Weekend Riff: B.B. King's Songwriter at Elderly, Rainbowfest at Mac's, Debut Show for Lansing's The Fencemen, Deftones Rock The Fillmore
Lansing Music: Weekly Lansing and Michigan Music Round-Up. Locals Only!
-Friday, 6 a.m.: The Royal Wedding! 'Cmon- did you really think we wouldn't put this in the Weekend Riff? :P
-Friday Night: Lansing-based The Fencemen (above) makes its debut Friday at Mac's in Lansing. The band consists of members of several notable area bands - Small Brown Bike, Charlevoix, Hawks and Snakes, to name a few. Rock-country favorite Flatfoot also performs, and pick up this week's NOISE for more info.
-Friday and Saturday: Dig country? Then you might want to take a listen to Brian Lorente and the Usual Suspects. The down home, rockin' country guys will release their new CD, "2:45," Saturday, May 7, and they're doing some pre-release celebrating with two back-to-back shows at the Whiskey Barrel in Lansing this Friday and Saturday. Read more in NOISE.
-Saturday: Rainbowfest brings a collection of stellar Michigan-based artists of every kind to Mac's in Lansing, from including Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers, PHILTHY, Disco Girlfriend, Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas and Red Pill. Cover is only $7.
-Saturday and Sunday: Craig Bickhardt has A-list songwriting chops. After all, the Nashville-based songwriter has penned songs for Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Martina McBride, Alison Krauss and over 100 more major names. Catch the talented performer at Elderly Instruments in Old Town Saturday and at the East Lansing Pump House Sunday. Find all the details in this week's What's On.
-Monday: Lord Huron's 2010 EP, "Mighty," plays like the backdrop to a group of outdoorsmen, gathered around the campfire, strumming and weaving melodic, folk-pop songs. The title track brings together an assortment of percussion and world music sounds, and lead singer Ben Schneider's (an Okemos graduate) evocative vocals carry it all to the next level. The band plays the Magik Stick in Detroit Monday, and read a full interview with frontman Ben Schneider in NOISE.
-Also Monday: Deftones headline The Fillmore in Detroit Monday, and tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
