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Join us for a musical interlude!

We’re taking our popular program, Music in the Stacks, online!
Join us for a virtual performance featuring local emerging and established musicians on the Grand Rapids Public Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

This program is supported by the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation.

Upcoming Performances

Ribbons of Song
Thursday, January 7, 2021
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Grand Rapids Public Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Ben Scott-Brandt is a songwriter and performer from Grand Rapids, Michigan. A prolific and curious sonic explorer, Ben’s work has appeared in film (Hymns, Love Me Anyway) and television (Life in Bloom on PBS), and in many self-released recording projects, both as a solo artist, Ben Scott-Brandt, and with his folk-rock group, Ribbons of Song. His latest albums are “Healthy Energy” and “Shadow Speak.”

Música (NO) en los Estantes | Ribbons of Song [Cintas de Canciones]
Jueves, 7 de enero de 2021
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Programa virtual | Página Facebook y Canal de YouTube de la GRPL

Ben Scott-Brandt es un compositor e intérprete de Grand Rapids, Michigan. Un prolífico y curioso explorador sónico, el trabajo de Ben ha aparecido en cine (Hymns, Love Me Anyway) y televisión (Life in Bloom en PBS), y en muchos proyectos de grabación auto-editados, tanto como solista, Ben Scott-Brandt, como con su grupo de folk-rock, Ribbons of Song. Sus últimos álbumes son “Healthy Energy [Energía saludable]” y”Shadow Speak [El habla de las sombras].”

Jes Kramer
Thursday, January 21, 2021
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Grand Rapids Public Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Jes Kramer has been a Michigan music staple for fifteen years. Using instruments you’re likely to find at a garage sale in your childhood neighborhood, she weaves together layers of sounds both familiar and completely new. With contemplative lyrics and intentional delivery, Jes invites listeners into spaces with her that are both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Her latest single “Shake It,” released in the midst of the pandemic, describes a love that is just out of reach and yet somehow enveloping, creating a blanket fort in which to hide like so many of Jes’ songs.

Jes Kramer’s albums can be borrowed from GRPL. Find them here.

Música (NO) en los Estantes | Jes Kramer
jueves, 21 de enero de 2021
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Program virtual | Página Facebook y Canal de YouTube de la GRPL

Jes Kramer ha sido un elemento básico de la música de Michigan durante quince años. Usando instrumentos que es probable que usted encuentre en una venta de garaje en su vecindario de la infancia, ella teje capas de sonidos familiares y completamente nuevos. Con letras contemplativas y entrega intencional, Jes invita a los oyentes a espacios con ella que son a la vez desgarradores y conmovedores. Su último sencillo, “Shake It [Agítalo],” lanzado en medio de la pandemia, describe un amor que está fuera de alcance y, sin embargo, de alguna manera nos envuelve, creando una fortaleza de mantas donde escondersenos como tantas de las canciones de Jes.