“I don’t think there were any other local bands,” Palmiter said. Both musicians, now 71 years old, remember the local ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll scene quite well. The band’s initial run only lasted around three years, but Palmiter and Benham have managed to keep the band going periodically throughout the years. The band’s love of country-tinged rock shined through on cuts like “It’s Witchcraft,” a primitive and menacing hillbilly-rock 45 released by the band not long after it was formed. Original members Larry Palmiter and Roger Benham will play a live set of Blue Echoes tunes.
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The induction ceremony, which is free and open to the public, is Friday at Walnut Hills Country Club in East Lansing. Now, more than half a century later, the band has been inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Lansing´s first rock band Hall of Fame inductionīack in 1957 a group of high school kids formed The Blue Echoes to become Lansing’s first rock ‘n’ roll group. Tickets are $15 public, $12 Fiddle members, $5 students. Box office at 7 p.m., doors 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. 14 Ten Pound Fiddle – Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., East Lansing, all ages. “We will undoubtedly continue to play music, together and apart, as we take a little more time to develop other parts of our lives.”įriday, Sept. While Cleaver is relocating to the East Coast, she says there’s still a chance for projects. NBE developed a strong following on the road for their fun, live shows, which incorporated bits of politics, ecological awareness and LGBT rights. According to their website, “Sarah will be taking on a new phase in academia, while Kate will be continuing to construct her time individually as an artist, both in music and design.” Both Peterson and Cleaver shared songwriting and vocal duties, as well as playing guitar, mandolin, violin, ukulele and harmonica.
The event is dubbed “The Still Excited Hiatus: An Evening to Celebrate 8 Years of Harmony and Hoopla.” Members Kate Peterson and Sarah Cleaver have kept busy touring the country since they teamed up back in 2006 in Lansing. The band plays its last local show this Friday in East Lansing as part of the Ten Pound Fiddle concert series. Nervous But Excited play Fiddle before hiatusĪfter years of performing “pleasantly aggressive” folk music, the duo Nervous But Excited is taking a break until (at least) next year. 13 Waterfront Bar & Grill, 325 City Market Drive, Lansing, 6 p.m. McDaniel’s 2009 “Timeless” album received local airplay and across North America. Since then she’s performed everything from small clubs to big festivals, including the Old Town Jazz Festival and East Lansing’s Summer Solstice Jazz Festival. In 1984, she graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in music theory and composition. McDaniel is a veteran pianist in the field of jazz, working in the mid-Michigan area and beyond for 30 years. The evening features a performance from the Arlene McDaniel Trio, a local group known for original compositions and lesser known jazz standards. The shed is open for bookings and walk-ins.For those looking to relax by the water with some jazz piano, Thursday at the Waterfront Bar & Grill in the Lansing City Market may be just the spot. Hillbilly also serves up some woodfired pizzas, should you need to line the stomach. Head to the Cider Shed, prop yourself up at the bar or grab a chair overlooking the orchard and run through a tasting, beginning with the too-easy-to-drink apple cider, which won bronze at the 2015 International Cider Challenge, and finishing with Sweet Julie, the only cider on the planet made from the Julie apple, a variety discovered on the property. Founded back in 2007, the company uses local fruit - and local fruit only - to produce a range of all-natural ciders, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. For the latter, stop in at Hillbilly Cider, run by third-generation farmer Shane McLaughlin and his partner Tessa. The rural town is well-known among foodies for being home to a farm belonging to Sean Moran (of Sean's Panaroma on Bondi Beach), as well as for its delicious apples. On your next trip to the Blueys, be sure to call into Bilpin.
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