Montreal’s Patrick Watson returns with Adventures In Your Own Backyard(May 1st). For the next week or so you can stream the gorgeous cinematic sounds courtesy of NPR.
NPR First Listen – Patrick Watson ‘Adventure In Your Own Backyard’
Also – you can preview a track from the album below:
Listen/Download:
For those of you willing to venture to Chicago – Mr Watson will be playing @ Lincoln Hall on June 1st. Tickets.
While the weather outside might not be ideal for sitting on your porch today – Horse Feathers will certainly make a nice accompaniment to the drops of rain falling outside your window. Most especially the latest effort from this Portland Oregon folk group – Cynics New Year.
From the Horse Feathers website:
“Cynic’s New Year” professes an ending but welcomes Horse Feathers’ fans with the promise of something new. To be sure, old friends return. Wrapped around the warmth of Justin Ringle’s vocals and sparkling guitar, fiddles dance in the spaces between, above the smoky banjo and woven through the foundation of the lower strings. The lyrics traverse familiar themes from natural disaster to the deeply personal, each through Justin Ringle’s uniquely American linguistic lens. New vistas, new stories, are explored with deep insight and fresh intimacy, always with an abiding respect and affection. The universe rises to threaten, inspire and sometimes punish, but always to teach a valuable lesson. Souls, lost and found, embark on thoughtful emotional journeys.
You’ll be able to catch Horse Feathers on April 27th @ The Ark in Ann Arbor and April 28th @ Founders in Grand Rapids. Tour Dates.
Listen/Download:
Horse Feathers – Fit Against the Country
Horse Feathers – Belly of June
Horse Feathers – Curs in the Weeds
Watch:
Joseph Scott’s White Pines(Akron, Ohio) releases the Plume of Ash EP today. It is available via the Yer Bird Records bandcamp page.
Below is a track from the EP as well as a video from our Halfway House Session with White Pines.
You can view the rest of the session here.
Couldn’t make it to the first weekend of Coachella??? No worries. Check out the Coachella YouTube page to view video highlights from your favorites.
One of our favorite bands – The Walkmen – have shared the title track from their new album Heaven which is due out June Five via Fat Possum.
UPDATE: Now you can also enjoy two more tracks – ‘Heartbreaker’ and ‘We Can’t Be Beat’(featuring Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes on Background Vocals)
Also – check out the trailer for Heaven:
Tour.
Meijer Gardens unveiled its lineup for their Summer Concert Series. We’ve already got August 2nd marked on our calendars.
June 1 – The B-52s, $43/$48
June 8 – Melissa Etheridge, $75/$80
June 13 – Jimmy Cliff, $40/$45
June 14 – Foreigner, $62/$6
June 17 – Steve Miller Band, $77/$82
June 18 – Al Green, $68/$73
June 28 – Gov’t Mule, $32/$37
June 29 – Emmylou Harris, $48/$53
July 1 – Rufus Wainwright, $40/$45
July 2 – Huey Lewis and the News, $70/$75
July 8 – Brandi Carlile, $40/$45
July 9 – Fiona Apple, $54/$59
July 11 – Creedence Clearwater Revisited, $46/$51
July 12 – American Legacies: Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Del McCoury Band, $37/$42
July 15 – Andrew Bird, $35/$38
July 22 – O.A.R., $40/$45
July 25 – Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, $61/$66
Aug. 2 – The Head and The Heart, $29/$34
Aug. 3 – Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat, $52/$57
Aug. 8 – k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang, $55/$60
Aug. 16 – Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, $35/$40
Aug. 17 – Bonnie Raitt with special guest Mavis Staples, $71/$76
Aug. 22 – Darius Rucker, $60/$65
Aug. 23 – Five for Fighting with the Twilight Symphony Orchestra, $43/$48
Aug. 29 – Wynton Marsalis, $48/$53
Tickets: Available to Meijer Gardens members only April 28 through May 11. On sale to the general public May 12 at Meijer Gardens or through Star Tickets outlets, 800-585-3737 or startickets.com. All tickets are general admission lawn seats.
Mixtape drops this Friday April 13th @ The Pyramid Scheme!!!
Come support the hip-hop community!!!
Start your night off with Art.Downtown before getting your groove on. . .
Chris Bathgate returns with the follow up to his critically acclaimed Salt Year. Bathgate will be celebrating the release of his Old Factory EP with an intimate show @ Stone House Recording – the home to our Halfway House Sessions – on Wednesday April 18th. Tickets are $8/advance or $10/day of show. Doors will open @ 7pm with music getting underway @ 8pm. Philadelphia’s Chris Kasper opens the special evening of music.
Here’s a preview:
Paste Magazine recently ranked Mr. Bathgate #2 on a list of Top 12 Michigan acts to check out so don’t miss this show!!!
NPR TINY DESK CONCERT:
Founders Brewing Company will be celebrating all beers black on April 21st @ the Founders Tap Room. It’s an all day extravaganza with live music getting underway @ 6pm. Admission for the 21 and older event is $10 for the general public and $8 for those lucky enough to have a mug. More info.
Music schedule is as follows: Oracle, 6 – 7pm, Chamberlin 8pm – 10pm, The Stereofidelics 10:30 – 1:00am.
You may recognize the bands Chamberlin and The Stereofidelics as they’re both Halfway House alums.
To watch the rest of the Halfway House Sessions – click here.
Cleveland’s Mr. Gnome joined us @ Stone House Recording for a Halfway House Session during their last tour stop in Grand Rapids. Lucky for you they return to play The Pyramid Scheme on April 14th with special guests Charles The Osprey and The Fencemen.
Their most recent studio album Madness In Miniature – released in October – has garnered the dynamic duo critical accolades from various publications including Rolling Stone and NPR Music.
You can also grab a couple B-sides from the Madness In Miniature sessions over @ their BandCamp page.
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD:
Mr. Gnome – Ate The Sun – Halfway House Sessions
Mr. Gnome – Wolf Girls – Halfway House Sessions
Mr. Gnome – Run For Cover/Bit Of Tongue – Halfway House Sessions
WATCH:
See you on 4/14 @ The Pyramid Scheme!!!
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