local bands
Lamplight, Rocking to the beat, Lamplight
by (youngchristianwriter)
Submitted 11-06-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Live music, friends and food, all inside the homes of Eastown: this is the premise of the Lamplight Music Festival. The Lamplight Music Festival, which was held Nov. 1-3, was three days of house shows, food and workshops in Eastown. This year marks...
New website offers helping hand to local musicians
by (brandon.twa)
Submitted 11-28-2012 under NEWS
For local bands, a helping hand is always beneficial when first starting out. One Grand Rapids musician is on a mission to provide Michigan bands with that helping hand. Jacob Pauwels of Grand Rapids is the creator of Listen to the Mitten, a...
Album review: Signal Trip's 'Songs from the In Between'
by (tylersteimle)
Submitted 05-29-2012 under OPINION
"I've been here before," belts out singer/guitarist Pat Piechocki, on the commencement track of Signal Trip's new record, Songs From the In Between. The song is the definite article eschewing "Future's Now"...
Ghost Heart shares how their songs take shape
by (adragt)
Submitted 02-14-2012 under NEWS
Ghost Heart will be kicking off The Jammies main stage performances with their atmospheric riffs and driving beats. I sat down and asked them to talk about what influences them and how their unique mixture of musical styles comes together in the...
Movement of Sound for M.S.
by (Jon Clay)
Submitted 11-23-2009 under NEWS
Billy's in Eastown was the place to be Sunday, November 23rd. There was a Bloody Mary bar, great drink specials, live music all day, a raffle and art on auction all for a fundraiser to benefit multiple sclerosis. Anna Fisk...