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Hoping to attend a local concert or two before the summer ends?

John Sinkevics, editor and publisher of Local Spins, has you covered. He joined Stateside with an update on three noteworthy West Michigan bands that will be performing across the state this month.

Desmond Jones

Grand Rapids jam band Desmond Jones, which features five multi-instrumentalists, recently released their sophomore¹ album Hello, Helou. Sinkevics says this latest album, while still funky² and jazzy, expands the band’s musical boundaries by including elements of prog-rock, Americana, and folk.

Desmond Jones is playing Thursday, August 8 through Saturday, August 10 at the Cowpie Music Festival near Grand Rapids. They’ll also be performing at the Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series in Lowell on August 15, at Otus Supply in Ferndale on August 23, and Union Street Station in Traverse City on August 30. The band will be hosting a vinyl release show for Hello, Helou on August 24 at Elevation³ inside The Intersection⁴ in Grand Rapids alongside The Hacky Turtles and Earth Radio.

James Reeser & The Backseat Drivers

Blues⁵ band James Reeser & The Backseat Drivers just debuted⁶ their first album Live Now, Pay Later. The band has been a musical fixture⁷ in Grand Rapids for several years, contributing to the long history of blues influence in that region.

I like the fact that they're a no-nonsense sort of blues band, Sinkevics said. That's really what blues is all about in my view.

James Reeser & The Backseat Drivers will be performing Wednesday, August 7 outside of DeltaPlex Arena⁸ for the Summertime Blues Series in Grand Rapids, and again on September 8 in Dorr for the Salem Township Park Concert Series.

Full Cord

Full Cord has been playing bluegrass tunes⁹ for over a decade. Their new studio album, Choreomania, will be released later this month.

[The album is] really a joy to listen to, and it really reflects their live, sort of lightning-quick instrumentals as well as their vocals¹⁰, Sinkevics said.

He describes the band's style as one that swings between old-school bluegrass and newgrass, while also incorporating jazz, Italian, and classical sounds.

Full Cord will be playing at Bell's Brewery¹¹ Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo on Friday, August 9. Their official album-release show will be on August 16 at the Hoxeyville Music Festival in the Manistee National Forest. The band will also play the Mitten¹² Bar in Ludington on August 23.

Support for arts and culture coverage¹³ comes in part from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

1 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

2 funky   

adj.畏缩的，怯懦的，霉臭的；adj.新式的，时髦的

参考例句：

• The kitchen smelled really funky.这个厨房有一股霉味。
• It is a funky restaurant with very interesting art on the walls.那是一家墙上挂着很有意思的绘画的新潮餐馆。

3 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

4 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

5 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

6 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

7 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。

8 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

9 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 vocals   

（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

11 brewery   

n.啤酒厂

参考例句：

• The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
• When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。

12 mitten   

n.连指手套，露指手套

参考例句：

• There is a hole in the thumb of his mitten.他的手套的姆指上有个洞。
• He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said "Take me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents".他一手接过她的钱，一手抓起她的连指手套，“带我去你住的地方，我想见见你的弟弟和你的父母。

13 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。