Derek Ketchum Photography

12/15/2025

What a great weekend of music! Saturday night with Knee Deep S**g Zero Sun and Payton & Annabelle was incredible! Bell's Eccentric Café & General Store sound & lights were amazing! Check out the photo recaps at localspins.com
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Jonas Brothers electrified Grand Rapids -- part of Local Spins' week-in-review roundup of concerts as the weather turned frigid.

11/30/2025

Desmond Jones' day-before-Thanksgiving romp kicked off a weekend of musical celebrations across the region. Local Spins' photo round-up.

11/05/2025

Head out to Jackson MI this Saturday for a great day of celebrating our Michigan Music Scene! Very excited and honored to be part of GIG - The Art of Michigan Music

The second 'GIG: The Art of Michigan Music' conference takes place Saturday with displays by 24 artists and photographers, plus a rock show.

11/01/2025

What a great way to kickoff a weekend in Kalamazoo! The party continues again tonight at 8pm at Wings Event Center

Greensky Bluegrass revved up Kalamazoo fans at Wings Event Center on Friday with two sets featuring guests Sam Bush and Lindsay Lou.

10/30/2025

We're talking to the man behind GIG - The Art of Michigan Music, Chuck Marshall TODAY at 4pm. Chuck will join Sonic Coast curator Brian Maloney for a conversation about this very unique event that not only celebrates the MUSIC of Michigan - but the ART of Michigan.

The event takes place on November 8th ART 634 in Jackson, MI.

Support local artists! head to Gig - The Art of Michigan Music!

10/26/2025

Kathleen Edwards kicked off the weekend early, on Thursday, in Kalamazoo at Bell's Eccentric Café & General Store Check out photos from all-around West Michigan at localspins.com

Kathleen Edwards, Neon Trees and John Morgan highlighted the week of live music across West Michigan, recapped in Local Spins photos.

10/18/2025

Today's music news box score: Billy Strings is releasing a Third Man Records compilation, All Time Low, Traverse City's fall shows and more.

10/18/2025

Just a couple weeks away!! It is going to be an amazing day, celebrating the Art of Music! Art Show, meet the artists, live music and so much more!! Happy to be included in the show this year showing some prints and participating in a photographer roundtable.

GIG - The Art of Michigan Music 2025 is coming up on Saturday November 8th at ART 634 in Jackson! The exhibition, education sessions and market start at 12p! FREE - come see the art and meet the artists! Stay for live music at 7p

09/22/2025

Check out 50+ artists all week long in Kalamazoo!! If you have said i would go to sows if I could afford them, guess what? Sounds of the Zoo is free for all! If you can donate, that goes a long way, but this festival makes live music accessible to everyone!!

The fourth-year, week-long Sounds of the Zoo music festival will unfold on eight stages over seven days starting Monday. The preview.

09/22/2025

Kicking off on Monday!! Check it out!

09/22/2025

MEET THE ARTIST - Derek Ketchum

Derek is a Kalamazoo-based photographer whose imagery can be found all over the westside’s best music magazine – Local Spins . Derek’s photographs capture the essence of the band’s performance, allowing fans to relive each moment. You can talk with Derek at this year’s photography panel at GIG – The Art of Michigan Music Visual Experience 2025.

See Derek's art work here - https://derekketchum.myportfolio.com/ ()

See all the visual artists who are part of GIG - The Art of Michigan Music 2025 at gigartmich.org - Better yet come out to ART 634 on Saturday November 8th and experience the visual arts in person!! Entry is Free

08/24/2025

A truly memorable experience from The War and Treaty at Walk the Beat - Albion Check out some of the moment I captured over at localspins.com

The soulful Americana stars went acoustic for fans Saturday after a power outage at the end of the 20-band Walk the Beat fest. Photos, video.