Sunday, February 27th 2022. Get out here and support local restaurants while giving back. Louie's Annual Charity Gumbo Cook-off is a day of fun featuring your favorite Kalamazoo area establishments battling for best GUMBO. Sample your way through the deliciousness of all that gumbo, crawfish boil, live music inside and outside, drinks and fun all […]

Where once was Superwolf, now roam Superwolves, the new album and demon spawn of Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, out digitally April 30th on Drag City and available physically on June 18th. Today marks the arrival of their new single “Hall of Death,” which follows “Make Worry For Me.” Sweeney and Will Oldham (aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) wrote “Hall Of Death” with visionary Tuareg guitarist and producer Ahmoudou Madassane. […]

Helanius Wilkins has devoted himself to using the lenses of Black masculinity and cutting-edge choreography to rethink race, class, identity, human diversity and tragic turns of inhumanity…”— Clarence E. Page, Pulitzer Prize Journalist, Chicago Tribune. Helanius Wilkins, an award-winning choreographer, performance artist, innovator, and educator based in Boulder, Colorado, will present a lecture-demonstration titled “The […]

WHO'S UP FOR A POST FAT TUESDAY MARDI GRAS PARTY? WE SURE ARE! Save the date for Thursday, March 3rd beginning at 7pm (doors at 6:30pm) with live entertainment from The Kanola Band, jambalaya, Mardi Gras themed burger, King Cake raffle & fresh Consecrator Doppelbock on tap! This event will be free to those 21+ and proof of […]

Create during an evening of art! The biennial Hands-On event is returning to the Kirk Newman Art School on March 4, from 5-8 p.m. Participants can try their hand at several projects, taking home their own masterpieces at the end of the evening. This event is for all skill levels: current students interested in trying […]

Sometimes a book saves your life. It shows up just in time, and you cling to each page. They don’t always tell you love can be an endless stormy ocean, and when your dreams unravel, sometimes you need saving. “Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it […]

We're celebrating the Americas with engaging music from Dvořák, Copland, and Soro and are thrilled to present Derrick Parker in his KSO debut singing Aaron Copland’s playful and sentimental "Old American Songs." The KSO also presents the North American premiere of a major symphony by one of South America’s greatest composers. Chilean Enrique Soro’s "Sinfonia […]

The Fretboard Festival is a celebration of Kalamazoo's stringed-instrument legacy and musical heritage. The 17th Annual Fretboard Festival by the Kalamazoo Valley Museum will be presented virtually on Saturday, March 5. This year's festival will feature four live-streamed musical performances and three live-streamed workshops. These will not be recorded and will only happen once, so […]

TIME OUT is an unforgettable songwriters in the round concert. Reminiscent of a night at the legendary Blue Bird Cafe where award winning writers swap personal stories and inspirational songs in an intimate setting, TIME OUT is a lyric lovers dream. The Accidentals (Sav Buist and Katie Larson) spent the better part of the last year […]

Cycles epitomize the power-trio format with ripping guitar, fat bass grooves played out through furious slapping, and viciously dynamic drum beats flowing over intricate tempo changes. Each member wields a unique take on their instrument that when played together, forms a truly fresh and cohesive sound. Patrick Harvey commands the guitar with speed and precision […]

Rising from the forests and rivers of central Wisconsin, Armchair Boogie's high-energy take on the Jamgrass genre fuses intricate arrangements of acoustic guitar and banjo with the funky back beats of electric bass and drums. Augie Dougherty (banjo, vocals) and Ben Majeska (guitar, vocals) started playing together in the fall of 2014 while attending the University […]