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.

Begun as the idea to bring a large-scale single-day music festival to rural Barry County, the Fair Ground Festival soon grew into a community effort to support women artists by showcasing a lineup of all female-led performers.

Combining the modern convenience of a music streaming service with the real cash compensation local artists should get for their work, the Kent District Library has created the perfect digital chronicle of the West Michigan music scene with its KDL Vibes program.

Hitting the road for an adventure this summer? Take along our carefully curated playlist of West Michigan bands and artists to sonically explore with your ears while you’re checking out all the best sights.

Although it’s a bit awkward for her to say now, West Michigan electronic music artist, vocalist and sound designer Veronica Eileen will admit that the pandemic actually helped her music career.

An unprecedented super-group of over 20 female and non-binary performers will take the stage at The Pyramid Scheme on June 22 for a first-ever event for the West Michigan Music Scene.

Grand Rapids singer and songwriter Max Lockwood has a problem with the old expression that a diamond is just coal that did well under pressure. Not just because it’s a cliché, but because it’s not even accurate. 

Before making what would become his latest album, The Love Still Held Me Near, acclaimed singer/songwriter Dallas Green – aka City and Colour – reached a point where he wasn’t sure he’d ever write music again.

Tunde Olaniran has been pushing the boundaries of pop music for more than seven years. The Flint-born, multidisciplinary artist began to take their music seriously in 2016 after a particular performance in Detroit–the city they now call home.

Brit Floyd returns to the DeVos Performance Hall stage on Monday, May 15th with an all-new production celebrating 50 years of the ground-breaking and iconic musical masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon.