Last November on the banks of the Grand River’s westside, the Grand Rapids’
Ford Presidential Museum welcomed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame traveling exhibition, “Louder Than Words: Rock, Power, Politics,” with a lavish opening night complete with a tribute to the sounds of punk rock.
Now
Winter Punk Fest, a punk rock music event, is returning this weekend to the westside venue Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill. But don’t let this no frills venue with a old school moniker of a name fool you. This is a great venue to experience music, and for three days, punk acts will be packing the space with fans of this music genre.
Slated to appear this year are 15 acts that range from local to acts as far away as Indiana and Detroit. Thanks to Todd Krabs (former Cheeztones bandmate) for organizing this event.
The best part of this festival (besides to see Grand Rapids’ The Cheeztones live again) is that we have 15 punk acts on Grand Rapids’ Westside committed to the raw and majesty of this music art’s history and evolving form.
Appearing in this year’s Winter Punk Fest are:
Friday: $5
Dance Contraption
The Distractions (Indiana)
Cheeztones
No Bails
Sleep Cheaters
Saturday: $5
Bad Assets
Ausländer
Bare Knuckle Hooligans (South Bend)
Paper Thin
Scants
Sunday: $7
Against the Grain (Detroit)
The Holy Warheads
Chugger
Desiring Dead Flesh (Saginaw)
The Bitters