Live Music Log, July 2025

7 8 25 ROBERTA BRADLEY & GYPSY (seen often in the old times, but first appearance in the Divorce Era)  Garden Club Park, Rockford

7 9 25 The Rebel Eves #16  Rogers Park, Sparta

7 11-12 25  BLISSFEST Harbor Springs SPIRIT LAKE DRUM TROUPE/Sadie Gustafson-Zook #2/Elizabeth Landry #5/Molly #19/Hannah Rose Graves #7/Spencer LaJoye #8/BANDITS ON THE RUN/Red Thyme #3/Kevin Johnson #3/ORDINARY ELEPHANT/JIGJAM/ANI MARI/Rachael Davis #16/Hannah Laine #17/ELEPHANT REVIVAL/Molly #20/TREE OF LIFE DRUM AND DANCE SOCIETY/John D. Lamb #2/Sadie Gustafson-Zook #3/Josh Rose #21/Spencer LaJoye #9/THE PAIRS/STEVE POLTZ/Judy Banker Band #3/LUCKY 17/Jen Sygit Trio #10/Spencer LaJoye #10 (with DuPont Phillips)/Nicholas James Thomasma #39/Josh Rose & the Founding Fathers #22/Lindsay Lou #12/TROLL FOR TROUT (another frequently seen in the distant past)/The Mammals #2/DUSTBOWL REVIVAL/Justin Avdek #9/Hannah Laine #18

7 15 25 Sophia McIntosh & the Sages #10  The Deck, Muskegon

7 16 25 Great Lakes Brass #11  No Kings Rally, Centennial Park, Holland

7 17 25 Carrie McFerrin & the McFerrinheits #62  Van Buren Youth Fair, Hartford

7 18 25 The Flying Leaps #2/THE PLURAL NOUNS/Yellowhouse #2  Bell's, Kalamazoo

7 19 25 WALK THE BEAT WHITE LAKE: Tony Kaley, Michael Snell & Renee Jacobs, Organtric, Chris Dragone, Sam Starkie, Nina Sofia, Dave Burel, Asamu Johnson & the Associates of the Blues, the Velvet Mushroom Syndicate, Natalie Holmstrom, Eric Engblade, J. Michael and the Heavy Burden, Greg Hillebrand, SmittyVision, Gina and Jordan, Izzy Joy, and Shelby Mason

7 19 25 The Rebel Eves #17  house show, Lansing 

7 23 25 Rachael Davis #17 (with Dominic Davis) Lakeside Park, Lakeview

7 24 25 Libby DeCamp #16  Rosa Parks Circle, Grand Rapids

7 24 25 The Corn Fed Girls #11  Huron Street Pavilion, South Haven

7 25 25 Phabies #5/MOL SULLIVAN/KEENER FAMILY  Glow Hall, Kalamazoo

7 26 25 Kyle Joe #22 with Erin Monroe, Daniel Bracken, Mike Ward, and Angel Hayden  The Stray, Wyoming

7 29 25 Mike Ward #5/JOY ZIMMERMAN  Ross Park, Norton Shores

7 30 25 Hymn For Her #2/Payton & Annabelle #7  The Clover Room, Kalamazoo

Live Music Log, June 2025

6 5 25 Stovepipe Stover #19  The Book Nook & Java Shop, Montague

6 6 25 August #53  Horrocks Market, Kentwood

6 7 25 Concerts in the Park, Bronson Park, Kalamazoo:  TWO DOLLAR BILLS/Jess Ivey #4/Payton & Annabelle #5

6 7 25 Kalamazoo Pride at the Arcadia Festival Place: the Cosmoknights #2/the Nathan Moore Affair #10/the Rebel Eves #14/deadbeatdad (formerly Lipstick Jodi) #8

6 7 25 The Go Rounds #21/Elisabeth Pixley-Fink #15/the Antivillains #4  Lamplighter Inn, Comstock

