Musical Montage: Clockwise from upper left – Elisabeth Pixley-Fink, Shayla Hamady, Bootstrap Boys, Heat Above, Hannah Rose Graves, Brie Stoner (Local Spins and Courtesy Photos)
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The Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans both celebrated landslide victories on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA basketball tournament to fire up fans across the state — appropriate, because today, Local Spins celebrates another batch of new tracks by Michigan artists to fire up music devotees.
For this week’s edition of the Local Spins Michigan Music Showcase — which airs at 11 a.m. Fridays and 5 p.m. Sundays on WYCE (88.1 FM) and online at wyce.org, and on Interlochen Public Radio at 7 p.m. Saturdays — we crisscross the state and multiple genres to unveil more than a dozen tracks by Mitten State acts.
Get a taste of these artists in the podcast below, with more information about them here:
Hannah Rose Graves & Jacki Daniels — These Michigan natives joined forces to recently release a new single, “Falling Back in Love With Me.” Both boast Michigan roots (Grand Rapids, Clawson), country- and Americana-leaning music and both have ties to Nashville. Graves Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hanahrosegraves/; Daniels Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jacki.danielsss
Patty PerShayla — Another Grand Rapidian who has relocated to Nashille, PerShayla released her album, “Sad Girl Apocalypse: Bummer Songs and Ukulele Adventures,” in 2024. The rock-propelled powerhouse singer and musician returns to West Michigan for shows March 28 in Lowell for Lowell Arts’ Sound Check series and April 1 at SpeakEZ Lounge in Grand Rapids for the Local Spins Wednesdays series. Read more about her in a story next week at Local Spins. Website: https://www.facebook.com/PattyPerShayla/
Brie Stoner – Multi-lingual, dream-rock artist Brie Stoner from Grand Rapids released a new EP, “Avocado Tree,” in mid-February. Website: https://www.briestoner.com/
Heat Above – This Flint indie/alt-rock band has a new EP titled, “Lifers,” which follows up their 2023 full-length debut album. Website: https://www.heataboveband.com/
Misery Lane – Ann Arbor metal/hard rockers Misery Lane, formed in 2020, just released their “Welcome to Misery Lane” album. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/miserylanemusic
Hand of Giants – This rock-driven Big Rapids super-group has been releasing a host of new tracks, with this single, “Get Back Home,” mixed by Grammy Award-winning Nashville audio engineer Buck Snow. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/handofgiantsofficial
Elisabeth Pixley-Fink and Samantha Cooper — This dynamic songwriting duo with exceptional vocals last fall released a single written at the Songwriters Summit for Resilience. Pixley-Fink, from Ann Arbor, performs Saturday at Kalamazoo Valley Museum for the Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival. View the festival schedule here. Website: https://pixley-fink.com/
Mar In Color (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
Cold Mountain Child – Local Spins recently featured this dream folk trio in an Artist Spotlight story, with the Kalamazoo band also performing Saturday at the Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival. Website: https://www.coldmountainchild.com/
Mar in Color – This indie-pop/electronic Grand Rapids artist is re-releasing her 2022 album, “Jesus Issues,” with a special April 10 show at The Lit in Grand Rapids, featuring a 13-piece band. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/marissa.postler
Shayla Hamady – From eastern Michigan and based in Grand Rapids, hip-hop and R&B artist Shayla Hamady just released a new album, “Passionate Distortion.” Website: https://shaylahamady.com/
The Bootstrap Boys — This award-winning West Michigan vintage country outfit releases its new studio album, “Some Boots,” today. Website: https://www.thebootstrapboys.com/
Mark Harrell – Indie-folk-rock/Americana singer-songwriter and musician Mark Harrell, based in Holland, spent eight years creating the music for his new album, “Mark Harrell and the Hundred Star Hotel.” Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/harrellmusiconwardfromhere/
Jonathon Moody – Kalamazoo jazz bassist and composer Jonathon Moody’s Asphalt project is described as a jazz-fusion ensemble inspired by the likes of Stanley Clark, Weather Report and Return to Forever. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/monjoody
Listen to tracks from all of these artists in the podcast below and check out previous show podcasts online here.
PODCAST: Local Spins Michigan Music Showcase (3/20/26)
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