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TRACK OF THE WEEK: "Three Cheers" by Head

When you live in Beer City USA, sometimes, you just gotta toast to the weekend. One band is providing an anthem for such an occasion. The band Head, out of Grand Rapids, released their most recent album Three Cheers about a month ago at The Pyramid Scheme. For fans and followers of this local trio, it was a long awaited, highly-anticipated release since the band’s last album back in 2011.

Sounds 20 February 2014
  • Head
  • Benjamin Hunter
  • Joe Botwinski
  • Mike Luxford
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Meijer Gardens Announces Jennifer Nettles, NEEDTOBREATHE and KC and the Sunshine Band

We may still be in the dead of winter, but Frederik Meijer Gardens is thinking summer, with three acts announced for its summer concert series. The series has recently partnered with Fifth Third Bank, and boasts a new title: Fifth Third Bank Summer Concert Series at Meijer Gardens.

Sounds 13 February 2014
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TRACK OF THE WEEK: "Big Fred"

Kalamazoo-based Fox is a blues/rock band with history. The band's members (Chris Sinclair, John Lawrence and Carman Goodrich) met in middle school. They took that friendship one step further, adding instruments to their repertoire and creating what is now known as Fox.

Sounds 12 February 2014
  • Fox
  • Chris Sinclair
  • John Lawrence
  • Carman Goodrich
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Ari Lehman of 'Friday the 13th' fame comes to West Michigan with his band

Ari Lehman isn't your normal, run-of-the-mill former child actor. After playing the first Jason in Friday the 13th, he's currently in a band playing with the likes of Chimaera, Gwar and even horror movie icons, Goblin. He doesn't just play some lousy guitar, though. Ari Lehman plays his keytar, the Electric Machete.

Sounds 12 February 2014
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TRACK OF THE WEEK: "Chimney Wizard" by The Reptilian

The Reptilian has been a staple in the Kalamazoo and West Michigan music scenes for, oh, about 300 years (we're estimating). But to be more precise, this band has been around for the better part of a decade.

Sounds 05 February 2014
  • The Reptilian
  • Chimney Wizard
  • Count Your Lucky Stars Records
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Crispin Glover Gives West Michigan a Multimedia Experience

Many know him from his one-armed performance in Hot Tub Time Machine. Others may remember him as George McFly in Back to the Future. Few know he is an author, musician, filmmaker and has his own touring show. Crispin Hellion Glover (yep, that's his real middle name) has dabbled in nearly every form of entertainment for more than three decades.

Sounds 30 January 2014
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Leslie and the Ly's Bedazzle Grand Rapids

Gem your sweaters and dust off your party pants, Leslie and the Ly's are returning to Grand Rapids for a glamorous night of booty shaking and body rolls. Fourteen years ago, before the glitz and glamor of fame took hold, Leslie Hall started collecting and bedazzling gem sweaters.

Sounds 30 January 2014
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Schoolboy Q to Perform at The Orbit Room in April

Before you start thinking, "Schoolboy WHO?" let's take a moment to highlight some of Schoolboy Q's recent highlights. Currently, Schoolboy is all over the airwaves with a guest appearance on recent Grammy-winner Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' latest single, "White Walls."

Sounds 29 January 2014
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TRACK OF THE WEEK: "Deadbolt" by ProConPro

It's often difficult to translate the sweaty, out-of-control sound of a punk rock basement show on to an album. But, if you have never stepped foot in a house venue and want to know what you're missing, Kalamazoo-based ProConPro gives you a pretty good taste.

Sounds 29 January 2014
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Movement Music: The Coup Channels Anger into Hope

They may rap about guillotines, Molotov cocktails and deep-frying CEOs, but anyone who calls The Coup's music angry isn't listening close enough.

Sounds 27 January 2014
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The Jammies Celebrates 15 Years of Honoring Local Music

The month after the national music community is reinvigorated by the Grammy Awards held in the heart of Los Angeles, the Grand Rapids music community will celebrate its homegrown talent at The Intersection. The Jammies have been instrumental in shaping the musical mosaic that has developed around Grand Rapids.

Sounds 27 January 2014
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Paper Diamond Can't Stop, Won't Stop

Alex Botwin is a pretty busy guy. When he's not managing Elm & Oak Academy, a record label and design firm, he typically has his hands in something musical.

Sounds 24 January 2014
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A Tribe Called Red Electrifies the Powwow to Unite Past and Present

When it comes to A Tribe Called Red's fusion of indigenous rhythms and electronic dance beats, those came naturally. "All we really do is mash up dance music, because powwow music is dance, and so is club music," said Ian "DJ NDN" Campeau.

Sounds 23 January 2014
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REVIEW: Very Much Alive by Matt Ten Clay & The Howlers

Matt Ten Clay has established a stellar reputation around Grand Rapids as a fine engineer and producer toiling away at his Amber Lit Audio studios on music by other indie-rock bands. But this talented musician also labored heavily for 10 months on his own recording project with The Howlers and it’s no surprise that this psychedelically pleasing affair brims with a lush, throwback, muscular milieu.

Sounds 23 January 2014
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When Maynard James Keenan, legendary frontman for the rock band TOOL, announced last year that he wo...
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First the Ecstasy, Then the Laundry: Hippo Campus On the Road

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Right from the start, the skyrocketing success of indie-rock outfit Rainbow Kitten Surprise has come...
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