6 11 25 The Schrock Brothers #9  Bandshell Park, Plainwell

6 12 25 The Accidentals #33  Lowell Showboat, Lowell

6 13-15 25 BUTTERMILK JAMBOREE FESTIVAL: WAYLAND HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND/The Corn Fed Girls #10/Kait Rose and the Thorns #32/COLD MOUNTAIN CHILD/MUCCA PAZZA/THE MUSIC MEDICINE COLLECTIVE/The Go Rounds #22/Hawks and Owls String Band #7/Great Lakes Brass #10/Samuel Nalangira #6/JUMP BUNNY STRING BAND/The Mickeys #2/Jive at Five #7/Payton & Annabelle #6/The Rebel Eves #15/The Mainstays #4/The Nathan Moore Affair #11/Chirp #3/Laura Rain & the Caesars #4/Rabbit Fur #3/Red Sea Pedestrians #7/The Missing Generation #9/Full Cord #8/The Incantations #16/Adrian & Meredith #2

6 20 25 That Beatles Thing #3  Hackley Park, Muskegon

6 20 25 CARRIE WELLING/John Merchant #2  Unruly Brewing, Muskegon

6 21 25 SPIRIT OF THE WOODS FOLK FESTIVAL, Dickson Township Park, Brethren:  Ruth & Max Bloomquist #7/Ben Traverse #19 (with Nick Veine)/HILDALAND/CORN POTATO DUO/Grace Theisen Band #42/Dede Alder #18/Charlie Millard Band #10

6 21 25 Anna P.S. #44  Iron Fish Distillery, Thompsonville

6 24 25 Whorled #5  Montague Bandshell, Montague

6 26 25 Charlie Millard Band #11  The Clover Room, Kalamazoo

6 27-28 25 SMILING ACRES MUSIC FESTIVAL: Les Older #4/The Incantations #17/Candid Antics #5/THE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS/BILLY GUNTHER & THE MIDWEST RIDERS/Roosevelt Diggs #8/The Go Rounds #23/Ben Traverse #20/Mark Lavengood #17/Ralston Bowles #8/Samantha Cooper #13/Beaver Xing #4/The Rupple Brothers #3/Silver Creek Revival #3/Djangophonique #3/The Reverend Jesse Ray #5/Cabildo #4/Desmond Jones #5/Erin Zindle & the Ragbirds #18/MICHIGANDER

6 29 25 Josh Rose #20/Emily Rose #7/Andy Baker #12  Howl At The Moon Studio, Gobles

Live Music Log, May 2025

5 1 25 ELECTRIC SIX/ROCK AND ROLL BAD GUYS  Bell's, Kalamazoo

5 2 25 Grace Theisen #41 (with Adam Main)  Distant Whistle Brewhouse, Vicksbirg

5 3 25 Michael Robertson #4/MARK JEWETT/Drew Nelson #9/Annie Bacon #6  The Stray, Wyoming

5 4 25 Amy Love #2/Ben Traverse #18  Lucky Wolf Theatre, Paw Paw

5 8 25 CARL WEBB BAND  Norton Shores Public Library, Norton Shores

5 9 25 Hannah Laine #16/Jess Ivey #3  The Clover Room, Kalamazoo

5 10 25 Sophia McIntosh #9  Bikes on the Mall, downtown Kalamazoo

5 10 25 JON HAYES/Deerfield Run #9/Carrie McFerrin #61/Jack Droppers #3/PETE & BERGIE  Bell's, Kalamazoo

5 14 25 Ghost Night at the Ghost Light featuring George Harrison:  Emily Rose #6  Ghost Light, Hamtramck

5 18 25 ROLLIE TUSSING/SHARI KANE & DAVE STEELE  Salt of the Earth, Fennville

5 20 25 Anna P.S. #43 Stage One at Sycamore Creek Eastwood, Lansing

5 23 25 Spencer LaJoye #7 with Kyle Joe, Sammie Hershock, Grace Theisen, and DuPont Phillips 

5 24 25 BUS BENEFIT 2025 at Smiling Acres, Trufant:  Loren Johnson #12/STANLEY & QUIGGLE/RUSTY SHOVELS/i.am.james #5/KYLE BROWN & THE HUMAN CONDITION/Josh Rose & the Founding Fathers #19/Lady Ace Boogie #3/The Mainstays #3

