Revue Revue
Revue Revue
  • Home
  • Arts
  • Food & Drink
  • Music
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
  • BOTW
  • Membership
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
    • Best Bets
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Contributors
  • Search Results

Shad Weaves Diverse Influences into Hip Hop Gold

Shad's music contains a secret weapon as unlikely as his upbringing: heart. The rapper, who was born in Kenya and raised in Ontario, might never have had the chance to turn his hobby into a career if not for a talent competition held by a local radio station. Winning the competition allowed Shad to record a debut album in 2005 and since then, he has recorded three more full-length albums and won Rap Recording of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards, beating out Drake.

Sounds 24 October 2013
Read more …

Living Colour Celebrates Vivid's 25 Years

If you're not familiar with the 1988 album Vivid by Living Colour, you're either a hermit living in the wilds of Appalachia, or simply too young to remember. Vivid not only hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200 that year, it also went double platinum.

Sounds 24 October 2013
  • The Pyramid Scheme
  • Living Colour
  • Cult of Personality
  • Vivid
  • Doug Wimbish
Read more …

Old Becomes New Again with Killswitch Engage Lineup Change

Since 1999, Killswitch Engage has been widely recognized as one of the bands that helped propel metalcore into the mainstream with its 2002 album, Alive or Just Breathing. That very same year, however, lead vocalist Jesse Leach decided to part ways with the group rather unexpectedly, leaving the rest of the band scratching their heads.

Sounds 24 October 2013
Read more …

Grieves Takes a Retro Approach to Hip-Hop

If you want to break out, you have to hustle, at least according to hip-hop artist Grieves. Before signing with independent hip-hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2010, Grieves (real name Benjamin Laub) was simultaneously writing new music, playing gigs and trying to get his material heard by as many people as possible.

Sounds 24 October 2013
Read more …

Cymbals Eat Guitars Bringing The Shred To Founders

We haven't heard much from Cymbals Eat Guitars, the NYC-based indie rock outfit responsible for 2009's Why There Are Mountains and the 2011 follow-up Lenses Alien. What's a young band to do after getting stamped with a "Best New Music" label by the hype machines? For CEG, personnel changes and relocating back to Brooklyn have kept the group busy and given them something of a new look.

Sounds 24 October 2013
Read more …

TRACK OF THE WEEK: "5iveit" by Rick Chyme

If you keep your ear to the local music scene, you are probably already aware of Grand Rapids hip-hop artist Rick Chyme.

If you are not, this is him in a nutshell: A crazy talented artist; long beard; says "5iveit" a lot. So, what does "5iveit" even mean? Chyme's got your answer

Sounds 21 October 2013
  • Rick Chyme
  • 5iveit
Read more …

Kidding Around: Pixar In Concert; Santa's Workshop; WMCAT Teen Art Exhibition

Days and nights filled with art and music. What more could a child want? Oh, some early holiday festivities with good old Santa. It's never too soon to start sucking up...

Sounds 21 October 2013
Read more …

Born Ruffians to Play First Grand Rapids Show, Reveal Plans for Upcoming Acoustic EP

Indie rock band Born Ruffians will play in Grand Rapids for the first time during its upcoming fall tour.

Sounds 16 October 2013
  • Grand Rapids
  • The Pyramid Scheme
  • Born Ruffians
  • Luke LaLonde
Read more …

Jon McLaughlin Navigates the World of Crowdfunding for Latest Release

For his latest album, Holding My Breath, singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin signed a campaign with PledgeMusic. A crowdfunding source similar to Kickstarter or Indiegogo, PledgeMusic is strictly for musicians with notable users such as The Lumineers, Luke Bryan and Gang of Four.

Sounds 14 October 2013
Read more …

Big Gigantic Brings New Tour Experience to Kalamazoo

The excitement of a new album for fans also shakes with a dose of nerves. With the music industry continually changing and many musicians conforming, the worst fear for fans is the album will drop with a sound of unrecognizable content.

Sounds 08 October 2013
  • Kalamazoo
  • Dominic Lalli
  • Jeremy Salken
  • Big Gigantic
  • State Theater
Read more …

The Chariot Plays Final Michigan Show as Part of Farewell Tour at the Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids

Fans of The Chariot will have one last chance to see the band live on its upcoming farewell tour, celebrating the end of 10 years as a band. The Atlanta-based act will play its final Michigan show in Grand Rapids late this October at The Pyramid Scheme.

Sounds 07 October 2013
Read more …

Mustache-A-Palooza: Five years of local music and facial hair

These days, Mustache-themed merchandise, events and everything else that pays homage to the upper-lip surprise is considered a tad cliche.

However, among this throng of mustache pop culture is one man that could be considered an original mustache connoisseur and he tailored a local music showcase around a mustache theme five years ago.

Sounds 29 September 2013
  • Kalamazoo
  • MustacheAPalooza
  • Louie's Trophy House
  • Devon Bynon
Read more …

Mountain Goat: Sludge Metal's Sweeter Side

Through a smoky haze, endless microbrews and foot-long hair, so rises the sludge metal trio Mountain Goat.

Sounds 28 September 2013
  • Grand Rapids
  • Pyramid Scheme
  • Mountain Goat
Read more …

Minus the Bear: Indie Rock's Melting Pot

Seattle-based outfit Minus the Bear is a band that revels in musical experimentation and employing a diverse set of techniques to acquire its signature catchy indie mathrock sound. Vocalist Jake Snider attributes the band's openness to new sounds to a rather laid-back approach to songwriting.

Sounds 20 September 2013
  • The Intersection
  • Minus the Bear
  • Jake Snider
Read more …
New Article

Page 42 of 53

  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
Sessanta:  A Twice in a Lifetime Tour

Sessanta: A Twice in a Lifetime Tour

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

First the Ecstasy, Then the Laundry: Hippo Campus On the Road

The music industry can hit like a head rush, but it’s only a matter of time before reality kicks in....
Read More
Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Love and Hate, Shock and Awe

Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Love and Hate, Shock and Awe

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

  • Home
  • Food & Drink
  • Music
  • Arts
  • Things To Do
  • BOTW
  • Calendar
  • Membership
  • Advertise
  • Magazine
  • About
  • Our Team
  • Contributors

 

GET OUR EMAIL UPDATES
Trusted by beer critics, food connoissuers and art fans.
SIGN UP NOW
Revue Revue
  • Home
  • Arts
  • Food & Drink
  • Music
  • Things To Do
    • Calendar
  • BOTW
  • Membership
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Contributors
  • Search Results