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Mississippi Heat
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Cabin Fever Blues Series
WYCE and the West Michigan Blues Society present the 2010 Cabin Fever Blues Series with Mississippi Heat! This group emerged in 1991 on a night at the Cafe Lura in Chicago. Guitarist Jon McDonald invited Pierre to play harp for him with Robert Covington on drums and vocals. It was a great night, with a raucous crowd in this Polish neighborhood. Pierre looked happy, and the band...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit West Michigan Blues Society and WYCE 88.1 FM
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Jammies XI National Radio Show
Brought to you by WYCE
Jammies Night is for locals.Tune in Jammie Day as hosts Pete Bruinsma and Nicole LaRae share WYCE's Best Music of 2009 from all over the world, as selected by our programming staff.
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Jammies XI
Brought to you by WYCE
Mark your calendars for West Michigan's biggest night of music! The 11th annual WYCE Jammie Awards returns to the smoke-free Intersection Lounge, Tuesday, February 16th from 6 to 11 pm. This year's award ceremony features more than 20 area bands on two stages, the People's Choice Award and, for the first time, a food and clothing drive benefiting Feeding America West Michigan and In the Image, respectively.
Click here to view this year's Jammie nominees
Line Up:
An Dro~~Bowery~~Chance Jones~~Chris Crown~~Conklin Ceili Band~~Drew...
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John Wesley Harding wsg. Drew Nelson and Dag Juhlin of Poi Dog Pondering
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series
WYCE and Fifth Third Ballpark's indoor Pepsi Stadium Club hosts a folk-rock concert with John Wesley Harding with special guests Drew Nelson and Dag Juhlin of Poi Dog Pondering.
John Wesley Harding, a 44-year-old native of England, is a 20-year folk rock veteran singer-songwriter whose unique brand of folk music has captured a loyal following for his live shows, both as a solo artist and with a band. After transplanting to the U.S. in 1990, Harding relentlessly toured the both the U.S. and Europe, showing off a wry sense of humor and...
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Lurrie Bell
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Cabin Fever Blues Series
WYCE and the West Michigan Blues Society present the 2010 Cabin Fever Blues Series with Lurrie Bell!
Born in 1958, son of blues harmonicist Carey Bell, Lurrie picked up his father's guitar at age six and taught himself to play. He was clearly gifted beyond most. In addition to that, he grew up with many of the Chicago blues legends around him. Eddie Taylor, Big Walter Horton, Eddie C. Campbell, Eddie Clearwater (his cousin), Lovie Lee, Sunnyland Slim, Jimmy Dawkins and many more were frequent visitors to his house. They all helped...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit West Michigan Blues Society and WYCE 88.1 FM
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Noah and The Whale
Brought to you by WYCE
WYCE and Calvin College present Noah and The Whale in concert!
Formed in London in 2006, Noah and The Whale have been touring around the world for the last year. Their upcoming album, The First Days of Spring was recorded in London and New York with producer Emery Dobyns and is billed as “as very much a departure and development of [the band's] debut album’s ambitions and textures.” In other words, as the issued press release notes, if you only know Noah and the Whale from the song “Five Years Time”, you’re going to be...
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Boo Boo Davis
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Cabin Fever Blues Series
WYCE and the West Michigan Blues Society present the 2010 Cabin Fever Blues Series with Boo Boo Davis!
"...Boo Boo Davis takes Blues traditions and brings Ramon Goose in to add some programming in what may be the future sound of the Blues. Many years after the Johnsons and Pattons, Davis is going strong, putting out albums, pushing the limits, and trying new flavors. Davis' voice is a nice, weathered affair of a workingman that's been around and through the ringer a few times. The music has a laid-back feel overall and can fit...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit West Michigan Blues Society and WYCE 88.1 FM
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Richard Shindell wsg Antje Duvekot
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series
WYCE and Fifth Third Ballpark present the Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series.
A New Yorker living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Shindell is a folk singer/songwriter with nine albums to his credit spanning from 1992 to 2009. In 1997, Shindell’s career received a boost when Joan Baez recorded three of his songs for her album “Gone From Danger” and invited Shindell to join her 1997-1998 tour. Shindell’s eclectic songwriting style often involves storytelling from a first-person point of view, taking on such characters as an illegal immigrant, a...
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Hat Trick Concert: Sonos
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Hat Trick Concert Series
Emerging from the SoCal college a cappella scene with the singular aim of turning the genre on its head, Sonos reinvents a 21st century songbook with bold reinterpretations of vital indie artists who inspire the sextet. The result is a spellbinding fusion of ancient and contemporary sounds.
This show benefits Rays Of Hope For Haiti, working with domestic and international partnerships that promote fair trade and justice, acting as a reliable facilitator for transportation and delivery of humanitarian goods and supplies for...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit Rays Of Hope For Haiti
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Carolina Chocolate Drops
Brought to you by WYCE
WYCE and Calvin College present Carolina Chocolate Drops in Concert!
Our State - The Carolina Chocolate Drops from Pete Bell on Vimeo.
