Music

A video of a young woman singing a '30s song outside of a restaurant in California has gone viral. It turns out, she's from Grand Rapids, and has a lengthy music resume up online already.

This Thanksgiving, West Michigan will be making history! Rockford High School's Marching Band will be performing at this years Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

James Corden and the kids from 'Stranger Things' are The Upside Downs!

Thrillist.com likes to pick fights. That's how they get web hits, but their choice for the 'Best Band From Michigan' is not well thought out.

Remember back to last November when the video of the cashier singing at Dollar General in Lansing went viral? His name is Lucas and he sang Maxwell’s “Ascension” while he was working as a cashier.... Well, he's back!

New Western Michigan University Football Head Coach Tim Lester garners praise for his letter thanking members of the Bronco Marching Band for their support on game day.

The tradition of expertly crafted guitars continues in Kalamazoo 100 years later.

Last week I did a post on the history of jukeboxes being made in Grand Rapids, MI. Over 1 million jukeboxes were manufactured in a building over on Cottage Grove SE. That plant has since shut down, and the manufacturing of those devices has moved out of the country...but I was able to locate the very last jukebox that was made in that location!

The hit musical Hamilton is coming to the Wharton Center in East Lansing in 2018 or 2019. Dates have not been set, but you can guarantee yourself a ticket if you're willing to spend a lot of $10 bills.

It's a hot real estate market, but it doesn't hurt to show a little flair when trying to get top dollar for your house.

Nestled away in a normal looking building that sat on the southeast side of the city was a company called Rowe International/AMI that manufactured jukeboxes!

Want to step back into the "way back" machine again, and go back to the 70's? Let's do it. I came across a great website the other day, I Love Classic Rock. And, this post went back to the classic one-hit wonders of the 70's. Wow, I had forgotten. So many hits by artists that were a huge part of our lives 40ish years ago, but they basically had only one hit. Let me take you back there. R