5 26 25 VALERIE JUNE  The Big Room at Silva, Grand Rapids

5 29 25 Joni Mitchell Tribute Show featuring Payton & Annabelle, Patti Ann, Audra Kubat, Charlie Millard, and Kait Rose  Bell's, Kalamazoo

5 31 25 Darcy Wilkin #55/Brian Koenigsknecht #33  The Clover Room, Kalamazoo

Live Music Log, April 2025

4 3 25 Molly #17/Kait Rose #31  Bell's, Kalamazoo

4 4 25 Hannah Laine #15/Loren Johnson #11  The Stray, Wyoming

4 6 25 Feedback 2025:  The Honeytones #3/Money Soup #4/THE SOUL SYNDICATE  Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids

4 10 25 Papa Vegas #5/LOW PHASE  The Collaborative Lab, Comstock Park

4 11 25 The Temperances #3  SoundCheck, Lowell United Methodist Church, Lowell

4 11 25 Sophia McIntosh #8  Kirby House, Grand Haven 

4 12 25 Anna P.S. #42  Distant Whistle Brewhouse, Vicksburg

4 13 25 Kyle Joe #20/Jen Sygit #9/Alex Teller #4  Salt of the Earth, Fennville 

4 16 25 WOLF SHAMBLES/Patty PerShayla #53/GHOUL WORLD  Lager House, Detroit

4 18 25 Justin Avdek #8/Eric Engblade #21 Tip Top Deluxe, Grand Rapids

4 19 25 Kyle Joe #21/DuPont Phillips (#7/#3) house show, Grand Rapids

4 21 25 Nicholas James Thomasma #38  Greyline Brewing, Grand Rapids

4 25 25 Molly #18  Midtown GR, Grand Rapids

Live Music Log, March 2025

3 1 25 TYLER BRADLEY/Jessi Phillips #7/Chris Schlueder #4/Mechele Peters #3/Nathan Moore #8  House show, Kalamazoo

3 4 25 Ruth & Max Bloomquist #6  Hackley Public Library, Muskegon 

3 7 25 The Badass Women Band, featuring:  Annie Capps #9/Annie Bacon #5/Anne Heaton #3/JULIANNA WILSON and Cori Somers, Sara Gibson, Carolyn Koebel  University Lutheran Church, East Lansing 

3 8 25 RABBITOLOGY/NINA SOFIA/The Temperances #2  Temple Lounge, Spring Lake

3 13 25 Gregory Stovetop #9/Seth Bernard #31  Bell's, Kalamazoo

3 14 25 The Red Sea Pedestrians #6/The Nathan Moore Affair #9  Bell's, Kalamazoo

3 15 25 Belfast Gin #2  New Holland Brewing, Holland

3 21 25 DAN TERRY/Melissa Dylan #3/Ralston Bowles #7  SpeakEZ Lounge, Grand Rapids

3 22 25 FRETBOARD FESTIVAL, Kalamazoo Valley Museum:  The Birdseed Salesmen #3/Zero Sun #2/ANESSA/Luke Lenhart & the Green Valley Boys #4/Darcy Wilkin (#54) with LILLIAN WERBIN/Kalamazoo Mandolin & Guitar Orchestra #2/Joel Mabus #3/Ron Casebeer #2

3 22 25 The Missing Generation #8/Jessi Phillips #7/LINDSEY KING  Shakespeare's Down Under, Kalamazoo

3 23 25 Whorled #4  Salt of the Earth, Fennville

3 27 25 Yolonda Lavender #3/Normal Mode #5/BRANDON FITZPATRICK & THE ELEMENT/Anessa #2  Bell's Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo

3 28 25 Desmond Jones #4/Candid Antics (formerly Pocket Watch) #4/Money Soup #3  Park Theatre, Holland

3 29 25  STEVEN PAGE  Midtown GR, Grand Rapids

3 31 25 Nathan Walton #17/Stovepipe Stover #18  Greyline Brewing, Grand Rapids