
John Campbell A&E Reporter Fancy Pants Theater is putting on three shows for the price of one with “Something Old, Something New, and Something In Between.” “Something Old, Something New, an...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor When the right song collides with the right moment, both are immortalized forever. I’ve written a lot, over the past few years, about music I love most, but while criti...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter The 2012-2013 season at The University Theatre is rapidly coming to an end, and what better way to close than with the Cole Porter Tony Award-winning classic “Kiss Me,...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter Farmers Alley Theatre is fusing Alfred Hitchcock with Monty Python with their production of “The 39 Steps,” continuing its near sold-out run The four-person show is ...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter Lachlan MacQuarrie (Macduff) and Shane Schmidt (Macbeth) star in WMU's "Macbeth" (Photo by John Lacko) Vengeance is awakened at the D. Terry Williams Theat...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor Growing up in Marquette, Mich., Jeremy Porter was probably one of those guys who spent as much time listening to the radio and spinning records on the turntable as he did ...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor Slim Gypsy Baggage is back by popular demand. The regional-touring act, which has been on a 100-gig-a-year schedule since they came together back in 2011, played Bell’s ...
Read More →Megan Wenzl News Reporter On Sunday, March 17, Western Michigan University students will embrace the fun green-themed holiday of St. Patrick’s Day. Western Herald File Photo Kalamazoo bars will ha...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor Well it’s been an interesting Awards season, to be sure. I’ve mostly kept out of this conversation since the Screen Actors Guild awards, partially because they essenti...
Read More →Courtesy Photo Stan Sulewski A&E Reporter Papa Pete’s was the place to be Saturday night as Kalamazoo’s own Pleasant Drive took the stage, opening up for Chicago-based experimentalists, Indig...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor The most iconic moment of Matchbox Twenty’s sold-out showcase at Miller Auditorium last night came, rather surprisingly, within the first few seconds of their set. A min...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor In a year with a solid nominee list and a largely terrific performance slate, I was pretty sure the Grammys were going to continue their run of awarding their top prize to...
Read More →(From left) Rico Bruce Wade, Benjamin Reigel and Scott Norman in "The Whipping Man" (Courtesy Photo) John Campbell A&E Reporter Richmond, Virginia was once the capital of the Confederacy...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter Whether it’s 1993, 2013 or 2033, there’s no reason not to enjoy “Communicating Doors,” which opened at the Williams Theatre in the Gilmore Theatre Complex ...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor 35 years ago, Dr. Steve Zegree gave Western Michigan University one of its greatest gifts, founding the Gold Company program and setting the School of Music’s jazz pro...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor Jean Valjean (Peter Lockyer) prays to God in "Bring Him Home" (Photo courtesy of Dan Van Meer) Do you hear the people sing? That was the question echoing throu...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor Pulsing dance-floor beats, nostalgic synths and retro ’80s textures have been the cornerstones of DUDE-aTOMic!’s music ever since the band started recording mu...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter Two women, a mother and a daughter, go from riches to rags in the musical “Grey Gardens,” playing at the Parish Theatre in association with the Civic Theatre in Do...
Read More →Stan Sulewski A&E Reporter It’s no secret that Kalamazoo (and Michigan as a whole) is home to some very cold weather. With temperatures down in the single digits, the warmth and sunlight of su...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter The Parish Theatre, in association with The Civic Theatre, is bringing the very popular musical “Grey Gardens” to Kalamazoo. The show, which won Tony Awards for Bes...
Read More →Stan Sulewski A&E Reporter Michigan is known for many things, but the music scene has always been a driving force in the Great Lakes State. From The Temptations to Kid Rock to Bob Segar, the Mi...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor At nearly every live show, whether the band onstage is filling a stadium, lighting up an arena or raising the roof in an intimate club, you’re almost guaranteed to r...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor It’s a big weekend for the Kalamazoo entertainment scene, as two living legends prepare to take the stage at local venues. First, Aretha Franklin, the iconic and inf...
Read More →Michael Reeves A&E Reporter The Kalamazoo Film Society will be featuring acclaimed French filmmaker Leos Carax’s surrealistic new film, “Holy Motors,” this weekend at WMU’s Little Theat...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter Comedian Pauly Shore will be performing at the Entertainment District in Downtown Kalamazoo tonight, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. The 44-year-old Shore is one of the most polarizi...
Read More →Craig Manning A&E Editor *All dates are for Kalamazoo unless otherwise specified. Concert information courtesy of JamBase. Please visit venue websites for further showtime or ticketing information...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter Farmers Alley Theatre is putting on a real ‘18 karat’ production with the cabaret show “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra.” With over 50 of ol’ Blue...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter Anyone who is looking for a quirky-good time this weekend simply must go to Fancy Pants Theater in downtown Kalamazoo to check out the fantastic “Four Scenes: A Hung...
Read More →John Campbell A&E Reporter It’s the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Rouse Simmons, the original “Christmas Tree Ship.” In honor of that benchmark, it’s only fitting for What A D...
Read More →Michael Reeves A&E Reporter The Kalamazoo Film Society is bringing the Oscar-hyped “Searching For Sugar Man” to area audiences this weekend, with nine screenings at WMU’s Little Theater, ...
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