A Grand Rapids tradition, going back as far as I can remember into the high-school era, was WLAV-FM’s Blues on the Mall concert series. Every Wednesday night they’d sponsor a free concert in the downtown outdoor ampitheatre and it would be this most amazing mix of people: bikers, yuppies, punks, preps, frat boys, emo kids, hippies, hackeysackers, D&Ders, and even some families. Good news — West Michigan represented in true-style at last night’s Blues on the Mall, with a new addition: the hip-hop kids. Mike Zito was the performer on stage with the musical accompaniment of the roars of the motorcycles echoing against the buildings downtown. The hip-hop kids had taken up space on the other side of the ampitheatre, rolled out some linoleum, unveiled their spin-tables and got to dancing.
I had an awesome night – learning all about the new (and old) angles of my hometown with Jesse, Mark and Tory. And we ate BBQ and hot dogs, of course. Mad props G-Rap!
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