The Overtone Opera Ep. 4 – Norty
On this week's episode, Zach interviews local producer Norty who produces music solo and is also one half of Obese Ghost Children. Norty tells the incredibly painful story of how he got started in [Read more...]
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The Overtone Opera Ep. 3 – I Believe in Julio!
On episode 3 of The Overtone Opera, Zach sits down with Julio Gomez from I Believe in Julio! Julio recalls the time he wrestled a Christian DJ at the Cornerstone Music Festival. It's a story you have [Read more...]
Blackgate Unleashed
Trying to hold a conversation outside of Mulligan’s Pub at 1:30 in the morning is never easy, especially when you want to have deep and meaningful conversation about local music. For Dave Cuffman, [Read more...]
The Overtone Opera Ep. 2 – The Bootstrap Boys
SkipFiction is proud to present: Overtone Opera, hosted by Zack Rokosz. On this episode of Overtone Opera, Zack sits down with Jake of The Bootstrap Boys to talk about how he grew up musically and his [Read more...]
Bello Spark – “Among the Lights”
If there’s one thing that could be said about Bello Spark’s new album, Among The Lights, it would be that it is honest. “I believe our music conveys the beauty in simplicity, the power of [Read more...]
Crossworm – “Drowning In Restricted Thought”
Crossworm is almost annoyingly talented. Musician, artist, poet, and essayist, he’s seemingly a potential threat in almost any artistic medium you drop him into. To that end, in what I can only [Read more...]
It’s About Art, Not Facebook Likes – Kabare
The local Grand Rapids music scene is alive and flourishing with an exceptional, diverse share of creativity. Our ubiquitous passion for music flows through Grand Rapids’ rollicking streets, where [Read more...]
Of Mice and Musicians – “Sugar In The Raw”
By any objective measure, Detroit has always been a city of musical innovation. Ripples in the Detroit music scene have, time and again turned into tsunamis that have crashed both coasts and [Read more...]
Play It By Ear – Nick Arthur & The Habitat
If you haven’t already noticed, Grand Rapids has been experiencing somewhat of a renaissance of new and talented local acts lately. Last week I sat down with the up and coming band, Nick Arthur & [Read more...]