With a new album and an upbeat attitude, the trio aims to build its fan base across the Midwest and beyond, starting with Friday’s Pyramid Scheme show. (Podcast, video)

Nelson and Sala have taken different musical paths but share a passion for writing compelling songs. (Video, podcast)

The rootsy singer-songwriter is back in Michigan and back with The Wildfire, playing Rockford Brewing Friday. A European tour and new studio album lie ahead.

More than a dozen years in the making, the glendanles brand album gets unveiled for the first time in Thursday night shows at Louie's Bar Rocket Lounge. (Podcast, video)

Brian Lorente and his band, the Usual Suspects, open for country star Tyler Farr on Thursday night. (Podcast, video)

The Grand Rapids trio channels The Cavern Club-era Beatles and early '60s British beat bands with one rule of thumb: If it came after 1965, it doesn't get played. (Podcast, video)

Three members of Grand Rapids’ Glean Infusion jam band have reunited to form a rootsy trio, with a new studio album already in the works. They play Rockford Brewing Thursday.

Bassist Mike Smith’s battle with melanoma has inspired creation of The Free and Clear Foundation, which will benefit from tonight’s ‘Black Friday’ reunion show at The Intersection.

A solo artist who also performs with Jen Sygit and the rootsy Americana band Lincoln County Process, Corbin is a vibrant product of Michigan’s folk music scene.

With its effervescent, pop-tinged indie-rock, Bowery has hit the re-set button with a new lead singer and a new EP that gets released this week. (Podcast, video)   Happenstance. Fate.[...]