BackStage Pass

10pm Thursdays and 11pm Saturdays on WKAR-23.1, 8pm Saturdays on WKAR 23.4

Your backstage pass and front-row center seat for music made in Michigan.

Full episodes online at video.wkar.org

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Special Free Music Event
3:36 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

TICKETS: BackStage Pass June Concert Series

June 26 and 27 at East Lansing Hannah Community Center, in the Albert White Performing Arts Theater.  Two free shows per night, featuring Home Again, Domestic Problems, Howling Diablos and Silent Lapse. These concerts are being recorded for BackStage Pass, the television series featuring music made in Michigan.

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PRESS RELEASE
3:35 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

PRESS RELEASE: 'BackStage Pass' Announces New Season, New Taping Venue

PRESS RELEASE
MAY 15, 2012

"BackStage Pass" from WKAR Public Media kicks off a new production season with four concert tapings at East Lansing Hannah Community Center on June 26 and 27. The featured bands will be Home Again, Domestic Problems, Howling Diablos and Silent Lapse.

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3:05 pm
Mon May 14, 2012

MEDIA ADVISORY: WKAR's 'BackStage Pass' to Announce June Concert Recordings and Venue

Join WKAR as it reveals the line-up for the next Backstage Pass recording sessions, coming to East Lansing in June. The WKAR television series featuring music made in Michigan kicks off an all-new season of production at a brand new venue, with bands that have never been featured before by WKAR.

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12:47 pm
Thu April 26, 2012

BackStage Pass Update - Save These Dates

The third broadcast season of BackStage Pass just wrapped up, with TV featuring music made in Michigan from the Chenille Sisters, Larry McCray, Bowery, and many more great, original acts.  Those 10 shows will repeat on WKAR-TV beginning this week and continuing into the summer.

Fans are wondering: will there be a fourth season? and, how can I be in the TV audience for the next shows?  We are thrilled to announce that there WILL be a fourth season of BackStage Pass.

But we're not ready to say more just yet. We will say this: if you're a fan of BackStage Pass from WKAR and music made in Michigan -- don't make any plans  for  the evenings of June 26 and June 27.

More to come...

TV Made in Michigan
6:07 am
Tue April 17, 2012

Shine On | BackStage Pass

Seth and May singing
Seth and May sing "Shine On"
Sam Mikalonis / WKAR-Michigan State University

Highlights from the third season.  Premiere Thu. Apr 19 at 10p on WKAR HD/23 | Sat. Apr 21 at 8p on WKAR WORLD | Sat. Apr 21 at 11p on WKAR HD/23 | VIEW IT ONLINE NOW

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TV Made in Michigan
6:00 pm
Thu April 12, 2012

Greg Nagy | BackStage Pass

Greg Nagy playing guitar
Greg Nagy
Matt Hallowell / WKAR/Michigan State University

Blues with a modern edge out of Flint, Michigan.

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TV Made in Michigan
3:20 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

SLIDESHOW: Greg Nagy on BackStage Pass

Greg Nagy on BackStage Pass
Matt Hallowell / WKAR

Greg Nagy on BackStage Pass

Scenes from a 2012 episode of BackStage Pass from WKAR.

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TV Made in Michigan
6:05 am
Mon April 2, 2012

Bowery | BackStage Pass

Indie rock from Grand Rapids.
VIEW IT ONLINE NOW
also Sat. Apr 7 at 8p on WKAR WORLD | Sat. Apr 7 at 11p on WKAR HD/23

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TV Made in Michigan
2:50 pm
Thu March 29, 2012

Larry McCray | BackStage Pass

The soulful blues guitar powerhouse from Saginaw comes to BackStage Pass.
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airs Thu. Mar 29 at 10p on WKAR HD/23 | Sat. Mar 31 at 8p on WKAR WORLD | Sat. Mar 31 at 11p on WKAR HD/23

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TV Made in Michigan
5:25 pm
Fri March 23, 2012

SLIDESHOW: Behind the Scenes with Larry McCray on BackStage Pass

Larry McCray
Sam Mikalonis / WKAR/Michigan State University

Rehearsal and behind-the-scenes images of Larry McCray on BackStage Pass.
From the April 2011 taping in WKAR Studio A, for a 2012 episode of BackStage Pass from WKAR.

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TV Made in Michigan
5:20 pm
Fri March 23, 2012

SLIDESHOW: Larry McCray on BackStage Pass

Larry McCray on BackStage Pass
Sam Mikalonis / WKAR

Larry McCray on BackStage Pass

Scenes from the April 2011 taping in WKAR Studio A, for a 2012 episode of BackStage Pass from WKAR.

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Larry McCray
4:10 pm
Fri March 23, 2012

Get To Know Larry McCray

Larry McCray (guitar, vocals).
Sam Mikalonis / WKAR

Larry McCray and his band have been an integral part of the Michigan blues scene for over 20 years. He has released six studio albums and has received the prestige title of Orville Gibson Male Blues Guitarist in 2000.

Larry talks here about musical creativity:

If you can't step outside the lines and put any of your own influence, then there's not really much of a future left for musicians.

 I love Lou Milton’s voice, and I loved Freddy King’s guitar.  I loved different things about all of my mentors.   My mentors were B.B. King, Albert King, Freddy King, Albert Collins.  From there to Guitar Slim, to Slim Harpo, many many many many artists. 

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TV Made in Michigan
11:54 am
Thu March 15, 2012

MSU College of Music | BackStage Pass

An evening of chamber music from Mozart and Faure.
First aired 3/22/12

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TV Made in Michigan
6:10 pm
Mon February 20, 2012

The Lash | BackStage Pass

Celtic-American mash-up from a Michigan favorite.
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TV Made in Michigan
12:11 pm
Sun February 12, 2012

Seeley and Baldori | BackStage Pass

Seeley and Baldori on BackStage Pass
Matt Hallowell / WKAR

Dueling piano boogie from Michigan rock and blues legends Bob Seeley and Bob Baldori.

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TV Made in Michigan
9:53 pm
Mon February 6, 2012

Orrick Ewing | BackStage Pass

Orrick Ewing on BackStage Pass
Matt Hallowell / WKAR

Watch it online now.
Crunching funk and smooth jazz from Grammy-honored Lansing bassist.

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TV Made in Michigan
4:00 pm
Thu February 2, 2012

Seth and May | BackStage Pass

Seth and May
Matt Hallowell / WKAR

Uplifting folk/pop songs with a message from award-winning northern Michigan duo.

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TV Made in Michigan
4:00 pm
Thu January 26, 2012

Rusty Wright Band | BackStage Pass

The Rusty Wright Band
Matt Hallowell / WKAR

Blues rock from Flint, Michigan, featuring slide-guitar master Rusty Wright.

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TV Made in Michigan
4:00 pm
Thu January 19, 2012

The Chenille Sisters | BackStage Pass

The Chenille Sisters
Matt Hallowell / WKAR

Folk, jazz and humor from iconic Ann Arbor trio.

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Watch Video
5:00 pm
Thu April 7, 2011

The Verve Pipe | BackStage Pass

Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe
w.r. richards / WKAR

Edgy, harmonic tunes and favorites from nineties alt-rock icons.

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