Ryan Cunningham, bassist for The Waxines, gave us the honor of answering a few questions about himself and about the band for which he is currently known. Enjoy! When did
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Who are some of your favorite visual, literary or performance artists? I guess some of my favorite literary artists would be those that have inspired my writing. Most of my
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It was an oddly warm Black Friday here in Grand Rapids with temps almost reaching 60 degrees. The Pyramid Scheme was the setting for a night of Hip Hop as
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Ryan Cunningham, bassist for The Waxines, gave us the honor of answering a few questions about himself and about the band for which he is currently known. Enjoy! When did you establish this band? Has this specific band been known by other names? The Waxines have been a band since 2010. Originally it was a garage rock cover band, but we now play all original music with a couple
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Who are some of your favorite visual, literary or performance artists? I guess some of my favorite literary artists would be those that have inspired my writing. Most of my older poetry, the darker stuff, was inspired by Poe and Lovecraft. Other inspirational writers for me have been Jack Kerouac, Susanna Kaysen, Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong. Do you have any technical/formal training to do what you do? I
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It was an oddly warm Black Friday here in Grand Rapids with temps almost reaching 60 degrees. The Pyramid Scheme was the setting for a night of Hip Hop as the line up was heavy with professors laying down lyrical lessons. Made it to the venue around 9ish as doors open at the Pyramid Scheme, one of Grand Rapids newest venues is buzzing with energy and excitement. As I am walking in
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The Cover – Simple. It is the simpleness of this album cover that will draw you in. Greens and purples on a white backdrop. Just a smudge on the Grand Rapids music scene… but a beautiful smudge. The Music – It is a simple and relaxing sound. The Water Clocks can help you feel peaceful. Their music isn’t mean and angry and loud like most music that comes from
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Soundfest 2011 Val Du Lakes Resort Mears, Michigan I find myself waking up at the crack of dawn this Friday morning, excited for what is to come. Soundfest, over 60 bands in two days, showcasing some amazing talent from the state of Michigan and beyond. It’s a mad dash out the door after many hours into the morning trying to get ready (remember 60 bands!). It’s a
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A quick shot into the future where Rocket Science will be playing at the West Side Inn on May 21st in Muskegon. Go see it. I’ll tell you why you should maybe? Now let’s head back in time a bit to the good old time before everything got all nice around here. Well, that is outside at least. Things were more than heating up inside Billy’s for the highly anticipated
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Calling all Mystic Militia! After all is said and done with 420 this year your mind will probably be blown away with the festivities. But, is that enough? Have you melted away the cocoon of winter placed upon you by Michigan’s Siberian like temps? No, and that’s why you need the pure satisfaction of this event. Mystic Mill is presenting a chance to blow your whole face away and fill your
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