Common Ground rocks 87,000 fans
Monday, July 14, 2003 (539 reads)
Common Ground has taken root in mid-Michigan's summer culture.
The downtown Lansing music festival ended its fourth year Sunday with record weeklong attendance estimated at 87,000 and a promise of substantial profit for the first time.
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Festival pleases adults, kids alike
Sunday, July 13, 2003 (405 reads)
Seven-year-old Zachary Richardson spun around like an airplane in a brief bout of rain that hit Common Ground events Saturday.
"It's nothing ... no big deal," the Grand Ledge boy said while circling his 4-year-old sister Lauren.
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Jonny Lang will hit like a bolt from the blues
Friday, July 11, 2003 (372 reads)
A major-label record deal, gigs with B.B. King and the Rolling Stones, rave reviews for his guitar work - Jonny Lang has an impressive resume for a 22-year-old.
Lang, who plays at Common Ground tonight, began playing in his first band at the age of 12. He soon became the leader of the group, called the Bad Medicine Blues Band, which later relocated to Minneapolis.
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Lansing Center hosts gospel, swing
Friday, July 11, 2003 (382 reads)
Heading into its weekend, the Common Ground festival nears overload. Tonight, it simultaneously has music on four stages.
"Just look at Friday," Peter Sullivan, one of the festival organizers, said before Common Ground opened. "We have David Lee Roth. We have Jonny Lang, the blues phenomenon. We have gospel and swing. That's real diversity."
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Boston proves the '80s live on
Tuesday, July 08, 2003 (512 reads)
Guitars wailed and fists shook in the air as smoke engulfed an audience that proved the '80s never died.
The first night of Common Ground was met with a milestone: the first sold-out crowd in the event's four-year history. By the time the gates opened at 5:30 p.m., lines nearly a block long formed at each of the two entrances.
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