http://wmuk.org en http://wmuk.org/post/flaming-meteors-and-comets-oh-my <p></p> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:49:49 +0000 Andrew Robins 2998 at http://wmuk.org Flaming meteors and comets, oh my! http://wmuk.org/post/local-band-blurs-lines-between-funk-rock-jam-and-punk <p>Kalamazoo band <a href="http://www.pleasantdrivemusic.com/">Pleasant Drive</a> will play Friday night at the <a href="http://kvm.kvcc.edu/">Kalamazoo Valley Museum</a>. Band members Jason Curtis and Evan Kincaid describe their music as dynamic. From song to song, you could hear influences from Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, or The White Stripes.</p><p> Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:40:16 +0000 Rebecca Thiele 1530 at http://wmuk.org Local band blurs the lines between funk, rock, jam and punk http://wmuk.org/post/mandolin-orchestra-hearkens-back-kalamazoos-history-stringed-instruments <p>The <a href="http://www.kalmando.com/">Kalamazoo Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra</a> will play Friday during the Art Hop at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. I talked with the group’s founding members Jackie Zito and Miles Kusik to find out a little bit more about the mandolin and its ties to Kalamazoo.</p><p> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:18:50 +0000 Rebecca Thiele 443 at http://wmuk.org Mandolin orchestra hearkens back to Kalamazoo's history of stringed instruments http://wmuk.org/post/haunted-tales-kalamazoo-brief-collection-ghost-stories-local-experts <p></p><p>Friday night at 6 p.m., the <a href="http://www.kalamazoojaycees.org/">Kalamazoo Jaycees</a> will take residents on a ghost tour through downtown Kalamazoo. Although the tour is mostly historical, it reminds us of just how many haunted tales the city holds.&nbsp;</p><p> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Rebecca Thiele 1136 at http://wmuk.org Haunted tales of Kalamazoo: A brief collection of ghost stories from local experts