Live Music Fridays

With a voice that borrows heavily from opera, Downs performs the kind of full-throated mariachi singing that would fit right in at Mexico City's Garibaldi Square — ground zero for mariachi.

The singer of Saturday Looks Good To Me fills his new solo album with keen reflections on big decisions and life-altering memories.

For Live Music Friday this week, we’ve invited jazz saxophone star Phil Denny back to Current State for a touch of Christmas as the holiday…

Our Live Music Friday guest this week is Lansing singer Twyla Birdsong. She’s well known in blues music circles.We’ve invited one of our favorite singers…

Monte Pride is our Live Music Friday artist this week. “Hawthorne Morning Sound” is his first full-length album.It’s Live Music Friday on Current State,…

The Who recently celebrated a 50th anniversary tour, but that’s nothing. For Live Music Friday, we have a group that’s been together for 60 years! The…

Ryan Shadbolt and The Weathermen are here for Live Music Friday. They have a new EP being released tonight called “Michigandering.”For Live Music Friday…

Alex Mendenall is back to appear on Current State’s Live Music Friday. The singer-guitarist has a new CD called “Into the Hinterland” coming out at a…

We welcome Taylor Taylor back for Live Music Friday. Now studying at Lansing Community College, Taylor has become a fixture on the local music scene. We…

“Rain or Shine” is the name of the new album from The Springtails. The husband-and-wife duo of Andy and Julianna Wilson are our Live Music Friday guests…