East Lansing Summer Concert Series kicks off with special needs band

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…

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