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As the only music business conference in the region “aimed at independent musicians,” April’s Music Econ Summit in Grand Rapids will bring experts together in one place for professional advice and face-to-face connections with Michigan’s working artists.
May Erlewine's “What It Takes” — officially released March 21 — brims with an undercurrent of rootsy rock, propelled by Erlewine’s poignant, pointed and uplifting songs and powered by Katzman on drums, Phil Cook on keyboards, Packy Lundholm on guitar and Joel Gottschalk on bass.
The Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival will feature performances by The Green Valley Boys as well as live music, displaying guitars, banjos and other instruments as well as workshops on mandolin, slide-guitar, sound engineering and more.
Influenced by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Amy Winehouse, Ariana Grande, John Mayer and Frank Ocean, the band plans to release more singles throughout 2025 while continuing to grow its audience.
The Crane Wives, Big Timmy & The Heavy Chevys and In the Valley Below were big winners at Friday’s Jammie Awards at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, with country favorites The Bootstrap Boys winning "Artist of the Year" honors for the second year in a row.
The 25th Jammie Awards, hosted by community radio station WYCE (88.1 FM) rolls out Friday evening, Feb. 28, at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, with 18 Michigan acts performing on three stages and awards presented in 18 different categories for the best 2024 releases by Michigan artists.
Dozens of regional acts made the final cut as nominees for a bevy of categories in the annual Jammie Awards.
Festival organizers announced Feb. 8 that after 55 years of “celebrating the arts,” the downtown festival was “ceasing operations effective immediately.”
The up-and-coming band Money Soup released its debut album in 2024 and is among 18 regional groups and solo acts chosen to play this year’s Jammie Awards on Feb. 28 at The Intersection in downtown Grand Rapids.