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Hat Trick Concert: Peppino D'Agostino
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Hat Trick Concert Series
Peppino D’Agostino is a Renaissance man. This is not just because he was born in Italy. Everything about the longtime California resident and his art -- virtuoso acoustic guitarist, composer, singer, teacher and all-around entertainer -- is rooted in his heritage.
"...D'Agostino plays steel-string guitar with virtuosity and complexity...Influences are as far-flung as
the flamenco work of Paco de Lucia and the pop sensibility of the Beatles, evident in the songs he's written, which
brim with memorable melodies."
* All or part of the proceeds benefit ICCF
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David Bazan wsg The Headlights
Brought to you by WYCE
WYCE and Calvin College present David Bazan in concert!
Coming off of months of performing "living room concerts" across the country, David Bazan is back with his band and performing a lot of new material.
Known for his work fronting the enigmatic rock band Pedro the Lion, David Bazan’s emotionally charged narratives, eye for telling detail, and mournful voice differ with the usual lyrical slant of popular music. Bazan is a gifted storyteller, weaving parables of spiritual conflict, suburban ennui, and personal surrender into...
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Hat Trick Show: Deadstring Brothers
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Hat Trick Concert Series
“The band has that ragged blues-meets-country-rock groove down cold, with plenty of slashing guitar work and a rhythm section that could pulverize concrete. They come charging out of the gate with attitude and energy to spare and a relentless mid-tempo thump that never lets up.” —Harp Magazine
This show benefits Carol's Ferals, offering spay and neuter surgeries for trapped ferals at a significantly reduced rate, and funding is in place to help cats in certain areas.
The Hat Trick Concert series is once again made...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit Carol's Ferals
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Cheryl Wheeler wsg Nicholas James Thomasma
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series
WYCE and Fifth Third Ballpark present the Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series.
Wheeler is a well-respected songwriter whose songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Dan Seals, Peter Paul and Mary, Kenny Loggins, Garth Brooks, Suzy Boggus and many others. She is known for her popular live shows, which incorporate her natural storytelling with a fantastic sense of humor to make her concerts more like comedy club performances than traditional folk singer/songwriter concerts, and although she has recorded 12 albums, half of the songs...
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Hat Trick Show: Hoots and Hellmouth
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Hat Trick Concert Series
Blending the twisted roots of American music in a fierce and fiery alchemy, this ragtag bunch seeks a revival of spirit. Soulful three-part harmonies co-mingle with acoustic guitars, a mandolin, an upright bass and foot stomps building a synergy that bursts from both stage and speaker with aural aplomb. “It's about bleeding, sweating, crying, rejoicing," the band’s Sean Hoots says of their work. “It’s alive!”
This show benefits the Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan, a resource and advocacy organization, promoting public...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan
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Paul Thorn wsg Greg Nagy
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series
WYCE and Fifth Third Ballpark present the Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series.
Thorn is a Tupelo, Mississippi native who mixes blues, country, gospel, rhythm and blues and rock’n’roll to form the music of the Mississippi heartland, the same music-drenched region that gave us Elvis. The 43-year-old one-time professional boxer who once climbed into the ring for a nationally televised bout against three-time world champion Roberto Duran, Thorn is the son of a Pentecostal preacher who grew up singing in his father’s revivals. He is known as...
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Hat Trick Show: Malcolm Holcombe
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Hat Trick Concert Series
On the exterior Malcolm is a chain-smoking, coffee-loving, flannel shirt-wearing man with a five-o’clock shadow and a cutting stare, but the minute he walks on a stage, out comes the performer with his jabbered witticisms and off-beat style. He has the audience eating out of the palm of his hand.
"Not quite country, somewhere beyond folk, Holcombe's music is a kind of blues in motion, mapping backwoods corners of the heart." ~David Fricke, Rolling Stone Magazine
This show benefits Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary, a...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary
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Hat Trick Show: Backyard Tire Fire
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Hat Trick Concert Series
Based in Bloomington, Illinois, Backyard Tire Fire have worked the national circuit tirelessly, sharing stages with fellow-travelers Cracker, the Reverend Horton Heat, Govt. Mule, Alejandro Escovedo, James McMurtry and Los Lobos. Like their aromatic namesake, Backyard Tire Fire have grown from a smoldering, localized slow burn to an insistent, overriding funky presence that’s spreading and refuses to be snuffed or ignored.
This show benefits Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, changing lives and communities through the power...
* All or part of the proceeds benefit Goodwill Indutries of Greater Grand Rapids
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Lucy Kaplansky wsg. Ralston
Brought to you by WYCE
Part of the series Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series
WYCE and Fifth Third Ballpark present the Pepsi Stadium Club Concert Series.
Lucy started out singing in Chicago bars. Then, barely out of high school, Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers - Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, Cliff Eberhardt, and others - where she fit right in. With a beautiful flair for harmony, Lucy was everyone's favorite singing partner, but most often she found herself singing as a duo with Shawn Colvin. People envisioned big things...
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