It’s safe to say that if you’re a fan of Kalamazoo music, you’ve probably seen the members of Overly Polite Tornadoes before, even if you hadn’t yet heard of OPT.
Overly Polite Tornadoes are two sixths of Kalamazoo’s shoegaze mainstays, Glowfriends.
Take a couple minutes and listen to OPT cover 20/20’s “The People in your Life”:
And if you like OPT, then you’ll probably also like Cardboard Highway, who is also performing tonight. Here’s a representative track from their Silverware EP:
Nathan K. will be making the trek from Ypsilanti for this show as well, to play indie folk of varying tempos on a variety of topics, from intense relationships to the melancholy details of everyday life. Here’s the title track from his 2012 album “Dishes”:
Also rolling into Kalamazoo from westbound I-94 is Gifts or Creatures, whose Americana tunes and cinematic soundscapes have been echoing through the midwest since 2010. Take a listen to “Relics & Ghosts” from their 2013 album Yesteryear Western Darkness:
Or better yet, have a look at this live performance of Woodrow, from the same album:
This all starts at 7:30 tonight (May 30th) at the Vine Neighborhood Association at 511 West Vine St (between Fourth Coast and Chenery Auditorium)
$5 suggested donation – all ages
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