By Kate Moore
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) continues the 2018 Concerts Under the Stars series in the Chaffee Planetarium on March 22 hosting Dan Rickabus and his 9-piece band.
Drummer, producer and songwriter Dan Rickabus spends his days crafting sounds for The Crane Wives, Public Access, Seth Bernard and many others in Michigan’s beautiful music community. Last summer, he released a new collaborative solo record called “Void / Journal” – an album of cosmically conscious, existentially charged, groove-oriented dream-folk that explores what it means to be alive and breathing amidst the limitless beyond.
Dan has gathered a 9-piece band of his friends and collaborators to perform the vibrant, immersive music of “Void / Journal” in the mystical setting of the planetarium.
“This performance is an honor and a dream come true for us,” Rickabus said. “We can’t wait to share this artistic adventure with you.”
This concert will feature a custom light show on the planetarium’s dome by Nate Eizenga. Nate is a Grand Rapids native who moonlights as a video artist, focusing on accompaniment for live musical performances. By using controllers intended for digital music production to create, mix and manipulate video in real time he crafts a visual experience that toes the line between artistic spontaneity and musical synchronicity. Since his first public show in 2015 Nate has performed for numerous events, including past Concerts Under the Stars shows.
The recently renovated planetarium boasts state-of-the-art technology with 4k visuals and surround sound, for an amazing immersive concert experience.
Concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments, beer and other beverages will be available for purchase.
Tickets are $10 for GRPM members, $12 for non-members if purchased in advance, and $15 for non-members on the day of the concert. Tickets are currently on sale at grpm.org, by calling 616-929-1700 or at the Museum’s front desk.
The next 2018 Concerts Under the Stars will take place on April 12 with the alternative rock sounds of Major Murphy.
