayes
  • jeff vandenberg
  • tami vandenberg
  • grandmaster flash
  • dead prez
  • nciole larae
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A reinvigorated Division Avenue Arts Collective searches for a new home

When the Grand Rapids-based Division Avenue Arts Collective lost its home at 115 South Division two years ago, the organization that for a decade helped give voice to countless local artists and musicians faced an uncertain future. But while it’s been a bumpy ride, the DAAC has managed to avoid fading into obscurity.

Sounds 31 July 2015
  • Grand Rapids
  • Division Avenue Arts Collective
  • La Dispute
  • DAAC
  • John Hanson
  • division street
  • mike wolf
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Jeff Haas combines classical rigor with jazz pulsations at two Traverse City area gigs

If Jeff Haas is a cocktail pianist, he mixes a heady cocktail. The Traverse City-based pianist and composer has been swirling the music of Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and other jazz legends with his own original compositions, along with fresh takes on the Great American Songbook, at two jam-packed summer gigs in northwest Michigan all summer.

Sounds 31 July 2015
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How American Authors Fought for a Hit Single

One listen to American Authors’ smash hit single, “Best Day of My Life,” and it’s easy to think the band has only seen sunshine and good times. But talk to lead singer Zac Barnett about his band’s road to success and a deeper different story unfolds.

Sounds 31 July 2015
  • Kalamazoo
  • District Square
  • american authors
  • andy grammer
  • zac barnett
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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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