This Saturday there will be a show featuring Forget The Times, Old Man Mason, Trace of Lime, and Former Tenants at The Courthouse. The Courthouse is a new venue that is looking to entrench itself solidly within the Kalamazoo music scene.

Forget the Times is a psychedelic noise band from Kalamazoo, MI that has a tendency for free-jazz improv. Although their sound may be chaotic and eclectic, even those not interested in noise music are sure to have a good time. Fans of Captain Beefheart are sure to be in for a treat. If you’re interested in seeing some orderly chaos, this is the band for you.

http://forgetthetimes.bandcamp.com/

Former Tenants is another local band that is coming out for the sole purpose of melting faces. With a brand of energetic punk rock, they are one group that is sure not to disappoint.

http://formertenants.bandcamp.com/

Old Man Mason is a band from southwest Michigan and Indiana that comes bearing a dark, heavy sound that is sure to please any sludge fan. The raw power that emanates from their instruments is not a constant barrage however, they provide many requiems in which you can ponder what exactly you were doing with your life before this moment.

http://oldmanmason.bandcamp.com/

Trace of Lime is a progressive rock group from the Detroit area that puts a modern twist on classic hard rock. Fans of Wolfmother and AC/D will probably not be disappointed. They are known to put on a pretty fun show with plenty of stage antics.

The show will be donation based so please donate some money to these fantastic bands that are sure to rock your socks off in one of the sweetest basements around.

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.