Tribune Wire – The Muskegon Museum of Art will host Folk musicians and “A Prairie Home Companion” stars, Robin and Linda Williams. The duo are closing in on a five-decade career that has included 24 albums, thousands of concerts on three continents, a Robert Altman directed film, hundreds of performances on NPR’s “A Prairie Home […]
Muskegon – Local radio station 100.9FM will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday with an extended edition of its popular Celtic Music Show, “Sounds Like Ireland”, hosted by radio legend Bill Marshall. The special St. Patrick’s Day Show will air from 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a full playlist of the best in […]
MUSKEGON– February 21, 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of WUVS 103.7 the Beat, a community radio station dedicated to serving the community and providing an outlet for members to voice their opinions and speak on concerning issues. The Beat has grown from a small outlet to a leading media source in the community to receive […]
The Center for Holocaust and Gender Studies-Muskegon is inviting the public to view the film “Stories from the Violins of Hope” and to participate in an online question-and-answer session with the director, writer and one of the actors. The virtual event, which takes place on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 7:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., is […]
Michigan State University’s Be-Bop Spartans, a 22-member student jazz orchestra, will perform selections from their repertoire of jazz, soul, swing, blues, and gospel in the Frauenthal Center, 425 W. Western, in downtown Muskegon. Joining the MSU performers will be special guest, Renee Rosnes, one of the premier jazz pianists and composers of her generation, along […]
The typical jazz drummer is a hip but restrained figure, seated behind a trap set keeping the beat. He and the bass player are the core rhythm section; their job is to remain out of the spotlight, providing a solid but unobtrusive backing for the band, the pianist, or whoever is frontlining. Tim Froncek—who brings […]
Montague – Matthew Ball aka The Motor City Boogie Woogie Kid is the attorney turned musician who now has over 3.8 million YouTube views and counting! Michigan’s reigning Boogie n’ Blues heavyweight, Ball left the practice of law in 2001 to pursue a life in Music. With recent appearances on Fox 2 News Detroit’s ‘The Nine Show’ […]
Date: Saturday, March 25th Time: 7:30 pm Place: Frauenthal Theater, 425 W. Western Ave. Muskegon, MI 49440 Tickets: $41 Limited VIP Meet & Greet, $26, $21 Frauenthal Box Office M – F 11 am – 5:30 pm 231-727-8001 or Star Tickets 1-800-585-3737 www.frauenthal.org After more than 3,000 live shows including Muskegon’s own Irish Festival, GaelicStorm […]
Muskegon – The Muskegon Community College Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will perform on Wednesday, October 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Overbrook Theater. The event is free and open to the public. The Wind Ensemble, directed by Daniel M. Meyers, will perform four selections. Following a brief intermission, the Jazz Ensemble, directed by Tim Froncek, […]
Rothbury – There are big doings this Friday night, August 12th, at the Double JJ Resort. Maybe bigger than expected. Thanks to an expected big turnout from interested music lovers and fans, the Ruth & Max Bloomquist concert has been moved from the resort’s Old Town section to outside of the Sundance Steakhouse at the […]