Walk the Beat is a volunteer nonprofit organization that builds communities through music. We create opportunities for musical education, relationships and performance. Walk the Beat brings musicians to audiences in unexpected places. The Starlight Room is proud to sponsor the People's Choice award by donating a recording package to one of the top two vote-getters in this year's event.
A pianist, guitarist and songwriter from Alanson who performs regularly across northern Michigan, Charlie Millard hosts a regular open-mic night in Petoskey and fronts his own indie-rock band.
From the backroads of Northern Michigan, Silver Creek Revival (SCR) is an Alt-Country/Indie Folk band founded on the idea that the songs come first - songs that are simple, profound and accessible. SCR crafts their songs with a unique approach using banjo, saxophone, lush harmonies and an intuitive rhythm section. The songs - and the band - tell a story.
Walk the Beat is a volunteer nonprofit organization that builds communities through music. We create opportunities for musical education, relationships and performance. Walk the Beat brings musicians to audiences in unexpected places. The Starlight Room is proud to sponsor the People's Choice award by donating a recording package to one of the top two vote-getters in this year's event.
Since its beginning in 2008, Roosevelt Diggs has made its way around Michigan performing in some of the finest concert venues, breweries, and festivals. Whether it’s a high energy evening in your favorite brewery, a Wednesday afternoon at a music in the Park, or the opening set for a sold out nationally touring act, their music was felt and embraced by audiences of all ages and musical preferences.
Iain Matthews is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his own band, Matthews Southern Comfort, which had a UK number one in 1970 with a cover version of Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock".
Since their beginning in 2015, Cosmic Knot have accomplished a great deal with their music. Playing to crowds of thousands, winning awards, throwing their own festivals, inventing a new genre of music involving plants and hitting the charts with their debut album "Inner Space" are just a few highlights of the band's success.
Through support from the City of Kalamazoo and Private Sponsorships, Sounds of the Zoo is going to be a free event that will take place September 26 thru October 2, 2022. Sounds of the Zoo will help in making Kalamazoo a music destination city that will create and sustain economic development and growth for years to come. This will be a fresh, innovative, and community driven festival to grow right here in Kalamazoo.
When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world, Full Cord is a super-
group on the rise. After winning the prestigious 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in Colorado, the Michigan-based group followed that with another much-coveted honor when the International Bluegrass Music Association named Full Cord its Momentum Award Band of the Year.”
With a heart of gold and a voice like sunshine, Kanin is taking over one fan at a time. Nashville Songwriter International Association claimed her first co-write is “one to watch”. Local Spins also named her an Artist to Watch for 2022. Even Pure Michigan has embraced the native songbird, featuring her track “Torch Lake Breeze” on their Summer playlist. She has the versatility of Taylor Swift, the lyrical style of Olivia Rodrigo, with the All American feel of Carrie Underwood. With over 170 shows under her belt, Kanin is coming to your favorite spot soon.
Melophobix is a Cage-Free Funk band based out of Grand Rapids, MI. The group was officially founded in November of 2015. Its members came together through various Open-Mic night performances and collaborations within Grand Rapids’ flourishing music scene. Shortly thereafter, Melophobix recorded and launched their debut self-titled EP in the summer of 2016. Comprised of the first three originals the band rehearsed together, Melophobix EP was a general representation of the band’s eclectic roots. In early spring of 2017, the band went back into the studio to release two additional singles with accompanying live videos.
Alt-Funk, Rock, Soul and R&B band
Luckless Pedestrian is the culmination of years of obsessive interest in the music of Steely Dan. The musicians involved in the show share a desire to recreate the aesthetic and mystique created by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. Dedicated musicianship and historical interest in the creation of these songs drives us to a level of integrity and precision that’s in a class by itself. The tight chord progressions and vocal harmonies refined to perfection demand we bring our best. Together we bring years of performing writing and arranging music to the task. We enjoy the opportunity of exposing people of all ages to the deep and wide song list that is the golden age of rock and roll, uniquely timed for us to participate in. And Steely Dan’s music has been with us through it all.
Southeast Michigan favorites Chris DuPont and Kylee Phillips are joining forces for an unforgettable co-headline concert at the Ark. Chris and Kylee met a decade ago at a Tree Town Sound radio appearance for Ann Arbor’s 107.1, and have been fans of each other’s writing ever since. In the summer of 2021, after countless path crossings, Chris and Kylee finally learned each other’s material and discovered an incredible vocal blend and stage synergy.