Mat Kearney delivers engaging tales, genre-mixing charm in return to Grand Rapids

After a long battle with cancer, the well-known, groundbreaking radio DJ who helped push WLAV into national prominence in the 1970s passed away last weekend at age 73. As one fan so aptly put it on Facebook, it’s “a sad day for the West Michigan music scene.”. Much-admired...

Local Spins recaps jam-packed shows from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo, including Weird Al’s crowd-pleasing tour stop at State Theatre. Browse the photo galleries. To proclaim that the accordion-wielding Weird Al Yankovic created a “Fun Zone” during his tour stop this week at Kalamazoo State Theatre might be an understatement.