Credits

Today's Local Resonance was produced myself. Phil Biggs and Mid-Life Crisis were our in-studio guests. Contributors to today's show included Ryan Dittmer and Mike Saunders, plus song recommendations from Carolyn Schaut, Josh McBryde, and Lynn Serulla. Recording and production assistance for Local Resonance is provided by Mackinaw Harvest Studios. Event calendar listings are powered by GRNOW.com, with additional information from Review and Recoil Magazines. Our online audio player was designed by Celeste Pretzel of Y2 Creative. Our theme song was composed by the band The Chinese People..... To listen to archived version of the show, read about our contributors, or find out how you can get involved with producing content for this show, please visit WYCE.org/local. We want your help! And, WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF LOCAL RESONANCE. Either fill out the feedback form on the site, or give us a call at 616-459-4788 x222 and share your opinion. Local Resonance is a production of the Community Media Center.

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Concert Calendar

21+ $ January 11th- Harper-Billys Lounge-9:30pm Hotness/Rusty thimbles/ Arganik at Jukes 9:30PM The Veloras (featuring Delilah DeWylde) at the Breakroom, with Liam and the Sinners. 9PM January 11-12 MidLife Crisis w/Phil Biggs- Schuler Books- 7:30PM Cooper’s Glen Music Festival, which will be held January 11-12 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo. The festival is being moved to the Radisson this year from the Kalamazoo Nature Center, where it has been held for the past five years. Scheduled to appear are Tim O’Brien, the Grascals, Chris Jones, Joel Mabus, Steppin’ In It, Rachael Davis, Jen Sygit, Los Bandits, Detour Bluegrass Band, Arcadia Way, The Corn Fed Girls, Schlitz Creek, The Mossy Mountain Band and Heartland. There also will be workshops, a children’s stage, arts, crafts, instrument displays, video screenings and other features that make the festival one of southwestern Michigan’s premier family events. Matt Besey-River City Slims- 9PM January 12th- Soulz of Rhythm-Billys Lounge-9:30PM Back Forty wsg Treetown Underground -Founders Brewery 9PM Blue Moon Blues Band-Jukes- 9:30PM 10:00 am-Tickets go on sale for def leppard at the van andel on April 18th GET TICKETS AT livenation.com, vanandelarena.com, The Arena Box Office and all TicketMaster Ticket Centers. Charge by phone at (616) 456-3333. Hopcat - Grand Rapids, Michigan 8:00pm (Jimmie Stagger Band with Special Guests) The Grass Roots-Van Single Fine Arts-7:30pm Psychofest-Twistin’ Tarantulas, Al and the Black Cats, Rumble Club, The Walking Corpses, Smelly Cats The Strand in Lowell at 4:00pm Chris Canas Blues Revolution – River City Slims-9PM Adam Pringle- The Break Room-9PM Chance Jones, Nathan Kalish, The Wildfire Chip Fundy-Whiskey Lounge-9pm January 13th- Phil Pletcher & Irena Kocharova, violin and piano duet, Grand Rapids Art Museum 3:00 - 4:30 PM January 15th-Sam Kenny-One Trick Pony-8pm January 16th- Pretzel Logic- Billys Lounge-9:30PM Lynn Thompson Band-Nightclub Moxie-9PM January 17th- UV Hippo-Billys Lounge-9:30pm Charles the Osprey- Founders Brewery -9PM January 18th- Fred Knapp Trio-Schuler Books=-7:30PM Blue Moon Blues Band-Billys Lounge-9:30pm Larry McCray and Elmore James JR. , State Theatre, 8PM Bowery-The Break Room-9PM Mo Biggsley-Whiskey lounge-9PM January 19th- Root Doctor-Billys Lounge-9:30pm Euforquestra-Founders Brewery-9PM Truckstop Cobras-Jukes-9:30pm January 23rd- Wednesday Dutch Henry- Billys lounge-9:30pm January 24th –Thursday Sweet Japonic-Billys lounge-9:30 pm The Ragbirds and Winter Sessions , Founders Brewery-9PM Drew Nelson- One Trick Pony – 8PM January 25th- Hank Mowery-billys lounge-9:30pm January 26th- Hip Pocket Billys Lounge-9:30 PM Greensky Bluegrass-Founders Brewery-9PM Funkilinium- Whiskey Lounge- 9:30PM Harry Lucas and the Lowdown-River City Slims-8PM Lvnmuziq wsg/Ask Me When & Liam and the Sinners-Rockys-9PM January 30-Willamena-Billys Lounge-9:30 PM January 31- Rick Chyme and the South Paw Players-Billys Lounge-9:30pm

Chance Jones

Recommended by Lynn Serulla during My Three Songs.

Cab Calloway

Recommended by Lynn Serulla during My Three Songs.

Binary Star

Recommended by Lynn Serulla during My Three Songs.

Man Man

Recommended by Lynn Serulla during My Three Songs.

The Magnetic Fields

Recommended by Josh McBryde during My Three Songs.

Camper Van Beethoven

Recommended by Josh McBryde during My Three Songs.

Two Gallants

Recommended by Josh McBryde during My Three Songs.

Cracker

Soul Coughing

Recommended by Carolyn Schaut during My Three Songs.

Manu Chao

Recommended by Carolyn Schaut during My Three Songs.

Steppin' in It with Rachael Davis

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Karisa Wilson

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Daisy May

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The Chinese People

Welcome to Local Resonance, I'm Kevin Murphy. Local Resonance is WYCE's new program dedicated to West Michigan's music scene. Local Resonance doesn't just play music from local artists - instead, we like to say that we tell the stories of people in our community through the music in their lives. That means that we'll take a look at music that's produced and created locally, but we'll also feature live music events from local, national and international acts, and we'll take a look at music of all kinds that the people of West Michigan are listening to. On this week's show, we'll talk to a group of local musicians who are using their music to support public education in Grand Rapids. Singer-songwriter Phil Biggs and local rock band Mid-Life Crisis will play in-studio and talk about their fundraising project: Standing Together. Later, we'll hear from Ryan Dittmer of the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, who'll tell us about a new documentary about Clash frontman Joe Strummer -- and we'll give away some tickets to the local premiere. All that plus man-on-the-street fun with My Three Songs and a look at local live music in our concert calendar at the end of the show. But, now, let's start off with some local music. Here are three local female singer-songwriters who have been nominated for WYCE Jammie awards this year. First, we'll hear from Daisy May, who was a nominee in several categories, including best local Folk album. Likewise, a multi-category nominee, Karisa Wilson, will play the title track from her album, Little Girl. Then we'll hear vocal work by Rachael Davis, who along with Steppin In It, were nominated for the best local jazz album of the year. Here's Daisy May with the song "Rise Up Singing" from her album, Mother Moon.