music
Greg Nagy's "Fell Toward None" nominated for five Jammies
by (Ken Ford)
Submitted 02-13-2012 under OPINION
Greg Nagy's newest album "Fell Toward None" hopes to bring home five different awards at this year's WYCE Jammies, including album of the year, best blues album, outstanding male performance, best production/engineering, and best...
An Dro nominated for Best Traditional Album in Jammie Awards
by (mjcarpenter)
Submitted 02-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
An Dro, a West Michigan Celtic/World Beat band, is described in the WYCE Fresh Picks Blog as “a feast of Celtic sounds from an esteemed collection of the area’s finest traditional musicians." It isn't easy to classify this band...
Catalyst Radio: Meet citizen journalism reporter Rob Cole
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-27-2012 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW This episode of Catalyst Radio features one of the citizen journalism reporters publishing on our news site, The Rapidian. With more than a dozen...
Trip The Light 2012: Music submissions wanted
by (DITA)
Submitted 01-02-2012 under NONPROFITS
In 2012, DITA's seminal event "Trip The Light" will add a second night and be bigger than ever. Currently we're accepting submissions of music from bands and musicians interested in being part of it. We're also looking for...
Looking ahead: beats on The Rapidian
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 12-30-2011 under OPINION
We're always looking for creative ways to give our readers more information about the city of Grand Rapids. We are also know we have quite a lot of reporters that have strong, passionate interests in one specific topic. Some of us would be...
The Starlight Six come back to ring in the New Year
by (Ken Ford)
Submitted 12-27-2011 under OPINION
The Starlight Six welcomes the new year with their return to the Wealthy Theatre for their second annual New Year's Eve show. The talented group of Michiganians will also give a special performance of Tom Petty's classic album Wildflowers...
Taking lessons from R.I.T. Music
by (tylersteimle)
Submitted 11-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Frank Nawrot, lead singer and guitarist for local band Absinthe, and a lifetime Grand Rapids resident, started playing guitar as a teenager. He grew up in the Creston district and took lessons from long-time R.I.T. Music guitar instructor and...
Mental Infestation: The pioneers of nonsensical silly slam
by (David M. Hertler)
Submitted 11-11-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Mental Infestation is nothing what you'd expect from a typical slam metal band. While other musicians in their genre write lyrics about butchering women, gore and violence, the five members of Mental Infestation sit down and write silly,...
The Red Sea Pedestrians take Abbey Road to Wealthy Theatre
by (WYCE)
Submitted 10-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
Kalamazoo's The Red Sea Pedestrians "world roots" music has been said to delight Michigan listening audiences, as evidenced by the band earning two WYCE Jammie Awards. Before bringing "The Red Sea Pedestrians and The Corn Fed...
WYCE Hat Trick concert supports local refugee program
by (refugeesupportgr)
Submitted 10-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
Local radio station WYCE has been hosting the Hat Trick Concert Series for more than a decade. Each show consists of a national act brought in to One Trick Pony in downtown Grand Rapids. Donations are collected - but not for the radio station! Each...