The Crane Wives, a Grand Rapids based indie-folk band, is coming to Bell’s Eccentric Café this Friday at 9:30 PM. The origins of this band can be traced to a Chinese restaurant that Kate Pillsbury and Emilee Petersmark worked at together. The duo would perform during their breaks and eventually teamed up with Tom Gunnels, Dan Rickabus, and Ben Zito. Officially formed in 2010, the band serves up heaping helpings of twangy, danceable melodies with a side of heart wrenching ballads. Their first album, “Safe Ship, Harbored”, was released in 2011 and garnered the attention of Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, who took of a picture of himself with the album after stumbling upon it at NPR. Their new album, Fool in Her Wedding Gown, is now available on iTunes and Amazon music.

Opening for Crane Wives is Steven Leaf, a singer-songwriter from Michigan. Leaf plays mostly relaxing acoustic tunes. After releasing his first album, We Are Ghosts, he spent some time in Korea teaching English. Just recently he has released a new EP, Queen’s Language, and is playing shows once again.

The Crane Wives: http://www.reverbnation.com/thecranewives

Steven Leaf: http://www.myspace.com/steveleafmusic

Tickets are $8 at the door. If you like acoustic music, this is definitely a show worth seeing.