![]() ![]() ![]() With a career spanning five decades, the band’s show was a non-stop barrage of music, dancing and banter. Topping the bill however, the legendary Four Tops proved exactly why they continue to endure. Saturday also proved that Girls Just Want To Have Fun, with mall queen Tiffany delivering a rousing ‘ I Think We’re Alone Now’, Heather Small raiding M People’s catalogue in the early afternoon, and Lulu straddling the years from the sixties to the nineties belting out iconic classic ‘ Shout ’, and Take That duet ‘ Relight My Fire’. Kim Appelby’s emotional appearance saw the singer dedicate her set to late sister Mel, running through a number of the duo’s unmistakable Stock Aiken Waterman hits including living for the weekend classic ‘ F.L.M’, and singalong ‘ Respectable’. Ali Campbell and Astro delivered the songs that soundtracked a generation. What followed was a veritable jukebox of hits, as The Dire Straits Experience – featuring Straits member Chris White on saxophone, sophisti-pop duo Johnny Hate Jazz, and Birmingham reggae originators UB40 feat. Taking to the stage in the early afternoon, The Undertones opened up Rewind 2019, with a heady mix of hits and Northern Irish humour, including ‘ My Perfect Cousin’, and - given the welcome return of the sunshine following the previous night’s showers - an apt ‘ Here Comes the Summer’. The emerging country artist from mid-Michigan got ‘chills to the bone’ during the ‘absolutely amazing’ cruise when her band performed along with other stars.Kicking off proper on Saturday 17th, Rewind 2019 followed on from 2018’s event which saw the pop fest celebrate a decade of retro revival. 13, 2019: Brantley Gilbert hails Michigan’s Sadie Bass as ‘badass’ country singer on star-studded cruise Browse the images from 20 Monroe Live, Calvin University, The Pyramid Scheme, Kalamazoo State Theatre, Old Dog Tavern and more. It was a big concert week with plenty of big shows - at venues big and small - across West Michigan. 11, 2019: X Ambassadors, Goo Goo Dolls, Simple Plan, A$AP Ferg, Seratones rev up W. This is his report, with photos by Kendra Petersen-Kamp. Local Spins writer Ricky Olmos attended David Bazan’s weekend concerts at Listening Room and he spent time with the renowned singer-songwriter. 10, 2019: David Bazan provokes and inspires at Grand Rapids’ Listening Room The Grand Rapids singer and musician released a new EP, previewing songs for the Local Spins on WYCE radio show which also debuted music by Overdrive Orchestra, Pretoria and more. 9, 2019: The polished piano pop of Sandra Effert’s ‘River Rocks’ The ‘Mexo-Americana’ group and singer-songwriter Heather Maloney earned a warm welcome from fans attending Wednesday’s concert at the new Grand Rapids venue. 7, 2019: David Wax Museum relishes ‘real treasure’ at Listening Room’s official opening Just click on the links for full stories and images. So, amid the relative silence of November 2020, kick back and revisit some of these recaps and photo galleries from one of 2019’s most eventful weeks. ![]() That story about Bass ended up being the fifth most-read article at Local Spins over the past year. We also focused attention on the rise of mid-Michigan country singer Sadie Bass, who got a chance to rub elbows and perform with some superstars of the business on a cruise. ![]() It’s difficult to imagine a more tumultuous, unpredictable year than 2020.īut before the world was turned upside-down due to COVID and plenty of other crises, fall of 2019 shaped up as one of the most hectic, promising and intriguing seasons ever when it comes to West Michigan’s music scene.Īt Local Spins, we were busy covering the first official concerts taking place at the new Listening Room amid Grand Rapids’ Studio Park development (along with the usual flurry of tour stops at other venues). ![]()
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