Friday, the East Lansing Summer Concert Series returned downtown, but city officials say the performance was about more than just music.
- Know Obstacles, a band from Ann Arbor, took to the stage for the start of this year’s summer concert series.
- The band was started 30 years ago, and gives people with special needs an opportunity to connect with music.
- City officials say the performance reinforces the idea of inclusivity in East Lansing.
WATCH: Know Obstacles takes the stage for East Lansing’s Summer Concert Series
‘What’s more East Lansing than inclusivity?’: East Lansing Summer Concert Series kicks off with special needs band
Know Obstacles, a band from Ann Arbor, took to the stage for the start of this year’s summer concert series. But beyond the 12-bar blues and rocking solos was a deeper meaning.
“It’s the coolest thing I do, hands down,” Know Obstacles founder Steve Osburn said. Osburn says the idea began 30 years ago in his music store.
“An autistic boy walked in and I just knew he wanted to be around music,” Osburn said…