For the size of Kalamazoo, there’s quite a range of varied talented musicians who come through or who are from this area. With a bit of exploring of what is available, tracking down the latest house venue or giving your patronage to the bars still doing shows, you are bound to find something you will enjoy. That being said, this Saturday there is no reason to find yourself lacking in live music. With the four shows occurring, you’d be hard-pressed to find something you did not enjoy.

For the house shows:

MILHOUSE will be bringing in two touring acts, OUR LADY (Springfield, IL), and ESTATES (Milwaukee, WI), along with BLANK – long time locals, and RETICULATING SPLINES – familiar faces with a new project. You can expect a varied plate of emo, indierock, slowcore, and technical prowess – all plugged in, yelled, and sometimes featuring cello.

For an entirely different flavor, THE BLACK LODGE brings rock and roll together with hip hop and electronica – a tasty combination – featuring KID DEW & WHY J (Grand Rapids), new project from a duo of mad-scientists BANJOHATER, and DJ PREPOSTEROUS PSEUDONYM will be spinning some LPs. Locals PROCONPRO and EVILDEAUXERZ will be in charge of rocking and rolling.

And from the bars

LOUIE’S TROPHY HOUSE will be doing their showcase of local powerhouse DOUBLE PHELIX. This is not their first, this will not be their last, but it’s always something different. This time around it’s a country/rock/songy sort of affair, but of course it’s never that straightforward with the Phelix crew. LASSO, SACRED STRAYS (Grand Rapids), and SILPHIUM BLOOMS will all be there, each a rare sight in town.

Finally, THE 411 will be hosting the EP release for local rock and destroyers TERROR TERROR… OH MY!, backed up by FLAMINGO NOSEBLEED (Ft. Wayne, IN), and HELTER SKELTER (Grand Rapids), and topped off with DJ’d sets afterwards, it’s guaranteed to be a full night.

As an added bonus, it’s also RECORD STORE DAY! Check out your favorite local record shop and see what kinds of deals/neato exclusives they have going, all before any of the shows.

Check the sidebar or contact the venue for the times these shows will begin. Ask around for the house locations if that’s what you’re into. Treat each other well on this celebratory weekend.