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
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Billy Strings at The Pine Knob in Clarkson, MI
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
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Greensky Bluegrass at The Intersection in Grand Rapids
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
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Billy Strings in Kalamazoo
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
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Full Cord Bluegrass at Founders Brewery in Grand Rapids
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
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Arkansauce at Bells’ Brewery in Kalamazoo
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
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Photos from Béla Fleck’s Bluegrass Happening in Grand Rapids
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
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Old Crow Medicine Show in Grand Rapids
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
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Josh Rilko photos from The Listening Room in Grand Rapids
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
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Yonder Mountain String Band at The Deck in Muskegon, MI
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.