Author: Bryan Bolea

Hulk Hogan, aka Billy Strings, at the Van Andel Scramble (11/1/23) - photo © Bryan Bolea Last night in Grand Rapids, MI, Billy Strings threw a Halloween party for himself and about 12,000 of his closest friends at the Van Andel

Billy Strings at The Pine Knob in Clarkson, MI (6/16/23) - photo © Bryan Bolea With a heavy out-of-state RV and VW bus presence in the parking lot, inspired tailgating all around, and grilled quesadillas on Shakedown Street (sorry, no

Greensky Bluegrass in Grand Rapids, MI (2/22/23) - photo © Bryan Bolea With a slow moving ice storm closing schools, knocking out power, and making driving treacherous (and walking worse), the boys of Greensky Bluegrass and the management of The Intersection

Billy Strings at K Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI (11/3/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea This past Thursday, Billy Strings brought his powerhouse bluegrass show to Kalamazoo, MI at the K Wings Stadium, home of the Kalamazoo Wings ECHL hockey team. Bryan

Full Cord Bluegrass at Founder's Brewery in Grand Rapids, MI (9/16/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea Winning this year's Telluride Bluegrass Contest put West Michigan-based Full Cord Bluegrass on more fans' radar, and their music on more cultivated playlists, than ever

Arkansauce at Bells' Brewery in Kalamazoo, MI (8/26/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea Kalamazoo, MI will always have a warm spot in the minds of bluegrass musicians for being the birthplace of Gibson banjos and mandolins, the instruments that defined the

Béla Fleck's Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids, MI (6/27/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea Photographer Bryan Bolea was on hand when Béla Fleck brought his Bluegrass Happening Tour to the Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapid, MI. The tour included

Old Crow Medicine Show at Meijer Garden in Grand Rapids, MI - photo © Bryan Bolea Old Crow Medicine Show high-stepped their way into Meijer Gardens' amphitheater from stage left and quickly let the sold out crowd know it was time

Josh Rilko and band at The Listening Room in Grand Rapids, MI - photo © Bryan Bolea Josh Rilko and his bluegrass mates carved time from their other ongoing projects for a brief five stop tour that concluded with a June

Yonder Mountain String Band at The Deck in Muskegon, MI (5/25/22) - photo © Bryan Bolea West Michigan's outdoor concert season got off to a raucous start with Yonder Mountain String Band shredding The Deck's tented stage on the beach in Muskegon.