CASCADE TWP. — For the fifth year, Kent District Library is inviting regional artists to submit songs for their local streaming platform, KDL Vibes.
Bands and solo artists from Kent and Ottawa Counties, and elsewhere across West Michigan, can submit their EPs or full-length albums for consideration as part of the streaming service online at vibes.kdl.org/submit. The deadline for submitting music is Oct. 12.
The digital collection — which now features 128 albums and 1,077 songs by 115 artists on its KDL Vibes streaming platform — pays a one-time honorarium of $250 to bands and artists selected by a panel of jurors, which this year once again features Nicole LaRae, Della Marie Levi and Audrey Pearson. The service wants to add 27 new albums by West Michigan musicians as part of its fifth submission period.
Not only that, but the Cascade Township Branch of KDL will once again host the free-admission KDL Vibes Fest on Sept. 13 with performances by nine area artists, including Mark Lavengood, Tony Halchak, Overdrive Orchestra, Nicholas James Trio, Money Soup, Mari Simone, Rabbit Fur, Caitlin Cusack and Rin Tarsey…