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From Screen to Stage: Viral video icons OK Go return to Kalamazoo with new interactive live show
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 25 March 2019 15:31 |Treadmills. Stunt tracks. Zero gravity acrobatics. Indie-pop band OK Go has done it all on its way to internet celebrity and musical acclaim.
Indisputable Intensity: Local post-hardcore pioneers La Dispute explore wide emotional spectrum on new LP Panorama
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 25 March 2019 15:23 |Nothing has shaped the story and success of La Dispute quite like its hometown of Grand Rapids.
Home Away From Home: How Michigan House is rewriting our national narrative
Written by Michaela Stock | Thursday, 21 February 2019 14:38 |Reputation has it that if artists are not living in New York, Nashville or L.A., they’ll have a difficult time “making it” to a national platform. Ted Velie is rewriting that narrative as one of three co-founders of Michigan House, a pop-up event space for Michigan artists.
Complimentary Concerts: Where to take in live music, on the house
Written by Kelly Brown | Tuesday, 29 January 2019 14:21 |You don’t have to stay at home crying over your friend’s concert videos if you’re looking to save some dough this month. In fact, West Michigan has a plethora of music events that offer free (or nearly free) admission. Take the money you’d spend on that concert and set it aside in savings for a larger music festival in 2019.
Blooming Together: Bermudas and How To Live Together share special album release show
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 28 January 2019 12:35 |It’s like they say: two bands are better than one.
All In the Fam: EDM Collective hosts mini-festival celebrating latest mixtape
Written by Eric Mitts | Thursday, 03 January 2019 10:05 |In just two short years, the Samsara Family Collective has completely changed the playing field for electronic artists working and creating here in West Michigan.
Back On Your Feet: The highs and lows of rising alternative star Two Feet
Written by Eric Mitts | Thursday, 27 December 2018 12:06 |On his path to mainstream success, singer/songwriter/producer Zachary William “Bill” Dess will be the first to admit he’s hit the ground running.
As 2018 drew to a close, one of the hottest headlines in all of music was whether Michigan’s own Greta Van Fleet deserves the chart-topping attention it’s getting as the second coming of Led Zeppelin. Regardless of the polarizing opinions of publications like Pitchfork, the healthy discourse drew overdue attention to the truly original sounds emanating from our state. Artists with longstanding ties to West Michigan in particular, like Nashville transplants Nathan Kalish and Lindsay Lou, both released outstanding LPs this year to widespread acclaim.
Well-Mannered Frivolity: Talking with the Yule Ball’s headliners, Harry and the Potters
Written by Eric Mitts | Tuesday, 27 November 2018 13:08 |The second annual Yule Ball is here to bring together all area Potterheads for a triumphant holiday celebration of the wonders of the wizarding world
Supersized Fandemonium: Grand Rapids Comic-Con continues to grow in its fourth year at DeVos Place
Written by Eric Mitts | Monday, 29 October 2018 16:22 |It’s an undeniable fact that over the past decade, comic book culture has exploded on a huge scale. No longer the fringe domain of the uncool, “nerd” culture has gone completely mainstream with the colossal success of blockbuster movies like The Avengers and award-winning TV series like The Walking Dead.
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