We post upcoming shows for all local bands with a current membership or national acts of general interest. All shows must be sent to wmbs.music.calendar@gmail.com by Tuesday for Friday’s calendar and include

  • Band Name

  • Venue

  • Performance date and time (start and stop)

  • City

  • Cover

We keep a running list of shows, so feel free to send them as early as you want! We post one month of shows each week to keep our emails a reasonable size.


This Calendar is updated Thursday each week

Upcoming Live Blues Shows

Saturday 31 January

Sunny Bleau and the Moons

Urban Beat

$20

7:00 - 10:00 PM

Lansing

Backdoor Blues Band

Horrock's Market

5:00 - 8:00 PM

Kentwood

Sunday 1 February

West Michigan's Famous Sand Bar Blues Jam

Featuring Members of The Butler Street Drivers

Sand Bar Saloon

3:00 - 7:00 PM

Saugatuck

Thursday 5 February

Beer City Blues Band

Chicago Beef Joint

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Friday 6 February

The Quartet at the Sand Bar Saloon

featuring Tomás Esparza

Sand Bar Saloon

7:00 - 11:00 PM

Saugatuck

Saturday 7 February

The Butler Street Drivers

Sand Bar Saloon

9:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Saugatuck

Kelly Quinn Blues Experience

American Legion

7:30 - 11:00 PM

Holland

Monday 9 February

Assamu Johnson & The Associates of the Blues

Medilodge Of Grand Rapids

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Thursday 12 February

Cheryl Wolfram

Northern Natural Cider House and Winery

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Kaleva

Kathleen and the Bridge Street Band

Kentwood Library on Breton

Kentwood Winter Concert Series

6:30 - 8:00 PM

Kentwood

Saturday 14 February

Kathleen and the Bridge Street Band

Moriarty's Pub

8:00 PM - 12:00

Lansing

Sunday 15 February

🎸 *** WMBS Cottage Fever Blues Jam *** 🎸

Hosted by The Left Hand Rollers

Billy’s Lounge

2:00 - 5:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Tuesday 17 February

Sunny Bleau and the Moons

The Shop

8:30 - 10:30 PM

Hazel Park

Friday 20 February

The Quartet at the Sand Bar Saloon

featuring Tomás Esparza

Sand Bar Saloon

7:00 - 11:00 PM

Saugatuck

Saturday 21 February

Assamu Johnson & The Associates of the Blues

Downtown Grand Rapids Library

Celebrates Black History Month

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Grand Rapids

Friday 27 February

Assamu Johnson & The Associates of the Blues

Chicago Beef Joint

Celebrating Black History Month

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Citizen Jones

Water Tower Distilling

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Ypsilanti

Saturday 28 February

Cheryl Wolfram

Dylan Night

Spirit of the Woods Music Association

Brown Town Hall

7:00 PM

Onekama

Kelly Quinn Blues Experience

The Stray

8:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Sunday 1 March

West Michigan's Famous Sand Bar Blues Jam

Featuring Members of The Butler Street Drivers

Sand Bar Saloon

3:00 - 7:00 PM

Saugatuck

Save the Date!

National Touring Acts

Friday 20 February

Tinsley Ellis

$30 MMA Members

$35 Public

$40 At Door

Muskegon Museum of Art

7:00 PM

Muskegon

Friday 27 March

Anthony Gomes

Praise The Loud Tour

$28

The Stache at the Intersection

8:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Robert Cray Band

20 Monroe Live

7:00 PM

Grand Rapids

John Németh

Park Theater

7:00 PM

Holland

Wednesday 29 April

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

20 Monroe Live

7:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Saturday 20 June

Hi-Jivers

wsg / Hank Mowery and The Hawktones

$17.88

Tip Top Deluxe

8:00 PM

Grand Rapids

Tuesday 25 August

Tedeschi Trucks Band

wsg / Alabama Shakes

Acrisure Amphitheater

7:30 PM

Grand Rapids