Author: Bryan Bolea

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.

Watchhouse at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI (4/3/22) - photo by Bryan Bolea Bryan Bolea caught the Watchhouse band at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI earlier this month. The group, formerly the duo Mandolin Orange, now expanded to a

When Railroad Earth was at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI last night, Bryan Bolea was there with his trusty camera. He shared this gallery of images of the venerable jamgrass heroes on stage.

In 1883, nine women with a shared interest in "promot the study and appreciation of music in all its branches" came together to form the St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Today, St. Cecilia's annual Folk, Jazz, and

Molly Tuttle at the Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI (August 29, 2021) - photo © Bryan Bolea Bryan Bolea was on hand with his camera last week when Molly Tuttle and Old Crow Medicine Show performed at Meijer Gardens in

Emmylou Harris at Meijer Garden in Grand Rapids, MI (August 8, 2021) - photo © Bryan Bolea The heat and humidity did not stop a capacity crowd from lining up, hours before the gates opened, in hopes of snagging prime real estate on

When COVID-19 forced Greensky Bluegrass to cancel its June Camp Greensky Music Festival for a second year in a row, the Kalamazoo-based band vowed to find a time and place to play for the home state fans. And the boys

Yonder Mountain String Band at Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (June 10, 2021) - photo © 529 Photography With bluegrass providing the official soundtrack to mountain towns and mountain sports everywhere, Yonder Mountain String Band was the perfect choice to open this year's

Old Salt Union at The Intersection in Grand Rapids - photo by Bryan Bolea I went into the March 4 Railroad Earth show in Grand Rapids not knowing much about Old Salt Union, but assuming that opening for such a renowned