Bartender Babe: Tin Can’s Rodney Marx
As someone trying to make a name for herself in the cutthroat entertainment biz of Grand Rapids, I spend a lot of time in bars. I’ll call it “networking” because it sounds better than “functional [Read more...]
Joose the Interviewee
I met up with local up-and-comer, Joose the Conqueror, to talk about his latest album, Insomnia and Grand Rapids hip hop. We sat down for some Thai food and talked a lot about his time living (without [Read more...]
Between Rock Shows and Hard Places – Anchors for Reality returns after a decade focused on family
Even before the words “Anchors for Reality” leave his lips, Randall Erno has to hold back a smile. Simple mentions of the band, which was originally formed in 2004 as an acoustic duo made up of Erno [Read more...]
Funny Girls’ Much-Needed Feminine Presence in Grand Rapids’ Comedy Scene
Funny Girls is stirring up Grand Rapids with parody songs and period jokes. As the only all-female comedy group in Grand Rapids, this collective of funny self-identifying women are redefining what it [Read more...]
Inside the Pyrrhic Mind: Interview with Cønrad Shøck and the Nøise
Last month, up-and-coming local musician John Schaak brought his vision to life after more than two years of working on his debut album. Support from The Zannies and Devin and the Dead Frets bolstered [Read more...]
Featured Poet: Ashley Sacha
Mother's Cookbook It was her mother’s recipe A blend of hard work, confidence, kindness As well as dash of ravishing red lipstick and a trace of Chanel no. 5 Mixed in a big theoretical pot [Read more...]
Love your sweetheart & your community this Valentine’s Day
Shop local this Valentine’s Day to show your loved one - and your city - that you care! SkipFiction knows how hard it is to plan the perfect date, so we have come up with a list of local businesses [Read more...]
A “Cross Country” Trip
Cross Country is a guitar pop band from Cincinnati, Ohio, who stopped by to play at a GR house venue. Picture this: a tall, lanky boy with a brown bowl cut and doc martens. You catch glimpses of him [Read more...]
Featured Poet: Joseph Felkers
simple machine And if we can’t invent physics, only discover it. If every plane is named after some outcast, man who calls himself priest, prophet, king. How can we [Read more...]