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The Northern Skies return with Thick as Thieves
Written by Kevin VanAntwerpen | Monday, 21 November 2011 14:22 |Eccentric, off-beat music has never been so accessible as it is when performed by Grand Rapids folk outfit The Northern Skies. With a barrage of fiddles, violins and ethnic percussion blended in with a modern alternative sensibility, the band exemplifies everything new and everything old at the very same time.
Old and Experienced: The Current State of Reel Big Fish
Written by Patrick Nothaft | Monday, 21 November 2011 12:58 |As 19-year veterans of the ska scene, Huntington Beach Calif.'s Reel Big Fish can attest to the underground success of today's brand of ska.
Born of Osiris to Headline The Discovery Tour with Sumerian Artists in Grand Rapids
Written by Robby Hartley | Tuesday, 15 November 2011 08:49 |Hailing from Chicago, Born of Osiris is headlining The Discovery Tour to celebrate the album of same name, released earlier in March. Veil of Maya (fellow Chicago and Sumerian natives), Carnifex, Structures (Sumerian), Betraying the Martyrs (Sumerian), and GR locals No Sleep for Panama will share the stage.
One of metal's most aggressive female voices will shake Grand Rapids awake in the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour 2011. Preceding the breakdown infused headliner Of Mice & Men, Iwrestledabearonce is on its second tour after releasing Ruining It For Everybody in late July.
Muskegon Summer Celebration ends its 19-year run
Written by Elijah Brumback | Friday, 28 October 2011 13:54 |A familiar culprit of this grizzly era, it was financial shortcomings of previous years, which brought what Board Chair Byron Mazade called the "agonizing" decision to not move forward with the 2012 Muskegon Summer Celebration.
Spastic, uncontrollable energy has always been a part of the formula for Grand Rapids-based rock band The Skies Revolt.
Even if you spend a lot of time in the Grand Rapids music scene, it's still likely that rock-vets AG Silver are flying below your radar. This isn't by accident — it's because they like it that way.
Kris Hitchcock and Small Town Son: From Small Town to Big Dreams
Written by Jamie Linari | Wednesday, 21 September 2011 12:45 |Kris Hitchcock has many theories about why music-loving people inevitably turn to country. His strongest philosophy reveals that we all sprout from insubordinate teens that eventually need a story to cling.
Band Spotlight: Wires and Lights
Written by Kevin VanAntwerpen | Wednesday, 21 September 2011 12:44 |If you missed the West Michigan Noise! Convention at MXTP in Grand Rapids this summer, or the Dog Days of Summer festival at Old Dog Tavern in Kalamazoo last August, then you also missed out on seeing West Michigan's newest rising star, Wires and Lights.
Crush 'Em All Tour kicks off in Grand Rapids at The Intersection
Written by Robby Hartley | Wednesday, 14 September 2011 08:39 |Arkaik Clothing and Rockstar Energy Drink are planning to level 36 cities in September and October, and they're starting with Grand Rapids. The companies have teamed to host the second Crush ‘Em All Tour, starting Sept. 21 at the Intersection and featuring the vehement death metal of Veil of Maya and the riff-and-thrash technical prowess of After the Burial.
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