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